That was SO good. it definatly shows the softer side of cody. maybe he can be good afterall..he sounds pretty hott. lol. i just don't understand why she doesn't want him around. he is kind of stalkerish i guess..lol. great job! keep up the good work!!! PAMS!

I actually love that song!

nice chapter! poor Dee...and Harry is so nosy! but then I can't really blame him. if someone was acting like that around me, I'd probably be nosy too!xD

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I actually love that song!

Really?
Finally I meet someone that actually likes the song! *was previous obsessed with it but just loves it now*

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i just don't understand why she doesn't want him around. he is kind of stalkerish i guess..lol.

You'll see why she doesn't want to be around soon. More is explained about their past VERY soon

Ha, well, the title is used in the chapter but the song by Hinder (Better Than Me) kinda made me title the chapter this... but I didn’t use the song in the actually chapter, it’s just kind of there if you think about it.
You all know I suck at lovey-ish scenes... I tried the best I could. I can say is twinneh’s F.Fs helped!

P.S: All you ‘Dee/Dr’ fans (as I randomly came up with one day. I thought of the game DDR as I was doing a part of the sequel, aka the end cause I jumped to it, and thought of that abbreviation)...
This is your chapter guys! Well, part of it. You may not like the outcome entirely but the scene is here. As for the scene... read on.

Chapter 17
Better Than Me

The rest of the break passed by quickly, and before I knew it I was on the train with Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny. The train ride passed slowly enough, the only interesting thing happening being a small box floating into the compartment. It landed on my lap and popped open. Inside was a small piece of parchment on top of wrapping. Everyone watched me closely as I opened it to read.

Merry Christmas,
I got you a gift; wear it and think of me.
You have my heart,
~D.M

I folded the paper and stuffed it in the back pocket of my jeans before anyone could read it I then removed the wrapping and saw a pair of dangling earring, the teardrop at the bottom being a deep, violet gemstone. I assumed it was amethyst, but anything was possible with Draco.

Beside me, Ginny gasped.

“Those are... they match your eyes exactly!”

Hermione jumped into the seat next to me and looked. She gapped as well.
“Put them on,” she told me. Sighing dramatically, I did as I was told. She smiled when she saw how I looked, and I looked at Harry; he looked stunned.

“Harry,” Hermione snapped. He blinked and seemed to come back to reality. “What do you think?”

A smile broke onto his face as he said, “Amazing.”

Hermione looked at her watch and said, “We’ll be at Hogwarts in less than an hour. You should get changed now.”

I got up and left, carrying my robes. I went to the washrooms and changed quickly. As I came out, someone pulled me around a corner, and before I knew it a warm mouth was on mine. I took in his scent and realized it was Draco. After a few moments, I had to pull away.

“What was that for?” I demanded.

“Your right, your lips are ice cold,” he commented casually, smirking.

Before I could complain, he claimed my lips once more. I got lost in the kiss, and before I knew it I felt my mouth begin to open to accept a deeper kiss. As soon as I came back to reality, inhaling his scent, I pulled away and pushed Draco back.

“Quit it!” I snapped. “I was going to say thank you for the beautiful gift, but now...” I sighed. Looking back up, I asked, “What’s with you?”

“You’re beautiful...”

“I’m dangerous,” I growled.

“Associating with vampires that I already know?” he asked me, stepping closer. I was taken aback by this.

“You ‘know’?” I repeated, unmoving.

“Your precious Cody? Yeah, I know of him. He joined the Dark Lord many years ago, just shortly after he had a strong hold, nearly 20, 30 years ago? I’ve met him; witness there, naturally.”

“He’s...” I stopped myself; I was actually about to defend him! What’s gotten into me?

“Not that bad? Dee, he’s a vampire working for the Dark Lord, you’re a Gryffindor.” He slowly started to pull me towards him once more, but I yanked out of his hold.

“My parents were Slytherins,” I reminded him.

“I’m aware,” he responded, shrugging. “They told everyone what you were doing in Gryffindor. Ingenious, really.”

