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a couple of buttons and maybe a piece of thread if you're lucky. Not worth
much now is it?
AN: I can't quite figure out all the formatting business right yet- I'm working on it- but for now, words inside asterisks (*) are in italics. Okay? Good.
Dancing
Diana sat on her bed staring out the window; she was bored. But as she looked out into the dawn, she began to notice the shadows that blocked parts of the rising sun.
*My friends!*
She sat back as the rush of animals came into the room to visit her. During the summers when she could roam the grounds, she had met many animals. Since they all understood elven, she had been able to talk to them. The animals liked having a new person to talk to and were rather despondent when Diana had to return to her tower.
It was then that the animals decided to visit her right at dawn every morning. It was easy enough for the birds to fly in, and the squirrels to scurry up the vines that ran up the side of the tower, so they came every day. Other animals, like the shy fawn and the clumsy boar had a little bit more trouble getting up, so they came only on occasion.
Today, it seemed like in addition to the squirrels and birds, two rabbits were attempting to hope up the vines that ran up to her window. When they finally got there, she was so happy. Without them, she would have been so lonely.
"I've missed you so!" she told the rabbits, "It gets lonely up here all by myself," Diana spoke in elven.
A squirrel snorted indignantly.
"Oh do not start, Little One, you know I love you too."
The squirrel ran up to her and burrowed his small brown head affectionately into the soft white cloth of Diana's dress. She scratched him behind the ears and he giggled as squirrels are inclined to do.
The Owl, who was perched on the post of her bed hooted and spoke to her. "Even with us, you are still lonely aren't you?"
Diana smiled a sad smile which reflected the pain in her heart. "Yes Wise One, I do wish I could know more of those like me. But it is forbidden."
A rabbit walked over to her and placed his head under her hand. Understanding the gesture to mean he would comfort her if only he could she sighed and stood up. Once more her beautiful elven voice filled the room.
"I would be happy to know just one."
"A boy?" inquired the wise old owl.
"Yes," she said blushing, "A boy. I can see him at night when I close my eyes. He looks at me, and we both know. We know that it is the other that we see every night in our dream. He is The One. And then he walks over to me and takes me in his arms and proclaims his love for me."
The animals watched as an almost dream like quality came over the girls face and she began to sing and dance with an invisible partner.
"I know you, I've walked with you once upon a dream.
I know you the gleam in your eyes is so familiar a gleam, And I know it's true that visions are seldom what they seem,
But I know you, and I know what you'll do, You'll love me at once, the way you did once, upon a dream."
The animals began to look at each other, as an idea began to run through their minds. Four smaller birds grabbed a bed sheet and made it into a cape for the wise old owl. A squirrel jumped on his head and began to mimic a hat. The two rabbits hopped up for the shoes. In no time, they had a mock man, tall and stunning.
The 'man' walked up to Diana and asked for this dance. The half-elf giggled and allowed the 'man' to take him into his arms as they began dancing.
Remus was sitting right outside the door in the hallway peeking in through the slot between the door and the wall. As he watched the graceful moves of the young girl, and listened to her song, he became mesmerized, captivated by her grace and her beauty. He did not realize she was speaking in another language, his wolven ears translated the beautiful words wonderfully.
Soon he found himself walking into the room listening to the enchanting words that filled his ears. He was still under the invisibility cloak, so no one noticed him yet.
"I know you I've walked with you once upon a dream,"
Hadn't he seen her every night? The faceless woman that he had always dreamed of.this was her. He would know her anywhere.
"I know you the gleam in your eyes is so familiar a gleam."
Maybe she would know him too. Yes! She had to. His heart began to pound in his ribs, his feet unconsciously getting closer and closer to the girl.
"And I know it's true that visions are seldom what they seem."
There she was, within an arm's distance.
"But I know you and I know what you'll do,
You'll."
Remus through off the cloak and joined in her song, "You'll love me at once, the way you did once upon a dream."
