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May 7th.
James and Lily paced back and forth in the kitchen. Cota was in the hospital, Lily had a meeting with her doctor, and James had to go on a mission all day. The looked at Kira who was sitting in her chair, watching them.
"What can we do?" James asked, looking away from her and running his fingers through his hair.
"I... did you try your friends?" Lily smacked his hand out of his hair, he'd already messed it up twice today.
"Remus would love to have her over" He paused. "For a nice day of Hydra hunting. Sirius is motorcycle racing" Kira's head shot up like a rocket and a huge smile was on her face.
"No!" Lily shook her head, her hair following the movement like a big, red, exclamation point. "I didn't even know he thought it was a good idea to take a little child on a motorcycle" She hammered on and James knew he had better inform Sirius that his son wasn't to be on the motorcycle for about four years.
"Peter, said he had a meeting" James stated, rubbing his head in confusion at that one, but, Peter had been busy a lot lately.
An owl swooped in and dropped a letter onto the table. Kira smiled and petted the owl.
"Hello Hermes" She cooed. Hermes drank up Kira's water and then flew away.
"...No" Lily's voice what a whisper of terror. "Anything but that!" She moaned, her legs going weak so James had to grab her.
"... I can't think of anything else we can do" He whispered.
"But... not my sister! I'd rather take her to a race track then my sister's house" Lily exclaimed, throwing her hands into the air.
"I'll inform Sirius" James stated and was hit.
"Mommy" Kira pulled at Lily's dress, having climbed down from her chair.
"Ouch" James stated, rubbing his arm.
"Be serious!" Lily snapped, her hair once again serving as an exclamation point.
James thought about saying the first response that entered his mind, but thought 'why? You hit me when I mentioned Sirius' would get him smacked again.
"Mommy" Kira repeated in a singsong voice.
"Maybe it won't be too bad" James shrugged, knowing immediately that he had defiantly not said the right answer.
"Oh that'll be an educational experience. Kira will either learn the art of selling drills or how to stick her nose in everybody's business" Lily retorted, a look of disgust on her face at the mere thought of her sister's rude habit.
"Daddy" Kira tried a different approach; she skipped around and tugged at his cloak.
"Any child" James smiled at Lily. "That can survive that house" he had his hand over his heart and a watery look in his eyes. "I am proud to call mine" He was hit again.
"I told you to be serious" Lily yelled, though laughter was breaking her anger and she couldn't contain her smile.
"I was! Mostly" James protested, rubbing his arm in mock pain.
"Triny" Kira gave up, copying her mother and throwing her hands in the air.
"Awww, don't you feel all ignored now" Trinidy flew over to Kira.
"... yes..." Kira answered, shooting a glare to her two parents that were still fighting. She handed Trinidy the letter that the owl had just left. Trinidy took it and flew over to Lily and James as Kira ran up stairs to get dressed.
"We have to get our schedules set, we can't let things like this happen when our son is born" Lily tapped her wand at the dishes and they hopped into the sink and began cleaning themselves.
"There has got to be a solution here Lils" James stated, tapping his wand at the pots and pans so they would clean themselves. "We can figure this out. We have done so well in life thus far"
"I can't believe that hotel doesn't have a daycare! There must be some where she can go!" Lily dropped into a chair and looked over at the clock; she'd be late unless they left within the next two minutes. She had to stop by her work and pick up something on the way, though she figured she'd be late now if she did.
"Ahem!" Trinidy dropped the letter in-between them.
James grabbed it out of mid air as if it were a snitch and there were two seconds left in the game. He turned it over and read it.
"Ask, and you shall receive" James smirked, handing Lily the letter.
"Dear Kira, Mom says that she completely understands about last time, and she wants you to tell your parents that. She also says that she is sorry we haven't been able to get back to you in so long; Dad had some trouble at work. Anyway, if it's not too short a notice, we were wondering if you'd like to come today." Lily's eyes looked over at James and Hallelujah music seemed to be playing in her mind.
Kira came down the stairs, ready and waiting. One hour later, she was watching a red haired boy walk out of the chimney. He smiled as he stepped out of the chimney, amazed by the scene before his eyes. He had just survived his first trip through the floonetwork. His elbows here a bit red and he was extremely dizzy, but he'd arrived.
"H'lo Fred" Kira greeted. Fred whipped around, surprised by hearing someone outside his family say his name without an 'umm which one are you?' infront of it. He saw Kira and smiled. She was dressed in a pink dress and had a hair band with a big bow on it in her hair. Her eyes were the same stone grey color with shimmering crystals in them.
"How'd you know I was Fred and not George?" Fred asked, crossing his arms and scowling.
"Because you always tilt your head slightly when you smile" Kira explained, tilting her head.
Fred didn't have time to respond before George apeared in the chimney and came waltzing out.
"H'lo George" Kira greeted. George stopped in his tracks and kicked at nothing.
"Well, that ruins the whole fun idea of confusing you all day" He mumbled, his elbows were all scratched up.
A taller man followed them. He had with him the letter that Lily had sent him. Lily and James had needed to leave so they wrote a letter and had Kira wait at the hotel. Mr. Ettiks had been informed and waiting. He took the letter and examined it closely. His eyes scanning the parchment like a hawk on a baby rabbit.
"Mr. Ettiks, it's okay. I know them" Kira stated, pulling at his cloak. She had been standing next to him and he hadn't let her out of his sight ever since Lily had arrived with her. Mr. Ettiks was fond of Lily and Ms. Kira. He had met James and thought him to be a charming man, perfect for Lily and an excellent father for Kira. Mr. Ettiks found it his soul duty to earn his guests respect, so he worked for it.
Mr. Ettiks looked down at her and nodded slowly, then looked back up at the three people standing there. "Welcome" He greeted, his voice as if he was meeting the head of the ministry of magic and the piercing stare was replaced be a welcoming smile. "My name is Mr. Ettiks, I am in charge here and am happy to cater all your needs while you are guests here" He smiled and bowed politely.
"Err, we aren't really staying" Arthur shrugged. "Just came to pick up Kira" He seemed nervous and shifted his weight uneasily.
"Well, while you are here, you may relax and enjoy all that is this wonderful hotel" Mr. Ettiks invited, hand out and rose as if to magnify the greatness of the hotel.
Fred and George stared at him with wide eyes and immediately turned towards their father.
"We wouldn't want to push Kira too quickly" Fred started.
"Her parents would probably feel a lot better if we stayed here for awhile" George continued. They both had jaunty voices and huge pleading grins.
Their father gave them 'the look' and shook his head. "I don't thi-"
"I know I know we couldn't afford it" Fred muttered, kicking at nothing, again.
"If you're worried about money, there isn't a problem" Kira smiled, shaking her head. "Mr. Ettiks told me it was the gold of a person's heart, not their bank account, that mattered here" She looked over to Mr. Ettiks, who smiled and nodded his head.
