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Post by Elizabeth Potter on Jul 30, 2007 10:20:33 GMT -5
Elizabeth sighed since the news of her fathers death she had been sort of lost at what to do now. She was such a Daddy's girl and now that he was gone she was struggling to find her feelings; the last thing she wanted to do was worry her brother. She walked further and further into the deep dark forest, wondering if she went missing would anyone notice that she was gone. Liz was not watching where she was going and to her she thought she was still of school grounds.
She turned as she heard a noise and suddenly realized where she was . The young girl's skin turned white as she started to panic and turned in circle's; she remembered a conversation she had with James about not coming in here. She wrapped her arms around her stomach and jumped again as she heard another noise. "James? Sirius?" she asked in a shaking tone. When no one answered or popped out she sighed.
She moved backwards as the noise got closer, this place was defiantly not for a timid Hufflepuff. Now she was praying that James was here or anyone to help her out of this place. "Who ever you are or whatever you are go away I'm warning you" she said hoping the threats would scare it or the person away.
Then it happened a giant spider came out of the bushes and started for Elizabeth. She backed up and let out a murderous scream. |
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Post by Ripley Todd on Jul 30, 2007 19:56:43 GMT -5
The grey wolf had been trotting peacefully through the brush, sniffing here and there, following a path James and Sirius had taken. A scream reached her. Ripley stopped dead in her tracks. Lifting her head, she cocked it to one side relying on her senses. With a bark she leapt forth into a gallop, long wolf legs taking the ground quickly. A new smell filtered into her nose, Elizabeth. Oh hell, no She thought grimly as she smelt another thing…spiders. She hated spiders, loathed them and yes even feared.
Turn right. Her mind shouted, skidding on the dark earth she headed in the new direction, this was well beyond the schools boarders. Throwing her head up she let out a howl. A rustling of the brush and Ripley knew she was in the right place. Without stopping, without slowing or thinking Rip lunged for the spider, jumping onto its back, biting with strong jaws at its legs.
It hissed and bucked her off. The wolf landed with a yelp on her side. Struggling to move back onto all fours she looked towards Elizabeth, the spider had a new prey. No! It came out as a bark rather then shout. With a lot of effort and pain Ripley jumped in front of Elizabeth, hackles raised, head lowered and her ears flat. Her posture and bristling fur clearly said leave or else. If the spider wanted a fight then god dammit she’d give it to him. |
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Post by Elizabeth Potter on Jul 31, 2007 11:05:23 GMT -5
Elizabeth jumped as a wolf jumped on the spiders back and then got thrown off, Liz tried to back up as the spider was getting closer, but then the wolf jumped in the way and the young girl find herself praying the spider would go away, she didn’t want to get hurt or have to tell her brother she was in the forest. She watched the wolf and was not sure what to do.
The spider was hurt by the wolfs bite and was angry now while the wolf was on the ground it got closer to the girl and was about to attack when the wolf got in-between them, The spider hissed and turned and moved away quickly not wanting to go at it with the small wolf again. Elizabeth watched as the spider went away and she collapses to the ground shaking with fear.
Not sure what to say or where to go Liz started to cry, “I want to go home” she said softly. She wanted to see her mother, even though she knew she couldn’t. Looking up at the wolf she sighed and wondered if it was a real wolf or maybe just maybe it was James’ friend Ripley. “Rip…ley.. is that you” she asked shakily.
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Post by Ripley Todd on Jul 31, 2007 11:15:32 GMT -5
Ripley watched the spider go away, and snorted, relaxing a little. Hearing Elizabeth start to cry she turned, questioning amber eyes on the girls.
“I want to go home” Ripley nudged Elizabeth’s arm with her snout before backing up, she could feel her side that she landed on bleeding.
“Rip…ley.. is that you”
As if on cue Rip transformed into a kneeling sixteen year old, her white tee-shirt torn on her side, with a crimson blob. ”Ow, ow, pain, ouching pain!” She clamped her hand onto her left side, her free hand on the ground bracing her. ”You kid,” Dark brown eyes focused on Elizabeth. ”Are waaaay outside the school boundaries. Way outside.” She pulled her hand away looking at the blood. Cursing softly she looked around for some sort of kerchief in her pocket, she pulled out a black skull one that she used for a dorag on occasion, with a grimace she pushed it on to the bite wound.