“I’m not spying on my friends,” I snarled. Merlin, he smelled great.

Draco just smiled and nodded, obviously belittling me. I glared.

“You expect me to be all over you while you’re insulting me?”

He was now the one taken aback; apparently he didn’t think of what he said or did as insulting.

“You know what? Just forget it...” I started to walk away, but I was tugged back. I only stopped because I felt I should.

“No, look, I’m...” he struggled for words and I turned around to face Draco. He then looked at me and said, “I’m sorry, but... you’re so different. Something behind your beauty...”

“I’ve heard that before,” I cut in flatly.

“It’s true,” he whispered.

He didn’t know how true it was.

“I just... I don’t want to destroy what we already have.”

Draco suddenly pulled me into a hug. I fought myself to remain in control. I felt his warm mouth on my ear, breathing as he spoke, “Are you sure you don’t want more?”

“I can’t,” I whispered.

He pulled away slightly and looked at me.

“Why?”

I looked back at him, trying not to cry. I really had grown close to him, despite how annoying he could be. He was kind in his own, weird ways, but he deserved better than me.

“You deserve better than me,” I finally spoke softly.

“There is no better than you,” he told me, putting his hand to my icy cheek. Tingles went down my cheek and through the rest of my body at his hand’s warmth, at the way he softly caressed my cheek with his thumb.

“There are... so many more. Believe me, you might think I’m... the best there is, but believe me, I’m not,” I responded after a few moments, struggling with my words. “And I’m sorry. For your safety as well as benefit, we should just be friends or nothing at all. Thank you for the gift.”

I broke away from his hold and walked away, wiping away a stray tear. Was it possible to be torn between two destinies?

Thats so sad but sweet it reminds me of Edward.*tears*.Okay im fine.Great post.PAMS
~*<3*~
Heather

Awww!!!!! that is sooooooo sweet! wow. I can't believe Draco knew all along! wow. I can't really comment much. My brain melted. that was just so sweet! <3333333

I am so a DDr shipper!xD

fantabulous chapter! *squeeeeeeeee*

twinneh! OMG! I FLIPPIN LOVED THAT CHAPTER! But if Dee doesn't want to be with Draco, LET ME HAVE HIM! lol j/k
great chapter twinneh!
I ish happy to have been of service *salutes twinneh*
PAMS!! PAMSOID!!
XOXO,
Tara

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it reminds me of Edward.*tears*.

Ditto xD I'm rereading Twilight so it's like... Dee is a female Edward or something

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I can't believe Draco knew all along! wow.

yeah, technically Cody is a Death Eater
And since it's known that Draco's dad is a Death Eater and Draco as well... it all works out

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But if Dee doesn't want to be with Draco, LET ME HAVE HIM! lol j/k

Rofl! xP
Who said she doesn't want to be with him?

ZOMG! I just realized...
The next chapter is the whole action/drama AND Dee's story/secret!
So fast...

ok so im defiantly a new reader and i loved it!

i can't wait for the next chapter =]

uggh not ANOTHER EDWARD ARGH! all u edwward fans...bleh! lol...i love him..but he annoys me greatly sumtimes DEE JUST TAKE DRACO. man. hes sooo sweet poor guy!lol..

GREAT CHAPPPII

PAMMMS.
<3

-Kate

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i love him..but he annoys me greatly sumtimes

THANK YOU!
I love Edward to a point, but after that he's just REALLY annoying and way too overprotective... he tends to bug me a lot I find. I loved him in the beginning of Twilight when we knew like, nothing tho (basically everything before Bella got all 'all I think about is Edward'), so I kind of used that for Cody xP
Everyone seems to love Edward; its nice to see someone isn't in love with him so much they don't see his faults as annoying

Blah, sorry I haven't posted, I've come onto this page every few days but keep forgetting to post. And my homework isn't so nice... it's easy for now but as soon as I have my math test and start the next unit it'll probably become a lot more difficult and the homework will like, take over

So yeah, I'll update either today (probably not cause I'm going to a birthday party for a student that my family is gonna be hosting in May or June), or tomorrow... but Saturday at latest, I promise!

