&!&!&!&! In Hufflepuff common room &!&!&!&!
Cedric: "Go up the right staircase, fourteenth room. It's one of the
biggest. I had to fight to get it for you!"
Keanna: "Thanks! How does it look like? Who's my neighbour?"
Lisa: "Yeah."
Suddenly Keanna felt a hand wrap around her shoulders. Looking up, she
saw Cedric's face grinning at her.
Keanna: ( blush x999999 ) Oh my goodness!!
Cedric: "So Kia, if you need help, you can always come to your big
brother!" ( grin )
Keanna: "Sure!" He's only treating me as a sister??
Lisa: "Haha! You're all red in the face Kia!"
Cedric: "Really? Kia, you okay? Do you have a fever?"
Lisa: "Yeah. You okay?"
Keanna: "Urm no, I'm okay
...it'..it's...err...just..nevermind...just.. erm..nervous. Yah, you
know...dorms and all..."
Lisa: "Oh...well...I admit, I'm kinda nervous too!"
Cedric patted Keanna's hair.
Cedric: "Right then, prefect duty! Gotta go! Enjoy yourselves! Bye
girls!"
Keanna Lisa: "See ya! Thanks again!"
Then Cedric headed towards the boys' dorm.
––––––––––– At the Slytherins' –––––––––––
Draco: "When you need help, just go to the next room and knock.
Slytherins aren't as stupid as Potter and Mudblood makes us like."
Ly: "Err...right..."
Draco: "Okay, see you in class."
Ly: What a help! Useless piece of junk!
Ly gloomily climbed the stairs to her room. At that moment then Ly
knew she was going to have a hard time.
..................... A few minutes before at the Gryffindors'
..................... As the door swung open, Cortaz gasped at the
sight of the room.
Cortaz: This does not look like my room!!
Feeling a strong twinge of curiosity, Cortaz stepped in, breathing
excitedly. As she turned to the right, her eyes met a pair of deep,
dreamy green ones... Harry ( yikes! ) and Cortaz stared at each other
for what seemed like forever. Cortaz noticed ( unwillingly ) that
Harry had just finished changing and was half – buttoning on his shirt
( luckily no one else was in the room). Her eyes grew wide as she
realised how cute he looked... Finally Harry broke the painful
silence.
Harry: "C – C – Cortaz?"
Cortaz: "AAAAIIIIEEEE!!!!"
Cortaz ran out and slammed the door behind her. Her heart thumped
furiously as she wiped away the tears of embarrassment gathering in
her eyes.
Harry: "Cortaz!!"
Students from other rooms came out to see what the commotion was.
Cortaz heard Harry's footsteps behind her growing quicker and closer.
Her face grew hot as she jumped down the stairs skipping steps,
stumbling at the last bit. Harry kept on yelling for Cortaz to stop,
but she ignored it and ran up the other staircase leading to the
girls' dorm...
Cortaz: Stupid Elie! It's all her fault! Now I can never show my face
again!!
As Cortaz opened her room door, she was shocked to see Elisha sitting
there, perfectly happy.
Elisha: "Hiya Cortaz."
Cortaz: "ARGH!! IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!! YOUR FAULT!! YOUR FAULT!! YOUR
FAULT!!!!!"
Elisha: "What?"
Cortaz: "The LEFT is the BOYS' dorm!! The RIGHT is the GIRLS' dorm!!"
Elisha: "Huh? I TOLD you to go to the – Ah..oh...Ohh! I thought left
was right!"
Cortaz: "YOU WHAT?! ELISHA VALENTINE DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU MADE ME GO
INTO THE BOYS' DORM?!?!"
Elisha: "Yeah, I know now. Sorry!"
Cortaz: "And did you know I went into one of the BOYS' room?!" Elisha:
"So – "
Cortaz: "And of all of the rooms I went into HARRY'S ROOM????"
Elisha: "My goodness Cortaz your mouth will break."
Cortaz: "Don't you understand?!"
Elisha: "No."
Cortaz: "I saw Harry – "
Elisha: "Calm down Cortaz." ( grin )
Cortaz sighed and flopped onto the bed beside Elisha.
Elisha: "So where's Harry?"
Cortaz opened her mouth to scream again at Elisha, but Elisha
interrupted her.
Elisha: "Well nevermind. You have herbology now. Don't wanna be late
for your first class, do you? C'mon."
Cortaz: "I – I can't."
Elisha: "What do you mean you can't?"
Cortaz: "I...can't."
Elisha: "Tsk, c'mon!" ( drags Cortaz out )
########### At Herbology ###########
Professor Sprout: "Alright everyone. Settle down. Since we have two
new girls from Slytherin and Gyffindor, I'll rearrange your partners."
Everyone: ( groan )
Professor Sprout: "Draco and Hermione, Cortaz and Harry, Ly and Ron,
Crabbe and..."
Cortaz: Oh man...
Harry: Oh no oh no oh no oh no oh no oh no oh no......
Hemione: "Great. The great Malfoy inverted commas is my partner."
Draco: "And the so – called Miss Mudblood." ( glares at each other )
Ly: "If looks could kill..." ( giggle )
Ron: "Don't worry. Professor Sprout will give us an easy assignment."
Ly: "I didn't SAY I couldn't take it you know..."
Ron: "Great, Hermione alike..."
Ly: "What??"
Ron: "Nothing!"
Draco: "HEY!"
Hermione: "What?"
Draco: "Look what you did!"
Hermione: "You idiot! It was you who poured it!"
Draco: "...no!"
Hermione: "YES! It was you who poured that stupid thing in!"
Draco: "That's something only mudbloods would do!"
Hermione: "No! Remember you said the potion was here?"
Draco: "Oh...but, you didn't have to do that!"
Cortaz: "By the way Professor Sprout, where's Elie?"
Professor Sprout: "If you did not know, Miss Valentine applied for
half a first year to cope."
Ron: "No! Don't do that!"
Ly: "You're wrong!"
Cortaz: "Huh?"
Hermione: "Idiot!"
Draco: "Now THAT wasn't my fault! Humph!"
Professor Sprout: "In other words, she will be half year later than
you."
Crabbe: "Are you sure?"
Cortaz: "Oh..."
Professor Sprout: "Now can I please have silence everyone! Get back to
the sicrius."
Suddenly Cortaz accidentally puts the wrong mixture into the soil.
Harry: "Wait that's...wrong..."
Cortaz: "What?" ( turns to look at Harry )
The two stared at each other in another uncomfortable silence,
remembering the incident just now.
