A hard knock sounded in the door, three times in a row. "Lights out!" Mrs. Viperbite called. "Night, girls."
Luna picked up one of Silhouette's hats and threw it at the light switch, effectively turning it off. She's at it the silence for a while before whispering, "Sil! Leafy! You awake?"
"Well, I haven't managed to conk out yet," Sil said. Leafy appeared to be asleep already. Sometime in the darkness, Luna fell asleep as well. She was woken up by a soft thump in the room. She sat up, alert, and leaped onto the floor. She squinted her eyes, trying to spot anything wrong.
"Who's there?" She asked. She soon found out who wasn't there- Silhouette. She heard noises outside, and opened the window to find Silhouette sitting on the roof. She was crying. Luna crawled through the window and closed it behind her, and Silhouette turned around.
The cat gave a soft smile. "Hey, Luna," she said. "Sorry for waking you."
Luna curled around the cat, uncertain if Sil was alright with it but knowing that she needed a hug. "No worries," Luna said. "You can spend all the time you'd like out here at night. Are you alright?"
Silhouette glanced down. "I'm just... not really making friends in some of my classes. I just get so... scared! Even around you and Leafy, I'm generally quiet and think for a while before I say anything."
"I love you for who you are," Luna said.
Silhouette smiled. "Thanks."
"Mind if I sleep out here tonight?"
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Fang and Scale
NouvellesLuna is a new student at the Institute (for Creatures) of Magic. She's looking forward to her new classes and exploring her abilities. Learning alongside her are the bubbly faerie dragon Leafy, the quiet black cat Silhouette, the shy dog ghost Dice...
