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Chapter 3, Not Alone.

*Lumos*

As sunset began to cape the vampire kingdom the door to Andromeda's chambers opened and Sirius looked rather concerned as he looked to his cousin not as part of her royal guard but rather as part of the family and it made a pit form in the queen's stomach.

"What's happened Sirius? has she done something?"

Sirius took a moment to find his voice but when he did it was shaking slightly.

"Yes Andy she's...she's run away, the servant that brought her blood left the door unlocked and when he returned she was missing along with her cloak and most of her clothes, she's out there alone with your sister now banished she maybe in danger."

Andromeda closed her eyes trying to retain a calm manner but it was wavering quickly as a small droplet of deep red slid down her cheek.

"Find James, I know he is still out there with Lilly, find him and have him keep an eye on her until such a time she is ready to be persuaded home and do not under any conditions let Bellatrix anywhere near her or that boy understand?"

Sirius looked over his cousin's face before bowing low and leaving the chambers and shortly after venturing out into the woods in the opposite way Dora had gone racing the falling darkness, he only came to a stop when a familiar scent and without pause he fallowed it coming to a stop outside a cottage hidden among the large cedar trees, inside he could hear small chides of 'James don't let him do that!' fallowed by either a mumbled 'yes Lil' or 'it's not hurting anything.'

He relaxed slightly and made his way to the door pausing a moment before raising his hand to knock on the wood but it was opened before he had the chance and standing before him was a male vampire with unruly black hair, glasses and a kind smile, behind him stood a women with bright red hair and green eyes that were watching him carefully as she held a child in her arms, the child could not have been more that a year old but already he had the same unruly hair of his father in fact he was nearly a carbon copy of him except his eyes they were identical to the eyes of the women holding him the same eyes that were attempting to pierce his soul.

"Long time no see mate."

James smiled wide clipping Sirius on the shoulder making both himself and Sirius laugh before he Sirius turned to the women holding the child.

"Hello Lily, it's been awhile your looking lovely as ever."

The women's icy leer melting into a kind smile as she rolled her eyes.

"Still a hopeless flatterer I see Sirius, apart from that can you tell us what it is your doing here?"

The smile fell from Sirius' face as he looked back to James his eyes pained.

"It's Nymphie, she's run away...away with the prince of the resident London werewolf pack,"

He glanced at Lilly as if to make sure he hadn't given an I intended insult.

"But that isn't the part Andy is worried about in fact I get the feeling she trusts Remus more that she let's on, she's worried by the fact Bellatrix has been banished and that leaves Nymphie a sitting duck for attack, should Bellatirx kill her she takes place as princess and seeing as she is married and her husband is alive she can claim the crown for herself."

He seen he need not continue as a shudder ran through both James and Lilly before they shared a look and James nodded.

"Right, do you have an idea where she would have gone?"

Sirius nodded turning to look over the woods around them and pointed due south.

"Just at the edge of the territory in the manner she'd go to with Ted and Andy some times as a child, it's between our land and the werewolf packs they fell it'd be a safe place away from the rest of us, please I'm asking not only on my behalf but Andy's to keep an eye on them if you can don't let them be in danger."

James turned to Lilly who nodded once before looking to Sirius.

"We will keep an eye on them, tell Andromeda that she doesn't need to worry in the mean time I think it's time I payed my own cousin a visit I hear she's alpha female now."

James looked from her to the child in her arms and as if reading his mind she kissed his cheek and laid the child in a the set up play pen.

"Don't worry James I won't be long we will leave before sunset with Harry, you two don't destroy the house while I'm gone I'll be back in half an hour."

And with that she was gone her red hair being the last thing to faded into the shadows if the tress, James watched after her with a sigh before inviting Sirius into the house where they disused what happened to make Dora run away though James couldn't say he was at all surprised by the answer because he himself had run away from the kingdom of vampires to be with Lilly, a werewolf.

"So the Princess of vampires and the Prince of werewolves, a tragic love if you ask me, Nymphie is only about 16 now and Remus is 18 old enough to take his place as alpha if he takes a mate and challenges his father, do they intended to stay together alone?"

Sirius shook his head putting his face in his hands.

