SPOILER!!: Lion Papa
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Originally Posted by
PattyH. 
His cloak billowed behind him, the cool winter breeze wiping at the hem, which was now dusted with white snow.
Up ahead Patroclus saw the gate, and just beyond them he saw his brother Prometheus, grim-faced and waiting from him. He stopped in his tracks, and turned to take in the school one last time, his eyes moved quickly to the tower that he knew he had been with Destiny on a few seconds before, then he turned back to the gate.
However he did not move, the crunch of leaves off to his side drew his attention, it was Kurumi, she seemed to be completely Lord Borr's assignment; an assignment that the old Patroclus would have taken to with gusto, but this Patroclus was different to the old one, however his dear Kurumi was still the same, precious friend he had tried to protect so many times,
"Kurumi," he called, hoping not to scare her, but knowing he had ver little time, and had to leave, "Never stop being as wonderful as you are, I know the pride of Gryffindor will forever be safe with you!" It was all he could say.
Walking once again, he past through the gates, as if they were smoke, took hold of his brothers arm and with a CRACK he was gone.
Twisting herself to the right to stretch her back, Kurumi rested her hands on her left hip when she saw Patroclus looking thoughtfully up at the castle. Kurumi observed the sixth year from where she stood and was about to call out to him when...something stopped her. Some unknown force prevented her from uttering a single word. Perhaps it was the manner in which he was looking back at the castle. While Kurumi had no knowledge of the subject matter, she imagined it to be the same look that a lover had when they looked upon someone they loved dearly knowing that they were about to embark on some sort of unknown journey that would separate them forever.
It was the sort of look Kurumi had had in her eyes when she had parted ways with Adam. However, while her and Adam's parted had been crossing a river, whatever it was that her Papa Lion was thinking of was crossing something much bigger. Perhaps even time and space itself.
Her body went rigid when he turned and spotted her and called out to her. She felt as if she had inadvertently interrupted something very important. The tone in his voice was urgent and almost frightening to the young lioness. There was a quiver that she had never heard before, and it made her cock her head to the side like a young owlet. "
Patroclus..." she whispered as she felt her cheeks flush a deep pink at the compliments suddenly being showered.
What happened next was not what she had expected.
Patroclus walked past her, out of the gate, and over to an man who Kurumi hadn't seen before but had a familiar aura about him. She watched as the Prefect reached out and took a hold of the man's arm when...
*CRACK!*
Kurumi's eyes widened when the tall figure of the older lion vanished in the blink of an eye.
"
P-P-Patroclus..." Kurumi whispered as her hand grabbed at her T-shirt. "
P-P-Patroclus?" She took several steps forwards towards the gate. "
Patroclus?!" She shook the gate as if in doing do it would bring him back "
PATROCLUS?!"
Silence.
"PATROCLUS!!!!"
Kurumi shook the gate furiously. What was going on? Why had he vanished? Was he coming back? Who was the man with him?
So many unanswered questions and unknowns...
She felt hot tears begin to stream down her face as she remembered his final words to her. Words that she knew would forever stick with her.
"
...but...there is just won't be Gryffindor without you..."