A/N: Sorry guys, updating is extremely hard….especially when I have had fifty-billion things to do…oh, if anyone was wondering, I was in a play, it's called Once In A Lifetime, it's a play based on Hollywood in 1928…look it up, it was really fun, but it kept me busy FOR WEEKS…thanks to all reviewers! Love you!

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Chapter 10: Repayment

No matter how many times Ebony tried, she could not forget her kiss with Blaise. She tried everything from reading to yoga. And when she went to sleep, she dreamed about his lips on hers. It's not like he's as good a kisser as Draco, she thought to herself, but no matter how many times she told herself this she could not stop thinking about it.

As the days slowly crept passed, and a week went by, she was surprised not to hear one word from Draco. She was sure that Blaise would have said something. Being Draco's best friend, he knew that she and Draco had been together, at least for that one night, and Blaise would have never let up a chance to brag about stealing his best friend's girl. But nothing was said. Maybe he knows, and he is too hurt to answer…she mused as she walked towards the dungeons for her Monday-afternoon potions class.

She entered the class early, so that Snape would have no reason to punish her to another night's worth of detention. She knew that her detentions would be "vampire-lessons", not actually detentions, but she loathed them none-the-less. She hated Snape's superior attitude and his teaching methods. She knew how to feed and how to stop reading other's thoughts, wasn't that enough?

She sat down in her usual chair, in the very back. Usually Draco would sit next to her and they would talk as they completed their potion. It's not like they were going-out, but just friends. At first, Ebony didn't know how to act towards him, but followed Draco's lead and soon they were able to sit through a whole class period of companionable talking. It's like nothing has happened… she mused as he heard someone sit down beside her. Normalcy told her it was Draco, instinct told her it wasn't. She slowly turned around to see Blaise looking at her with a wide smirk on his face.

"Hi," was all he said and Ebony was unable to answer, as Snape was addressing the class."

"You will create a potion that is very advanced, even for you. It will be a sleeping potion. While this may sound simple, it really isn't. It takes a week to prepare and must be accurately or else it can put the person it is performed on in a deadly comma. Here are your instructions. I trust you know how to read." Snape announced then sat back in his desk to grade first-year papers.

"Well, let's get started shall we," Blaise said, still smiling.

"What the bloody hell do you think you are doing?" Ebony said, trying to keep her voice low, knowing that Snape would use any excuse to get her in detention.

"I'm getting the unicorn hair ready, we have to add it first." he answered.

"You know what I mean? Where's Draco?" She asked, getting more impatient.

"Oh, well he's visiting his father right now, some important business, and I saw that your were alone and decided to be your partner."

"Fine," was all Ebony said as they began to create their potion.

An hour later, Ebony and Blaise were done with the first stage of their potion and thus were able to take a break.

"So, "Blaise said, sitting back in his chair, "What about you and Draco, are you two like a couple?"

"None of your business," Ebony answered, not wanting to give anything away.

"So, testy aren't we…Well it doesn't matter, the way I figure it, you owe me, big time."

"What?" Ebony cried, her voice getting louder, "Wait, you mean-You bloody son of a-"

"Miss Ebony, I suggest you refrain from finishing that sentence, or you will serve detention with me for the next two months. As it is, you will see that you are here tonight, at seven, don't be late." Snape said, coming up behind Ebony.

Ebony sighed, knowing that she couldn't win.

"Fine," was all she said as Snape walked away.

"I owe you nothing." she told Blaise.

"Yes, you do…" and when Ebony started to protest added, "Whether or not you and Draco are a "couple", he likes you, a lot. And you kissed me. I have two choices, I can either tell Draco, break his heart…"

"No!"

"Or," Blaise emphasized, "I can keep this precious information to myself, and you can owe me."

Ebony realized for the second time that day, that she was caught.

"What do you want?"

"Oh, nothing, just that you remain nice to me and…" he smiled at this, "I will ask you to do one thing, I won't tell you when, but I'll ask and you HAVE to do it."

Ebony knew Blaise's mind to imagine the worst case scenario, but knew that she didn't want Draco to find out. She knew what Draco's face would look like, the hurt… she couldn't bare to live with causing that kind of pain.

"Fine."

"Lets shake." he told her, as he grabbed her hand and shook it.

Ebony walked towards the dungeons. She knew that she was early, but she knew that Snape wouldn't' notice. He never did. She wondered why he was the way he was. Who crawled up his but and died? she wondered, laughing at the visual. Nobody, save Dumbeldor seemed to know where he had come from. She knew that he had been a death eater, they had learned that their fourth year, but where was he born, who were his parents, and who caused him to hate everyone around him?

As she pondered these things, she entered the classroom. All the desks and chairs were gone, so the room looked ten times bigger than it had that afternoon.

"Your late." she heard Snape remark, and she sighed, she knew she was at least five minutes early.

"Lets just get this done," was all she said.

"Fine, today you are to learn an important vampiric skill. You are to learn how to defy time as you know it-"

"But-" Ebony interrupted, but caught herself. I'm not her anymore, she told herself, Hermione is gone, and I've never time traveled.

"Yes," Snape said, dangerously.

"Nothing," Ebony told him.

"Well then. You are going to learn to use your powers to move faster than the speed of light. Vampires live in a different time zone and while you are only a half, you will be able to as well."

Ebony listened as Snape gave her instructions on how to connect her body and mind so that she would be able to move at extremely high speed. While she enjoyed doing this, she wouldn't let Snape know it for the world. If he thinks I'm enjoying it, he'll find something that I know I won't.

"Well, you have at least made some progress. You are getting faster at learning new abilities." Snape announced at the end of the lesson. This was as much of a "good job" as she was going to get.

"Am I done?" Ebony asked, feeling a headache creeping up.

"We're done when I say we're done. I wanted to know what you were talking about to Mr. Zabini when I interrupted you." Ebony stared at him, not believing her ears. Snape wanted to know about her personal life. That was a first.

"None of your business, Blaise and I have come to an arrangement, that is all you need to know." and with that Ebony left the classroom.

On her way towards the forbidden forest and a fresh kill on her mind, Ebony did not hear the voice behind her. Not at first, however. It wasn't until she reached the edge of the forest that she heard Blaise's all too familiar tone,

"I want that favor now." he said, crossing over to her.

Will I ever get peace! Ebony mused, but merely said, "Yes, what would it be?"

"I want you to kiss me."

Ebony chuckled, "That's it, you waste your wish."

"I didn't say where…"