26 November 2012
Part 2 *•*•*•*•*
"Imogen, we shouldn't be doing this." complains Harry, "It'll be fine. No one notices I'm gone." I say truthfully, no one notices I'm there or not. "Ok but if we get into trouble, it's your fault." "Ok ok I'll take full responsibility." I raise my hand to my chest and cross my heart right where my eagle pin is. We walk around the streets for awhile until shop keeper start to get suspicious an ask us where we're going. I take Harry by the hand which is surprisingly hot compared to mine. We walk to the edge of the dark forest. "This is it!" I say beaming proudly at Harry who looks confused. "What do you mean... This is it?" "I mean, this is my home." "It's a-a forest.." "Yep. Come on I'll show you wear I sleep for the night. Well and live." I take his hand again, in a friendly way, and lead him deeper and deeper into the forest. From the outside all the trees look dark and eery, once you get into deeper onto the trees you can see the beauty of it. Once inside it's light, all the light from the sky seeps through the lush green trees, the soft mossy floor sponges slightly when you step on it. It's crammed full of wildlife, blue moths, deer, rabbits and so many more! When we finally get to the huge old oak tree I stop dead in my tracks, "Well this is it!" I exclaim, Harry spins around looking for my 'house' "Where is it?" he asks, I smile and start to say my sender when a familiar voice calls down from the tree. "Imogen! Bunking off school again, tut tut!" shouts Peter laughing, "Who's this your boyfriend?" shouts Johnny's voice. I smile. I do love my two brothers. Even if they're a pain in the ass. "I'm coming up!" I warn them laughing, their heads disappear back into the trees. "Come on, there's a ladder don't worry." I walk Harry around the other side of the tree, hidden in the ivy is a wide wooden ladder that swings slightly when you climb it, it's attached to the tallest branch possible. "You first" I say to Harry who's looking slightly shocked at my home. He takes a shy step towards the ladder and makes his was up it. For someone from the city he can move quickly and elegantly through the winding tree. We get to the large wooden house sitting easily in the tree. Johnny and Peter are sitting by the window eating some sore of meat. "Guys this is Harry. Harry this is Peter and Johnny." I gesture to each of the boys. They nod there heads slightly. A welcoming fit for a king! "So what you doing out of school?" asks Peeta tossing a small cooked bird's leg at me I catch it clumsily but quickly redeem myself. "Got to now and them. Harry's new here. What is this?" I ask taking a small bite out of the leg. "Blue tit leg." says Johnny casually, I spit it out rumbling my nose up to the dead animal on the floor. "Guys if your hungry go ask the baker for bread, blue tit ain't good food." I say sitting down. Harry nervously sat down next to me. I guess this is weird for him, random girl invites you to her house which is a tree house... "Guys... Why don't you go look for some food for tonight" I suggest the two siblings shake there heads in union, "We got some stuff" says Peter, I raise my eyebrows telling him that I just want some privacy. He gets the message and drags Johnny don't the ladder winking at me. Once I'm sure they've left I speak to Harry. "You ok?" I ask "I guess. Why don't you have a home?" he takes my hand in his, it feels so small wrapped up tightly in his. "Well... When Mum-Died the boys and I decided to not go to a care home. We ran away." I say simply. "How do you live?" "Oh it's easy really. I've got people.. That help us with food. We all know how to hunt... Well I do and Luna!" "Who's Luna?" "My hawk. I'll show you" I can see excitement on Harry's face when I say hawk. I stand at the simple doorless door way and whistle a short but entrancing tune. There's a melodic call from the sky and I spot a large bird flying down to greet me. Luna lands on my arm, carefully placing feet so that he talons don't cut my skin. They do but not badly. "Hey Luna" I say stroking her soft feathered forehead. She nuzzles the back of my hand and coos a little. "Look I bought a visiter" I say showing her to Harry. She screeches angry at the new comer. I can see fear on Harry's face but mostly it's just amazement. The way Luna sits perfectly on my arm. She's huge for a hawk! "Luna this is Harry. Harry is good" I say, she understands and relaxes a little. "Come on Luna" I sit carefully back on the floor and Luna hops off my arm to stand next to me. "Come on Harry" I urge patting the floor the other side of me. He walks over slowly, Luna's beady eyes watching him closely. "Luna Octana" I say, I have this language that I can speak to Luna with. She understands most of what I say in English but this is our special language! "Octana means welcome" I explain to Harry, "Oh octana Luna" he says, I can see that Luna is slowly growing to like Harry and his gentle nature. "Luna says hello" I stroke her right wing which has long white curved feature dotted over it. Luna hops over the wooden floor and onto Harry's legs. He winces as her talons make contact with his leg. "Luna weight" I say, she lifts the foot which is hurting Harry slightly. I smile as I know that she isn't fully helping him out. "Try stroking her Harry" I suggest, he frowns in concentration as he slowly reaches his hand out to Luna's head. She screeches at him musically but he doesn't flinch. After a while of Luna inspecting Harry's hand she decides it can't harm her. He places the top of her head against Harry's palm which makes him been with happiness. He runs his finger along her autumn feathers. "Wow, she's a lovely hawk" Harry says, "Yep, found her as a chick, her wink was broken so I fixed it and kept her as my own." this triggers Luna away from Harry's hand and onto my shoulder resting her head against mine. "It's like she thinks your her mother." Harry says inspecting us closely. "I am, in a way.. I feed her and look after her. She's a good girl" "I love how you live. So... Out there" Harry stares at me and smiles which makes a warm heat appear in my stomach, "Yeah it's good." I say simply. Maybe Harry could join us?
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