Sere/Cobriss: Hehe...I know it's been a while...please don't kill me - Yeah...I

changed my name. I like this a lot better. But, it's still the same old me!

Ladon: yawns Unfortunately

Cobriss: HEY!! Not nice pouts ANYway...here's the chapter before anyone decides

they want to maim me for taking to long.

Chapter 9

The sky was pitch black and Serena stood on top of a tower. It was dark as onyx and blended in with the night. No wind blew, no stars shone, the moon was no where in sight, and she could not see ground at all. A low, deep noise began annoying her ears, and the tower she stood on began slowly cracking open. Hot air shot through the top, burning her body. The gap grew wider and Serena fell through, landing in what felt like ice cold water. The hot air began again, burning her as she was being frozen by the water.

Serena shot up in bed, sweat streaming down her face. 'What the hell was that/' She was somewhat glad that she remembered it. But, she didn't understand what it meant. She tossed the blankets off of her and climbed out of bed. She went slowly down the stairs, and threw herself into the plush armchair. She sat there for a while trying to figure out what the dream really meant.

Getting annoyed, she pushed herself out of the chair and went back up to the room, changed clothes, and grabbed a journal and a pen. She went back down to the chair and quickly wrote down the dream she had.

She then snuck passed the sleeping portrait on the door, and headed to her father's office. She knew he would be awake, it was early in the morning, but her father was always up at insanely early hours. She knocked quietly and opened the door. Her father was sitting at his desk and looked up when she walked in.

"What is it you need?" he asked, looking at her strangely. "You're rarely ever up this early."

"I had a nightmare. It wasn't like a normal dream either. It felt...very real, and very scary. Read this and tell me what you make of it, please?" she asked, handing him the journal.

He read it, a frown forming and his brows drew together.

"This is really strange. I don't know what to make of it, but it doesn't sound good. All I can say is for you to be careful, I don't know what it means, but I really doubt it's a good thing."

Serena sighed. It was what she expected. She didn't know what it could mean either. She had a feeling that she would find out really soon though.

Draco sat on the armchair that Serena had occupied not too long before then. A fire was burning in the fireplace because he figured it would help him to relax. He hated having thoughts of Serena in his head. 'Why can't I just stop thinking about the stupid girl? Dad told me that one should never get too emotionally involved with a woman, even if you married them. It just complicates things.'

Still...he couldn't help but worry that her dream did mean something, and that something bad was going to happen to her. He resisted the protective feeling he got when thinking about it. He didn't want to care. He couldn't care. It just wasn't right.

The portrait door opened and in walked the silver-haired girl that occupied his thoughts so frequently lately.

"You could get into some serious trouble being out at a time when you're not supposed to," Draco sneered.

"Are you going to punish me?" Serena raised an eyebrow. "Here." She tossed a wadded piece of paper at him, hitting him on the head. He glared at her and opened the paper. It was a letter from professor Snape stating that she was with him and could walk through the halls, but only to get to her room.

"So, getting protection from daddy?" Draco teased.

"Sort of. I talked him into writing the note. He wasn't too unwilling since I went there to talk about something important, rather than just wasting his time."

Draco rolled his eyes. He watched Serena throw a journal onto the table and watched as she walked up the stairs to the girl's quarters. He looked at the simple black journal, and him curiosity got the better of him. He opened the journal and read what was written in it. His eyes widened as he read it.

"No...way..."

Cobriss: YAY!! Cliff-hanger!!! Now you all are REALLY gonna want to kill me, but

that's ok. I had fun writing this.

Ladon: Stop babbling or you're gonna be late.

Cobriss: OH YEAH!! That's really why I stopped the story, I've got band rehearsal here

Really soon. So I have to get going. Hope you enjoyed it. Adios!

Ladon: Goodbye for now...