Fred and George's faces lit up and they shot looks of glee at their father. Holding their breaths and feeling almost lighter then air.
"Well, if it wouldn't cause a problem..." He began.
"No problem at all sir. It is a pleasure to know that you are staying" Mr. Weasley was surprised at not hearing any sarcasm in Mr. Ettiks voice and eventually agreed to stay.
Fred and George cheered. Mr. Weasley followed the three kids and the faerie as they dashed down the hall, heading for the aquarium. (A.N. There are about five ways to spell Fairy, I use them all) Fred pulled Kira along behind him, he was older and faster then her. They came to the stairs and Fred and George halted. Kira nearly tripped by the sudden stop and was sure Mr. Weasley would run into them. However, he stopped as if he was expecting the sudden halt.
"On the count of ten?" He asked simply.
"Nah, three should be fine" George stated and crouched low.
Fred had his hands out infront of him, his right leg forward, his left leg back and was staring ahead intensely. Kira stared at them. Where they gonna race down the stairs? That was dangerous, Lily told her not to do that.
"Get ready Kira" George prompted.
"Ummmm" Kira looked nervous.
"You do not have to race if you don't want too" Mr. Weasley confirmed.
Kira nodded her thanks and Mr. Weasley looked at the two racers. "One" He stated, they both tensed up. "Two" The racers took deep breaths and prepared to go. "One-Go!" Fred and George were off like cannons and Kira and Mr. Weasley followed at a trotting pace. Fred reached the handrail first and hopped onto it. George picked the second one and they both started sliding down the railing. George pulled ahead and then Fred, who was leaning way back and looked like he was on a sugar high. George scowled at him and leaned back. Fred came to the end of the railing and was hurled off.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" He screamed and landed with a hard thud that sent him rolling on the floor.
George started to laugh, then hit the end and was launched off.
"WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!" George exclaimed as he sailed through the air. Fred was getting up as George landed and tumbled about a foot.
Mr. Weasley announced the winner and George got up.
"Awww, that ain't fair! My rail was... the wind... texture... resistance.... That ain't fair" George protested, kicking at nothing in his habitual way.
Fred had a 'I am the champion' smile on his face and was walking around with his arms in the air. "Whoop!"
Kira stared at them and leaned against a glass wall. Fred continued his victory dance and George continued trying to find an excuse for his loss. Mr. Weasley just look those signs to mean they weren't physically injured and told them he considered them both winners, one for the fastest, the other for the loudest scream.
"If you're gonna loose and there is absolutely no way around it even if you risk your life. Loose with some grace and dignity. You may have lost, but you'll be the one everyone remembers" Kira whispered, James always told her that when she was racing him on her hovablades. "Give it your best. Your best will be good enough if you use it all out and don't hold back" He stated. He would never 'let' her win. However, he mad rules like if you were over so many feet high you had to do two laps instead of one, or if you weighed less then 42 pounds you hot a 20 second head start. Kira didn't always win, she lost a lot too. When Sirius tried... he always lost. He wasn't too good at hovablades, said they were a stupid, new age toy that would never become anything. James would just shrug and tell him not to be such a baby. Kira just smiled at him and James would say that Sirius was treating for ice cream.
After a few minutes, Fred stopped gloating as he turned to look at where Kira was standing. The gloating had ended right then, actually. His eyes went wide and his jaw dropped. He stuttered something and pointed. Kira stared at him, he wasn't being very nice. George went to hit him, but stopped and copied the look onto his own face when he turned around. Mr. Weasley turned around and stopped, he froze and stared, wide eyed. Kira tried to shrink, but failed.
"K-Kira" Fred muttered. "C-come over here, o-okay"
Kira tilted her head and turned around. There, right infront of her, was a humongous shark. (It's a magical shark, so we're talking Deep Blue Sea type shark here) It's teeth were shoving, there were bigger then Kira, sharp as knives, and harder then diamonds. Kira stared at it and looked up to the sign above it.
'Demon shark' The sign read. She stared at it in a quizzical manner. Demon? What was that word? How did you say it? What did it mean.
"What is it?" Kira asked no one.
"It's name is Axle and it's 42 years old" Said a voice.
"I haven't seen one of these in... well, years" Mr. Weasley stated.
"W-why does it look like the great white out of Charlie's shark book?" George asked.
"The fact that only Great whites come anywhere close to this shark is that this shark is prehistoric. It's ancestors at least" The voice explained.
"How come he ain't dead. Don't Muggles kill things like 'im?" Fred asked, sending a shiver up Kira's spine at the word 'kill.'
"He is, of course, magical. That is why he has survived so long. Axle would be living far off at sea and has the ability to go invisible. It can also blend into it's surroundings like a chameleon, only it's skin texture would change as well" The voice stated.
"I heard a legend about these things once. Umm, I think that some kind of creature used to live with them, or something like that" Mr. Weasley said.
"It is said that beings from another world saved the sharks, and used to even live with them. Legend tells that very strong creatures rescued the sharks, but in the process were cast into the water. The beings had been trying to kill the Muggles that had captured the sharks. These beings don't like Muggles very much, or witches and wizards for that matter. The beings had wings, that made it impossible to leave the water. The sharks, like most sharks, had the instinct to kill what ever endangered them. Therefore, they turned on the other creatures. However, the other creatures were very strong. They stole the ability to breath in the water from the sharks and put the sharks under a spell to make them act like slaves. They, with wings to wet to leave the water and the shore too far away, went to live with the sharks" The voice told.
Kira touched the glass with her hand and heard a soft voice. A voice she heard sometimes when her heart told her something was wrong. The voice was a female voice, strong, yet very gentle. "That isn't true" The said, not angrily or sarcastically, but more like saying it while your mind goes back to the event it's self. Kira blinked and the shark turned to face her.
"No, it isn't true" Kira heard a different voice this time. An image flashed in Kira's mind, then played out like a movie. Kira saw four people, only... Only they had wings! All different types of wings! They were standing on a boat and there wasn't any land in sight, anywhere. A few men came out of the cabin and held riffles. The people with wings shook their heads and one-stepped forward.
"You cannot kill these creatures" The woman said. She was beautiful, she had long hair that, to Kira's surprise, was a deep green. It was amazing. She had a very pretty face and dazzling eyes. All the winged people were beautiful.
"They're on my boat, I'll do what I please with them" Grunted a tall man who had come out of the cabin. He was not as beautiful, not even close. His face was leathery and his skin was sun burnt and warn.
"They do you no harm. You're pathetic, you'll kill just because you can" Said a male from the other side of the boat. He had a shining, fire red eyes, and hair that was a purple/grey color.
"Qutari" Another male snapped silently. This man had brown hair, turquoise eyes, and looked like he older then the others.
"The question is not what'll I do with the sharks, but rather what'll I do with you" The man with the leather skin stated.
"Did you really think you could trap us? Finding our weakness is one thing. But how long did you really think you could contain us" Qutari spat, obviously not liking the other man at all.
