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Character(s): Wolf and Remus, Later Scar
Content: Since Scar has became potential threat. Wolf and Remus decide to get together and plot out before confronting the lion about the rumors they’ve been hearing. But will thinking before pouncing really help them?
Setting: The WildKat Coffee to eventually close around the area of City Hall.
Time: From Twilight into the Evening
Warnings: Possible violence with Scar later.

Wolf could recall the time Scar told him about how heartless can be summoned. The darkness of one’s heart, it was during that time his heart was full of rage and fury. It was possible that it was his own heart that would have some elements of darkness. On the other hand though, Timon said he couldn’t pick up any traces of darkness on him. So that led open to the question of who was it that summoned the heartless that night? It certainly wasn’t Zidane, and from what Timon had told Wolf. Scar certainly seemed to be the suspect.

It was almost out of guilt that Wolf felt like he needed to tell Remus about this. Though he didn’t tell him the detail of how the heartless could be summoned. Wolf felt like he should probably mention that too, but a feeling lingered in his heart like a stone. After all, he still felt like he might have something to do with the heartless that night, Timon might be wrong after all. And it really was him who summoned them without knowing, like Scar told him.

Though really, Wolf’s best bet was to trust someone who seemed more like a friend. And that someone was Timon right now. And Remus… Remus was also his close friend, and has the right to know things like this. Wolf waited outside the WildKat Coffee, hands in his pockets. He just finished drinking a cup of coffee from the place, and waited against the side of the building as he waited for his friend to arrive. Scratched the back of neck in anticipation.

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It didn't take long for Remus to appear from around the corner, fully dressed in his school robes with his wand secure in his pocket, at least for the moment. It wasn't hard to pick out Wolf from the crowd, as the native inhabitants of this place all seemed to be blond. He grinned and waved as he picked up the pace and jogged over to his friend.

"You mind if I go in and get some tea first?" Tea always went well with a conversation, no matter what the topic.

Looking over, Wolf made a grin at his friend Remus who arrived. He waved back. Glad to see he can make it over here. Wolf gave a shrug as he put his hands back in his pockets, “Sure! We can stop in for a bit,” he said as he started to walk with Remus back into the café. He started to wonder to himself if they had any snacks he could grab while his friend had some tea.

Catching a glance Wolf was able to spot out a good table for them to talk in private. He ushered Remus to follow him as he sat down in the spot. He nodded at the other, “There we go, we should be fine over here.”

Remus grabbed his tea after paying for it and followed Wolf to the table. He couldn't help but feel a little homesick at the moment. It was just all too often that he, James, Sirius, and Peter would find an out-of-the-way spot to work on the Marauder's Map or work on them becoming animagi.

He took a sip of his tea. "So, what's going on?" He made sure to keep his voice low, but to also try his best to make it look like they weren't up to anything serious. He had learned how to do so the hard way thanks to Professor McGonagall.

Wolf let himself relax as he sat across from Remus. Shifting his arms to cross against the table he cleared his throat. “Well, Grrrf… Too many lions and drama because of it, but you know that already,” he said with a chuckle.

Giving a quick look around to make sure no one was listening to them, Wolf went back to conversing with Remus, “Alright, so, Scar explained to me how heartless could be summoned. Those were the creatures that attacked Zidane that night, but the main suspicion is that not many people know how the heartless can be summoned. And by what Timon has told me, there may be a possibility he learned it from the villains of City Hall.”

Trying to remember Wolf rubbed his stubbed chin in thought, “I never told you how the heartless can be summoned yet, have I?”

Remus' stature remained in a relaxed state, but his facial expression got pretty serious. "They can be summoned? That would mean that whoever can would have control over them, right?" If that was the case, then that would mean that Zidane was on someone's hit-list. All of a sudden, the picture got much more complicated. Remus wasn't quite aware of the situation in City Hall, but if it was run by people controlling the shadows...the heartless...

He frowned. "No you didn't. You don't have control over them, do you?" It's not that he didn't trust Wolf. Honestly, he just wanted as much information on these things as possible, and if Wolf could control them, then maybe they could be used to their advantage. If not, at least they'd have a better understanding of them.

