The next chapterrrr! Yay I'm liking this story, hope you all like it too, to answer some questions, yes Voldemort and the prophecy etc. Will be incorporated, but I'm not sure when yet, so you'll just have to wait and see.

Thanks to everyone who voted in the poll! The result is that Akemi shall have 3 mates, which makes them a group of 4 bonded mates. Keep checking the polls, because the mates in this story shall be for you to decide!

13/4/2010 edited but not too much.

So the New Year began, and Akemi decided that he might really like it here after all.

Chapter 2

Akemi got up earlier than everyone else and showered as quickly as possible. He grabbed the nearest towel and wrapped it tightly round his body. He stood still for a minute with his eyes closed. He hated seeing his body. Shower times were the worst times of the day. So many scars down his arms, and thin red curling lines across his back. And on the side of his hip, carved in by a kitchen knife, the word 'freak' courtesy of Dudley Dursley. Akemi shivered. He needed to stop thinking about them, they couldn't hurt him anymore, couldn't make him do anything. Both Hermione and Ron had assured him the scars just made him who he was now and they didn't make him weak. He scrunched his eyes shut tight and a single tear fell down his cheek. Taking a deep breath he opened his eyes and shook his head. 'Time to get a grip' he dried himself off and got dressed. Walking back outside he could see that nobody had woken up yet. So he shrugged and left the dorms quietly to wander the halls hoping to find his way to the owlery to send Hermione and Ron the letter he had promised.

The boys woke up about half an hour later. Azriel first. Being a vampire, technically morning was his worst time of the day, but Azriel wanted to be first in the showers. He got up and glancing over realised he wasn't first up after all. That beautiful boy, what was his name? Akemi, had already got up. Azriel's lips twitched in a small smile as he thought of the shy boy. What a vision of beauty. His heart had almost stopped, metaphorically of course, when the boy had stepped out from behind the headmistress's skirts. Azriel had felt things he had never felt before. A surge of protectiveness and possessiveness. His lips twitched again as he thought of the letter he would send off to his parents today, to ask if this was what you should feel if you find your mate. He hoped so, because he wanted that boy, and badly.

He stepped into the shower and after finishing and getting dressed, grabbed his letter and exited the dorms to send it. By that time all the other boys were awake and had started getting washed and dressed. Azriel made his way out of the main door and across the small grass verge and path up to the school's Owlery, which in reality contained much more than owls. As he got to the top of the tower he noticed a figure balanced on the edge of the wall. Sat with his knees drawn up, and his plait hanging down and pooled on the floor, was Akemi. Azriel's breath caught in his throat and he swallowed softly. 'Gods, he's beautiful.' Azriel stepped into the room and coughed gently, aware that the boy was ridiculously shy. Akemi jumped and turned before blushing.

"Oh! I'm sorry, I didn't hear you come in," he said. Azriel smiled

"Don't worry, you looked happy there." he replied. Akemi smiled gently and Azriel found his whole body shivered with need. Akemi turned his head to look out at the sky.

"Yeah, I suppose I am happy here, I was watching the sunrise," He turned to Azriel and found himself feeling utterly safe in his presence. "It's what my name means you know," he said tenderly. The vampire stepped forward and looked up at the sky too.

"Your name means sunrise, little one?" Akemi scowled

"Oh you're not going to call me little as well are you?" he sulked. Azriel laughed and Akemi blushed furiously.

"It suits you, both little one and sunrise." replied the vampire. Akemi sighed.

"Well, maybe, but it's not sunrise," he said. Azriel raised an eyebrow. "My name means 'Beautiful dawn star'" the ebony haired boy whispered. Azriel drew in a breath softly.

"Then it suits you even better," he replied smiling. He took Akemi's chin in his hand and brushed his nose against the boy's cheek. The ebony haired boy stiffened.

"I....I should go...It's almost breakfast!" Akemi jumped gracefully off the wall and swung his hair twice around his shoulders before running quickly to the exit and disappearing down the stairwell. Azriel smiled after him, convinced now that Akemi was his. He moved to tie his letter to the leg of a large black raven, and watched as it flew out over the morning sky.

Akemi hurried down to breakfast, his hand on his cheek. 'Oh god, he...he touched me....I don't even know him!' he rubbed angrily at his eyes and carried on running. 'The goblins said I would find a mate, but they never said it would be so soon, I...I'm not ready! Not ready to have him touch me....or be near me!' he took a left and straightened his jacket before entering the great hall, which had been set up with tables for all the pupils. It was a mass of noise, and there were many more pupils than the ones he'd seen yesterday, the older pupils had arrived later last night, and were all seated already. Akemi could barely take in anything except the buffet style table and the small round tables dotted everywhere else. He spotted Alexei and Jared and grabbing some fruit headed over to them quickly. Suddenly there was a smack and a silver tray was placed on the table next to him.

"Hey Akemi!" The Egyptian werewolf sat himself down next to Akemi who artfully recovered from his shock.

