Hyacintha awoke three days later. She glanced around the room and realized that it was the dorm she and Auaraya shared. She could not remember going back to Hogwarts, the last thing she remembered was falling asleep near a campfire after feeding from the group that had originally sat around it. She slowly sat up and rubbed her head. A strong headache was coming and she did not have anything left for it. She had never fed off so many before. Hyacintha wondered why she had killed so many, but she was glade that she finally was able to bet Auaraya that night. She had a feeling that Auaraya let her win but it really did not matter.

"Your finally awake." A voice said from her bedside. Hyacintha glanced slowly to the right and saw Draco sitting in a chair that was pulled up close to her bed. It seemed as if he had slept there.

"How did you get in here?" she asked confused.

"Auaraya let me in. She even let me stay by your bed." Draco answered.

"How long was I out?"

"Three days. Auaraya sent a letter to your father when she awoke and you didn't."

"Oh."

"Yeah, there is one thing I have been wondering?"

"What's that?"

"How many this time?"

"Umm… maybe ten or fourteen. I can't remember the number. I know I bet Raya."

"Must have been around fourteen or more. Raya said that you had ten before and was up the next night."

"Must have." Hyacintha said feeling slightly dazed.

"Raya also talked to the professors and had them agree to give you a day or two to rest after you awoke. So you don't have to worry about classes."

"Since when did I care about classes?"

"True but it gives you the freedom to roam the halls during class, but you won't be alone."

"Who will be with me?" She said almost feeling annoyed.

"Me of course. I haven't left your side since the first night you were to awake and I don't intend to quite yet." Draco defended. Hyacintha gave him one of her rare smiles. A genuine smile that could melt the hearts of many. She could not believe that Draco had never left her side and would always be there.

"Come on, let's get up, and go get something to eat." Draco said standing up.

"Alright." Hyacintha agreed as she slowly climbed out of bed.

She grabbed a change of clothes and headed to the bathroom. Draco left to go back to his dorm to get ready. Hyacintha smiled to herself as she thought about Draco. Before she knew it, the water from the shower ran cold and she quickly got out and dried off. She finished getting ready. She checked herself in the mirror before stepping out of the bathroom and back into the dorm room. Draco had finished before her and was waiting on her bed for her to finish. His mouth fell open when he saw her outfit. She had let her hair fall down her back. Her dark colored shirt stopped a few inches above her bellybutton. The skirt hung low on her hips and reached to mid-thigh. Her high-heeled boots reached just below her knees, showing off her fishnet stockings. She wore several bracelets along each wrist and her pendent necklace hung low on a thick leather cord. The coin that her father had given them all fit perfectly in center of her other necklace.

"Do I look that bad?" She asked looking down at her outfit to find what was wrong with it.

"No not at all. In fact, you look marvelous." Draco finally replied. He walked over to where Hyacintha stood and kissed her lightly. He took her hand and led her out of the dormitory. All eyes kept turning to Hyacintha. It was nearly common to see her or Auaraya to not wear the school uniform but they always wore their cloaks no matter what. Everyone was stunned at how beautiful Hyacintha actually was. Her outfit showed off her curves in just the right places. Many of the boys grew jealous that she appeared to be with Draco.

"Why was I able to feed from so many?" Hyacintha asked.

"I'm not sure but I need to ask you something." Draco said.

"Ok."

"When was the last time you fed before the other night?" Draco stopped just short of the great hall.

"When I fed from you." Hyacintha replied.

"That was several weeks before. You really needed to feed. You pushed it pretty far this time. Promise me that you will come to me when you need to feed again."

"Ok. I'll try not to let it happen again." Hyacintha said honestly.

"Good because I don't want to loose you." Draco said sounding worried.

"You won't loose me." Hyacintha smiled. Draco returned the smile and opened the doors to the Great Hall.

Many students were enjoying lunch still. It was still a little ways before the afternoon classes would begin. Everyone was too wrapped up in their own conversations to pay any attention to Draco and Hyacintha. Draco continued to lead Hyacintha to the table and sat beside of her. Lunch was a quiet affair as Hyacintha tried to clear her head of her still growing headache. Halfway through, she could not take the noise anymore.

"Can we please go somewhere quiet? I've got one of the biggest headaches ever." She whispered to Draco. Draco nodded and they both left the Great Hall. On their way out, they said a quick hello and goodbye to Auaraya and Harry. Draco led Hyacintha to one of the towers where he knew no one would disturb them. He shut and locked the door, then turned to Hyacintha who was sitting on the ledge of the window.

"Is that better? You ok? How's your head?" Draco asked worried.

