Chapter 5
"Woman must not depend on the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself."
- Susan B. Anthony (1820 - 1906)
"Something is not right." Tristan said and opened the door, seeing every student's head pop out also. "Do you smell that?"
Kyra closed her eyes as she sniffed the air. "Blood and vampire. But it's not one of us."
Tristan sighed as he looked at Kyra. "Looks like we have a vampire on the loose."
Kyra opened the window and put her leg out –"What are you doing?" Tristan asked, staring at her.
"We don't know if there is more than one vampire here that doesn't belong to our clan. Besides, he or she might be up on the rooftop feeding on their late night snack." Kyra told him. "I'll meet you up there."
"Kyra –"But he was too late. She already disappeared. "Just great."
Kyra stood on the train as her golden eyes looked around the area. She could see a light from a few miles and realized it was the school. The vampire walked slowly as her eyes looked through the fog and darkness. But she didn't really mind the cold; after all, she is a vampire. Kyra stopped, sensing someone else was on the train and immediately, punched whoever was behind her.
And she was right. She hit another vampire. This vampire had blonde hair and dark hungry eyes –he was hungry for more blood that is human. "Who are you?" Kyra asked.
"None of your business," he snarled as he jumped at her.
But Kyra was quicker as she moved herself to side and pushed his back hard on the ground. Kyra grabbed the vampire by the neck as she pulled him off the ground, showing her golden eyes darken as he stared at her, which meant she was furious and no mood in playing games. "How long have you been a newborn?"
"What makes you I'm new?" The vampire sneered.
"One, it's your scent. Second, you suck at your speed. And lastly, you just plain suck at being a vampire." Kyra smirked. "How long and who changed you?"
"A couple of days," He replied. "I don't know who changed me."
"I don't believe you. I guess there is only one to make you tell me the truth." Kyra said to him and suddenly, a crack broke the silence and the vampire started to scream. Kyra fractured his arm. "You're a newborn which means, you still don't know how to stop yourself from drinking. If you drank a human's body and made him dry like the desert, your healing will take a long while."
"I told you, I don't know who changed me!" He screamed through his agony. "I was walking to my car from work and something attacked me. The next thing, I knew I felt like I was on fire and then…I was so hungry. I was alone when I woke up."
"Kyra?" She looked up and saw Tristan standing there, his arms across his chest, looking at her like 'what the hell are you doing?'
"He is a newborn and a vampire left him all alone, unsupervised." Kyra explained to him and turned her attention back at the blonde newborn. "Why come here, though? You could've died from experienced wizards on this train."
"The blood was calling to me." He gasped.
Kyra sighed in a bored tone, "It usually does."
"Kyra, I need you to go back and make sure the students are alright." Tristan told her.
"Why me? I found this newborn." Kyra said.
"Kyra that is an order."
Kyra stared at Tristan long and hard. "Fine, you want him he's yours." Kyra said as she pushed the newborn to Tristan and went back the way she came out.
"I told you I don't know who changed me."
"But somebody gave you instructed orders to sneak onto this train and it wasn't because of the blood. Who gave you those orders and what are they?" Tristan snarled. "And don't try to run off or kill me –I'm older, which means I'm stronger and you know, I kill you in just a second. So start talking."
Kyra walked back in her cabin after she checked every student and some of the vampires but she had to give the driver some of her blood to heal because he got bite. She sat down, putting a cloth around her wrist, and closed her eyes feeling the cold fall wind breeze in. It felt nice against her skin. Kyra reopened her eyes when she felt Tristan's presence and he was alone.
"So what happened?" Kyra asked him.
"I had to finish him off." Tristan said and then, saw the bloody cloth around Kyra's wrist.
"The driver was losing blood." Kyra explained. "It will be worth it when we arrive at Hogwarts and I can actual hunt some food."
"Yeah, it will be worth it." Tristan murmured but his mind was on the something else, something that the newborn vampire told him and he needed to figure it out before Kyra finds out.
"I'm sorry, Kyra. I have to keep this from you." Tristan thought as he stared at his friend.
Finally, everyone arrived at Hogwarts safely but the vampires had to go to headmaster's office and wait for him until the feast was over. Kyra looked around the huge office and couldn't believe that there was so many portraits of the past headmasters and professors. But she didn't like it when they were being rude.
"What is taking the old man so long?" Trina asked playing with her long, red hair as her husband, Aden, took a sip of animal blood from his cup.
"For once, can't you be patience?" Tristan asked her.
"And you've known me how long, Tristan?" Trina asked.
"The headmaster is busy doing the feast for his students. Relax, it's their first day, and if he leaves during it, people will be suspicious." Kyra said. "We don't want the students to think there are Death Eaters here or that they are in danger."
