Disclaimer: I do not own the world of "His Dark Materials" or its laws of phisics, Philip Pullman does.
Never Completely Settled
The cold, heavy rain beet against the old library window, making the images seen through the glass wavy and unclear. The unlucky people outside ran around madly, trying to keep dry while looking for shelter. The frown on my face deepened and my eyebrows knitted together a little as I stared out into the desolate scene.
"It is your fault for not paying attention, Kris." The large, just-smaller-than-beagle-sized, grey-and-black-stripped cat at my feet said in his gruff, gravely growl of a voice. He jumped up onto the wooden shelf just above my left shoulder and peered at me with his bright green eyes.
"I can't predict the weather, Sigo." I muttered, still staring out the window. I looked out of the corner of my eye at my dæmon, who was still staring at me. He had settled when I was 12, and at midnight on the eve of a full moon. I had always wondered whether this was coincidence or fate. But, even though he was settled, it never felt absolutely final. I really don't know why.
He jumped onto a wooden shelf, then silently slipped onto my shoulders, his thick, wiry fur rubbing against the back of my neck. People had asked me how I could have him there since he was so big. I had always just said I was used to it, which I am, and that it was his spot, which it is. Ever since I can remember, whatever form he took, he managed to stay on my shoulders most of the time, even if it was just his front paws or his head, so I really don't notice it anymore.
Still, as he sat there, I felt a different weight settle in my gut. The feeling had been lingering around me for days now, but today it was different, more final and certain. This day is deffinatly going to be different, I thought, something is deffinatly going to happen.
"The rain stopped." Sigo said bluntly into my ear.
I sighed, and as I tried to ignore the weight in my gut, I ran out into the now soaked streets. Little did I know what I was running into.
This is my first fanfic, so be honest. I might continue it later.
