Anyonka stared up at the top of her four-poster for a minute then looked at
her watch "time to go" she thought. She climbed out of bed and changed into
her normal clothes. "Keese" she called. This was the Latin word for come
that she used to call her coyote, Bluerain. He followed Anya all the way
down to the entrance hall and just past the edge of the forbidden forest.
She waited there on a rock until James came and looked around for her.
"Over here" she called, motioning for him to come over.
He walked over to her and asked, "Why'd you want me to come here?" he liked the dark but thought it was weird that she couldn't tell him in the castle.
"I didn't want anyone to hear, especially Shanna."
"Why though? You two are like, best friends right?"
"More like sisters." she said slightly nervous.
"Sisters? Your related?" he asked in a disbelieving tone.
"Yea. That's what I wanted to tell you. I just found out when Dumbledore brought us here!"
He walked over and sat next to her on the rock, then put his arm around her and kissed her on the cheek. "Let's head back, shall we?" he suggested.
They stood up together, hand in hand, and walked back up to the castle, Bluerain trailing behind them.
"Pumpkin" Anya said when they got to the portrait of the fat lady who swung open to reveal the doorway, which led to the Gryffindor common room.
They sat down by the fire and let the warm heat blow on their faces.
"Anya," James began, "why did you tell me this?" he asked looking into her dark eyes.
"You're the only one I can trust" She replied. "Promise me you won't tell Shanna." she pleaded.
"I promise Anya." He said, "How about we go to bed, we got an early morning ahead of us." He took her hand and they walked up the steps until they came to her dormitory.
"Good night, pet." He said and kissed her on the cheek.
"Night, blonde bear." She called after him and walked into her room. She walked to her bed, crawled under her covers, and just before her eyes fell closed into a deep sleep, she took a sleepy glance at Shanna, now thinking of her more as a younger sister, than like a best friend.
She awoke not long after to see Shanna shifting and mumbling in her sleep. Anya was sure Shanna would have waken up by now, being the light sleeper that she was, but she didn't, so Anya pulled the blankets off and walked over to Shanna's bed and watched her for a moment.
She thought for a while whether she should wake her or let her finish the dream she was having. She finally came to a decision once she saw Shanna swing her arm and almost hit Anya in the face. She put her hand on Shanna's shoulder gently and tried to call her awake. She looked confused at Shanna when she didn't wake up. She shook her a little and kept calling but still, Shanna did not wake. She shook a little harder and started to get worried when she still wouldn't wake up.
"Shanna!" she called very upset by now.
Cold sweat was running over Shanna's face by now and she was shaking violently. Suddenly her eyes snapped open and took in the site of Anya's terrified face. She sat up shakily and swallowed hard.
"Shanna? Are you alright?" Anya asked her sister.
Shanna barely nodded and mumbled, "It was just a nightmare. Go back to sleep."
Anya stared for a moment but went reluctantly back to her bed, and pulled the blankets back over herself. She still stared over at Shanna and watched her pull her knees up and start rocking back and forth. "Shanna are you sure-?"She started but Shanna cut her off.
"I'm fine I don't want to talk about it now. I- I just need to go. somewhere." she whispered and got out of her bed. She grabbed the dark blue cloak She had gotten from Dumbledore. He had said that it was from her real mother. The cloak and a blue stoned clasp.
"Shanna! Where are you-" Anya started
"I don't know. just out. to the forest.. Or somewhere" She said cutting her off just like before "I'll be back before morning." She finished and left.
"But-!" Anya didn't get to finish before Shanna had gone out the door and down the steps. She had taken her bag with her so Anya had the idea that she was probably going to write or draw something about what she saw. She was very worried about her going out into the forest for the first time. She didn't even know how she had found out about it. Then she looked out the window. She not only had the view of the quidditch field, but also a small part of the forest. Anya knew that Shanna used to go into the forest around where she lived and figured that was why she was going to this one. She had also noticed that, right before Shanna left, her cross had been glowing. All Anya knew about it was that it meant the power in Shanna was stirring up inside her and could be released at any moment. It had happened once before, but not in a good way. Shanna hadn't understood it anymore than Anya at that moment but, being brought up by a magical family, Anya knew that Shanna was a witch, she didn't tell her though, she figured there was a reason she didn't know and hadn't been brought to the school like Anya had. She brought herself out of her thoughts and ran down the stairs after Shanna only to find that she was already gone.
