Salina sat in her room gripping the letter in her hand. She couldn't believe what she was reading,
Dear Ms Dubinsky,
It has been decided by the head council to go above you, head of house, and approve of the proposed marriage between your daughter and his highness Prince Mikal. You are order to report directly to the council so you can be informed of the wedding details.
This is a great honour and will work in favour of the clan.
Yours
Aiden Savage
Head of the Vampire Liaisons
'How dare they!!!!! Do they really think I will allow my only daughter to be forced in to this?!?!' fumed Salina whilst she paced her room. She had been doing this repeatedly for the last hour or so. It made no sense Everyone knew that this 'Prince' was killed in the mass vampire hunts by radical muggles whilst trying to protect his mother. Unless he had found away to return after getting his head cut off then this whole thing was a trap.
'What the hell are the council thinking? Are they really that dumb as to believe a dead prince had returned?!?!'
"FOOOOOOOOOOLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
She yelled. Her brain was working a mile a minute. What could she do?
She knew they would be hunting high and low for her and Chrimson but to stoop to this ... it was unheard of. In her rage she picked up her bedside table and hurled it at the stain glass window of her room.
"How can I protect her?" Salina sobbed as she watched the glass shatter.
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Across the county .....
"I have done as you asked Voldermort, now keep your end of the bargain, or are you going back on your promise?" demanded Adien Savage.
He hated having to write that letter and to send it. He would never allow a young vamp, especially one like Chrimson, to marry this psycho. But this psycho was smart and held all the cards. 'Salina please forgive me' he thought to himself.
"You will have you family returned to you once I have the girl. Her mother will not turn her over so easily. Besides, your wife has been great entertainment for my death eaters" Voldermort said with a sadistic smirk on his face.
Adien couldn't believe what he was hearing. He lunged at Voldermort with an animalistic growl, raking he long talon like nails across his face and trying to reach his throat.
Voldermort was shocked by this and didn't have time to stop the first blow. But when he saw the vampire preparing for the second attack he stupefied him.
"Did you really think you could harm me? Me, the most powerful wizard in the world? I thought you had brains" Voldermort sneered. "Now I am going to say this once and once only. Bring me the girl or receive your family in a duster buster!" and with that Voldermort left.
As soon as Voldermort had left the building, Adien Savage was able to move. He sank down on his knees with his head between his hands. "What have I done?" he kept saying to himself.
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Back at headquarters ....
It had been four days since the letter from the vampire council arrived and no one had seen Salina since. They knew she was in the house though, as every once in a while the sound of braking furniture could be heard coming from her room.
Chrimson was starting to worry. Her mother was not feeding, so it was inevitable that she would soon go in to a blood rage, and she had cut herself off from everyone. Not ever her uncle could get her mother to talk. 'What the hell was in that letter?' Chrimson thought to herself. She was sitting in the library with Hermione just staring in to the fire.
Hermione had become Chrimsons confidant over the last few days. She knew how worried Chrimson was about her mother and this spell. They had decided to sneak off to the ministry that night and perform it.
Hermione hope that she was correct in what she had found. There were still aspects of this spell she had told no one about. If this spell was done correctly then she and Sirius would swap places, he would be alive with his family and she would be dead with her family. It seemed like a fair trade to her, in the beginning, yet now she was so unsure.
Could she do that to a young girl she now considered a sister? Could she bear the thought of hurting Remus? Hermione didn't know anymore. All she knew was Sirius would be back and Chrimson would have her whole family again.
Hermione wondered out of the library leaving Chrimson to her thoughts. There was only one person who she could think of to talk to right now and that person was the one person everyone was staying away from. As she climbed the stairs to the third floor she heard a huge crash. Hermione ran the rest of the way to Salinas room and pounded on the door.
"Salina? Are you alright?" Hermione called through the door.
"Stay away!" Salina growled back. She didn't want to hurt the young witch but she knew she would if the girl got in to the room.
"Please Salina, I need your help. It's to do with Chrimson. She needs you now more than ever. Please let me in" Hermione pleaded. She hoped mentioning Chrimson would be all the leverage she would need. She was both right and wrong.
Salina slowly opened the door and pulled Hermione in to the room. The room was totally destroyed and Hermione gasped at the sight of blood on the walls. Salina had been injuring herself in her rage and no one had bothered to help her.
Hermione turned around to face Salina and it was then she noticed her eyes were no longer violet but red. Hermione realised her mistake then. Before she could move Salina was on her. Hermione felt a burning sensation in her neck when Salinas' fangs penetrated her delicate skin. Hermione did the only thing she could do. She screamed.
Salina fed ravenously. She knew she had to stop, knew she would kill this young girl who was going limp in her arms, yet she couldn't bring herself to stop. The demon within her had taken over. It was only when she caught glimpses of Chrimson in Hermione's thoughts that she tore her mouth away from the young girls neck.
Salina looked down at the witch and saw instantly that she had taken too much blood. All of Hermiones thoughts where now in Salinas head and what she saw scared her. She now knew more about the plan then even her own daughter. 'Why does she allow herself to suffer so?' Salina thought.
Hermione opened her eyes and looked directly at Salina. She couldn't speak for her neck was sore and swollen, so all she did was smile at the vampiress before closing her eyes again.
Salina snapped out of her stupor and ran to the bathroom, Hermione still held in her arms. Salina grabbed the emergency potions kit and took out the three bottles of blood replenishing potion. She forced all three potions down Hermione's throat and waited to see if they would be enough.
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