Hogwarts: 4th Floor - Library ~ This Breath of Autumn

For the first time in a long time, Hitame felt like she was actually a part of the school again. At the ending of last year she had been distanced from Xemnas because he had been hurt by one of there friends, who had been turned evil. Then during the summer she finds out that her mother and father are alive! After thinking they were dead her entire life, they decide to show up in her life and tell her to forgive them for deceiving her her whole life. To forgive them for giving her and her sister up for adoption and for being the reason her adoptive parents were killed.

She hated them. They ruined her life from day one, and now they wanted her to forgive them. But she wasn't stupid, if she forgave them now, they would just keep ruining her life, more than it already was. Her brothers were gone and her sister was too innocent to know what is really going on so Hitame was alone in this world right now. There was nothing she could do to change the fact she was alone.

She might as well be alone for now and in the common room, or anywhere else for that matter, she would never get that. Maybe... just maybe in the library she would. So that was where she went, she went to the library, avoiding anyone who would want to distract her from where she wanted to go. She might as well try to study for something... although she doubted she would be able to get anything done. The night she was in the House in Hogsmeade was still running through her mind. Why had that man kidnapped Naomi? What would he have gained from destroying her faith. Something wasn't right and Hitame doubted that that night was the end of it.

This was all that was on her mind as she walked though the isles looking for a random book to read.

Sabriel registered movement very close to him. His keen senses zeroed in on a girl. She was a scant five feet away from him, perusing through the volumes on the shelves with a distant expression. Her hair was long and black, braided over her shoulder. He recognized her, but that was as far as he was familiar with her. He did not even know her name.

Sabriel returned to his volume. A fine layer of dust still coated the thing. It made him feel ill. Softly, he sneezed, wincing as the sound came out delicate and feather-light. Nothing about him was manly at all. He found himself sighing. He grimaced when he sneezed again just moments later.

Kevin went back to the library. He was in such a bad mood. Never again will I do my homework at the lake!, he thought. So he took the wet parchment and slapped it onto a table close to the shelves piled with books. Kevin shrugged. I need some books anyway, he thought. So he walked over to a neat row of shelves and found a girl that he had seen over Summer break and recently in the Shrieking Shack. Kevin walked over to her relieved to see her. "Hi Hitame," he said to her quietly because he knew she wasn't in the mood to talk.

Kevin turned around to peer at a girl sitting at a table alone reading a dusty, old book. At least he thought it was a girl from behind. He stared at "her" for a moment. "Hmm," he said quietly. But he turned around swiftly because it seemed he had made a noise to loud and didn't want "her" to notice him. "Hey Hitame. Can you help me pick out a book?" he asked her.

It didn't take long for Hitame to realize that she wasn't alone in the library. Why would she, there was always someone there, but today everything, everywhere seemed dead. She glanced to one side of her and saw a girl, or at least she thought it was a girl. Although looks can be deceiving, she had learned that the hard way. She vaguely recognized the person, but she didn't know from where. Not like it mattered Hitame wouldn't be going near him anytime soon. She heard a soft sneeze come from the person, and she wondered about if a boy would actually sneeze like that. Some boys did but you could at least tell if they were boys, but with this one she couldn't tell at all, maybe it was a girl.

She as just about to move away from her position when she heard someone talk to her. She quickly and defensively turned around and looked down at the first year boy she had only seen twice in her life. "Hi Kevin..." she said in a distant voice and she glanced back up at the shelves to take one final look for a book she needed. She sighed when he asked her to help him and she nodded. "Sure... what are you looking for?" she asked in the nicest way possible, but it came out sounding like she was annoyed for some reason.