Ok. I'm writing this with no power. YAY BLACKOUTS!! lol So as I have nothing better to do, I thought I might as well start the next chapter. And it's pretty hard considering I have in one hand my flashlight and my other is typing.

Last Time in Dark Friends…

"You're not asking me out are you?" she asked jokingly.

Alec had a shocked look on his face and shook his head. "No, no," he said hurriedly.

Dawn sighed and crossed her arms, looking out onto the lake. "Then what is it you wanted to tell me? I haven't got all night"

"Promise you won't get mad."

Not knowing what else to say, Dawn nodded uncertainly. "I promise."

Alec took a deep breath. "Dawn. I- I'm your brother

"W-What?" Dawn's eyes widened in shock. It was impossible. Her whole family had been killed… And now, Alec said HE was her brother!

Alec looked down. "I'm your brother." He repeated. "I've wanted to find you for so long, but I couldn't. I never had a chance."

Dawn shook her head with a panicked look on her face. "No. You can't be. He…He killed you! He killed you all!"

This time, it was Alec who shook his head. "No. He let me live. But in exchange, I had to be his servant." He lightly touched the scar on his cheek. He had received it from Voldemort when he had first been captured.

There was silence for few minutes but it seemed like an eternity for Alec. Dawn finally broke the silence, with an angry whisper.

"Why? Why did you join him?!" Dawn was angry now. Her once shocked face was now full of fury and anger. If he was really her brother, he wouldn't have joined up with their parents' murderer.

Alec was getting annoyed. She actually thought he had WANTED to join Voldemort! "I didn't want to Dawn! But do you think I really had that much of a choice? I was six years old! I was scared! I didn't know what else to do. I look back at it now, and wish I had decided to die! But I also knew that he left you to die. I knew you were alive! I knew I would find you one day and I have."

Again, Dawn shook her head. "I don't believe any of this. I'm getting Lily." Before she could do anything though, Alec grabbed her arms and faced her towards her. "You don't believe me? I'll show you."

She gasped as a rush of images came into her head. They were memories. Alec's memories from the night Tom Riddle came and killed the Delarosa vampire family.

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A young boy with black hair came running up to a man who looked almost exactly like him except for the eyes. The older one had grey while the younger, blue.

"Alec." The older one said quietly. "Go get Dawn, Raven, and Emily. It's time for dinner." The young boy (Alec) nodded his head and ran out of the large room. He quickly ran through a tunnel of hallways, swerving right, left and straight. Portraits waved at him and other members of his family walked past him talking amongst themselves, making their way to the dining room.

After a few minutes, Alec entered a large room with dark antique- like furniture. At the vanity in the corner were three girls. The oldest being at least nine and the others eight and four.

"Emily." Alec breathed. The oldest girl came forward. She had long blonde hair and the same grey eyes as her father. She wore a velvet dress of deep purple and had a black sash around her small waist. "What is it Alec?" She asked softly, smiling.

"Father told me to get you, Raven and Dawn. Its time for dinner."

The eight year old, Raven came forward holding little Dawns hand. Raven had blue eyes with purple in them like Dawn, but blonde hair like Emily. She wore an outfit much like Emily's but hers was a charcoal satin dress.

The youngest, now identified as Dawn, sat in between her two sisters on a stool. She was pouting and crossing her arms, clearly not happy. "Alec. They make me wear dress."

Indeed. Dawn was wearing a black silk and lace dress that reached her knees and even though it made her look adorable, she definitely wasn't happy about it.

"Come on Dawn. I'll give you a ride" Dawn smiled, obviously forgiving her sisters for making her wear the dress, and got on Emily's back.

When they reached the dining room, everyone was there waiting. The children took their place near the head of the table wear there father, Niall Delarosa, sat. A woman, sitting next to their father smiled warmly at them. She had long blonde hair and blue-purple eyes like Dawn's and was quite tall, much taller than most of the other women at the table. Wearing a black and red silk dress, she looked even more regal and elegant than the other women. She was the children's mother, Alexia Delarosa, and wife of the head of the coven.

After everyone got quiet, the children's father stood. "As you know, we have been facing troubles recently." The children looked to see everyone suddenly become tense. They didn't know what this "trouble" was, but it was clearly upsetting to their family. Their father continued on ignoring the troubled looks the others had. "But they have now come to an end. Mr. Riddle has come and gone. He shall not return to bother us, so let us now continue on with our lives. We have nothing to worry about."

The children looked around confused at the relieved looks and smiles on their family's faces. Who was this Riddle their father spoke of?

Before anyone could blink, a large explosion shook the room. Everyone stood up quickly, eyes darkening and nails growing as they turned into their true vampire form, and saw the source of the explosion. A man in a dark cloak holding out a wand. His face covered by the shadows of his cloak but his revealed arm revealed pasty white skin, whiter than the vampires' own skin.

"Riddle. I told you, the Delarosa clan will not help you in your plans." The children's father looked outraged and the children could see his nails slowly growing longer and shaper, his eyes turning a deep scarlet.

The man now identified as "Riddle" smirked. "Oh I know that Niall. But that doesn't mean I can't have my fun with you for not becoming part of my plan." Before anyone could respond, Riddle pulled out his wand and, pointing it at Alexia, yelled out "AVADA KEDAVRA!"

Alexia froze with her eyes wide. Slowly she fell down to the ground with a thud. "NOO!!" Shouted Niall, his face turning from hurt to anger anger. At once, the group of vampires excluding the children and Niall, who was now grabbing them, attacked.

