"What are you doing here!" I asked, in more of a gasp than a question.
"Well," Micah said, shuffling around and staring at her feet, "Oh, I can't do this! You tell her, Raken!" Teloraken, whom I had now dubbed my mortal enemy, glared at her.
"No, you said you would, and you're the one who saw it first!" he said angrily.
"Saw what?" I said, the statement sparking my intrest.
"If I must be the one to tell her," Liz said, "even though I can never do this right!" She glared at them, "Cerah, oh, my." she paused, "This is a long story."
"When I was 14, I met a man named Johnathan, in this forest, while I was visiting Hogwarts one summer. I was with these guys. He told us that we had this weird special power about this certain animal somewhere in this forest, and we could converse with it. I didn't believe him at all, but he told me to think about it. And I did, and I did, etc. And the more I thought about it, the more it seemed to make sense. And so I met him again, and he gave me Sharra, my-" she blushed.
"She means her beautiful Thestral winged horse, which I had hoped would pick me so badly." interruped Becky.
"But Becky got two- the lucky- because hers had a twin." exclaimed Liz, "But anyway," she said.
"So I've trained under him every holiday, with all of these guys, and I've never regretted it for a second. So when we saw this exchange program, we were the first ones to sign up, and so, we got to go. But Johnathan told us to look out for you, he had seen you, and to bring you to him. We saw you start glowing when you saw that unicorn's colt-"
"Kilst," I corrected
"Kilst." she agreed, "And that's yours, Cerah, Kilst is your, well, ummm. I forgot what the word is, but that's what he is." she seemed finished, but was blushing furiosly, obviosly embarrassed by her little speech.
"I don't believe you in the slightest, and you're probably trying to trick me into getting lost out in the middle of the forest, but since some of you are my friends......" I trailed off, glaring at Teloraken, and refusing to even think of him by his nickname "I'll go, for Kilst.
That seemed to be enough for Kilst, he reared on his hind legs and came stampeding out of the forest. I hadn't even noticed he was gone before.
'Yayyayyayyayyayyayyayyayyay!' he squealed, nuzzling against my arm. I felt my face go red.
"Well," Will said awkwardly, "Ummmmmm, let's go then."
"I bet I'll be the first one there!" Micah said, racing into he forest.
"C'mon!" Becky yelled, running off behind her. I followed suit. The path seemed vaugly familiar, but I knew that I had never been there before. Kilst trotted along beside me.
The path wasn't as long I had expected it to be. We were soon in front of a small cottage. It was grey, and would be boring if it wasn't for the asortment of strange plants growing every which way. Liz motioned me inside. I followed Raken incredulously. (A/N: Did I spell/use that right?) The house was _not_ little from the inside. The kitchen, which I believed that room to be, was bigger than the house itself!
There was a man in the corner. He was short, about as tall as Liz, who was not very. He had grey hair and oval shaped glasses. I thought he reminded me of Proffesor Dumbledore.
"Sooooooooo," he said mysteriosly, "You found her......and she found hers." I didn't understand what he was saying at all, but the others seemed to, and they nodded vigerously.
"Excuse me, sir?" I asked shyly, "Um, is this some sort of joke? I mean, I don't understand at all what is going on." I blushed slightly.
"My name is Johnathan. When I was younger, I found this place, and met a man called Golath. He explained to me that some very few witches and wizards have a very special power, linked to one animal, and I don't mean a species. One single animal. And they can communicate with them, mind to mind. It sounded very strange, but I forced myself to believe him. He helped me to find Siron, a Hippocampus, and I visit him often now. He is my link, and I can speak only to him.
There were other young men and women staying here, but I was Golath's favorite. When he died, I took over this place for him. All of the others have gone, for one reason or another, and I was the only one left. I have trained many people here, but they always left after they graduated from the school, taking thier creatures with them, of course. I see you have found you're link, and so you do not have to go searching for it, obviously." I patted Kilst's neck.
"So. You are seventh year?" I nodded, "Very well," he sighed, almost sadly, "Come, we must find a room for, umm..."
"Kilst," I filled in once more.
"Kilst," he repeated, " Come with me." I followed him through a door into a dark room, the others right behind me.
