Chapter Two
Finding Old Friends
The few weeks before the 15th flew by like no other. I tried to slow it down but it was simply going too fast. Before I knew it the alarm was buzzing on the morning of the 15th, telling me to wake up and get to the station before the others did.
The morning was cold and rainy, the sky seemed to want to turn the rain into snow, but simply wouldn't allow itself to do so. I would've found it depressing but I rather like the rain. It brought a sense of comfort and filled the loft with noise. I pulled on a pair of tattered jeans, a black shirt, and a black hooded sweatshirt to go over it, and an old pair of shoes. I didn't really go for looks that much, simply comfort. I pulled on a black hat over my long hair and patted Lestat of the head.
"I'll be back soon," I said with a smile.
The trip to the train station seemed way too long to be real. I felt like I was just drifting slowly towards the destination, not understanding why time wouldn't speed up.
I reached the station with five minutes to spare. I wandered over to Platform 10 and stood there, chewing on my gum and looking around. I wanted to see them.
I stood there for about ten minutes and a woman with shoulder length curly red hair passed by. At first I didn't really even notice her. She walked past, looked around and walked back towards me. We made eye contact for a split second and she kept walking. A couple of seconds later I heard her footsteps stop and I looked over my shoulder. She was looking at me. She walked forward and paused for a moment.
"Lex?" she asked.
That voice, it was so familiar. My face broke into a smile and I recognized that face.
"Bree?" I asked.
The woman smiled. She looked so different. Her face looked much more serious and grown up now, and she was wearing military type clothing. She was much darker and built more so than she had been the last time I saw her.
She smiled and looked me over. Obviously taking in a lot of changes.
"My Lord, you look so different," said Breena.
I smiled and removed my hat and she looked at my hair with fell on my shoulders. I smiled as her eyes widened as she saw my very long hair.
"Things do change don't they," I said, looking up at her.
She had gotten taller as well, taller than me even.perhaps all that coffee had stunted my growth.
"They certainly do," said Breena, "You're hair is beautiful long, Lex."
I smiled and looked down. There was silence, but it wasn't odd. There had been silence a lot when we were around just each other. We often preferred to just talk when the words came instead of trying to spit them out.
"So are the others all coming?' Breena asked, looking up at me.
"Yeah," I said, "I haven't talked to any of you guys in so long, it's amazing."
I looked up at Breena again. Her face looked so much more mature than I had imagined it, it was perhaps even a little frightening.
Suddenly Breena's face dropped and her eyes widened.
"It can't be!" she gasped.
I turned and saw a short brown hared woman walking towards us.
"Lex? Breena?" the woman asked.
"Hari!" I whispered.
I ran towards her and hugged her. She hadn't really changed that much; at least she still looked the same. She still had her perfect long, straight brown hair and her shiny brown eyes. She didn't seem to act the same though. She was a lot calmer, quieter, dare I say, sensible from the Hari I had met in my first year. She was grown up.
"Lex, you're gorgeous!" Hari cried, touching my hair, "And your hair.it's so long!"
I grinned and she hugged me and then moved to Breena.
"You're.so tall!" Hari stammered.
Breena and I started to laugh and Hari smiled.
"You look amazing!" said Hari hugging Breena.
Before we could get another word in I heard my name echo through the station.
"Alexia Malfoy!" the voice said.
I turned around and tears flooded my eyes. Linnea ran towards me, smiling so wide and laughing. God, she had changed. I hugged her and started to cry.
She was still about 5' 5" but her long brown hair was now chin length and had thin blonde streaks. She wore a light amount of natural make-up and her face was very happy looking. She looked a lot happier than I had ever seen her. She had become very thin and she was even carrying a purse, something I had never seen her with.
"How are you?" she asked, looking in amazement at my face.
"Just wonderful," I said, removing the tears from the corners of my eyes, "How have you been?"
"Very busy, but when I got your letter I cleared everything so I could come to see you," said Linnea, "So this is my first priority right now. And since when is your hair long?"
"Haven't had it cut short since 6th year," I said, "Just let it keep growing."
"It's beautiful," said Linnea.
Hari and Breena greeted Linnea and we sat down, waiting for Alaina. I checked my watch and saw it was already 1:00 PM. Breena shook her head and looked at me.
"Alaina's running late," Breena said sighing.
Hari chuckled slightly.
"Some things never change," she said, shaking her head.
I nodded and smiled. Suddenly I heard rapid footsteps coming closer, and growing louder. I looked over my shoulder and saw a woman with shoulder length brown hair running towards us. She skidded to a halt and doubled over, trying to catch her breath.
"Alaina?" I asked.
"Hey guys," she said, smiling weakly, "Sorry.about.being late.something.came up.had to.take care.of it."
We stood up and I hugged Alaina. She had grown so much. She looked like the world around her was more than enough to overwhelm her completely. She had a cellphone and a pager clipped to her belt, a large purse in one hand and two very large suitcases behind her. I smiled and grabbed one.
"I'll help you with this," I said, smiling.
We left the train station and stood outside in the rain, waiting for taxi to come up. Most of us stood under a large tree but I stood in the rain. Breena smiled and laughed at me.
"I always knew you loved the rain, Lex," she said, "But I never through it was this much. Besides, isn't it supposed to be snowing this time of year?"
I smiled and looked at Breena.
"Normally," I said smiling as the rain splashed on my face, "But the rain is one of the few things I can find comfort in."
Breena gave me a puzzled look and the cab pulled up to us.
