The creature turned its ice blue eyes to Shanna as she sat with her back to
a tree and her cross still glowing it's bright, eerie, blue. The black wolf
stood up and gave a low growl to the creature. It gave a fierce growl
strait back and added a snap into it as though it were their speech. The
black wolf took off limping slightly.
Shanna sat up so she was staring right into the white creatures eyes. It stepped into the light to reveal a female, pure white wolf, with ice blue eyes and a sleek coat. As Shanna continued her examination of it she noticed how well built and muscular the wolf was. She was also dotted with blood around her leg but didn't hold a limp. She also noticed the wolf's sleek, smooth, and light fur coat.
"You're a fast one." She said to the wolf, speaking to it just like a human.
The wolf began to pace in front of Shanna, examining her just as Shanna had done. It's eyes darted to the glowing cross around her neck and it paused for a second. It turned its head but kept its body sideways so Shanna had a full view of her. It flicked its tail and, like a flame on a candle, it lit to an identical blue light. The light faded after a second but left the tail tipped with blue.
Shanna's eyes brightened with curiosity and slight understanding "Got a name?" She asked the wolf.
It flicked its tail and it, once again, lit blue. It sent a thin line of light toward Shanna's cross and Shanna said "Chrystal"
The wolf lay down in front of her at stared for a moment. She sent another message to Shanna "Why are you out here? I would have thought that you would be asleep at the castle."
"I had a dream. Or. a nightmare." Shanna replied.
"So they've started up"
"Yea. How'd you know about them? I don't recall seeing you anywhere around."
"Neither have I. But I've known that you were to come. I've been waiting for you." It suddenly stopped and it's ears turned toward the castle, and also the way that Shanna came.
Shanna looked over and saw Scott pushing his was through the brush and searching the area quietly with his eyes. "Scott?"
He turned to see her and squinted through the darkness as he made his way over "Shanna! There you are! What-?"
"I had a dream." she said cutting him off
"Oh. Anya told me you came out here."
"Why were you up?"
"I don't know. I woke up for some reason and when I was walking down to see if anyone else was up, Anya told me."
"Oh, all right" She looked to where the wolf had been but it disappeared. She turned back to Scott who sat down beside her and put his arm around her.
She smiled in contentment and snuggled closer, laying her head on his shoulder.
"You wanna tell me about the dream?" he asked pulling her close.
She explained it in a dull tone as more images flashed through her head.
Scott sat, stunned by the story "So I guess you came out here for the same reason you went to the forest before?" he asked quietly.
"Yea. I don't really know why I come, it's just easy for me to calm down when I'm out here."
"I understand." he said. After a long silence he pulled her onto his lap and wrapped his arms around her.
She smiled, for once, glad of her small size. She closed her eyes; almost ready to fall asleep, when Scott shook her gently.
"You told Anya that we'd be back before morning, and I'm sure you'd like to sleep somewhere more comfortable then on the forest floor" he said in a gentle tone.
She smirked and stood up so he could get up too. Once he did, he looked around and said, slightly puzzled "Do you remember how to get back?"
She laughed and took his hand, then led him back to the castle.
Once they got there Scott led her over to a couch by the fire, sat down, and pulled her down onto his lap. She laughed and he pulled her close, wrapping his arms around her again.
"You wanna go to bed?" he asked her after they sat there together for a while.
"Not as long as I get to stay here with you." She replied, smiling with her eyes closed.
"Me either" he said, slowly drifting off to sleep with her in his arms.
Right before they fell asleep Shanna pulled a blanket from the back of the chair and let Scott help her cover both of them up.
About an hour later Harry came into the room. He looked around and saw, in the light of the dying fire, the couple sleeping soundly. He laughed at the sight and went over to a chair by a window. He stared out and noticed something flying silently around. He squinted through the darkness trying to see what it was when it landed on a tower that was right in sight of the window. He stared but the only thing visible was the bird's beady eyes staring into the window. It obviously wasn't an owl and it didn't look like a phoenix.
He finally dismissed the subject and looked back to the couple. Scott still had his arms around her and they were both still sleeping soundly. He laughed out loud, but once he did that, he knew it was a mistake. Shanna stirred a little and opened her eyes to see Harry sitting right across from her.
"How long have you been there?" She asked sleepily without changing her position.
He hesitated for a moment then said "Not too long"
"Ok. then what's so funny?"
"Uh." he blinked "nothing."
"Then why'd you laugh?"
"How do you know I laughed?"
"I heard you"
"You were asleep."
"So? It's not like my hearing turns off while I'm asleep."
"Well you sure have good hearing then."
"Painfully good"
He gave her a look "painfully?"
"Never mind. Why did you laugh?"
He laughed again.
"And why'd you just laugh again?"
"Because your funny. You act like you do this everyday"
"I don't act"
He raised his eyebrows "well I can tell that Snape's gonna hate you more than he hates me."