"They are in danger. We're vampires." One of the vampires, Rose, reminded her as she sat next to her mate.
"But they don't know that." Kyra reminded her.
A few moments later, the headmaster, Professor McGonagall and Snape arrived in the office and waited until the headmaster began to speak. "Now, all of you understand the rules for being here at Hogwarts. If there is human blood, please just go away I will like my students to be alive."
"And that shows how much he trusts us." Trina sneered.
"Professor Snape will provide all of you for the potions you need." He continued.
"Thank you," Adam said, revealing himself from the shadows.
"Is that all?" Tristan asked.
"No, it isn't." Dumbledore said as he grabbed the sorting hat out. "This hat will determine what house you belong to: Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, or Ravenclaw. It examines a student's mind and assigns them to one of the four houses based on abilities, personality, and preferences." He explained to all of them.
"Now who's first?"
"Kyra, Tristan, Rose, and John will because they are going to be the daylight guards or should I say students?" Adam smiled at them.
Rose and John ended up in Ravenclaw, Tristan ended up in Gryffindor, and that just left the Sorting Hat with Kyra. She sat on the stool and waited for the hat to start talking. But when it didn't, Kyra was worried if she broke it or something. "Is everything alright up there?" Kyra whispered.
"Such an interesting mind you have there, vampire. Its familiar." The Sorting Hat told her. "It's very familiar."
"Let's just hope if I put you in the same house, your memory will come back." He told her in her mind. "Even if it isn't the happiest ones."
"Gryffindor!"
"Marvelous!" Albus laughed as he clapped his hands. "Each vampire in the same house –the smartest and bravest. Now, each head of the house will explain to you what the rules are…"
Kyra tuned out of the headmaster's voice as she walked away from the stool and looked out in the window. The Sorting Hat knew something about her –he knows everything about her. "Maybe he knows who I really am?" Kyra thought. But it didn't get the feeling she was having in her chest away when the hat mentioned that her human memories might not be happy.
"Kyra?" She turned around and saw that everyone in the room was looking at her. "Where you listening?"
"Uh, no sorry." Kyra admitted.
"I'll fill you in when we go hunt. Speaking of which, we better go now." Tristan said.
Kyra didn't say anything after –not even a good-bye as she opened the window door and jump off, ignoring Tristan's calls as she landed gracefully on the ground, running towards the main doors. She felt relieved as the night air hit her across the face and then, sprinted off to the Forbidden Forest. As she ran, she could hear through her super hearing, the sounds of creatures living in the dark forest as they ran along its edge.
As Kyra circled around Hagrid's hut, Tristan was not far from behind, taking his dear time. She darted in between trees and bushed, shutting down her conscious mind and slipping into hunting mode. Kyra crouched low to the ground, sniffing the air, and leapt into a tree branch hanging over her head. A light breeze ruffled the leaves and she caught the scent of her prey, deep in the heart of the dark forest.
Kyra grinned hungrily, a sight that would give the little first years nightmares, and sprang from the branch, somersaulting in the air and landing gracefully. She darted through the trees, not once stumbling or falling on the plants that blocked her away, and she soared gracefully over a fallen tree stump and skidded to a halt, fallen leaves spraying up around her. The deer was not far from –he was feeding. She raised her head, looking about in the dim light that filtered in through the foliage above her head, and smiled.
After Kyra finished with her food, she noticed that Tristan was already finished before she was as he stood against a large tree, staring at the bright stars in the dark sky. She sat next to him, also staring above and decides to lie down to get a better view. "I never really understood why people like looking at the stars." She said.
"Because it's a beautiful sight," Tristan said and turned his head but gasped at the sight he saw before him. Kyra's dark wavy brown spread out on the grass like the lake, her pale olive skin, and golden eyes shine under the night sky. She looked like goddess, tempting the mortal of their sins. "It is a beautiful sight." He said.
Kyra turned her head and saw Tristan staring at her, the way he was looking at her made her feel uncomfortable and if she could blush, she would right now. But she began to notice Tristan's violet eyes turn pitch black. "Tristan, your eyes…" Kyra whispered.
Tristan turned quickly away as he tried to calm the animal inside down. "I'm fine. I'm just –I'm fine."
"Are you sure?"
Tristan chuckled at Kyra's kindness. "Yes, I'm sure."
"The Sorting Hat said something to me." Kyra told him and Tristan turned to look at her, his violet eyes finally returning. "He said if I go back to the house I came from, maybe my memories will return. Even if they aren't the happiest ones. Do you know what that means?"
Tristan didn't say anything but he just shook his head.
"It means I must have been a student here –a witch." Kyra said, smiling. "Maybe, my memories will return."
"How can you be so sure?"
"I can feel it." Kyra said. "I know that my life will forever change in this place."