Finding Old Friends
The few weeks before the 15th flew by like no other. I tried to slow it down but it was simply going too fast. Before I knew it the alarm was buzzing on the morning of the 15th, telling me to wake up and get to the station before the others did.
The morning was cold and rainy, the sky seemed to want to turn the rain into snow, but simply wouldn't allow itself to do so. I would've found it depressing but I rather like the rain. It brought a sense of comfort and filled the loft with noise. I pulled on a pair of tattered jeans, a black shirt, and a black hooded sweatshirt to go over it, and an old pair of shoes. I didn't really go for looks that much, simply comfort. I pulled on a black hat over my long hair and patted Lestat of the head.
"I'll be back soon," I said with a smile.
The trip to the train station seemed way too long to be real. I felt like I was just drifting slowly towards the destination, not understanding why time wouldn't speed up.
I reached the station with five minutes to spare. I wandered over to Platform 10 and stood there, chewing on my gum and looking around. I wanted to see them.
I stood there for about ten minutes and a woman with shoulder length curly red hair passed by. At first I didn't really even notice her. She walked past, looked around and walked back towards me. We made eye contact for a split second and she kept walking. A couple of seconds later I heard her footsteps stop and I looked over my shoulder. She was looking at me. She walked forward and paused for a moment.
"Lex?" she asked.
That voice, it was so familiar. My face broke into a smile and I recognized that face.
"Bree?" I asked.
The woman smiled. She looked so different. Her face looked much more serious and grown up now, and she was wearing military type clothing. She was much darker and built more so than she had been the last time I saw her.
She smiled and looked me over. Obviously taking in a lot of changes.
"My Lord, you look so different," said Breena.
I smiled and removed my hat and she looked at my hair with fell on my shoulders. I smiled as her eyes widened as she saw my very long hair.
"Things do change don't they," I said, looking up at her.
She had gotten taller as well, taller than me even.perhaps all that coffee had stunted my growth.
"They certainly do," said Breena, "You're hair is beautiful long, Lex."
I smiled and looked down. There was silence, but it wasn't odd. There had been silence a lot when we were around just each other. We often preferred to just talk when the words came instead of trying to spit them out.
"So are the others all coming?' Breena asked, looking up at me.
"Yeah," I said, "I haven't talked to any of you guys in so long, it's amazing."
I looked up at Breena again. Her face looked so much more mature than I had imagined it, it was perhaps even a little frightening.
Suddenly Breena's face dropped and her eyes widened.
"It can't be!" she gasped.
I turned and saw a short brown hared woman walking towards us.
"Lex? Breena?" the woman asked.
"Hari!" I whispered.
I ran towards her and hugged her. She hadn't really changed that much; at least she still looked the same. She still had her perfect long, straight brown hair and her shiny brown eyes. She didn't seem to act the same though. She was a lot calmer, quieter, dare I say, sensible from the Hari I had met in my first year. She was grown up.
"Lex, you're gorgeous!" Hari cried, touching my hair, "And your hair.it's so long!"
I grinned and she hugged me and then moved to Breena.
"You're.so tall!" Hari stammered.
Breena and I started to laugh and Hari smiled.
"You look amazing!" said Hari hugging Breena.
Before we could get another word in I heard my name echo through the station.
"Alexia Malfoy!" the voice said.
I turned around and tears flooded my eyes. Linnea ran towards me, smiling so wide and laughing. God, she had changed. I hugged her and started to cry.
She was still about 5' 5" but her long brown hair was now chin length and had thin blonde streaks. She wore a light amount of natural make-up and her face was very happy looking. She looked a lot happier than I had ever seen her. She had become very thin and she was even carrying a purse, something I had never seen her with.
"How are you?" she asked, looking in amazement at my face.
"Just wonderful," I said, removing the tears from the corners of my eyes, "How have you been?"
"Very busy, but when I got your letter I cleared everything so I could come to see you," said Linnea, "So this is my first priority right now. And since when is your hair long?"
"Haven't had it cut short since 6th year," I said, "Just let it keep growing."
"It's beautiful," said Linnea.
Hari and Breena greeted Linnea and we sat down, waiting for Alaina. I checked my watch and saw it was already 1:00 PM. Breena shook her head and looked at me.
"Alaina's running late," Breena said sighing.
Hari chuckled slightly.
"Some things never change," she said, shaking her head.
I nodded and smiled. Suddenly I heard rapid footsteps coming closer, and growing louder. I looked over my shoulder and saw a woman with shoulder length brown hair running towards us. She skidded to a halt and doubled over, trying to catch her breath.
"Alaina?" I asked.
"Hey guys," she said, smiling weakly, "Sorry.about.being late.something.came up.had to.take care.of it."
We stood up and I hugged Alaina. She had grown so much. She looked like the world around her was more than enough to overwhelm her completely. She had a cellphone and a pager clipped to her belt, a large purse in one hand and two very large suitcases behind her. I smiled and grabbed one.
"I'll help you with this," I said, smiling.
We left the train station and stood outside in the rain, waiting for taxi to come up. Most of us stood under a large tree but I stood in the rain. Breena smiled and laughed at me.
"I always knew you loved the rain, Lex," she said, "But I never through it was this much. Besides, isn't it supposed to be snowing this time of year?"
I smiled and looked at Breena.
"Normally," I said smiling as the rain splashed on my face, "But the rain is one of the few things I can find comfort in."
Breena gave me a puzzled look and the cab pulled up to us.