( As/N: Muahaha! We are so mean to Cortaz! )
Cortaz: ( blush )
Harry: ( blush )
Immediately they turned away from each other's embarrassed stare.
Cortaz: I just can't face him!
After Herbology in the hallway
Ron: "You did great in Herbology! I didn't know muggle people knew so
much!"
Ly: "Uh – huh...( rolls eyes ) I'm pure blood you know...oof!"
Fred: "Whoops! Sorry! Oooh! Lkle Ronikeins has a girlfriend!"
Ron: "Shaddup. Ly, this is Fred, my brother."
Ly: "Hi."
Fred: "Hi. ( wink ) Ah well, I got a potion lesson scheduled now, so,
see ya around little bro!"
Ron: "Sheesh!"
Ly: "What?"
Ron: "Nothing."
Along another hallway...
Lisa: ( sigh )
Zacri: "Eh? What's wrong?"
Lisa: "Aeeek! You scared me Chae."
Zacri: ( sweatdrop ) "I'm Zacri."
Lisa: "Oh, hiya!"
Keanna: "Hi...eer...you Zacri or Chae??"
Zacri: Why does the world think I'm Chae? "Zacri."
Lisa: "Heehee!"
Keanna: "Oh...at least I said Zacri first!"
Zacri: "..."
Lisa: "Say something!"
Zacri: "What is there to say?"
Keanna: "Something."
Zacri: "Whatever...so Lisa, how's your work?"
Keanna: Humph! Why does he ignore me?
Lisa: "Well...it's okay!" He does not seem as bad as Chae said he is.
Zacri: "Eh, I tell you, you don't need to be shy, you can always ask
the Professors...most of them are quite nice."
Keanna: ( walks away )
Lisa: "Haha!"
Zacri: "Okay, you can go after your friend. I gotta go anyway. Bye!" (
smile an itsy bitsy teeny weeny smile )
Lisa: "Bye!" ( winks )
Meanwhile Cortaz was walking towards the Gyffindor common room with
Harry.
Cortaz: Oh man, why the heck am I acting as if nothing's happened?
Going hot again, Cortaz suddenly ran to the common room.
Harry: "Hey Cortaz! Wait up! What's the rush?"
Cortaz: Oh...why now?
Cortaz slowed down and waited for Harry to catch up.
Cortaz: This is my chance...to say... sorry...
–––––––––––––SILENCE––––––––––––
Cortaz: "Uh..."
Harry: "Erm.."
Cortaz Harry: ( spins around to face each other ) SORRY!"
Cortaz: "Huh?"
Harry: "Sorry for frightening you, if I did...I guess I shouldn't have
shouted..."
Cortaz: "No! It's my fault! Actually it's Elie's... I forgot which
staircase, I'm sorry..."
Harry: "It's okay..." ( blush )
Cortaz: ( blush )
&&&&&&&&&& Somewhere &&&&&&&&&&
Ly: "Man! What's the next subject! I can't believe I forgot!"
WHAM! Ly accidentally bumped into somebody while searching for her
timetable and her books flew all over the place...
George: "Whoa! Ow!"
Ly: "Fred? I'm sorry!" How did I bump into him again? I thought he had
potions...
George: "I'm George! Fred is my twin brother!"
Ly: "Cool! Another pair of twins! Nice ta meet ya! I'm Ly!"
After George helped Ly to pick up all her books, someone strutted
over.
Draco: "Sorry to spoil your moment, but Ly has divination now..."
Ly: "I don't need your help!"
Draco: "Look who talking!"
Ly: "Shut up!"
Draco: "Tough girl huh?"
Ly: "Bye George, gotta go."
George: "Yeah...good luck..."
....................................Hogwarts
grounds.................................
Chae: "The Quidditch auditions are next Friday. Wanna come?"
Elisha: "Nah. I'll pass."
Chae: "Why?"
Elisha: "I......have a little problem with flying."
Chae: "It's okay! You just need a lil' practice."
Elisha: "No thanks. Ask Cortaz! She's better at sports."
Chae: "Well...okay! See ya around then!"
Elisha: "See ya..."
As Elisha watched Chae disappear behind a corner, she realised she was
in an unfamiliar and empty – looking part of Hogwarts.
Elisha: "This is creepy! Wait up Ch –––––––––!!!"
Before the image of Hogwarts faded from Elisha's mind, she could dimly
remember a pair of steel blue eyes piercing through her own shocked
stare as she was muffled and dragged into a cold darkness...
It was lunch break and a group of students were gathered at the pond.
Suddenly, a pang shot through everyone, like a bolt of lightning
sizzling in their hearts. It wasn't particularly painful, but it was
so sudden that they were dazed for a second.
Everyone: ( gasps )
Keanna: "What was that? Ow..."
Cortaz: "Dunno..."
Ly: "Whoa...my head..."
Lisa: "Hey..."
Hermione: "Everybody! Look!"
A small, blue bejewelled earring in the shape of a dog lay on the
ground. Glinting in the sunlight, the four girls immediately
recognised it as Elisha's.
Cortaz: "That's Elie's!! Wait! Speaking of Elie...we couldn't find her
anywhere!"
Harry: "Well, the girl has brains to leave behind a clue."
Ly: "Are you trying to say Elie's dumb?!"
Lisa: "Elie..." Where are you Elie???
Harry: "Voldemort! My scar..."
Just the name alone sent shivers down everyone's spine.
Cortaz: "Voldemort?? Who's that? What? Why is everyone staring at me?"
Ron: "We do not say his name!"
Keanna: "Huh?? Volde-what??"
Ly: "That name sounds awfully familiar..."
Hermione: "Hang on a sec! How you so sure that You – know – who is
involved in this?"
Ron: "We have to find Elie!" ( looks all brave and wise )
Draco: "Alright...only if Miss Mudblood – the – mighty won't go around
putting on airs."
Hermione: "Look who's talking!"
Chae: "We have to cover up Elisha's absence. Whatever we do, we had
better do after the Quidditch match."
Lisa: "Okay!"
Keanna: "I agree!"
Ly: "Uh – huh."
Cortaz: "Hold on! How do you guys know that this Voldemort person has
something to do with Elie? And can you quit staring at me like that!"
Lisa: "Good point Cortaz!"
Ron: "We do not speak of his name! Anyway, we are quite sure You –
know – who has something to do with Elie's disappearance as Harry's
scar hurt just now..."
Hermione: "He – who – must – not – be – named is the most powerful
dark wizard in the world!"
Chae: "Yeah yeah." Big deal...
Ly: "Hmm...I know I read about Vol – whatever somewhere..."
Keanna: "Really? C'mon, tell us more! We need information! To save
Elie! Recall time, Ly!!"
