Author's Note: Hey people! here's Chapter 4: Shopping horrors, I don't own Harry Potter and I'm not going to be writing a Disclaimer for the rest of the chapters because I've already wrote it for the past three chapters
Dragon Speech
normal speech
I believe I've made my point, now...ON TO THE CHAPTER!
As the Guardians flew back to the Castle, the rest of the students and Champions started to talk about the winter holidays. One of the Guardians though, stayed behind to help the dragon tamers get the dragons back into their pens. Slowly, Shade flew down and hovered behind a man with a broad, good-natured face, which was weather-beaten and so freckly that he looked almost tanned; his arms were muscular, and one of them had a large, shiny burn on it. He also had blue eyes with flaming red hair and he looked to be 6'1, if Shade were to guess, he was a Weasley.
Shade cleared his throat and tapped him on the shoulder, "Excuse me, I was just wondering if you needed any help?"
The man turned around and smiled gently at Shade but the smile was quickly replaced with shock, "Umm...S-sure, have you had any experience with dragons before?"
Shade swore his heart stopped, he couldn't believe it yet it had happened, he had found his mate.
Holy. Shit.
He. Was. Fucked.
He blushed slightly as the man looked at him with interest before touching down on the grass and folding his wings gently before clearing his throat, "Yes, I've lived with them before when my guardian couldn't take me with him to certain places."
The man nodded and slowly started to walk towards the Chinese Fireball with Shade in tow, "Well then, you must have a lot of experience with dragons this one here is the one giving us all the trouble, oh, by the way my name's Charlie."
'Charlie' stopped a few yards away from the dragon and turned slightly to Shade before gesturing to the dragon. Shade stepped a little closer to the dragon before it roared at him, "I am NOT getting ANYWHERE near that pen, try to make me and you'll be DINNER!"
"STOP! They are just trying to get you back to your eggs, don't you want to see your hatchlings?" Shade roared back to the amazement of Charlie.
The dragon stopped thrashing and contemplated the sentence before sighing and reluctantly climbing into it's pen.
Charlie looked at Shade in astonishment, "I've never seen a dragon do that and I never got your name?"
Shade smiled gently at him, "Bribe a dragon and it'll do anything for you, also, my name's Shade."
His wings snapped open before he launched himself into the air and back towards the castle, Charlie was actually going to leave after all the dragons were in their pens but maybe he would leave after the tournament was over, just to make sure his brother's weren't getting into any trouble. He made his decision before he packed his bag, slinging it over his shoulder and telling his boss an excuse to stay, and started to walk towards the castle.
Meanwhile, the other Guardians were going to relax in their rooms but they were all stopped when all of them found a parcel on their beds.
Alice walked towards her bed and opened the parcel slowly before gasping in shock, she smiled and put the item back in the box, sliding the box under her bed before shooting out of her room, headed towards Victoria's room.
Julian opened the parcel and chuckled softly before putting it on his closet floor. He got up and flew out of his portrait, going straight for the school greenhouse.
Victoria gently opened her parcel and squealed softly before giggling, packing the item away and sliding it under her bed just as she heard her portrait guardian tell her someone was at the portrait. She got up and walked towards the portrait hole, opening it and smiling brightly, moving aside to let Alice in. For the next couple of hours, they both sat and talked about the Yule Ball and who they should go with.
Shade finally made it back to his room, he flew lazily towards his room and landed on his bed but he got back up as he felt something underneath him. He grabbed the parcel and opened it, smiling as he saw what was inside before placing it on his desk gently. He walked back out of his room when he realized that it was dinnertime. He joined the other Guardians as they all flew through the Great Hall doors, flying over to their Champions and sitting down next to them. Shade sighed softly as he realized that he would never see Charlie again.
"Is something wrong?" Harry asked.
"Nothing it's just that I told you how all of us Guardians have destined mates right?" Shade turned towards Harry slightly.
Harry shook his head before looking at Shade expectantly and as Shade looked up, he realized that most of the people around them were also looking at him.
He sighed softly before saying, "Well, since us Guardians are rare, Fate chooses a mate worthy of us and at some point in our lives we will meet them yet most of us Guardians settle down after a few years with someone who isn't our mate if we haven't met them yet. But if we do meet our mate and we don't have regular contact with them, we can die. I have witnessed when a Dragon Guard met her mate, he was already married and had children, it broke her heart so much that she got sick over time, soon after, she died."
