Adriane, Kara and Emily stood at the edge of Ravenswood Wildlife Preserve, waiting for Tasha.
"So? What happend?"
"Nothing really." Emily replied to her curious friends.
"No, no, no she means with your stone thing!" Kara added hasily.
"Oh, that. It turned black."
"What?"
"It turned pitch black when I got near her." The other stared, but shut their mouths as a youg girl dressed in all black, a black beret tilted over short black hair, cam ewalking up to them. She glanced at the other two, without making any movment with her eyes. They, her eyes, stayed on Emily. Emily gulped.
"H-H-Hello, Tasha. We'll go in in a moment."
"Alright, but first tell me who they are." Tasha made a quick gesture with her eyes towards Adriane and Kara.
"Oh, those are my friends, Adriane and Kara." Emily, while keeping eyecontact with Tasha, shook her wrist, grabbing Adriane's attention. Adriane pointed to the bracelet and Kara looked. Sure enough, it was black, pitch black. Adriane, with alittle help from Kara, pushed the gate open and led tha way to the glade while whispering to eachother. Tasha kept her eyes looking straight forward. She didn't even glance down as Emily scurried up with her friends.
* * * * * *
Once they reached the glade, Storm was already there. Tasha tensed, she wasn't very fond of wolves, especially ones with eyes like mist. She made her way to the edge of the pond, eyes never leaving the wolf's.
"Uh, Tasha, meet Stormbringer. Stormbringer meet Tasha." Adriane shrugged.
"Hello, Tasha." someone said. She looked around quickly then back at the wolf.
"Who said that?" she asked, sharply, turning to the others.
"Oh, Stormbringer said 'Hello' to you Tash." Kara smiled.
"Don't call me Tash."
"OK."
"The wolf said something?"
"Yes." something-or someone-said from behind her. She didn't turn, but instead study the eyes of Adriane, Kara and Emily. They looked terrified. Tasha smirked and turned. She saw a woman, cloaked. Tasha raised her eyebrow as the woman's long, slender fingers drew back the hood, revealing green animal eyes and cool, pocelain skin, framed by long silvery hair slashed by a bolt of lightning.
"Hello. I see we meet again." she said in her icy voice. She turned to Tasha and smiled kindly.
"And who are you?" she asked, just as kind. Tasha smirked again and rolled her eyes. Turning back to the girls, she snorted at their horrified faces.
"What's wrong girl-" she jumped out of the way as Stormbringer dove at the woman, who put out a hand and sent her sailing into the nearest tree.
"Storm!" Adriane ran to the downed wolf, pulling Emily behind her. Kara looked around and gulped. Tasha watched as Kara whispered something the Emily. Emily nodded.
"Lyra!" Kara screamed. Tasha covered her ears as Kara lenghtened the 'a' on 'Lyra.' The woman rushed over and covered Kara's mouth with one of her slender hands.
"Hush you stupid girl!" she hissed. Tasha' s attention was soon drawn to Adriane and Emily. Their bracelets were shooting light at Stormbringer. Tasha's eyes went wide as Storm stirred and the girls lowwered their hands. Stormbringer stood and shook her head and glared it's misty eyes at the tall woman, holding her hand over Kara's mouth.
"Hey what's that noise?"
"So? What happend?"
"Nothing really." Emily replied to her curious friends.
"No, no, no she means with your stone thing!" Kara added hasily.
"Oh, that. It turned black."
"What?"
"It turned pitch black when I got near her." The other stared, but shut their mouths as a youg girl dressed in all black, a black beret tilted over short black hair, cam ewalking up to them. She glanced at the other two, without making any movment with her eyes. They, her eyes, stayed on Emily. Emily gulped.
"H-H-Hello, Tasha. We'll go in in a moment."
"Alright, but first tell me who they are." Tasha made a quick gesture with her eyes towards Adriane and Kara.
"Oh, those are my friends, Adriane and Kara." Emily, while keeping eyecontact with Tasha, shook her wrist, grabbing Adriane's attention. Adriane pointed to the bracelet and Kara looked. Sure enough, it was black, pitch black. Adriane, with alittle help from Kara, pushed the gate open and led tha way to the glade while whispering to eachother. Tasha kept her eyes looking straight forward. She didn't even glance down as Emily scurried up with her friends.
* * * * * *
Once they reached the glade, Storm was already there. Tasha tensed, she wasn't very fond of wolves, especially ones with eyes like mist. She made her way to the edge of the pond, eyes never leaving the wolf's.
"Uh, Tasha, meet Stormbringer. Stormbringer meet Tasha." Adriane shrugged.
"Hello, Tasha." someone said. She looked around quickly then back at the wolf.
"Who said that?" she asked, sharply, turning to the others.
"Oh, Stormbringer said 'Hello' to you Tash." Kara smiled.
"Don't call me Tash."
"OK."
"The wolf said something?"
"Yes." something-or someone-said from behind her. She didn't turn, but instead study the eyes of Adriane, Kara and Emily. They looked terrified. Tasha smirked and turned. She saw a woman, cloaked. Tasha raised her eyebrow as the woman's long, slender fingers drew back the hood, revealing green animal eyes and cool, pocelain skin, framed by long silvery hair slashed by a bolt of lightning.
"Hello. I see we meet again." she said in her icy voice. She turned to Tasha and smiled kindly.
"And who are you?" she asked, just as kind. Tasha smirked again and rolled her eyes. Turning back to the girls, she snorted at their horrified faces.
"What's wrong girl-" she jumped out of the way as Stormbringer dove at the woman, who put out a hand and sent her sailing into the nearest tree.
"Storm!" Adriane ran to the downed wolf, pulling Emily behind her. Kara looked around and gulped. Tasha watched as Kara whispered something the Emily. Emily nodded.
"Lyra!" Kara screamed. Tasha covered her ears as Kara lenghtened the 'a' on 'Lyra.' The woman rushed over and covered Kara's mouth with one of her slender hands.
"Hush you stupid girl!" she hissed. Tasha' s attention was soon drawn to Adriane and Emily. Their bracelets were shooting light at Stormbringer. Tasha's eyes went wide as Storm stirred and the girls lowwered their hands. Stormbringer stood and shook her head and glared it's misty eyes at the tall woman, holding her hand over Kara's mouth.
"Hey what's that noise?"