Chapter Two: In the Day and Life of Laura Reed

Waking as the sun flew into her eyes, Laura, 16, and a junior in High School stretched and got up to start the day.

Her life was wonderful, he had loving parents, a boy friend and perfect grades. Smiling as she brushed her red hair, she didn't even notice that the events of yesterday were very foggy.

She shrugged it off, but a face of a man with red hair flashed in her mind. She shook her head. "What am I thinking? Paul would be devastated if I started thinking of other boys, let alone men!" she chided herself in the mirror. "And I don't want the person I love to be devastated!" She smiled in a perfect grin.

Boys loved her, Girls adored her, but she was a girl of morals. In her life she found the loyalty and courage got you wherever you wanted to be. And she wanted to be a Lawyer.

She put her well taken care of straight hair in a pony tail as she brushed her curled bangs.

As she changed, she felt an odd blush coming to her face, she once again shrugged it off. Today she had a 'big' test she had to pass.

She was at the top of her class after all at Stonewall High, and not getting perfect would ruin her good record.

She slipped on her grey skirt and marveled at how Grey and white brought out her hair and eyes so perfectly.

She grabbed her book bag and went down for breakfast.

"Morning mum, Morning Dad." She kissed each in turn before sitting at the table and eating her Grapefruit. Honey on top of course.

It have been five years since she had become strictly vegetarian. She found this not only was a wonderful way to diet, but it also satisfied her conscious to know that no creature would die so that she would survive.

She drank her milk, yes milk. The cows didn't die giving Milk.

She felt a pang in the back of her mind as her eyes floated over the sausage.

She shook her head again, what 'was' wrong with her today?

"Dear, you can always give up that 'poor animals' routine and eat like the rest of the world." Her father, who ate basically only meat, informed her once he saw her line of vision.

"No thanks dad, I'd rather starve then eat meat." A part of her brain was shouting 'Oh gods no!' but she pushed it back, deciding to think about it on her walk to school, speaking of which.

She stood up and went for her lunch in the refrigerator then looked back at her parents, "Have wonderful days!" she waved as she left her house to go to school.

Walking she felt rather impatient, like there was a 'much' quicker way to get to her destination, and she just couldn't see it.

But she couldn't bike in her uniform, the skirt was 'way' to short.

What was wrong with her?

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Ron, inside her mind, saw what she saw, felt what she felt, heard what she heard, and was getting irritated quickly.

No meat? GODS! Ron was well known as a carnivore, he sometimes lacked in his vegetables to the point where he had to be constantly remind by Harry for 'health' reasons.

A vegetarian? He would get meat into her when ever they flipped. The lady healer informed him that he 'should not' let the poor girl know he was there until it was necessary.

Then again if she looked that good because of it.. .. .. "NO!" he shouted don't think like that!

She had stopped walking, "Who said that?" Came from her lips.

Damn it! He thought, She heard.

She shook her head and continued to school.

He would need to learn how to control that.

He knew that he had his wand with him, in her sub conscious with his clothing.

She even had a mark on the inner of her thigh so that when they changed, she could keep what ever she had on her with her, like him.

He just hoped that he wouldn't need to activate that any time soon.

He watched as she approached Stonewall high.

Harry had told him of the school, in fact, he had told him and pounded all of his infinite knowledge of the area around Stonewall and her house. He knew the neighborhood well now.

Her first class of the day was math, and from what she was thinking, he figured 'math' was Arithmacy without the magic. Good thing Mione made him take it in sixth and seventh. Maybe if she needed help with the equations, he could help.

She brought out her math book, for last minute studying. GODS! Nothing about personality were needed for the transfusion, as that would make it nearly impossible.

She was just like Mione! Study, Study, Study!

To his dismay he couldn't understand any of the 'math' in her book. So he tried learning as she went over everything in her mind silently.

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"Class!" Laura's teacher, Mrs. Forge announced entering the room, "Books away pencils out!"

Laura smiled cheerfully as she shut her book and grabbed her lucky green pencil, and prepared for a simple test. Once the tests were distributed, the teacher called "Begin" and scurrying of lead on paper could be heard.

Laura smiled as she whizzed through the test.

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Ron observed with open mind, what 'was' that they were using for writing and why did it instantly vanish and come at ease without any ink wells present.

Muggles were odd.

He watched her work each problem with utmost ease, and wondered is Hermione had such grace while answering things quickly.

He certainly learned a lot form watching her, as he felt the movement of her hands, and heard the logic to each solution.

He would have to brag to Hermione when he could.

She finished the test, and was given permission to leave.

Ron figured she'd go to the muggle library and study more, from what he knew of Hermione, but she surprised him and headed out side instead.

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"Where are you off to Reed?" a dark voice sounded in her ear causing her to stop.

Behind her was Jake, she had known him since she started school, and really didn't want to be his friend. He was the school bully, and according to the other girls, heart throb.

She didn't understand why, he was the most indecent ill mannered creep that she knew.

"Why do you want to know?" she asked, voice soft and dark.

He smirked, "Well, what is teachers pet doing out side, when she should be in class?" he walked towards her, and she backed off.

"None of your business, I was just let out because I finished my test early." She was getting scared, she knew Jake had a reputation, and was scared.

"Well, then we have time don't we?" He placed his hand on the wall Laura had backed herself into, his eyes looking hungry.

She was about to scream when.. .. .. .. .

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Ron was getting pissed, he knew a lot about 'boys' since, hey he was one, he thus, had a pretty good idea what Jake was planning.

The tall boy with black hair and brown eyes gave a lopsided grin and looked in a rather inappropriate area. With swiftness Ron hadn't expected, the boy had ripped her shirt ,and was touching her.

Ron was furious, red heads had tempers, where 'was' hers!!!

That was it, he had to stop this "WAKE UP!" he shouted.

"Who is there?" she whispered, looking around frantically, until Jake grabbed her jaw and forced his lips on hers.

Ron could feel her wince when the boy bit her lips.

"Listen, don't respond to my voice, fight back! Or are you going to let him hurt you? Rape you?!"

That forced her into reality, and she started to struggle.

"Oh," Jake smiled and pressed himself against her, "Perfect, I had hoped you wouldn't be a dead beat."

"LET GO!" she yelled, but he muted her protests.

Ok that's it! Ron had enough he had practiced using basic defensive spells through her after the transfusion, so that he 'could' switch if the situation demanded it.

He focuses on his wand, and her hand pushing on his chest, 'Stupefy!!!'

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Laura didn't know what had happened, but while she was trying to get away, hopelessly, a red light flew out of her hand and onto Jake's chest, throwing his about five feet.

Looking from where she was, she could tell he wasn't moving, scared, her hand went up to her sore chest.

A green light came from her hand again, and her blouse was fixed as quickly as it had been destroyed, quicker even.

Amazed, she almost missed the sympathetic voice saying ' are you alright?'

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AN:

I'm glad you all are enjoying this story, I love it too so I'll try to write when I can. If I don't update its my homework or I have neglected a story of mine too long.

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