"Snake?"
"Snape. He's a teacher, potions teacher to be exact"
"Oh a teacher. Of course he's gonna hate me. They all do."
"And you're proud of that?"
"Yea. It never did anything bad"
"It never got you detention?"
"No. I know how to go just far enough so that they don't give me detention."
"So how long did it take you to learn that?"
"Not long. You just need to know how to use their own words against them."
"Hm." he smiled at her. He couldn't help but wonder how she could do such a thing without getting into trouble. "I guess you want to go to sleep now?"
"Not really. It's almost morning."
"You don't look like you've gotten much sleep though." He said taking in the view of her pale and tired face.
"I never do. It's fine."
"You really should go back to sleep Shanna" Came a voice from behind her.
She jumped. "Scott!"
He laughed and sat up with her still in his lap. "Sorry, but with you two talking up a storm over here I couldn't help but say something."
She sighed and he gave her a hug.
"Why'd you get up?" Scott asked
"He woke me up I didn't volunteer"
Scott laughed and Harry looked offended "I didn't try it! I barely made a sound and you still woke up! Who would expect you to be sleeping down here anyway?"
She glared at him "You woke me up when you came in." she declared still glaring.
"What? You were still asleep then!"
"How do you know? You took one look and assumed I was asleep."
"So you were awake the whole time?"
"Yea. And that's why I'm askin you now what you were starin at."
"Oh." he stumbled for words "I'm not sure. It was some type of bird. I couldn't tell since it was so dark."
"Did it look like a falcon?" She asked in a tone that showed that she knew something.
"Uh.. Now that I think about it, yea it did."
"What the hell is it doing around here?" She mumbled to herself, now looking out the window.
"What?" Harry was staring at her now "you've seen it before?"
"Yea. But it's nothing. It just hangs around me for some reason. I used to see it after school and in the trees outside my house in the morning."
Harry kept staring at her for a while then stood up. "Well, I'm off now. I'll see you two later, I'm staying around here to help tutor you both."
"Oh great." She mumbled
Harry laughed. "Aren't you glad you told me your plan now?"
"Yea" she said sarcastically. "But it wont make a difference. You'll be no worse than my old teachers." She continued with a sly smirk.
"Oh really? We'll see about that. You've got me first."
"Ok. Well I'm gonna go get changed now." She said mostly to Scott who kissed her cheek and let her go. "I'll see you at breakfast" and she left to get dressed.
*~*~*~Alrighty I'm already working on the next chapter so it will be up soon. And just in case my writing gets messed up again, when the wolf speaks it's in italic's. Now review!!!!!~*~*~*~*~
Shanna sat up so she was staring right into the white creatures eyes. It stepped into the light to reveal a female, pure white wolf, with ice blue eyes and a sleek coat. As Shanna continued her examination of it she noticed how well built and muscular the wolf was. She was also dotted with blood around her leg but didn't hold a limp. She also noticed the wolf's sleek, smooth, and light fur coat.
"You're a fast one." She said to the wolf, speaking to it just like a human.
The wolf began to pace in front of Shanna, examining her just as Shanna had done. It's eyes darted to the glowing cross around her neck and it paused for a second. It turned its head but kept its body sideways so Shanna had a full view of her. It flicked its tail and, like a flame on a candle, it lit to an identical blue light. The light faded after a second but left the tail tipped with blue.
Shanna's eyes brightened with curiosity and slight understanding "Got a name?" She asked the wolf.
It flicked its tail and it, once again, lit blue. It sent a thin line of light toward Shanna's cross and Shanna said "Chrystal"
The wolf lay down in front of her at stared for a moment. She sent another message to Shanna "Why are you out here? I would have thought that you would be asleep at the castle."
"I had a dream. Or. a nightmare." Shanna replied.
"So they've started up"
"Yea. How'd you know about them? I don't recall seeing you anywhere around."
"Neither have I. But I've known that you were to come. I've been waiting for you." It suddenly stopped and it's ears turned toward the castle, and also the way that Shanna came.
Shanna looked over and saw Scott pushing his was through the brush and searching the area quietly with his eyes. "Scott?"
He turned to see her and squinted through the darkness as he made his way over "Shanna! There you are! What-?"
"I had a dream." she said cutting him off
"Oh. Anya told me you came out here."
"Why were you up?"
"I don't know. I woke up for some reason and when I was walking down to see if anyone else was up, Anya told me."
"Oh, all right" She looked to where the wolf had been but it disappeared. She turned back to Scott who sat down beside her and put his arm around her.
She smiled in contentment and snuggled closer, laying her head on his shoulder.
"You wanna tell me about the dream?" he asked pulling her close.
She explained it in a dull tone as more images flashed through her head.
Scott sat, stunned by the story "So I guess you came out here for the same reason you went to the forest before?" he asked quietly.
"Yea. I don't really know why I come, it's just easy for me to calm down when I'm out here."
