Vampire Chronicles Book 2: Catharine Riddle
By: Gaz Destiny
~*~ Day before Halloween ~*~
~*~Midnight~*~
"Rena?" Sirius said turning around and seeing Rena looking around from a high backed chair on a raised dais. "Where are we?"
"I don't know," Rena said glancing down at him. "But something's not right, you're not supposed to be here."
"Be where?" Sirius asked walking the few feet over to her.
"Here, with him, he brought you here," Rena said as a scepter appeared in her hand, a crown on her head, and her simple black robes changes into an elegant midnight blue gown with gold lining.
"Who?" Sirius asked as he suddenly appeared standing beside her a hand on the arm of her thrown. "What's going on?"
"STOP IT!" Rena suddenly screamed staring intently into the shadows ahead of them. "I WON'T DO IT! LET HIM GO, THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HIM!"
"But it does, it has everything in the world to do with him," a strange voice hissed making the hairs on the back of Sirius's neck stand straight.
"No it doesn't, this is our battle, no where in that does it say his. Just let him go," Rena sobbed, tears running down her face. "This time I'll do it, I'll end it for you once and for all."
"You can't do it, you aren't strong enough, not until you become one of us," the voice said angrily.
"NEVER! I'd rather die," Rena yelled back tears vanishing, the normal silver glow around her increasing with every second.
"And that you will," the voice hissed as a pair of glowing red eyes appeared where the voice was coming from.
"Memerious," Rena yelled aiming the floating star-shaped tip of the scepter at the glowing eyes, making them vanish instantly.
"What was that?" Sirius said taking a step back.
"Uncle, dear Uncle, why can't you just die and go to hell, just leave me be," Rena sobbed bent over her lap so that Sirius couldn't see her face.
"Rena?" Sirius asked cautiously.
"He's right though, you wouldn't be here if he wasn't right," Rena said a few seconds later looking up at Sirius. "It's in you, too."
"What?" Sirius asked not sure of anything else to say.
"The blood, the blood of the assembly," Rena answered. Before Sirius could say anything, Rena said, "You'll always be protected, watched over, no matter what nothing will destroy you."
"What're you talking about?" Sirius said going over and kneeling in front of her taking his hand in hers.
"Look out there, what do you see?" Rena said motioning out at the field, and ocean of silver eyes.
"There's so many of them," Sirius whispered.
"Not really, it is only an illusion to make you think there are many of them, in reality there are only a hundred or so," Rena said before suddenly doubling over and screaming, "NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!"
"What is it, what's wrong?" Sirius asked holding Rena's shoulders as she sobbed violently.
"He's dead," Rena sobbed into his shoulder.
"Who's dead," Sirius asked. After what felt like hours of no answer, Sirius asked again, "Who's dead, Rena? What's going on?"
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Sirius suddenly sat up quickly in a cold sweat. Looking around he saw that he was in his bed, curtains tightly drawn as he had left them earlier.
~*~1 pm~*~
"Sirius, there you are," Rena said walking into the entrance hall just as Sirius did. "I've been looking all over for you."
"Why? Did I do something wrong?" Sirius asked almost worried at her unusual happy expression.
"No, I was, um, wondering if you could teach me to fly now, I've got the day off from training and all," Rena said sounding somewhat nervous.
"Ok, I've got the rest of the day free," Sirius answered relieved that nothing was actually wrong.
"Great, I'll go get my broom from the tower," Rena said heading for the stairs.
"Wait up, I'll get mine, too," Sirius said coming up after her.
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"So what kind of broom is yours?" Sirius asked as they walked to the Quiditch field a few minutes later.
"It's a Moonbeam 4000," Rena said looking ahead at the empty Quiditch field.
"Wow, I've heard about the Moonbeams, they're supposed to be hard to get," Sirius said surprised.
"Yeah, what's yours?" Rena said pulling his attention away from her expensive broom.
"It's a Stardust 500," Sirius said glancing at her as part of his dream flashed in his mind.
"I've heard that those are supposed to be very reliable," Rena said picking up her pace making Sirius run to keep up with her. "Good broom."
"Yeah, but yours it's said to be one of the fastest," Sirius said glancing at the broom again as they walked onto the Quiditch field.