Harry and the others gasped softly in horror, "But that's totally barbaric!" Hermione said in outrage.
Shade smiled sadly before getting up from the table, "Well, that's just life, I'm sorry but I don't feel hungry."
He flapped his wings gently and flew out the doors, not knowing that a set of blue eyes were watching him go.
Charlie stood up from the teacher table and excused himself. He walked out of the Great Hall and tried to follow in the same direction as Shade went. He kept walking until he was near the Black Lake and was about to give up until he heard someone singing. It was faint at first but as Charlie moved closer to the sound, it got stronger, but whoever was singing sounded like they were in pain. Slowly, Charlie approached the figure but hid behind a tree, he looked at the person in confusion but gasped softly as he realized that the person who was singing was Shade.
I found another point of view
just a dead end avenue
i'm growing close back to you
just what I don't wanna do
just what I don't wanna do
is to fall in front of you
Slowly, Charlie started to move silently closer to him.
and you can break and you can mend
for all the wrongs that you defend
you learn the hard way in the end
Charlie stopped behind another tree.
so stay in my memory
you can hide out there
don't take all my thoughts today
so I can start to begin again
so stay in my memory
you can hide out there
don't take all my thoughts today
so I can't start to begin again
Shade was sitting down on a fallen log, crying silently yet his voice came out as clear as water.
so I don't wanna be left with all this
I plan to be there right by your side
oh it seems like this could be
just a dream with you and me
Shade sighed before getting off the log and moving to the side of the Lake.
don't wanna be left with all this
I plan to be there
I plan to be there right by your side
Charlie started to walk closer, not bothering to hide anymore.
so stay in my memory
you can hide out there
don't take all my thoughts today
so I can start to begin again
so stay in my memory
you can hide out there
don't take all my thoughts today
so I can't start to begin again
Shade sat down and looked over the edge of the water before looking up at the stars.
and you and I we had the stars
and you and I we had the stars
that you left over and over again
and you and I we had the stars
and you and I we had the stars
Charlie stopped, he finally looked around and he realized with a start that Shade looked beautiful with the moon casting shadows around everything, it almost looked like a dream to him.
I don't wanna be left with all this
I plan to be there right by your side
Shade sighed again and softly sang the last verse, not realizing that Charlie was getting closer to him.
so stay in my memory
you can hide out there
don't take all my thoughts today
so I can start to begin again
so stay in my memory
you can hide out there
don't take all my thoughts today
so I can start to begin again
Shade gasped softly as he felt strong arms wrap around him gently. Charlie gently lifted him up and placed him in his lap as he sat down next to the Lake. Shade blushed bright red as he realized that Charlie was the one holding him yet he also relaxed, feeling content with his mate so close.
Charlie gently kissed Shade's hair before leaning his head near Shade's ear, not knowing what to say except, "Will you go to Yule with me?"
Shade stiffened slightly before smiling and snuggling into Charlie's chest, "I'd love to."
They sat there in silence, observing the moon and how serene the lake and forest looked.
The next morning, the Guardians were getting ready to follow the Champions into town to buy their Yule Ball outfits. The Guardians were already at the front of the castle, waiting for them. Julian was wearing white jeans with a long sleeved white and yellow striped shirt paired with white winter boots and a black winter cloak with a silver clasp. Next to Julian to his left was Victoria, she was wearing dark blue jeans with a long sleeved shirt. The shirt had dark blue running from her shoulders down to her elbows, from there down it was black, the body of the shirt was light blue to dark blue from her neck to her waist, she also wore dark blue combat boots with lighter blue laces and the same cloak as Julian. Alice was talking to Shade and she was wearing a short blood red skirt with fishnet leggings which were tucked into her basilisk hide boots. She also wore a light gold long sleeved shirt with red stitching and another cloak the same as the other Guardians. Shade was talking to Alice and he wore black flare jeans with his black combat boots which light green laces; he also wore a long sleeved open flannel shirt with green and white in it, under the shirt he wore a white tank top with his cloak.
The Champions walked up and greeted them before they all walked down to Hogsmead.
Author's Note: hey guys! next chapter we get to the Yule Ball but first...SHOPPING! I am not excited to write the next chapter but anyway, please follow, review, and fav, See ya'll in the next chapter byeeee~!