A/N: Yello! OMG does detassling suck! Well it's not that bad but it doesn't leave time to do anything else. I wrote this all today after I took my shower so be happy. I've had major writers block up. I've had all these ideas's and have not been able to write them down! Grr! Well anyway, here it is! I'm just happy I have something to update. Oh and you guys seriously stink for not helping with coming up with ideas for her Serpiente form, well I've decided for myself so if you don't like it then too bad for you. JK. Enjoy the short amount that I wrote. Once again I apologize for it being short.

Chapter 10:

The moon was hidden by the trees making everything below the canopy pitch black. Malic expertly dodged every branch and avoided every root. I tried to focus on the objects blurring past to find my way back but it was fruitless. Without Malic I would be lost trying to get back to Wyvern's Court.

"Malic?" I asked for the seventh time.

"Yes?"

"Would you please tell me where we are going?" I asked looking up at him from the crook of his arms.

"No," he answered concentrating on maneuvering us through the forest without dropping me. I slumped my head onto his chest in exasperation. I closed my eyes as I listened to the accelerated beat of his heart, pumping faster and faster.

"Don't worry," he said. I looked up startled. He had slowed his pace down to a walk. I looked up into his dazzling eyes. His smile was re-assuring but I could see the stress and worry in his eyes.

"Malic, what's going on?" His smile changed as his brow furrowed in a mix of confusion and anger. He kept walking, occasionally ducking under a low tree branch.

"Malic!" I practically shouted. He stopped and lowered me to the ground.

"We're here," he said gesturing to a hole in the ground about two feet in diameter.

"You scare me half to death with your mad dash into the forest, don't answer my questions, and worry me half to death just so you could bring me to a stupid hole?!" I asked enraged. Malic clamped his hand over my mouth so suddenly that I almost bit him. His hold relinquished as he put his finger on my lips.

"Please, just be silent for a little longer. It's not safe," he said before changing into his wolf form. I felt my eyes widen as I took in his other form. He nearly came up to my hip. His pitch black hair made him almost disappear into the night, with only his eyes giving him away. He was muscular and lean even in his wolf form, his bushy tail twitching impatiently. He looked from me to the hole before crawling into it.

"Malic?!" I asked crouching down by the hole. "Malic?! I can't fit down there!" I whispered urgently trying not to panic. Two eyes suddenly glowed from the black depths of the hole.

"Oh," I said. I shifted into my Serpiente form, feeling the familiar black scales replacing my soft skin. The poisonous fangs slide into place. My body stretched and my limbs disappear as I took on the shape of a Black Mamba. I opened my eyes once again only to find blackness. I slid my jaw closer to the ground feeling the vibrations. I felt Malic in the space below the hole about ten feet down pacing impatiently. I silently slid down the hole slowly, taking in my surroundings. I could feel the tiny mice and insects scurrying near by but could barely see what was in front of me. I eased myself from the hole down onto the cavern's floor, with my tail dropping with a thud. I felt the heat radiating off of Malic as he sniffed me. Re-assured he changed back into his human form. I followed suit and eased off my snake form. When I opened my eyes I could see no better than I had before.

"Malic?" I asked trying to see him in the black cavern. A hand fell on my shoulder. "Why are we here?" I asked impatiently. I was tired of his shenanigans and wanted answers.

I heard him sigh. "Malic. Please, just answer me." I said desperately.

"It's not safe," he replied in a sad voice.

"What's not safe?" I asked, a clump forming in my throat.

"Wyvern's Court."

A/N: I have not a clue as to when I'm going to update, cause after detassling's over I'm going to New York for our Girl Scout trip. (Yes I'm in Girl Scouts, have been for 9 years and no I'm not weird, it's actually kinda fun and if you think it's lame then hey I'm the one going to New York not you!) Then of course school crap….. so yeah. Entering High School! Oh so scary.

Toodles!

Yori

If you don't hear from me in a month then assume I've died of heat stroke. :P