Summery: Lily, a vampire, comes to Hogwarts and reencounters with the boy who bit her. Seeking revenge, she never expected that he wouldn't remember her or that her heart will be in danger to be stolen next. JL

Disclaimer: I wish HP belonged to me, but you can't get everything in life (unfortunately…)

Love bites

By: Ruby89

Chapter two

Sirius let a low whistle and glanced at the sprawled boy on the floor "your ex-girlfriend, Prongs?"

James glared at Sirius before quickly jumping to his feet. He looked at his attacker and dodged in time another fist that was aimed to his face.

"I know that most girls can't keep their hands off me, but this is ridiculous" he muttered in irritation. He caught the girl's wrists and spanned her around, so now her back was pressed to his front and her arms were clenched in his behind her.

"You know" he breathed hard in her ear "normal people introduce themselves first before jumping and punching like mad-cats"

"Introduce?" she laughed breathlessly "sure, I'll introduce myself. I'm the person who's going to send you to your grave!" she struggled against him but he held her tightly.

"Too dramatic, don't you think?" he turned her around, still holding her wrists in unshakable grip. He stared down at her, trying to remember if he met the girl before. "I'm sorry" he said finally.

Lily stopped struggling and looked up at him through narrowed eyes. Sorry? After all she had been through because of him, he thought that he can mend two years of nightmares by a single word?

"Don't be cynical" she hissed angrily.

He shrugged "I'm not, but if you'll remind me who you are and what exactly have I done to you, then I'm ready to apologize"

"Remind you? You don't-" she searched his eyes for the truth that no human could hide from her gaze. His face was blank from any expression, and even with her special abilities it was hard for her to guess what he was thinking.

"Let go of me" she said quietly.

"You promise you won't try to hit me again?"

"I promise not to do anything to you" yet, she thought to herself.

He smiled slightly, as if knowing what she didn't added to her promise. "I suppose that would do" he released her arms but neither of them took a step back.

"What's your name?" he asked finally.

Lily shook her head, trying to fight the part in her that wanted to put her fingers around his neck and press. "It doesn't matter" she turned back and grabbed her luggage "c'mon Di, let's find an empty compartment" and then she walked ahead without waiting to her friend, knowing that it's better to put as far distance as possible between her and that black haired boy before she'd do something her bloodthirsty part would enjoy extremely.

Diana slammed the compartment door behind her. "bravo Lily!" she called sarcastically "that was probably the stupidest action you've ever done. I'm glad that all the talk about keeping a low profile in school actually sank in your brain. What were you thinking?!"

Lily walked from one end of the compartment to the other, like a caged animal, her hands clenched in fists as she revised the encounter over and over in her mind.

He was lying, he had to be lying… but even the best actor couldn't fake that slight sincere tone of puzzlement.

She wanted to snort at her thoughts. Sincere? The boy rubbed more than just her soul and he sincerely didn't remember her. She whirled around and punched the seat in frustration, leaving a deep hole in it.

"Lily?" Diana took a step towards her.

Lily bared her fangs at her, growling deep in her throat warningly.

Diana crossed her arms, unfazed "stop that". Lily sighed and slumped into the seat, putting her head in her hands "sorry" she muttered and touched her fangs which shrank to normal size with her tongue.

Diana sat next to her and put her hand on her friend's shoulder "can you tell me exactly what made you attack James?"

Lily smiled bitterly "so that's his name, huh? Sounds very ordinary"

"You didn't know his name before you jumped on him?" Diana asked in surprise.

"He never told me, the same way I never told him"

"I don't think I get it. Did you two dated or something?"

Lily shrugged and leaned back "if you can refer to one night as a date… what's his full name?"

"James Potter…"

"Potter?" Lily frowned "you're talking about the pure-blood family?" she shook her head "it's got to be a mistake. What a pure-blood wizard was doing hanging in a muggle club?" except for looking for a random night snack, her mind reminded her, which he undoubtedly found…

"Translation Lily, please, and in simple English if you don't mind"

Lily looked at Diana, debating whether to tell her the truth or not before shaking her head slowly. Not now. It wasn't the right moment to confess such things. "I'll tell you, but not now. Argh! It can't be a mistake. He has the same bloody scent I remember!"

