Chapter 13 - Centaurs, Werewolves & Love
"I was 6 yrs old, like I looked 6 yrs old and it was 6 yrs after my birth, I was hungry, I craved blood and meat a lot as a child, I attacked a lot of creatures, some tasted good others not so much. My caretaker at the time the fairies let me roam where ever I wanted, just as long as at night I was there in the forest to protect them. Which I did, because well they gave me shelter when I needed it, I was young, I thought I was being loved, but I wasn't because my eyes were constantly glowing red. One day I was thirsty beyond all words and a Unicorn came accross my path, it was so beautiful and I tried so hard not to get too excited, so I walked slowly towards it, and it allowed me to pet it. What happened next was like a blur, the moment I pet it I felt its warmth, I felt the blood pulsing through it's veins, I bit into the creature in my human form, something I've never done before, and I drank but it was spicy and hot and not soothing my thirst so i realesed the creature and spit out its blood. I took my shirt off and covered the wound and applied herbs I knew that worked on wounds for hit. I am very sorry I bit, and I did try to nurse back to health, and I managed to, after an hour the unicorn got up and left, but not before leaving this scar on my chest," I finally finished and pulled down the sleeve on my dress to show part of the scar that was left by the unicorn.
"Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth. I believe that's how the muggle saying goes," Bronson finally added, "you were very wise to heal it's wound, I know the scar has healed and the small amount of blood you did drink is about to leave your body for good, I therefore implore you not to attack any unicorns, as what happened to Samantha might happen to you. Now if you'll please turn into wolves let us be on our way so I can show you your new hunting ground and introduce you to the two centaur tribes living in the forest." Bronson finally ended.
"Ok, seriously before we go and phase, I'm warning all you couples, think anything what so ever about each other and I swear I'm going to attack you," EJ finally said.
"Edward, shut up and go change to phase." was Billy said.
Billy kissed my hand, and my cheek and forehead before walking off towards a big tree. I followed Lizzie to another tree where we pretty much stripped and were about to phase, when she notice my scars.
"Oh My Gosh, Sam," Lizzie exclaimed, "wow, I'm so sorry they're all over your torso and back and arms, and thighs, are you okay sweety?" She asked
"I'm fine Sam really, their battle scars, from my years of fighting Vampires and Wolves it's not easy especially when I was young, but I've mastered it and I don't get scars anymore. It's okay, I've learned to live with them." was all I said before phasing, and Lizzie followed.
We walked together in front of Bronson, he rubbed an arrow on himself and wrapped it with a leather pouch and put it in his bow then fired. "Follow the scent of the pouch it'll lead you to my tribe." he said before running off into the woods in the opposite direction of where he fired the arrow.
Alright, you heard the guy, it's a hunting exercise lets go! - Billy thought
We ran and followed the scent of the leather and of him, until we stopped dead because the scents crossed each other, he was really playing tricks with us.
It's slightly to the left- I thought
How can you be sure? Hyp thought
Because the arrow was made of a special wood that is only found near streams, I don't hear to smell a stream near by, and the wood here doesn't smell like that wood. - I replied for him.
We're not splitting up this forest is dangerous me and Lizzie know that first hand - Billy said, we're going to go with Sam's instincts, she's right about the wood, because I've seen them make it before. he finished before we ran off in the direction slightly to the left.
We ran for another mile before we found the arrow and a line of centaurs in front of us.
Bronson came out and was clapping his hands, "So how did you figure out the criss cross," he asked.
Billy phased into his human form, and he was naked, I just whined and closed my eyes along with turning my head down.
"Sam here," he pointed his hand to me, " had the scent of the wood from your arrow, she knew it only grew near streams or rivers and we weren't near it, so we followed the faint scent of the wood, where the leather started to grow and we ended up here." Billy finished.
"haha, good good, you really are true hunters now, Billy would you like to remain in your human form or would you like to be a wolf?" Bronson asked.
"If it's alright I'll return to my wolf form, Sam here is my future mate, being naked around her doesn't help our teenage thoughts" he finished and I knew my eyes were starting to glow red from embarrassment.
Once they were full red I opened my eyes and yeah they were red, I could see it through Billy's mind.
Sorry Love, I didn't mean to embarrass you - Billy thought
It's okay I'll get you back later - I thought to him and EJ and AJ let out a barking laugh
We followed the centaurs to the beginning of one village where everyone was told to look at us and our fur to not kill or harm us because students at Hogwarts. Once that was done, we ran with Bronson for about 5-6 miles where we got to another line of centaurs all with their bows raised and pointing at us.
