(A/N): Ok, sorry for the delay. As you probably already know, this is Ashley's chapter, and we all know by now that she's a little...slooow. -Ashley glares intensely- Er...but, anywho...this is the 9th installment to Soul of thy Heart. This chapter foreshadows many things that are planned to take place in future chapters. But Ashley would like me to tell you, quote,that she is so sorry it took so long to finish...you are wlecome to beat me repeatedly over the head with long sticks until you are satisfied...unquote.

Ashley: HEEEY! -Ashley cringes as fans move in slowly, wielding large wooden sticks- HE LIES! -pointsat Devan-

Devan: Heh. -fans glare menacingly- Eeeh...NOW ONTO THE STORY! ENJOY! -uncomfortable whimper-

Chapter 9: Foreshadow Us

Izzy thought to herself as she sat on the comfortable couch in front of the fireplace in the Huffelpuff common room. Everything was going well. Except for the fact that she had to attend a ball full of the one thing she hated…Vampires. One or two was fine. A roomful would be a bit much for her. It would be elegant, no doubt of that. And there would be wonderful music. But it all would be organized by…Vampires. Two-fanged creatures. She blew a wisp of blonde hair from her face.

Shuffling through a deck of Tarot cards, she sighed and leaned forward. It was almost time for dinner and then, her, and the rest of her friends would be heading to Hogsmeade.

Echoing footsteps grew louder in the halls and Izzy eyed the door nrevousely. Takato showed up, huffing. Izzy rolled her eyes, grabbed her trademark pink jacket with "GEEK" lettered across the front of it.

"I'm starving!" Takato said, eyeing Izzy as she shoved the Tarot cards back into her pocket.

"Let's go…" she muttered.

"That time of month, yea?" Takato asked. Izzy shot him an evil glare and he chuckled. Soon they reached the Great Hall and pushed into it, past all of the bustling people, to the table where Zephyr and Kisea were sitting, chattering away about the Ball that was coming the following night. No one would reveal their outfits, even Izzy, who happened to be quite proud of her dress.

"Oh, we have to wait at the castle door for our dates!" Kisea declared, stealing a pencil from a first-year to scribble down something on a piece of parchment. Izzy tutted to herself and patted the boy on the head, handing him a brand new pencil in the process. Kisea ripped the paper in two and handed one to Isabella and Takato. It read:

Be at the castle door at just before sundown

To meet our blind dates!

Izzy sighed disdainfully. Lisa had tried this with her once. It didn't bode well. Takato looked around, a look of disappointment lacing his features. "Couldn't I just take Cho?" Kisea didn't even bother to dignify his question with an answer. Zeph responded with a chuckle and a glance toward Hermione. A sense of despair suddenly hit Izzy. Things were changing. And she couldn't stop it with Tarot cards.

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'Shuffle, Shuffle' The sound of cards being shuffled reached Zephyr and Kisea's ears. Takato, had recently stood and left their presence, to talk to his heartthrob. They looked at each other and then over to Izzy , who was staring intensely at the blur of the cards being shuffled. She then sat them down onto the table and picked one card from the top. Kisea and Zeph looked at each other knowingly, another reading. "Three cards. All lead to one destiny." Izzy whispered and flipped the first card over in front of her. Death in the form of a hooded man with an axe glittered on it. It was common. Izzy grabbed the second one and flipped it over. On it, were chains, linked together, yet broken? "Abandon." Izzy said, and then flipped the third and final card over. It showed a tower upon a rocky hill, dark clouds surrounding it. "False concept, wars, and liars."

Zephyr and Kisea looked at each other uneasily. Kisea, after a moment of staring, just laughed after looking at Izzy one final time and headed over to wear Draco Malfoy sat and enjoyed his Shepard's Pie. Zephyr moved closer to Izzy, who was still starring at the cards. "That wasn't a good reading…" she muttered and shuffled the cards once more, and placing them back in the safety of her pocket. She then turned her gaze to Zeph, "Promise me you'll never lie to me?" He laughed and wrapped his arms around her shoulders. "Never!" he replied, making a cross over his heart.