”The fucker bit me!” Ripley shouted angrily. ”Come back spider I gotta bone to pick you with you, asshole! You wanna fuck around with a wolf, huh!? I’ll have all your friggin’ webs burned. JACKASS!” She stood up slowly, wincing. ”Okay, you little Hufflepuff, need to come home.” She held her free hand down. ”C’mon, Rip will take care of you.”
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Post by Elizabeth Potter on Jul 31, 2007 11:38:54 GMT -5
She was bleeding, The older girl was hurt helping her, she watched as Ripley went from wolf to human. Liz knew she was in trouble the minute she started to say stuff about being to far away from the school “ I’m sorry I don’t even know how I got out here” she said as she got up and fished though her pocket pulling out a cloth she handed it to Ripley and sighed as she listened to the older girl scream at the spider that had left.
”Okay, you little Hufflepuff, need to come home. C’mon, Rip will take care of you.” she nodded her head and took the older girls hands and thought about what she was going to tell James more then likely that his little sister was found in the one place he told her not to go. She looked around and was shocked that she was that far into the forest as Ripley told her, she must have been in her own little world thinking about the death of her father and the fact that she might not see her mother again.
She turned to Ripley and smiled “ Thank you, for helping me, Hold on to me and just point the way back and I’ll get you to the hospital wing to get that wound looked at” she said as looked at Ripley and looked around to make sure the spider did indeed go away which it did. She looked at the older girl again Ok, point the way”
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Post by Remus Lupin on Jul 31, 2007 12:57:06 GMT -5
Remus had been walking, just thinking about the situation he had caught himself in. Two girls, who would have thought that Remus was having girl trouble, then again who would have thought that he was with a girl. He mentally shrugged, let people think what they want to think. There was Del, who he'd had something special with, and then there was Rip who had all but handed over her heart to him. But he didn't want to hurt her, because they were friends, but with such different personalities that it just didn't fit.
He walked some more, kicking random twigs and forest brush in his frustration, and then he heard noises. Screams. Alarmed he headed in the direction they came from, almost running. Arriving he saw a giant spider and almost froze in his tracks. Great. Then he saw a sight that made him turn pale, Jame's sister and Ripley, who happened to be bleeding profusely. The spider was leaving now, so he made his way toward his friend.
"You alright?" He said, dumb question, but necessary. Pulling out his wand me muttered a spell and she stopped bleeding, though there was still a wound. That was something for the Nurse to deal with. "What the hell are you guys doing out this far anyway?" He asked, of all people they knew better and surely James had warned his sister about these things.
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Post by Ripley Todd on Jul 31, 2007 13:06:39 GMT -5
Ripley leaned on Elizabeth as they walked. "Your brothers gonna kill you and me. She muttered bitterly. After a few seconds, she pulled away. "Stopping, stopping. She pressed harder on the wound, grunting in pain.
"You alright?" Remus' voice drifted into Ripley's foggy mind.
”Oh hi, Remus.” Ripley looked at him with a slightly screwy smile, she was feeling the affects of blood loss. ”Nice day, huh? How’s the guys, good? How’s Del, that’s super, real great—fuck off.” Even in her state she was still angry with him. ”Take care of the kid.”
"What the hell are you guys doing out this far anyway?"
Ripley twisted to look at the wound, Remus had stopped the bleeding, but the pain was still there. She looked at him lowering her shirt back down. Brown eyes narrowed in anger. ”The hell do you care?” She asked angrily. ”Oh and thanks. Really. Thanks for stoppin’ the bleeding and oh yeah ripping my heart out. Thanks, I appreciate it.”
She took Liz’s hand starting to walk again, pausing for a moment she looked back at Remus, emotions fleeting across her face. It hurt her still to say those hateful things. ”Come on Remus, Elizabeth should see her brother.” She ran a hand back through her curly brown hair. Tucking the bloody kerchief into her pocket. ”Okay Elizabeth, we’ll get you inside and maybe I won’t tell James about this. How about that? She wasn’t usually nice to under classmen, but she supposed having just technically saved the kids life why not?
