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Ash and Hermione spent a lot of time together in the next week. Ash did a very good job teaching her about vampire life when he wasn't apologizing profusely for making it occur in the first place.

But Hermione was all right with it. "Enough about me," she told him one day after a particularly interesting vampire lesson. Thankfully, she was getting more used to the light now. "What matters is you and Mare. We have to get her away from Draco. That's all there is to it."

Ash liked the plan, but was a little skeptical. "What about her Soulmate Withdrawl? I've been getting some very unpleasant vibes in the middle of the night if you know what I mean."

Hermione's jaw dropped. "You mean they're actually sleeping together?"

Ash nodded miserably. "And I thought she would at least finish school before she did anything like that."

All of a sudden, Hermione's eyes lit up. "Ash, have you actually met Marie?"

"You mean the possessed version of Mare? No. Draco's got her glued to his hip. I wouldn't have a chance."

"See, that's the thing! It's not Mare Draco's dating! It would only be Mare if you had some part of her.

Ash just looked at her. "I don't get it."

Hermione nodded. "Okay, let me put this in soulmate terms. Mare is your soulmate, right?"

Ash nodded. "Right."

"But Draco is Marie's soulmate. Or so she thinks. Being away from you has made her forget such a big part of herself that she's forgotten who she is. But there is a way to fix it."

Ash's eyes lit up with hope. "How?"

Hermione grinned evilly. "I'll have to talk to Professor Dumbledore about it, but I think that once I explain the urgency of the situation, he'll let Mare go on another vacation, this time with you."

"And where will this vacation be?"

"You and Mare will be going back to Oregon until she finds herself again."

Ash grinned. "I like it. But how will I get Mare to come with me?"

"Easy," Hermione said lightly, "you kidnap her. I'll go arrange it with Professor Dumbledore right now."

The next day, Ash met with Hermione and they discussed the plan. Of course Ash knew where the Manor was. He planned to go that night.

It was dark as Ash tiptoed into Malfoy's bedroom where both he and Mare were sleeping. To his intense relief, both of them were wearing clothes. Careful not to shake the bed, he gave her a very heavy dose of Dreamless Sleep potion and scooped up Mare, extremely grateful that she was a very sound sleeper. Going carefully down the stairs, he made it out of the house without anyone noticing, placed Mare in the backseat of his car, and drove off.

The airport was crowded, and Ash had to keep dodging tourists. That was no easy task seeing as he was carrying the sleeping Mare also. When it finally came time to board, he sat in the seat next to her just looking. It was all he could do. It took many hours and many sneaky potion refills, but they managed to get back to Oregon without much incident. Ash drove up to his sisters' house and picked up Mare again. When he knocked, Rowan answered the door.

"Will she be all right?" she asked worriedly.

"Yeah, she'll be fine. It's just a bad case of Soulmate Withdrawl."

Rowan shuddered. "How awful."

Ash laid sleeping Mare down on the couch, and Rowan brought water to splash on Mare's face. She came to almost immediately, but her expression wasn't very reassuring. Even when Rowan reached out a calming hand, she cried out in anger and curled up into the back of the couch.

"Who are you people? Why am I here? You kidnapped me, didn't you? My boyfriend will give you money, just take me back!" at this last word, she burst into sobs.

Ash was looking like he wanted to cry himself. "Sweetheart, we don't want money. You're really sick right now. We want you to get better."

Mare stopped crying and sniffled. "I'm really sick right now?"

Ash nodded. "Yeah, you're real sick right now. Do you know who I am?"

Mare shook her head. "No, but I think I want to."

Ash nodded. That was encouraging. He gestured at Rowan.

"Do you know her?"

Again, Mare shook her head. "No, but I think I want to."

Ash put his arm around her and sighed. This would take awhile, but it would be worth every minute.

Piscean Wisdom- See, we're getting there! And about a D/H pairing, I shouldn't say no, but I don't think so.

Angel- I wouldn't! I wouldn't write the story if Mare ended up with Draco because that would be wrong!

Mental Twitch- I surprised myself with Vampire Hermione! Do you feel better now?

Dogs die in hot cars- I like making things complicated. They went on a few dates and he bit her each time.

sexyirishBeep- You're welcome! Hope you like the update!