Anya gave out a long, worried sigh and walked back up the stairs and back to her bed. She looked out the window to find Shanna walking across the grounds toward the forest. Her cross was still glowing and was faintly seen from her window. Anya sat there not really worried about Shanna. She knew that she had grown up fighting things all the time. Whether it was the boys or the teachers, she knew how to use her words and her fists.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*End of Anyonka's point of view ~~ start of Shanna's POV~*~*~*~*~*
Shanna walked down the stairs thinking about the dream she had just had. It was different from the other two that she had before. This one was way different and much scarier. She was much, much younger this time, about 4. There was a man standing above her yelling things as she sat rocking steadily back and forth ignoring him. This man reminded her a lot of Voldemort. He looked very much the same but younger. The man kept screaming at her and eventually took her pale face in his hands. He kept screaming strait at her and soon kicked her in the side and she curled up in pain, but didn't cry. It looked as though Shanna had gotten a tolerance for his screaming and abusive actions. Soon the man got quite angry and picked her up. He walked over to the window and opened it up, then, he thrust her out and held her by the back of her shirt. The small girl stared down and was staring down at the long drop when the man let go. Shanna slept and watched this nightmare of herself as she fell but then stopped. The girl had a blue glow around her and was floating steadily back up to the window. When she got there the man took her and sat her by the wall. He then took out his wand and the glow died down slowly as the man cackled with satisfaction at himself.
Shanna came out of her thoughts and realized that she had come to the edge of the forest. She took a breath and started in through the dark forest and stared around as various bushes blew in the wind or glowing eyes flashed across the darkness. Suddenly a loud growling started to rumble from behind her. She whirled around to see a greasy black wolf come stepping out from a pile of dead branches and brush. The wolf's evil, yellow eyes flashed as his growling became louder and fiercer. Shanna held her ground and stared it strait in the eyes as though this would she was looking into the wolf's mind. The wolf bared its yellow teeth at it and snapped fiercely, but Shanna held her ground. Just then it pounced at her and she flung her arm over her face and ducked, this time her power didn't take it's normal, protective affect. Instead, a creature leapt from the side taking the wolf down and making it yelp in pain. Shanna looked and saw the creature.
*~*~*~Ok I know this is a major cliffy but I like it and I've been writing for a while. I hope all you people's like it!! Now review to tell me if you do! Oh and remember that you can review more than once; I like to know that you all keep reading! ~*~*~*
He walked over to her and asked, "Why'd you want me to come here?" he liked the dark but thought it was weird that she couldn't tell him in the castle.
"I didn't want anyone to hear, especially Shanna."
"Why though? You two are like, best friends right?"
"More like sisters." she said slightly nervous.
"Sisters? Your related?" he asked in a disbelieving tone.
"Yea. That's what I wanted to tell you. I just found out when Dumbledore brought us here!"
He walked over and sat next to her on the rock, then put his arm around her and kissed her on the cheek. "Let's head back, shall we?" he suggested.
They stood up together, hand in hand, and walked back up to the castle, Bluerain trailing behind them.
"Pumpkin" Anya said when they got to the portrait of the fat lady who swung open to reveal the doorway, which led to the Gryffindor common room.
They sat down by the fire and let the warm heat blow on their faces.
"Anya," James began, "why did you tell me this?" he asked looking into her dark eyes.
"You're the only one I can trust" She replied. "Promise me you won't tell Shanna." she pleaded.
"I promise Anya." He said, "How about we go to bed, we got an early morning ahead of us." He took her hand and they walked up the steps until they came to her dormitory.
"Good night, pet." He said and kissed her on the cheek.
"Night, blonde bear." She called after him and walked into her room. She walked to her bed, crawled under her covers, and just before her eyes fell closed into a deep sleep, she took a sleepy glance at Shanna, now thinking of her more as a younger sister, than like a best friend.
She awoke not long after to see Shanna shifting and mumbling in her sleep. Anya was sure Shanna would have waken up by now, being the light sleeper that she was, but she didn't, so Anya pulled the blankets off and walked over to Shanna's bed and watched her for a moment.
She thought for a while whether she should wake her or let her finish the dream she was having. She finally came to a decision once she saw Shanna swing her arm and almost hit Anya in the face. She put her hand on Shanna's shoulder gently and tried to call her awake. She looked confused at Shanna when she didn't wake up. She shook her a little and kept calling but still, Shanna did not wake. She shook a little harder and started to get worried when she still wouldn't wake up.