"Well," Micah said, shuffling around and staring at her feet, "Oh, I can't do this! You tell her, Raken!" Teloraken, whom I had now dubbed my mortal enemy, glared at her.
"No, you said you would, and you're the one who saw it first!" he said angrily.
"Saw what?" I said, the statement sparking my intrest.
"If I must be the one to tell her," Liz said, "even though I can never do this right!" She glared at them, "Cerah, oh, my." she paused, "This is a long story."
"When I was 14, I met a man named Johnathan, in this forest, while I was visiting Hogwarts one summer. I was with these guys. He told us that we had this weird special power about this certain animal somewhere in this forest, and we could converse with it. I didn't believe him at all, but he told me to think about it. And I did, and I did, etc. And the more I thought about it, the more it seemed to make sense. And so I met him again, and he gave me Sharra, my-" she blushed.
"She means her beautiful Thestral winged horse, which I had hoped would pick me so badly." interruped Becky.
"But Becky got two- the lucky- because hers had a twin." exclaimed Liz, "But anyway," she said.
"So I've trained under him every holiday, with all of these guys, and I've never regretted it for a second. So when we saw this exchange program, we were the first ones to sign up, and so, we got to go. But Johnathan told us to look out for you, he had seen you, and to bring you to him. We saw you start glowing when you saw that unicorn's colt-"
"Kilst," I corrected
"Kilst." she agreed, "And that's yours, Cerah, Kilst is your, well, ummm. I forgot what the word is, but that's what he is." she seemed finished, but was blushing furiosly, obviosly embarrassed by her little speech.
"I don't believe you in the slightest, and you're probably trying to trick me into getting lost out in the middle of the forest, but since some of you are my friends......" I trailed off, glaring at Teloraken, and refusing to even think of him by his nickname "I'll go, for Kilst.
That seemed to be enough for Kilst, he reared on his hind legs and came stampeding out of the forest. I hadn't even noticed he was gone before.
'Yayyayyayyayyayyayyayyayyay!' he squealed, nuzzling against my arm. I felt my face go red.
"Well," Will said awkwardly, "Ummmmmm, let's go then."
"I bet I'll be the first one there!" Micah said, racing into he forest.
"C'mon!" Becky yelled, running off behind her. I followed suit. The path seemed vaugly familiar, but I knew that I had never been there before. Kilst trotted along beside me.
The path wasn't as long I had expected it to be. We were soon in front of a small cottage. It was grey, and would be boring if it wasn't for the asortment of strange plants growing every which way. Liz motioned me inside. I followed Raken incredulously. (A/N: Did I spell/use that right?) The house was _not_ little from the inside. The kitchen, which I believed that room to be, was bigger than the house itself!
There was a man in the corner. He was short, about as tall as Liz, who was not very. He had grey hair and oval shaped glasses. I thought he reminded me of Proffesor Dumbledore.
"Sooooooooo," he said mysteriosly, "You found her......and she found hers." I didn't understand what he was saying at all, but the others seemed to, and they nodded vigerously.
"Excuse me, sir?" I asked shyly, "Um, is this some sort of joke? I mean, I don't understand at all what is going on." I blushed slightly.
"My name is Johnathan. When I was younger, I found this place, and met a man called Golath. He explained to me that some very few witches and wizards have a very special power, linked to one animal, and I don't mean a species. One single animal. And they can communicate with them, mind to mind. It sounded very strange, but I forced myself to believe him. He helped me to find Siron, a Hippocampus, and I visit him often now. He is my link, and I can speak only to him.
There were other young men and women staying here, but I was Golath's favorite. When he died, I took over this place for him. All of the others have gone, for one reason or another, and I was the only one left. I have trained many people here, but they always left after they graduated from the school, taking thier creatures with them, of course. I see you have found you're link, and so you do not have to go searching for it, obviously." I patted Kilst's neck.
"So. You are seventh year?" I nodded, "Very well," he sighed, almost sadly, "Come, we must find a room for, umm..."
"Kilst," I filled in once more.
"Kilst," he repeated, " Come with me." I followed him through a door into a dark room, the others right behind me.