Draco turned around and saw Hermione storming towards him. Her eyes were filled with fire as she stomped up to him and started screaming. However she only got two words out of her mouth when she froze. Draco was so shocked he looked around only to find, Mark was also frozen in place and Ying who had just come appeared on the scene was frozen as well.

"What the hell?" Draco spat out only to get a chilled reply for the bushes.

"You know Draco you're making my job more fun." Rudolf seemed to just appear out of nowhere. He pushed his curls out of his face as he sat down on a rock. "Let's see do I kill them all, wipe their memory or ...?"

"Kill them? Red, I know you're like my bodyguard or something. But there's no need to kill them. I mean Ying and Yang don't even know anything. So there's no threat to me. The girl has some kind of honor code that won't let her turn me over to the Death Eaters. So there's no need to kill her either." He paused and then looked at Red. "What have I done to make your job more fun?"

Red's lips seemed to curl into a freakish smile. "Oh, since you came to town lots of things." He looked at the others and sighed. "Move as you please." With those words the others could move again. "I haven't had this much fun for at least 700 years!" Red lay on the rock and smiled at all the stunned faces. Draco was the first one to speak.

"So now what, we all go back to the church and talk this out?" Red sat up and gave Draco a look that said, 'yeah right and pigs can fly!' "So I am taking that as a no."

"Look kid, I don't do the whole talking it out thing. I was told to keep you safe no matter what the cost. I have already killed two people doing my job. Three more lives would mean dirt to me." Red flipped his curly hair as he talked.

Draco began to realize something about the vampire that was primping himself. He was exactly what he said he was. The gayest man in the world! This didn't help him out anyway, but it made his skin crawl. "Ok, but look, you said you've already killed two people right. So, if you kill three more in the same town less then a day apart, wouldn't that bring more action to this town than needed?" The bright cheery look on Red's face dissolved.

"You have a good point there." He crossed his legs and rubbed his chin. "You know kid if you live though this, you should become a nonstarter." Draco smiled at the vampire he had won this argument.

"What is going on here?" Mark was completely lost at the scene playing out before him.

"Mark, it's quit simple really. Draco's been in hiding for some bad people and he made some kind of deal with a blood monster for protection." Ying said as he smiled and then hugged his lost brother. "I am so glad you're ok, I was so worried about you. Where have you been for the past three days? Are you hurt?" With that Ying and Mark were out of the scene and wrapped up in their own conversation.

Draco looked over to see Hermione looking at him in a 'what was that' surprised look. She seemed to be staring at him, as if looking for some sign of what was going on. As she looked at him, he felt odd as if she was worried or even afraid for him. "You made a deal with a vampire for protection?" She looked really worried, but what she said next made it quit clear that was not the feeling she was having. "What are you crazy or just plain stupid! I mean you could have gone to any of the Hogwarts teachers or hell, even the Ministry for help, but you chose to go to a vampire? What the hell is wrong with you?" She grabbed his shirt and shook him violently. "For crying out loud Malfoy I know you were scared and had no where to turn, but seriously!"

Draco glared at her with a blazing fire in his eyes. "Oh yeah, I could have gone to them and then been killed because they're too stupid and don't know who to trust! As for protection, I say Ha to anyone of those teachers! I am better off asking a stray dog for help! You and your Harry Potter groupies are about as helpful as shit! You're all just out there trying to get your photo in the paper. It's like this whole war is all about you! And how fucking great you are! Red may be a bloodthirsty monster, but he's already saved my life and killed people to keep me safe! And he didn't want to get his photo taken or give a bow either! What have you done? Other than look in some old newspapers and try to use me to make yourself look good!"

At this point Red burst out laughing hysterically. The two screaming teens looked over at him. As they did he puckered his lips and blew them a kiss. "Lover's quarrels are so cute! Especially the making up part, that's so much fun!" He jumped down from his rock and walked up to them. "Brothers go back to the church. Sweet little love birds kiss and make up." With these words Ying and Yang left for the church without a single word and Hermione locked lips with Draco.

(Hermione)

'What the hell am I doing? Why am I kissing him? Why does he taste so good? Why can't I stop?' She wrapped her arm around him deepening the kiss. At first she could feel Draco freezing up. Then somewhere he just started to kiss her back. She closed her eyes and begin to enjoy it. When she stepped back and opened her eyes she saw she was back at the church. Red was no were to be seem, but she and Draco were in someone's bedroom!

"What... What's going on?" She look very scared as she stepped away from him and looked around.

"I.. I don't know. Why did you kiss me?" There was a look on her face that just said it all. She had no idea what she was doing or why Draco stopped trying to blame it on her and thought about what had just taken place. As he did something stuck out in his mind. "It was Red. He has some kind of voice command/control power. Remember when he showed up, you were all frozen in place, but then he said you could move. And then you could! Then he told Ying and Yang to leave..."

"And they did! He also told us to kiss and make up!" The look of fear was replaced with a look of relief. "I thought I was going crazy! Thank the gods it was just your crazy vampire!" She laughed and sat down, taking a deep breath. "I am so relieved!" She looked over at Draco to see him staring at her. In a much calmer voice she asked. "So you want to tell me what's going on? I promise not to tell." She gave him a cute little smile. For some reason he calmly sat down and stared at his feet. 'We still must be under Red's power, Draco looks way too calm and I feel really relaxed myself.'

"I don't really know what to tell you Granger." He looked at her and then stood up. He looked as if he was in deep thought. "Ok, so you can't tell anyone that you found me or you're going to have a 5,000 year old vampire hunting you down." He smiled. "Now you and I have nothing else to say to each other, good bye." He then opened the door and walked out. Trying to get as far away from her as possible.

"You are a jackass Malfoy. I am not giving up that easily! This is only the beginning!"