All the animals ran and hid under bed, chairs, bookshelf, anywhere, Diana herself drew away putting the bed between her and the stranger.
Realizing the commotion he had caused, Remus slowly mad his way to the bed.
"Sorry I didn't mean to frighten you." The girl said nothing. "Are you going to speak to me?"
The girl took a nervous breath, "I'm not supposed to talk to strangers."
Remus looked at the girl who had her back to him pressed against the bedpost, and took a step closer. "But we've met before ."
"We have?" she turned to look at him skeptically, as she stepped away and towards the other bedpost.
"Yes. You said it yourself, 'Once upon a dream'" With that, he began to sing in his booming voice, all the while getting closer to her.
I know you, I've walked with you once upon a dream.
Diana began to walk away from Remus, but slower than she had before.
I know you the gleam in your eyes is so familiar a gleam,
The girl had now stopped trying to escape.
And I know it's true that visions are seldom what they seem,
Remus reached out and grabbed Diana's hand; she let him take it.
But I know you, and I know what you'll do, Remus wrapped his arms around Diana's waist and she allowed him, wrapping her arms around his neck.
You'll love me at once, the way you did once, upon a dream."
The two teens stood there looking into each other's eyes for a moment before Remus's lips descended onto Dianna's.
They shared a blissful moment until the old owl hooted and they broke apart breathing heavily. The Wise Old Owl reminded Diana that someone would be up with breakfast in only minutes.
She looked at Remus. "You must go." She began to walk him hurriedly to the door.
"Can I see you again?"
It went through Diana's mind that the students were not supposed to know about her before she said yes.
"But when?"
"Tomorrow night. Come after ten. I will wait for you."
Remus nodded and the two shared a moment of looking into each other's eyes before a creak on the bottom steps interrupted them.
"Tomorrow then," Remus said before disappearing under his cloak and leaving a love-struck half-elf breathing heavily at her bedroom door.
@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Love you guys! Going to write the next chappie right now! It involves Sirius being well not so serious! ^_^
AN: I can't quite figure out all the formatting business right yet- I'm working on it- but for now, words inside asterisks (*) are in italics. Okay? Good.
Dancing
Diana sat on her bed staring out the window; she was bored. But as she looked out into the dawn, she began to notice the shadows that blocked parts of the rising sun.
*My friends!*
She sat back as the rush of animals came into the room to visit her. During the summers when she could roam the grounds, she had met many animals. Since they all understood elven, she had been able to talk to them. The animals liked having a new person to talk to and were rather despondent when Diana had to return to her tower.
It was then that the animals decided to visit her right at dawn every morning. It was easy enough for the birds to fly in, and the squirrels to scurry up the vines that ran up the side of the tower, so they came every day. Other animals, like the shy fawn and the clumsy boar had a little bit more trouble getting up, so they came only on occasion.
Today, it seemed like in addition to the squirrels and birds, two rabbits were attempting to hope up the vines that ran up to her window. When they finally got there, she was so happy. Without them, she would have been so lonely.
"I've missed you so!" she told the rabbits, "It gets lonely up here all by myself," Diana spoke in elven.
A squirrel snorted indignantly.
"Oh do not start, Little One, you know I love you too."
The squirrel ran up to her and burrowed his small brown head affectionately into the soft white cloth of Diana's dress. She scratched him behind the ears and he giggled as squirrels are inclined to do.
The Owl, who was perched on the post of her bed hooted and spoke to her. "Even with us, you are still lonely aren't you?"
Diana smiled a sad smile which reflected the pain in her heart. "Yes Wise One, I do wish I could know more of those like me. But it is forbidden."
A rabbit walked over to her and placed his head under her hand. Understanding the gesture to mean he would comfort her if only he could she sighed and stood up. Once more her beautiful elven voice filled the room.
"I would be happy to know just one."
"A boy?" inquired the wise old owl.
