Tika Whisper walked into the small dirty pub on the outskirts of Hogsmead. She had just had another run-in with Payne and Ginny. Payne was supposed to find her and teach her how to harness her power. She ordered a firewhiskey. She picked it up and a flame ignited in the cup. She stared at it for a moment before deciding she would ask Payne about it and sitting down in a shadowed booth.
All alone she thought what it would be like if her brother were still alive. The thought made her very lonely. She stared around the pub with false hope that anybody would come and talk to her. At least not the kind of person she wanted to talk to her. Yes, Tika really wanted a boy to talk to her. But they never did, Result: super self-esteem problems.
*He came in and sat down next to her.*Hello.
She looked up at him. "Oh, hello." She smiled and took a sip of her drink.
I dont think ive seen you around here.You new?
Tika nodded. "I've been home-schooled for a while now. But, now I'm in Slytherin. What about you?"
Imin Gryffindor.*He smiled*I think its the best.
Tika grinned. "Gryffindor is cool. Just don't tell the other Slytherins I said that." She leaned back in her seat. "But, really, I've always admired bravery in a person. Guess that's cause I'm chicken crap myself."
*He laughed.*im brave.
"Good. I usually need at least one brave person around. Other why's I might start crying when a fly zooms by." She joked.
*He laughed.*Usually im the funny one but you are funny!
She blushed slightly. "I don't think anybody's ever called me funny really." She thought back. "Let's see: weird, crazy, out-there, ugly..Nope, no funny in the list." She smiled and took another sip of her drink.
*He smiled.He ordered Snake bite.A blonde girl ran into the place.*
J:Hey Alina
A:Josh theres a wounded kid in the woods.
J:You just left him there?!?
A:Well i cant drag him.
J:Okay go get Ginny ill try to find him.
"Um, I guess I'll see you later then?" Tika asked, her face falling.
Well i might need you help.Come on.*He was in a hurry.*
Tika nodded and followed him.
*They walked to the woods were they found the kid.*Okay you get one arm ill get the other.
Tika grabbed the kid's left arm, but didn't look at him. "Alright." She whispered to Josh.
*He got his right arm.*Okay lets walk him up to Hogwarts.
She nodded and made her way forward. Towards the castle of Hogwarts.
*When they got to the hospital wing they laid him on a bed.*
Payne looked up from a brewing potion only a few feet away,"What happened to him?"
We dont know Alina found him in the woods and came and got me.She should be coming with Ginny soon.
"Hmmm..."She walked over to a cabinet and got out a clear blue potion,"This should stablize him."
Good give it to him.
Payne walked over to the boy and lifted his head. She poured the potion down his throat and stepped back,"He's still unconsiouse but he won't die on us."
Good we cant afford that.
"Alright so how did your girlfriend find him?"
I dunno.I wasnt there.
Tika stayed in the shadows. She was new here, and didn't want to intrude on their conversation. She listened intently to the conversation, though. 'So, the girl named Alina was his girlfriend. Interesting....' She thought this over, but did not move or make a sound.
She probably found him just laying there half way dead.
Ginny came in with Alina. She immediatly went to the boy's bed and frowned over him.
"What did you give him?"
Silently, Tika walked over to peer over the boy's bed. Quickly, she turned away. 'I should not have done that.' She thought angrily. Deciding she would rather fit in with the others, she walked over to the other side of the bed. Focusing all of her energy on him. He was bad, she knew that, any idiot knew that. But he was improving, maybe not extremly, or even on the outside. But he was. "Yes, what did you give him?"
"Payne, you better hope this dosn't interfer with my investigation."
"It won't. It's standard medicine. Nothing fancy. The nurse person told me about it. I come here alot to make medicine for me.No worries."
"Okay then. As long as we can get a blood sample that won't contain the medicine."
"It won't. As I said nothing fancy. Just to stabilize him."She brushed the boy's hair out of his face.
Ginny smiled and pulled out one of the pouches at her waist. She pulled out a needle to draw blood and pulled his arm straight, drew the blood and capped it. She cleaned up where the needle had gone, and bandaged it.
"Now we should find out who you are."
Do we know yet?