"It's quieter but my headache just won't stop hurting. Make it stop!" Hyacintha pleaded with Draco as she rubbed her head. She could not figure out what had caused it but she wished for anything to make it stop or go away. Her head was pounding so hard that she felt close to tears. Draco sat across from he and pulled her into his arms, letting her rest her head on his shoulder. He ran a hand through her hair while his other hand rubbed small circles on her back. He felt her bit into his neck and feed from him. Draco wondered if that was all she needed until she pulled away shortly after.

"Did that help any?" Draco asked.

"It's not as bad but still hurts." She said keeping her head on Draco as she closed her eyes.

"Try to rest. Maybe that will help some more." Draco said trying to help relieve her pain. Hyacintha just nodded, she felt safe and secure in Draco's arms. Draco held her close. He sighed when he felt her completely relax and fall fast asleep. He stared out the window as the autumn leaves fell leaving behind bare trees. It would begin to snow soon. He continued to stare out the window as he peacefully fell asleep.

It was an hour before sunset when Draco awoke. He had somehow slide down on the window seat and stretched out with Hyacintha lying on top of him. He was getting uncomfortable but he could not bring himself to wake her up. He waited for nearly a half an hour when Hyacintha finally awoke. She blinked a few times before looking up at Draco.

"Hi." She said before smiling.

"Hi yourself. Do you mind getting up?" Draco teased.

"Nope, I'm comfortable right here." She replied laying her head back down on his chest.

Draco chuckled. "Well, I'm not. At least sit up so I can get more comfortable?"

"If I must." She said sitting up.

Draco moved around and sat up. Once he got into a more comfortable position, he pulled Hyacintha back onto his lap, her back to his chest. They both looked outside as the sun began to set. He rested his head on top of hers and smiled. Soon his stomach began to rumble as the dinner bell rang.

"How's your head?" Draco finally asked her.

"Better." She replied.

"Do you want to go down to dinner?"

"Not really. Although, I'm a little hungry."

"Stay here and I'll be right back."

"Ok."

She moved off Draco's lap to let him up. He kissed her gently on the lips before heading out the door. She watched him as he walked out the door and smiled. She sighed and turned back to watch the sun set. Hyacintha loved to watch the sun go down as the night came forth. She ran her fingers across her lips and smiled. The winter holidays were fast approaching and so much was going to happen. She could not wait to see what her parents had planned. She felt as if things would change.

It was sometime before Draco returned with their food. Hyacintha was still sitting on the window seat with her knees drawn up to her chest. Her arms were wrapped around her knees as she smiled at Draco. He smiled at her in return and placed the plates at her feet. He sat down and picked up a plate of food.

"Sorry it took so long but I couldn't get away from the kitchens." He said.

"It's ok. I didn't go anywhere." She teased.

"I can see that."

"How can you really? For all you know, I could have left and came back before you did."

"But I just know you didn't. It's not like there is many ways you can go and not run into me along the way."

"True but there is the window."

"That's too far to make that kind of jump. You wouldn't!"

"Maybe, maybe not. You'll never know." She laughed.

Draco just grumbled as he thought about what she said. He began to eat his dinner as Hyacintha picked up the other plate and begun to eat slowly. They sat in a comfortable silence just eating their dinner. When they were finished, Draco just sat the plates on the floor and took Hyacintha by the hands. He pulled her up. She looked at him curiously.

"Let's take a walk." He said. She just followed him out of the room still holding his hand. They headed down to the dungeons. At first, Hyacintha thought they were going back to the dormitory but Draco just continued to lead them to the Potion Master's office. Draco knocked on the door and waited until they heard "Enter" before proceeding into the office. Snape was surprised to see the pair walk in. As far as he knew, they weren't in trouble and they didn't seem like they needed anything. He was even more shocked when Draco asked if there was anything they could help with. He just gave them stacks of papers that needed to be graded. He gave Draco a stack of third ear papers and Hyacintha a stack of fourth year. They sat with Snape and helped grade the papers. The stacks were nearly finished when they grew tried and were ready for bed. They helped to finish grading the remaining few papers before saying goodnight and headed back to their dorms for the night.

The next morning Draco burst into Hyacintha's dorm room. He looked around and smiled when he saw Hyacintha lying on her bed with a sketchpad in front of her. He approached the foot of the bed and waited for her to notice him. She looked up from the drawing of a dragon and smiled at him.

"You seem to be in a good mood today." She stated.

"And you seem to be feeling better." He replied.

"Much better." She said sitting up and making room for him to sit down.

"Well enough to go back to class?" he asked sitting near her on the bed. She threw him a disgusted face causing him to laugh.

"Alright, alright I get the picture." He teased her.

"You better. I plan to relax in my time off before I am forced back into class. How much longer before the break?" she sighed.