"Yes," she said blushing, "A boy. I can see him at night when I close my eyes. He looks at me, and we both know. We know that it is the other that we see every night in our dream. He is The One. And then he walks over to me and takes me in his arms and proclaims his love for me."
The animals watched as an almost dream like quality came over the girls face and she began to sing and dance with an invisible partner.
"I know you, I've walked with you once upon a dream.
I know you the gleam in your eyes is so familiar a gleam, And I know it's true that visions are seldom what they seem,
But I know you, and I know what you'll do, You'll love me at once, the way you did once, upon a dream."
The animals began to look at each other, as an idea began to run through their minds. Four smaller birds grabbed a bed sheet and made it into a cape for the wise old owl. A squirrel jumped on his head and began to mimic a hat. The two rabbits hopped up for the shoes. In no time, they had a mock man, tall and stunning.
The 'man' walked up to Diana and asked for this dance. The half-elf giggled and allowed the 'man' to take him into his arms as they began dancing.
Remus was sitting right outside the door in the hallway peeking in through the slot between the door and the wall. As he watched the graceful moves of the young girl, and listened to her song, he became mesmerized, captivated by her grace and her beauty. He did not realize she was speaking in another language, his wolven ears translated the beautiful words wonderfully.
Soon he found himself walking into the room listening to the enchanting words that filled his ears. He was still under the invisibility cloak, so no one noticed him yet.
"I know you I've walked with you once upon a dream,"
Hadn't he seen her every night? The faceless woman that he had always dreamed of.this was her. He would know her anywhere.
"I know you the gleam in your eyes is so familiar a gleam."
Maybe she would know him too. Yes! She had to. His heart began to pound in his ribs, his feet unconsciously getting closer and closer to the girl.
"And I know it's true that visions are seldom what they seem."
There she was, within an arm's distance.
"But I know you and I know what you'll do,
You'll."
Remus through off the cloak and joined in her song, "You'll love me at once, the way you did once upon a dream."
All the animals ran and hid under bed, chairs, bookshelf, anywhere, Diana herself drew away putting the bed between her and the stranger.
Realizing the commotion he had caused, Remus slowly mad his way to the bed.
"Sorry I didn't mean to frighten you." The girl said nothing. "Are you going to speak to me?"
The girl took a nervous breath, "I'm not supposed to talk to strangers."
Remus looked at the girl who had her back to him pressed against the bedpost, and took a step closer. "But we've met before ."
"We have?" she turned to look at him skeptically, as she stepped away and towards the other bedpost.
"Yes. You said it yourself, 'Once upon a dream'" With that, he began to sing in his booming voice, all the while getting closer to her.
I know you, I've walked with you once upon a dream.
Diana began to walk away from Remus, but slower than she had before.
I know you the gleam in your eyes is so familiar a gleam,
The girl had now stopped trying to escape.
And I know it's true that visions are seldom what they seem,
Remus reached out and grabbed Diana's hand; she let him take it.
But I know you, and I know what you'll do, Remus wrapped his arms around Diana's waist and she allowed him, wrapping her arms around his neck.
You'll love me at once, the way you did once, upon a dream."
The two teens stood there looking into each other's eyes for a moment before Remus's lips descended onto Dianna's.
They shared a blissful moment until the old owl hooted and they broke apart breathing heavily. The Wise Old Owl reminded Diana that someone would be up with breakfast in only minutes.
She looked at Remus. "You must go." She began to walk him hurriedly to the door.
"Can I see you again?"
It went through Diana's mind that the students were not supposed to know about her before she said yes.
"But when?"
"Tomorrow night. Come after ten. I will wait for you."
Remus nodded and the two shared a moment of looking into each other's eyes before a creak on the bottom steps interrupted them.
"Tomorrow then," Remus said before disappearing under his cloak and leaving a love-struck half-elf breathing heavily at her bedroom door.
@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Love you guys! Going to write the next chappie right now! It involves Sirius being well not so serious! ^_^