"I know you would," I lifted her head to look at me, "never hurt me purposefully or accidentally. Even in yer state ye were still gentle in yer own way. Ye didn't hurt me except for blood loss. I don' fault ya', and I still love ye no matter what 'appened 'n there." She clung to me for dear life and just laid there hugging me for half an hour. "Ye okay now luv?" She nodded and looked up at me. "Ye aren't angry?" she asked timidly.

"I'm not. It's not yer fault. I'm proud of yer for controllin' yerself. I'm not mad at ya' I promise. Do ya' want to stay in here and sleep? It'll be better for ya' ta rest." She nodded. "Yes Master," she said in a soft scared whimper. I sighed. She needed me now. School could wait. I would get the Weasley boy, just he wait. "I won't leave ya'. Let's sleep."

We slept through the rest of Transfiguration, and when we woke I just laid there and held her. She started singing and we sat in the room for the rest of the day. At dinner time I managed to get her to let me go eat and after feeding her and telling her to wait and I would come right back as soon as I was done, and not punishing her, I left. Walking into the Great Hall everyone turned to see me as I was about ten minutes late. I walked up to the Gryffindor table and the Weasley stood up. I stupefied him and turned to see if anyone was going to hex me. The Gryffindor table all had their wands out, but the others were just watching, waiting to see what I'd do, and pass judgment.

"Lower your wands, I only want him to listen without interrupting me." They lowered them finally, though slowly, and I started in on him. "Have ye ever heard of not insulting a vampire? An insult to a vampire is death to the one who DARED to insult them. You are very, VERY lucky she trusts me and that I was able to keep her away as well that she had just fed. If she wouldn't have ate before, you would be dead and the most the Headmaster could do would be to send us away as it is in the full right of a vampire to kill you. Worse yet, you insulted me as well, not just her. She is very protective over me, as I am her and if you DARE EVER try something like this again, or any of ye now that ye have been warned, it is fully in her right, and next time I will not even try to stop 'er." I walked away and grabbed some food from the Slytherin table and left. I ate as I walked and smiled as I realized I had forgotten to release the spell. I frowned though again trying to think of how I could get Kira to see I was not mad, or worse, disappointed in her. She had reverted back to me being her master and not just her brother. It had been a year since I'd had this problem. I knew I had to change and play the role of master or it would only get worse for her. Sucking in a breath I walked into the room to find her still sitting on the bed just staring at the wall. She turned to me as I came in though. I walked to the bed and she moved over and lowered her head to where her eyes were lowered.

Chaos ensued in the Great Hall. After Ron had been released from the spell, he started spluttering all kinds of lies. The Slytherin's stood up for us and a war of words ensued, most lucky is, you don't play a war of words with a Slytherin, you tend to lose. Professor Snape stood up. "Stop, there is no proof and nothing will be gained from this." All Slytherin's bit their tongues and sat down. The Gryffindor's stood there stunned at their hasty retreat.

Finally, the Gryffindor's made their way to their seats and sat down. Snape stepped around the Head Table and made his way to the doors. All Slytherin's stood as one and turned and followed him in two straight lines out the entrance. Once they were in the common room Snape turned to them and gave them a praising every Gryffindor would be shell shocked to here. The Slytherin's were a happy lot, they'd managed not to draw wands, won a war of words, and, Snape was proud of them. Extraordinary feat in their eyes. They respected Snape and worse was he knew it and rarely gave out good comments. They had to work hard for them. Praise from him was hard earned. He left and made his way back to the Great Hall and upon entering saw everyone calmly sitting. He figured Dumbledore had used compulsion on the rest of them to make them calm down. He was glad he had gotten his Slytherin's out. He went and sat down. All heads turned to the Head Table.

"Where did you go Severus," asked Dumbledore.

"I led my Slytherin's to the common room. They did not draw wands and I did not want it to come to that point. Just because they are all in Slytherin does not make them evil." The Gryffindor's started to say something. "And no one wants to hear anything from you. Be quiet and finish dinner or leave." They all stared on in silence as he continued eating.

"Kira, look at me."

"Yes Master," she said looking up, but lowering her eyes. My tone was slightly hard. "I am not angry or disappointed in you childe, but you are not," my voice grew a tad harder, "to attack any student here without my consent. Understand?" She nodded vigilantly.

I got up and went and sat against the headboard with the little bit of food I'd snatched. It only happened occasionally so it made it harder for her. She grew up learning the human street ways and following her vampiric instincts. I didn't like having to control her, but if it was for only a short time to make her better, I would. "Come here," I said, my voice slightly harder again and she came forward to me. "Lay down."

"Master?" she asked as she cringed.

"No." She flinched then laid her head in my lap and went to sleep. She had wanted me to hold her. I heard a knock on the door. "Sleep," I whispered to her. She nodded then did so

and I called a "Come in."

"Is she," I asked poking my head in the door. I may be a Malfoy, but she's a vampire and I'd much rather stay away from a pissed off one.

"It's safe. She's asleep." I answered Draco. "She won't be causing problems."

"If I can ask," said Draco.

"I might not answer some but you can." He came in followed by the rest. They each took to their bed and I waited for them to start the round of questions.

"We know why you left at lunch, but what did you do to make her calm down," asked Blaise.