"Here is the deal, ya listen, or ya die" Leather face stated.
"We could easily fly to our freedom" Stated another woman. "However, we feel it only right to help the other innocent creature you intend to hurt" She had short, black hair that shone red in the light, brown eyes, and a determined look on her face.
"Ye think ya could easily escape?" Leather face mused. " Your name was... Sa... Sazri? Well, Sazri, I've got the little stone. You remember it, the one that made you all fall to the ground-"
"In agonizing torture" The first woman filled in, snapping. "The torment that could tear us apart? Yes, we remember" The woman shook her head. "You say you are humans? Where the hell is your humanity!"
"Cecelia" The male snapped lowly again, he seemed very eager to get out of there.
"Hey, I'm not the demon here, am I?" Leather face growled. "I am Jeffrey, K, Hamelton. Captain of this ship, and human being. I don't care what ya believe is right, there are a hundred people that would be sayin the same exact thing so why don't ya just shut up and save your own life. Some of 'em others are bound to come along sooner or later, and their lives won't be on the line"
Both sides were silent, this was an error. In an argument you have to be strong on your side, you can't falter or you'll be trampled over.
"...How many? How many of these creatures will die before that someone comes?" Cecelia asked, her voice a growling whisper as she demanded to know.
"Won't matter, it'll only make their case stronger and have a bigger affect. Now, get back to your cages or I'll take that stone out of it's box and I might not put it back in this time. You're worth the same dead or alive" Jeffrey stated.
"I'm not going back to that cage" Qutari growled. "I'm free, and I plan to stay that way" He stepped up near Cecelia, who seemed deeply grateful.
The other three people nodded their heads in agreement.
"That's too bad, for you" Jeffrey took out a box from his pocket. Before Kira knew what was what, the winged people attacked, flying into the air and attacking with wonderful bursts of power that Kira had never seen before. Jeffrey dropped the box and was blasted to the ground by Qutari's attack. The fight was long and in the end, Jeffrey reached the box and stood. His hand was gripping the clasp, ready to pull it.
"No matter what you do, what you say or what you fight for, there will always be one! One single person who can destroy it all. One person that will always win!" He flung open the box and the winged people started falling, unable to continue flying. They dropped to the boat and even standing on the boat, they refused to give up their fight. Cecelia ran over to the net and used the knife she had grabbed to start cutting it. She freed a shark and someone grabbed her and threw her over the side. She hit the water and tried to fly up, out of it, but she couldn't. She tried and tried, but her wings were to heavy. Qutari freed another shark and the other two winged people tried their best to fight off the Muggles and the effect the rock was having on them. Jeffrey looked over the side at Cecelia, she would drown and he knew it. Instead of showing humanity, pity, or mercy, he laughed. He laughed a mocking laugh as he watched her struggle for life.
"Ay, mates!" He called. "Ya put a feather in water and it ain't weightless no more, is it?"
His crew looked at him and then at the winged people. Sneers and smirks apeared on all their faces and as the winged people were to weak from the stone's affect. They'd grab them and push them over the side. Qutari freed the last shark and had a net thrown over him. Jeffrey held the stone above him and he could no longer fight. It glowed it's sinister glow and Qutari dropped. Jeffrey and his crew tried to haul Qutari back to the cages, but he wasn't going to leave his companions. No, he fought, he fought with every ounce of strength.
Jeffrey snarled. "Forget it mates, these buggars aren't even worth the trouble. I say we get rid of these demons before we all get sent to hell. Then I say we sell this stone to the highest bidder!"
"Bad luck shall already follow us capin"
The crew agreed and pushed Qutari over the side. Then and turned the boat so it'd be out of their reach. Qutari hit the water, and immediately felt the weight. That was their curse, they were weak in the water. They could soar above the clouds, fight with magic strong enough to blast away more then fifteen people in one powerful blast, beautiful, fast, yet in water and with that stone. They were weak. Cecelia's head dropped beneath the water and then surfaced again as she struggled to stay up.
"I don't know how much longer I can swim!" Sazri gasped, her head thrown back as she struggled to keep it above water.
"We have to try!" The second man yelled and went to help Qutari out of the net.
Qutari was trying desperately hard not to flail in the net, and stay above water at the same time.
"Can anybody call back their wings?!" Cecelia asked. "Renolt, can you?!"
That was the problem, they couldn't. Sazri had tried to do that when she fell, but the water was such a shock that they came out anyway.
"No, I tried!" Renolt called over to Cecelia.
"We have to do something!" Sazri cried, panic flooding her voice.
Qutari was still stuck in the net and it began to drag him down. His head was back and the water was at his ears. Cecelia was in the same situation.
"Everybody just try okay! We gotta try to swim to the land!" Renolt commanded.
"It's too far away, we must be hundreds of miles away from shore!" Sazri cried.
"Hold on!! We just need to swim!" Qutari commanded.
"Ahhh!" Cecelia shrieked as water washed in and over her ears.
"Everybody, just keep trying we-" Qutari was cut off as the water washed over his ears and mouth.
"Qutari! Cecelia!" Renolt screamed.
"I don't wana die here!" Sazri cried out as the water touched her ears.
"Keep swimming!" Renolt comanded. "Cecelia! Qutari! Hold on!"
"I don't wana die!" Cecelia gasped her last breath of air before she was pulled under.
"Eeeeerrrrr-!" Qutari's anguished cry vanished as he was also dragged under.
They were all dragged down and then suspended in a weightless environment. It was like flying. That is what people always said, flying was like swimming, but that wasn't true. How dare they take try and take away the glory of flight. It was far superior to swimming. Swimming was dark, scary, and painful. Flying, flying was beautiful, flying was thrilling, astonishing, fun, amazign, exilerating. Even while their eyes shut and their last breaths were breathed out, they were beautiful, like a tragic painting. Kira felt tears on her face as she watched. Yet, something happened. Four sharks came, they pushed the winged people to the surface and swam with them. Cecelia started to open her eyes. Qutari opened his first, the sun stung them and the salt burned, but he was alive. He looked around, amazed to be on a shark. Yet, he wasn't scared. He should have been terrified, yet he wasn't. The skin felt rough, like knives, the teeth were huge and deadly, the reflexes were fast and the shark could have killed him with one hard smack from the tail. Qutari knew this, yet was unafraid. Cecelia opened her eyes and gasped. Qutari shook his head and she stopped moving. The sharks took them to a small, uninhabited island chain.
"Renolt! Sazri! Wake up!" Cecelia yelled.
The two stirred slightly, but did not awaken.
"Might as well let them rest" A voice echoed in their minds.
"Huh?" Qutari looked at Cecelia as she looked at him.
"You should be resting as well" The voice said again.
"What?" Qutari asked. Cecelia gave him an extremely confused look and called back her wings. Qutari also called back his wings and looked around.
"Surprised that we can talk to you?" The voice asked.