Wolf nodded to Remus and spoke, “Right.” The night was almost a whirl of anger and confusion. To him it was almost like trying to remember a nightmare.

Though things got more intense once Remus posed the question to Wolf on if he could summon the heartless. Seem like his friend caught on by himself, the hair on the back of Wolf’s neck stood up. His expression became one of slight fear. He looked down at himself, almost looking like he fully regrets bringing up the subject. However, it did need to be addressed.

“I…” Wolf said, as he couldn’t bring himself to look at Remus, “I’m not sure if I did, Timon said I didn’t have traces of darkness on me… But…” Wolf placed his fists against his lips, still looking down before having them slip slightly under his chin.

“The heartless… they seek out the darkness in people's hearts,” Wolf spoke softly. He was so angry and felt like he needed vengeance on Zidane that night, it was apparent that he still wasn’t sure if it was him or Scar that night because of that.

The darkness in people's hearts? To Remus, that didn't make much sense. What exactly was this darkness anyway? Was it just a culmination of negative thoughts or feeling people had? There wasn't really anything like this where he came from.

However, the stuff that Wolf was saying was a bit more important at the moment. He sat up, sipped more of his tea, and shrugged. "I don't know anything about this 'darkness in people's hearts,' or, 'traces of darkness,' but if you really summoned those things, wouldn't you have been able to control them?" He paused for a second, trying to figure out if his theory had any merit before saying it. "Think about it. These heartless or whatever come from the darkness of people's hearts. Wouldn't it make sense that you'd have control over them since they would have come from you?" That was definitely something worth investigating. It certainly seemed that Wolf didn't like the idea of summoning such monsters, and Remus couldn't blame him.

Remus had thought that they should start with Scar, though now he was thinking that maybe Timon would know enough to get them started on figuring this stuff out. A meerkat would be far less dangerous to meet in the streets than a lion.

Wolf adjusted himself more comfortably as he looked into Remus’ eyes as he listened to him. His own eyes widened a bit, Remus was taking his side, and this brought his hopes up. Not only does Timon think he didn’t summon the heartless, but Remus too doesn’t think he did either. Part of him felt so relieved, however, another part of him felt guilty for dragging him into this mess. Wolf sighed as his shoulders relaxed, letting his hands down from his chin and cross close to him on the table.

“You’re right… I probably would have been able to control them, I certainly didn’t want them to harm Zidane the way that they did,” Wolf reminisced, “If anything I wanted them to disappear, but they kept attacking.” His gaze lowered, almost into a glare. If anything this confirmed that Scar put the thought in his head. That Wolf could indeed, summon the heartless, but controlling them? He can’t recall if Scar even bothered to explore that subject.

Almost in a snarl Wolf spoke to Remus again, “If Scar told me how the heartless could be summoned, just because he wanted me to blame myself or trick me. I just…” He gripped his other hand, gritting his teeth in low threatening growl, his eyes hazed over the color of bright yellow for a brief moment. Hair stood back up on his neck again, but this time in resentment for Scar. The temper of the wolf was definitely showing right now.

"Hey, calm down!" Remus' voice was still hushed, but it was also stressed. He was still more than uncomfortable about having either of their...secrets escaping to the public.

"That's why I wanted to see Scar. We might be able to get him to talk." Remus pulled his wand out of his pocket and twirled it in his fingers, both to show Wolf that yes, he was armed, and two, to cast a spell on Wolf to get him to calm down if he didn't do it himself.

Wolf’s once clutched fist relaxed a bit, his eyes swirled back to the shade of bright blue. He took a breathe, almost in a relief of letting his human side return. Wolf put his hand back up to hold his forehead. It really was a war inside him and his wolf self at times. He had to let himself be in charge of the situation though and handle it.

“Grrrf, sorry I… You’re right, we need to confront him about this,” Wolf said using his other hand into making a kinda half wave away from them. As if to reassure the other that he’s calm and cool, he was able to keep his temper at bay for now anyway.

Wolf raised an eyebrow, “However, if he can summon the heartless… Those things can be pretty powerful Remus. You saw what they did to Zidane after all. You think you got a spell that can summon a light spell powerful enough to fight them?” He had to ask because he was so curious. Plus, it was a good idea they plan ahead before jumping into battle.

