Patricia crawled out of bed. She looked, nervously, from side to side.
Satisfied by the closed eyes of a brilliant mass of red, and the soft
breathing of a brunette, she tiptoed across the room and closed the door.
Her slippers softly scrapped down the stairs, through the portrait, down
the halls and out into the crisp air. She breathed deeply, and then
continued her journey. She wandered around the outer edge of the forest.
The brush rustled making her jump and turn stiff. Her laughter broke out as
a small, silver fox prodded out. He winked and grew, standing up on his
hind legs. Where a wolf once sat, a handsome man stood. He had emerald
green eyes, and long red hair. They hugged each other tight, as she
whispered "Thanks for the company." He grinned and they set off.
A soft howl rang through the mountains, followed by a loud screech. Sirius's head fell into his hands. He sighed heavily and looked up, pain in his eyes. "I'm telling you, she's cheating on me with a red head. They hugged all tight and everything." His head fell back into his hands, as the blonde approached.
"Hey yall, wasshaken?" She looked around the four boys, and the red head. "Umm... is anyone gonna answer me or just glare like I murdered some kid?" she said after a few minuets of silence. Lily pulled her away with a searing grip. "What the chastite is going on?" Lily sighed to Pat's question, her eyes burning into Pat's. "Sirius saw you with another man, why didn't you tell me you found someone else?? Why did you lead Sirius on?? GEEZ Pat, what were you thinking?!?"
"WILL YOU LET ME GET A FRIGGEN WORD IN?????" Lily closed her mouth, her eyes still shooting daggers. "I'm NOT cheating on Sirius! I was with Youko!! He's a demon; he pulled himself out of demon form!"
"HA! THAT'S THE LAMEST EXCUSE I EVER HEARD!!!!!" Sirius was coming behind, his face red.
"You know what? I'm not doing this, when you people feel like listening to me, you know where I am." Pat turned on her heels and stalked away.
"..And they didn't believe you??"
"Nope, not one word" Pat sighed heavily, her eyes tearing, as she looked at Kathryn. "You know, I thought it would be different. He knew me so well. I need to give up on men, they're no good, and they only trust themselves." She rested her head agent her friend and broke down crying. It took her a few minuets to calm down and breathe deep. She looked at her friend, sighed, and whispered "let's go."
The breeze blew softly through the trees. Birds sang happily as they flew through the air. The sun shone brightly and glistened off the lazy river. Patricia ran down the lawn to the edge of the mountain. She looked over her shoulder then peered behind a boulder. There stood a creature with the front half of a hawk, and the back of a horse. He was a light dusted brown with brown and white wings. Pat smiled slightly and untied the animal. He rubbed his beak agenst her cheek and she chuckled. "Thanks Madison, I'll be alright, as usual." She sighed exasperatingly and climbed on his back after he bowed. He reared up and they took off, soaring through the clouds, off to Hogsmeade.
Kathryn climbed over the bench and sat down at the Gryffindor table in the main hall. He picked at her food for a good 10 minuets, and then took a bite. "Kat, what's wrong?" Remus Lupin asked her. She dropped her fork and sniffled.
"Pat's gone. I woke up this morning to find her bed empty and suitcases gone. After you all shouted at her like she had burned down the place and everyone in it, I'm not surprised she gallivanted off. You guys should be ashamed of yourselves, don't look at me like I'm insane, Pat wasn't lying, I'll prove it." She clattered down her fork, got up, and headed to the door, then glanced back to ask if they were coming.
They got up and filed after Kathryn, Sirius sulking behind. "Hey Youko, I got some friends here who need to meet you." Kathryn yelled out through the forest. It was getting near dusk and the six wandered shallowly around. The silver fox pranced out onto the main path. "Hey Youko." Kat smiled, scratching the small animal behind the ears. She whispered to him and stood back... Slowly he began to transform, till the red headed guy stood in front of them all.
He jetted out his hand and said "hey, I'm Kurama." Sirius's jaw dropped and his face turned red.
"You mean Pat was telling the truth?" Kathryn nodded and Sirius shrank into the woods, muttering incoherently. Lupin looked around with worry then turned to Kurama.
"Do you know where Pat went?" Kurama blinked at him and looked confused.
"She left? Why? I dunno, she probably went to Hogsmeade. What happened?"
"Well... Sirius saw you and her hugging; he kinda... thought she was cheating on him... with you..." Kurama laughed so hard, he staggered around.