Ha, couldn’t think of a ‘determined’ simile so I used something from my past...
Anyways, enjoy the update I didn’t like the sound of ‘Deanne’s Secret’, so I named it ‘Dee’s Secret’. Sounds cooler... to me at least
If you haven’t guessed the secret by now... well now you know.

Chapter 18
Dee’s Secret

The weeks passed by silently. Harry kept pestering me because he was always there, trying to help. I knew he was trying to prove to me that he would make a great boyfriend, but like I had said to Draco, he deserved better than me. Every guy deserved better than me, whether they believed it or not.
Except for Cody, but I deserve better than him; he’s proven that many times over.

Winter melted away and we made it through spring. Shockingly, I managed to make it through the seasons without having to kill myself – if Harry wasn’t there, Draco was! He was most determined to win me over... of course, no one can beat Cody, he’s as determined as a child learning how to tie his shoes! I still was somewhat forced to see him throughout the remaining months, but thankfully we haven’t fought enough for him to blackmail me again. It was early June before anything had happened, though.



It was barely dawn when I decided I was bored. The only time I got to myself was the time I spent awake in the night, unless I was faking sleep when people came around in the middle of the night, either sleepwalking or half asleep and getting something.

Walking down the halls stealthily, not waking any of the paintings that were still sleeping, I managed to make it outside. I prowled under the half-moon, heading to a section of the beach far from the forest. Before I knew it, I had hiked down the shoreline and without thinking, headed into the forest. It was like a sub-conscious path I had created months before. Without thinking, I called Cody’s name.

“Dee!”

I tensed at the name; it sounded cut off.

“Cody?” I called again.

“Get a...”

Then there was nothing. I couldn’t figure out what he might’ve meant, so I continued into the forest. Suddenly, I was tackled to the ground and pinned. Even using all my strength, all I managed to do was throw the... thing off-balance.

“Merlin, you stink...”

I squinted slightly and inhaled. I gagged at the scent – it was the strong, sickening smell of dog.

“You’re no bet...” My response was cut off by his hand covering my mouth and nose.

“Shut up,” the man growled.

I tried to make out his face, but it was covered. It looked oddly misshapen and similar... My eyes widened in shock; it was Fenrir Greyback, new recruit to the Death Eaters. I had met him once ages ago, only protected by Cody, who stood a strong, protective ground between me and him.

I resisted the urge to bite off Fenrir’s hand and turn him into the first were-pire (if I turned him into a vampire, would he hate himself?), but that didn’t stop me from trying to speak. He seemed to understand my series of incoherent words.

“Your little boyfriend? He’s... a little tied up now.”

I responded to that, and yet again Fenrir seemed to understand.

“He isn’t as strong as he claims.”

I growled, the noise muffled by his hand. Suddenly, I felt as if I was being pushed through a small, tight tube. Just as I thought I was about to be crunched to pieces, the air around me opened up, revealing a large, dark room. I heard the shaking of chains, the straining of them being yanked against the wall. I heard muffled yelling, and I looked around; I couldn’t see anything other than the horrid werewolf. Thankfully, he pushed me away and I hit a wall. I felt searing pain hit the back of my head as the stone wall collided with my skull, but it didn’t crack.

“Tell us what you know,” Fenrir growled. Suddenly, the room lit up brightly and cloaked, masked, and hooded Death Eaters appeared in a semi-circle, blocking all exits in front of me.

“No,” I growled back.

Suddenly, muffled screaming came again.

“What’s going on?” I snapped. I felt chains suddenly take me and hold me to the wall. I yanked with all my might, but they barely even moved.

The semi-circle broke at the centre, and I saw the chains that held Cody spread out unnaturally far... they were forcibly stretching him! How sickening!

But then again, these are Death Eaters.

“Tell us or you’ll watch your little boyfriend be ripped to pieces and burned,” another voice snarled.

“I don’t know anything!”

I saw Cody across the room being stretched by moving chains again. His jaw clenched hard.