"I believe ya have the right to know seeing as we are all in the same room. I'll tell ya what I can. In short, after we came in from lunch she healed me' wound and we slept and I held 'er. I went ta get dinner and set the Weasley straigh' ta come back an' take care of 'er. I'm in master mode righ' now and I'll have ta be cold and hard on 'er until she has gained enough self-control. The bigges' punishment for a childe is for their master to forbid them ta harm themselves and ta leave them alone. She'll do anything she can ta please me' and I'll have ta keep shootin' 'er down until she does somein' great. I don' like having ta do it but its necessary is she's gonna get better. If ya bump inta' 'er she probably wouldn' even notice because she's all stuck up in tryin' ta please me'. Ya won' have ta worry 'bout 'er though, she's fully und'r me' control righ' now."

"I have your homework and food if you want it," said Draco, surprised by my soliloquy. "Thanks! Oh! She'll be very protective of me as well, even more, so don't try to touch me. If I'm not in here she still won't hurt you because she'll be punished to my bed." They nodded and I let the subject drop. "So what has all of you in higher spirits than normal?" They told me about the catastrophy in the Great Hall and how Snape praised them. I as well had a respect toward the man. He had seen much, and I spoke with him occasionally when he and I were both at Tom's. I thanked them and then ran my hand through her hair. She woke up and stared up at me. "Up!" She did so and turned on the bed facing me. "Drink!" She slowly came up and drank her fill before healing the wound and sitting down again. "Do not get out of this bed, and do not harm yourself or else." I climbed out of bed and handed her a brain puzzle out of my trunk; she was very good at those things; and retrieved my homework from Draco. I looked to the bed to see she was shaking and had curled up into a little ball. I grabbed my booksack and went to the common room to do my homework.

We all watched as she curled into a little ball shaking as Harry left and flinch when he closed the door. I had never even thought a vampire could look so vulnerable. She looked completely helpless as though there was no point in life anymore. I thought it was a good thing he had said she could not harm herself or by now she'd be bad off, unknowing that the others were also thinking the same exact thing. She was shaking and mumbling and it was a while before it was coherent enough to understand her.

"Master is angry with me. I should be punished worse. I was a bad girl. I wasn't supposed to try to hurt someone. I broke my promise. It's all my fault. All my fault! All my fault!"

She became incoherent again and then started clawing at her arms. She had four long gashes down each of her arms then fell down to the bed crying tears of blood. I got up quickly to find Harry. Hopefully, he was still in the common room and had not gone anywhere. I found him and told him what happened and he quickly grabbed his things and made a beeline for our dorm. He opened the door and I could see him lower his head before he went in, his voice growing cold as he did so. It would have been creepy if I had not been used to it.

She was laying curled up on my bed bleeding. I wanted so bad to run up to her and hug her and tell her it was okay and cry with her but I could not do that. "Childe." She jumped. I walked over to the bed and stood at the side and she slowly looked up at me. "I told you not to hurt yourself." She flinched and looked down. I climbed into the bed and she did not move. She knew she was in trouble. The others sat on their beds watching me and giving me room. "I forbid you to heal these wounds unless I say otherwise. Stop your tears and come here." They all looked surprised at my cold tone and demands. It took her a few minutes but she eventually came and sat in front of me. "I am disappointed in you childe. You did not listen." She cringed. I knew she hated for me to be disappointed in her and I just had to remind her. I hoped this wouldn't last too much longer. Her wounds would heal overnight anyway. "You will be punished for your disobedience." She gulped and nodded. "Out of bed and stand." She did so facing the wall trembling. "Be still." She was. I stayed in the bed letting her imagination getting the better of her. I quietly climbed out and stood directly behind her. She could feel me behind her I was so close, and she wanted to tremble, but she held still. I walked around her in a slow circle; nothing I could do would hurt her, unless I pulled out a knife, but I wasn't going to do that. I would make the punishment mental. I stopped and struck her across the back of the head with my palm and then walked back around to face her. "Look at me." She looked up. "Do not disobey me again. Go bathe." She slowly turned, gathered her things and went. I climbed in my bed and wrapped my arms around my knees and buried my head in my arms and sighed. I didn't care if they thought me weak for this.

"Are you alright?" I asked Harry.

"Yes Blaise, I'm fine. Her wounds will heal overnight anyway," I said remembering their earlier shock.

"Sorry to say, but you had me creeped out how you changed like that."

"I hate having to belittle her that way. I don't want to be her master because then I would have full control over her every day and I don't want that. She couldn't make choices for herself without asking my opinion on the matter, no matter her age, as long as I'm around. I'm happier with being her brother and just taking care of her." I pulled out my homework to distract myself and so I wouldn't have to worry about it in the morning. She came out before I finished and stood at the edge of the bed. "Drink." She crawled in and did so. I kissed her on the forehead then pointed to the foot of the bed and she got the memo and curled up there just waiting for sleep or my next order. I finished my homework, went and bathed then came back to find her asleep. I allowed myself a small smile and I pulled up a blanket out of my trunk and covered her up then climbed into bed,

Later on I woke to her whimpering. I ran my hands through her hair until she calmed down and fell back asleep. Hopefully she would be okay in the morning and everything would be as normal as it could be for us.

Nightmare

Her master had left her in his room and a rouge vampire had managed to defeat her and take her with him. He tied her to a tree and was about to rape her when her master showed up with another well known vampire to her and while the two vampires fought, her master used a spell to untie her and held her rubbing his hands through her hair, as he so often did, until she fell asleep in his arms while he held her close.