"Shanna!" she called very upset by now.
Cold sweat was running over Shanna's face by now and she was shaking violently. Suddenly her eyes snapped open and took in the site of Anya's terrified face. She sat up shakily and swallowed hard.
"Shanna? Are you alright?" Anya asked her sister.
Shanna barely nodded and mumbled, "It was just a nightmare. Go back to sleep."
Anya stared for a moment but went reluctantly back to her bed, and pulled the blankets back over herself. She still stared over at Shanna and watched her pull her knees up and start rocking back and forth. "Shanna are you sure-?"She started but Shanna cut her off.
"I'm fine I don't want to talk about it now. I- I just need to go. somewhere." she whispered and got out of her bed. She grabbed the dark blue cloak She had gotten from Dumbledore. He had said that it was from her real mother. The cloak and a blue stoned clasp.
"Shanna! Where are you-" Anya started
"I don't know. just out. to the forest.. Or somewhere" She said cutting her off just like before "I'll be back before morning." She finished and left.
"But-!" Anya didn't get to finish before Shanna had gone out the door and down the steps. She had taken her bag with her so Anya had the idea that she was probably going to write or draw something about what she saw. She was very worried about her going out into the forest for the first time. She didn't even know how she had found out about it. Then she looked out the window. She not only had the view of the quidditch field, but also a small part of the forest. Anya knew that Shanna used to go into the forest around where she lived and figured that was why she was going to this one. She had also noticed that, right before Shanna left, her cross had been glowing. All Anya knew about it was that it meant the power in Shanna was stirring up inside her and could be released at any moment. It had happened once before, but not in a good way. Shanna hadn't understood it anymore than Anya at that moment but, being brought up by a magical family, Anya knew that Shanna was a witch, she didn't tell her though, she figured there was a reason she didn't know and hadn't been brought to the school like Anya had. She brought herself out of her thoughts and ran down the stairs after Shanna only to find that she was already gone.
Anya gave out a long, worried sigh and walked back up the stairs and back to her bed. She looked out the window to find Shanna walking across the grounds toward the forest. Her cross was still glowing and was faintly seen from her window. Anya sat there not really worried about Shanna. She knew that she had grown up fighting things all the time. Whether it was the boys or the teachers, she knew how to use her words and her fists.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*End of Anyonka's point of view ~~ start of Shanna's POV~*~*~*~*~*
Shanna walked down the stairs thinking about the dream she had just had. It was different from the other two that she had before. This one was way different and much scarier. She was much, much younger this time, about 4. There was a man standing above her yelling things as she sat rocking steadily back and forth ignoring him. This man reminded her a lot of Voldemort. He looked very much the same but younger. The man kept screaming at her and eventually took her pale face in his hands. He kept screaming strait at her and soon kicked her in the side and she curled up in pain, but didn't cry. It looked as though Shanna had gotten a tolerance for his screaming and abusive actions. Soon the man got quite angry and picked her up. He walked over to the window and opened it up, then, he thrust her out and held her by the back of her shirt. The small girl stared down and was staring down at the long drop when the man let go. Shanna slept and watched this nightmare of herself as she fell but then stopped. The girl had a blue glow around her and was floating steadily back up to the window. When she got there the man took her and sat her by the wall. He then took out his wand and the glow died down slowly as the man cackled with satisfaction at himself.
Shanna came out of her thoughts and realized that she had come to the edge of the forest. She took a breath and started in through the dark forest and stared around as various bushes blew in the wind or glowing eyes flashed across the darkness. Suddenly a loud growling started to rumble from behind her. She whirled around to see a greasy black wolf come stepping out from a pile of dead branches and brush. The wolf's evil, yellow eyes flashed as his growling became louder and fiercer. Shanna held her ground and stared it strait in the eyes as though this would she was looking into the wolf's mind. The wolf bared its yellow teeth at it and snapped fiercely, but Shanna held her ground. Just then it pounced at her and she flung her arm over her face and ducked, this time her power didn't take it's normal, protective affect. Instead, a creature leapt from the side taking the wolf down and making it yelp in pain. Shanna looked and saw the creature.
*~*~*~Ok I know this is a major cliffy but I like it and I've been writing for a while. I hope all you people's like it!! Now review to tell me if you do! Oh and remember that you can review more than once; I like to know that you all keep reading! ~*~*~*