"That's not good, I wanted a slow first ride," Rena said shaking her head and dropping the broom on the ground. Pointing her wand at it she said, "Slow down, so as to keep all from hitting hard, to the ground."
"What?" Sirius asked watching as a green light surrounded the broom, then, faded away as if just a reflection.
"Just slowing it down a bit, the idea that it goes really fast alone, scares me some, I'll put it back to normal after we're done," Rena said with a smile as she bent over to pick up the broom.
"No, don't, you're going to have to put it down any ways, it's just easier not to have to do it again," Sirius said stopping her.
"I'm so nervous," Rena said shaking slightly.
"Don't be, I'll be right here," Sirius said placing his broom on the ground. "So, first you need to stand beside your broom, place your hand over it, and say `up.'"
"Alright," Rena said moving into place and taking on the air of authority that Sirius had noticed in his dream. Then, putting her hand over the broom, she commanded, "UP."
"Good," Sirius said as her broom hovered under her hand. Then, he moved his hand over his broom and said, "Up."
As soon as his broom started hovering beneath his hand, he looked over at Rena, who was looking at him unsure of what to do next.
"Next, get on, but don't lean too far forwards or backwards, ok?" Sirius said getting on his broom soon followed by Rena on her own broom.
"Like mounting a horse almost," she said centering herself with a small smile. "Or a unicorn."
"Right," Sirius agreed moving so that he was closer to her than before. "Ok, now you want to push off with your feet."
"Uh-huh," Rena said pushing off gently going about five feet or so off the ground.
"And you move--wait let me just show you, it's a lot easier that way," Sirius said moving up to where she was and, checking to make sure her hands were in the right places, showed her how to guide the broom.
"Like this?" Rena asked moving the broom in an `almost' perfect 360° circle.
"Yeah, wow, you pick up things fast," Sirius said as following her around the nearby goal posts.
"The one thing I can brag about without having Tom brag about it, too," Rena said with a smile before coming down for a soft landing, especially soft seeing as it was her first time.
"Good job," Sirius said climbing off his broom and throwing it over his shoulder just as Rena was doing.
"Thanks," Rena said as they started heading towards the front doors of the castle. "I really never expected to get to learn how to fly."
"No problem," Sirius said brushing off what she had said. Then, asking to be polite, and in hopes of finding out about his dream, he asked, "So, are you going into Hogsmead tomorrow?"
"Yeah, I wasn't sure that I was going to, but Lea told me I should, get my mind off of everything that's been going on, especially, after last night I defiantly need a break," Rena said with a laugh.
"What happened?" Sirius asked seriously knowing it had to do with his dream somehow. "Did someone die or something?"
"Yeah, actually John was killed last night, but I'm not really supposed to tell anyone, you know, keep the worry down an' all," Rena whispered as she opened the large front doors for them.
"I had this dream last night, you were there, and--," Sirius started as they climbed the stairs to the common room.
"Yes, I know, I remember every meeting very clearly, that one is probably the most vivid. Too bad Tom wasn't there, now I won't be able to issue his punishment till Christmas, and a dreadful one I'll make it," Rena said somewhat coldly.
"What was that thing with the red eyes?" Sirius asked cautiously as they approached the portrait of the Fat Lady. "Bravura."
"You haven't figured it out for yourself? Think about it, who would be evil enough to take on the red eyes of a serpent?" Rena said making Sirius think for a minute before taking on a look of full knowledge as they walked into the common room.
"You don't really mean that it was him, do you?" Sirius asked unbelievingly.
"Of course it was, though he not one of us he always finds away of getting there, only to be hit by a very powerful memory charm by me, it happens every time, and each time it's Tom's doing of getting him there," Rena said shaking her head. Then, looking at a small clock on the wall she saw that it was about four o'clock, after seeing this, she said, "I'd better go get ready. There's an annual Halloween party held by the council every year, and it's my turn to drag Tom there."
"Ok, see you later then," Sirius said as she started up the stairs. Then, just before she disappeared into the fifth year girls' room, he said, "Rena, do you want to go to Hogsmead with me tomorrow?"
"Sure," Rena said just before disappearing into her dorm, her face lit up with a large smile.
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Hey guys. Sorry for making this only take up one day, but it took me a long, long, long time to write. Next chapter to be out soon.