Ly: "Shssh! I'm trying to think!"
Cortaz: "Me too! I read the book thingy...but it's still hard to
believe this is actually happening!"
Ly: "Some things that don't seem real are, and some things that seem
real aren't...heard of this before?"
Keanna: "Yes...I think...( rolls eyes ) anyway...Ly and Cortaz...try
and give us information!" ( bambi eyes )
Harry: "Hermione has already told you!"
Ly: "Why don't you go and find out in the library? It's the best place
for stuff like this."
Keanna: "The library?? Yuck! No way!"
Everyone: ( sigh )
Cortaz sat silently in the Gryffindor common room, fingering the tiny
sparkling earring. She loved the excitement of mystery and adventure,
but the suspicion of Elisha's disappearance made her feel uneasy,
especially when it concerned her friend's well – being. She sighed
heavily, worrying if Elisha was alright. She just couldn't bare the
thought of what might happen to Elisha, and will anyone else be the
predator's next victim...
Harry: "Hey."
Cortaz looked up, and saw Harry's dreamy eyes looking down at her, his
ever – so – cute face grinning slightly. But the grin left as soon as
he recognised the look of profuse worry on her face.
Harry: "You still worried?" ( sits down besides Cortaz )
Cortaz: ( refuses to forget what happened in the boys' dormitory turns
away ) "Not really."
Harry: "Umm...she'll be okay, Voldemort will not dare lay a finger on
Elie, I promise."
Cortaz: "How you so sure?? ( spins around ) I mean, I know you fought
him and all but – but – "
Harry: "I won't let him hurt her." ( puts hand on her hand )
Cortaz: ( pulls away blush ) "How do you know?"
Harry: "Voldemort wouldn't dare inflict a single scratch on her."
–––––––––––––SILENCE––––––––––––
Harry: ( looks Cortaz in the eye ) "I have to go now. Tell me if you
need help, okay?" ( Grin walks away )
Cortaz: "......"
Library
Cedric: "Hey Keanna, sup?"
Keanna: "Hey...nothing much...I'm just worried...everyone thinks Elie
is captured by this Volde – something...I'm not sure though...just
scared, Cedric..."
Cedric: "So...what you guys gonna do 'bout it?"
Keanna: "I dunno...you know what? You don't sound worried at all!"
Cedric: "I am! Are you worried?"
Keanna: "Of cause I'm worried! What do you think? Besides...I said so
just now..."
Suddenly, Cedric reached over and pulled Keanna into a tight
embrace...
Cedric: "Don't go worrying your head off, okay little sister? Big
brother will help as much as he can."
Keanna: ( blush ) "Okie...thanks...I feel much better..."
Keanna felt her heart pulsing madly as she was pressed against
Cedric's warm body. ( As/N: OOOoooohh! Haha! ) But Keanna and Cedric
did not notice that a pair of jealous eyes were watching their sweet
hug.
Ron: Why do I feel like hitting Cedric? I mean, it's not like Kia's my
girl...after all, she is the hottest babe in Hogwarts; why would she
bother with me?( sigh )
When Cedric finally let go and one of Keanna's most treasured moments
in life ended, he didn't fail to show her his smile again.
Cedric: "Take of yourself Kia."
Keanna: "Alright – ty!" OMG!!!
Great Hall...
Lisa walked up to Keanna who was starring wistfully after the shadow
of Cedric. Her owl Koo was perched faithfully on her shoulder as she
watched Keanna's lovelorn looks.
Lisa: "HI!"
No reply.
Lisa: "Umm...hello? Earth to Kia?"
Lisa waved her hand in front of Keanna, but Keanna sat there, still
dazed in her own thoughts of Cedric.
Lisa: -- "KEANNA!!"
Keanna: "Huh?? ( looks around shocked ) Oh, it you...hi..."
Lisa: "What's wrong?"
Keanna: "Nothing."
Lisa: "Oh, come on, tell me! Besides, you can't run away from your
girlfriend, right? ( grin ) You like like him, huh?"
Keanna: "But I don't know if he feels the same way towards me. What I
know is he treats me as his little sister." ( sigh )
Without warning, Koo spread its' wings and swiftly flew around Lisa's
head, hooting loudly as if to give a warning, and flew out of the
window.
Lisa: "KOO!?"
Keanna: "KOO! Wait! Stop!"
Lisa: "No...something's not right, Koo wouldn't behave in this manner!
KOO! WHERE ARE YOU GOING?!"
Lisa was feeling weird about her loyal pet, when suddenly heard the
flapping of wings and a familiar hoot.
Lisa: "KOO?!"
Koo soared silently above, then Lisa noticed something shiny
glittering in the owl's sharp beak.
Lisa: "Koo! Come down here at once! Give me the thing in your beak!"
Koo obeyed and glided down onto Lisa's shoulder. She then placed the
little piece of jewel onto Lisa's open palm.
Keanna: "Hey! That's Elie's earring!"
Ly came running up, accidentally colliding into the pair huddling over
the earring.
Ly: "Sup?"
Keanna: "Look!"
Ly's eyes widened at the earring, which she instantly recognised as
Elie's, for a long moment, then snatched it up and turned it around.
Ly: "This is the other earring right? But how..."
Ly trilled off as she spotted something scratched on the back of the
dog earring.
Ly: "There's something etched on the back!"
Lisa: "What? Lemme see!"
The three crowded around and squinted their eyes and tried to see what
was scratched on the earring. There on the back of the earring were
two tiny words that took up most of the space: 'BED' and 'SIDE' and a
little scratched figure that they made out as a lion.
Keanna: "Bedside? ( thinks ) Bedside! Bedside!! But whose??"
Lisa: "Beside?"
Ly thoughtfully fingered the earring, then her eyes lit up.
Ly: "Her bedroom!"
Keanna Lisa: "???"
Ly hovered her broom, pulled Keanna and Lisa on it, and zoomed
forwards through the hall where Cortaz was sitting alone, silently
thinking of Harry.
Keanna: "Hey!! We found another clue to Elie's disappearance!!
Woohoo!"
Lisa: "Hi Cortaz!"
Cortaz: "Hey you're not allowed to ride in the hall!!"
Ly: "Sorry. ( hops off broomstick ) We got a message from Elie, I
think."
Cortaz: "Really?? Where??"
Ly: "I'll explain on the way! Right now you gotta let us into the
Gryffindor room now!"
Cortaz: "No! You're not allowed!"
Lisa: "Oh...almost forgot!"
Keanna: "C'mon Cortaz..."