"Maybe it's the cologne" Diana suggested. She didn't press for the truth, but she started to realize the general story bit by bit.

"You don't understand. I'm talking about skin scent, which no stupid cologne can hide completely" Lily caught Diana at the act of sniffing at her wrist and nearly laughed "yes, you have a skin scent as well. Different though. It's probably the only thing that warns me in the darkness that you're not some lost soul that I can sink my fangs in"

"That's good to know" Diana said, remembering all the times she encountered Lily in the middle of the night on her way for a glass of water in the kitchen. "So just to be clear, you're telling me that there was a boy, who you don't know his name, which you met in a muggle club and you spent the night in his company. Oh, and that he smells like James. Am I right so far?"

"Yep" Lily smiled slightly.

Diana sighed "c'mon Lily, you know you can trust me. And until I'll know the full story I won't be able to help you. Or prevent you from killing one of the popular guys in school"

Lily rubbed her eyes underneath her sunglasses and looked at Diana for a long moment "all right" she said in the end "even though I'm not sure you're going to believe me". She took another breath and continued "you were right so far, except for one thing. The part when you said that I spent the night in his company? well… it's more like I spent the night with him"

"What-?" Diana stopped when what Lily said sank in. her mouth dropped and her eyes widened in shock "you slept with him? You slept with a guy you met for five seconds?"

"More like two hours" Lily shrugged "I waited to be drunk enough before dragging him to dance. Somehow we ended in the bed, don't remember how or where. The next morning, I woke up next to a naked boy and found out that my virginity was gone alongside my soul, and that I had two marks on my neck"

"What did you do?" Diana nearly whispered the question.

"Ran away as fast as I could, what else?"

Diana shook her head "hold it, are you saying that James was the one who bit you? But that means that he has to be a vampire as well" she shook her head again "no, it's not possible. I was in his house and year for the past six years. I would've noticed if he was a vampire. After all, I learned all about them from my parents' work, not to mention that I live with you under the same roof"

"I knew you wouldn't believe me" Lily muttered to herself but Diana heard her.

"It's not that I don't believe you but you must admit that first, you were drunk, still grieving, and for god's name, two years passed from that night. Perhaps James just resembled that guy. Don't forget that he didn't recognize you"

"Just like you said. Passed two years and he was drunk as well" she leaned foreword and lowered her voice slightly "I'm telling you that's it's him. It's got to be. I can't exactly tell you how I know, but trust me on this. His face and his scent are all too familiar. It's like having a deja vu sensation"

"It's not him, Lily" Diana insisted.

"If you say so" Lily said, not convinced at all. She opened her luggage and pulled her school uniform "I'll go and change in the bathroom. See you in a bit"

"Just try and not attack any more boys on the way!" Diana called after her.

"Very funny" Lily called back.

-

"I don't know who she is, Padfoot, I told you already" James said irritably.

"Whoever she is, she gave you one hell of a punch" Sirius smirked.

James rubbed his jaw slightly where he could feel it starts to swallow "I know, that's the thing that I can't seem to understand"

"Understand what? Why she punched you? You don't need to be a genius to get that. She isn't the first girl who walked on you cheating. You always seemed to be in trouble in this particular area. you need to break up with them before moving to your next girl, you know"

James smiled "it's not my fault I love all of them equally. It's almost a crime to break their hearts. But I'm not talking about that" he sobered once again "it's just that I've never met a boy, let along a girl, who was strong enough to leave a mark that my body can't heal at once"

"It's not so surprising once you think about it. It's still broad daylight outside" Sirius reminded him "you know that your defenses are weaker more than usual. In your state, a baby can break your bones in one touch"

James was about to answer when something he seemed to hear outside the compartment door caught his attention. With unnatural speed he stood at the door and just as quickly opened it. He peered outside to both sides of the corridor, frowning when he saw it was deserted.

"What is it?"

"I thought I felt…" James shook his head "don't mind me, apparently I'm more tired than I first realized" he said and closed the door.