Remus also liked the idea of planning ahead. "I know the Patronus spell. Where I come from, it's used to ward of dementors. It doesn't kill them, but it can chase them away. It might work on the heartless if they come from darkness." Remus also had many other spells up his sleeve. Some might not have any effect, but then again, there had to be some that could get rid of them too.

The wizard took a last sip of his tea. "Alright, so we've got a lion that may have the ability to summon these heartless. I've got my wand, and it doesn't look like you need a full moon to transform." Remus paused and gave Wolf a weary look. "Can you control yourself when you do that?"

“It’s worth a shot,” Wolf nodded, “We’ll have to keep that in mind when they come up then.” Really anything against the heartless when it comes to spells is good to have in mind. Wolf wanted to make sure though that there could be a good one to protect Remus and him from them.

When asked if Wolf could control himself in his wolf form, he made a confident nod. “Yes, yes I can,” he stated knowingly, “It only goes out of control during the full moon.” He knows he can, otherwise he would have thrown a huge fit earlier when he felt his temper rising. Over time though Wolf has learned how to keep his wild side at bay. It was hard sometimes, especially when it came to temptation. Though for things like this, it’s much more easier to control the on and off switches.

“So…” Wolf lowered his gaze to Remus, very seriously, “You think we can take him, then?”

"I think we can manage." Remus pocketed his wand again. He was glad to know that Wolf had control over his 'wolf-side' most of the time, though it seemed it got out a little every now and then. He was able to suppress it when Remus told him to calm down, and that was enough for Remus.

"We've still got a problem though." Remus pulled out the journal and brought up the map. "We still don't know where he is."

Wolf rubbed his chin in contemplation, Remus brought up a good point there. Where could Scar be located? Pulling out his journal, he clicked some buttons to bring up the main map of the city. Wolf’s eyes directed toward City Hall. He held his breathe for just a moment before he spoke to Remus.

“We can try here first,” Wolf said as he pointed to where City Hall was on the map. He glared at where the spot was, “I think we can try to search around that area carefully. I want to see if I’m able to pick up his scent. Grrrf, If Scar was there recently we could be able to track where he might be located for sure.”

That's right. Wolf had a strong sense of smell, even though he was still in human form. Remus still didn't know what to think of that, but it would definitely prove helpful here.

He also remembered people mentioning the corruption in City Hall...

"Sounds like a decent place to start. Let's go." Remus stood up, trying to look as casual and relaxed as he could. There was no reason to alarm anyone, especially considering that he had no idea who could be helping the people in City Hall. He walked out the door, hands in the pockets of his robes and strolled towards their first stop.

Wolf nodded and went with Remus out the door of the café. He looked around them, and sniffed a bit. Making sure they weren’t being followed by anyone, then continued on their way to city hall. Wolf kept his eye open all around them as time passed. Coming toward the building, he held his breathe at the sight.

Thorns, surrounded the place, a great dark omniscient aura surrounded this structure. It was as if one was entering the palace of a great evil queen. Wolf closed his eyes as he took in the smell, “That ash smell… It’s similar to the scent of the heartless, this place must be full of that darkness,” Wolf spoke, not quite sure what it meant himself.

Remus wanted to smack himself. How could anyone miss something like this?! Himself included! "It looks like they had Severus in charge of the decorating."

"Maybe we should stay outside for now and see what we can find." Lions were creatures of the outdoors, and going inside looked like a very, very bad idea. It'd be best if they could refrain from having to go inside. "You don't happen to smell any lions around, do you?" Remus' smell only improved during the full moon, and even then, it wasn't of any use to anyone, considering he turned into a bloodthirsty killing machine.

Wolf lifted his eyebrow, “Who’s Severus?” Must be one of those wizards he knew back in his world, maybe a dark and nasty one. Though it might be far stretch to assume that, but Wolf wouldn’t know who else would like something like thorns and darkness.

Making a huff, Wolf tried his best the sniff out some sections of the place as he crouched down. Keeping his focus to all that was around him, in all honesty, there were too many scents around this place. It was hard to track what was what. Wolf scratched his neck, “Well there’s no way I’m going inside, unless we absolutely have to.”

