Hey Everyone! I'd like to give a heads up that EOT's are starting on Monday. (End of Trimester Tests) So I might be really swamped but I'll try to update. Now I'd like to present the next chapter.
Vampires, in fact, can get headaches.
Just not normal ones.
Alexandra's head was pounding really hard. She hadn't felt this bad since she was human. Her body felt a little weak, and she had a really bad taste in her mouth.
Suddenly, all of the events that happened came rushing back to her like slamming into a brick wall. Sadly, her head was still hurting so she decided it would be best to keep her eyes closed until it passed.
Alexandra internally scowled. She couldn't believe that she got 'abducted.' Heck, she couldn't believe that someone caught her while she was running.
She started to wonder how she passed out. If anything hit her head, the object would most likely break, not her.
Her head was starting to stop pounding so she decided it was now or never, slowly she opened her eyes.
The first thing she realized was that she was in a rather large room that could fit many people. Her eyes scanned the room to see if there were any humans in it but no one came into view.
The room itself was very fine. It looked as if very wealthy people lived here. The room had deep green curtains with a strange crest on them the floors had green rugs that she assumed were there to match the curtains. There were many chairs in the room, her eyes scanned past a mirror on the wall as well.
She saw her perfect reflection that every vampire had. Alexandra had deep red hair that was currently in a sloppy pony tail, full lips and dark amber eyes that usually would be liquid topaz.
She refrained from scowling at herself.
Her red shirt was currently matted up due to the rain and her jeans were positively soaked. Last but not least,
She was chained to her chair.
This was not one of her best days.
An unintentional snarl ripped deep from her throat. Saying she was mad would not cover the situation.
Alexandra tugged at her chains thinking they would just rip from her hands. Being a vampire, chains should be easy so break out of. At least they were just on her hands, not feet.
The chains didn't even get a crack in them.
She pulled on the chains harder, trying to get them to break. After another try, she glared at the chains as if it was their fault that she was stuck here.
Being a vampire, she came to the conclusion to try to use her teeth.
She leaned down and got the chains in a secure hold between her teeth. At the same time, she bit down and pulled on the chains trying to make them break.
Needless to say, it didn't work.
A series of growls ripped from her chest. Never had she met anything other than another vampire hold her down like these chains did.
Finally seeing it was a lost cause, she slumped down in her chair with a very bad temper.
And so the animal is tamed she thought warily. With nothing left to do, Alexandra glared at the chains again.
Suddenly, she heard a commotion outside the door. She looked up to see if anyone was going to come in. The scent of humans started to fill the air. Alexandra narrowed her eyes at the door.
With a great bang the door flew open. She could feel the hesitation outside the door but finally people started to file in.
Her eyes widened when she saw the first man.
He looked like he had been in many, bloody fights. His face was scarred and his graying hair came down to his shoulders. In his left eye socket their looked to be a fake eye that was whizzing around in there. He was slightly hunched and had a fake right leg.
Pleasant looking man Alexandra thought with a slight twitch of her lips.
More and more people started to come in the room. She was right with her assumptions, this room could certainly fit a lot of people.
About four people with bright, almost orange hair walked in the room. A short looking man who looked way to exited for his own good. There was a man wearing all black with black hair that almost obscured his face.
Alexandra particularly narrowed her eyes on that one.
A young girl with pink hair came walking in but tripped right when she got through the door. She flushed a deep red.
Alexandra could smell the blood from where she was 'sitting'
….but, she allowed herself an internal grin.
A booming laughter followed the young girl and two men that looked like they were in their thirties (though one was already graying) came in and helped the girl up shaking their heads.
Once the girl got up she looked around the her eyes seemed to rest on Alexandra and gave her a cherry wave.
Alexandra just glared back. After all, she was chained to a chair. And that give anybody a right to glare.
Some people shot warning looks at the girl but she just waved them off. More and more people came filling in until the room was absolutely full.
When the last person came in the door shut and Alexandra scanned the room. Many people were shifting in their seats looking uneasy. Especially a red headed plump woman who's eyes kept darting towards the door, Alexandra, and back.
Everyone seemed to be waiting for someone to show up.
Possibly the leader of the operation Alexandra thought with an internal snort.
Many people's eyes came to rest on her and she just scowled. Then, the pink haired girl got up and walked over to Alexandra with a cheerful grin.
Many people stopped and stared, some of their eyes widened at her and started shaking their heads in violent motions.
Alexandra would have laughed if the situation was not as serious.
She heard someone hiss the word "Tonks!" but the girl ignored it.
Finally the pink haired girl reached her and did the last thing that Alexandra expected her to do.
