Chapter 6: Destined Lovers
Ginny smiled sadly. This is me…when I first met Xiaolang. This is definitely a dream. This has to be. But I won't wake up just yet. I want to see him…again.
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Suddenly the scene switched before Ginny's eyes and she found herself…in the mansion, in the room that was overlooking the front gate. Ginny, as a ghost, was standing next to Sakura Li herself. Ginny watched the woman's staff glow brightly for a moment, and then saw her other self transported at the front door, out of the rain and inside the grounds.
Oh, Ginny thought. *That's* how I found myself at the front door. No wonder.
"Oka-san, get back inside. It's cold," Jade said softly behind them.
"Just a moment," Sakura answered.
Eli appeared next to Jade. "Oba-san, you'll catch a cold. And I wouldn't like to be there when the others find out."
Sakura smiled. "Come here, the both of you." They approached her.
"Oh," Jade said. "There's someone outside, Ka-san. We should let her in. It's really cold out there."
"And it's too dangerous for someone to drive her home," Eli paused and then he smiled slyly. "She's Xiaolang's destined one."
Jade giggled. "Oooh, and romantic too! A female stranger comes in to shelter herself from the storm, and ni-chan falls in love with her…"
Sakura grinned to the both of them. "Cho's with him, ne? I'll call for her. But first…" Sakura held her hand out and a loud thunder rippled through the air and lightning flashed. All three jumped. So did both Ginnys.
The scene switched again, and this time to the mansion's training room. Xiaolang and Cho were practicing their famous sword skills on each other. No one was winning; no one was losing. In fact, they were both good.
Ginny heard a voice in her head. //Cho!// Sakura's voice surprised Ginny. It seems that I'm experiencing whatever happened behind my back…Ginny mused.
Cho continued to block and attack while answering. /Hai, Sakura Oba-san?/
//Do a favor for me, Cho, and answer the front door.//
Ginny felt Cho do a mind-scan of the front door. /Virginia Weasley, a student from Hogwarts, is at the door, Oba-san. How'd she even get there in the first place?/
Sakura didn't answer, but Ginny could somehow tell that she smirked.
/Never mind. And you want me to get her because she knows me and won't feel so intimidated? Or is it for another reason?/
Sakura replied with a comment that slowly made Cho grin. Ginny's mouth fell with a shock. She didn't believe that there was a conspiracy behind her romance!
Cho smiled like crazy and didn't bother to block Xiaolang's attack. "You're distracted," Xiaolang said, helping Cho up. "You should have concentrated."
"Never mind that, your mother said to answer the front door," Cho said, with an smile. "We have an unexpected guest because of all this rain -and thunder," she added when there was an extra BOOM.
"Then I'll go change-" Xiaolang started. (They were in their fighting clothes, like those traditional ones Syaoran and Meiling have)
Cho grabbed his arm. "No way buster, you're going to answer the door with me this instant."
In the hall, Xiaolang shook his head, exasperated. "Mou, all girls are the same. Stubborn, annoying-"
"Hey," Cho nudged her cousin in the ribs, and not too gently. "I'm right here, and you're related to plenty of girls, and plus the whole population is probably after you."
Xiaolang scowled. "All those idiots in my classes keep drooling over me."
Cho laughed. "Well, get used to it. All four of your aunts are here, and our guest is female too. She'll be staying awhile."
"Not another one-"
Cho opened the door and Ginny got to see herself, outside, shivering, and surprised, then relieved, while she was inside. "Cho! I didn't know you lived here!" the other redhead said, relieved.
Cho smiled pleasantly. "Actually, this isn't my house, it belongs to Kaho Mizuki, one of my aunts. Come in won't you? All this rain would give you a cold."
"Uh, thanks, Cho," said little redhead as Cho covered her with a warm blanket -out of nowhere.
Cho smiled evermore brightly and said, "Virginia Weasley, meet my cousin, Xiaolang Li. Xiaolang, Ginny."
Golden brown locked with emerald green. Cho smirked.