"Oh, hello Arian," replied Akemi nodding. The werewolf looked at him

"Something wrong Akemi?" he questioned. Akemi glanced up surprised.

"Oh...no! It's nothing don't worry," he replied and gave a smile as best he could. He started when the Leon sat down opposite him and as such would have fallen backwards off the bench had Arian not caught him. He was acutely aware of Arian's arms around him. His back pressed into the other boy's chest. Only a thin layer of fabric lay between Arian's chest and his scars. The thought made him feel physically sick. He jerked back quickly and his whole face had gone pale. The twins leant forward concerned.

"Akemi! Are you okay? You look pale! Are you sick?" Akemi shook his head vigorously.

"N...no! I'm fine! Just a bit tired! Nightmares...." he trailed off and turned back to the table, forcefully pushing away memories of the feel of Arian's chest against his back. He concentrated instead on the food. The smell of bacon from Arian's plate made Akemi feel a little sick. But he smiled a little more realistically at the sight of the pomegranates on his plate, his favourite fruit. He took one and cut it open carefully. The twins and Arian exchanged looks over his head, but said nothing. Soon the mood settled down and the twins took pomegranates too and joined Akemi messing around with the small seeds, red juice was everywhere, and Arian was sat back chewing on bacon, a small smile on his face s he watched the scene. 'What a puzzle, that boy is so...pretty...but such a mystery...' there was a small breeze and Arian stiffened before relaxing as he realised it was just Azriel.

"Anything interesting?" said the vampire sipping on a small smoking goblet.

"Not really, the twins seem to be getting on well with the little mystery. Then again I suppose submissives stick together usually anyway." He sighed. "Although, earlier....I don't know it' just strange..." Azriel smiled slightly.

"Everything round here is strange, go on, spit it out." Arian nodded.

"He fell off the bench, I caught him. But he reacted so strangely to the touch, he went completely stiff and so white I thought you'd bitten him or something....." Azriel frowned.

"Well, I don't know, still he's a mystery all right. A beautiful one, let's keep an eye on him," Arian nodded.

It was not well known, that although vampires and werewolves pretended publicly to despise one another, that they in fact encouraged friendships between themselves so as to have strong allies if any wizard should try to take them down one at a time. Arian and Azriel had been friends for quite some time. Secretly they knew their parents had hoped it would develop into a mating bond. However neither Azriel nor Arian was prepared to become submissive, so they had never tested their feelings further.

They sat together watching as the twins squirted Akemi with juice, making him giggle much like a two year old. Both Azriel and Arian's lips twitched at this. Suddenly, however, a vigorous duck made Akemi lose balance again, but this time Arian was too slow. Akemi fell backwards and hit his head on the floor with a crack. He whimpered and scrunched his eyes hut. Both Arian and Azriel were at his side in an instant.

"Akemi! Are you okay!?" They exchanged a glance and both nodded. Arian picked him up carefully and turned to the door.

"We're taking him to the hospital wing! Tell the teachers!" Azriel set off with Akemi held carefully in Arian's arms, leaving the twins and Leon staring after them in shock.

They arrived and professor Lalia of healing arts was there. As soon as they had explained what had happened she motioned for the boys to put him on the bed. Akemi whimpered again and tried to push her away.

"M'fine," he mumbled "Please, ts'okay, I can go!" Professor Lalia ignored him and turned him onto his stomach. Akemi began to struggle, but his head hurt and he felt all dizzy. His face was all white and he moaned as the room began to spin and he lost consciousness. Azriel's eyes flashed in worry.

"Professor, will he be all right!?" Professor Lalia smiled, it's just concussion with rest and potions he should be fine." She said pulling his uniforms collar down so she could clean the red lines of blood run down his neck from the wound on his head. She scrubbed and then frowned when one of the red lines wouldn't go away. Arian and Azriel leaned forwards.

"What is it?" they asked. Professor Lalia shook her head.

"I don't know," she ran he finger over the red line and her eyes widened as she recognised the line s a scar not a scratch. Just then Akemi woke up. He jerked backwards so hard he fell off the other side of the bed.

"NO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!?" he shouted his eyes wide as he pulled his collar back up. "LEAVE ME ALONE!!" he cried running for the door dodging Arian's attempt to stop him. He almost made it there but his head was still injured, and the world began to spin. Tears leaked from his eyes and his steps faltered before he moaned....and collapsed. Azriel jumped, and caught him just before he hit the floor. The two boys and professor Lalia looked at one another.

"What in the world?...." she said softly.

YAY another chapter. Hope you all enjoyed it!

Oh no! What will happen to poor abused Akemi Will they find out? Will he be okay?

p.s. Please vote in the new poll! It's to decide whether Arian should be one of Akemi's mates with Azriel or not, because I have already decided I want Azriel as one. The other 2 are your choice!!

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Keep reading and writing always.

colour-chan x.X