The day passed quickly, classes going by faster than a blur, then the groups little escapade to Hogsmeade. By the time they got back from their shopping, they were all tired, except for Zephyr and Kisea, who had snuck off to the Room of Requirement some time ago for a smoke and to satisfy their thirst. Takato went off to bed without so much as a "Later!" to Izzy and left her alone. She snuck into bed wondering what to do with her hair for the Ball.

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The next day passed as quickly as the day before, and after classes were over, Takato, Izzy, Kisea, and Zephyr all headed outside to make plans.

"We're meeting inside the castle door at JUST BEFORE SUNDOWN!" Kisea yelled at Takato who had once again asked what time they were meeting.

"Who's our dates?" Izzy asked hopefully, only to be met by a grin from the both Kisea and Zephyr.

The rest of the day crept along, moving the slowest they had thought it EVER had. Finally, it had begun to darken outside and they began to gather just inside the door to the castle. Zephyr was early, he leaned against the wall with ease and an calm air about himself as he stared at the marble floor. He had purple highlights in his raven black hair, the bangs hanging over his eyes. He would shake his head every now and then, and his hair would fall to the side, revealing his icy grey eyes for a moment…if only for a moment. He was decked out with black bondage pants, the straps a satin red, a black suit jacket with neat, red, pinstripes, and a "My Chemical Romance" shirt underneath.

Izzy arrived soon after, hurrying slightly. Her curly hair was pushed up loosely, letting curly strands fall loose. Her cool blue eyes were heavily lined in red eyeliner. Her dress was a black corset top, and the straps lacing the top were a deep red. The skirt was black with red in the slit on her left side. Her shoes were high heels, red straps lacing up her smooth calves.

"You look GORGEOUS!" Zephyr said, stunned.

"The red a bit much, eh?" Izzy asked, scratching her scalp slightly.

"Not at ALL!" he chuckled and high-fived her.

"What about me?" a voice echoed. They turned and Kisea popped out of the shadows and laced her arm through Izzy's. She wore a strapless, whit corset top with a flowing skirt bottom, the edges jagged haphazardly. It was splattered with a mysterious red substance. Her hair was long, sleek, staright, and brown. Her now violet eyes were lined heavily in black eyeliner. Her shoes were black high heels with black leather straps that laced up her toned legs.

"You're gorgeous as well!" Zeph replied to her.

He stood in the middle of them and they laced their arms through his offered arms.

Takato showed up, and scratched his head lightly. His outfit was a dark brown blazer with a red shirt and regular jeans. His hair was fixed into dangerous spikes. "Hey!" he said uncomfortably and walked over to them, and Izzy grabbed ahold of his arm, lacing them all together.

"Ready for some fun?" Kisea asked, smiling.

"Yea. I guess." Takato replied quietly. Izzy giggled and Zeph shook his head. A booming knockin echoed through the Entrance Hall and they all looked to the castle door…

(A/N): Well...what did you think? I hope you guys liked it. But now, oh yes, NOW the plot thickens. I was thinking about giving you a preview of the next chapter. Well, not really a preview per say but more of an insight as to what lies ahead. Do you want it? Tell me you want it. Really? Ok, fine...HIT IT CHASTA! -long pause- CHASTA...NOW! -pause- I swear...-marches off;;screams;;shouts;;marches back- Ok folks, let's try this again...HIT IT CHASTA:

Next Chapter: Chaos at the Ball. Someone must be punished for breaking Vampiric law. Something BIG will be uncovered concerning Kisea. Zephyr's life get flipped upside...ALL IN ONE NIGHT! Doesn't that all just sound lovely? Thought so. Well...review this lil' lovely and tell us what you think. We would really like to know how we're doing. Thanks!

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