~*~ Gaz Destiny ~*~
By: Gaz Destiny
~*~ Day before Halloween ~*~
~*~Midnight~*~
"Rena?" Sirius said turning around and seeing Rena looking around from a high backed chair on a raised dais. "Where are we?"
"I don't know," Rena said glancing down at him. "But something's not right, you're not supposed to be here."
"Be where?" Sirius asked walking the few feet over to her.
"Here, with him, he brought you here," Rena said as a scepter appeared in her hand, a crown on her head, and her simple black robes changes into an elegant midnight blue gown with gold lining.
"Who?" Sirius asked as he suddenly appeared standing beside her a hand on the arm of her thrown. "What's going on?"
"STOP IT!" Rena suddenly screamed staring intently into the shadows ahead of them. "I WON'T DO IT! LET HIM GO, THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HIM!"
"But it does, it has everything in the world to do with him," a strange voice hissed making the hairs on the back of Sirius's neck stand straight.
"No it doesn't, this is our battle, no where in that does it say his. Just let him go," Rena sobbed, tears running down her face. "This time I'll do it, I'll end it for you once and for all."
"You can't do it, you aren't strong enough, not until you become one of us," the voice said angrily.
"NEVER! I'd rather die," Rena yelled back tears vanishing, the normal silver glow around her increasing with every second.
"And that you will," the voice hissed as a pair of glowing red eyes appeared where the voice was coming from.
"Memerious," Rena yelled aiming the floating star-shaped tip of the scepter at the glowing eyes, making them vanish instantly.
"What was that?" Sirius said taking a step back.
"Uncle, dear Uncle, why can't you just die and go to hell, just leave me be," Rena sobbed bent over her lap so that Sirius couldn't see her face.
"Rena?" Sirius asked cautiously.
"He's right though, you wouldn't be here if he wasn't right," Rena said a few seconds later looking up at Sirius. "It's in you, too."
"What?" Sirius asked not sure of anything else to say.
"The blood, the blood of the assembly," Rena answered. Before Sirius could say anything, Rena said, "You'll always be protected, watched over, no matter what nothing will destroy you."
"What're you talking about?" Sirius said going over and kneeling in front of her taking his hand in hers.
"Look out there, what do you see?" Rena said motioning out at the field, and ocean of silver eyes.
"There's so many of them," Sirius whispered.
"Not really, it is only an illusion to make you think there are many of them, in reality there are only a hundred or so," Rena said before suddenly doubling over and screaming, "NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!"
"What is it, what's wrong?" Sirius asked holding Rena's shoulders as she sobbed violently.
"He's dead," Rena sobbed into his shoulder.
"Who's dead," Sirius asked. After what felt like hours of no answer, Sirius asked again, "Who's dead, Rena? What's going on?"
~*~
Sirius suddenly sat up quickly in a cold sweat. Looking around he saw that he was in his bed, curtains tightly drawn as he had left them earlier.
~*~1 pm~*~
"Sirius, there you are," Rena said walking into the entrance hall just as Sirius did. "I've been looking all over for you."
"Why? Did I do something wrong?" Sirius asked almost worried at her unusual happy expression.
"No, I was, um, wondering if you could teach me to fly now, I've got the day off from training and all," Rena said sounding somewhat nervous.
"Ok, I've got the rest of the day free," Sirius answered relieved that nothing was actually wrong.
"Great, I'll go get my broom from the tower," Rena said heading for the stairs.
"Wait up, I'll get mine, too," Sirius said coming up after her.
~*~
"So what kind of broom is yours?" Sirius asked as they walked to the Quiditch field a few minutes later.
"It's a Moonbeam 4000," Rena said looking ahead at the empty Quiditch field.
"Wow, I've heard about the Moonbeams, they're supposed to be hard to get," Sirius said surprised.
"Yeah, what's yours?" Rena said pulling his attention away from her expensive broom.
"It's a Stardust 500," Sirius said glancing at her as part of his dream flashed in his mind.
"I've heard that those are supposed to be very reliable," Rena said picking up her pace making Sirius run to keep up with her. "Good broom."
"Yeah, but yours it's said to be one of the fastest," Sirius said glancing at the broom again as they walked onto the Quiditch field.