Qutari shot Cecelia a 'get ready' look. "Y-yes" He answered.
"Well, we can, but only to your species it seems. It is probably due to the fact that you saved our lives" The voice stated.
"And it seems you have saved ours" Cecelia looked at Qutari again in a 'I don't think we are in danger' look.
"No, this isn't enough. You saved a very important member of our group. The leader's son, in fact. You saved my wife and you saved a young child. We owe you a great dept"
"You already repaid us with our lives" Cecelia answered.
"No, you ensured our generation and future. Those people will not find us again and don't know our territories because of you. We must do something for you"
"We didn't do it for a reward" Qutari stated.
"I know" The voice answered. The sharks stopped in the shallowest water they could. Cecelia looked over and the water was clean enough that she could see the bottom. Qutari jumped off and his feet touched the soft tan sand. Cecelia jumped next to him and they helped the other two off the sharks. However, they couldn't fly. The island was small and covered with trees. That would prevent them from getting sunlight and it could take days to dry their wings. They couldn't move them at all and wringing them out would be to painful. They were trapped. The sharks left to get their leader and the winged people stayed there. Sazri and Renolt awoken and Cecelia explained what had happened. They were all thankful to be alive, yet unsure of what to do next. Renolt and Sazri recalled their wings.
"I hate it here" Sazri stated, wrapping her arms around herself.
"I have to agree with you, but you know we can't go home" How would we? You can't go home with out-" Renolt started.
"I know! I know why and I agreed with the rule!" Sazri snapped.
"Calm yourself Sazri, we'll get home" Qutari stated, his amazing voice floated around them like a warm blanket, keeping them safe, warm, and restoring their hope.
The sharks came again and faced the winged people.
"Friends, those who can hear us speak. You have our sincerest thanks. We owe you a great deal" A new shark stated.
"You owe us nothing, we did only what was right. However, like Jeffrey said, there will always be one, one person opposing the right thing, and that person always triumphs. For every bridge, we build. Labor that takes months, he can destroy with a single bomb" Cecelia stated glumly.
"Maybe a hero will not come in this century. A hero that can stand up to that one person. However, I see promise in your species and would like to grant you a wish" The shark leader said.
"All we could wish for is dry wings" Sazri pleaded.
"Alas, I cannot grant you that. However, there might be something we can do that will help you survive" Shark leader stated.
"You are masters of the sea. We would be honored to be your friends, for now, and for generations to come" Qutari bowed.
"Well said young one. The gift I have in mind is magical, so I'm not sure it will work" Shark leader admitted.
"Then it is pure fate that we meet" Cecelia smiled.
"We are adaptable to many kinds of magic. Anything really, our bodies can use it" Sazri nodded.
"Very well. We will give you this gift. You shall inherit a magic. This magic will allow your body to focus in energy and use the magic in the water it's self to breath for a limited amount of time. You will be out of breath and your lungs will be sore if you stay under for a long time, but you will not drown. This gift will travel in your bloodlines and go to all of your kind. I am sorry we can not do more for you, but every gift comes with a price as far as magic goes. You creatures weren't meant for the water, so it will always be a problem for you. However, you saved us, we will not let your kind die in the water." The shark leader explained.
The four winged people stood in shock. This gesture of eternal peace was... unmatched. They had encountered nothing except evil while here, yet the 'killers' here... were extremely kind.
"We accept this kind gesture. And promise to make the humans who tried to hurt your kind pay. They must learn not to mess with things they don't understand" Renolt stated.
"Yes" Qutari whispered, his voice barely audible, yet soaking with anger. "They shall pay" He clenched his fist. "Oh how they shall pay"
The shark leader seemed to nod and more sharks came. All the sharks from the group were present, all using their magic to grant the winged people their gift. The sharks had an inner magic they hardly used, yet it was enough. A huge flash of light emitted around the winged people and they felt as if electricity was pumping through their veins. Before they knew what was what, they were waking up in the ocean, alive. They somehow breathed enough to revive themselves and swam to the surface. They learned the rules of the gift during their swim for safe, unoccupied shore. Which the sharks said was about ten miles southeast. They learned that they could only breath enough to revive themselves, well it was more like five seconds after you had to stop breathing, then it was up to them to reach the surface. They were thankful that they had retracted their wings when they had been on the small island and continued their swim for shore. Eternally greatfull to the sharks.
Kira blinked as the image faded. She realized that she was being stared at and tried to think of an excuse.
"K-kira... hasn't been sleeping well" Trinidy stated.
That was true, Kira missed Cota so much that she had trouble sleeping. She always felt that she was safer with him around. James made her feel safe. Yet she had a horrible feeling that something bad would happen and if Cota wasn't there, she'd need to help. But, how? How could she help, she didn't know why she felt that way.
Mr. Weasley asked if she was alright and she nodded in embarrassment and Fred grabbed her hand so they could go see the next animal. Kira glanced back at the shark, it watched her go. She didn't understand most of what had happened. She couldn't talk to animals. She'd tried hundreds of times before. She did however, hear a voice sometimes, not an animal though. She wished the voice would come more often, but it only came to explain something. It happened once a month, not on any particular day, sometimes twice, last month it had came three times. George was mocking a penguin as they ran up. He looked quite odd with his hands held tightly to his sides, his spine straight, and he was wavering side to side as he waddled around.
"Pen pen pen penguin" He sang, eyes bobbing around crazily.
Kira laughed and Fred tried to think of some kind of potion they could put in candy that would make people do that. They'd call it. Penguin puffs... Or Pengoo... or-
"Pen pen pen penguin!" George babbled, walking around Kira in a circle. Kira giggled, her silver eyes watching him and she had a wide grin on her face.
"Oooooh!" Fred exclaimed, loosing track of his thoughts. "Eels!"
Mr. Weasley groaned and then followed Fred into the cave titled 'Eel caverns.'
"Dad hates caves" George grinned. "An eels" His eyes flashed and he crept into the cave, shoulders hunched and an evil cackling sound escaping his mouth as he rubbed his hands together. Kira ran back to the shark.
She touched the glass again and stared into the shark's eye. She nodded that she understood what had happened that day ans the shark seemed to smile. Not exactly a warm smile, it was a shark, but a smile none the less. Kira woundered why she had been told the story, yet the Weasleys hadn't. Kira shook the thought away, it wasn't important. "Bye" She waved, she had to catch up with George or they'd think she'd gotten lost.
"I won't forget, I promise" She called back to the shark as she ran past the penguin habitat and towards the eel caverns.
"I know you won't little one, I know" Said the voice.
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May 7th.
James and Lily paced back and forth in the kitchen. Cota was in the hospital, Lily had a meeting with her doctor, and James had to go on a mission all day. The looked at Kira who was sitting in her chair, watching them.
"What can we do?" James asked, looking away from her and running his fingers through his hair.