Lily waited a few more seconds before exhaling slowly in relief. She released her grip on the ceiling and jumped down to the floor, lending soundlessly on the carpet. She brushed her new uniform and straightened any wrinkles on her black jacket. Sometimes being a vampire had its advantages, she thought in cold amusement. Her smile vanished when she observed her fingers. But unfortunately it always damaged her nails in one way or another.

-

Diana tagged at Lily's hand, trying to drag her stubborn friend towards the carriages "they're just Threstals, they won't hurt you"

Lily dug her heels at the ground more forcefully, stopping Diana immediately "I know what they are" she said in annoyance "I just don't like to come nearer"

Diana dropped her hand and sighed impatiently "and how do you plan to get into the carriage itself?"

Lily glanced at Diana and took one step foreword. She gulped when the Threstals seemed to pick her smell and walked towards her, dragging the carriage behind them.

"Well" Diana said in surprise "this is one way to do it"

"It's not me" Lily answered, trying not to back when one of the Threstals shoved his long nose in her face "they probably caught the scent of blood from my mouth"

"But your breakfast was hours ago" Lily seemed to avoid her gaze and she sighed again "oh Lily, you didn't!"

"It was just a small sip" the redheaded said defensively "I vanished the marks and put a small memory charm. No harm done"

"Problem, ladies?"

"Oh, you again" Lily said unhappily when she saw three tall boys standing behind them, two of them very familiar. She glanced at the third boy with sandy hair and blue-grey eyes. Her nostrils flared slightly at the foreign scent that came from him. He didn't smell like any human. There was something else there as well.

She smiled at him, ignoring her instincts that told her that he was an enemy that she should be careful of. An enemy with a very tired smile, she noticed, her human part feeling a growing sympathy mixed with natural liking towards him.

"Remus Lupin" he introduced himself.

"Lily Evans, transfer"

"Lucky you, Moony. She refused to tell me her name when I asked"

Lily felt her fangs growing back when James flashed a quick dashing smile at her. What did she ever saw in him at that night? She shook her head in self-disgust and entered the carriage.

"Lupin?" Lily asked when Diana sat next to her.

"Werewolf" Diana whispered, watching the boys enter and fill the rest of the empty seats.

Lily smiled "guessed as much". She looked out of the window pointedly when she noticed the person who sat opposite her.

James watched the redhead girl in puzzlement. The frustrating part in this entire story was that he didn't remember if he ever hurt a girl so badly that it caused her to hate him so deeply. There was certainly no mistake in that emotion on the new girl's face. He noticed that her left hand was busy clenching and unclenching repeatedly at her side. He smiled and crossed his arms, wondering how badly she wanted to punch him and how strong she fought the urge.

"You can do that if you want" he told her smoothly, making sure that no one but she would hear it.

"Don't tempt me" she bit out.

Was it his imagination or did she growled at him slightly? He smirked. Now that was interesting…

Only when Lily noticed James smile widening, she realized that she said the wrong thing. Temptation was one of the things vampires were so excellent in. she should know, she used to tempt strangers just to feed her hunger for blood. And James could easily transform her answer into a dare or a challenge.

Not that it'll work for him, she almost sneered at the thought. She wasn't stupid enough to fall in the same trap twice.

She turned to look back through the window and nearly jumped from her seat when she saw the dark shape of the forest. She pressed her face against the window "what's that?"

"The Forbidden Forest" James answered before Diana could open her mouth "a very dangerous place. Dark and cold. most of the deadliest creatures live there"

Although his words were supposed to be a warning, it had the complete opposite affect on Lily. She nearly stopped listening the moment she heard the word 'dark'. She didn't care about the cold. What she did care was to find out how dark it was and how many creatures lived there.

She was snatched back to reality when she felt a sharp pain at her leg. She glanced sideways to see Diana shaking her head, apparently knowing what Lily was planning to do.

"Can you blame me?" Lily muttered angrily "I'm sure there wouldn't be a single decent food in the feast tonight for my liking"

"Pretend to enjoy it and then later I'll show you the way to the kitchens. I'm sure there would be something eatable for you in there"

Lily just glared in response. Honestly, Diana should know better than to mess with a vampire's appetite. Especially if that vampire was ready to drink a whole cow dry at that moment.

(Just kidding. Lily would probably kill him before he'll get the chance)

Ruby89