Ginny remembered what Sakura had said to Cho. //Ying Fa, don't you believe in 'love at first sight'?//
~*~
Ginny watched everything as new scenes unfolded in front of her. She even got to see how Cho helped as a patient listener and tried to get both of them to confess their feelings. She saw how Tomoyo and Sakura plotted for them to be trapped in several places, how Eli and Jade created havoc for Xiaolang to save her, how every one of the 'Kawaii Crazy Aunts' kept teasing them, and everything else…all less than two months.
~*~
Ginny still blushed when their lips touched one more time.
"You still blush, Ginny? Even you're not being kissed?" a teasing voice said.
Ginny froze. She could have sweared that her heart stopped beating. Ginny dared to look behind her…and she saw a pair of dazzling green eyes, covered with messy brown hair. "Xiaolang?!" she said, surprised, as his smile made her knees go weak.
He caught her before she could crash, and their lips found each other. Ginny was in paradise.
When they finally parted, Ginny said, "But, Xiaolang, you're dead, Eli said so…"
Xiaolang's eyes turned serious. "I just wanted to see you again…one more time."
They spent a quiet moment enjoying each other's presence. Xiaolang spoke up. "Actually, I wanted you to give you one of my premonitions."
Ginny pouted. "And you want me to pass it onto Cho. Making me messenger."
Laughter twinkled in his emerald eyes. "And what would happen if I just contacted Cho?"
Ginny sighed, and then smiled. "Then we wouldn't meet."
Then a scene started to show up. It was dark, and Ginny saw that there was an eclipse in the sky. There was Hogwarts, and people were fighting against each other. Aghast, Ginny immediately knew that it was The Fight. D-day, judgment day, call it whatever you wish. Giants, dementors, *Him*.
"Here, Harry, take this. It'll give you protection. He wants you, not me. And he'll kill you. This may save you."
"I…I can't see! Everything's fuzzy and dark…oh gawd, it really is happening."
"Keep the others safe, okay? And whatever you do, don't kill. We don't kill, and we won't do it today unless we have to."
"It was fun killing him. I killed him slowly so that he could feel the pain."
Shaking, Ginny felt herself being comforted. Everything happened in an instant. Some events were clearer than others, while some she could only hear voices.
"I'm sorry," he said grimly. "But you know how accurate my premonitions are. You will experience it eventually."
Quietly, Ginny said, "I don't think I saw everything. There won't be much to tell Cho."
"Don't worry. Whatever you remember, that's what you need to tell Cho. The main thing is, that this…this fight is going to happen sometime soon."
"Do you want me to tell anything else to her?"
Xiaolang sighed. "Just one more thing. Tell her to stop thinking about the past. Even if her dreams are coming back, she shouldn't become depressed again. Her time…her time for fun and games is running out."
They kissed for a final time, and Ginny woke up. It was ten; the dream must have taken a long time. Ginny quickly dressed and went to go look for Cho. {As you can see, this happens while Harry tells the others about his dream}
Checking the usual spots, Ginny found no one. She grabbed something to eat and headed for the infirmary. In the hall to Jade's room, Ginny saw a blur run pass her.
Ginny looked again. It was Cho, and she looked as if she was going to break down crying. And worse, her hand was bleeding. "Wait, Cho! What happened? I need to talk to you. Cho!"
Cho didn't even acknowledge her. Ginny shook her head. Forget the fight momentarily. Right now there was some consoling to do. Ginny ran into Jade's room. "What happened? I saw Cho pass me a moment ago- it looked as if she saw a ghost."
The trio passed the paper and Ginny dropped it as soon as she understood. The trio looked to her for and explanation.
"Chelsea and Zachary were Cho's cousins," Ginny managed to say after her shock. "They were like Cho's older siblings. They took care of her. They helped her through the tough times as much as they could, even if they were muggles."
Then they understood why Cho reacted so strangely. "Someone should go after her," Hermione said. "In her state, she could end up killing herself."