Ly: "Okay okay then Cortaz, go to Elie's bedside and look for a lion
symbol or something."
Cortaz: "Why?"
Ly: "Just go! And hurry! It's an emergency!"
Cortaz: "Well...okay! Wait for me!"
Cortaz immediately rushed into the Gryffindor tower, and into Elisha's
and her room. Then she pulled away Elisha's bed sheets. She searched
among the folds for anything, but in vain. Then she turned and began
ransacking Elisha's bedside drawers. Feeling a bit guilty about
searching through her clothes and personal stuff, Cortaz pushed back
the drawers stuffed full with clothes and opened the last drawer. What
greeted her made her squeal with delight. There was a fine leather –
covered book. On the leather cover was a brilliantly hand – stitched
lion.
Cortaz: "Yes! I found it!"
She raced out the door, down the stairs, out the Gryffindor common
room and into the hall, gripping the book tightly.
Cortaz: "Here! puff Found it!" puff
Ly: "Doesn't seem to be what she prescribed...but this should be it!"
Keanna: "Yea..."
Lisa: "Hey! That's her journal!"
Keanna: "OMG!! She's expecting us to read her journal?! But look! (
points ) It says PRIVATE. Understand? P – R – I – V – A – T – E !"
Ly: "Quick! Hand it to me!"
Flipping through the pages, Ly thought all the entries looked dull –
until she saw the last one;
Dear Diary,
I think somebody's stalking me. Really! I'm not mad. I
personally think it's Draco. I know he likes Ly and all, but not me,
so he's quite a possible suspect. I mean, I think it's him coz' I saw
the stalker's grayey eyes. Like steel, like that. I dunno why, but I
have a huge hunch that if I get kidnapped, there'll be a clue in
Draco's room.
Or the forbidden forest. I have no idea why, but it's just a hunch. In
case. What the heck is so scary about Voldemort? Sigh, If he's my
stalker, I would surely find my way out! Don't worry, Cortaz, Kia, Ly,
Lisa! I'll be fine, I can take care of myself. Well, I'm supposed to
meet Chae about Quidditch, Bye!
Ly: "...I don't believe it..."
Keanna: "So do I..."
Lisa: "Oh man..."
Cortaz: "So...we are really sure Elie's kidnapped now, huh?"
Ly: "Wait here! I'll be right back!"
Ly: "YOU have a lot of explaining to do."
Draco: "What??"
Ly: "Why did you do it?"
Draco: "Do what?"
Before Ly could fire back, she noticed something on Draco's table. But
Draco followed her eyes and saw what she was looking at.
Draco: ( points wand at Ly ) "Exortianegico!!"
Suddenly, Ly's legs gave way and she fell to the floor unconscious.
Draco: "Sorry Ly..."
Lisa hurriedly paced up and down with her friends. It was nearly time
to return to their dorms, yet Ly had not returned!
Lisa: "Ly! Where the heck are you??"
Cortaz: "Maybe she didn't get what she wanted and left."
Keanna: "Maybe she's in her dorm already."
Lisa: "That can't be. She said she would be back!"
Cortaz: "Well, that means we'll have to have a good explanation from
her tomorrow."
Keanna: "I hope so..."
.............................................
Somewhere far, far away, a girl slowly opened her eyes and glanced
around her.
Elisha: "??? Where am I? Cortaz? Lisa? Ly? Kia?"
Out of the gloomy darkness a hooded figure stepped out.
Elisha: "???Who are you??" ( knocks over plate and cup on the floor )
Voldemort: "I am the great – "
Elisha: "Yeah whatever, can we get outta here?"
Voldemort: ( clears throat ) "You must be too close to the situation
to realise that I am – "
Elisha: "My saviour? Great. So can we just get out of – AIIIEEE!!!"
She was blinded by a red light for a moment, and an excruciating pain
vibrated throughout her body, like an internal earthquake. She fell
back to the ground, exhausted from the quick but shocking pain as she
looked up at Voldemort in a new found fear.
Elisha: ( gasp )
Voldemort: ( holds her up by her hair, ouch! ) "I am sick of your
restless mouth. Fear me, for I am the great Voldemort!"
Elisha: "V – Voldemort! Argh! M – my hair Ow!"
.....................................................
A red bear flashed across Cortaz's eyes suddenly. A great pain rumbled
across her and she crouched down trying to ease the pain.
Cortaz: "Ouch! – Wha – ? It's over!"
She opened palm, and starred down at one of the blue dog earrings,
sighed, and slipped it into her pocket. Little did she know that she
had missed seeing the earring glow softly by a second.
...................................................
That night Keanna slipped into her pyjamas which was just an oversized
shirt. She just happened to glance at Elie's earring to find that it
was glowing weirdly.
Keanna: "Eh?"
Suddenly, a small red beam shot out from the earring, like a laser,
but Keanna was too quick for it. The beam hit the wall, which rumbled
a little then cracked.
Keanna: "OMG!! This I gotta tell the others! But...it's too late..." (
yawns )
No matter how hard Keanna tried, she could not sleep a wink as she was
over excited about the glowing earring. Instead, she starred at the
earring...
Keanna: "Urrh! Kia! You can't go and tell the others now!! You'll get
caught roaming the school past bedtime! Sleep Kia!"
Lisa: ( yawns ) "Kia? Is that you? Who are you talking to?"
Keanna: "Oh, sorry. I couldn't sleep. Can I talk to you?"
Lisa: "Alright. But be quiet!"
Keanna: "Guess what? I saw Elie's earring glow!"
Lisa: "What? Really?"
Then a faint glow suddenly broke through the darkness.
Keanna: "See! See!"
Lisa: "Oh my goodness..."
Keanna: "What do you suppose it means?"
Lisa: "What if...what if Elie's in trouble? After all, she did
'communicated' with us through it..."
Keanna: "You really think so? I still feel uneasy about it..."
Lisa: "Don't worry. We'll figure this out sooner or later. Right now
we just gotta hope Elie's alright..."
Next Day
Ly slowly opened her eyes and saw herself lying on a big comfy bed.
She felt a cold breeze embrace her, then to realise her think warm
robe was draped over a chair along with her woollen vest, leaving her
with her long shirt and short skirt. She shivered and pulled the
blanket over her as she scanned her unfamiliar surrounding.
Ly: "Where...is this?..."
Then a light spread into the dark room when the door slowly creaked
open. At first Ly saw only the dust swirling in the light, but soon
she recognised the face behind the door.
Ly: "?!?!"
( As/N: Thanks for reviewing us! It's a little short break from
here. We'll write more as soon as possible. Pls continue to review us!