“What is the trio up to now? They’re stealing something of the Dark Lord’s; what is it?”

“I don’t know!”

Cody’s muffled growl of pain echoed throughout the room. I couldn’t bear to watch.

“You heard her; she doesn’t know. Now leave her alone.”

The Death Eaters spun around, and I looked up and saw the entire Order, including Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny, standing in the middle of the room. Before I knew it, I dropped into a lump on the floor, and the fighting began. I swore I was fading in and out of consciousness, because I started to see a shimmering white blur...



After what felt like moments, I felt myself being lifted.

“Put her down,” I heard a voice growl.

“You’re the one that got her into this mess,” another rasping voice responded. I was lifted higher and into the warm body of who I could only assume by scent was Draco.

“She might be disoriented; you don’t know if she can control herself.” I immediately recognized Cody’s voice.

“Control what?”

Cody chuckled. I felt my arm drop out of Draco’s grip and hang limply. My strength felt zapped; I couldn’t lift it.

“What?” Draco growled.

“Oh, nothing,” Cody responded in a sing-songy way. I was shocked – it was the first time he didn’t tell anyone about my secret that asked. I had a feeling, though, that after this, everyone would know. That alone made my head spin more.

A short second after that conversation, I felt myself being pushed into a tight-fitting tube again. Just as my head began to pound, I felt the space around me open up, and light made it through my eyelids. I squeezed them shut, groaning.

“Are you seriously still conscious after that?” I heard Draco’s voice whisper clearly.

“Yeah...” I managed to get out. I thought it was impossible for me to get hurt. What’s going on?

Draco strode beneath me, and after a flight of stairs, I felt myself plop down onto a cot.

Back at the hospital wing. You've got to be kidding.

Madam Pomfrey huffed about me, forcing sick-tasting potions down my throat. I then realized one of my hands was ensnared by warmth and his voice spoke softly, almost distantly in my mind; I couldn’t make out what he said. I then swore I heard noise in the distance, as if many people were running inside a small room at once. The noise suddenly got loud, and I groaned and brought my other shoulder up to my ear.

“Is she ok?” I heard someone ask – it sounded like Mrs. Weasley.

“Well...” I heard Draco’s sarcastic response start to build, but was cut off by Madam Pomfrey.

“The boy told me everything. She’s alive, just... sensitive. Can’t say she’s fragile exactly, considering she fell ten feet to a stone floor and still manages to be conscious.”

“Well she never does sleep,” I heard Harry’s voice comment.

“Maybe that has something to do with it.” I could almost hear the shrug in the healer’s voice. I heard her feet hit the floor as she hurried away.

As soon as she was far enough away, I slowly allowed my eyes to open. A chorus of thankful sighs acknowledged this.

“Malfoy, you might want to step back,” I heard someone say with quiet yet firm authority.

My head flopped to my other side and tensed my jaw. Draco was practically ripped from me and held back.

“Let go,” I heard him snarl. I looked at his capturer and saw it was Lupin. He looked at me warily, managing to keep Malfoy back.

“What’s going on?”

I saw Harry’s worried expression as he looked at the adults. They looked at him, and then at me; what’s wrong?

“Deanne, it would be best to tell your friends what’s ‘wrong’,” Lupin told me. My eyes narrowed at him suspiciously. I dropped the look when my eyes fell upon Draco.

“Let him go,” I told Lupin.

“Not until you inform him and everyone else here that doesn’t know.”

I tried to jump out of the bed and take out Lupin, but a hold managed to keep me down. I looked at the hands that were placed firmly on my shoulder; I followed the arm up until I saw Cody’s face. Damn, the only person that could actually hold me happened to agree with this! Well it wasn’t much of a surprise because this was why I had been to 3 different schools, but that’s not the point!

“What is it?” Harry asked, looking at me curiously. I saw the worry behind his mask; it hurt me to see him so ignorant.

“Let go of me, you wolf,” Draco snarled. Lupin didn’t even look remotely surprised at what Draco called him.

