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"Somebody's coming." Noel glanced up at Peter as he laid back against the tall pillar that supported a tiny steeple atop one of the towers of the castle. Things had gotten quiet over the week and now they were just waiting for the initial strike. The two were on the lookout for the night, patiently waiting for the next pair of vampires to come and take over. Personally, Noel was just waiting for the moment until she could molest Neville...
"I thought that we already figured that out."
"Shove it, I mean somebody's coming tonight, like right now." Noel jumped to the top of a spiky weather vane, her eyes scanning over the forest. There was nothing out of the ordinary, but she did see something moving very fast through the woods. Unfortunately, the wind was down from her and she couldn't smell whatever it was.
"Well, we'd better go kill whatever that is." Peter sighed, glancing down at his hands.
"But I just did my nails..."
"Will you just move your butt?"
They dove down between the towers, their feet brushing against the rough stones to keep their balance. They landed without a sound and went running down the hill and into the forest. Both caught the person easily enough, but they were radically shocked to see that they had caught Kathleen.
"Holy shit." Peter muttered.
"What the fuck? Don't tell me that you've come to spy on us." Noel pushed her against a tree, noticing that Kathleen was curiously docile. "If you're gonna spy, you'll have to do a better job then this, William would be very disappointed."
"I'm not here to spy." She muttered. "For your information, I left William." Noel leaned forward with a raised eyebrow.
"I'm sorry, could you say that again?" Kathleen narrowed her eyes.
"Don't be a bitch." She spit out. Noel couldn't help but smirk.
"I'll try, but it'll be hard considering that it's you...and I hate you." She raised an eyebrow. "Tell me the truth, or else I will not hesitate to kill you." Kathleen pushed back her hair, revealing her slender neck. This may have seemed like an innocent gesture, but it was actually a show of submission. Kathleen was recognizing that Noel was the new leader and she was acknowledging that she no longer had any power over Noel.
Impressive.
"I can no longer follow William, he is hell bent on breaking every rule he has to get you. He plans to kill your human." Noel's hair instantly stood on end.
"We have been united, our bond will never be broken!" Kathleen shook her head.
"He doesn't care. I'll never understand it, but he's driven to have you…" Noel quirked her head slightly.
"Did you sleep with him?"
"That has nothing to do with it!" Kathleen screamed. "Now do you want my help or not?" Noel thought for a moment, drumming her fingers on her chin.
"I'm not sure…you promise that you're not here to spy?" Kathleen nodded.
"You know that once I give you my word, it is a promise that I will be loyal to you…you've seen me with William, I swear, I will follow you."
"Wait, I'm Noel's number two!" Peter suddenly exclaimed.
"Then I will be her number three."
"There will be no numbers!" Noel exclaimed. "We're doing the whole democratic thing after this whole thing is over, and Kathleen…you can stay, but you will be watched carefully."
"Yeah, by me." Peter spit out. Instead of fighting it, Kathleen slowly nodded.
"I understand…and if he has to trail after me, I guess it wouldn't be so bad." Noel started to giggle.
"This is going to be more entertaining then I thought. Do you wear a funny hat too?" Kathleen glared at her, but her response was surprising.
"I can find one…if you want me to wear one…" Noel laughed loudly, happily clapping her hands.
"Yes, funny hat required!"
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Kathleen had proven to be a more valuable asset then Peter and Noel had originally assumed. She had meshed well with the humans…well, as well as you could expect for the life that she had lived. Going from eating humans to living with them wasn't an easy adjustment and Noel had to commend her for a job well done. And after keeping a very close eye on her, they were all very happy to report that no messages had been passed between her or William. Noel was happy to see that Kathleen was keeping her word, grateful even more to know that Neville was still alive. And it was even better that he was constantly horny and always carried a bottle of lube.
Oh bless that boy, that sweet, sweet boy.