Thanks again! ) End of Volume 1, each volume has 2 chaps.
Cedric: "Go up the right staircase, fourteenth room. It's one of the
biggest. I had to fight to get it for you!"
Keanna: "Thanks! How does it look like? Who's my neighbour?"
Lisa: "Yeah."
Suddenly Keanna felt a hand wrap around her shoulders. Looking up, she
saw Cedric's face grinning at her.
Keanna: ( blush x999999 ) Oh my goodness!!
Cedric: "So Kia, if you need help, you can always come to your big
brother!" ( grin )
Keanna: "Sure!" He's only treating me as a sister??
Lisa: "Haha! You're all red in the face Kia!"
Cedric: "Really? Kia, you okay? Do you have a fever?"
Lisa: "Yeah. You okay?"
Keanna: "Urm no, I'm okay
...it'..it's...err...just..nevermind...just.. erm..nervous. Yah, you
know...dorms and all..."
Lisa: "Oh...well...I admit, I'm kinda nervous too!"
Cedric patted Keanna's hair.
Cedric: "Right then, prefect duty! Gotta go! Enjoy yourselves! Bye
girls!"
Keanna Lisa: "See ya! Thanks again!"
Then Cedric headed towards the boys' dorm.
––––––––––– At the Slytherins' –––––––––––
Draco: "When you need help, just go to the next room and knock.
Slytherins aren't as stupid as Potter and Mudblood makes us like."
Ly: "Err...right..."
Draco: "Okay, see you in class."
Ly: What a help! Useless piece of junk!
Ly gloomily climbed the stairs to her room. At that moment then Ly
knew she was going to have a hard time.
..................... A few minutes before at the Gryffindors'
..................... As the door swung open, Cortaz gasped at the
sight of the room.
Cortaz: This does not look like my room!!
Feeling a strong twinge of curiosity, Cortaz stepped in, breathing
excitedly. As she turned to the right, her eyes met a pair of deep,
dreamy green ones... Harry ( yikes! ) and Cortaz stared at each other
for what seemed like forever. Cortaz noticed ( unwillingly ) that
Harry had just finished changing and was half – buttoning on his shirt
( luckily no one else was in the room). Her eyes grew wide as she
realised how cute he looked... Finally Harry broke the painful
silence.
Harry: "C – C – Cortaz?"
Cortaz: "AAAAIIIIEEEE!!!!"
Cortaz ran out and slammed the door behind her. Her heart thumped
furiously as she wiped away the tears of embarrassment gathering in
her eyes.
Harry: "Cortaz!!"
Students from other rooms came out to see what the commotion was.
Cortaz heard Harry's footsteps behind her growing quicker and closer.
Her face grew hot as she jumped down the stairs skipping steps,
stumbling at the last bit. Harry kept on yelling for Cortaz to stop,
but she ignored it and ran up the other staircase leading to the
girls' dorm...
Cortaz: Stupid Elie! It's all her fault! Now I can never show my face
again!!
As Cortaz opened her room door, she was shocked to see Elisha sitting
there, perfectly happy.
Elisha: "Hiya Cortaz."
Cortaz: "ARGH!! IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!! YOUR FAULT!! YOUR FAULT!! YOUR
FAULT!!!!!"
Elisha: "What?"
Cortaz: "The LEFT is the BOYS' dorm!! The RIGHT is the GIRLS' dorm!!"
Elisha: "Huh? I TOLD you to go to the – Ah..oh...Ohh! I thought left
was right!"
Cortaz: "YOU WHAT?! ELISHA VALENTINE DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU MADE ME GO
INTO THE BOYS' DORM?!?!"
Elisha: "Yeah, I know now. Sorry!"
Cortaz: "And did you know I went into one of the BOYS' room?!" Elisha:
"So – "
Cortaz: "And of all of the rooms I went into HARRY'S ROOM????"
Elisha: "My goodness Cortaz your mouth will break."
Cortaz: "Don't you understand?!"
Elisha: "No."
Cortaz: "I saw Harry – "
Elisha: "Calm down Cortaz." ( grin )
Cortaz sighed and flopped onto the bed beside Elisha.
Elisha: "So where's Harry?"
Cortaz opened her mouth to scream again at Elisha, but Elisha
interrupted her.
Elisha: "Well nevermind. You have herbology now. Don't wanna be late
for your first class, do you? C'mon."
Cortaz: "I – I can't."
Elisha: "What do you mean you can't?"
Cortaz: "I...can't."
Elisha: "Tsk, c'mon!" ( drags Cortaz out )
########### At Herbology ###########
Professor Sprout: "Alright everyone. Settle down. Since we have two
new girls from Slytherin and Gyffindor, I'll rearrange your partners."
Everyone: ( groan )
Professor Sprout: "Draco and Hermione, Cortaz and Harry, Ly and Ron,
Crabbe and..."
Cortaz: Oh man...
Harry: Oh no oh no oh no oh no oh no oh no oh no......
Hemione: "Great. The great Malfoy inverted commas is my partner."
Draco: "And the so – called Miss Mudblood." ( glares at each other )
Ly: "If looks could kill..." ( giggle )
Ron: "Don't worry. Professor Sprout will give us an easy assignment."
Ly: "I didn't SAY I couldn't take it you know..."
Ron: "Great, Hermione alike..."
Ly: "What??"
Ron: "Nothing!"
Draco: "HEY!"
Hermione: "What?"
Draco: "Look what you did!"
Hermione: "You idiot! It was you who poured it!"
Draco: "...no!"
Hermione: "YES! It was you who poured that stupid thing in!"
Draco: "That's something only mudbloods would do!"
Hermione: "No! Remember you said the potion was here?"
Draco: "Oh...but, you didn't have to do that!"
Cortaz: "By the way Professor Sprout, where's Elie?"
Professor Sprout: "If you did not know, Miss Valentine applied for
half a first year to cope."
Ron: "No! Don't do that!"
Ly: "You're wrong!"
Cortaz: "Huh?"
Hermione: "Idiot!"
Draco: "Now THAT wasn't my fault! Humph!"
Professor Sprout: "In other words, she will be half year later than
you."
Crabbe: "Are you sure?"
Cortaz: "Oh..."
Professor Sprout: "Now can I please have silence everyone! Get back to
the sicrius."
Suddenly Cortaz accidentally puts the wrong mixture into the soil.
Harry: "Wait that's...wrong..."
Cortaz: "What?" ( turns to look at Harry )
The two stared at each other in another uncomfortable silence,
remembering the incident just now.
( As/N: Muahaha! We are so mean to Cortaz! )
Cortaz: ( blush )
Harry: ( blush )
Immediately they turned away from each other's embarrassed stare.
