The School and the Song

[Sasha Bellstorm]

Sasha was singing. It was the song her mama taught her to sing when she's bored. Apparently, the school was dull enough for a restless girl like Sasha to get bored.

The sorrowful castle!
Oh castle of blood!
Castle of monsters!
Monsters eating little children!
We live! We live!
But our friends are lost!
Their body parts lost!
But we live! We live!
In this sorrowful castle!

Sasha skipped, making small thuds with her small shoes. It was rather odd for Sasha to be seeing a morbid song. But what was more odd is that the song's tune was lively, like that with the children song. But Sasha didn't care. Sasha's mama told her to sing this song when she's bored. And Sasha's bored. She continued singing the Castle Song.

But our friends are lost!
Their body parts lost!

But just then, Sasha stopped walking when she caught sight of a rat's tail. Probably from the Transfiguration classroom. But even though she stopped walking and started to stare at the moving rat's tale, she continued singing the Castle Song.

Castle of monsters!
Monsters eating little children!

 

[Takuya Blaze]

Takuya walked along the Fifth Floor, doing his usual rounds. He usually didn't find many people wandering around, out of bounds, so he didn't look very hard. He knew most of the secret passageways through the school, but he didn't bother to check them, either. He just kept to himself, and punished the people who needed to be punished. He shrugged, to himself. And stopped when he heard a person singing. The voice sounded oddly familiar. He hadn't gotten used to seeing all the new first years, yet, but he knew this one. He chuckled, when he realised who it was.

Takuya walked up to her, and smiled. "Hello there, little one." He said, chuckling at her. Takuya hadn't seen Sasha since before the term had started, and he was happy to be able to see her, again. She was a good friend, the only problem with her was that she kept calling him drunk. He sighed, at this. He didn't like it, at all. Takuya smiled at her, and wondered why she had been sorted into Gryffindor, of all places. She was far too annoying for such a noble house. She probably didn't tease anybody but Takuya, though, and that time was far behind him. He wasn't drunk, and he never even touched the stuff.

 

[Sasha Bellstorm]

Just as when Sasha sang 'Monsters eating little children!' a familiar voice startled her, making Sasha think for a moment that a monster had heard her song and had come to eat her. "Monster!" she shrieked and dropped to the ground with a loud cry. Sasha covered her eyes with her two hands and waited for the monster to grab her. But nothing happened. Sasha pulled her hands away and found herself looking at her Potions professor. "Don't call me little!" she exclaimed, and jumped up with a frown. "Mama told me when I grow up I'll be a taaaaaall girl." she told Takuya, now with a proud (but still childish) smile. But then Sasha became aware of Takuya's height and pouted. For she doubted that she'll be as tall as him. "But not as tall as you. You're like a giant!" Of course she didn't believe what she said. Sasha was just bitter thinking that someone called her little. "Like a monster! Monster eating children in the sorrowful castle!" she added, quoting some lines from the song she was just singing.

 

[Takuya Blaze]

Takuya rolled his eyes, at Sasha. She just couldn't help herself, most of the time. Though, she was young, so he wouldn't punish her, or anything. Anyway, it wasn't his job to do so, even if he had a reason. They were outside the classroom, so her Head of House would deal with her. Takuya didn't want to have to go that far, though. Sasha was a good student, and a friend. He knew she would learn respect in time. Most people did. Takuya just chuckled at her, and winked. "If I was a monster, that wanted to eat children. You wouldn't be here right now, would you?" Takuya asked, smiling wickedly.

He wasn't trying to scare her, only make her laugh. He knew it wouldn't be hard, for somebody her age to laugh. She was young, and laughed easily, at even the silliest of jokes. But then again, Takuya did the same thing sometime. "So, Gryffindor, aye? Are you happy with that choice, or would you rather be somewhere else?" Takuya asked, curious about what she thought. He had watched her be sorted, and she didn't seem to hate the choice, but you never could know with some people. They were good at hiding things, and Takuya didn't know what was going through her mind.

 

[Sasha Bellstorm]

Sasha thought of what Professor Blaze told her about him not being a monster. Sasha had to admit that he was right. Just then, Blaze gave a weird smile that Sasha found really funny. "It suits you! It suits you!" she told him as she tries to stop her laughter. When Sasha was done laughing, Blaze began asking her about her House.

Sasha loved the topic. Well, not that Sasha would hate something. Sasha was taught to love everything and to accept all the bad things in people. "Gryffindor is red!" she shouted as she raised both her hands as though she was saying happy birthday to Blaze. "Gryffindor is lion! I love lions! They're so cuddly and cute!" Sasha was obviously not giving the right answer to Blaze's question. But Sasha was a child, and Sasha says what she wants to say. But as a child, Sasha's thoughts always wander to different things. "What House were you sorted in when you were a kid? That's probably a looooooong time ago! So if you can't remember, it's alright!" she said with a friendly smile.

 

[Takuya Blaze]

Takuya chuckled at her, when she laughed at his smile. He didn't know what the heck she was on, today, but the way he remembered it, she was always like this. He liked that in a person, she was young, so she was crazy.. nearly all the time. Takuya chuckled playfully at her. He didn't mind people like her, and it only made her want to be her friend, even more. He took a seat at the seat near the window, and gazed outside. It was wet, and rainy, and he wondered why the hell it was like that this time of year, "Why the heck is it raining, already." Takuya muttered, shaking his head.

Takuya smiled, at Sasha, still sitting on the little bench. He didn't know why he was spending time with a student, they were friends, yes, but nothing more, really. He shrugged to himself, it didn't really matter to him, at least he was spending time with somebody. Most of the Professors in that Common Room talked too much, and weren't interesting, and Professor Styx was just plain scary. Takuya chuckled, "That's good, then, I'm glad you're happy with the house you were given." Takuya said indifferently. He then proceeded to roll his eyes, at her, "I was a Hufflepuff, little one." He said, chuckling.

 

[Sasha Bellstorm]

Sasha watched Blaze as he sat near the window. He muttered something about the rain that Sasha didn't understand. So she decided to look for herself. Because Sasha was so small, she had to jump a few times before she could see that it was raining outside. "We should bring umbrellas all the time!" she told Professor Blaze and nodded her head as though Sasha agreed to something. Again, Sasha jumped to see the rain as it became stronger. Sasha wondered if there was a storm. "But if it's a storm, we should use raincoats! Do you use raincoats in Hogwarts??" Sasha started to jump and jump and jump. Sasha had nothing to do. She wanted to move around. So she jumped and jumped and jumped.

Hearing what House Takuya was sorted to when he was a student, Sasha started to laugh continuously again. Unlike the other Gryffindors who seemed to think of the others as their equals, Sasha obviously thinks of Hufflepuffs as lower individuals. Well, not that she bullies other students. Sasha had never really done something verbal or physical against Puffs. "That means you're one of the gentle ones! Takuya being gentle! That's weeeiiirrdd!" she exclaimed and laughed again.