So, another chapter, lets see what I pull out of my head now lol. Really I don't start writing these until the day I decide to post, sometimes it takes 2 days, I really like this idea so I am going with it.
italics is still Daine mind speak.
Ch 3. How about breakfast
Daine woke early the next morning and said goodbye to the previous nights small animals that decided to join her in her sleep. She had needed to relax the night before and so she fell asleep under the stars in the field where they kept the horses. Then she rolled up her bedroll and started walking back to the castle to get some breakfast for Harry.
"Daine!" Someone shouted from behind her.
Turning she saw Numair walking quickly to her. "Harry isn't in his room, or well, Alanna's room."
"What?!" Daine exclaimed as a tight knot began to form in her gut. "I've only had him a day and I already lost him. Shouldn't he be sleeping? Where would he go? What if something happens to him?!" She started ranting as she became more panicked.
"Calm down Daine. Why not just ask all the palace animals if they have seen him?" Numair asked her with eyes wide, panicking normally wasn't like Daine.
"Oh, right." Daine said as he cheeks turned pink. She then closed her eyes and 'listened' for all of the different people living in the castle. "Hello everyone, have you seen this boy?" She asked as she sent them all a mental image of what little Harry looked like. After a moment, she heard a reply "You really should keep a better eye on your little ones"
"Where is he?" Daine asked whoever responded.
"Down by the training yard." They replied.
"You sound familiar, but not from around here, please stay there so I can see you?" Daine asked the animal as she started walking to where Harry was supposed to be with Numair following behind her.
When Daine arrived she saw Harry sitting in the empty yard playing with a kitten. As she got closer she froze. "Numair, does that kitten look familiar to you?" She asked while looking at its pretty white and orange marbled fur.
"No, its a kitten, its to young for me to have been around it." Numair replied looking at Daine curiously.
"Ok" Daine said stepping closer,"Hello Harry, who is your new friend?"
Jumping slightly because he hadn't seen Daine and Numair arrive he looked up and replied, "I'm sorry, I will let her go." The smile on his face died as he began to worry how much trouble he was in.
"He will do no such thing, I am staying with him." the kitten said looking up at Daine with its bright amber eyes.
Wide eyed Daine remembered the similarity this kitten had to... "Queenclaw?!"
"Hmmm, well actually I would prefer if you let him name me. In fact lets not let him know who I am at all. He really doesn't need to. It wouldn't be the first time a cat god stayed with a human The Goddess had marked. Curiosity kills the cat and all that." Queenclaw chuckled.
"Your fine Harry, would you like to keep her?"Daine asked while looking suspiciously at the little kitten.
Wide eyed Harry looked up with an expression so shocked Daine thought for a second she had accidentally turned herself part animal. "I- I could keep her? Your not mad?"
"Why would I be mad? I get along very well with almost all animals." Daine said smiling warmly at the little boy.
Carefully clutching the little kitten in one of his small arms Harry jumped up and wrapped his other arm tightly around Daine's upper leg. "Thank-you!"
"So what are you going to be naming her then" Daine asked with a smile as she knelt down to his height. "You sure about this Queenclaw? He is six, a name he could come up with may be interesting or just silly"
"I am sure" The cat Goddess replied with a small glare that lost all its intimidating effect with her looking like a kitten.
"Lilly, I like Lilly." Harry said as he sat back down to play with the kitten more.
"See, he did well. Lilly is not anything like Fluffy or Marbles." Queenclaw told Daine smugly. "Now stop talking to me, pretending to be a kitten is difficult at my age." Queenclaw/Lilly said as she attempted to clumsily pounce on Harry's hand making him giggle.
"That is a good name, but Harry can I talk to you for a moment?" Daine asked as she picked up Lilly and started to gently rub her ears.
Harry looked up at her with another worried look that made Daine feel way more guilty than she should. "Yes?" Harry said.
"First how are you feeling today? You were pretty badly hurt and we thought you needed a couple days in bed to rest at the least." She asked
"I'm feeling much better. I don't want to stay in bed." Harry replied
"Okay, well how do you feel about giving poor Alanna her room back and staying with me?" She asked, beginning to sound a little worried herself.
"I guess, I mean I kinda like you. You're nice." Harry said. "I don't really want to go home."
"We weren't going to send you home anyway. Not with how you looked when you got here." Daine replied with a bit of anger flashing in her eyes. "Lastly Harry, can you promise me something?"
"What?" Harry replied with an odd suspicious tone for a six year old in his voice.
"Please do not go running off without telling Numair or I where you are going first. I was seriously worried about you. So can you promise me that?" Daine asked.
"Oh, sorry. Yeah I can do that." Harry said sheepishly.
"Thank you." Daine smiled and set Lilly down. "Now how about some breakfast?"
Later that day Daine, Numair, and Harry were sitting in one of the empty training areas where Numair thought it might be a good time to talk to Harry about his gift.
"Ok, so Harry?" Numair began. "You know how you were all confused about why we kept talking about a gift?"
"and Daine said it was a different gift?" Harry said starting to get that suspicious tone again.
"Right, well we were talking about a special ability that some people have. Has anything ever happened that you couldn't explain, while you were afraid, mad, or excited?" He continued.
"Yes, I was in trouble for it though. I never knew what had happened just that its bad." Harry said starting to get nervous.
"Well first its not bad. Don't worry nothing is going to happen to you. You are the one causing those strange things though. You have what we call the Gift. If you aren't taught how to use it. It generally causes accidents that are caused by extreme emotions. I would like to help you learn to control it if you would like."
"How do you know I have a Gift?" Harry asked "I could just be normal. I most likely am." Harry said starting to be in denial.
"Well how about this, I will start teaching you things and if nothing happens then nothing happens, if it does than we will go from there ok? Numair replied.
"I guess." Harry said giving up.
Hey guys, Thanks for the reviews, sorry it took so long to post, I just moved from Cali to Colorado, and had to get a new job then get internet set up. BUT I have now :D so I should be able to post more often again :) by the way, the next post is going to be a year later, I think. Not sure yet... lol :)