Cortaz: I just can't face him!
After Herbology in the hallway
Ron: "You did great in Herbology! I didn't know muggle people knew so
much!"
Ly: "Uh – huh...( rolls eyes ) I'm pure blood you know...oof!"
Fred: "Whoops! Sorry! Oooh! Lkle Ronikeins has a girlfriend!"
Ron: "Shaddup. Ly, this is Fred, my brother."
Ly: "Hi."
Fred: "Hi. ( wink ) Ah well, I got a potion lesson scheduled now, so,
see ya around little bro!"
Ron: "Sheesh!"
Ly: "What?"
Ron: "Nothing."
Along another hallway...
Lisa: ( sigh )
Zacri: "Eh? What's wrong?"
Lisa: "Aeeek! You scared me Chae."
Zacri: ( sweatdrop ) "I'm Zacri."
Lisa: "Oh, hiya!"
Keanna: "Hi...eer...you Zacri or Chae??"
Zacri: Why does the world think I'm Chae? "Zacri."
Lisa: "Heehee!"
Keanna: "Oh...at least I said Zacri first!"
Zacri: "..."
Lisa: "Say something!"
Zacri: "What is there to say?"
Keanna: "Something."
Zacri: "Whatever...so Lisa, how's your work?"
Keanna: Humph! Why does he ignore me?
Lisa: "Well...it's okay!" He does not seem as bad as Chae said he is.
Zacri: "Eh, I tell you, you don't need to be shy, you can always ask
the Professors...most of them are quite nice."
Keanna: ( walks away )
Lisa: "Haha!"
Zacri: "Okay, you can go after your friend. I gotta go anyway. Bye!" (
smile an itsy bitsy teeny weeny smile )
Lisa: "Bye!" ( winks )
Meanwhile Cortaz was walking towards the Gyffindor common room with
Harry.
Cortaz: Oh man, why the heck am I acting as if nothing's happened?
Going hot again, Cortaz suddenly ran to the common room.
Harry: "Hey Cortaz! Wait up! What's the rush?"
Cortaz: Oh...why now?
Cortaz slowed down and waited for Harry to catch up.
Cortaz: This is my chance...to say... sorry...
–––––––––––––SILENCE––––––––––––
Cortaz: "Uh..."
Harry: "Erm.."
Cortaz Harry: ( spins around to face each other ) SORRY!"
Cortaz: "Huh?"
Harry: "Sorry for frightening you, if I did...I guess I shouldn't have
shouted..."
Cortaz: "No! It's my fault! Actually it's Elie's... I forgot which
staircase, I'm sorry..."
Harry: "It's okay..." ( blush )
Cortaz: ( blush )
&&&&&&&&&& Somewhere &&&&&&&&&&
Ly: "Man! What's the next subject! I can't believe I forgot!"
WHAM! Ly accidentally bumped into somebody while searching for her
timetable and her books flew all over the place...
George: "Whoa! Ow!"
Ly: "Fred? I'm sorry!" How did I bump into him again? I thought he had
potions...
George: "I'm George! Fred is my twin brother!"
Ly: "Cool! Another pair of twins! Nice ta meet ya! I'm Ly!"
After George helped Ly to pick up all her books, someone strutted
over.
Draco: "Sorry to spoil your moment, but Ly has divination now..."
Ly: "I don't need your help!"
Draco: "Look who talking!"
Ly: "Shut up!"
Draco: "Tough girl huh?"
Ly: "Bye George, gotta go."
George: "Yeah...good luck..."
....................................Hogwarts
grounds.................................
Chae: "The Quidditch auditions are next Friday. Wanna come?"
Elisha: "Nah. I'll pass."
Chae: "Why?"
Elisha: "I......have a little problem with flying."
Chae: "It's okay! You just need a lil' practice."
Elisha: "No thanks. Ask Cortaz! She's better at sports."
Chae: "Well...okay! See ya around then!"
Elisha: "See ya..."
As Elisha watched Chae disappear behind a corner, she realised she was
in an unfamiliar and empty – looking part of Hogwarts.
Elisha: "This is creepy! Wait up Ch –––––––––!!!"
Before the image of Hogwarts faded from Elisha's mind, she could dimly
remember a pair of steel blue eyes piercing through her own shocked
stare as she was muffled and dragged into a cold darkness...
It was lunch break and a group of students were gathered at the pond.
Suddenly, a pang shot through everyone, like a bolt of lightning
sizzling in their hearts. It wasn't particularly painful, but it was
so sudden that they were dazed for a second.
Everyone: ( gasps )
Keanna: "What was that? Ow..."
Cortaz: "Dunno..."
Ly: "Whoa...my head..."
Lisa: "Hey..."
Hermione: "Everybody! Look!"
A small, blue bejewelled earring in the shape of a dog lay on the
ground. Glinting in the sunlight, the four girls immediately
recognised it as Elisha's.
Cortaz: "That's Elie's!! Wait! Speaking of Elie...we couldn't find her
anywhere!"
Harry: "Well, the girl has brains to leave behind a clue."
Ly: "Are you trying to say Elie's dumb?!"
Lisa: "Elie..." Where are you Elie???
Harry: "Voldemort! My scar..."
Just the name alone sent shivers down everyone's spine.
Cortaz: "Voldemort?? Who's that? What? Why is everyone staring at me?"
Ron: "We do not say his name!"
Keanna: "Huh?? Volde-what??"
Ly: "That name sounds awfully familiar..."
Hermione: "Hang on a sec! How you so sure that You – know – who is
involved in this?"
Ron: "We have to find Elie!" ( looks all brave and wise )
Draco: "Alright...only if Miss Mudblood – the – mighty won't go around
putting on airs."
Hermione: "Look who's talking!"
Chae: "We have to cover up Elisha's absence. Whatever we do, we had
better do after the Quidditch match."
Lisa: "Okay!"
Keanna: "I agree!"
Ly: "Uh – huh."
Cortaz: "Hold on! How do you guys know that this Voldemort person has
something to do with Elie? And can you quit staring at me like that!"
Lisa: "Good point Cortaz!"
Ron: "We do not speak of his name! Anyway, we are quite sure You –
know – who has something to do with Elie's disappearance as Harry's
scar hurt just now..."
Hermione: "He – who – must – not – be – named is the most powerful
dark wizard in the world!"
Chae: "Yeah yeah." Big deal...
Ly: "Hmm...I know I read about Vol – whatever somewhere..."
Keanna: "Really? C'mon, tell us more! We need information! To save
Elie! Recall time, Ly!!"
