Fallen rose (Book #1)

Christmas! But wait...

  Cedric quickly made sure the bath was filled before slipping into the bath. I hesitated before going in too.

"What do we do now?" I asked him.

"Well..seeing as the egg screams above air then we should try under water." He told me. I nodded and he set the egg under the water before opening it.

The egg glowed as if telling us to come under water with it. I took a deep breathe and slipped under the water. Cedric soon followed me.

A light,whispy,voice began to sing.

Come seek us where our voices sound,
We cannot sing above the ground,
And while you’re searching, ponder this:
We’ve taken what you’ll sorely miss,
An hour long you’ll have to look,
And to recover what we took,
But past an hour – the prospect’s black
Too late, it’s gone, it won’t come back.’

The egg sealed itself shut after it finished and I pulled myself to the surface of the water. I inhaled deeply. I hadn't realized how long we were under there.

Cedric came out from under the water and took a deep breathe like I had. He pulled the egg out from under the water and set it on the side of the bath. Well it was more of a pool but you get what I mean!

"Come seek us where our voices sound...can't speak above the ground." He whispered thinking.

"Syrins..." I murmured without realizing it.

"What?" He questioned.

"Syrins..or mermaids. After all. When they sing under the water usually men are attracted to their voices and their usually under water. But above they can't sing it comes out like a screech." I explained to him.

He thought for a moment. "We've taken what you'll sorely miss." He said a bit confused.

"A treasure of some sort?" I questioned myself.

"But..there's not much they can take. Besides you that is and they wouldn't risk you for a task." He said.

"C'mon. Its almost curfew." I said to him pulling myself out of the tub.

He climbed out after me. I went over to my bag and grabbed a towel out of it. I felt arms snake around my waist.

"Cedric." I said.

"What is it Etta?" He whispered in my ear sending slight shivers down my spine.

"You think we're moving a bit quick?" I asked him.

"Maybe. But I just have a slight bad feeling about school ending." He said releasing me.

I nodded and turned facing him. I put my hand on his cheek rubbing the burn scar. He lent into my touch and smiled. I stood on my tiptoes and pressed my lips lightly to Cedric's.

I pulled away and he was just smiling like a dork. "Why do you always know when to kiss me?" He asked.

"Maybe it's and instinct. Now c'mon we gotta go." I said picking my bag up.

"Then I shall escort you back. You won't get in trouble then." He told me.

"Alright then." I said taking the hand he held out for me.

We left the perfects bathroom and made our way to the dungeons. We walked up to the portrait hole. "This is my stop." I told him. He let go of my hand.

Before I could say the password lips smashed against mine. I smiled and kissed back quickly. "Goodnight Etta." Cedric said pulling back.

"Goodnight ced." I said before saying the password. Quickly kissing him on the cheek I slipped into the common room. It was empty. I climbed the steps to the dorm and entered. Astoria must have still been at the dance. I quickly changed into pajamas and dried my hair.