With that comment, Harry took off. Ginny watched him run, shaking her head. Turning to her brother, she said, "You should go after her too. Her hand was still bleeding," as Ginny gave Ron a medical aid kit.
"Why me?" Ron said.
"Harry won't catch her," Hermione pointed out the open window. Cho, in a frantic state, just passed on her broom.
"Go get your broom, as well as Harry's Firebolt. I think she's headed for the Astronomy tower," Ginny commanded. "We'll stay with Jade, we can't fly half as well as you anyway."
~*~
"Thanks," Cho sadly said as her hand finished healing.
"We'll leave alone for awhile," Ron said, his brotherly instincts kicking in.
"No, stay, please, the both of you," Cho said, jumping up to her feet. "The person I want really is my brother, but Ron, you've dealt with a younger sister. And Harry, I know you've had a hard time with your parent's death." Cho sighed then sat back down. "I just don't want to be alone anymore."
Exchanging glances, the two males opted to stay. They sat. Cho finally spoke again. "Ginny told you about Chelsea and Zach, right?"
They nodded, deciding to let Cho do all the talking. "Chelsea and Zachary were possibly the best childhood friends. They had known each other from the time they were born. They naturally spent all their time with each other and knew the other better than anyone else. Zachary's parents, Rika and Yoshiyuki Tereda, died when Zach was only ten. Chelsea's parents, Chiharu and Takahashi Yamazaki, were allowed to have custody over Zach, since both sides of his parents didn't want him. They wanted nothing with him, since his parent's marriage was a forbidden. By law, the Yamazakis became Zach's adopted family."
Here Cho paused. Harry noticed that Cho was telling one more of her 'stories'. And there was proof that it was true. Ron made no comment. If talking about them helped her relieve her pain, then he would listen. Cho silently debated with herself. She finally decided not to shed light on the whole scandal of Rika and Yoshi's affair. And she wouldn't add that they were killed on the same night as the Potters, and exactly by the same person, in the same area.
"Zach was greatly influenced by Takahashi Yamazaki, as Chelsea was by her mother. Zach told the most atrocious lies, and those who believed him were always confused. Chelsea put him in his place by her threats and fists; she would always be there to stop Zach telling more lies. For some strange reason, Chelsea's parents decided to separate the two by sending them to different schools. Which is why Zach went to your school, Harry."
Suddenly Cho smiled. "She went to a private school, while he went to a public. Zach told Chiharu and Takahashi that there were these bullies at school who picked on this scrawny little guy. Everyone feared these bullies, so they took their side so not to mess with them and joined in with the teasing on one boy. Zach stood up for him once, but then everyone shunned him and he was almost ganged up on. Of course, since Zach was known for his lies, no one believed him. Except maybe Chelsea for once."
Cho focused on Harry. "When Zach got hurt, Chelsea got really mad. I did too, and so did everyone else. So Chelsea and I went to his school to find out if it was actually true. To my surprise, I saw the boy, sitting on top of the cafeteria roof. Zach said that the bullies were chasing him, and suddenly Harry disappeared in front of them and appeared on the roof. It was you, wasn't it? Chelsea was shocked…as much as I. But it was you, your dark hair and broken glasses, your green eyes and your famed scar. You were just practicing your magic powers."
Cho's eyes flamed for a moment. "I can't believe your cousin, Harry. I mean, none of my cousins dared to hurt me. Some cousins I treasured the most, because they treated me with such kindness…anyway, with my help, Chelsea and Zach ended up with each other. Their wedding day was just this summer. And then their lives just had to be taken away. I trusted Gus Fletcher to keep them safe for me, he promised me he would. But even just the strongest plans can crumble."
Before Harry could say anything, Cho said, "You dreamed about me, didn't you?"
"Huh?" Harry said as he felt heat rise up to his face. The way she said that…
"You had a second dream, you said?" Cho's voice softened for a moment. "The little girl was me, Harry. You just experienced me when I was ten -right before I decided to go to Hogwarts. You just experienced how caring my cousins can be, even my stupid brother."
"Huh? What dream?" Ron broke in.