But Riddle destroyed them all with those horrible, evil words again. "Avada Kedavra!" All the vampires, like Alexia, fell to the ground. Dead.

Niall stood ready to face this evil villain who had destroyed his family. "Run!" He yelled over his shoulder to the children. They obeyed their father's orders, running fast out of the dining room into the hall but were not far enough to not hear an evil laugh from which they knew was that of Tom Riddle's.

Dawn suddenly tripped on the cold stone floor and cried out. Quickly, Emily and Alec grabbed her and ran with her as Raven waited. They rounded a corner and came to the front door. Emily pulled it open and they were about to run out when a green light came and hit Raven making her stop at the doorway and fall to the ground hard.

Emily, Alec, and Dawn stopped and looked to see Tom Riddle coming towards them with a horrible smile.

"Now, now children. No need to run. You don't have to die like your stupid parents." Emily shouted in anger, "They weren't stupid! You killed them you monster. YOU'RE A MONSTER!"

He sighed and pointing his wand to her, said "Crucio." Emily fell to the ground in pain, squirming and screaming in pain.

Dawn held onto Alec's hand tightly as they both backed up out the front door, onto the front steps. They watched as Riddle made his way towards them, kicking Emily's now unconscious body hard and there was a crack heard. He had broken something.

"Well. What will it be for you two? Will you end up like the rest of your despicable ignorant family, or join me. I'll be your new father." His eyes gleamed evilly. "And you can even give me that pretty necklace of yours little girl." He nodded his head at the silver chain necklace Dawn wore, the pendant reflecting in Tom Riddle's greedy eyes.

Dawn shook her head and clutched the necklace. "No. They gave to me! Told me to not give to anyone! I want my daddy and mommy!" Tears of blood came streaming down her face.

Riddle looked at her, and spoke in a hard, cold voice. "You're mom and dad are dead. You'll never see them again."

"NOO! You are evil man!" Dawn let go of Alec's hand despite his protests and started running away onto the grounds when Riddle yelled out "CRUCIO!"

Dawn fell to the ground, her tears falling harder. "DAWN!" Alec ran to her as her little body squirmed in pain before quickly passing out. Alec looked up to see Riddle come towards him with a menacing look on his face.

Riddle grabbed Alec by the shoulder roughly and hit him with his talon like fingers, cutting his cheek deeply and blood began coming out. But Alec remained silent. Riddle spoke with a menacing voice. "Listen here boy. You join me, or become like them." He pointed to the house which at this point was filled with the countless bodies of the Delarosa vampire family.

Then the six year old looked down. He had lost everything. Had nothing. He was about to say no when he saw Dawn's hand move ever so slightly. She was still alive! (A/N: As he's 6 yrs. old, he doesn't know that Crucio doesn't kill. He saw his sisters go unconscious to it and thinks they died)

That meant she was alive! He wouldn't die either. Looking up to Riddle, he said those two words that changed his life forever. "I will."

Riddle smiled evilly. "Perfect! Now we'll go as soon as I take care of something." Turning back to the house, he muttered a few words and the house set on fire with the dead bodies of his family and unconscious Raven still inside. Riddle then put up his wand and saying a few uncomprehendable words, a green figure of a snake coming from a skull appeared.

Alec shuddered at the site. This made Riddle smile more. "I know. Terrifying… "

Turning, he walked towards Dawn still figure and reached for the necklace only to be met with a zap of blue energy. He stared and frowned. He got up and walked away towards the dark silent forest with Alec following him, his cheek still bleeding. Before they apprarated away, Alec had one thought. 'I'll come back for you Dawn. I promise I'll come and get you.'

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Alec let go of Dawn and she fell to her knees shaking lightly.

"I'm sorry Dawn. I'm so sorry." He bent down to her and hugged her. She stiffened but slowly put her arms around him and hugged him tightly.

And for the second time in her life, she cried. Tears of blood came rolling down her cheek, leaving red marks on her cheeks and on Alec's white shirt.

Alec just held her closer and spoke softly. "It's okay Dawn. It's okay."

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Remus was dead bored.

He had finished all his homework and was now sitting on his bed as Wormtail was snoring away, Sirius went to the kitchens, and James had gone off to meet a girl. There was nothing to do, so he decided to go for a walk and get some fresh air.

Remus grabbed his cloak and went down to the Common Room noticing Lily Evans for once alone on a couch writing, and out the portrait. He continued through the castle, down to the grounds and began a walk around the Great Lake when he wondered why exactly Lily and Dawn so close to Alec.

Remus had gotten a few words out of Alec and could tell that he was like Lily and Dawn. He wanted to be left alone. But why then would Alec join the two girls if he wanted to be alone?

Also, the girls had never opened up to anyone! Even in first year they avoided other people, parties, and everything involving other people. Dawn had been great on a broom in first year flying lessons but hadn't joined the quidditch team. Lily had been offered prefect two years in a row but had declined. He knew this as he was the Gryffindor prefect and had been told by Dumbledore about Lily's decision. Indeed it was strange.

Remus continued along the lake in deep thought, trying to think of reasons the three were so close and different. He stopped however when he heard someone crying. At first he thought it his imagination but as the cries grew louder, Remus hurried to where the crying was coming from. And saw a shocking sight.

Dawn Kortz crying into Alec Totero's shoulder.

With blood coming down her cheeks.

We know Dawn's past. We also know a certain Marauder has a couple questions… Please review:)