Payne looked up and said,"Patience is a virtue Josh. Not a very good one but one all the same."She smiled a small smile. It was quite depressing sitting next to a boy who's fate was undecided.
I have no patience though.
"Well then find some."
*He looked under his shoes and under the bed.*Cant find any.
Payne smircked and thought,~Sometimes Josh can be a pain in the butt.~
She smiled at the boy.
"Well, lucky for you, little first-year, you have proffessionls."
Except me.
"Yeah except Josh. He's just here for amusment." She wiggled a finger at Josh,"Just like a little monkey."
Except a little monkey can trick me out of a peanut.
"Josh I think evolution skipped over you."
Giny smirked.
"Yes."
Why would Jay do that?
"I'm not going to say anything."As she said this the boy woke up.He looked up and saw the girl that was sitting by him.
"Are you a angel?"He said.
(Sorry for the Star Wars reference)
(It's okay.)
"No dear. Payne isn't an angel. I can garente that. Now, what is your name?"
Im an angel.
"Josh. Shut up! What is your name?"
Yes ma'am.
Tika snickered slightly. Her mood had improved since the boy had woken. Edging closer to the bed she leaned over him and stared. Yes, it was quite rude, but she couldn't help it. Nodding to herslef she stood up straight but never left his bedside.
Ginny felt the boy's forhead to make sure he wasn't running a fever.
(I was looking at my posts from last night and its hard to believe it was me.Sorry i was just hyper.lol)
Well if hes sick its better than him dying.
The boy looked at everybody,"My name is Gabriel."
Payne said,"How did you get hurt?"
(Uhhh...can somebody else control Gabriel for a while. I have no idea what happened to him.)
(Well i started the whole thing were hes hurt so i guess i will ;)
I was walking in the woods when someone hit me and did a curse spell.
Payne nodded,"Do you know who?"
No i couldnt tell.
"Great." Payne got up and walked back to the potion that she was brewin' before they came."Maybe someone else will see them."
Well we could send some people to the site to investigate.
"Yeah, I'll go get some people to help me search the area."Payne walked over to the bed and said to Gabriel,"Rest, you need to get better."She walked toward the door.
Well youve got all the people right here Payne.
She smiled,"Oh,right. Well let's go."
(we might need to wait for the others.)
"I think it was two stun spells."
Tika walked over to the shadows again. They weren't going to leave her, although they might want to. "Probablly."
"What was that?"
"What was what?"
"Hey stop copying me."
"I wasn't. I was asking you what you were whating about."Payne relizes that that makes no sense,"Nevermind."
"I was asking Tika what she said."
"I said it was probablly two stun spells. I was replying to Gabriel." Tika said, amused by the conversation. 'They fight like an old married couple.' She thought, before realizing Payne, and maybe Josh, could hear her.
Payne had infact read Tika's mind,"Old married couple indeed!" Payne crossed her arms over her chest and mumbled,"Old married couple,pah-leeze."
Tika grinned. "Fine then. A slightly middle-aged married couple. Does that sound better?" She joked, never leaving the shadows. Smiling she thought. 'Kissey-koo.' Jokingly. It was all a joke. Hopefully Payne got that, Ginny hadn't earlier.
"Oh HAHA!"Payne sulked and leaned against the wall.She knew that Tiak was only kidding but...Infact she didn't know why she was mad.~Must think on this.~
Tika arched her eyebrows, but said or thought no more about it.
Payne thought about and came up with an answer.~Oh I know why I'm mad. Because I'm afraid to grow old and not be the Queen of Chaos.~She smacks her head and says out load,"Duh!"
Tika arched her eyebrows and stepped forward. "What?"
Payne smiled,"Nothing!"
"Right."
"I didnt even have to do nothing this time."
Payne looked at Josh,"Didn't do nothing? Are you a hick now? You should have informed me when you went to Alabama so I could go too."She laughed."Let's go!" She walked out of the room.
"That was so funny i forgot to laugh."
Laughing lightly, Tika left the room behind Payne, and motioned for Josh, Ginny, and Alina to hurry up and come as well. "Oh so very hilarious are ye." She whispered to herself sarcastically.
Him and Alina hurried out.