“Deanne, Draco’s waiting,” Lupin told me. I glared and tried to jump up again, but Cody had a firm grip on me. I watched Draco fight against Lupin, probably determined to push Cody off of me, but that’s all I could assume.

I glared at him again. I then sighed and looked at Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny, who stood next to Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. I then looked at Cody, begging him to help me out of this. In his eyes, I could see his response; ‘it’s for the best’.

“Fine. But first, get off.”

Cody gave me another look that clearly said ‘Don’t even think about it’, and let go and took half a step back. I sat up slowly, and turned to face everyone.

“Look, I’m not exactly... 17.” I looked at my friends’ faces; they were confused. “I was born in 1932 in London, and I met Cody when I was 14. I’m sure you all figured out that he’s a vampire by now. You see, somewhere at some time, there is one person that smells better to them than the typical human to a vampire. For him, that was me, that average, plain British girl living in Switzerland.

“For a year and a bit, he hid in the forest and we saw each other throughout the day, in the evening, anytime we could when I was at school. Home was a different story. Things happened, and I did what he told me; I ran.” I took a quick break; the next part was always hardest for me to explain. “I went to the next country over; France. I landed in Paris and went to Beauxbatons. By this time, it was the summer of 1947. I went to school there for a bit, uninterrupted by any... distractions.” I looked at Cody when I said this. I then turned back to look at my friends, and Draco, who stood in Lupin’s grip, almost as if entranced by my story. “After a few months... yours truly finds me. He’s changed; he left his family, and along with that, any values and virtue he had left. He had gone from living off of animal blood to sucking off of humans.

“Well, you see... it was difficult for him to be around me now that he was different, yet he wouldn’t leave me alone. We went a few months, only seeing each other at distance, never face to face. After the end of my 4th year, he visited me in the middle of the night in my home in the wizarding suburb outside of muggle Paris.

“I was out in the forest, sitting on a bench in front of the river next to my parents’ manor. I didn’t hear him sneaking up on me, but when he was close enough, I turned around. He told me...”

“I can’t fight it anymore,” Cody spoke for me.

“And when he did, he lifted me from the bench, and he bit me.” I pulled my hair back and turned the left side of my neck to them, revealing a very small ivory scar shaped like a crescent moon to everyone. Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Hermione looked like they were about to faint. I looked at Draco, and I saw the hurt reflect in his pale eyes.

“I dropped out of school for a few years then, becoming adjusted my the daily struggles. Once I gained enough self control, which does take a long time to become accustomed to, I ran to Spain, attempting to evade Cody. I landed in Barcelona with my family in 1995. I went to school there, and within weeks, Cody found me. It was then that the threats started. Each year, we’d get into a fight and my secret would be revealed.

“Before I came here, I was in Scotland. It was there that I first met Lupin in a full moon. You all should know that werewolves and vampires are mortal enemies, so when I saw him there, he attacked me. Before he could get a bite out of me, Cody jumped out of nowhere and took him out. Apparently he has some scars for proof that this happened or something,” I added dismissively. I then continued.

“So... that’s why I didn’t eat, that’s why I my skin is like ice, and why my eyes are violet. Before all this, I actually had naturally tan skin and green eyes; rather similar to Harry’s actually. I’ve lost most of my skin colour and my eyes diluted to violet. It’s better than blood red, though.

“But that’s it. You’ve all wanted to know my secret, that’s what it is; I’m a vampire.”

Yeah, bit of a cliffie there, eh?
Well the next part is the result of hearing those words. And that will be posted...
Tomorrow.
At earliest

HOLY CRAP!
wow that was so cool!
PAMS!! PAMSOID!!
XOXO,
Tara

GAH! SO LONG! lol..but it was nice chunk...I LOVED IT!

<3

-Kate.

Oh snap.
She told them.
I can't wait to see how everyone reacts.
Keep it comming.
~*<3*~
Heather

omg..that was awesome.

can't wait for the reaction!!!