"Not much longer. Don't worry; it will be here before you know it." He said trying to cheer her up.

"I guess your right. It's just that this place is nothing like home." She said.

"Your right about that."

"I just have this feeling that something big is about to happen."

Draco did not know how to respond to that. He just sat in the comfortable silence that had fallen. He knew that many of the people were putting up a front just to get their way. He felt that it was up to him to look out for Hyacintha and to make sure she did not fall into any trap that might arise.

"I'm bored of just sitting around. I need something to do. What is the next class?" she asked breaking the silence. Draco was startled for a moment not expecting a question to be asked.

"Defense Against the Dark Arts, I believe." He finally replied.

"Let's go then." She said getting up and grabbing her books.

"But you don't have to go to class for three days." He said. Also standing up.

"Yea but it's boring here. At least in class there may be something to do." She replied. Truth was, there was not anything else that she could do. She had fallen to the point of total boredom.

"Alright let's go but if you don't want to stay the whole time, you don't have to."

"Fine. Let's just go already."

They headed out of the dorm, stopping long enough for Draco to get his books. They headed out to the classroom, surprising everyone as they entered the room. Hyacintha found Auaraya and Harry sitting in the back and headed back to take a seat near them. Harry was surprised to see Hyacintha in class, thinking he would not see here around for a few days. The only person who was not surprised was Auaraya. She knew Hyacintha better than anyone, and knew she would end up in class just out of boredom. They chatted about anything they could think of until it was time for class to begin.

Off in a remote land, a young vampire male was running for his life. He had been chasing after rumors. Rumors that dealt with the destruction of his race. He and one other had been following leads on the where a bouts of a group of people last known to hold the key to the clan's downfall, when they themselves became the targets. Before either one could do anything, one of the members pulled out a wand and shouted out a spell successfully hitting its target. After they killed his partner, he ran for his life. He had to get away to warn his leader about the next intended target. The target that, if lost, would devastate the whole clan. He just hoped he could get away in time. As he made it to the safety point where he could get home, three of his poseurs caught up with him, wands ready and pointing at him. He quickly trapped his coin necklace and disappeared just as the spell was cast.

He landed just outside the safety of the castle and quickly ran inside. He still felt as if he was being followed. He ran as fast as he could until he found his leader's bedchamber. He pounded on the door until his leader opened the door dressed in a bathrobe. A quick glance in the room, and he could tell he had been with his mate who slept on the bed. He did not want to disturb his lord but his message was important.

"Sorry to disrupt you My Lord, but I have an urgent message." He said.

"Well, what is it?" his lord asked.

"It appears that the wizards have altered the killing spell of our people. It will now kill individuals when cast."

"So now they are going to begin killing our race off one by one. You and Xavier gather a group together and get the word spread that I want all of the clan to the safe house. I want Damien to report to me when he returns. I have an assignment for him."

"There's more, Milord. Chris was killed when we were discovered. We both ran to get to safety but they shot the new spell at us. It hit him and killed him instantly."

"His son is not going to take it well. Notify him at once and make sure he doesn't go off and do something stupid." He rubbed his forehead lightly trying to think. Notify the other Ancients and let them know what is happening."

"Yes Milord. I did manage to over hear plans of an attack. They plan to attack a village trying to find any of our people there. According to them the spell only kills us but is ineffective with all else."

"What!" his voice grew loud. He was becoming furious with each bit of news he was hearing. "Have everyone send a reply to you telling of where they are located. Let them be ware of the attack and advise them to stay away. You may go." With that, his leader shut the door. He let out a low breathe. He had never seen his leader that mad before. He turned back down the hall and went to carry off his orders.

After he had closed the door, Jason cursed in several different languages, including several ancient and dead languages. His ranting successfully awoke his sleeping mate. He headed over to the closet and pulled out a change of clothes, aware of his mate's eyes following his movements.

"So what is so bad to put you into a temperamental mood?" his mate asked from the bed.

"The fact that your kind ha begun to kill off my race, Tom." Jason replied.

"What! You mean those idiots figured out a way?" Voldemort said sitting up in the bed, his eyes glued to his mates back.

"Yes. They figured out how to kill individuals off and spare any who is not of my race. My people are in danger." Jason said turning to face his mate. He walked over to the bed and sat beside his mate. He remembered how he felt when he had learned about his mate's death. It nearly killed him but he had to stay strong for their daughter. He had hardly believed it when his mate had returned and he had finally found a ritual to restore his mate's good looks.

"Do you know if they have any targets in mind?" Voldemort asked.

"No but I have a feeling that it will be the young ones." Jason replied.

Voldemort pulled Jason into his arms knowing which child he was referring to. He himself could not stand the thought of anything happening to their daughter. He had already lost fourteen years of her life and he was not going to give up the second chance he had.

