We entered an extremely large hall, with doors lining the way. Every now and then, one of them would leave, through a specific door, until Jonathan and I were walking in silence, with only the clunking of Kilst's hooves to break it.
He finally reached a door numbered 409, and opened it. Inside was a small area for a person, with a cot and a table, and hay layed down for an animal to sleep on. There was a back door, presumably to let the animals out into the large paddock that was visible, as the door was glass.
"This is Kilst's new safehaven," Jonathan said, motioning around the room.
Kilst went straight for the hay and layed down, testing it out. 'It's soft!' he remarked. I laughed.
"You may also stay here if you ever have the need," Jonathan said.
I nodded, "This is... rather surprising, isn't it, Kilst?" The unicorn nodded and, curling up on the hay, began to mentally snore. I smiled.
Jonathan motioned me out and we left. "You'll have to tell no one about this," He said as we headed back.
I nodded. Jonathan began rapping on certain doors, causing the ones who had entered them to emerge. I smiled at all but Raken, glaring instead. Raken glared back. Liz and Jonathan exchanged glances and laughed softly. We both glared at them, making them laugh harder.
"Ah, now you can go back to the school. Be glad you didn't take too long, so you can have plently of rest. Goodbye!" He called as all of them ran for the door, shouting their goodbyes as they ran into the thick of the forest.
*~*~*
I woke happily and jumped out of bed, pulling on my robes and racing Liz to the mirror. Grabbing my brush, I brushed my long, colorless (white) hair and pulled it back and began to make it into a french braid with a hair charm I had gotten only yesterday morning in 'Witch Weekly.' Then I put on some light pink lip gloss and blush to give myself a little color, and gave Liz control of the mirror.
Once we were both ready, we went down the stairs and into the common room. Liz demanded that we had to wait for Raken, since he didn't know where anything was than she did. So we did, and Liz and I walked ahead to the Great Hall, Liz commenting on every single thing we passed.
"Oh, look! Look at that painting of a winged horse! It looks just liked Sharra!" Liz gestured at the painting of the Thestral, who whinnied.
I grinned, "Yeah, everyone calls him Lilac. I dunno why... but they do." Lilac snortad, as if agreeing.
We finally reached the Great Hall and sat down at the Ravenclaw table next to Cho, who had gone before us. We only had about five minutes to eat, and so I hurried down a peice of toast and Pumpkin juice and we grabbed out bookbags and raced to our first class, double potions with Hufflepuff.
*~*~*
"Are all teachers that... mean?" Liz asked as we left Potions.
"No, Snape's the only one that's that bad," I said. She nodded, brightening a little, and we hurried to charms, Raken lagging behind again.
After all the classes, we were all exhausted. We left Raken in the Great Hall and went up to bed.
*~*~*
The next Saturday, Liz woke me up early, "C'mon!" She whispered, "We're going to Jonathan's!"
"Why so early?" I groaned softly, "It's 4AM!"
"Well, I don't want to get caught, do you?" Liz grabbed my hand and dragged me out of bed. We got on our clothes, met (evil) Raken in the common room, and went down to the Grounds, where we met the others.
Will silently motioned for us to go, and we tiptoed into the Forbidden Forest, beggining to run when we reached the edge.
We finally reached the 'cottage' again, and, with a short wave to Jonathan, I ran to room 409. To my dispair, Kilst was still asleep, so I got permission from Jonathan, and began to look in every single room for some sort of creature.
I opened a door and found what I recognized as an aged old Hippocampus in a large tank of water, which led out an opening in the wall to a large pool. "Hello," I said, "You're Jonathan's link, aren't you?"
Instead of what I was expecting, a nod or something, words formed in my head, like it was Kilst talking to me. 'Yes, that I am, Chosen One."
I took a step back in surprise, and tried talking mentally to Siren, 'Blessed.... wha?'
He obviously heard me. 'You are chosen by the stars to defeat an evil enemy forthcoming... at least that's what the centaurs said. Something along the lines of, "The Chosen One who has no color shall defeat the forthcoming evil."'
'Riight.... I think I'll go now....' I said, backing away to the door, 'Ummm, bye.' I ran down the hall and emerged in the main room, panting.
Jonathan and Raken, who had been talking quietly, looked up in alarm. "What happened? You look like youi just saw the Grim," Raken sneered.
"No, actually, I saw.. Siren," I looked at Jonathan, who's face grew more concerned.
"Is something wrong with him?" He asked in a quiet voice.
"No... he... he.. talked to me..." I stuttered.
Jonathan stood up, a small smile forming on his face. "You were Chosen."
"But.... for what!? That's what I can't figure out. Siren was going on and on about 'and evil forthcoming..'"
"Don't mind him. He's a bit over-dramatic. But You were chosen to have the gift of power over animals. You can talk to any of them. It doesn't work until you find your actual link. I read about it in one of these books," he waved his hand at a shelf of ancient looking books."
"But... why me?" I asked, feeling extremely confused.
"Because.... I have no idea," Jonathan sad, shaking his head with a grin.
"Humph. How come she gets something special!?" Raken said, looking dejected.
"Because I am special. And you're weird!" I stuck my tongue out at him
"Are you saying you're not?" He returned the gesture.
"Children!" That was Jonathan.
We both turned back to him. "Now, Cerah, Raken, I want you both to go into the forest tomorrow."
"But-" We both started.
"No buts. Raken, you know your way around this forest best. Cerah, you're the whole reason you both have to come. Ok? Now, I think your unicorn is probably awake now, Cerah..."
I spent the rest of the day with Kilst, running around and playing in the paddock outside with Liz and Sharra. We returned, exhausted, to the school and I murmured, "Goodnight," to Liz, only to hear Kori, who was snuggled up next to me say, 'Night night!'
