"Why has she been in there for so long?" Aela said not bothering to hide her distaste for Serana at all.
"Skylar is asleep." Dash said as he crossed his arms over his chest. "Serana just so happens to be in there holding her hand, is there something wrong with that?" He pressed.
Aela shook her head. "She's a leech and Skylar is a Werewolf." She said firmly.
"What does that have to do with anything!? Skylar loves her and She love Skylar!" Dash spat.
"Why are you defending her!" Aela said angrily.
"Because I have been with Skylar for a while now and I can see that Skylar really loves her!" Dash said in a booming voice.
Aela shook her head in anger. "She belongs with her own kind, not some leech that will most likely suck the life out of Skylar one way or another!" She said firmly.
Aela held onto the edges of a nearby table as the entire building began to shake. She looked up to see Dash's eyes glowing as the wind blew through his hair. "Dash! What do you think you are doing!?" Aela cried out.
Dash took a breath and calmed himself, seconds later the ground stop shaking. Aela looked at him in disbelief. "How did you...?" Aela began but Dash shook his head.
"I don't know." But then his face went firm. "If anyone tries to hurt my friend, Aela... I will find a way to hurt them instead... Mark my words..." He said before he rushed out of the room leaving Aela standing there in shock.
Skylar opened her eyes to see Serana looking down at her. "Hey there." Serana breathed from where she sat beside her on the bed. She was sitting propped up against the wall while she sat there beside Skylar's sleeping form. At some point Skylar had actually used Serana's lap as a pillow. "How do you feel..?" Serana asked her quietly.
Skylar closed her eyes again. "Tired." She murmured. Skylar laid there for a few moments before she realized that her body was completely bathed in the sunlight that was pouring in though the open window while Serana managed to stay in a shadow as she half laid beside Skylar.
"What do you dream about?" Serana suddenly asked as she ran her fingers through Skylar's hair. Skylar sighed and snuggled closer to Serana. "What do you mean?" Skylar murmured with her eyes closed.
Serana chuckled at Skylar's cuteness and continued combing her fingers through the smaller girl's hair. "You talk in your sleep." Serana said quietly. "It sounded like a nightmare." Serana said as she looked down at Skylar.
Skylar remained silent, she didn't know what to say, she knew what she dreamed about but never did she think someone would take interest in her fears.
Skylar's eyes slowly opened when she felt a gentle cold finger gently run over the back of her shoulder where her brand was. For a split second she remembered the moment she received it, she felt as though the red hot brand was pressing against her so hard that she thought it would go straight through her.
"I have caught sight of this once or twice..." Serana told her gently.
Skylar blinked as she listened to Serana's voice. She knew one day this question would come up, she just didn't know that the day would be so soon. "May I ask where you received this from?" Serana asked as she traced the scar with her finger.
Skylar was silent for a few moments before she sighed. "I got it when I was captured by the bandits." She murmured quietly. "They branded every werewolf they captured before they made them fight." She finished as Serana continued to trace over the brand.
Serana nodded slowly. And covered the scar with her whole hand, it was as if she was trying to erase what was there, along with everything bad that came with that scar. Serana sighed sadly, Life didn't work like that, Skylar would always have that brand along with all the other scars that are now plastered over her small body, and the ones that will forever remain embedded onto her soul.
They were silent for a few moments, Serana glanced down at Skylar and smiled slightly when she saw that she had fallen asleep again.
She slowly brought her hand up to Skylar's forehead and brushed a few stray strands of hair out of her face. She looked up at the window and then back down to Skylar, but it was not Skylar she was looking at... No instead she looked at the sunlight that Skylar was bathed in. She took a breath and cupped Skylar's cheek with her hand, submerging her pale skin in the sunlight.
Serana loved the tenderness of Skylar's skin against her frozen pale palm, but a few moments was all it took for the back of her hand to feel like it was on fire, it was as if she had millions of tiny glass shards plunging into her skin...
Serana bit her bottom lip and decided that maybe it was a good idea to pull her hand away before her skin began to sizzle. She sighed as she pulled her hand back into the shadow. She cradled her throbbing hand with her other as she examined the damage she had just caused herself. Usually she remained covered with clothing and that was enough to keep her protected... But now after so long she wished she could feel the warmth of the Sun again, to just lay in the light of the sun with the one she loved, that would be a dream come true.
She gave her head a shake as she pulled on her gloves before she circled her arms back around Skylar carefully. Skylar needed her rest, and Serana knew that it was only a matter of time before she would need more potion to keep the pain at a tolerable level. So until then Serana just watched and waited until Skylar woke.