"There has to be a way to protect your people." Voldemort said thoughtfully.

"I am having them to come here. Well at least to the safe house. We'll have to have room made here though." Jason replied leaning against his mate.

"I will have my Death Eaters make rooms in the lower levels. I know how your race loves the darkness." Voldemort said.

"Thank you. Now, I must finish getting ready. Would you send a note to the girls telling them about all of this and to be careful?"

"Yes. Now go take a bath. You need one." Voldemort said teasing. Jason smiled and headed to the connecting bathroom for a bath.

Voldemort watched from the bed as his mate closed the door. He sighed and got out of bed. He had a lot to have prepared before the arrival of the guests. He quickly dressed into his black robes. He paused long enough to glance back at the closed bathroom door before heading out of the room to find one of his followers. He used the dark mark to call all of his followers to him. When he was finished, he headed towards the throne room. He waited in his study for his mate to arrive before he was to enter the throne room. He did not have to wait too long for Jason to arrive followed closely by his bodyguard.

"Feel like you need protection from me now?" he asked chuckling.

"Maybe I feel a little threatened." Jason teased.

"Oh really now? Since when?"

"Just this morning when you wouldn't let me out of bed." Jason laughed. Voldemort laughed as well causing the bodyguard to smile. It was rare to see both of them in good moods.

"Really, why the guard?" Voldemort asked.

"He's not for me really. I am sending him to Hogwarts to help protect Hyacintha and Auaraya."

"Do you think I should send someone to help protect them?"

"No, you already have Severus there. It should be enough. Besides, I don't want them to feel as if they are being watched."

"Don't worry so much. Auaraya is one tough girl. She is protective of Kina. We will still make sure they are safe but you have to promise me something,"

"What's that?"

"When you go out please take a guard with you. I don't want history to repeat itself."

"I will be fine, but if it will make you feel better, I will make sure to have a guard with me at all times."

Voldemort smiled before he turned to a door in the far corner that led to the throne room. They headed through the door with Voldemort in the lead. When he walked into the room, his followers bowed low to the ground until he was seated. Even then, they stayed down until he aloud them to rise. Jason kept to the shadows out of view. The meeting proceeded fairly quickly as everyone understood the seriousness of the situation. Jason noted a new face in the crowd. He knew many of his mate's followers but not one matched up to the young face. He watched closely as the young male kept looking around the room. It seemed as if he was looking for something or someone. He tried to get inside the man's mind but was blocked. He could not find a way around his mental shields.

'There is an unfamiliar face in the crowd.' Jason said mentally to his mate.

'Do you know where he is located or what he is doing here?'

'No. Whoever he is, he has a strong mental block. Although he appears to be looking for someone. He is near the back.'

Voldemort looked around the room and spotted the said person. He kept his eyes fixed upon him, as the young man never paid any attention. In fact, he almost seemed to be nervous.

'I am going to have one of my men come out. Try not to be startled.'

'You're going to see if your people are what he is watching for?'

'Yes.'

Voldemort's eyes swept the room as he had a Death Eater give a progress report. He noticed as someone seemed to materialize out of the shadows but he kept a clam face. Jason kept his eyes on the stranger as the man's eyes shifted over to his friend. The man saw the new person and stopped glancing around the room. Jason watched as the man slowly pulled out his wand and carefully aimed it at his friend.

'Shit! He was sent after us. Stop him!'

Voldemort winced at his mate's sudden comment. He was about to make the command when he saw his mate knock down his kinsman just as the stranger fired a spell. The spell flew only inches past his mate.

"Stop him!" he yelled as he stood up suddenly. Everyone turned to the stranger as some closed in behind him. The stranger began to panic as everyone closed in around him. It did not take to long before the stranger was knocked out. Voldemort quickly walked over to where his mate was getting up off the ground. He quickly dismissed his followers as his mate's people to the prisoner down below. Once everyone was out of the room, he pulled his mate into his arms. He held him tight as he whispered in his ear.

"A few inches and I would have lost you."

"I know but I couldn't let him kill another of my clan."

"If you didn't yell so loud I wouldn't have taken so long."

"Let's not argue over this right now. We need to find out who sent him. That is more important than anything that can happen to either one of us."

"We will discuss this later then. I believe your people have the prisoner in the dungeons. I still have some business to take care of." With that said, Voldemort stormed out of the room. Jason watched his mate stormed out of the room. He blinked back a few tears knowing that he could not let them fall. He headed out of the opposite way and headed to the dungeons. It was finally time to find out who was trying to find out who was trying to kill his people. He pushed back the emotions of the fight he just had and the one about to come. He walked silently into the dungeons with a blank face.