"He thought? ... Me and Pat...??? THAT'S ABSURD!!! SHE AND I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOREVER!!! Oi" He laughed so hard he cried. When he got his breath back, he spoke again. "Well Madison's not here, so she defiantly did run." Sirius came back and looked quizzically at Kurama.
"Who's Madison?"
"Her hippogriff. If she was just going for the weekend she would have transformed. I don't know what happened, but she really likes you Sirius. I suggest you find her and apologize. I'll go with you." Sirius looked very befuddled.
"Transformed?"
"Err... yeah... ask her"
Patricia wandered around the grass. She sighed heavily and looked up. The sky was crystal blue with random puffs of white drifting lazily. The woods seemed dark and foreboding, strange in this bright day. She shivered lightly, feeling a shadow fall on her. She let out a scream but the hand was too quick for her. Madison snorted and screeched in the distance, and then everything went black.
Sirius ran ahead, a feeling of fear taking over him. Someone else's fear. Something wasn't right. The silver fox dashed ahead, sensing the same as Sirius. They reached a small hill with a log cabin and a hippogriff. On the top of the mound were skid marks from an obvious fight. Madison reared and snorted, trying to tug free of the rope. Youko ran over and bit the restraint in half. The animal ran straight for the woods and Lupin pounced on her, bringing her to the ground. She spoke softly, calming her down enough to let her stand. Sirius climbed onto the hippogriff with the help of his friend. The animal lunged to the forest, ready to find her master
Patricia sneezed. She opened her eyes slowly, her head pounding hard. The dust was floating in the air like a fog. The sun shone through cracks in the wooden walls. From the looks of things, she was in an old barn. She strained agenst the ropes attached to her hands and feet. No luck. A dark shadow came out of the corner and walked towards her. She eyed warily. He came into the light and smiled at her. His eyes were a chestnut brown, hair was honey brown. He looked like he was in his 20's. She flinched as he touched her forehead. He spoke with a soft voice. "Sorry about that, let me get you some ice." He stood up, his knees cracking, and headed out. Pat let out a long sigh and looked at the ceiling. Her eyes began to tear over as she wondered if Sirius would come to her rescue.
The stranger gingerly placed the ice pack on her forehead, and then he removed her restraints. She looked questioningly, at him. He smiled. "The doors are all locked, you can't go anywhere and I know these ropes aren't very comfortable." He turned her hand over slowly, examining the cuts from the rope. He pulled some ointment out of his pocket and put it onto her arm, easing the pain. She looked into his eyes and he chuckled. "I won't hurt you. Now, do you have a voice?" Pat nodded slightly, still examining the man. "Ok then, let me introduce myself. My name's Darren." She shook his hand ash he pulled her up. Out of surprise, she stumbled and fell into his arms. She looked up innocently, and pushed away.
"My name's Patricia."
The sky grew dark rather quickly. Sirius set up a campfire and James made the tents. Lupin pulled out 4 sleeping bags and Kathryn looked restless. He turned to her and spoke. "Kathryn, I think you should go back to Hogwarts and tell Dumbledore what's going on." Kat looked at him defiantly, and then sighed.
"Yeah, you're right." She closed her eyes and held her breath. Her face shrank and turned red; an orange beak replaced her nose and mouth. Her body deflated and covered itself with flaming red feathers. A gorgeous Phoenix stood in her place, and then took off towards the west. Lupin stared after her till he could no longer see the speck over the horizon. He sighed and walked over to the fire.
Sirius sat away from the camp site. He stared at the night sky, speckled with stars, but dark from the absence of the moon. The sense of fear had gone. In his mind were the inside of a barn and the feeling of doubt, being lost. He heard a grunt and turned, abruptly to the left, only to see Kurama. Madison had laid herself to his left. Sirius's fingers absentmindedly stroked her head as he glanced at Kurama. "I'm worried man. She doesn't think I'm coming. She thinks I hate her." He looked at the stars. "I hate myself now." He looked desperately at Kurama. "How could I say that? I love her... wow... I love her." He sighed heavily and looked at his hands. "How can I get her to believe that?" "Just tell her."