"That's not good, I wanted a slow first ride," Rena said shaking her head and dropping the broom on the ground. Pointing her wand at it she said, "Slow down, so as to keep all from hitting hard, to the ground."
"What?" Sirius asked watching as a green light surrounded the broom, then, faded away as if just a reflection.
"Just slowing it down a bit, the idea that it goes really fast alone, scares me some, I'll put it back to normal after we're done," Rena said with a smile as she bent over to pick up the broom.
"No, don't, you're going to have to put it down any ways, it's just easier not to have to do it again," Sirius said stopping her.
"I'm so nervous," Rena said shaking slightly.
"Don't be, I'll be right here," Sirius said placing his broom on the ground. "So, first you need to stand beside your broom, place your hand over it, and say `up.'"
"Alright," Rena said moving into place and taking on the air of authority that Sirius had noticed in his dream. Then, putting her hand over the broom, she commanded, "UP."
"Good," Sirius said as her broom hovered under her hand. Then, he moved his hand over his broom and said, "Up."
As soon as his broom started hovering beneath his hand, he looked over at Rena, who was looking at him unsure of what to do next.
"Next, get on, but don't lean too far forwards or backwards, ok?" Sirius said getting on his broom soon followed by Rena on her own broom.
"Like mounting a horse almost," she said centering herself with a small smile. "Or a unicorn."
"Right," Sirius agreed moving so that he was closer to her than before. "Ok, now you want to push off with your feet."
"Uh-huh," Rena said pushing off gently going about five feet or so off the ground.
"And you move--wait let me just show you, it's a lot easier that way," Sirius said moving up to where she was and, checking to make sure her hands were in the right places, showed her how to guide the broom.
"Like this?" Rena asked moving the broom in an `almost' perfect 360° circle.
"Yeah, wow, you pick up things fast," Sirius said as following her around the nearby goal posts.
"The one thing I can brag about without having Tom brag about it, too," Rena said with a smile before coming down for a soft landing, especially soft seeing as it was her first time.
"Good job," Sirius said climbing off his broom and throwing it over his shoulder just as Rena was doing.
"Thanks," Rena said as they started heading towards the front doors of the castle. "I really never expected to get to learn how to fly."
"No problem," Sirius said brushing off what she had said. Then, asking to be polite, and in hopes of finding out about his dream, he asked, "So, are you going into Hogsmead tomorrow?"
"Yeah, I wasn't sure that I was going to, but Lea told me I should, get my mind off of everything that's been going on, especially, after last night I defiantly need a break," Rena said with a laugh.
"What happened?" Sirius asked seriously knowing it had to do with his dream somehow. "Did someone die or something?"
"Yeah, actually John was killed last night, but I'm not really supposed to tell anyone, you know, keep the worry down an' all," Rena whispered as she opened the large front doors for them.
"I had this dream last night, you were there, and--," Sirius started as they climbed the stairs to the common room.
"Yes, I know, I remember every meeting very clearly, that one is probably the most vivid. Too bad Tom wasn't there, now I won't be able to issue his punishment till Christmas, and a dreadful one I'll make it," Rena said somewhat coldly.
"What was that thing with the red eyes?" Sirius asked cautiously as they approached the portrait of the Fat Lady. "Bravura."
"You haven't figured it out for yourself? Think about it, who would be evil enough to take on the red eyes of a serpent?" Rena said making Sirius think for a minute before taking on a look of full knowledge as they walked into the common room.
"You don't really mean that it was him, do you?" Sirius asked unbelievingly.
"Of course it was, though he not one of us he always finds away of getting there, only to be hit by a very powerful memory charm by me, it happens every time, and each time it's Tom's doing of getting him there," Rena said shaking her head. Then, looking at a small clock on the wall she saw that it was about four o'clock, after seeing this, she said, "I'd better go get ready. There's an annual Halloween party held by the council every year, and it's my turn to drag Tom there."
"Ok, see you later then," Sirius said as she started up the stairs. Then, just before she disappeared into the fifth year girls' room, he said, "Rena, do you want to go to Hogsmead with me tomorrow?"
"Sure," Rena said just before disappearing into her dorm, her face lit up with a large smile.
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Hey guys. Sorry for making this only take up one day, but it took me a long, long, long time to write. Next chapter to be out soon.
~*~ Gaz Destiny ~*~