"My second dream, Ron," Harry explained. "I dreamt that this girl, I mean Cho, was crying because of her dreams, and Cedric, Eli, and Xiaolang tried to make her happier. Xiaolang said something about hide her dreams and going to Hogwarts."
The sad look came back in Cho eyes again. She hugged her knees closer to her chest, looking more helpless. "The dreams were about some things I don't want to remember…dreams like how the Teredas died…how the Potters died," she said, her eyes downcast. "Last night, my dreams started to come back. I was already spooked this morning and the news about Chelsea didn't help much. My dreams…can only come back if the person who suppressed them released the barrier or…" Cho didn't continue.
"You saw my parents?" Harry said.
"No. I only heard glimpses, but I can still remember the voice that they have, even if five years had already passed. Cedric, he was always there for me and did his best to cheer me up. Those dreams made me depressed. I couldn't keep forgetting them. Xiaolang, my cousin and Ginny's beloved, sympathized with me because he also had such dreams. Eli, my brother, even if he does act like an idiot, I know deep down he cares about me. "
"Wait, is Cedric your cousin?" Ron asked.
Cho looked at Ron weirdly. "Yes. His mother's maiden name was Chang."
"But Cedric liked you, didn't he? You did too. And you're cousins?"
Cho closed her eyes. "I don't want to lie anymore, Ron. So help me. We're not cousins by blood. I know he liked me more than a friend, but I never saw beyond that. If you're thinking about the Ball we had last year, it was because of…of a promise I made to him. I do what I can to protect my cousins, Ron. And if going to the Ball with him would protect him, then I would do it. And don't ask more questions, please." Cho opened her eyes. "Anything you want from me, I'll tell you, but not until Jade wakes up. You're right, I do know more than what I'm telling you, but it's just that every single one of my lies made me confused…when Jade wakes up, I promise I will tell what I know at the time."
~*~
"Xiaolang, did you or did you not do it?"
"Tou-san, I don't know what you mean," an innocent voice said.
"Xiaolang, don't make your father angry, onegai. I'll just be blunt. You did contact Ginny, right? And you showed her a premonition."
"Hai, Ka-san."
"But why?"
"I just wanted to see her again, Tou-san. That's not a crime, right? And don't say anything because Meiling Oba-san said that you wanted to see Ka-san when you were in China."
"But Xiaolang, the premonition, why didn't you tell us first? And why did you show it to Ginny?"
"Because I wanted her to know. The barrier for Cho's dreams must have broken by now, and Ginny is the only other one who knows what happening."
"*sigh* You won't be punished for what you did. I can understand. I wanted to see him too when I was in Japan. Just, tell us first, okay?"
Suddenly he said, "Jade's losing. She's going to use her last resort. But she's not strong enough to create another guardian. She's going to need help of some magical beasts."
"We have to go, then. We're not going to lose our daughter today."
"Wait for us!" other several voices chorused.
"Do you have it?" the father asked.
The mother nodded…and they all disappeared.
~*~
"You want to hear the last two stories that I have?" Cho asked the two.
Puzzled, Ron said, "Ginny said you have plenty of stories. Why are there two left?"
Smiling softly, Cho said, "These two are the ones that I want to tell right now. The others will just get me into…they'll just get me into trouble." Cho paused, then continued. "The first story is for you, Ron. Listen carefully, because I don't want you to have a heart attack.
"There was one Gryphondor girl. She was rich and a beauty. But even because of this, she didn't act arrogant or mean. She was always kind hearted and helped others. With her qualities, she gained three suitors. One was a rich Gryphondor and kindhearted boy; the second was a poor but nice Gryphondor boy. The third was a rich Slytherein named Lucius Malfoy. In the strangest of ways, the girl found herself liking the Slytherein. But by common rule, Slytherein and Gryphondor don't mix. Still, the girl loved him from afar. Lucius loved her, too, but he would never admit it. For one thing, he was already engaged. Narcissa knew that he didn't love her the way she loved him, but if he were happier with the Gryphondor girl, then she would turn around and look away. So she tried to convince her fiancé to break their engagement, women weren't allowed to, but he wouldn't do it. He was a man of Slytherein as well as Malfoy honor, so he would remain engaged to Narcissa.