The woman stuck her hand out in the area where Alexandra's hand was chained up and said in a cheery voice:
"Hi! I'm Nymphadora Tonks, but just call me Tonks!" she said with a grin on her face.
Alexandra stared.
She assumed that thirty seconds had gone by but that didn't waver Tonks, her hand was still out and she was grinning. Everyone except possibly herself and Tonks was holding their breath staring at them wide eyed. The man that had the faulty leg looked ready to spring into action at the sign of trouble. His bad eye was looking straight at them.
These people obviously knew that she was a vampire.
She turned her attention back to Tonks and slowly moved her hand as far as it would go until her ice could hand connected with Tonks' warm one.
Tonks' eyes widened at the coldness of her skin. Alexandra smirked and said in her high musical voice that seemed to carry out through the room it was so silent.
"Alexandra Glass, call me Alex." She stated, still smirking.
Tonks was in full grinning mode and looked like she had won the lottery. Her eyes flicked down to her hand that Alex was still holding and back again.
Alex let go of Tonks' hand and Tonks took a step back. People around her were still sharing uneasy glances at each other.
Tonks turned around to the two men who helped her up and waggled her eyebrows at them. They gave her warning looks while their eyes flickered to Alex and back.
Tonks started to pull a chair up right by Alexandra's and sat down in it. She still had a cheery grin on her face. Alexandra just watched her.
A snarky voice filled the room with lovely sarcasm
"I didn't know it was possible for you, Tonks, to be friends with any more Half-breeds but I suppose that you could pull it off."
On the word 'half-breed' Alex's head snapped up and her eyes narrowed at the man in black with pale skin and black hair. He looked very unpleasant and had a rather large nose.
But Alexandra felt impelled to comment.
"Well, aren't you just a little ray of sunshine." She said with equal sarcasm
The man sneered at her and said:
"This is coming from the vampire?"
Many people were glaring at the man. Some were even shaking their heads. The fake smile that Alex had worn was completely off her face now. Her assumptions were correct, they did know.
"Wow, the way you say things, people might think you have a problem with vampires." Alexandra said in a quiet voice staring at him.
The man inherited a smirk on his face.
"Pardon me, I just don't like being within a mile of bloodsucking fiends." He said smoothly.
That was very insulting.
A unintentional snarl ripped from her throat. Many heads snapped over to her. She was clenching her fists and staring right at the man.
"Yes," She started "Bloodsuckers are undoubtedly known for murder."
The smirk was back
"Wonderful, after all, the first step to recovery is acceptance, but I do think your case is a lost one."
Alexandra let out another snarl and tried to jump out of her chair. Sadly, the chains restrained her. Instead, her feet were on her chair where she used to be sitting and she was in a low crouch on top of it.
Her teeth were bared at the man who just stared back. However many of the other people were moving around her, getting into positions to help if needed. Some of them had sticks out. She vaguely wondered why but she was to mad to dwell on it.
The chains were beginning to strain under the pull that she was putting them through.
Suddenly, the door opened a man walked through the door.
A very old man.
He had a long, silver beard and crinkled eyes. He took one sweeping look at the situation where Alex was still staring murderously, with teeth bared, on top of her chair at the man.
"Severus" the old man said sharply.
The man, 'Severus,' let out one last glare at Alexandra but sat back down in his chair. Alex was still on top of her chair with the chains holding her back.
She felt on arm on her shoulder and her head snapped around to look. She didn't even realize that the old man had moved but there he was, with a kind smile on his face.
"I apologize for Severus' rudeness," He started "but would you please humor me and sit down?"
Alexandra glared for a moment before slowly sliding back into her seat. Personally she was very surprised that the chains hadn't yet broke. The old man positively beamed at her.
"Fantastic! Now, I'm sure you have a lot of questions." He said.
Alex's face colored with disbelief, then started to speak.
"I'd like to know a few things actually." She started in a hard voice "For example, Who are you? Why did you feel the need to abduct me? How did I get here? And why, just for arguments sake, why am I chained up to a chair!" Her voice must had raised up two octaves, some people winced at the furious sound.
The old man looked at her seriously,
"Of course I will answer all of your questions but first, would you like some tea?" he asked holding up a cup with a twinkle in his eye. Other people were looking at the man as if he had gone insane.
Severus was about to open up his mouth to make a sarcastic comment, but the man shot him a look so he shut his mouth.
"….No thanks." Alex said. Her nose wrinkled up at the awful smell of it. The man nodded as if he assumed that was what she would say.
"Well to start, my name is Albus Dumbledore" he said clearly.
Alex resisted the urge to bang her head on the back of her chair.
She settled for glaring at 'Dumbledore.'