"I have no idea mate, but if that is her intention then things look weary for our kind without a princess to take over in two years Bellatrix will be able to take over and if that happens I fear the worst for Lilly and the other werewolves, you and her both know Andy has no ill will toward you or Lilly for the life you two have chose and made she believes it's something that could bring a treaty between vampires and werewolves but it could spell trouble for Nymphie."

James nodded looking to his son who lay sleeping in the play pen.

"But if Nymphie takes him as a mate and takes his name before she turns 18 then she has rights to the crown before Bellatrix correct?"

Sirius looked as though he were suddenly hit by lightning.

"Yes! That's right I had completely forgotten that if she takes another's name before she's 18 she will become queen or she can chose not to he and let her mother continue on as queen."

He got to his feet and began to pace thinking it over trying to see every detail of the scenario.

"But does she love him enough yet to be married before two years are up? From what Lil has told me Remus is a timid person, he doesn't rush into things like that unless she's sure it's what the other person wants, it could be a long while before he is ready to take that steps."

Sirius stopped pacing and looked out the window as the sun began to sink low in the sky.

"Here comes Lilly."

James got to his feet and joined Sirius at the window sure enough Lilly was making her way through the trees toward the house a set of scratches running down her forearm healing as she walked, James didn't hesitate to hurry out the door to her side quickly making sure it wasn't anything serious getting a look fallowed by a kiss to the cheek as they re-entered the house, Lilly looked at Sirius.

"She's at the house with Remus and Maggie, Remus' sister, they arrived there early this morning before the storm moved in they are safe and sound however Bellatrix may have already found them there were signs of a fight outside the gates and a good sized piece of flesh, I reckon Dora being younger walked away with less damage."

They heard Sirius all but collapse with relief at the news before he looked into Lilly's eyes.

"Did she see you?"

Lilly shook her head as she lifted Harry into her arms and wrapped him in a blanket.

"No she was going about a room, it looked as if she was with Maggie in one of the upper rooms and Remus was down stairs, if he's anything like he used to be he was most likely cleaning dust off of every surface he could see."

James looked at Sirius and put a hand on his shoulder.

"Go back to Andy, tell her me and Lilly will keep an eye on Nymphadora and send in reports every now and again if Dora doesn't start doing it first."

Sirius was about to object but a stern look from Lilly made him swallow his pride and nod once before leaving, on his way back he stopped dead looking around him until his eyes fell upon the cloaked women sitting in a hollowed tree nursing a neck wound, upon a longer look Sirius felt a small swell of pride for Dora seeing it was Bellatrix and a good chunk was taken from her neck he smiled to himself and kept moving entering the house less than 10 minutes later, he went up to Andromeda's library opening the door to see his cousin watching out the window her deep brown hair flowing down her back for once as apposed to being put up in a bun.

"Andy, James and Lilly are going to keep an eye on her she's staying at the old manner with the boy and a young girl who is also a werewolf, James says they will send reports if Dora doesn't send them first."

Andromeda listened without interrupting and when Sirius had finished talking she turned to face him her cheeks lined with two thin trails of tears but she nodded dismissing him with a wave of her hand, he didn't argue but rather turned on his heel and left the room closing the door behind him.

At the manner Dora was sitting on the canopy bed watching Maggie show off the multi color night dresses trying to pick one to wear while down stairs Remus was tiding things up and clearing dust off the surfaces, as he removed the white coverings from the furniture he found two arm chars made out of fine red velvet, a couch made from the same velvet only in white, many little figurines decorated the mantel piece and old volumes of books lined the shelves, the kitchen was grand and well stocked with fine plates, silver wear and cook wear.

After awhile Dora came down the stairs looking a bit tired herself as she sat herself on the counter watching Remus tidy up.

"Maggie fall asleep?"

She smiled and nodded swinging her legs as she watched him.

"Yeah she no more than put her head on the pillow and she was out like a light."

He smiled putting down the dust rag and went to her side placing a hand on either side of her on the counter looking into her eyes making her smile widen as she put her forehead to his, he smiled lightly placing a kiss to her lips but before he could move away she wrapped her arms around his neck keeping him from breaking the kiss and he didn't object as he lifted her by the waist and set her on her feet, she pulled back enough her lips were free but his stayed at her jaw or temple as she chuckled.

"Mmm don't you dare rip this shirt, you do you will owe me big time."