"I have my doubts about this…war." Noel flinched slightly and looked from behind a tall screen. Kathleen had managed to do the impossible: find Noel some decent clothing. Not only was it decent, it was also appropriate for her new station. And it helped that Kathleen knew her style surprisingly well. It was almost scary how perfectly she knew her. Dark skinny jeans with tall black books and a corseted top with long sleeves, reminiscent of what she wore before she had been turned. She had missed the high necks and full skirts, but found that it was fun to show off her perky, bountiful cleavage.
How else was she supposed to keep Neville interested, her personality?
Please, that was so 1999.
"Well, what are your concerns?" Noel asked as she slowly ran her fingers through her curls and began to pull the unruly curls into a low bun. It made her face look gaunt and her neck look ridiculously long.
"Do you honestly think that you've got enough man power to defeat them? I know what William can do, and he would often brag about how powerful that man is, but I have yet to see what we can do. If you haven't noticed, the vampires that you and Peter managed to steal are older or younger or extremely inexperienced."
"Yes, I am very well aware…what's your point?" Kathleen sighed.
"You can't tell me that you honestly expect to win against William." Noel thought for a moment, choosing her words carefully.
"I believe that we have a good chance. Some of these wizards are ridiculously powerful. And there's some secret weapon named Harry Potter that hasn't even arrived yet." Kathleen raised an eyebrow as Noel emerged from behind the screen.
"One person is supposed to solve this whole problem?" Noel shrugged her shoulders.
"I don't know, it's all about some prophecy with the boy and Neville, but whatever, I wasn't really paying attention, I just wanted sex." Kathleen grimaced as they left the small room and headed back towards the great hall.
"How can you even think about having sex with a human?"
"I can't stop thinking about it." Noel admitted with a little giggle. "He's like a hot teddy bear, and he makes me so happy." Kathleen shook her head.
"I don't see how you can find him to be so attractive. You always talk about how you want to have sex with him…it's very disturbing." Noel laughed.
"Well I find him extremely attractive because he's my blood soul. Otherwise I would agree with you…but I find him absolutely irresistible." Noel growled low in her chest as she thought about pinning Neville against the wall and feeling him up. It had been a few hours since they had done anything, it was about time that she gave him a visit. Yeah, she wanted to go tickle his pickle.
"I heard that!" Kathleen exclaimed angrily. Kathleen had the unusual ability to read minds, having been changed by Spencer, a vampire that could also read minds. When you were changed from a human to a vampire, you usually inherit powers from that vampire. Noel already had her voice, but had gotten her instrumental abilities from William, who had distinguished himself as a concert pianist. Noel was certain that when she changed Neville, he would emerge with the most intoxicating singing voices the world would ever know. She was just getting excited thinking about it...
"You've got to have a little bit of faith in these people, they're extremely powerful." Noel reminded her.
Kathleen gave her a look that screamed 'They're humans, they can't be powerful!'
Noel sighed. "Can you just have a little faith in me?" Kathleen shrugged.
"I suppose that I could give it a shot."
The two girls suddenly froze as they felt a chilling wave pass over them. It was the familiar scent of death and vicious maliciousness. It scared them to the point where they almost reached out for the other for comfort. By the looks on the faces of the other vampires, they could feel it too.
"It's more then just William." Kathleen muttered, turning to Noel with a whisper. Noel was trembling. It felt like the entire world was growing black and gray, scurrying away in fear of what was about to come. She wanted to scream, to cry, to throw up, to cower in the corner in fear; the way that Kathleen was pulling on her arm made it clear that she couldn't do any of those things.
"Noel?" She jumped when a soft voice caressed her ears, making her look up to see Neville's concerned face.
"Hello." She replied stupidly. Kathleen growled as Noel seemed to suddenly blank out, for some reason she couldn't understand why.
"What are your orders?" Kathleen asked, yanking on Noel's hand to try and pull her out of this stupor.