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Post by Elizabeth Potter on Jul 31, 2007 13:32:52 GMT -5
"Your brothers gonna kill you and me. she nodded and helped Ripley back though the forest. She stopped though when she heard Remus " Remus? oh god know James will know for sure" she said out loud as she watched Ripley's reaction to Remus. She stood back and sighed. Ripley was being so mean to Remus; but why? she thought.
Liz didn't know what to say to Remus or Ripley she just knew that she was going to be in so much trouble when and if no when James found out. Her brother was lie her father and he knew and saw everything she would do wrong. She found her mind going back into her own little world believing her father was still alive and knowing that if she stayed out here that he would come for her. " Daddy is coming, I should stay here" she said out loud even though she now that they might think she was crazy.
She shook her head "Come on Remus, Elizabeth should see her brother.” She started to panic they were going to take her right to James. "No...NO! she yelled as she sighed " James has enough on his mind"
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Post by Remus Lupin on Jul 31, 2007 14:34:23 GMT -5
Remus still helped her wound a little, the bleeding stopped, but then she just retorted back quite rudely and he wondered what was up with her. Looking at Liz for a moment, "Are you hurt?" The last thing he needed was James to know about this, maybe he would keep it to himself. She was ticked off, not exactly the best time to attempt to talk or help her, iit was a futile attempt, still they weren't on exaclty safe grounds either.
"And what the hell has gotten into you?" He asked, now getting annoyed with her responses. He followed after them, listening to her suggestion, James would not likely wake up at this hour, but he would have to. Then Liz spoke loudly, as if she was lost in her own world, and Remus didn't say anything, probably still the shock of the attack and her father's news of death.
Remus thought for a second, James would kill him if he left him out of this knowledge, but true he did have a lot on his mind. He just went with what Ripley said, he'd decided when they arrived at the castle, and it would be difficult to explain Ripley in the Hospital wing to James.
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Post by Ripley Todd on Jul 31, 2007 16:19:29 GMT -5
Ripley led the way sure-footedly while Remus talked to Elizabeth. All she wanted at that moment was to get inside and away from both of them, to be alone. That was the whole reason of going into the forest. She sighed combing her hair back and then shaking her hand out.
"And what the hell has gotten into you?"
”Sure as hell wasn’t you that was in me. Oh, did I say that? Sorry.” Ripley hadn’t even thought about her words before she said them, but you know what? Someone had to. She was happy for Remus and Dell whatever came from the night they were all fighting and by all she met Dell and Remus against herself. Nope, Ripley was carefree and happy. Sort of.
There was still a lingering question of, ‘Who?’ Who would make her happy, who would give her things she wanted, the feelings she needed returned, so on and so forth. ”What’re we gonna tell James? She asked both of them. ”I could lie and say I got into a fight with a guy, not a total lie, only the guy was friggin’ spider.”
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Post by Elizabeth Potter on Jul 31, 2007 20:30:03 GMT -5
Liz looked at Remus and blinked “I think I’m ok maybe a twisted ankle” she said softly as she started to come back around. She looked around and sighed, not really remembering how she got here. She shook her head “I’m sorry I caused this;” she said as she looked at Ripley, “I didn’t mean for you to get hurt” she added as she continued to follow her, she was now walking behind the older kids not sure what to say.
“I just we should tell him the truth, I hate lying to him and you guys can just blame it on me its my fault. I just have been so out of it seen James told me about father” she said as she wiped a tear from her eyes. She then jumped as she heard Ripley’s words. Why was she being so mean to Remus? Again she was quiet just letting the two go at it.
“I’ll tell him it was my fault sure he will be mad at me for a few days but it is better than us lying to him” she said with a smile, she was back to reality and knew all to well what was going on. She knew that something had to be said so she would take the blame and the heat.
“I think he might find it funny that I have become a little wild child” she said with a laugh.
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