"I... did you try your friends?" Lily smacked his hand out of his hair, he'd already messed it up twice today.
"Remus would love to have her over" He paused. "For a nice day of Hydra hunting. Sirius is motorcycle racing" Kira's head shot up like a rocket and a huge smile was on her face.
"No!" Lily shook her head, her hair following the movement like a big, red, exclamation point. "I didn't even know he thought it was a good idea to take a little child on a motorcycle" She hammered on and James knew he had better inform Sirius that his son wasn't to be on the motorcycle for about four years.
"Peter, said he had a meeting" James stated, rubbing his head in confusion at that one, but, Peter had been busy a lot lately.
An owl swooped in and dropped a letter onto the table. Kira smiled and petted the owl.
"Hello Hermes" She cooed. Hermes drank up Kira's water and then flew away.
"...No" Lily's voice what a whisper of terror. "Anything but that!" She moaned, her legs going weak so James had to grab her.
"... I can't think of anything else we can do" He whispered.
"But... not my sister! I'd rather take her to a race track then my sister's house" Lily exclaimed, throwing her hands into the air.
"I'll inform Sirius" James stated and was hit.
"Mommy" Kira pulled at Lily's dress, having climbed down from her chair.
"Ouch" James stated, rubbing his arm.
"Be serious!" Lily snapped, her hair once again serving as an exclamation point.
James thought about saying the first response that entered his mind, but thought 'why? You hit me when I mentioned Sirius' would get him smacked again.
"Mommy" Kira repeated in a singsong voice.
"Maybe it won't be too bad" James shrugged, knowing immediately that he had defiantly not said the right answer.
"Oh that'll be an educational experience. Kira will either learn the art of selling drills or how to stick her nose in everybody's business" Lily retorted, a look of disgust on her face at the mere thought of her sister's rude habit.
"Daddy" Kira tried a different approach; she skipped around and tugged at his cloak.
"Any child" James smiled at Lily. "That can survive that house" he had his hand over his heart and a watery look in his eyes. "I am proud to call mine" He was hit again.
"I told you to be serious" Lily yelled, though laughter was breaking her anger and she couldn't contain her smile.
"I was! Mostly" James protested, rubbing his arm in mock pain.
"Triny" Kira gave up, copying her mother and throwing her hands in the air.
"Awww, don't you feel all ignored now" Trinidy flew over to Kira.
"... yes..." Kira answered, shooting a glare to her two parents that were still fighting. She handed Trinidy the letter that the owl had just left. Trinidy took it and flew over to Lily and James as Kira ran up stairs to get dressed.
"We have to get our schedules set, we can't let things like this happen when our son is born" Lily tapped her wand at the dishes and they hopped into the sink and began cleaning themselves.
"There has got to be a solution here Lils" James stated, tapping his wand at the pots and pans so they would clean themselves. "We can figure this out. We have done so well in life thus far"
"I can't believe that hotel doesn't have a daycare! There must be some where she can go!" Lily dropped into a chair and looked over at the clock; she'd be late unless they left within the next two minutes. She had to stop by her work and pick up something on the way, though she figured she'd be late now if she did.
"Ahem!" Trinidy dropped the letter in-between them.
James grabbed it out of mid air as if it were a snitch and there were two seconds left in the game. He turned it over and read it.
"Ask, and you shall receive" James smirked, handing Lily the letter.
"Dear Kira, Mom says that she completely understands about last time, and she wants you to tell your parents that. She also says that she is sorry we haven't been able to get back to you in so long; Dad had some trouble at work. Anyway, if it's not too short a notice, we were wondering if you'd like to come today." Lily's eyes looked over at James and Hallelujah music seemed to be playing in her mind.
Kira came down the stairs, ready and waiting. One hour later, she was watching a red haired boy walk out of the chimney. He smiled as he stepped out of the chimney, amazed by the scene before his eyes. He had just survived his first trip through the floonetwork. His elbows here a bit red and he was extremely dizzy, but he'd arrived.
"H'lo Fred" Kira greeted. Fred whipped around, surprised by hearing someone outside his family say his name without an 'umm which one are you?' infront of it. He saw Kira and smiled. She was dressed in a pink dress and had a hair band with a big bow on it in her hair. Her eyes were the same stone grey color with shimmering crystals in them.
"How'd you know I was Fred and not George?" Fred asked, crossing his arms and scowling.
"Because you always tilt your head slightly when you smile" Kira explained, tilting her head.
Fred didn't have time to respond before George apeared in the chimney and came waltzing out.
"H'lo George" Kira greeted. George stopped in his tracks and kicked at nothing.
"Well, that ruins the whole fun idea of confusing you all day" He mumbled, his elbows were all scratched up.
A taller man followed them. He had with him the letter that Lily had sent him. Lily and James had needed to leave so they wrote a letter and had Kira wait at the hotel. Mr. Ettiks had been informed and waiting. He took the letter and examined it closely. His eyes scanning the parchment like a hawk on a baby rabbit.
"Mr. Ettiks, it's okay. I know them" Kira stated, pulling at his cloak. She had been standing next to him and he hadn't let her out of his sight ever since Lily had arrived with her. Mr. Ettiks was fond of Lily and Ms. Kira. He had met James and thought him to be a charming man, perfect for Lily and an excellent father for Kira. Mr. Ettiks found it his soul duty to earn his guests respect, so he worked for it.
Mr. Ettiks looked down at her and nodded slowly, then looked back up at the three people standing there. "Welcome" He greeted, his voice as if he was meeting the head of the ministry of magic and the piercing stare was replaced be a welcoming smile. "My name is Mr. Ettiks, I am in charge here and am happy to cater all your needs while you are guests here" He smiled and bowed politely.
"Err, we aren't really staying" Arthur shrugged. "Just came to pick up Kira" He seemed nervous and shifted his weight uneasily.
"Well, while you are here, you may relax and enjoy all that is this wonderful hotel" Mr. Ettiks invited, hand out and rose as if to magnify the greatness of the hotel.
Fred and George stared at him with wide eyes and immediately turned towards their father.
"We wouldn't want to push Kira too quickly" Fred started.
"Her parents would probably feel a lot better if we stayed here for awhile" George continued. They both had jaunty voices and huge pleading grins.
Their father gave them 'the look' and shook his head. "I don't thi-"
"I know I know we couldn't afford it" Fred muttered, kicking at nothing, again.
"If you're worried about money, there isn't a problem" Kira smiled, shaking her head. "Mr. Ettiks told me it was the gold of a person's heart, not their bank account, that mattered here" She looked over to Mr. Ettiks, who smiled and nodded his head.
Fred and George's faces lit up and they shot looks of glee at their father. Holding their breaths and feeling almost lighter then air.
"Well, if it wouldn't cause a problem..." He began.
"No problem at all sir. It is a pleasure to know that you are staying" Mr. Weasley was surprised at not hearing any sarcasm in Mr. Ettiks voice and eventually agreed to stay.