"Bronson, my brother is that you," another centaur asked.
"It is I, Samuel, and I have brought the students from Hogwarts," he said.
Samuel walked form out of the line he had blonde hair and brown fur and he was well he was kind of cute.
Billy shot me a look a shock, what he is a little if he were human I'd flirt with him I thought.
Lizzie just laughed so did EJ and AJ and Billy just kept shaking his head.
Samuel finally smiled, and came up to me, "Ah the rumors are true the red eyed white wolf is here and is real, it's a pleasure to meet you miss, my name is Samuel, I am the leader of this tribe, these are my hunters." he said pointing to the line.
He turned around and led us the the village that was behind the line of centaurs and we stood at the front of the entrance, never going in. A young centaur boy walked up to us and he went straight to me and started to pet my fur. "You're soft and cuddly" he said while giving me a big hug. After that other children came up to use and started petting us and hugging our fur. One accidentally stepped EJ's paw and he whined a little, nothing but curse words could be heard coming from his brain.
After a while, Billy backed away from the young centaurs and phased behind us. "Thank you Bronson and Samuel, but please, we are in need of a hunt," he said rather firm yet pleading.
Bronson nodded his head and he and Samuel led us out of the tiny village where the small children waved to us.
We went south back towards the school and then west to the area beyond Hagrid's hut, that was until we smelled it, a molded like smell.
"If you smell the molded smell that's where the hunting boundary is, we understand you're able to control your hunting urges, the werewolves will not so please stay cautious and stay away from them when the full moon comes along. We'll leave you to it then, see you around," Bronson said while him and Samuel turned around to head to their villages.
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Billy's POV
It's been a while since the hut and well everything seems to be going okay, until I found out Sam's not a virgin. I mean yeah she's older than me I'm not really worried about that too much, but still she's older than me. I think you could say I'm conflicted. Ever since the first hunting trip we've decided that the boys hunt on their owns and the girls on their own, it was just safer because well the Lizzie would get pissed when she'd let slip the conversations her and Hyp would have, and of course Sam would get embarrassed when I would let slip some of the fantasies I had of her. Overall it was strange.
I did give her the gift I promised her, which I think she loved, she sounded and felt like she was excited. It was a bracelet that my dad taught me how to make, out of leather, I think it made an impression, because she rarely takes it off.
"Ugh if I have to keep wearing slacks and a tie and this shirts I think I'm going to puke or better yet I can't wait to burn it." EJ said while sitting down for dinner, in his well more relaxed clothes. Nobody was fond of the uniform for the school, from the robes to the suit well lets just say in our days we never had to be bothered by such things, nowadays well it's so annoying.
Sam and Lizzie went hunting before having dinner, so I haven't seen either of them since I walked Sam up to the tower after her last class. Of course a lot of the older students were pissed that I could teleport around school, when they couldn't apparate on school campus or grounds. It got to the point where I just ran instead because teleporting was making me more enemies and the number rule is to not make yourself obvious amongst the students.
I started eating chicken when two other wolves came to sit at our table with Lily.
"Hey Billy," Lily said, "These are some of my friends from Slytherin, this is Marci Finnegan and her twin brother Abel, they wanted to sit with us tonight, I hope you don't mind," she ended.
"No Lily it's cool, well I'm Billy, these are my nephews EJ and AJ and of course you know Scorpius, Sam and Lizzie should be here shortly." I said while shaking their hands.
"Thanks for having us Billy," Marci said, "My older brother Sean was almost sure you wouldn't let us anywhere near your family or friends. But I'm glad we can all be friends,"
"Hogwarts is a neutral zone, of course I'll protect my family and friends, but here we're friends as well, there's no need to draw lines or boundaries. I'm honored to be your friend," I said to Marci, who just smiled and Abel, well he looked shock.
"Spoken like a true leader," Sam said while taking a seat next to me, "Hi Marci, Abel, how're ya'll doing with the assignment from Johnson?"
"It's brutal, I remember me Dad saying that if I can't pass Transfugration I'm a basic idiot and that I might as well not even go back to school after my first year. So of course I'm going to try and prove him wrong, I've been getting help when I can from my older brother and Lily and Hugo." Abel responded.
"Well if you need more help, I'll be more than happy to help you," Sam said, "What do you think EJ, AJ?"