Patricia woke up as a strong beam of light hit her eyes. "Well good morning sunshine." Darren said, with a warm smile. She groaned in response. He laughed and handed her lunch. She ate heartily, then laid back. She shook her head and then looked back at Darren. "Why did you bring me here?" He grinned and put down his mug. "I was wondering when you were gonna ask that. I need you. I have heard about your powers in town, and I need you to see if you can tell me something. I have had this lingering feeling. I can't tell what it is, but something bad is going to happen." He sighed and grabbed a cup of hot cocoa. "Here, drink up. I can tell you're cold." She smiled warmly and took the cup, murmuring her thank you's in the steaming liquid.
A soft howl rang through the mountains, followed by a loud screech. Sirius's head fell into his hands. He sighed heavily and looked up, pain in his eyes. "I'm telling you, she's cheating on me with a red head. They hugged all tight and everything." His head fell back into his hands, as the blonde approached.
"Hey yall, wasshaken?" She looked around the four boys, and the red head. "Umm... is anyone gonna answer me or just glare like I murdered some kid?" she said after a few minuets of silence. Lily pulled her away with a searing grip. "What the chastite is going on?" Lily sighed to Pat's question, her eyes burning into Pat's. "Sirius saw you with another man, why didn't you tell me you found someone else?? Why did you lead Sirius on?? GEEZ Pat, what were you thinking?!?"
"WILL YOU LET ME GET A FRIGGEN WORD IN?????" Lily closed her mouth, her eyes still shooting daggers. "I'm NOT cheating on Sirius! I was with Youko!! He's a demon; he pulled himself out of demon form!"
"HA! THAT'S THE LAMEST EXCUSE I EVER HEARD!!!!!" Sirius was coming behind, his face red.
"You know what? I'm not doing this, when you people feel like listening to me, you know where I am." Pat turned on her heels and stalked away.
"..And they didn't believe you??"
"Nope, not one word" Pat sighed heavily, her eyes tearing, as she looked at Kathryn. "You know, I thought it would be different. He knew me so well. I need to give up on men, they're no good, and they only trust themselves." She rested her head agent her friend and broke down crying. It took her a few minuets to calm down and breathe deep. She looked at her friend, sighed, and whispered "let's go."
The breeze blew softly through the trees. Birds sang happily as they flew through the air. The sun shone brightly and glistened off the lazy river. Patricia ran down the lawn to the edge of the mountain. She looked over her shoulder then peered behind a boulder. There stood a creature with the front half of a hawk, and the back of a horse. He was a light dusted brown with brown and white wings. Pat smiled slightly and untied the animal. He rubbed his beak agenst her cheek and she chuckled. "Thanks Madison, I'll be alright, as usual." She sighed exasperatingly and climbed on his back after he bowed. He reared up and they took off, soaring through the clouds, off to Hogsmeade.
Kathryn climbed over the bench and sat down at the Gryffindor table in the main hall. He picked at her food for a good 10 minuets, and then took a bite. "Kat, what's wrong?" Remus Lupin asked her. She dropped her fork and sniffled.
"Pat's gone. I woke up this morning to find her bed empty and suitcases gone. After you all shouted at her like she had burned down the place and everyone in it, I'm not surprised she gallivanted off. You guys should be ashamed of yourselves, don't look at me like I'm insane, Pat wasn't lying, I'll prove it." She clattered down her fork, got up, and headed to the door, then glanced back to ask if they were coming.
They got up and filed after Kathryn, Sirius sulking behind. "Hey Youko, I got some friends here who need to meet you." Kathryn yelled out through the forest. It was getting near dusk and the six wandered shallowly around. The silver fox pranced out onto the main path. "Hey Youko." Kat smiled, scratching the small animal behind the ears. She whispered to him and stood back... Slowly he began to transform, till the red headed guy stood in front of them all.
He jetted out his hand and said "hey, I'm Kurama." Sirius's jaw dropped and his face turned red.
"You mean Pat was telling the truth?" Kathryn nodded and Sirius shrank into the woods, muttering incoherently. Lupin looked around with worry then turned to Kurama.
"Do you know where Pat went?" Kurama blinked at him and looked confused.
"She left? Why? I dunno, she probably went to Hogsmeade. What happened?"
"Well... Sirius saw you and her hugging; he kinda... thought she was cheating on him... with you..." Kurama laughed so hard, he staggered around.
"He thought? ... Me and Pat...??? THAT'S ABSURD!!! SHE AND I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOREVER!!! Oi" He laughed so hard he cried. When he got his breath back, he spoke again. "Well Madison's not here, so she defiantly did run." Sirius came back and looked quizzically at Kurama.
"Who's Madison?"