PAMS!

oh wow. I wonder what made Cody think it was best to tell the others

poor Draco, all hurt. *shnugglez him*

Dee was practically defenseless! and I thought vampires were s'posed to be uber strong!lol

great chaapter! I'm really more interested in Draco's reaction more than anyone else's

His reaction is more important that Harry's actually.
And Harry's... well you'll is why I don't like Harry so much in this story (his reaction). Despite how Harry's... and Ron's, are a bit more humorous, Draco's is most important

Lol xD That's why it was said:
But yeah, technically she's supposed to be but I s'pose not this time around xP

Glad you all liked the update
Like I said, Sunday at earliest so that's why there's no update yet really. I'll update by the end of this week by latest (so basically this Sunday at latest), but pretty much any time between then there'll be an update! Honestly, I've either been doing homework or I've been listening to feltbeats. I got the mp3 for both Silhouettes in Sunsets (the one that was in the SS news), and Time Isn't Healing so they're on my iPod and everything. Tom SINGS in that one and OMG, it's SOO beautiful (his voice, the lyrics... the emotion overall) and sad... I nearly cried honestly cause at the end the look he had... man. Wow. Speechless.

So yeah, I've been around but not in the mood to update really. Sunday by latest!

aha! I knew Draco's was most importanat! the way you write just makes it so!

well, I guess she was too beat up coz she was taken by surprise...plus I doubt she had any training...LoL

LoL, feltbeats! I loved that! and omg! he was singing? do they have it in youtube too? I want to hear him!

Yep, Draco is always more important

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LoL, feltbeats! I loved that! and omg! he was singing? do they have it in youtube too? I want to hear him!

Yeah, it's... newer I think, put up a week ago (so a week after the Silhouettes in Sunsets). It's called Time Isn't Healing and it's Tom Felton singing with his guitar and one of those studio-like microphones (he's on webcam). One of the video responses has all the lyrics too. And you can hear his accent when he's singing and it is SEXY! I'm not a huge fan of British accents most of the time but heck, Tom is a total exception

Anyways, Time Isn't Healing is on the feltbeats account on YouTube.
And if you want the mp3 for that song or the other (Silhouettes in Sunsets), I have 'em and don't mind sending them (I've sent both to my friend already, over MSN really) if you want them

Ok, I'm busy like, all weekend and I have today (Friday) off and I'm still awake (1am here), and I'll be busy all day today (later), so I may as well finally update.

As to not ruin the flow too much, here's my original message that goes before the next update:
I ended with a fairly... sudden ending here. Sorry about that But there’re still some chapters left at least... ok, only like, 2, but it’s better than nothing! This one is much shorter too (the other one HAD to be longer or it would've sucked - there was no good ending before that last sentence) For all you Harry/Dee fans... yeah, sorry. That's all I can say. Now enjoy the update

Thump!

I looked at the vacant spot next to Ginny. When my eyes moved to the floor, I saw Harry was rigid on the spot; he had fainted. I then looked at Draco; he didn’t even appear shocked. He had an emotion in his eyes that I couldn’t venture a guess at. He opened his mouth, and after a moment of fighting to speak, he finally commented.

“Why... didn’t you tell us?”

“Look at Harry,” I said flatly.

Draco yanked out of Lupin’s grip and looked at Harry. I never imagined a Malfoy’s face could go any paler than it already was until this moment. His grey eyes flicked back to me.

“You assume that scar-head’s reaction would be everyone’s?”

Thump!

Everyone looked at the spot on the other side of Ginny; Ron was down as well.

“Not just his,” I responded, looking back at Draco.

“That’s what you meant by ‘I’m dangerous’ on the train? Didn’t you say you could control yourself?”

“You’ve got to be the most ignorant Malfoy of them all,” Cody growled. Everyone stepped back from him, wary, except for Draco (and Ron and Harry, but they were still out cold so they didn’t have much choice). “Just because we can control ourselves when needed, it doesn’t always succeed. You learned we don’t ‘eat’ normally, we can go weeks at a time without having something. The longer you wait, the harder it is to resist.” He turned to look at me and asked, “When was the last time you had something?”

“May 4th.”

