I don't own Harry Potter, only Elementals and original storyline. Don't worry, I'm not going to ignore Secrets. This story has been complete for a while, I just have to type it up and post all the chapters. :) Enjoy and don't forget to Review!
Raina and Airiala had spent days searching through book after book in the library for anything about the Ultimate Truth, but any other connections other than the emotions was yet to be found.
Airiala closed another book and set it aside sighing. "We are never going to find the answer," she said before resting her head on the table.
Raina looked up at her friend. "All will be well," she said, smiling. "We just have to keep looking."
Airiala looked up at Raina again. "This would go much faster if Pyro and Orlando were here," she said. "The research would go faster."
"Wouldn't count on that too much," Raina said without looking up. "I highly doubt that either boy would be very much help."
"What do you mean?"
Raina raised her eyes to meet Airiala's confused ones. "I forget that you hadn't met everyone," she said. She pushed the book she was reading to the side and leaned forward towards Airiala. "Allow me to clue you in."
Raina took a deep breath. "Pyro is a hot-headed playboy. He's lazy, rude, and much more interested in the anatomy of a woman's body than what's in her head or finding the Ultimate Truth.
"Lando is a little better. He does care about finding the Ultimate Truth, but he's more of a hindrance than a help. He's extremely possessive and doesn't share anything once he's considered it his. One time, when we were younger, I asked to borrow a video game that he hadn't played in 2 years. He freaked out and didn't talk to me for two weeks."
"Feel sorry for the girlfriend," Airiala said with a laugh.
"Oh, he's single. He once told me that if he met anyone then he would be forced to share his things with her and he just couldn't handle that."
Airiala raised an eyebrow and tried her best to contain a fit of chuckles that threatened to escape, and that group of Ravenclaws in the corner would take it personally if she interrupted their study time. "Are you serious?"
Raina nodded as she turned back to her book. "Oh, yeah," she said. "I once asked what he would do if he met that special someone that he couldn't live without and you know what he said? 'I'd buy two of everything so she could have her's and I could have mine.'"
Airiala couldn't help it this time and let out the laughs. The Ravenclaws glared at them, but she didn't care. "I can't wait to meet this guy."
"Personally, I hope that Lando gets here before Pyro."
Airiala raised an eyebrow at the girl. "Really? Why?"
Raina sighed before shutting the book in front of her. "You should know. Pyro and I were once...an item."
Airiala gasped. "Seriously?" she asked in an excited schoolgirl tone.
Raina looked up at her. "Yes, we were very close. However, as I said before, the man has more than just wandering eyes. Stupid playboy."
Airiala nodded and leaned back. "I see, I'm sorry."
"It's alright," Raina said with a wicked smile. It was quite disturbing to see since usually it meant that Raina was planning something for Airiala. "I got him back quite well."
"What did you do?"
"You have an email address?"
Airiala looked at her friend like she was crazy. "Of course."
"Well, that little tart he was seeing on the side had one too. I may have sent her a family portrait of me, Pyro, and our seven adorable, yet imaginary, children."
Airiala laughed again causing the Ravenclaws nearby to shush her loudly. She turned to Raina before suggesting they head off to dinner. They stood, closing the books and setting them to the side.
"That's very wicked of you to do Raina, I love it," she said as they exited the library.
Raina smiled. "Which is why I did it."
They walked down the hallway slowly, in no rush to get to the Great Hall. "You have to show me this picture sometime," Airiala said. "After I meet the man of course."
"I don't think he'll be arriving until Spring now," Raina said. "He hates the cold, you know, being the fire elemental and all."
Airiala sighed. "Then I'll just have to wait for spring then. I'm sure it's worth waiting for."
Both girls started laughing when they entered the Great Hall, drawing attention from everyone, but especially the man sitting at the end of the Staff Table.
Snape eyed the two girls as they walked up to their seats at the staff table. They were laughing and smiling at some conversation they were having.
In a way, Snape was glad that Airiala was talking so happily now. After being nearly captured by Lucius only a few weeks ago, he was worried that she would become seclusive like himself, but she hadn't and that made him happy.
Plus, he found he liked the sound of her laughter.
Suddenly, the enchanted ceiling began snowing, indicating the start of the snowfall outside. Both Raina and Airiala looked up at the ceiling like the rest of the students before looking at each other and smiling.
Raina leaned in and whispered something in Airiala's ear which caused another round of laughter to come from Airiala.
As much as he hated to admit it, the girl was quite beautiful when she laughed.
"Ah, Severus. May I ask what has enticed your gaze so easily?"
Snape turned and looked at the Headmaster, who had walked down to speak with him. The twinkling in the man's blue eyes slightly angered Snape and caused him some embarrassment to know he had been caught.
"I was merely thinking Headmaster," he replied before turning his attention to his food.
Dumbledore smiled to himself as he headed back to his seat. He had been watching Snape for several minutes after the two Elementals had entered the hall. His eyes twinkled as he thought about ways to make Snape see that he deserved happiness afte the war was over, maybe with a certain air elemental.
The girls started to head up the stairs to the table when the doors to the Great Hall burst open drawing the attention of all that were still in the room.
There wasn't much to see of the figure who entered other than several layers of clothing. A large winter coat that looked to be too big for the individual covered most of the body and a large hood covered the head. Thick winter gloves covered the hands and a large scarf was wrapped around the person's head and neck. As the figure started forward, they were removing the scarf.
The gloves and scarf fell to the ground and then the person began unzipping the coat.
"Damn," he said, for the voice was a deep masculine one, "I hate the cold." The coat fell as well revealing a man in a black sweater and jeans with flaming red hair that was even brighter than the Weasleys, and when he looked forward Airiala noticed that his eyes matched his hair perfectly.
"Sorry about the mess," he said rubbing his hands together. Airiala was sure that she was seeing steam rise from them as he did this. "I had to get out of those cold, wet clothes."
He looked up and smiled. He was handsome with spiked red hair, wild like fire, and a sweet smile. He was tall and muscular with those bright red eyes that seemed filled with passion.
It was at that moment that Airiala noticed that Raina was breathing quite heavily. She turned her attention to the girl standing next to her, worry clearly written on her face.
Before she could utter a word, Raina spoke.
"Pyro?" she said before falling to the ground, passing out.