Ly: "Shssh! I'm trying to think!"
Cortaz: "Me too! I read the book thingy...but it's still hard to
believe this is actually happening!"
Ly: "Some things that don't seem real are, and some things that seem
real aren't...heard of this before?"
Keanna: "Yes...I think...( rolls eyes ) anyway...Ly and Cortaz...try
and give us information!" ( bambi eyes )
Harry: "Hermione has already told you!"
Ly: "Why don't you go and find out in the library? It's the best place
for stuff like this."
Keanna: "The library?? Yuck! No way!"
Everyone: ( sigh )
Cortaz sat silently in the Gryffindor common room, fingering the tiny
sparkling earring. She loved the excitement of mystery and adventure,
but the suspicion of Elisha's disappearance made her feel uneasy,
especially when it concerned her friend's well – being. She sighed
heavily, worrying if Elisha was alright. She just couldn't bare the
thought of what might happen to Elisha, and will anyone else be the
predator's next victim...
Harry: "Hey."
Cortaz looked up, and saw Harry's dreamy eyes looking down at her, his
ever – so – cute face grinning slightly. But the grin left as soon as
he recognised the look of profuse worry on her face.
Harry: "You still worried?" ( sits down besides Cortaz )
Cortaz: ( refuses to forget what happened in the boys' dormitory turns
away ) "Not really."
Harry: "Umm...she'll be okay, Voldemort will not dare lay a finger on
Elie, I promise."
Cortaz: "How you so sure?? ( spins around ) I mean, I know you fought
him and all but – but – "
Harry: "I won't let him hurt her." ( puts hand on her hand )
Cortaz: ( pulls away blush ) "How do you know?"
Harry: "Voldemort wouldn't dare inflict a single scratch on her."
–––––––––––––SILENCE––––––––––––
Harry: ( looks Cortaz in the eye ) "I have to go now. Tell me if you
need help, okay?" ( Grin walks away )
Cortaz: "......"
Library
Cedric: "Hey Keanna, sup?"
Keanna: "Hey...nothing much...I'm just worried...everyone thinks Elie
is captured by this Volde – something...I'm not sure though...just
scared, Cedric..."
Cedric: "So...what you guys gonna do 'bout it?"
Keanna: "I dunno...you know what? You don't sound worried at all!"
Cedric: "I am! Are you worried?"
Keanna: "Of cause I'm worried! What do you think? Besides...I said so
just now..."
Suddenly, Cedric reached over and pulled Keanna into a tight
embrace...
Cedric: "Don't go worrying your head off, okay little sister? Big
brother will help as much as he can."
Keanna: ( blush ) "Okie...thanks...I feel much better..."
Keanna felt her heart pulsing madly as she was pressed against
Cedric's warm body. ( As/N: OOOoooohh! Haha! ) But Keanna and Cedric
did not notice that a pair of jealous eyes were watching their sweet
hug.
Ron: Why do I feel like hitting Cedric? I mean, it's not like Kia's my
girl...after all, she is the hottest babe in Hogwarts; why would she
bother with me?( sigh )
When Cedric finally let go and one of Keanna's most treasured moments
in life ended, he didn't fail to show her his smile again.
Cedric: "Take of yourself Kia."
Keanna: "Alright – ty!" OMG!!!
Great Hall...
Lisa walked up to Keanna who was starring wistfully after the shadow
of Cedric. Her owl Koo was perched faithfully on her shoulder as she
watched Keanna's lovelorn looks.
Lisa: "HI!"
No reply.
Lisa: "Umm...hello? Earth to Kia?"
Lisa waved her hand in front of Keanna, but Keanna sat there, still
dazed in her own thoughts of Cedric.
Lisa: -- "KEANNA!!"
Keanna: "Huh?? ( looks around shocked ) Oh, it you...hi..."
Lisa: "What's wrong?"
Keanna: "Nothing."
Lisa: "Oh, come on, tell me! Besides, you can't run away from your
girlfriend, right? ( grin ) You like like him, huh?"
Keanna: "But I don't know if he feels the same way towards me. What I
know is he treats me as his little sister." ( sigh )
Without warning, Koo spread its' wings and swiftly flew around Lisa's
head, hooting loudly as if to give a warning, and flew out of the
window.
Lisa: "KOO!?"
Keanna: "KOO! Wait! Stop!"
Lisa: "No...something's not right, Koo wouldn't behave in this manner!
KOO! WHERE ARE YOU GOING?!"
Lisa was feeling weird about her loyal pet, when suddenly heard the
flapping of wings and a familiar hoot.
Lisa: "KOO?!"
Koo soared silently above, then Lisa noticed something shiny
glittering in the owl's sharp beak.
Lisa: "Koo! Come down here at once! Give me the thing in your beak!"
Koo obeyed and glided down onto Lisa's shoulder. She then placed the
little piece of jewel onto Lisa's open palm.
Keanna: "Hey! That's Elie's earring!"
Ly came running up, accidentally colliding into the pair huddling over
the earring.
Ly: "Sup?"
Keanna: "Look!"
Ly's eyes widened at the earring, which she instantly recognised as
Elie's, for a long moment, then snatched it up and turned it around.
Ly: "This is the other earring right? But how..."
Ly trilled off as she spotted something scratched on the back of the
dog earring.
Ly: "There's something etched on the back!"
Lisa: "What? Lemme see!"
The three crowded around and squinted their eyes and tried to see what
was scratched on the earring. There on the back of the earring were
two tiny words that took up most of the space: 'BED' and 'SIDE' and a
little scratched figure that they made out as a lion.
Keanna: "Bedside? ( thinks ) Bedside! Bedside!! But whose??"
Lisa: "Beside?"
Ly thoughtfully fingered the earring, then her eyes lit up.
Ly: "Her bedroom!"
Keanna Lisa: "???"
Ly hovered her broom, pulled Keanna and Lisa on it, and zoomed
forwards through the hall where Cortaz was sitting alone, silently
thinking of Harry.
Keanna: "Hey!! We found another clue to Elie's disappearance!!
Woohoo!"
Lisa: "Hi Cortaz!"
Cortaz: "Hey you're not allowed to ride in the hall!!"
Ly: "Sorry. ( hops off broomstick ) We got a message from Elie, I
think."
Cortaz: "Really?? Where??"
Ly: "I'll explain on the way! Right now you gotta let us into the
Gryffindor room now!"
Cortaz: "No! You're not allowed!"
Lisa: "Oh...almost forgot!"
Keanna: "C'mon Cortaz..."
Ly: "Okay okay then Cortaz, go to Elie's bedside and look for a lion
symbol or something."