Fred and George cheered. Mr. Weasley followed the three kids and the faerie as they dashed down the hall, heading for the aquarium. (A.N. There are about five ways to spell Fairy, I use them all) Fred pulled Kira along behind him, he was older and faster then her. They came to the stairs and Fred and George halted. Kira nearly tripped by the sudden stop and was sure Mr. Weasley would run into them. However, he stopped as if he was expecting the sudden halt.
"On the count of ten?" He asked simply.
"Nah, three should be fine" George stated and crouched low.
Fred had his hands out infront of him, his right leg forward, his left leg back and was staring ahead intensely. Kira stared at them. Where they gonna race down the stairs? That was dangerous, Lily told her not to do that.
"Get ready Kira" George prompted.
"Ummmm" Kira looked nervous.
"You do not have to race if you don't want too" Mr. Weasley confirmed.
Kira nodded her thanks and Mr. Weasley looked at the two racers. "One" He stated, they both tensed up. "Two" The racers took deep breaths and prepared to go. "One-Go!" Fred and George were off like cannons and Kira and Mr. Weasley followed at a trotting pace. Fred reached the handrail first and hopped onto it. George picked the second one and they both started sliding down the railing. George pulled ahead and then Fred, who was leaning way back and looked like he was on a sugar high. George scowled at him and leaned back. Fred came to the end of the railing and was hurled off.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" He screamed and landed with a hard thud that sent him rolling on the floor.
George started to laugh, then hit the end and was launched off.
"WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!" George exclaimed as he sailed through the air. Fred was getting up as George landed and tumbled about a foot.
Mr. Weasley announced the winner and George got up.
"Awww, that ain't fair! My rail was... the wind... texture... resistance.... That ain't fair" George protested, kicking at nothing in his habitual way.
Fred had a 'I am the champion' smile on his face and was walking around with his arms in the air. "Whoop!"
Kira stared at them and leaned against a glass wall. Fred continued his victory dance and George continued trying to find an excuse for his loss. Mr. Weasley just look those signs to mean they weren't physically injured and told them he considered them both winners, one for the fastest, the other for the loudest scream.
"If you're gonna loose and there is absolutely no way around it even if you risk your life. Loose with some grace and dignity. You may have lost, but you'll be the one everyone remembers" Kira whispered, James always told her that when she was racing him on her hovablades. "Give it your best. Your best will be good enough if you use it all out and don't hold back" He stated. He would never 'let' her win. However, he mad rules like if you were over so many feet high you had to do two laps instead of one, or if you weighed less then 42 pounds you hot a 20 second head start. Kira didn't always win, she lost a lot too. When Sirius tried... he always lost. He wasn't too good at hovablades, said they were a stupid, new age toy that would never become anything. James would just shrug and tell him not to be such a baby. Kira just smiled at him and James would say that Sirius was treating for ice cream.
After a few minutes, Fred stopped gloating as he turned to look at where Kira was standing. The gloating had ended right then, actually. His eyes went wide and his jaw dropped. He stuttered something and pointed. Kira stared at him, he wasn't being very nice. George went to hit him, but stopped and copied the look onto his own face when he turned around. Mr. Weasley turned around and stopped, he froze and stared, wide eyed. Kira tried to shrink, but failed.
"K-Kira" Fred muttered. "C-come over here, o-okay"
Kira tilted her head and turned around. There, right infront of her, was a humongous shark. (It's a magical shark, so we're talking Deep Blue Sea type shark here) It's teeth were shoving, there were bigger then Kira, sharp as knives, and harder then diamonds. Kira stared at it and looked up to the sign above it.
'Demon shark' The sign read. She stared at it in a quizzical manner. Demon? What was that word? How did you say it? What did it mean.
"What is it?" Kira asked no one.
"It's name is Axle and it's 42 years old" Said a voice.
"I haven't seen one of these in... well, years" Mr. Weasley stated.
"W-why does it look like the great white out of Charlie's shark book?" George asked.
"The fact that only Great whites come anywhere close to this shark is that this shark is prehistoric. It's ancestors at least" The voice explained.
"How come he ain't dead. Don't Muggles kill things like 'im?" Fred asked, sending a shiver up Kira's spine at the word 'kill.'
"He is, of course, magical. That is why he has survived so long. Axle would be living far off at sea and has the ability to go invisible. It can also blend into it's surroundings like a chameleon, only it's skin texture would change as well" The voice stated.
"I heard a legend about these things once. Umm, I think that some kind of creature used to live with them, or something like that" Mr. Weasley said.
"It is said that beings from another world saved the sharks, and used to even live with them. Legend tells that very strong creatures rescued the sharks, but in the process were cast into the water. The beings had been trying to kill the Muggles that had captured the sharks. These beings don't like Muggles very much, or witches and wizards for that matter. The beings had wings, that made it impossible to leave the water. The sharks, like most sharks, had the instinct to kill what ever endangered them. Therefore, they turned on the other creatures. However, the other creatures were very strong. They stole the ability to breath in the water from the sharks and put the sharks under a spell to make them act like slaves. They, with wings to wet to leave the water and the shore too far away, went to live with the sharks" The voice told.
Kira touched the glass with her hand and heard a soft voice. A voice she heard sometimes when her heart told her something was wrong. The voice was a female voice, strong, yet very gentle. "That isn't true" The said, not angrily or sarcastically, but more like saying it while your mind goes back to the event it's self. Kira blinked and the shark turned to face her.
"No, it isn't true" Kira heard a different voice this time. An image flashed in Kira's mind, then played out like a movie. Kira saw four people, only... Only they had wings! All different types of wings! They were standing on a boat and there wasn't any land in sight, anywhere. A few men came out of the cabin and held riffles. The people with wings shook their heads and one-stepped forward.
"You cannot kill these creatures" The woman said. She was beautiful, she had long hair that, to Kira's surprise, was a deep green. It was amazing. She had a very pretty face and dazzling eyes. All the winged people were beautiful.
"They're on my boat, I'll do what I please with them" Grunted a tall man who had come out of the cabin. He was not as beautiful, not even close. His face was leathery and his skin was sun burnt and warn.
"They do you no harm. You're pathetic, you'll kill just because you can" Said a male from the other side of the boat. He had a shining, fire red eyes, and hair that was a purple/grey color.
"Qutari" Another male snapped silently. This man had brown hair, turquoise eyes, and looked like he older then the others.
"The question is not what'll I do with the sharks, but rather what'll I do with you" The man with the leather skin stated.
"Did you really think you could trap us? Finding our weakness is one thing. But how long did you really think you could contain us" Qutari spat, obviously not liking the other man at all.
"Here is the deal, ya listen, or ya die" Leather face stated.
"We could easily fly to our freedom" Stated another woman. "However, we feel it only right to help the other innocent creature you intend to hurt" She had short, black hair that shone red in the light, brown eyes, and a determined look on her face.
