Sorry this update has taken so long, I know on my page i just said i'll be out of the hospital Wednesday, but that was a while ago and i'm sorry. it's been pretty hectic and it was my little man's six birthday a few days ago. I've been so busy and I'm sorry I still love you guys and this fic, so please enjoi and don't be mad at the excessive wait.
Love and turtles
~~LK
I was woken up by a pillow to the face, I sat up in my bed yawning and rubbing my eyes. Liz stood at the edge of my bed, already dressed and another pillow cocked back ready to throw. I laughed lightly and held up my hands in defense and to show that I was awake, she tossed the ammunition back onto her own bed and started gathering her books. I slid out of the covers and got dressed, Eventually Liz was done and began stacking my books together as well. I sat on the bed to tie my shoes when eventually I was awake to manage conversation.
"What are you doing?"I asked her, slipping on my other shoe and began knotting the laces
"You're a first year, first day, which means you won't really know where you're going so i figured I would get you up a little early, and you probably would make the same mistake i did as a first year and show up with the wrong books. Actually I did that all of first year until Derek explained how I could have them all without having to run back and switch out books, consequently grabbing the wrong one" she finished in a huff, having not stopped for breath the entire monologue she just rambled. I leaned forward and noticed that sure enough, the other girls were still lumps in their bed, the dawns light barely peeking through the window. Exactly how early did I have to get up?
"Why so Early?" I asked, she returned to her corner of the room and shuffed around before slipping something into a bag and slinging it over her shoulder.
"Well, I did want you to get up early so you wouldn't get lost, but Simon and I usually have a few rounds of Quidditch practice in the mornings, especially before season starts." I raised my eyebrows at her, having only heard minimal about Quidditch. She laughed at my expression and handed me my bag.
"You'll catch on, c'mon, we gotta get going if we're gonna meet everyone on time"
"E-everyone?" I stuttered as i followed her quietly through the doors
"yep, our little morning group consists of Me, Simon, Derek, Brady, and now you" she stated, waiting for the staircase to stop moving before stepping on the platform and making her way down the steps.
"Hurry Chloe, the stairs like to move" She said just as I stepped on the platform and sure enough, the staircase started moving. I jogged down to keep up with her and we waited on the next platform for the stairs to stop.
"No Tori?" I asked, she grinned and rolled her eyes
"Theres nothing on this planet that can get Queen Victoria out of bed before 10am" She answered as we finally made it onto the grounds, the chilly air instantly sinking into my bones. Patchy fog floated around us, hovering a few inches off the ground. Liz kicked at a large patch of it and called rather loudly to the empty courtyard
"You're getting better at the fog, Simon" Her only answer was Simon stepping out from a wall, mock bowing and taking a large bite of an apple he was holding. The rest of the morning group appeared, The only guy I didn't know I assumed to be Brady, he waved sheepishly at me and I returned the Gesture. Neither Derek or I acknowledged each other, Simon however, came over and hugged me, offering me an apple. He had a seemingly endless amount of apple as he started tossing one to everyone, tossing Derek two, I turned to Liz.
"What's up with apple man?" she smiled and took a bite out of hers, a bit of juice running down her chin. She wiped it off and started following the group that was heading to a large field.
"Simon is in Hufflepuff, and their dorms are right next to the kitchen. Ever want a late night snack, Simon's your man" she explained, finishing off her apple and tossing it down next to her now discarded bag.
"Liz? I know i'm new at this and all, but to play quidditch, don't you need brooms?" She wasn't given the chance to answer as she looked up just in time to catch the sleek red broom that Derek had tossed at her. She grinned and mounted it, shrugging at me as she kicked off and let out a long winded laugh that rang up to the rising sun. I sat down on the hill to watch, Derek stood in the center of a loose circle composed of Liz, Simon and Brady.
"You guys know the rules, and no problems this time please, we do not want a repeat episode of Madame Pomfrey" He rumbled out and tossed something in the air, i caught a slight of gold and suddenly everyone was off, chasing the object so tiny I could only see it in glimpses of the morning light. Derek sat down a bit away from me and began eating on his second apple, tracking the players with his vibrant green eyes. Without taking his sight from them, he spoke aloud and it took a second for me to realize he was speaking to me.
"Simon wants me to apologize for how I acted on train" he said, I pulled my knees to my chest and wrapped my arms around them.
"I take it you don't want to apologize" I stated, he opened his mouth but before he could comment i continued
"because you didn't do anything worth apologizing for, and you know it."
"well look at that, she's smarter than she looks, what species are you anyway?" He asked, I puffed my cheeks slightly at the compliment insult and stretched out my legs out in front of me.
"All signs have pretty much pointed to Necromancer"
he was silent for a second before turning to face me, jade orbs bore into my blues.
"Well be careful, little Necro, smarts like that are the kind that can get you killed"
his words sent shivers down my spine just as cheers erupted from above as Simon caught the gold object.