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Okay then.

I am back and ready to give ya'll a new chapter.

YAY!!!

Anyway guys I know that I haven't been keeping my promise to post faster but school is real rough right now especially because of the dreaded….

SATS!!!!!

~GASP~

Also I have been semi grounded by parental units so I haven't been able to get on the computer.

Got to love those parents.

Beside the point, here is Chapter 16.

A dark figure stood in the Forbidden Forest, feeding on its meal of fresh blood.

Strands of platinum blond hair escaped the binds of fabric that kept his mask hidden. He needed this meal especially since he was going to be attending the Samhain ball tomorrow as an honorary Professor of the school.

The crunching of twigs and leaves caught his attention. Hurriedly he finished his meal off and dropped the body of a young Hufflepuff student on the moss covered earth.

Hastily he turned to see who his intruder was only to smell the familiar stench of what vampires despised most - werewolves.

"Greyback, what are you doing here?"

A tall, lanky man stepped out closer to Lucius with a person over his shoulders. His shaggy appearance and disgusting smell would warn anyone not to approach this pitiful creature but somehow he didn't think that this was the case.

"I was out hunting when I smelled your scent on this girl. Reckon you'll let me have a bite of the girl when your finished with her? I'd say I'll get a bite or two after you drain her of her blood."

Fenrir Greyback was the only one who knew of his dark and sinister gift though as Greyback had described it "a pain in the arse" before leaving him be on the first night of his change.

The wind blew causing the scent of the girl to flow through the air. Lucius now knew who it was.

"Emily? You kidnapped Emily?"

His ice cold eyes glowing with disbelief.

"Aye. I did. She smells wonderful don't she? It makes me want to take a nibble or tw..."

Suddenly the foul beast was interrupted.

"You touch her with your teeth at all and I will rip your jaw out. Let her go!"

Anger and fear filled his body and captured his undead soul. Their friendship would be over if his werewolf friend touched a hair on his love's body.

Understanding what kind of situation he was leaping into, Fenrir gently placed the unconcious girl onto the ground before Lucius before turning away.

"I understand, mate. You found the one who was meant to be yours, yes? Us immortals or whatever those foul wizards call us, no offense to you my friend, have to find our one and only mates before we die don't we? It's alright, Lucius. I understand your dilemma."

Turning to leave he began to walk back into the darkness before turning back to look at his immortal friend.

"Lucius take care of her. Protect your wee little red riding hood or a big bad wolf will come snatch her away."

With that he was gone.

Lucius looked at the place where his friend had been and then directed his gaze to the young, beautiful girl before him.

"That was a strange way of putting it. Of course I would protect her. Why wouldn't I? Who would try to harm her?"

He asked himself as he reached down to pick the poor girl up into his arms.

Quickly and efficiently he apparated to her rooms inside of Hogwarts, easily bypassing the spell placed to stop anyone from apparating in and out of the school.

When Lucius placed her in her bed and drew the covers over her fragile body, he noticed a note on her desk. Making sure not to destroy it in anyway, he picked it up and began to read it.

Emily,

I know that you will be back after chasing that figure.

The charm worked very well because some strange wolf creatures were following us.

I don't know why I think so but I think they were werewolves. I won't know until I thoroughly investigate all of this chaos.

Your costume for the ball, even though you refuse to go, is underneath your bed.

I won't twist your arm or anything (unless you want me to), but I really want you to come to the ball tomorrow.

It would mean so much to me, our friends, and of course James.

Anyway when you get back from investigating that weird figure, please go find me.

I will either be in the dining hall or in the library. Either way I will be reading something.

Love you lots cousin,

Hermione

Lucius' ice blue eyes scanned the note once, twice, thrice before he placed it back down. So the little Granger girl wanted Emily to go to the ball?

Now he knew that his love would go.

After about two months of observation he knew that this girl would do anything for her cousin.

Curiosity filled his mind at what she would be wearing. He knelt down next to the bed and reached down to grab the bag.

Lifting it up, he opened up the bag and peered down at its contents.

A sly smile crept upon his face as he finally realized that Greyback's warning had held some kind of meaning besides protecting his love.

Little Red Riding Hood was going to get a surprise tomorrow night.

The Big Bad Wolf was going to come and take her away from all of her friends tomorrow except really it would be Lucius taking her away.

Now he knew what he would be.

A low chuckle rippled through the air before he knelt down to give her a kiss.

"I will see you tomorrow, my Little Red Riding Hood."

With another smile he disappeared.

Right after he left, Emily woke up with shock in her eyes.

What the heck had happened to her?

The throbbing on the back of her head obviously showed her that she had no idea what the dark figure earlier had been but how had she gotten into her room and without having any recollection of doing so.

She really needed to lay off those muggle sodas for awhile until she finally got a grip on her mind.

Pulling back the covers Emily swung her legs to the side of the bed only to notice the note that her cousin had left her.

After reading it she sighed and got up from the bed.

"My cousin has such unusual confidence in me. Maybe she should lay off the muggle sodas too."

Thinking that she ought to get something to eat, Emily located her wand and shoes then proceeded to head down the stairs.

Fifteen minutes of searching for her strangely annoying cousin finally brought herself to the dining hall.

"This school really needs to stop being so big."

Emily muttered under her breath before locating her cousin who, as always, was sitting next to Harry and Ron. Quickly moving, Emily managed to secure the seat next to them before food magically appeared on her plate.

Before her cousin could say anything she nodded her head and answered in an unwilling tone the question that her cousin had cleverly plotted out in the note.

"Fine, Herm. I will go to the stupid ball but I will internally curse you about it until the holidays approach."

While she said this, Lucius Malfoy smiled to himself as his sensitive ears caught her sentence from across the room.

This ball was going to be the greatest that he had ever attended.

Emily's presence would assure that.

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Okay guys.

I know it was short but I hope you enjoyed it.

Please people I need more reviews or I will hide in my emo corner.

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Okay guys. Please review and give me your input for the next chapter.

Lots of drama will ensue in the next one.

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