AN: Sorry I took so long to update. School's a real pain in the a**. I stayed home today because I'm sick. So here's the next chapter. ^_^
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Sirius stirred in bed. For the first time in a while he slept without worry. He opened his eyes and looked on the other side of the bed. To his horror, Seraph wasn't there.
"Seraph?" he whispered around the room. He heard some rustling and creaking under his bed and he went to inspect it. As his head went to look upside down under the bed, he came nose-to-nose with Seraph.
"Ahhhh!" he shrieked surprised, and fell off the bed with his les up in the air.
Seraph walked on the other side of him. / Are you alright Sirius? /
"Hehe, yeah I'm fine. I do that all the time," Sirius laughed.
/ Sorry. I needed to stretch out a bit. /
"Are you hungry?" asked Sirius.
/ Not entirely. I had a good meal the day before. /
"Well, I'm hungry. So I'll be right back. Actually, do you want to go back outside now? It's good to go out early so we won't get caught."
/ If it benefits you, then yes. /
"Alright then. Hold on," Sirius crept to his door and silently opened it. He peeked around and saw nobody.
"Come on," he whispered to Seraph.
Seraph crept past Sirius and out the door. Sirius closed the door silently and motioned for Seraph to follow him down the stairs. To his relief no one was up and he picked up a peach this time and walked out with Seraph.
Sirius broke out into a run and shouted, "Come on Seraph!" He rushed into the forest. "I bet I can beat you!" he called. He knew he was extremely wrong, but he wanted to get Seraph's attention.
/ Oh really? / Seraph whispered to himself. With that said, he pounced after Srius in a blur.
Sirius laughed as he ran through the forest. Seraph was nowhere in sight, so he was clearly in the lead. Without warning, Seraph soared past him and all around him. "HUH?" Sirius gasped. "How did you do that? How could you go so fast?"
Seraph ran alongside him. / Practice my young friend. Practice. Watch out! /
Sirius looked in front of him and crashed into a tree. (George of the jungle style. Lol.) "Ouch!" he said and rubbed at his nose.
/ I told you to stop. / said Seraph.
"Hehe, that's not the first time I do that. I'm okay," Sirius said. "HEY!! Can you teach me how to run through the trees like you?" asked Sirius. Eyes big staring at Seraph.
/ Teach you? I don't think it's a skill you can teach someone. /
"Oh please? I promise I'll be good and try VERY hard," Sirius pleaded. "Besides, if you teach me I won't crash into too many trees," Sirius joked.
/ Then I shall teach you. But you've got to work hard. /
"I will," Sirius said.
/ Then lets begin. Try to do as I do. See everything around you and keep all your senses open. Try to become one with the forest. /
"Try to become one with the forest?" Sirius asked with a confused look.
/ Come! / Seraph bounced away and went running through the trees.
"Oh!" Sirius came back to reality and started to follow Seraph.
/ Keep your senses open, watch me, become one with the forest. /
Sirius could tell Seraph was going easy on him since he was actually behind him. "Become one with the forest, keep your senses open," he told himself. "WOOHHH! UMPH," he fell.
Seraph pranced back to Sirius and looked down. / This is not going to be easy. /
"Hey, at least it wasn't a tree this time," Sirius defended.
/ Well, let's continue. /
Seraph spent the rest of the day trying to teach Sirius the art of running through the trees. Of course, Sirius kept on either crashing into trees or tripping over his own feet.
But, that was somewhat changed six years later….
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Sirius, now eleven years old, ran gracefully through the trees. His long raven black hair flying behind him as he smirked and searched for Seraph. "I'll beat you this time!" he called around.
/ You have improved tremendously, but you still don't have what it takes to defeat me. / Seraph then ran past Sirius up ahead. Sirius tried his best to keep up but then unfortunately tripped.
"Damn," he muttered.
/ Still aren't opening your mind completely I see. Well, I'm still impressed. /
"Don't worry. I promise that one day I'll beat you," Sirius said determined.
Seraph laughed. / Maybe one day. /
Sirius let out a deep breath. "Come on, let's go back. I'm tired."
/ Then lets go. Run with me. /
"WHAT?" Sirius gasped. He quickly got to his feet and ran after Seraph.
Sirius collapsed at the edge of the forest. "I'm dead," he chocked. He laid sprawled on his back with Seraph watching him.
/ Pathetic. You shouldn't be tired. /
"Yes, I should," Sirius said.
/ I'm not tired. /
"You're a different case. You shouldn't be tired," Sirius defended.
/ Stop making excuses and stop whining at me. Let's get inside. /
Sirius got up grudgingly, but couldn't resist the thought of a nice warm shower and a nice warm bed. With that in thought, he followed Seraph inside. He checked to see if anyone was around for the a millionth time each year. He heard his parents bustling in the kitchen and motioned for Seraph to go quickly to the stairs. He was about to follow but his mother called him. Sirius motioned for Seraph to go on and he went to his parents.
He walked up to his mother, "Yes."
"Here," she handed him an envelope. Sirius took the envelope and saw his name on it. He turned it around and took off the Hogwart's emblem. He read the letter and looked up happily at his mother. "I've been accepted into Hogwats School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
With that said he ran up to his room. "Seraph! Guess what? " he asked excitedly.
/ What? /
Sirius bounced on the bed. "I've been accepted into Hogwarts!"
/ Hogwarts? /
"It's a school to learn magic and stuff. Spells and potions. I'll be able to get away from my parents!" Sirius's face then grew sad. "But I'll have to leave for a while. I know! I could sneak you into the train, and then the school, and…"
/ No Sirius. As much as I would love to accompany you, something tells me that this time I have to stay behind. Don't worry, I'll be in the forest when you return. /
"But I feel bad leaving you behind," Sirius said.
/ You've sneaked me into your home each day for years and have given me shelter. I'm totally grateful to you Sirius. Don't worry, I'll be here when you return. /
"I'll come back for Christmas!" Sirius exclaimed. "And I'll tell you everything about it!" Sirius said. He put on a fake smile.
Seraph shoved Sirius playfully. / If you don't get that sad look off your face and tell me you promise you'll return and beat me at a race I'll bite you! /
Sirius shoved him back. "Alright he sighed." Seraph then pounced onto Sirius and the two began to wrestle on the ground. Sirius, now with a smile on his face, turned to Seraph.
"I promise you I'll return and beat your tail at a race if that's the last thing I do!" he laughed.
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AN: I had a few change of plans in this chapter but I think it's okay. It's not what I had planned so I'm not too happy. Hope you liked it. Next chapter I get to put what I've been dying to put since the first chapter! R&R please.