Everyone’s eyes widened; it was June 4th. Cody then looked at Draco.

“See what I mean? If you knew what to look for, you could tell without having to ask. You see my eyes?”

Draco looked at Cody.

“So what? They’re black with golden flecks.”

“Can you guess what the black is from?”

It took Draco a moment, but he stepped back a bit when he figured it out.
“It’s the same with Dee.”

“Don’t call me that,” I snapped.

“What shade of purple are her eyes?”

Draco then looked at me, a wary look in his eyes. He squinted and then responded, “Dark purple, almost black. So what?”

“Exactly. What’s the lightest you’ve seen them?”

“The colour of a violet... of her earrings.”

If I could blush, I would.

“There you go,” Cody said curtly. Draco then looked at the feet of the vampire in front of him.

“What’s it like for you? I mean, Deanne just said you pick your people by their scent, but if she doesn’t have any blood, what does it matter? Why do you still waste your time on her?”

Cody’s eyes burned in anger. Even Draco took another two steps back.

“Do you honestly believe that it’s all about how someone smells? It’s like you humans; you do look for beauty, but you also look for personality; love versus lust. Do you really think Deanne’s always been dark, sometimes mean and rude? Sarcastic?”

Draco looked at me, looking for an answer.

“I was told I was a pleasant person; I was just someone that could go up to anyone and talk like we were best friends,” I responded, shrugging. “Look at me now.”

Draco then looked at Cody, his eyes burning in fury.

“You can’t tell if personality changes after someone turns into a vampire,” he responded, shrugging as if it was nothing.

“Draco?”

He looked at me.

“You’ve always smelled the best out of everyone.”

It took him a moment to register this.

“Wait... if vampires can’t get hurt, how did you get yourself in here those few times?” Hermione asked me suddenly.

“It was either look like I got hurt or break through a wall. Can you guys do that?” I pointed out.

“But how...?”

“As you might be able to tell, I can control a fair few of my actions.” Some people winced at this slightly sarcastic comment. “I chose not to run through a wall, I chose to act like a damsel in distress a little while ago, et cetera. If I didn’t, do you guys honestly think you wouldn’t have figured out what I am?”

“Huh...?”

Everyone looked beside Cody’s feet; Harry and Ron were starting to stir. Cody took a step back and sat on the edge of my bed. Naturally, Draco looked angered by this, but his eyes fell onto the stirring bodies of his two enemies.

“I just had the weirdest dream...” Harry muttered.

“Really? I did too,” Ron groaned in response.

“Something about a vampire...”

“Really? That sounds intriguing,” I said sarcastically, smiling big enough to reveal my row of perfect, white teeth. They looked at me, confused, and then seemed to realize. They jumped up, and it seemed like Ron was the only one to back away; Harry stayed where he was, looking at me both in awe and fear.

“What are you worried about? That I’ll kill you?” I snapped.

With that said, Harry fell back into the group that lingered behind my bed. I then looked at him and quietly said, “I told you that you’d be like everyone else when you found out. You didn’t believe me, but I was right.”

Harry kept his face behind a blank mask, but I could see the hurt and thought of failure in his eyes. I knew someone like him before, with the same thoughts, another ‘hopeful’. He was one of the guys I met in my school at Barcelona, and he was determined to win me over. When I told him I couldn’t and that I would be too dangerous because of what my secret, he told me exactly what Harry had, ‘I would never do that’.

Right now, he was running.

Wow 'm supirsed Ginny didn't fall with them..
That was a really good chapter.
PAMS
~*<3*~
Heather

Hey!! New Reader...Just as the story is about to end...

I love this story!!

It makes me want to read Twlight now...

*Realizes she just admitted she never read Twlight*



I mean...

I cant wait to read more!!

*cough* stephy...if you EVER read twilight..just remember..TEAM JACOBB!!!! lol.

anyways...umm..I LOVEDIT! and finally. Harry's a whimp, man..and Draco's all...BIG AND BAD! lol...I LOVEDIT!

PAMMMMSSSSS

<3

-Kate.