He chuckled making her giggle as she slipped out of his hold and went to the stairs leading him by the hand into the room down the hall from Maggie's before pulling him down on top of the white covers, he let his hands find their way under her shirt and onto the bare skin of her hips feeling her shudder under him as his lips trailed down her jaw and neck, he wasn't completely sure what was coming over him to give him the courage to help her sit up and remove her shirt but his stomach twisted in a way that made him think of the nights before a full moon when these urges would increase in him.

He gasped surprised when she flipped them in a blur of movement but smiled all the same at the sight of her sitting lightly on his torso with a playful smile that made blood pound in his ears, she leaned forward and placed her lips to the spot bellow his hear and his body gave a shudder of it's own as her fangs brushed the skin but didn't pierce it as she purred.

His hand wandered down her back his finger tips trailing along her spine causing her to arch her back and a moan to escape her lips, his fingers fumbled with the hooks of her bra until she moved his hands away and had it undone and across the room on the floor in a swift movement, he rolled his eyes but trailed kisses down her neck and to her navel listening as snarl like moans ripped through her chest steadily growing louder until they stopped suddenly and her hands gripped his shoulders making him look up at her worried he'd hurt her but she was looking at the closed door listening closely and after a moment he heard it as well faint knocking on the door down stairs.

She sat up covering herself as she watched him get to his feet and go into the hall, she got to her feet and dressed herself again before fallowing him until they reached the stairs where she passed him and went to the door opening it enough to see out and smiled opening it fully reviling James and Lilly on the door step.

"James!? What are you doing here?!"

Dora asked but flung her arms around him laughing as he hugged her waist laughing as well before he answered.

"Looking in on you Nymph, Sirius came by and told us what happened and that you were here so we thought we'd drop by and see if you were alright."

She rolled her eyes at her cousin but turned to Remus smiling.

"Remus this is James Potter he's my second cousin's best mate, and the lovely flower behind him is Lilly."

She smiled stepping aside to let them both in hugging Lilly carefully before looking down at the sleeping Harry in her arms, Lilly smiled then looked up at Remus her smile widening.

"Hello again Remus, it's been awhile I believe last time I saw you you were about Maggie's age."

He smiled and greeted James before going to Dora's side lightly wrapping an arm around her as she looked up at him quizzically.

"I grew up with Lilly, you see Dora Lilly here is a werewolf from my own pack her sister is, regrettably, my step mother and the reason Maggie and I left, Lilly had the idea when she was 16 to leave because she was in love with a vampire who up until now I never had the pleasure of no knowing the name of."

Dora leaned into his side looking over the sleeping infant in Lilly's arms and Lilly smiled.

"Something on your mind Dora? You can hold him if you like."

Dora's face lit up with a smile as she was handed the child who remained asleep in her arms.

"What is he? I've never heard of a werewolf baring the child of a vampire before."

Lilly looked to James who returned to her side looking at his son.

"Well Nymph he's a half vampire, he's part human from his mum and part vampire from me."

Dora looked between the pair and smiled widely handing Harry back.

"Well it's a bit late but congratulations I'm happy for both of you. James placed a kiss to Lilly's head before his smiled faded and he looked at Dora.

"Can I have a word with you Dora?"

She looked up and nodded her smile gone as she fallowed him to the kitchen leaving Lilly and Remus to talk, once in the kitchen James removed his glasses and cleaned them on his shirt before replacing them and looking at her.

"Nymphadora you realize what kind of trouble your leaving has kicked up right? Unless you can find a mate before your 18 and give your mother your rights as queen your aunt will take over everything and these peaceful times between us and the werewolves of Britain will no longer exist."

As he watched her she looked at the floor as if embarrassed before meeting his eyes.

"Well not to burst your bubble James but I would have chose my mate tonight if you and Lilly had t stopped by, not to say I'm not pleased to see you again but it's true."

James' eyes widen in realization but he cleared his throat looking back into the other room.

"Right sorry about that, I tried to tell Lil to wait until morning but that didn't sit well with her knowing you'd been in a tussle with Bellatrix, nice job by the way getting a good piece of her."

She smiled and rolled her eyes.

"Your a horrible lier James, now can we go back out I get the feeling Lilly will want to return home soon."

