Serafina woke up on the soft white carpet by the hearth of Braeden's bedroom. She hadn't realized that she had fallen asleep. Last night, her and Braeden were on the roof; their meeting place and talked for hours. Braeden was her best friend. Her only friend. He had dirty blonde hair, was tall and very kind and funny.
It was nice to talk about things that sometimes she wouldn't even tell her Pa or Mama. Serafina told Braeden almost everything. Their friendship was one of the best things that happened to her in her whole life. She could tell him anything. He felt like a brother to her. It made her smile just thinking about talking on the huge roof of Biltmore Estate.
She remembered; "Serafina," Braeden looked at her amber eyes. " Yes?" Serafina answered, looking back at him." I don't know how I or Biltmore would ever survive without you," Braeden told her seriously, remembering how she always protected the house. Serafina smiled, "And I don't know if I could survive without you," They both looked at each other for a moment and Braeden said: "You are my best friend." She smiled again and gave Braeden a hug.
Serafina looked at Braeden now as he lay peacefully on his bed with Gideon at his side. She smiled, she was really thankful that she had a friend to fight the battles against the evil that came their way. They couldn't of done it without each other.
Gideon had also helped a lot in fighting. He was a strong Border Collie that fought with tooth and claw just like herself when she was in panther form. Her black shiny fur and yellow amber eyes, shining in the glowing moon. Running with Waysa through the woods was an amazing experience when she was in panther form.
Serafina visits her mother and the cubs every other night, and sometimes in the day. Now the cubs were older, and she was older too. Serafina was now 14 and Braeden was 15. She got up and looked at Braeden once more. It was still early in the morning to wake him up, so she went downstairs to see if her Pa was awake. He woke up pretty early in the morning to get started on the machines.
She admired the beautiful halls and big staircases. Serafina went down the grand staircase and followed the hall to the familiar cold, concrete steps that led to the basement. Her Pa was bustling around, making breakfast. "Hey, Pa," Serafina smiled. "Oh there you are," her Pa exclaimed, "where were you last evening?" Her pa looked at her. "Sorry, me and Braeden got talking in his room and I kind of fell asleep," she looked away.
"Oh alright," Pa said. " Sorry, I just was so exhausted." That's okay, now let's eat some breakfast," her Pa dished up breakfast for both of them on plates and both of them sat down on the ground. "Mind if I join?" Braeden asked as he came down the stairs. " Oh, sure," Pa answered surprised. He had only eaten with them once for dinner. "Come sit with us," Serafina smiled as Braeden sat next to her.
"Excuse our messy workshop," Pa said trying to clean up as much as he could. "Oh, that's totally fine!" They all sat down and ate porridge and eggs. All of them ate in silence until they were done. "Mm... that was good," Braeden smiled, "thanks for the breakfast." He thanked them. "Your welcome Braeden," Serafina responded. Both Braeden and Serafina said goodbye to her Pa and went upstairs. "You haven't eaten with us in a long time," she told him, "why today?" "Well, I don't know... maybe I just wanted a change, instead of eating in the dining room all the time," Braeden looked at her.
"Oh really," Serafina cleared her throat and put her hands on her hips. "Oh yeah and of course to spend time with my best friend," Braeden smirked. Serafina laughed and hit Braeden hard in the arm, playfully. Braeden smiled and ran after her for payback. Serafina ran around the halls and up the grand staircase and hid in a big closet, so he couldn't tackle her. He was getting strong and tall, so she wouldn't usually win the fight unless she was a panther.
These days she felt something different about Braeden. Maybe it was because he was just happy to spend time with her, or something else. Serafina stayed as quiet as she could in the big dark closet. "Where are you, Serafina," Braeden looked around, knowing she was close. She wanted to jump out and tackle him to the ground. "Ok, where are you?" Braeden gave up. But just as his back turned to her she went out of her hiding spot and jumped on his back.