"Ye think ya could easily escape?" Leather face mused. " Your name was... Sa... Sazri? Well, Sazri, I've got the little stone. You remember it, the one that made you all fall to the ground-"
"In agonizing torture" The first woman filled in, snapping. "The torment that could tear us apart? Yes, we remember" The woman shook her head. "You say you are humans? Where the hell is your humanity!"
"Cecelia" The male snapped lowly again, he seemed very eager to get out of there.
"Hey, I'm not the demon here, am I?" Leather face growled. "I am Jeffrey, K, Hamelton. Captain of this ship, and human being. I don't care what ya believe is right, there are a hundred people that would be sayin the same exact thing so why don't ya just shut up and save your own life. Some of 'em others are bound to come along sooner or later, and their lives won't be on the line"
Both sides were silent, this was an error. In an argument you have to be strong on your side, you can't falter or you'll be trampled over.
"...How many? How many of these creatures will die before that someone comes?" Cecelia asked, her voice a growling whisper as she demanded to know.
"Won't matter, it'll only make their case stronger and have a bigger affect. Now, get back to your cages or I'll take that stone out of it's box and I might not put it back in this time. You're worth the same dead or alive" Jeffrey stated.
"I'm not going back to that cage" Qutari growled. "I'm free, and I plan to stay that way" He stepped up near Cecelia, who seemed deeply grateful.
The other three people nodded their heads in agreement.
"That's too bad, for you" Jeffrey took out a box from his pocket. Before Kira knew what was what, the winged people attacked, flying into the air and attacking with wonderful bursts of power that Kira had never seen before. Jeffrey dropped the box and was blasted to the ground by Qutari's attack. The fight was long and in the end, Jeffrey reached the box and stood. His hand was gripping the clasp, ready to pull it.
"No matter what you do, what you say or what you fight for, there will always be one! One single person who can destroy it all. One person that will always win!" He flung open the box and the winged people started falling, unable to continue flying. They dropped to the boat and even standing on the boat, they refused to give up their fight. Cecelia ran over to the net and used the knife she had grabbed to start cutting it. She freed a shark and someone grabbed her and threw her over the side. She hit the water and tried to fly up, out of it, but she couldn't. She tried and tried, but her wings were to heavy. Qutari freed another shark and the other two winged people tried their best to fight off the Muggles and the effect the rock was having on them. Jeffrey looked over the side at Cecelia, she would drown and he knew it. Instead of showing humanity, pity, or mercy, he laughed. He laughed a mocking laugh as he watched her struggle for life.
"Ay, mates!" He called. "Ya put a feather in water and it ain't weightless no more, is it?"
His crew looked at him and then at the winged people. Sneers and smirks apeared on all their faces and as the winged people were to weak from the stone's affect. They'd grab them and push them over the side. Qutari freed the last shark and had a net thrown over him. Jeffrey held the stone above him and he could no longer fight. It glowed it's sinister glow and Qutari dropped. Jeffrey and his crew tried to haul Qutari back to the cages, but he wasn't going to leave his companions. No, he fought, he fought with every ounce of strength.
Jeffrey snarled. "Forget it mates, these buggars aren't even worth the trouble. I say we get rid of these demons before we all get sent to hell. Then I say we sell this stone to the highest bidder!"
"Bad luck shall already follow us capin"
The crew agreed and pushed Qutari over the side. Then and turned the boat so it'd be out of their reach. Qutari hit the water, and immediately felt the weight. That was their curse, they were weak in the water. They could soar above the clouds, fight with magic strong enough to blast away more then fifteen people in one powerful blast, beautiful, fast, yet in water and with that stone. They were weak. Cecelia's head dropped beneath the water and then surfaced again as she struggled to stay up.
"I don't know how much longer I can swim!" Sazri gasped, her head thrown back as she struggled to keep it above water.
"We have to try!" The second man yelled and went to help Qutari out of the net.
Qutari was trying desperately hard not to flail in the net, and stay above water at the same time.
"Can anybody call back their wings?!" Cecelia asked. "Renolt, can you?!"
That was the problem, they couldn't. Sazri had tried to do that when she fell, but the water was such a shock that they came out anyway.
"No, I tried!" Renolt called over to Cecelia.
"We have to do something!" Sazri cried, panic flooding her voice.
Qutari was still stuck in the net and it began to drag him down. His head was back and the water was at his ears. Cecelia was in the same situation.
"Everybody just try okay! We gotta try to swim to the land!" Renolt commanded.
"It's too far away, we must be hundreds of miles away from shore!" Sazri cried.
"Hold on!! We just need to swim!" Qutari commanded.
"Ahhh!" Cecelia shrieked as water washed in and over her ears.
"Everybody, just keep trying we-" Qutari was cut off as the water washed over his ears and mouth.
"Qutari! Cecelia!" Renolt screamed.
"I don't wana die here!" Sazri cried out as the water touched her ears.
"Keep swimming!" Renolt comanded. "Cecelia! Qutari! Hold on!"
"I don't wana die!" Cecelia gasped her last breath of air before she was pulled under.
"Eeeeerrrrr-!" Qutari's anguished cry vanished as he was also dragged under.
They were all dragged down and then suspended in a weightless environment. It was like flying. That is what people always said, flying was like swimming, but that wasn't true. How dare they take try and take away the glory of flight. It was far superior to swimming. Swimming was dark, scary, and painful. Flying, flying was beautiful, flying was thrilling, astonishing, fun, amazign, exilerating. Even while their eyes shut and their last breaths were breathed out, they were beautiful, like a tragic painting. Kira felt tears on her face as she watched. Yet, something happened. Four sharks came, they pushed the winged people to the surface and swam with them. Cecelia started to open her eyes. Qutari opened his first, the sun stung them and the salt burned, but he was alive. He looked around, amazed to be on a shark. Yet, he wasn't scared. He should have been terrified, yet he wasn't. The skin felt rough, like knives, the teeth were huge and deadly, the reflexes were fast and the shark could have killed him with one hard smack from the tail. Qutari knew this, yet was unafraid. Cecelia opened her eyes and gasped. Qutari shook his head and she stopped moving. The sharks took them to a small, uninhabited island chain.
"Renolt! Sazri! Wake up!" Cecelia yelled.
The two stirred slightly, but did not awaken.
"Might as well let them rest" A voice echoed in their minds.
"Huh?" Qutari looked at Cecelia as she looked at him.
"You should be resting as well" The voice said again.
"What?" Qutari asked. Cecelia gave him an extremely confused look and called back her wings. Qutari also called back his wings and looked around.
"Surprised that we can talk to you?" The voice asked.
Qutari shot Cecelia a 'get ready' look. "Y-yes" He answered.
"Well, we can, but only to your species it seems. It is probably due to the fact that you saved our lives" The voice stated.
"And it seems you have saved ours" Cecelia looked at Qutari again in a 'I don't think we are in danger' look.