He nodded in agreement and fallowed her back into the other room and watched as she went to Remus' side and leaned close to him as he put his arm over her shoulders, after seeing them off Dora laid down on the couch covering her face with her hands not making any sound until Remus gently pried her hands from her face and placed a kiss to her cheek making her laugh as he helped her to her feet and led her back to the room they had been in, she smirked turning away from him and unlocking the closet slipped inside and one by one her garments landed on the floor just outside the doorway into the black closet he couldn't see into until she came out wearing a close fit silk night gown, his heart skipped a beat before kicking into overdrive as his see trailed over her from head to toe making her giggle as she climbed onto the bed covering her eyes but still smiling.

"You can change I won't peek I promise."

He shook his head but changed into his night clothes catching her once or twice peeking through her fingers causing her to giggle uncontrollably until he got into the bed beside her where her giggles died away and she snuggled close to him her head on his chest while his hand drew circles on her lower back.

"I thought vampires don't sleep."

The words tumbled out of his mouth before he could stop himself and to his relief she smiled looking up at him.

"We don't need it like you do but now and then it's nice to just close our eyes and slip into a sleep like state because sometimes we dream and they are vivid and lovely but most times it's just darkness blocking out everything around us that's how we "sleep" for hundreds of years on end."

He looked down at her slightly impressed as he placed a kiss to her nose before she snuggled close to him again closing her eyes, he fallowed suit drifting into a sleep of his own his arms wrapped tight around her in an attempt to keep everything around them out yet as he slept he became unaware that her chest had stopped rising and falling as she quit breathing.

As she slept Dora was unaware that dawn had came over the house and Remus was beginning to wake with a start as he realized she wasn't breathing and it wasn't until he jostled her that she opened her eyes looking up into his eyes which were wide with panic.

"What's the matter Remus?"

She let a yawn tumble over her lips as she stretched but stopped watching him as he slowly relaxed seeing she was fine then it hit her, she had t told him.

"Oh Remus, I'm sorry I forgot to mention when we sleep we stop breathing! I'm sorry!"

He let himself smile as he sat up and pulled her into his lap holding her close as she rested her head on his shoulder in a child like way.

"It's alright jut next time please, please warn me about things like that because you nearly gave me a heart attack."

She smiled sitting strait enough to place a kiss on his lips before he playfully pined her to the bed with her hands above her head causing giggles to slip over her lips that soon turned to small gasps and moans as his lips moved along her shoulder and down her skin as he slowly removed the sleeping gown releasing her wrists and hands that began to remove his night clothes in a surprisingly clumsy manner.

She bit her lip to muffle the sounds that seemed to come from deep in her chest as her nails dug into his back in a way that egged him on but what surprised him was when she hid her face in his shoulder and he felt a sharp pinch the pain lingering for less than a second before a warm feeling of pleasure spread over him as he held her close.

She now lay on top of him her chin probed up on her arms on his chest as his fingers ran up and down her bare back while her finger lightly traced the now healed bite on his shoulder.

"So what does this mean Dora?"

She looked into his eyes her finger pausing on the mark.

"It means you are mine, I have marked you as my own for life."

He moved her hand from the mark and placed a soft kiss to her finger tips causing her to smile and close her eyes listening to his heart.

"I'm not sure I'm clear on how you mark your mates but I get the impression it doesn't involve a bite."

He chuckled holding her hand interlacing their fingers.

"Not exactly but I have marked you as mine and just like you said it's for life, most werewolves will mate for life even if their mate is killed or dies most of the time they won't find a new mate."

She smiled looking at their hands seeing how well her hand for in his as if it was made to be there.

"My mother can have the kingdom, I don't want to be a ruler at 16 just being with you makes me feel happier than I could ever be back there."

Remus smiled kissing her head as she closed her eyes.

"Same here I wouldn't change this moment for anything, my father can keep the pack, if Maggie wants to go back when she's older I won't stop her."

Dora opened her eyes looking up at him then back to their hands.

"What's on your mind love?"

She smiled hearing what she'd assume was going to be her new pet name.

"It's nothing just thinking how things would have been if we hadn't met."

She felt him shudder slightly and shake his head.

"I don't want to imagine that, now that your in my life I can't let you go."

She smiled and kissed him softly before slipping out of the bed and pulling on his his shirt then crawled back in beside him nuzzling as close as possible with a small yawn before she slipped into sleep, he smiled and found he didn't want to move so instead he just laid with her holding her close letting is mind wonder.

*Nox*