"Now, seventh years are out of school a month earlier than the rest of the years. Before that time, the seventh years have a graduation party, ball, and the official graduation in one week. Then they all part lives and start jobs or whatever else they wanted to do for the future. The girl had a mind to at least confess her feelings to Lucius during that week. But then she found out that her family had fallen in debt. She couldn't give the man she loved any presents, or dress up in a lavish ball gown dress because of the loss of money. Still, she kept her kindhearted ways. Hearing of her dilemma, Narcissa let the Gryphondor use her own belongings. Her own dresses, her own gifts that were meant for Lucius from herself. In every ball, the girl would lose her will to tell him. Finally, just before the last dance ended, she confessed to Lucius, right in front of everybody, including her two other suitors. And what did Lucius do? Instead of admitting that he had loved her too, he rejected her. And not too kindly either, in front of everybody else in their year. Heartbroken, she returned to her quarters and cried the entire night. Angry, Narcissa lashed out against her fiancé and did her best to comfort the Gryphondor girl.
"In their graduation, the girl sat through the whole ordeal of passing out their diplomas, sitting emotionless. She saw no point in living anymore. The kind girl was lost now. She headed toward a cliff. Narcissa tried to stop her from committing suicide, but she saw in the girl's eyes that she wouldn't stop. Narcissa frantically tried to get Lucius to stop his only love, but he only turned away. Narcissa gave up. She said, 'You've lost your chance, Lucius. You will never have her again. I will make sure of it. And I will win your heart.' Narcissa then went to go look for the girl's other two lovers. The first, Gus Fletcher decided to turn his back on her too. Last night, he gave up on hear when hearing that she loved someone else. He decided to go after others. 'Besides,' he added, 'The reason I liked her in the first place was because she was rich. She isn't anymore.' Time running out, Narcissa found the last suitor. Devastated, this suitor decided to go and save her. Running behind her, the poor Gryphondor boy saw his love jump off. He jumped off after her. Exasperated, Narcissa did the float charm to catch the both of them before they died. And he caught her in his arms. But she received a concussion and he was badly injured. When the girl woke up, the first thing she saw was his soft, brown, loving eyes. At that moment, she knew that the love she had for Lucius was only based on infatuation. She liked him for his looks, the cold ways. But staring at her savior, she knew that she had experienced true love."
When Cho stopped, Ron said, "Is that it? You know Cho, most of your stories have a happy ending."
Cho slowly raised her eyes to meet Ron's brown ones. "It gets better. Now they are happily married. Even with their seven children, all with red hair and freckles, and their messy but heart-warming house, they manage and they are still happy."
When Ron had finally registered that *his* parents had seven children that had red hair and freckles, his mouth dropped in shock. Harry's too. "You mean, Mrs. Weasley…and Mr. Malfoy…?"
Cho nodded. "It makes sense, doesn't it? Even though Arthur is married to Molly, Lucius still has a vendetta against him. And no, your mother doesn't love him anymore, Ron. You're right, this is a dramatic romance story." She smiled.
"What about the other story?" Ron said, switching the topic.
Cho frowned, thinking deeply. "Okay, I'll tell. But I'm warning you Ron. It has Destiny in it."
For some reason, Ron didn't like Destiny and Fate deciding everything in life, controlling the things that he did.
"At little age three, Arabella Figg was already a beauty. Her short, soft-yellow hair cascaded down her shoulders and her matching blue eyes were always so full of life. Her best friend seemed so shallow compared to the beauty of Bella. True, Bella's childhood best friend was cute and pretty in her own way, but it was nothing when looking at Bella. But unfortunately Bella moved away when she turned seven, leaving her best friend. For another four years, Bella found out very interesting information. Bella was reincarnated as one of three powerful sisters. During the time, she also discovered her other two reincarnated sisters. But with their power, they were cursed with the Kiss of Death. It just had to be of luck that Bella fell in love.
