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"Im not sure... a rock? Shine that light over here so I can get a better view Yuki."

Nykol wanted to help invesitage with the others and was about to, when Severus leapt from her arms and ran.

"Severus!" Nykol groaned, chasing after the moonlit. She lost sight of him for awhile, but found him curled up in a small dark hiding spot. She knelt down, peeking into it. "Severus, what in the world are you doing?" she asked, moving her dark grey hair from her face. She reached into the darkness to try to pull him out, only to get her hand bit.

With a soft gasp, Nykol pulled her hand back, shocked. He hadn't bitten hard enough to hurt her; it was more of a warning. She was about to scold the wolf, when he let out a long whine. "Severus?" She reached in again, and this time he allowed her to pull him out.

The grey pup had grown larger, and Nykol realized that he'd only done what he did every other time he went through a growth spurt. She pulled the now adult moonlit onto her lap and held him close. "Poor thing.. Look, you're all covered in dust now..." she murmurred, pulling the cobwebs off of him.

Yuki watched the stone pulse in Wolfie's hand. 'Cool!' She looked back up at Wolfie and nodded. "It looks like it. Look at the rope. Maybe the stone was tied around the moonlit or something. Hey!" She continued to speculate as Wolfie hoisted herself up through the hole. "Maybe the stone has some sort of effect on the moonlits. You know, like your potions."

Yuki prepared to pull herself up next. "No, thanks. I got it." She shut the flashlight off and squeezed it into her pocket, then pulled herself up and out of the whole. She smiled as the faint yips of her puppy echoed around.

Hakana was bouncing around Nykol and her moonlit. It seems she had given up trying to play with the new pup, while it was being cleaned. She put her front paws on Nykol's lap and reached up, to sniff at Severus.

Yuki stooped out of the tiny storage-like room and continued her conversation with Wolfie. "You have more? Maybe you can add the stones to your potion collection. Or..." She paused, thinking about the poor moonlits suffering from the unstable potions. "Maybe you should wait until the unstable moonlits get better before you sell them." She laughed sheepishly. She didn't want to sound like she was insulting Wolfie's methods or anything.

Quickly, she remembered the trunk and figured it would be a good subject changer. "Hey! Are we still going to open that trunk?"

"Yay!" Yuki squealed with excitement and went over to the other side of the trunk. She nudged it lightly with her foot and it didn't move. 'So it may be a little heavy.' She squatted down and grabbed the old handle and pulled to make sure it was sturdy; it was. Her eyes moved from the trunk to Wolfie and she noticed that her friend was all ready to lift. "Alright. On the count of three we lift and take the trunk to the common room." Yuki's grip tightened. "1...2...3!" She stood up, slowly hoisting the trunk up as well. "You go out first Wolfie."

Yuki groaned, trying to keep the heavy trunk steady. "I don't know. Maybe there's it's gold!" Yuki smiles at Wolfie. She would have laughed not all her air been used up to carry this trunk. Seing as how Wolfie was going backwards, Yuki directed Wolfie into the common room. "You're almost there Wolfie. Just be careful going into the room."

Hakana popped her head up and yipped as she noticed her owner was back. She got up and ran towards Wolfie and Yuki. First, she circled Wolfie's feet, then jumped around Yuki until she was scooted away by one of Yuki's feet.

"Hakana..." A soft, groan rumbled through Yuki's throat. "You're going to get someone hurt." She looked around her feet to make sure Hakana had stepped aside, she did. "I know you're ready to put this thing down now Wolfie." She smiled. "I'm ready when you are."

((I should bring Kei into this somehow...*thinks*))

Yuki squatted down and examined the trunk's clasps. "Nope. It's not warped, so I think it needs a key." She stood back up and dusted her hands off. "If Evermoon has a key, it's worth a try. I wonder what's in it. Do you remember your aunt telling you anything about a trunk?"

Yuki peered over Wolfie's shoulder at the trunk. She had the look of a child, eager for her mid-day treat. She almost bounced with a sort of excitement as Wolfie fumbled around for the key. When Wolfie pulled the key out, Yuki let out a soft gasp. "Open it!" She squealed childishly.