"I understand." he said. After a long silence he pulled her onto his lap and wrapped his arms around her.
She smiled, for once, glad of her small size. She closed her eyes; almost ready to fall asleep, when Scott shook her gently.
"You told Anya that we'd be back before morning, and I'm sure you'd like to sleep somewhere more comfortable then on the forest floor" he said in a gentle tone.
She smirked and stood up so he could get up too. Once he did, he looked around and said, slightly puzzled "Do you remember how to get back?"
She laughed and took his hand, then led him back to the castle.
Once they got there Scott led her over to a couch by the fire, sat down, and pulled her down onto his lap. She laughed and he pulled her close, wrapping his arms around her again.
"You wanna go to bed?" he asked her after they sat there together for a while.
"Not as long as I get to stay here with you." She replied, smiling with her eyes closed.
"Me either" he said, slowly drifting off to sleep with her in his arms.
Right before they fell asleep Shanna pulled a blanket from the back of the chair and let Scott help her cover both of them up.
About an hour later Harry came into the room. He looked around and saw, in the light of the dying fire, the couple sleeping soundly. He laughed at the sight and went over to a chair by a window. He stared out and noticed something flying silently around. He squinted through the darkness trying to see what it was when it landed on a tower that was right in sight of the window. He stared but the only thing visible was the bird's beady eyes staring into the window. It obviously wasn't an owl and it didn't look like a phoenix.
He finally dismissed the subject and looked back to the couple. Scott still had his arms around her and they were both still sleeping soundly. He laughed out loud, but once he did that, he knew it was a mistake. Shanna stirred a little and opened her eyes to see Harry sitting right across from her.
"How long have you been there?" She asked sleepily without changing her position.
He hesitated for a moment then said "Not too long"
"Ok. then what's so funny?"
"Uh." he blinked "nothing."
"Then why'd you laugh?"
"How do you know I laughed?"
"I heard you"
"You were asleep."
"So? It's not like my hearing turns off while I'm asleep."
"Well you sure have good hearing then."
"Painfully good"
He gave her a look "painfully?"
"Never mind. Why did you laugh?"
He laughed again.
"And why'd you just laugh again?"
"Because your funny. You act like you do this everyday"
"I don't act"
He raised his eyebrows "well I can tell that Snape's gonna hate you more than he hates me."
"Snake?"
"Snape. He's a teacher, potions teacher to be exact"
"Oh a teacher. Of course he's gonna hate me. They all do."
"And you're proud of that?"
"Yea. It never did anything bad"
"It never got you detention?"
"No. I know how to go just far enough so that they don't give me detention."
"So how long did it take you to learn that?"
"Not long. You just need to know how to use their own words against them."
"Hm." he smiled at her. He couldn't help but wonder how she could do such a thing without getting into trouble. "I guess you want to go to sleep now?"
"Not really. It's almost morning."
"You don't look like you've gotten much sleep though." He said taking in the view of her pale and tired face.
"I never do. It's fine."
"You really should go back to sleep Shanna" Came a voice from behind her.
She jumped. "Scott!"
He laughed and sat up with her still in his lap. "Sorry, but with you two talking up a storm over here I couldn't help but say something."
She sighed and he gave her a hug.
"Why'd you get up?" Scott asked
"He woke me up I didn't volunteer"
Scott laughed and Harry looked offended "I didn't try it! I barely made a sound and you still woke up! Who would expect you to be sleeping down here anyway?"
She glared at him "You woke me up when you came in." she declared still glaring.
"What? You were still asleep then!"
"How do you know? You took one look and assumed I was asleep."
"So you were awake the whole time?"
"Yea. And that's why I'm askin you now what you were starin at."
"Oh." he stumbled for words "I'm not sure. It was some type of bird. I couldn't tell since it was so dark."
"Did it look like a falcon?" She asked in a tone that showed that she knew something.
"Uh.. Now that I think about it, yea it did."
"What the hell is it doing around here?" She mumbled to herself, now looking out the window.
"What?" Harry was staring at her now "you've seen it before?"
"Yea. But it's nothing. It just hangs around me for some reason. I used to see it after school and in the trees outside my house in the morning."
Harry kept staring at her for a while then stood up. "Well, I'm off now. I'll see you two later, I'm staying around here to help tutor you both."
"Oh great." She mumbled
Harry laughed. "Aren't you glad you told me your plan now?"
"Yea" she said sarcastically. "But it wont make a difference. You'll be no worse than my old teachers." She continued with a sly smirk.
"Oh really? We'll see about that. You've got me first."
"Ok. Well I'm gonna go get changed now." She said mostly to Scott who kissed her cheek and let her go. "I'll see you at breakfast" and she left to get dressed.
*~*~*~Alrighty I'm already working on the next chapter so it will be up soon. And just in case my writing gets messed up again, when the wolf speaks it's in italic's. Now review!!!!!~*~*~*~*~