"Her hippogriff. If she was just going for the weekend she would have transformed. I don't know what happened, but she really likes you Sirius. I suggest you find her and apologize. I'll go with you." Sirius looked very befuddled.
"Transformed?"
"Err... yeah... ask her"
Patricia wandered around the grass. She sighed heavily and looked up. The sky was crystal blue with random puffs of white drifting lazily. The woods seemed dark and foreboding, strange in this bright day. She shivered lightly, feeling a shadow fall on her. She let out a scream but the hand was too quick for her. Madison snorted and screeched in the distance, and then everything went black.
Sirius ran ahead, a feeling of fear taking over him. Someone else's fear. Something wasn't right. The silver fox dashed ahead, sensing the same as Sirius. They reached a small hill with a log cabin and a hippogriff. On the top of the mound were skid marks from an obvious fight. Madison reared and snorted, trying to tug free of the rope. Youko ran over and bit the restraint in half. The animal ran straight for the woods and Lupin pounced on her, bringing her to the ground. She spoke softly, calming her down enough to let her stand. Sirius climbed onto the hippogriff with the help of his friend. The animal lunged to the forest, ready to find her master
Patricia sneezed. She opened her eyes slowly, her head pounding hard. The dust was floating in the air like a fog. The sun shone through cracks in the wooden walls. From the looks of things, she was in an old barn. She strained agenst the ropes attached to her hands and feet. No luck. A dark shadow came out of the corner and walked towards her. She eyed warily. He came into the light and smiled at her. His eyes were a chestnut brown, hair was honey brown. He looked like he was in his 20's. She flinched as he touched her forehead. He spoke with a soft voice. "Sorry about that, let me get you some ice." He stood up, his knees cracking, and headed out. Pat let out a long sigh and looked at the ceiling. Her eyes began to tear over as she wondered if Sirius would come to her rescue.
The stranger gingerly placed the ice pack on her forehead, and then he removed her restraints. She looked questioningly, at him. He smiled. "The doors are all locked, you can't go anywhere and I know these ropes aren't very comfortable." He turned her hand over slowly, examining the cuts from the rope. He pulled some ointment out of his pocket and put it onto her arm, easing the pain. She looked into his eyes and he chuckled. "I won't hurt you. Now, do you have a voice?" Pat nodded slightly, still examining the man. "Ok then, let me introduce myself. My name's Darren." She shook his hand ash he pulled her up. Out of surprise, she stumbled and fell into his arms. She looked up innocently, and pushed away.
"My name's Patricia."
The sky grew dark rather quickly. Sirius set up a campfire and James made the tents. Lupin pulled out 4 sleeping bags and Kathryn looked restless. He turned to her and spoke. "Kathryn, I think you should go back to Hogwarts and tell Dumbledore what's going on." Kat looked at him defiantly, and then sighed.
"Yeah, you're right." She closed her eyes and held her breath. Her face shrank and turned red; an orange beak replaced her nose and mouth. Her body deflated and covered itself with flaming red feathers. A gorgeous Phoenix stood in her place, and then took off towards the west. Lupin stared after her till he could no longer see the speck over the horizon. He sighed and walked over to the fire.
Sirius sat away from the camp site. He stared at the night sky, speckled with stars, but dark from the absence of the moon. The sense of fear had gone. In his mind were the inside of a barn and the feeling of doubt, being lost. He heard a grunt and turned, abruptly to the left, only to see Kurama. Madison had laid herself to his left. Sirius's fingers absentmindedly stroked her head as he glanced at Kurama. "I'm worried man. She doesn't think I'm coming. She thinks I hate her." He looked at the stars. "I hate myself now." He looked desperately at Kurama. "How could I say that? I love her... wow... I love her." He sighed heavily and looked at his hands. "How can I get her to believe that?" "Just tell her."
Patricia woke up as a strong beam of light hit her eyes. "Well good morning sunshine." Darren said, with a warm smile. She groaned in response. He laughed and handed her lunch. She ate heartily, then laid back. She shook her head and then looked back at Darren. "Why did you bring me here?" He grinned and put down his mug. "I was wondering when you were gonna ask that. I need you. I have heard about your powers in town, and I need you to see if you can tell me something. I have had this lingering feeling. I can't tell what it is, but something bad is going to happen." He sighed and grabbed a cup of hot cocoa. "Here, drink up. I can tell you're cold." She smiled warmly and took the cup, murmuring her thank you's in the steaming liquid.