Chapter 6
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Sachi loved potions and that was an understatement. Even with the loads of homework she couldn't help feel like she new how to handle everything. She, though may be the only one who felt that way seeing as there was much grumbling coming from the rest of the students.
"How can you be smiling so much after that? Snape has to be one of the worst teachers in this school! It will be impossible to pass that class!" Ron whined as he came up beside her with Harry and Hermione close behind. Sachi couldn't help but laugh at his expression, clearly enjoying the fact she was doing better than the wonder boy and his one friend.
"It's not really that hard." She smirked as they turned down the stairs toward the great hall. "It's all about measuring and timing, and maybe a little luck for some." She smirked back at Harry who returned the look before they turned toward the Gryffindor table.
"I agree with Sachi. That class will be simple to pass if you take all your energy from complaining and put it to work." Hermione quipped as the food appeared in front of them. Sachi smiled at the muggleborn girl but kept her eyes from Ron and Harry, whom she could hear mocking her behind hands. She focused on all the food in front of her, something she still had not gotten used to. After loading her plate with potatoes and Chicken and gravy, and pouring herself a large goblet of pumpkin juice, did she completely relax and enjoy the moments.
A soft cough caught her attention and she looked up from the plate, but noticed that no one else seemed to have noticed it. She was about to put her eyes back down before she heard it again and this time looked across the hall to see Draco smirking at her.
'Well he catches on quickly to my unique traits...' she noted to herself before watching him nod his head ever so slightly to the entryway. After excusing herself she stood and walked out and to the grounds. It took no more than a minute before she heard his footsteps coming up softly on the grass.
"You can just come over and get me. You don't need to be so secretive about it." She shot him a glare before laying on the ground. He sat next to her and stared down with a smirk.
"I guess but it's so much more fun to hide from people. Plus it's taboo for a Slytherin and a Gryffindor to get along." He picked a blade of grass and placed it on her forehead. Sachi rolled her eyes.
"Can you honestly say we get along. It seems to me that you're blackmailing me with my secret. I don't think that makes us besties forever." He barked out a laugh at this comment and Sachi giggled a little to herself.
"So if I'm such a pain to you, then why don't you finish me off. I'm sure you can." His smirk remained plastered on his face which made Sachi roll her eyes.
"I don't resort to violence if I can help it. I'll just have to set an example and put up with you. It's the least I can do." Her eyes closed and she let the wind catch her bangs and pull them off her face. She knew he was still there watching her but she didn't care. He wouldn't be there forever.
After a moment of silence he spoke again. "So what am I to expect tonight?" Her one eye lolled open as she looked at his curious face. A sigh slowly came out before she took her hand and transformed it before showing it to him. He took it and examined it gingerly.
"You could do with a manicure...." he commented feeling her long claws. She smirked at this then lifted her hand closer to his face.
"Tonight my whole body will transform like this and I will be a full demon. That means there won't be a bit of human blood in me. It will only last til dawn and then it's over." He took her hand and folded it back over her stomach.
"So it's because of the full moon you transform."
"Yeah...my dad, who is half demon, transforms to a full human at the new moon. That's when he is at his weakest. I'm the complete opposite, when I transform on the full moon I am at my strongest." She waved her hand quickly, making it appear human again.
"Have you ever been around just a human when you're.....different?" Draco asked quietly not sure how to handle the question. Sachi smiled before sitting back up and looking him in the eyes.
"No I haven't. Even my mom was cautious on those nights. But I figure with you I'll either be able to prove to myself that I can hold back the urge for bloodshed or else I will rip you to shreds." Sachi said with every tone of seriousness in her voice. "Either way it's a win win for me." A smile broke out on her face and she ruffled his hair to show him she was joking. He growled and tried to push his hair all back again.
"I'd wish you would quit doing that..."
"Well I wish you'd stop using so much hair gel. You'd look better if you just let it hang normally."
"I'll take that into consideration."
"You do that."
Another moment of silence passed before he continued the conversation. "So are you certain that you won't go mad and attack me?"
Sachi smiled a sad smile before answering the question. "Nothing is certain Draco. But I do believe I can behave myself tonight, and if worse comes to worse, Dumbledore knows what's going on. Now come on and stop worrying and take a nap. You'll need to if you plan on staying awake throughout tonight." Draco nodded and laid down. Sachi, after a moment of consideration, shifted a bit before laying her head on his stomach. His eyebrow quirked at this switch, but didn't say anything, and before long they were both lost in their dreams.
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"Are you sure about this Ms. Higurashi?"
"Positive."