Sometime later Serana found herself running her fingers over Skylar's bolt. The designs that were engraved into the shaft reminded her of vines. It looked as though Skylar had put a lot of time into the carving. It made Serana wonder what Skylar thinks about as she unconsciously engraves the design into her bolts...
"You not planning on killing me are you?" She heard Skylar mumble sleepily before her eyes fluttered open. At first Serana was confused by her question then she realized just how she looked as she held the sharp object.
She laughed and shook her head. "Of course not." She said as she placed the bolt down on the nightstand.
Skylar gazed up at her curiously before Serana shook her head. "How was your sleep?" Serana asked her.
"Ok.." Skylar said with her brow furrowed. "Are you ok?" Serana asked her suddenly concerned.
Skylar blinked a few times before she shakily and gently pushed herself away from Serana. "Skylar..?" Serana asked.
"Sorry... I think my pain killer just wore off..." Skylar said with a deep breath.
All Skylar did was close her eyes for a moment and the next Serana was holding a flask of the bitter liquid in front of her. "Drink." Serana urged. "The faster you get it in you the faster it will take effect." She said gently.
Things were slow for Skylar at first, Aela had disappeared for a few days causing everyone to worry. The silent belief that was haunting everyone's mind was that she had been found by a werebear, They were put to rest the moment she came rushing into Skylar's room with a flask of what looked like simple water.
However it was not, it was far from it. Aela had been searching for what was known as the healing springs, she found it. It is said that the water could heal almost any kind of physical damage, and heal almost any illness just by consuming it.
For Skylar it was not an instant effect but by the next morning she was already able to sit up on her own. A day later her flesh was almost completely healed and by the end of the week scars remained.
She still had a bit of a limp but it was plain to see that it would be gone in a matter of days.
Skylar sat down on by a table outside at the back of the companion HQ. She looked around slightly puzzled. She sighed and placed her elbows on the table and leaned forward. The truth was she had not seen Serana all day, in fact If Skylar didn't know any better she would swear that her Vampire friend was avoiding her at all costs.
She remembered that morning when she limped out of her room she saw Serana at the end of the hall, as soon as she noticed Skylar she just about ran.
Skylar scratched the top of her head as she tried to think of what it is that she could have done wrong. That was all she could think of to explain her behaviour, she must have offended Serana somehow... But the question was... What exactly had she done?
Skylar bit her lower lip as she raised her head to see Dash sitting down in the chair that was just of the other side of the table. He too leaned on the table with a puzzled look on his face.
"What's wrong pup?" He asked her. Skylar shook her head before she sighed in defeat and placed her chin on top of the table.
"I think Serana is mad at me..." Skylar said in a very sad tone.
Dash arched a brow. "Really? Why?" He asked her confused. But all Skylar could do was shrug. She didn't know why, she wished that she did so that she had the chance to fix whatever it was that she had broke.
"Did you try asking her?" Dash said as he tiled his head to the side slightly.
Skylar raised her head and shrugged again. "Every time I try to get near her to do so she bolts, she does not even give me enough time to say hi..." Skylar looked down at the table and began to run her fingertip over the rough wood that looked like someone had tried to engrave their name in with a blunt dagger.
"The past couple of nights... She hasn't even come to see me..." Skylar said quietly. "She is usually the last face I see when I go to bed... And the first I see when I wake up... I'm not used to her avoiding me like this..." Skylar said sadly.
Dash felt like his stomach dropped. It was not like Serana to just avoid her little Werewolf like this, What was going on?
"Well this certainly is strange..." Dash said as he tapped his chin with his fingers. "Is there anything you can think of that would give her a reason to make her act this way?" He asked her.
Skylar shook her head. "I have been trying to remember if I did... So far nothing, I can't think of anything... If been racking my brain so hard that I actually have a headache now..." Skylar said as she rested her chin in the palm of her hand.
"Have you seen her at all? Has she said anything?" Skylar asked him, but he only shook his own head.
"Sorry pup... I actually haven't even seen her in a few days." He said sadly. "Next time you see her try and talk to her, don't let her run." He said with a small smile.
"It's harder than it sounds Dash... I kind of have a bad leg right now... I don't think I can out run her if she chooses to." Skylar said with a shake of her head.
Dash just shrugged. "You're going to have to try, its plain to see that something is wrong with Serana, If she is avoiding you... I donno." Dash said before he stood.
"Where are you going?" Skylar asked him as he began to walk away. "I'm going to go see how our redheaded wolf girl is doing." He said with a chuckle.
Skylar's eyes went wide. Does Dash fancy Aela?