Blood Ties

A/N: So, this story has been deleted on fanfiction. I've decided not to post anything else 'M' rated on their site. I guess if they lose enough readers, eventually they may cave. I won't hold my breath though.

Chapter 17

Hermione stumbled slightly as they were released from the pull of apparition. She guessed that she would have to get used to the feeling all over again with her new and stronger body. She moved to step away from Draco but he kept his grip tight around her upper arm.

She looked at him questioningly as he hadn't given her permission to speak just let. He kept his hand upon her, holding her tight.

"You may speak," he said imperiously.

"Are we in muggle London?" she asked incredulously.

"We are," he affirmed as he moved them toward the mouth of the alley. "It's much easier to hunt and glamour muggles than it is the average witch or wizard. And since my true nature isn't widely known, this is by far my preference in hunting grounds. You'll learn soon that blood is blood, whether it be wizard or muggle."

She stared at Draco Malfoy as he released her arm and grasped her hand instead. He'd uttered words that she'd never thought would have ever come from his perfect lips. She shook her head in disgust. What in Merlin's beard was wrong with her? Draco Malfoy most certainly did NOT have perfect lips.

He pulled her aside before they left the relative safety of the alley. "Listen to me, Granger," he said as he stared hard into her eyes. "This will be unlike anything you've ever done before. This will be harder than Snape's potions tests. You are going to smell things so good that it seems that you will do anything to have them. You must fight that urge. I will help you target your first meal and I will help you learn how to glamour them after. I know that you don't want to hurt anybody and I will do my damnedest to make sure that you don't. You certainly don't want that on your conscience."

Hermione nodded and he led her from the alley into the night air. She wanted to ask him how he knew that about her. She wanted to ask him if he'd killed anyone, whether it be by accident or on purpose. She kept her questions to herself. She didn't want to anger him. And besides, if it was something that he wanted her to know, he would have told her.

She stiffened beside him as she caught her first whiff of blood as a man rushed past them on the sidewalk. It took everything within her not to turn and chase him down. It smelled better than anything that she'd ever smelled before. Even her mother's roast beef couldn't compare with the fragrant bouquet that lingered in her nostrils.

She groaned in hunger as her throat constricted in pain. "I know," her companion soothed from beside her. "A few more steps and we can get you what you need."

She followed him down the sidewalk and into a tavern. She stood still as he scoped out the place. She felt like was assaulted from all sides as the aroma of the human patrons filled her nose. Saliva pooled in her mouth. She struggled with herself to remain in control. She could do this. She would not break. She followed him stiffly as he led her over to the bar. He ordered two drinks and sat them down beside a man who was nursing a glass of what looked like whiskey.

"Watch me," he whispered.

She did as she was told, watching carefully as he caught the stranger's eyes. She noticed the glazed look that they took on as Draco spoke. " Come with me."

He put the money on the bar for their drinks and for the man's and then led her from the bar, the man following along behind them willingly.

Draco led them back to the alley before he turned and told the man to stand next to the wall. He did as he was told with no reluctance.

Draco turned to her and cupped her cheeks with his hand. "Now, let your instincts guide you. You'll know where to bite and if you listen to his heart, you can stop when it slows down and he'll be fine. Lick the wound clean with your saliva and close the wounds. Then I want you to practice what I showed you in the bar."

She nodded her head and he released her. She moved in front of the man slowly. He smelled good. So good that her mouth was watering. She moved closer and gripped his shirt as she licked his neck slowly. Her eyes zeroed in on the artery that pulsed beneath his skin.

She opened her mouth and pierced his skin with her fangs. Her eyes rolled back into her head as her mouth filled with her first mouthful of blood. It was heavenly. She drank deeply. Moaning as the man beneath her graoned and thrust his pelvis against her.

She most certainly wasn't expecting that. She growled as Draco laughed behind her. Why didn't her warn her? Prat.

She slowed her sucking reluctantly as she both heard and felt his heartbeat falter. She licked the wound clean slowly, lapping up all the blood. Pulling away, she caught the man's lust filled gaze.

"This didn't happen tonight. You don't know who I or my companion are and you've never seen us before. Go home and get some rest. Take some iron and vitamin B for the next two weeks."

She watched as the man stumbled from the alley and went back the way that they'd come. She turned around to look at the amused vampire behind her.

"You," she accused.

"Bravo," he said merrily. "You did wonderfully for your first time."

Ignoring his praise completely, she stalked toward him, pressing him against the building. "Why didn't you tell me that feeding would have that effect?"

He smirked and spun her effortlessly so that she was the one pressed against the brick of the building. "I didn't think it was necessary. I told you before that a vampires bite could be painful or pleasurable. You did that all on your own. But, while we're on the subject, you are positively stunning when you feed."

He punctuated his statement by rolling his hips into hers and pressing his prominent arousal into her belly. He leaned down and captured her lips in an explosive kiss as he disaparated them on the spot.

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