(A/N): Hey Guys! Ooh, I love this chapter. I'm already halfway through writing the next chapter, I have 560 words. Sorry I haven't updated, I've been pretty busy what with subject selection for year ten coming up. Seriously guys, I choose my lessons in exactly one week. I hope you enjoy this chapter!
I started this story in 2012. I was fourteen. Its been almost ten years. If you don't like something in the early chapters, it's not going to suddenly change ten years after I wrote it. If you're going to review this story with criticisms, please log in so I can actually reply to you and not have to leave messages like this in chapters so you might actually see it. And if you're just going to bash the story for being inaccurate, again, please remember that I was fourteen, I wasn't born in the 1960's, and I have never been outside of Australia. And some things are inaccurate because that's what people in that time period thought- not necessarily what I think, or know today.
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Leo
Time had passed, and it was the second Saturday of term, and it was at this time that Elaine had become more persistent in her searches for me. I had been avoiding her as best as I could, putting more effort into this than both James and Remus, but I knew she'd find me, probably sooner rather than later. The reason behind this was the fact that I had heard telling Lily she was going to hit me over the head with a shovel until I apologised, and also because I was doing this as much for her as I was for Lily. Unfortunately, after many near misses with Elaine, I had to sleep. I hadn't slept for days, so I was pretty much screwed. Yeah, I didn't have to sleep as often as everyone else, but I still had to sleep eventually. So, I headed up to the Gryffindor boys dorm, fell into my bed fully clothed, and fell asleep almost immediately.
When I woke up though, I winced, the light streaming through the window was shining in my eyes.
"No..." I groaned, pulling the covers over my head, and I heard people chuckling quietly. Great, I must have slept in late enough for the terrible foursome to wake up. My eyebrow crinkled, and I pulled the covers down enough to stick my nose out into the air, and sniffed quietly.
"I thought girls weren't allowed into the boys' dormitories, Folley." I called, and the chuckling stopped abruptly.
"I honestly thought you couldn't last a week without talking to Lily, Joannis." I sat up, pulling the covers off me, and I was immediately embarrassed as the boys laughed at the mess that my hair had become through the night.
"Wasn't that hard, to tell you the truth." It was torture. I hate every second of this, but it's for their safety. I stood, and Elaine raised an eyebrow as she saw the fact that I was still wearing shoes.
"Yeah, because the fact that you're still wearing school robes on a Sunday isn't insight enough." She said with a slight smile, and I scowled at her, making the smile drop.
"Oh haha, very funny." I gestured for her to turn around, but she shook her head. "Okay, stay there then while I drop my pants." She blushed furiously before turning around, leaving me shaking my head. I gestured with my head almost indistinctly to Remus, and he grabbed James and Sirius' arms, dragging them out.
"Some on guys, let's go to breakfast." I heard him say, and I glanced at Elaine's back for a few seconds before starting to get changed into something more weekend-y.
"You can turn around now." I told her quietly, and she did, blinking as I pulled a worn, red knit sweater over the light green t-shirt I wore underneath. I also wore a pair of blue jeans and had changed my black leather school shoes for a pair of comfortable running shoes.
"Listen Leo-" I cut her off shaking my head.
"Whatever you have to say, I've already heard it." I tried to get past her, and make a break for the door, but she was quicker than I expected, and had blocked the doorway with her body. I could move her, but not without hurting her, and I would not do that. I rolled my eyes and sighed in resignation, sinking down onto the bed closest to the door, which was Sirius's, looking up at her.
"I'm not here about that." She said, taking a cautious step away from the door, obviously afraid of was going to make a run for it. She slowly took steps towards me before sitting on the bed next to me.
"Then why are you here?" I asked, picking at the covers with my fingers to avoid her eyes. I blinked, startled, as her fingers touched my cheek, bringing my head up so she could look me in the eye.
"Just to be here for you." I blinked again, before pulling her hand away from my face, holding it secure in mine instead.
"I don't need someone to be here for me, I'm fine." Elaine rolled her eyes, and I glared at her. "What?"
"Oh, you don't need anyone, yet you've been avoiding your best friend for over a week, which means something is clearly wrong!" I stood abruptly, her hand still clenched in mine, and stared down at her.
"You want to know what's wrong?" she nodded eagerly, biting her lower lip as she waited for the answer. "Me. I'm what's wrong." She stared up at me, perplexed, before following me and rising into a standing position.
"What's that supposed to mean?" I glanced at the floor, avoiding her eyes again. "Hey." She said quietly, leaning down to look into my eyes again, directed to the floor as they were. "Tell me." I froze for a second, mulling it over.
"I can't." She opened her mouth to speak, but I shook my head. "I can't. You'll think...you'll...you'll hate me." I whispered, moving further away slightly. "You'll think...that I'm, a monster." Tears were starting to burn behind my eyes, but I didn't let them fall. Elaine stared at me for a second before pulling me in again, using the hand still encased in mine, wrapping her arms around in a tight hug.
"Whatever it is, I won't think you're a monster, and I certainly won't hate you for it!" She told me, her face buried into my shoulder, and I felt a hot, wet tear drip through my sweater, through my t-shirt and onto my skin. I hastily pulled her closer after that, wrapping my arms around her waist, wanting her to know, foolishly, that I still cared even after my fights over the past few days.
Screw protecting them from me, I had to protect them from everything else!
"Elaine?" I whispered, pulling her closer, knowing that soon enough she would push me away.
"What?" She asked, and I drew in a breath before saying it.
"I'm half-vampire."
(A/N): Haha! So, he finally told someone other than Remus! The aftermath of this is in the next chapter, which is from Elaine's PoV.
I started this story in 2012. I was fourteen. Its been almost ten years. If you don't like something in the early chapters, it's not going to suddenly change ten years after I wrote it. If you're going to review this story with criticisms, please log in so I can actually reply to you and not have to leave messages like this in chapters so you might actually see it. And if you're just going to bash the story for being inaccurate, again, please remember that I was fourteen, I wasn't born in the 1960's, and I have never been outside of Australia. And some things are inaccurate because that's what people in that time period thought- not necessarily what I think, or know today.
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