a/n- forgot the disclaimer last chapter, so here it is for the whole story- do you really think i would be wasting my time with fan fics if i owned it all? so, in case anyone is unclear, i don't own a thing...
Thanx very much to blissfulsin for reviewing! now, here's what you're her for:
Chapter 2: In the Forest
Ginevera landed outside the Forbidden Forest with a 'thump'. She hated using portkeys; the tug at the navel always made her a little woozy. She made her way to the canter of the forest with out thinking a bout the path; it had become routine last year. Dumbledore used to do the peace ceremony with the vampires himself, but since Voldemort's rise (again) he had been to busy to do it. Sirius Black had backed Ginevera up when she wanted to be the 'ambassador' last year. The previous ambassador had graduated, and, since Gin was already friends with Brandon, she had finally persuaded Dumbledore into giving her the position.
She was a little nervous; it would be her first time doing the ceremony. A vampire, representing the coven of the Dark Forest would meet her at the very center of the forest. Then they would use a spell binding them (and those they represented) to their agreement. The deal would be sealed when-
Ginevera realized it was dark and she was finally in the middle of the forest. Another good thing about her being the ambassador was no one would realize she was gone. Colin and Denis would, of course, but they already knew about it, so there was nothing to worry about.
She slowly scanned the area and was surprised when a cold hand grabbed hers. Jumping slightly, she turned to see who it was. Her eyes adjusted, and she sighed in relief when she saw Brandon.
"Hi," he said.
She turned and hugged him tightly. "I'm so glad its you," she said. Gin shivered slightly and pulled away. "Your cold."
He made his body temperature rise with his vampiric body control. He let go of her and placed his arm around her, "So, you ready to get this over with?"
She nodded, and they sat on the forest floor facing each other. She took off her jacket, even though she was still cold. After each recited their own parts of the contract (which basically came to people from Hogwarts didn't hunt and slay vampires that didn't attack first and respected their privacy, and in turn vampires didn't feed off of anyone from Hogwarts that didn't try to hurt them or approach them) and the spell had been cast, Ginevera took her knife. This was the part she was worried about, and her hand shook a little.
"I'll go first," Brandon offered. Calmly he took the knife and sliced his right wrist. The blood began to port out of the cut- Gin tried not to think of where he had gotten that blood.
Ginevera took the knife back and did the same to her left wrist, careful to avoid her veins. The long vertical slit began bleeding freely. They pressed the bleeding cuts together, and Ginevera felt a shock go through her body. Her magic would be weak tonight because of the power that particular blood covenant took.
She slowly pulled back her arm, and with her other hand, wiped the blade on the grass.
"Well, now that that's done," Brandon said, "How was your summer?"
In thirty minutes, she had already told him anything she deemed interesting enough. "Besides that, it's been about the same." She let out a small yawn and looked down at her watch. "It's 11:30 already." Usually staying up this late didn't affect her, but the spell had pulled a lot of her power.
"I thought you'd spend the night at my place as usual?" Brandon offered.
She was just about to nod in agreement when she heard a familiar hoot. She turned her head just as Starla landed on her shoulder. "What are you doing here?" Gin asked as she petted the bird with her good hand.
"Well," drawled a voice from behind her, "Dumbledore sent me to get you, and the bird wouldn't stay in my fucking room."
"I doubt Dumbledore would have sent anyone, much less you." She commented, standing up. Brandon stood up beside her. "What are you really doing here?"
"I'm hurt that you don't believe me, Weasley." He mocked a hurt tone. "Actually, when you left and the Creepy brothers wouldn't tell me anything, I got curious." It was true, though he had no clue why he was actually telling her. Since he no longer had to follow his father's every whim on fear of torture, he hadn't been able to find any thing to occupy his time. (a/n- Lucius is in Azkaban) He'd been very bored until the little Weaslette had had the guts to stand up to him. Then she made that interesting exit, and he couldn't resist the challenge of figuring out the puzzle that was the littlest Weasley. It had taken a little persuasion and ease dropping, but he head finally figured out were she out were she had gone.
Ginevera stared at the annoying blonde in front of her. "Whatever, Malfoy. Just go back to the castle."
That was when he finally noticed Brandon. He couldn't believe he was so intent on the Weaslette that he hadn't realized there was another person there. "So, you really do know a vampire; what does the Dream Team think of that?"
"It's none of their business, or yours for that matter. Why don't you just leave?"
"Oh, how interesting. Is there a reason you don't want me here, Weaslette? Did you actually find a creature low enough to be with you?" he knew he was being an ass.
"Malfoy, even I thought you were smarter than to insult a vampire. Why don't you just leave?" She said tiredly.
"I don't want to."
Turning back to Brandon, she said, "Let's go."
She began walking only to find Malfoy following her, not Brandon. What the Fuck?! "Malfoy, the castle is that way," she pointed to her right.
"So?" he replied. Draco noticed that when he annoyed her the little fire in her eyes shone a little brighter.
Sensing the tension between the two, Brandon walked over to Gin. Not that you'd call his unnatural almost catlike grace and inhuman motions walking. "We'll talk later, okay?" he said.
"Why later?"
"Because I need to hunt again, and you need to sleep." she glared at him. "I'll see you in a couple of days," then louder so Draco could hear, "If you stay, I'll have to bite your friend to get him to go away. Permanently."
"Fine." She knew he wasn't joking. "But he's not my friend." She turned towards the castle with Draco trailing behind her.
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