Cortaz: "Why?"
Ly: "Just go! And hurry! It's an emergency!"
Cortaz: "Well...okay! Wait for me!"
Cortaz immediately rushed into the Gryffindor tower, and into Elisha's
and her room. Then she pulled away Elisha's bed sheets. She searched
among the folds for anything, but in vain. Then she turned and began
ransacking Elisha's bedside drawers. Feeling a bit guilty about
searching through her clothes and personal stuff, Cortaz pushed back
the drawers stuffed full with clothes and opened the last drawer. What
greeted her made her squeal with delight. There was a fine leather –
covered book. On the leather cover was a brilliantly hand – stitched
lion.
Cortaz: "Yes! I found it!"
She raced out the door, down the stairs, out the Gryffindor common
room and into the hall, gripping the book tightly.
Cortaz: "Here! puff Found it!" puff
Ly: "Doesn't seem to be what she prescribed...but this should be it!"
Keanna: "Yea..."
Lisa: "Hey! That's her journal!"
Keanna: "OMG!! She's expecting us to read her journal?! But look! (
points ) It says PRIVATE. Understand? P – R – I – V – A – T – E !"
Ly: "Quick! Hand it to me!"
Flipping through the pages, Ly thought all the entries looked dull –
until she saw the last one;
Dear Diary,
I think somebody's stalking me. Really! I'm not mad. I
personally think it's Draco. I know he likes Ly and all, but not me,
so he's quite a possible suspect. I mean, I think it's him coz' I saw
the stalker's grayey eyes. Like steel, like that. I dunno why, but I
have a huge hunch that if I get kidnapped, there'll be a clue in
Draco's room.
Or the forbidden forest. I have no idea why, but it's just a hunch. In
case. What the heck is so scary about Voldemort? Sigh, If he's my
stalker, I would surely find my way out! Don't worry, Cortaz, Kia, Ly,
Lisa! I'll be fine, I can take care of myself. Well, I'm supposed to
meet Chae about Quidditch, Bye!
Ly: "...I don't believe it..."
Keanna: "So do I..."
Lisa: "Oh man..."
Cortaz: "So...we are really sure Elie's kidnapped now, huh?"
Ly: "Wait here! I'll be right back!"
Ly: "YOU have a lot of explaining to do."
Draco: "What??"
Ly: "Why did you do it?"
Draco: "Do what?"
Before Ly could fire back, she noticed something on Draco's table. But
Draco followed her eyes and saw what she was looking at.
Draco: ( points wand at Ly ) "Exortianegico!!"
Suddenly, Ly's legs gave way and she fell to the floor unconscious.
Draco: "Sorry Ly..."
Lisa hurriedly paced up and down with her friends. It was nearly time
to return to their dorms, yet Ly had not returned!
Lisa: "Ly! Where the heck are you??"
Cortaz: "Maybe she didn't get what she wanted and left."
Keanna: "Maybe she's in her dorm already."
Lisa: "That can't be. She said she would be back!"
Cortaz: "Well, that means we'll have to have a good explanation from
her tomorrow."
Keanna: "I hope so..."
.............................................
Somewhere far, far away, a girl slowly opened her eyes and glanced
around her.
Elisha: "??? Where am I? Cortaz? Lisa? Ly? Kia?"
Out of the gloomy darkness a hooded figure stepped out.
Elisha: "???Who are you??" ( knocks over plate and cup on the floor )
Voldemort: "I am the great – "
Elisha: "Yeah whatever, can we get outta here?"
Voldemort: ( clears throat ) "You must be too close to the situation
to realise that I am – "
Elisha: "My saviour? Great. So can we just get out of – AIIIEEE!!!"
She was blinded by a red light for a moment, and an excruciating pain
vibrated throughout her body, like an internal earthquake. She fell
back to the ground, exhausted from the quick but shocking pain as she
looked up at Voldemort in a new found fear.
Elisha: ( gasp )
Voldemort: ( holds her up by her hair, ouch! ) "I am sick of your
restless mouth. Fear me, for I am the great Voldemort!"
Elisha: "V – Voldemort! Argh! M – my hair Ow!"
.....................................................
A red bear flashed across Cortaz's eyes suddenly. A great pain rumbled
across her and she crouched down trying to ease the pain.
Cortaz: "Ouch! – Wha – ? It's over!"
She opened palm, and starred down at one of the blue dog earrings,
sighed, and slipped it into her pocket. Little did she know that she
had missed seeing the earring glow softly by a second.
...................................................
That night Keanna slipped into her pyjamas which was just an oversized
shirt. She just happened to glance at Elie's earring to find that it
was glowing weirdly.
Keanna: "Eh?"
Suddenly, a small red beam shot out from the earring, like a laser,
but Keanna was too quick for it. The beam hit the wall, which rumbled
a little then cracked.
Keanna: "OMG!! This I gotta tell the others! But...it's too late..." (
yawns )
No matter how hard Keanna tried, she could not sleep a wink as she was
over excited about the glowing earring. Instead, she starred at the
earring...
Keanna: "Urrh! Kia! You can't go and tell the others now!! You'll get
caught roaming the school past bedtime! Sleep Kia!"
Lisa: ( yawns ) "Kia? Is that you? Who are you talking to?"
Keanna: "Oh, sorry. I couldn't sleep. Can I talk to you?"
Lisa: "Alright. But be quiet!"
Keanna: "Guess what? I saw Elie's earring glow!"
Lisa: "What? Really?"
Then a faint glow suddenly broke through the darkness.
Keanna: "See! See!"
Lisa: "Oh my goodness..."
Keanna: "What do you suppose it means?"
Lisa: "What if...what if Elie's in trouble? After all, she did
'communicated' with us through it..."
Keanna: "You really think so? I still feel uneasy about it..."
Lisa: "Don't worry. We'll figure this out sooner or later. Right now
we just gotta hope Elie's alright..."
Next Day
Ly slowly opened her eyes and saw herself lying on a big comfy bed.
She felt a cold breeze embrace her, then to realise her think warm
robe was draped over a chair along with her woollen vest, leaving her
with her long shirt and short skirt. She shivered and pulled the
blanket over her as she scanned her unfamiliar surrounding.
Ly: "Where...is this?..."
Then a light spread into the dark room when the door slowly creaked
open. At first Ly saw only the dust swirling in the light, but soon
she recognised the face behind the door.
Ly: "?!?!"
( As/N: Thanks for reviewing us! It's a little short break from
here. We'll write more as soon as possible. Pls continue to review us!
Thanks again! ) End of Volume 1, each volume has 2 chaps.