It seriously was a bad idea. Yet again being here in general wasn’t looking too good either. Wolf got up and made sure to keep his eye on Remus. He didn’t want anyone sneaking up on him or his friend after all.

“There’s a lot of scents around here, I don’t smell any lions in this area. None that were here recently anyway,” Wolf stated keep his voice low, “Grrrf, Keep your guard up though, I don’t trust this area.”

"You don't, do you?" Scar asked as he silently crept from the shadows. "What an unexpected surprise." His muzzle broke into a toothy grin, the light provided by the streetlamps glinting menacingly off the points. He advanced further, claws rapping against the cobblestones with each step.

"Tell me, what brings the two of you to such a miserable place? You two definitely don't look like you would enjoy it here for very long." A certain mocking in his voice undercut the feigned sincerity. He hadn't expected anyone to find him here, and their very presence irked him. And not only that, but the worry that they would discover anything further about him and his role in...recent events had his mind desperately scrambling.

"Just a fellow student from Hogwarts." Then again, maybe even Severus wouldn't be able to take this kind of decoration. I was dark, but it lacked and air of sophistication that Slytherins seemed to enjoy boasting about.

He frowned at Wolf's words. No recent scent? Well, if Scar wasn't here then it would be best to head back...

Remus jumped and spun in the direction of the voice, one that he recognized from a previous encounter. Remus didn't hesitate to draw his wand from his pocket, though for now, he kept it pointed at the ground. If there was going to be any violence, he surely didn't want to be the one starting it.

"Just gathering some information that might be useful to getting back home is all. You've been here a while, haven't you? Maybe you could fill us in."

Wolf snarled quickly at the sound holding his arm out instinctively in front of Remus. He should have known he would have been near. He lifted his eyebrow at Scar. Wolf gritted his teeth, trying not to think of anything that would get them into near trouble. He spoke to Scar, a growl almost in his tone of voice, “Yes… We need to find out some things, things that are very important. Like the heartless, Scar, how did you find out how they can be summoned?”

That was one of the questions Scar had been hoping to avoid. He twitched a little, a corner of his mouth pulling back into a slight sneer. "Summoned? I told you they're attracted to darkness. I wouldn't know the first thing about how to summon them." A blatant lie, but since it didn't sound any different from the way Scar always spoke, an extremely difficult one to pick out.

"If you listened to all those people talking about the Heartless on the journals, I am not the only one who knows that. Did you think to check on that, Wolf?" But he was becoming sorely tempted to summon a few of the shadowy brutes to teach these two to be properly afraid of him.

"If they're attracted to darkness, then surely, someone who spends a lot of time here like yourself should know a thing or two." Remus wasn't going to be swayed away that easily. He had known both James Potter and Sirius Black for six years now, so he had learned how to play these kinds of games.

Remus twirled his wand in his hands. "Besides, your timing when it came to that tailed boy was pretty impressive. Of course, it must have been coincidence." Remus had come because Wolf had called him there. Why would the lion be stalking there in the middle of the night if not to catch some prey? The slime in this lion's voice could be collected in a bottle. Remus wasn't fooled.

Keeping a guard up, Wolf, knew the dangers of saying summoned. Still the possibility of them being summoned rather than attracted seemed rather high. Though Wolf couldn’t help but question himself on whether he was right. Looking away from Scar, he knew he could have asked more people on how the heartless could have been summoned. All Wolf knew is that he didn’t want to seem like a bad guy by doing that, what if someone were to suspect him of foul play?

Wolf looked over to Remus, thank goodness his friend made a good point for him. However, it was apparent that Wolf already was starting to doubt himself, he nodded regardless, “Yea, th-that’s right!”

"Coincidence? I was merely worried about Wolf." The lie came easily to Scar's lips, just like every other one. He was closer to Wolf now, able to smell the half-human's fear. It really was quite a disgusting smell, not one he found pleasant at all. And it wasn't nearly so much fun as it had been with Hook.

Remus, however, was very quickly grating on his nerves, though the boy's words were met simply by a dismissive sneer.

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