"Yeah we'll see," EJ said, AJ just nodded his head because he was in the middle of drinking pumpkin juice.
Wow, her scars are really wow, I've never seen that many on a person in my entire life, vampire bites, and claw marks.... - Abel thought.
And I stiffened and glared at him so did EJ. "Abel, please, watch your thoughts around me," I said to low for human ears, and he looked at me with shock on his face. And that's when AJ put a shield around his mind but not Marci, she seemed more like the leader then her older brother who was a 4th year.
She's really hott, I mean I know she's with Billy and all but dang I wish I could get with her, I'm sure she's experienced with how she was walking in those shoes..... - Michael Taylor, a 5th year in Hufflepuff thought, along with 20 other guys in the Great Hall.
I knew she was part Veela, look at how many guys are staring at her, omg I need to talk to her ask if she's been practiced in the arts... - Dominique thought, and that was sweet bliss, because we forgot to tell Sam, Dominique and her siblings were part Veela on their moms side.
Hey Uncle Billy, I can't block all the male population of this school, you're going to have to turn it off for a while or else - AJ thought to me, and I nodded my head slightly before I took off my robe and wrapped it around Sam.
I didn't care if she was cold or not I just wanted to boys to stop thinking about her hair, and legs and whatever was showing through her dress that Aunt Alice bought her.
"I'm not cold Billy," Sam said, but wrapped the robe around her anyway.
Sam's POV
This is going to be a long night for me and well everybody, there's a big test coming up for Defense against the dark arts and the professor pushes us to the brinks, I was so nervous and frustrated in class today I started vibrating. I'm just happy EJ was there, he distracted me by throwing images of Billy at me. Of course I relaxed right away, but I got too relax and ended up day dreaming in class.
"Ms. Cullen, Cullen, hello, earth to Cullen..." Prof. Prince kept calling.
"Oh, huh, what?" I responded, can you believe that, I blanked out.
The answer is four - EJ put into my head. "Oh, four Sir, sorry about that I was thinking of my homework for the evening." I tried to cover up unsuccessfully.
"Yes, well, day dreaming is nothing good and just for that a 4ft essay on the reasons why each curse is considered dangerous and why there is need to develop a new shield against these curses," Prof. Prince went on, before the class was dismissed, "Oh and it's due next class session."
There was of course groans and moans throughout the class as we walked out, "I'm so sorry guys, I was about to burst through my skin (literally) if I didn't relax," I apologized to some of my friends, the rest of the class just glared at me.
"Well look at it this way," Lysander went on, "we can either study in the library or in the common room, what do you think?" I swear this girl should've been in Ravenclaw like her brother but she loved being in Gryffindor.
"Common room sounds good, I'll meet you up there after dinner, you okay with that EJ?" I asked turning to him, to find Billy right behind me holding my hand, I didn't even notice him grab my hand.
"Uh, we'll see, I know AJ wanted to compare notes for charms, but we'll go over it during dinner." EJ answered.
So tonight me and Lysander will be going over our notes and then coming out with outlines, Billy offered to help, only if we asked. He knows how independent I am so he doesn't try to help me often except when I really needed it.
Although an upside did happen while me and Lizzie were hunting. Lizzie wanted to hunt Vamp style and me well had my favorite Jimy Choo's on so there was no way I was going into the forest to hunt as a human. So I tied a dirty old shirt to my leg just in case I needed to phase.
While we were hunting, we came accross the scent of the chocolate, the sweetest scent in the whole world. So we ran towards it, I phased because i wanted to devour the beast in my human form, so did Lizzie who took her shirt of and threw it onto the forest floor.
As we closed in on the beasts, we jumped into the trees, crouched down on the branches, watching the giant spiders below. There was two of them and they were wrapping up a couple of doe's to eat, we'd probably eat those afterwards. We looked at each other and counted to three with our fingers, then jumped down on to the spiders, and bit into it's skin and started to suck. It literally tastes just like spiders, the venom has no effect on us yet the taste is sweet bliss. After the spiders we went for the doe's, not as good as the sweetness of the spiders but just as satisfying.
After we drank we disposed of the bodies and ran to where Lizzie tossed her shirt off, and I phased back to where I stowed my clothes in a the trunk of a tree.
Like I said the upside of the whole day, I replayed it for Billy when we got to dinner, after he covered me with his robe. Later I found out it was because a lot of people were staring at me and ogling over my dress and well body. I'd have to talk to him about that.
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