"At eleven, as all usual witches do, she received a letter to Hogwarts, which she accepted. She met two special people: her old childhood best friend and her first love. Bella renewed the friendship pact with her friend, and they helped each other out. Bella would help her in her social skills (since during the time she left Bella's best friend became quiet and shy), while in turn her friend would help her in the academic areas. But going against the rules, she dated the boy she loved. Bella knew soon it would go out of hand, but love makes you do strange things. She would administer every action of a girlfriend except for a simple kiss.
"Then, when he finally asked for her hand in marriage, she knew things went too far. She withdrew and bravely told him to find someone else. Lying to protect him she said, 'You should find someone else to marry because I don't believe in a marriage where the love is one-sided. You should marry a woman you love and who loves you back, because I'm not that person.' Bella ran and left him. Even with her powers, she knew it was impossible for her to love someone so perfect as him. She knew that fate and destiny at least let her love even if it was doomed. She knew that it was his destiny that he would love and marry someone else, and it wouldn't be her."
Harry spoke the first question in mind. "Are you talking about the Arabella Figg Professor Dumbledore sent for?" Cho answered by nodding.
"She loved him, didn't he? So why did she give him up?" Ron demanded.
"It was Bella's destiny to give him up so he could be free to marry someone else. Deal with it, Ron." Cho slowly smiled. "You should be glad Bella gave up her love to her best friend. After all, if she didn't, the Dark Lord wouldn't have been defeated."
Something turned in the wheels of their heads. "What?" they chorused.
Still smiling, Cho tilted her head to the sky. "Miss Figg loved a man belonging to her house's Quidditch team. He had dark black hair and matching glasses. He was smart in his studies, but he loved to pull pranks with his best friends. He was trustworthy and loyal, and saved his nemesis from a death situation. When his first love broke his heart, it was her friend that consoled him. Indeed, Bella's best friend was pretty with her light auburn hair and green eyes. With the loss of her best friend, this girl became shy and quiet and focused on her studies, happily receiving the compliments from her parents and ignoring her sister's snide remarks. When she re-met her best friend, Bella helped her to become more social. And on one of her "social visits", she fell in love. With her best friend's boyfriend."
Still intent on the sky, Cho laughed a bit and closed her eyes, enjoying the warm winter breeze. "Lily thought it was useless to fight with Bella for James, so she just watched as her friends went together. Lily did notice, however, that the Bella she knew when they were children was different from the Bella she knew when they were teens. James consulted Lily for advice for courting her best friend, and Lily did all that she could. So of course she knew that one night, James would seal his love for Bella with a ring…and was confused when Bella ran into the dormitory sobbing as if someone had died. Lily tried to comfort her best friend but Bella instead told her to comfort James. Seeing that she couldn't do anything for Bella, Lily found James and he told her that she didn't want to get married, or stay in a dating relationship, for that matter. Whenever Lily tried to talk to Bella about the subject, Bella would tell her to go to James. It was Bella who pushed James and Lily together, it was Lily who managed to repair the friendship between Bella and James, and finally it was James who popped the question."
A dark shadow passed across the sky above them. Cho opened her eyes. What the…But whatever it was, it seemed to have disappeared. Cho shrugged. It must have been a bird.
During Cho's paused, the other two let her story dwell in their minds.
~*~
If Cho had been quicker, she would have seen what was flying above her. It was a phoenix. No, not Fawkes; he was stuck in Dumbledore's room. Only one person saw this.
"That's strange. Look, Hermione, all the animals are gathering in the Forbidden Forest," Ginny pointed as three wolves disappeared into the darkness. The two girls were with Jade. The mysterious girl was acting more mysterious, because a little while after all three Quidditch players left, she began to thrash around, as if she was in pain, scared, and tired. The two girls worried for the bedridden girl, but didn't know what to do.
