Biophilia

19

Please note that the picture in this chapter is mine

As I ran, I dodged crazy Billywig, swinging Bowtruckle and crawling Acromantula babies. The more I got closer I could her breathing. 

"What is that noise?" I here Newt pant. I stopped and turned around. I could see out of the corner of my eye my two Kneazle's coming, Hiccup and Lynx. 

"Newt, as much as you love creatures, please, don't come in here... Dash can get very scared and may stab you on trying to defend herself." I told him. 

"Who is Dash?" 

"My dragon." I whispered and went into her pen, that was covered in sheets. As I entered Dash was cooking some food I left her before we got caught. She must have herd me, for she moved her animal off her horn and came to me. I observed her, making sure she wasn't hurt, I sighed knowing she was ok. I patted her nose and she purred, she loved it when I got to be with her. 

She closed her eyes and I followed, rubbing my hand against her nose and under her neck. Suddenly, I could feel her eyes shoot open as she took in the smell of a stranger. I opened my eyes and turned to see Newt had entered her pen. Dash was heaving heavily, and her wings were raising. 

"Newt – I told you to stay outside!" I whisper yelled. 

"I know...but I needed to see who she was." Newt nodded, looking at Dash then to me. "Is that a Romanian Longhorn? She beautiful..." Newt stated. 

"Yes – Dash." She was getting restless because of Newt. "Get out Newt, she's doesn't like very many people. Go before she does something." Newt nodded sadly but left, knowing if he asked me I wouldn't listen. I turned back to Dash, who lowered her wings, she huffed, smoking leaving her nose and went to her food. "I'm sorry, its just, he's like me. He's a Magiczoologist and he loves dragons...I think." I told Dash, she had gotten to her food. I went over to her and sat with her. She started to eat, and I looked around her pen. It was very clean but had a few broken tips of her horn. I went to get up, but her tail slammed me down. I landed hard on the ground. "What was that for?" I asked, a little angry. I could tell she wasn't happy Newt had come into her pen. "I know...he shouldn't have come, but will you give him a chance...for me, I really like him Dash." I had sadness in my eyes, so she might have sided with me. She looked to me and I could tell in her eyes she would give him a chance. I hugged her side and her tail wrapped around me. We stayed like this for a while. "Can I get up now?" She removed her tail as I stood up. I walked to a broken horn as she continued to eat. I picked up the broken piece and turned back to my green dragon. "Can I take this." I held the golden horn up. She turned to me, slight redness in her teeth from the animal and nodded. I nodded in return and walked towards the door of the pen. "Bye girl." She turned and moved her head to the door, I blushed and waved. Once I was out I blushed even more for Newt was waiting for me. 

"Are you alright?" he asked, I blushed a little more and nodded. I looked around to see if I could see Tina, Hillary or Jacob, but they won't in sight. 

"Where are the others?" I asked. Newt looked around as well. 

"I don't know, I hope they didn't wonder." 

"So do I... My creatures aren't used to other people." I started to walk but stopped when Newt had grabbed my arm, I turned to face him. 

"What's with the dragon?" he walked closer to me. 

"She – she was a baby when I found her, and she was hiding. I was in the field trying to study Salamanders but everyone I found had died. Anyway, Dash was hiding in a bush when I found her, she was covered in scratches and missing scales, her horns as well had blood and were cracked. I gasped when I saw her and could hear hunters coming to try find her, most likely to have her horns for potions, so I placed a cloth I had in my bag over her, so she looked like a rock. I placed a few dead Salamanders I found on top of her and when the hunters came they thought she was a rock. They asked me if they had seen a dragon and I pointed in the opposite direction. I then realised she was most likely going to die if I didn't help her. So, I Apparated back to my base and healed her back to full health within a few weeks. I raised her ever since... But because of the hunters she doesn't like anyone, at first when she woke and saw me she stabbed my arm, but soon realised I had helped her and became my friend." I finished, grateful Newt didn't interrupt. He nodded once I finished a sentence and opened his mouth a few times but didn't say anything. I must have answered his questions. Once I was finished I noticed we had gotten to my hut and Hiccup and Lynx had brought Hillary to us. 

"Hey, you two, Queenie said its safe to get out now, so we need to go find the rest of your creatures, Newt." At these words, Newt flew inside and rushed out of the case. Hillary walked to me, a smirk on her face. 

"What?" 

"Uh – are you serious, do you not see the way he looks at you. Evangeline – Newt likes you." Hillary giggled. I just shook my head, Newton Scamander liked Leta Lestrange, it was as simple as that. Hillary just mentally slapped herself in the face, I could tell by her expression as we exited my case.

*

"Your grandfather kept pigeons? Mine bred owls. I used to love feeding 'em." I herd Queenie talk to Jacob as I fully exited my case. I looked around to see Newt on the edge of the building we where at, case in hand. Tina then slightly grazed my arm, moving towards Newt. 

"Graves always insisted the disturbances were caused by a beast. We need to catch all your creatures, so he can't keep using them as a scapegoat." Tina explained, I started to walk forward. 

"There's only one still missing. Dougal, my Demiguise." 

"Dougal?" I was now a foot away and could see that Tina thought the name of the Demiguise was cute. 

"Slight problem is that...um, he's invisible." Newt turned to Tina, not noticing I was there. 

"Invisible?" Tina questioned, a smile growing on her face. She must have thought it was ridiculous. 

"Yes – most of the time...he does...um..." 

"How do you catch something that - " 

"With immense difficulty." Newt smiled. My heart tore again and hurt made its way to my eyes. I turned and walked over to Hillary, Queenie and Jacob. 

"He doesn't Hillary..." I whispered, Hillary looked to me as she heard her name. A tear made its way down my cheek and I wiped it away not wanting anyone to see, I then moved to the edge on the side of the building. I looked at the horizon seeing beautiful colours everywhere. I closed my eyes and breathed in, wanting to just fly away. I then herd foot-steps come towards me and I keep my eyes closed. 

"Evangeline? Are you ok." I felt a hand on the low of my back as somebody stood next to me. I opened my eyes and turned to be faced with my best friend. He removed his hand from my back and wiped another tear that had fallen. I nodded, looking to the ground. 

"I just miss my mother." I lied, I couldn't let Newt know about how I felt. He nodded his head again, understanding my mother was important to me. 

"We have to go. Tina has found someone who can help us."