He finally reached a door numbered 409, and opened it. Inside was a small area for a person, with a cot and a table, and hay layed down for an animal to sleep on. There was a back door, presumably to let the animals out into the large paddock that was visible, as the door was glass.
"This is Kilst's new safehaven," Jonathan said, motioning around the room.
Kilst went straight for the hay and layed down, testing it out. 'It's soft!' he remarked. I laughed.
"You may also stay here if you ever have the need," Jonathan said.
I nodded, "This is... rather surprising, isn't it, Kilst?" The unicorn nodded and, curling up on the hay, began to mentally snore. I smiled.
Jonathan motioned me out and we left. "You'll have to tell no one about this," He said as we headed back.
I nodded. Jonathan began rapping on certain doors, causing the ones who had entered them to emerge. I smiled at all but Raken, glaring instead. Raken glared back. Liz and Jonathan exchanged glances and laughed softly. We both glared at them, making them laugh harder.
"Ah, now you can go back to the school. Be glad you didn't take too long, so you can have plently of rest. Goodbye!" He called as all of them ran for the door, shouting their goodbyes as they ran into the thick of the forest.
*~*~*
I woke happily and jumped out of bed, pulling on my robes and racing Liz to the mirror. Grabbing my brush, I brushed my long, colorless (white) hair and pulled it back and began to make it into a french braid with a hair charm I had gotten only yesterday morning in 'Witch Weekly.' Then I put on some light pink lip gloss and blush to give myself a little color, and gave Liz control of the mirror.
Once we were both ready, we went down the stairs and into the common room. Liz demanded that we had to wait for Raken, since he didn't know where anything was than she did. So we did, and Liz and I walked ahead to the Great Hall, Liz commenting on every single thing we passed.
"Oh, look! Look at that painting of a winged horse! It looks just liked Sharra!" Liz gestured at the painting of the Thestral, who whinnied.
I grinned, "Yeah, everyone calls him Lilac. I dunno why... but they do." Lilac snortad, as if agreeing.
We finally reached the Great Hall and sat down at the Ravenclaw table next to Cho, who had gone before us. We only had about five minutes to eat, and so I hurried down a peice of toast and Pumpkin juice and we grabbed out bookbags and raced to our first class, double potions with Hufflepuff.
*~*~*
"Are all teachers that... mean?" Liz asked as we left Potions.
"No, Snape's the only one that's that bad," I said. She nodded, brightening a little, and we hurried to charms, Raken lagging behind again.
After all the classes, we were all exhausted. We left Raken in the Great Hall and went up to bed.
*~*~*
The next Saturday, Liz woke me up early, "C'mon!" She whispered, "We're going to Jonathan's!"
"Why so early?" I groaned softly, "It's 4AM!"
"Well, I don't want to get caught, do you?" Liz grabbed my hand and dragged me out of bed. We got on our clothes, met (evil) Raken in the common room, and went down to the Grounds, where we met the others.
Will silently motioned for us to go, and we tiptoed into the Forbidden Forest, beggining to run when we reached the edge.
We finally reached the 'cottage' again, and, with a short wave to Jonathan, I ran to room 409. To my dispair, Kilst was still asleep, so I got permission from Jonathan, and began to look in every single room for some sort of creature.
I opened a door and found what I recognized as an aged old Hippocampus in a large tank of water, which led out an opening in the wall to a large pool. "Hello," I said, "You're Jonathan's link, aren't you?"
Instead of what I was expecting, a nod or something, words formed in my head, like it was Kilst talking to me. 'Yes, that I am, Chosen One."
I took a step back in surprise, and tried talking mentally to Siren, 'Blessed.... wha?'
He obviously heard me. 'You are chosen by the stars to defeat an evil enemy forthcoming... at least that's what the centaurs said. Something along the lines of, "The Chosen One who has no color shall defeat the forthcoming evil."'
'Riight.... I think I'll go now....' I said, backing away to the door, 'Ummm, bye.' I ran down the hall and emerged in the main room, panting.
Jonathan and Raken, who had been talking quietly, looked up in alarm. "What happened? You look like youi just saw the Grim," Raken sneered.
"No, actually, I saw.. Siren," I looked at Jonathan, who's face grew more concerned.
"Is something wrong with him?" He asked in a quiet voice.
"No... he... he.. talked to me..." I stuttered.
Jonathan stood up, a small smile forming on his face. "You were Chosen."
"But.... for what!? That's what I can't figure out. Siren was going on and on about 'and evil forthcoming..'"
"Don't mind him. He's a bit over-dramatic. But You were chosen to have the gift of power over animals. You can talk to any of them. It doesn't work until you find your actual link. I read about it in one of these books," he waved his hand at a shelf of ancient looking books."
"But... why me?" I asked, feeling extremely confused.
"Because.... I have no idea," Jonathan sad, shaking his head with a grin.
"Humph. How come she gets something special!?" Raken said, looking dejected.
"Because I am special. And you're weird!" I stuck my tongue out at him
"Are you saying you're not?" He returned the gesture.
"Children!" That was Jonathan.
We both turned back to him. "Now, Cerah, Raken, I want you both to go into the forest tomorrow."
"But-" We both started.
"No buts. Raken, you know your way around this forest best. Cerah, you're the whole reason you both have to come. Ok? Now, I think your unicorn is probably awake now, Cerah..."
I spent the rest of the day with Kilst, running around and playing in the paddock outside with Liz and Sharra. We returned, exhausted, to the school and I murmured, "Goodnight," to Liz, only to hear Kori, who was snuggled up next to me say, 'Night night!'