"And you Mr. Malfoy? You know this will be dangerous."
"Yes sir, I know."
The elderly man behind the half moon spectacles smiled at the two in front of him. Sachi was standing there, still as stone, concentrating on what was come tonight, while Draco was moving a little bit with his body and eyes, clearly slightly uneasy about the outcome.
"Well if you are both certain I guess then it's time to let you out." Dumbledore's eyes twinkled a little bit, causing Sachi's insides to warm a little bit. This man had to be one of the most likable she had ever seen.
"I'll walk you to the doors and see that Mr. Filch cooperates. Shall we go?" The old man lifted his robed arm and motioned to the door. Sachi and Draco nodded and walked to the staircase and stepped from behind the gargoyle. They continued quietly behind the headmaster, trying not to make any sounds, before reaching the front doors.
"Ah, Dumbledore. Out for a late night walk?" Mr. Filch asked quietly as Sachi and Draco found the floor tiles extremely interesting.
"Good evening Argus. I just came down to make sure that you knew that these two students are allowed out on the grounds all night. Ms. Higurashi here was the student I mentioned in the memo sent to everyone." Dumbledore mentioned calmly. Filch's eyes flicked to Sachi, who was staring at the clock intently, before looking back of Dumbledore.
"Of course sir." and with that he disappeared into the shadows with Mrs. Norris following closely behind. Dumbledore turned to the two with a smile.
"Now that that has been taken care of I will leave you two alone. Just a few boundaries. You are not permitted into the forbidden forest or off the grounds, understand?" Sachi nodded and Dumbledore smiled. "Very well then. It will be here that I will bid you goodnight." and with that, the headmaster turned on his heel, leaving the Gryffindor and the Slytherin to face the night alone.
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"Doesn't the air smell wonderful?!" Sachi laughed as she spun around and around next to the lakeshore. Draco smiled at how carefree she was, how happy. The sun was almost completely set behind the distant trees and night was mere minutes away.
"I suppose." He murmured before stopping to stand next to a rater tall tree. Sachi stopped her dancing to look at him curiously, a pout forming on her face. She ran over to him before taking his hands and pulling him out to the open, her strength already growing he noticed.
"Come play with me!" she said eagerly before beginning to spin again.
"Why?" he asked her causing the pout to come back.
"Because....because there's no one else around!" She smirked a tiny smirk at him.
"I Think I'm past spinning around in circles..." Draco's eyes shifted a little and he quickly left Sachi to his own mind, only to return just as quickly. Sachi merely laughed.
"You're never to old to act silly unless you choose to. Now come on Draco and spin around!" Sachi then grabbed him and began to make him spin. At first Draco resisted but due to her laughing he began to spin on his own. He didn't even notice when Sachi pulled away and darkness cast over everything.
A slight stir to his left caused him to stop and glance to see Sachi standing there, facing the lake, completely still.
"What's wrong?" he walked closer and stared at her reflection, only to gasp at the scene playing in the waters surface.
Her eyes were completely closed as if asleep as her skin took on a slight glow. It increased until her skin was it's own light source. A wind from nowhere picked up causing her hair to blow back, showing him shrinking human ears and in their place dog ears appearing at the top of her head. She grew slightly taller so she almost reached his height and her body became slightly more muscular. As the wind died down markings appeared on her face and arms. The light slowly faded until there was nothing left.
Draco walked slowly over to her, taking everything in one bit at a time. Her eyes had still yet to open, but her ears were following him and her nose was moving, following his scent. He stopped about a foot in front of her.
"Sachi?" he called quietly and jumped back when her gold eyes opened, reflecting the large moon ahead of them. The moved quickly so he was in her view and a smirk crossed her face momentarily before she jumped a good twenty feet into the air, flipped forward, and landed mere inches from his face.
"What do you think?" she asked with a crooked smile at him and his breath finally came easy. She was still Sachi in there, even though the outer appearance had changed.
"I like it." They smiled at each other. "You look more wild like this, more like if I only knew your personality, how I would picture you as." Sachi let out a laugh before grabbing his arm.
"That's not the only thing I can do now." she said before throwing him on her back and taking off though the tree in the forest around the lake. At first terrified Draco soon found himself laughing happily as they passed plants and animals alike.
"You're pretty amazing you know that?!" he shouted to her and watched as her smile grew louder. "You have to be able to do more though, and I really want to see it!" He heard her emit a laugh.
"Draco I may have to agree with what you said earlier. I think you're growing on me!"
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Ok so theres the next chapter. Hope you liked it. Now you know you wanna review, you just know it.