"No, this isn't enough. You saved a very important member of our group. The leader's son, in fact. You saved my wife and you saved a young child. We owe you a great dept"
"You already repaid us with our lives" Cecelia answered.
"No, you ensured our generation and future. Those people will not find us again and don't know our territories because of you. We must do something for you"
"We didn't do it for a reward" Qutari stated.
"I know" The voice answered. The sharks stopped in the shallowest water they could. Cecelia looked over and the water was clean enough that she could see the bottom. Qutari jumped off and his feet touched the soft tan sand. Cecelia jumped next to him and they helped the other two off the sharks. However, they couldn't fly. The island was small and covered with trees. That would prevent them from getting sunlight and it could take days to dry their wings. They couldn't move them at all and wringing them out would be to painful. They were trapped. The sharks left to get their leader and the winged people stayed there. Sazri and Renolt awoken and Cecelia explained what had happened. They were all thankful to be alive, yet unsure of what to do next. Renolt and Sazri recalled their wings.
"I hate it here" Sazri stated, wrapping her arms around herself.
"I have to agree with you, but you know we can't go home" How would we? You can't go home with out-" Renolt started.
"I know! I know why and I agreed with the rule!" Sazri snapped.
"Calm yourself Sazri, we'll get home" Qutari stated, his amazing voice floated around them like a warm blanket, keeping them safe, warm, and restoring their hope.
The sharks came again and faced the winged people.
"Friends, those who can hear us speak. You have our sincerest thanks. We owe you a great deal" A new shark stated.
"You owe us nothing, we did only what was right. However, like Jeffrey said, there will always be one, one person opposing the right thing, and that person always triumphs. For every bridge, we build. Labor that takes months, he can destroy with a single bomb" Cecelia stated glumly.
"Maybe a hero will not come in this century. A hero that can stand up to that one person. However, I see promise in your species and would like to grant you a wish" The shark leader said.
"All we could wish for is dry wings" Sazri pleaded.
"Alas, I cannot grant you that. However, there might be something we can do that will help you survive" Shark leader stated.
"You are masters of the sea. We would be honored to be your friends, for now, and for generations to come" Qutari bowed.
"Well said young one. The gift I have in mind is magical, so I'm not sure it will work" Shark leader admitted.
"Then it is pure fate that we meet" Cecelia smiled.
"We are adaptable to many kinds of magic. Anything really, our bodies can use it" Sazri nodded.
"Very well. We will give you this gift. You shall inherit a magic. This magic will allow your body to focus in energy and use the magic in the water it's self to breath for a limited amount of time. You will be out of breath and your lungs will be sore if you stay under for a long time, but you will not drown. This gift will travel in your bloodlines and go to all of your kind. I am sorry we can not do more for you, but every gift comes with a price as far as magic goes. You creatures weren't meant for the water, so it will always be a problem for you. However, you saved us, we will not let your kind die in the water." The shark leader explained.
The four winged people stood in shock. This gesture of eternal peace was... unmatched. They had encountered nothing except evil while here, yet the 'killers' here... were extremely kind.
"We accept this kind gesture. And promise to make the humans who tried to hurt your kind pay. They must learn not to mess with things they don't understand" Renolt stated.
"Yes" Qutari whispered, his voice barely audible, yet soaking with anger. "They shall pay" He clenched his fist. "Oh how they shall pay"
The shark leader seemed to nod and more sharks came. All the sharks from the group were present, all using their magic to grant the winged people their gift. The sharks had an inner magic they hardly used, yet it was enough. A huge flash of light emitted around the winged people and they felt as if electricity was pumping through their veins. Before they knew what was what, they were waking up in the ocean, alive. They somehow breathed enough to revive themselves and swam to the surface. They learned the rules of the gift during their swim for safe, unoccupied shore. Which the sharks said was about ten miles southeast. They learned that they could only breath enough to revive themselves, well it was more like five seconds after you had to stop breathing, then it was up to them to reach the surface. They were thankful that they had retracted their wings when they had been on the small island and continued their swim for shore. Eternally greatfull to the sharks.
Kira blinked as the image faded. She realized that she was being stared at and tried to think of an excuse.
"K-kira... hasn't been sleeping well" Trinidy stated.
That was true, Kira missed Cota so much that she had trouble sleeping. She always felt that she was safer with him around. James made her feel safe. Yet she had a horrible feeling that something bad would happen and if Cota wasn't there, she'd need to help. But, how? How could she help, she didn't know why she felt that way.
Mr. Weasley asked if she was alright and she nodded in embarrassment and Fred grabbed her hand so they could go see the next animal. Kira glanced back at the shark, it watched her go. She didn't understand most of what had happened. She couldn't talk to animals. She'd tried hundreds of times before. She did however, hear a voice sometimes, not an animal though. She wished the voice would come more often, but it only came to explain something. It happened once a month, not on any particular day, sometimes twice, last month it had came three times. George was mocking a penguin as they ran up. He looked quite odd with his hands held tightly to his sides, his spine straight, and he was wavering side to side as he waddled around.
"Pen pen pen penguin" He sang, eyes bobbing around crazily.
Kira laughed and Fred tried to think of some kind of potion they could put in candy that would make people do that. They'd call it. Penguin puffs... Or Pengoo... or-
"Pen pen pen penguin!" George babbled, walking around Kira in a circle. Kira giggled, her silver eyes watching him and she had a wide grin on her face.
"Oooooh!" Fred exclaimed, loosing track of his thoughts. "Eels!"
Mr. Weasley groaned and then followed Fred into the cave titled 'Eel caverns.'
"Dad hates caves" George grinned. "An eels" His eyes flashed and he crept into the cave, shoulders hunched and an evil cackling sound escaping his mouth as he rubbed his hands together. Kira ran back to the shark.
She touched the glass again and stared into the shark's eye. She nodded that she understood what had happened that day ans the shark seemed to smile. Not exactly a warm smile, it was a shark, but a smile none the less. Kira woundered why she had been told the story, yet the Weasleys hadn't. Kira shook the thought away, it wasn't important. "Bye" She waved, she had to catch up with George or they'd think she'd gotten lost.
"I won't forget, I promise" She called back to the shark as she ran past the penguin habitat and towards the eel caverns.
"I know you won't little one, I know" Said the voice.
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Mike: OoOh!
Sarah: Wow.
Eve: I know, I rule don't I?
Sarah: Anyway, I want to think Sarah, a reviewer.... I love your name!
Eve/Mike: Oh no.
Mike: Lets have a special guest.
Eve: *looking through phonebook* Who do you want?
Sarah: Lets intervue Kira!
Eve: Next chapter okay.
Mike: Our O.C.C's have gotten LAME!
Eve: I know, I know.
Sarah: Lets just end this one and work on making the next one better.
Eve: Okay, oh and check out my Author profile to visit the website. (I've been working on it for three days straight... I have NO life, Gilbert sucks we need stuff to do!)