"Get organized and get everybody together, something's about to happen." Kathleen nodded and rushed away, yelling out orders and getting the vampires organized as best as she could. Noel's head was flying with thoughts of the werewolves outside, which she could hear outside panicking.
"Are you all right?" Neville asked her calmly. "You don't look well." Noel shook her head.
"I'm not well…this is all happening very fast…I think that I need to lie down."
"No time for that!" Kathleen called out as she stood before lines of perfectly organized vampires. "Peter, get the werewolves in here, we need to arrange an attack plan immediately." Noel watched Peter bob out from the great hall and out to the elevated field. Kathleen stared at Noel, starting to become frustrated. "Noel, listen to me, I know that you're frightened. We are all scared, but this is not the time to be blanking out. You are our leader, please pull it together and lead us." Noel hesitantly nodded.
"I understand." She whispered. Neville gently took her hand, trying to offer her a kind smile.
"You'll be fine." Noel stared up at him with the expression of a puzzled child, before holding out her arms and pulling Neville into a tight hug.
"Don't do anything stupid and brave, okay?" She whispered into his ear, her fists clenching his sweater as if they were about to be ripped apart. Well, that was sadly a possibility, but neither wanted to think about it.
"I'll do whatever it takes to keep you safe." Noel angrily shook her head as her insides began to twist.
"No, don't be brave!" She exclaimed.
"Okay." He muttered. "I'll do what I can." Noel nodded as she pulled back from him. She had the urge to kiss him, but she hesitated as it started to thunder outside. Luckily, Neville bent down and hungrily kissed her, running his fingers through her hair. Noel could feel the tears streaming down Neville's face and finally felt the fear surge through his body. She smiled up at him and gently wiped the tears from his face.
"I love you." She whispered as Kathleen started to march the vampires out of the room. Neville nodded as the aurors awkwardly organized the wizards and witches and marched them right out after the vampires. The room was soon empty, leaving the pair in thundering silence.
"I love you more." Neville finally said. Noel smirked.
"I'm glad." She turned and started to walk away, but Neville quickly pulled her back into his arms.
"Noel, will you marry me?" She blinked as she stared at him, but quickly smiled.
"This is the time that you choose to propose?" She asked, starting to laugh. Neville shrugged his shoulders.
"Better late then never."
"You're lucky that you're so damn cute." She gently kissed him with a soft smile. "And of course I'll marry you."
"Good, now as my fiance, I expect you to keep yourself safe. If somebody hurts you, then I'll have to defend your honor…meaning I'll be putting myself in danger." Noel elbowed him in the stomach.
"When did you get so gallant?"
"I'm not sure, but I know that you've had a lot to do with it." His expression suddenly grew sad. "Sorry that I didn't give you a ring…this was a sort of spur of the moment thing." Noel shook her head as the smell of rain wafted through the open windows. People were calling out to one another as their villainous foes approached through the forest.
"I don't need a ring. What I need is for you to keep yourself alive until the very end of this." She gently brushed his cheek, causing him to jump. "We will spend the rest of eternity together." She whispered. Neville quickly nodded and kissed her cool fingers.
"Maybe then I'll get you a ring." Noel laughed.
"If you're going to take that long, then I want a ridiculously large diamond."
The next clap of thunder shook the castle and made the pair hold onto each other a little tighter. Noel sighed as Kathleen came striding into the castle, her hair already frizzing from the humidity in the air.
"Noel, they're approaching, you have to come outside now." Noel nodded and forced herself to pull away from Neville's heated grasp. She hoped that the next time she touched him, he would be cool, just like her. She smiled up at him and rushed away, now wanting to look back for fear of completely losing what little composure she had managed to grain. Kathleen took her hand as they walked away.
"I don't want him to die." Noel quietly admitted. Kathleen slowly nodded.
"I will put two vampires on him. He is our future co-leader, he must be protected." Noel gripped Kathleen's hand tightly.
"Thank you…I never knew that you could be so kind." Kathleen smirked.
"Shockingly, I have my moments."