Instead of looking at the forest, Hermione looked up at the sky. She happened to see the flying phoenix. Even though she was mile away, Hermione somehow could tell distinctive marks of the bird. Panic rose in her chest, but she pushed it away.
Hermione stared at the phoenix. This strange phoenix had green eyes and a white star mark on the neck and something in its beak. Hermione then saw another phoenix with green eyes fly toward the other phoenix and when the two met halfway, they stopped before crashing into each other. The phoenix with the star tossed the thing in its beak -Hermione saw that it was a small leather pouch- to the other green-eyed phoenix, who caught it with its beak. They nodded to each other and then parted ways.
"Yes," Hermione said absentmindedly to Ginny, "It is strange."
~*~
She was exhausted. She hadn't slept for days. She was nearly drained of magic. And she was frightened.
Looking behind her, she could hear him coming, advancing closer to her hidden spot. The traps and her sacrificing friends would only delay him for a bit longer. She was no longer safe.
One of her friends passed her a small white flame as a sign of comfort as well as light. She gladly took it and focused on the task at hand. Her companions would remain safe, but one would fall to him. And she needed a way to escape. This was the only way.
Her companions jumped when they heard a sound nearly outside their safe spot. She didn't, she was too busy. Then she lost hope. She couldn't do it. Her magic was just barely straining. It wouldn't work.
Then her one friend placed a calming hand on her shoulder, and no matter how small the gesture, and even if her friend's magic was gone, she felt warmth in her heart. She would do it. Hoping for the best, she closed her eyes and used the last of her magic to help her get out of her once safe place.
She disappeared as her friends bade her good-bye, then stood for their fight. They wouldn't let their friend be discovered no matter what the consequences.
~*~
The phoenixes parted, but they were still headed in the same direction. They just weren't headed for the same person. The one with the star headed for the infirmary. The one with the pouch headed for the DADA room.
Let's call the one with the leather pouch Celestial. (Aw, her name is Celestial already. Can't keep calling her the 'phoenix with the leather pouch or just green eyes'!) The door to the room magically opened, and flying up the stairs to the teacher's room, she crept silently before the sorcerer, her wings giving no sound.
Eriol was at his desk, doing things that aren't important now. Suddenly, he felt as if someone was watching him. Raising his head, he stared into the wide green eyes of Celestial the phoenix. Then a feminine majestic voice spoke.
"Tsk, tsk. Too bad you're going to miss all of the fun, Hiiragizawa-san. But you look like you could sleep on a few matters."
Celestial's eyes looked as if she was laughing, and she tossed the leather pouch above the professor's head. The contents of golden sand sprinkled on Eriol's head. When it disappeared, the poor man was drooped over his desk.
With a twinkle in her voice, Celestial left to look for her father. "Aww, the wonders of sleeping dust. Just enough to let you sleep through the excitement."
~
"Um, Ginny…we have a problem," Hermione said.
Ginny pulled herself away from the window, for she was watching more animals disappear into the Forbidden Forest. There were cats, owls…Ginny once thought she saw a dragon, but then again, she could have been mistaken…
Ginny came face to face with the problem. That problem was that Jade was glowing. To be more exact, glowing a faded pink and green. Her auras!
"What do we do!" Hermione sounded frantic.
"I don't know, Hermione. I don't even know if it's even *safe* for her to be like this!"
Then at the door there was a flurry of red and Ginny saw a phoenix with green eyes and a white star on its neck perch at the head of Jade's bed. Hermione's eyes widened. The phoenix I saw earlier!
The phoenix gave a friendly glance to the girls, then bent down and plucked Jade's star necklace off of her neck. This time, Jade had no reaction to this. The green-eyed phoenix then flew out of the window with the necklace.
Snapping out of their stupor, the girls reached vainly for the bird. "Hey! Wait! That's not yours! Come back here!"
I guess I'll stop here. Eleven pages! Plenty of things happened, ne? Well, tune in next time… More review will speed up the process! (*hint, hint ^-^*)
P.S. Due to the upcoming school year, updates will come slower than usual. Need more reviews to keep the story moving! J