I have a question for you guys-
Do you like the title as it is now or do you like "My Demons" better?
Tell me your thoughts in a review!
SHOULD HADRIAN HAVE A SIBLING? IF SO, WHICH GENDER? I HAVE A POLL ON MY PROFILE!
And BTW Zoel shall live! It has been decided!
And, frankly, his dad...
*Evil grin*
Anyways, ON TO THE CHAPTER, CONCERNING:
That damn hat.
My jaw dropped when we entered the school. It was amazing! Well, as amazing as a freaking castle could get, but nevermind that.
I stared at it, taking in the fat that I would now be living here when I heard that voice again. "RIN!"
I turned around and saw a little girl, probably nine years old come running towards me. She had rainbow tinted hair- it was hard to decide what color it was. As she got closer, I saw she was wearing a white t-shirt with a white mini skirt that had been spattered with all the colors of the rainbow. She had white cat ears and a tail, and small tears were in her eyes. She wiped them away and beamed at me. "Hello! I am Niji." She said. "Rainbow." I translated automatically. "Wait- were you the person who yelled my name at the trainstation?"
She nodded enthusiastically. "Yep!" She said and smiled again.
This kid is too cute.
"Uh, do you have any siblings?"
Her face darkened and almost seemed sinister. "Frankly…" She turned around and pointed to two boys bickering over something. "I have to put up with them." She sighed and glared daggers at them. They both looked up from their fight and hastily walked over to her. One of them seemed to be the leader. He had pure black hair, and was wearing a dark grey hoodie. He was wearing blood red sneakers, and he grinned at me. I stared at him in shock. His teeth were slightly pointed, as were his ears, and his nails were longer than normal. His eyes were a bright gold. "Hey, I'm Aster." He greeted. "I'm Hadrian." I replied.
The other brother glared at Aster. "Hey, don't leave me out!" He complained. He jerked a thumb in his direction and gave me a cunning smirk. "I'm Amon!" He said. His hair was a bright orange, shoulder length and pulled into a braid. His eyes had no color- they were pure black. He was sporting a black tank top and faded blue jeans with holes on the knees. Around his neck was a thing that looked similar to a demon. He caught my gaze and held up his necklace. "It's called a Hollow." He said. "They're demons, but they went extinct a long time ago."
I let out a sigh of relief. Even the face made me not want to face one. I looked them up and down, then realized they didn't have any bags with them. "Are your bags still on the train?" I asked. They gave me a dumb look before Niji seemed to realize and deadpanned. "Aster… Amon…" She said.
Her brother's both went pale, and I took a step back. This isn't going to end well…
"REAPER CHOP!" My jaw dropped when I saw a seething Niji with a gigantic paw for a hand. Aster and Amon's heads both had huge dents in them, and they were both completely white with swirls for eyes. She huffed and haughtily walked away, nose in the air. Amon moaned and stood up, rubbing his head. "Here's a tip-" He said. "Don't make her mad."
I stared after her, and I felt the blood drain from my face. "Trust me, I'm not planning on it."
I was floating… darkness surrounded me. Where am I? What am I? Who am I? Those were my only questions, my only proof that 'I' existed. Suddenly, I saw a light and heard a voice. "Free…"
I opened my eyes slowly and saw to my surprise the face- or rather, faces- of two boys. One side of him was wearing an odd version of a Dragonscale robe with a griffin symbol on the chest pocket. He was wearing metal rimmed glasses and had dark brown hair, with choppy bangs trying to hide a lightning scar. His left side, however was an exact opposite.
He had steel blue hair and blue eyes with a fiery red pupil. He was wearing a True Blood uniform, but the most noticeable thing was that he was covered in blue flames. He had a demon tail, the tip encased in the fire. On his forehead made of fire were two horns. In his hand, he held a katana, unsheathed. I stared at… it. "What are you?" I whispered. It spoke with two voices, like a chorus, but it strummed with power. "You may know me as Rin Okumura, or perhaps Harry Potter. I am all, and I am one…"
It pointed at me, and it gave me an insane smile. "...which also means that I am you."
I fell on my knees before it. "Tell me what I must do!" I cried out. "Tell me what my master requires!"
It's smile grew to be the size of a half moon, and it said "Find the one known as Hadrian Riddle…"
"And kill him."
"Alright everyone, form a line!" Professor McGonagall called. "Now remember, whatever house the hat chooses for you will be your house for your entire duration of your stay at Dragonscale."
"What's duration mean?" Amon whispered to Niji, who held up a hand menacingly. Amon paled, and Niji smirked. "Now, first is Applegate, Jonas."
A boy walked up onto the stage, but I was no longer paying attention. My last name. Oh shit.
"Niji." I hissed. She looked up at me and cocked her head. "What?" She asked. "Uh…" This is a HUGE risk… "Do you know any illusion charms?"
She nodded. "Yeah, why?" I gulped. "Um, can you cast an illusion over my last name to make it look different?"
Niji gave me a funny look. "Why?"
Deep breaths… deep breaths… "Because I don't want anyone to know my last name."
Niji sighed. "Your name is Riddle, isn't it?"
I froze. How the hell-
Niji fingered her wand- it looked like it was made of ivory. "Alright, your new last name is gonna be Natas, got it?"
I nodded, relieved. "Niji-" She looked up at me. "Thanks."
She gave me a curt nod and her wand tip glowed faintly. "illusio!" She whispered. After a few seconds, she said "Wow. I didn't think that would work."
I glared at her. "What do you mean you didn't think it would work?!" I hissed. "Of all the-" But my sentence was cut off when her hand morphed into a paw- not yet huge, but then again who's to say? "Sorry." I mumbled. "You should be." She said with mock haughtiness, then giggled. I laughed too, and almost missed my name. "...Natas, Hadrian!"
I gulped and made my way through the crowd and sat down on the stool. The hat was lifted by an invisible hand onto my head, and I heard it speak. "Oh my… many secrets you have, boy… hmm…"
I felt drip down my face, and I wiped it away. "Please… not Snaketail." I whispered. "Are you sure? You have so much potential for it… your destiny, for example demands you to be in it…"
"I SAID NO!" I yelled, and faintly heard murmurs of alarm spread through everyone. I think I may be the first person to yell at the hat.
"Alright… hm… lets see… cunning you are, yes! Hm… useless at times, indeed… but brave and loyal indeed… I think you would do good in…"
I braced myself.
"LIONHEART!" It roared, and I breathed a sigh of relief. A table with kids wearing red and gold cheered, and I smiled. As I made my way over there, I sat down next to Sairen, who beamed at me. I gave her a hug, and then I got that feeling again, and a thought wormed into my mind. "This should be Ginny…"
"Who in Gehenna is Ginny?" I thought, then watched as Niji was called. "Riddle, Niji!"
No one moved, and I froze. Niji… oh Satan. She took up my last name, and she gave me hers! Oh Satan, what have I done?
Niji walked up to the hat, but instead of sitting down she said "I am not going to be sorted into any house. My brothers and I are only interning here for a year, so we have not yet received the invitation."
My jaw dropped. This kid never ceases to amaze me.
O.O
Well, here's where things get interesting! Apparently, Rin and Harry want Hadrian dead- but why? And why did he talk like truth? Why are you still reading this and not reviewing? Why? WHY?
