"Is there anything else you need to know?" "What am I?" "Pardon?" I exhaled. "I need to know who I am and what powers I possess. I see trances, hear voices, what does that mean?" "It clearly means… Well, it has two meanings. One, your powers are trying to reach out to you by manifesting in different ways. Two, someone or something, is trying to contact you. The next time you hear or see anything, when such a thing happens, take a deep breath with your eyes closed, relax and say 'Show yourself, I'm ready to listen'. Then open your eyes. If you see nothing, then it's your power, but if you do, then listen to what the spirit or spirits have to say." "They say I'm a witch. What sort of witch am I?" "There is no better answer to that question than your reflection. Go to the hall of ancient artefacts and portraits, fifth floor. Find the diamond-shaped mirror with blue sparkles and let your reflection show and tell you who you are." She said with an encouraging grin stuck to her face. I
I walked out of the school building holding Leaf's hand as she told me about her love life. The day went fabulous. I had swimming practice. Ann gave me a test and I nailed it with Leaf cheering me on. Leaf, Ann and I formed a friendship bond. It's amazing. I still haven't told anyone about who I am, for a week now and I wasn't planning to tell anyone until I find a way to master my abilities. Anyway, back to my amazing day. After swimming class, we followed Leaf to find and heal a pregnant Jackalope, well, Ann did the healing and Leaf did the tracking. I tagged along for the excitement and to learn how to hike through a forest. Then, we came back and helped the lunch lady organise and wash the dishes. It was fun playing and singing as we worked. The one thing we all had in common is, we love animals and helping people. "…so I thought maybe if I said hi one time, he'd like me or just be my friend but it didn't go so well. He only insulted and disgraced me. I don't have any friends an
I raised my hand, black haze snaked around my hand and bolted to Seagale with the speed of lightning. The haze entered the water, increasing the current of the whirling and turning the clean water black. Seagale let out a frightening scream. Whatever I was doing to her was extremely agonising. I inhaled the air, taking in their fears and listening to her screams and the frightful murmurs of students around. I moaned as the pleasure of their fear shook my body. It felt so good. "Marinette, stop this, now!" I heard someone yell. I looked at the person, she looked familiar. She didn't matter, what mattered was me killing my victim and taking her soul. "Marinette, please," she pleaded. "It's me, Marielle, your sister," "Oh? Is that why you look so familiar?" I asked with a cackle. I could hear ten more voices speaking simultaneously with mine. "Marinette, stop," Leaf pleaded. "Whatever the friend is doing, stop it before she hurts someone," A cat girl added pleadingly. "Marinette," I
"Marinette," I heard people whispering into my ears in singsongs; echoing singsongs. "Wake up, Marinette," I opened my eyes sharply, an unfamiliar face above mine. I scanned his body down. I was quite terrified by the fact that he was light blue with no legs, no neck, just a head and a shirtless torso. I opened my mouth like a fish out of water. "Don't scream," he whispered. "Just sit up quietly," I closed my eyes and reopened them but he was still there. "I'm not disappearing, I'm a ghost, like a dead bodiless ghost." Is there any other name for it?! "We all are!!!" I flinched, jolting up at the echo of shouts. Ghosts were everywhere, some with normal skin colour and a few with blue or green skin. "Please, don't scream!" They echoed. "After staying here for long, I don't think getting scared is an option," I sighed, rubbing my throbbing forehead. The teenage boy who was floating above me descended. "What happened to you?" "I died, duh." "She meant how you died, stupid," A girl s
I sauntered down the stairs with a flutter fan in my left hand. I could hear chattering coming from the living room. I could make out Elle's voice trying to silence Gomez's deep baritone which was standing out amongst the noise. It seems like he was having a serious argument with Twyla. I could make out two more voices, strange voices and Dermot's. He wasn't supposed to be around. Didn't Elle break up with him? How long was yesterday? Everyone quieted down the moment I walked in, all blinking their eyes with shock like it was a surprise I was alive. I roamed my eyes around and spotted the two strangers; a centaur and a guy with a fish head. The awkwardness keeps getting more interesting. "Rinette," Ace squealed, running out of the kitchen. "Rinette!" He was already hugging me before I could blink. He cupped my face before I could speak again. "Are you okay now? Feeling any single pain? Aches? Dizziness?" "Ace, she passed out, she didn't have a building fall on top of her, geez!" Tha
Leaf pushed the leaves and branches out of our way as she walked ahead. Liliane, being a good friend, came with us. We ditched school before the third period, so we could be back before school ended. I didn't want to bother anyone else with my problem, especially Ace. He was going to take his final exams soon and I didn't want to bother him more than I already have. That's what a good girlfriend would do; we're dating now. "Any idea where exactly we are going?" Ann asked, shaking off a spider from her leg. I shrugged. "Then how do we get to where we don't know we are going?" "I know," Leaf whispered, "the trees and animals whispered it to me. We are heading to the western side of the forest, that is where it is." "So, what else are we to know?" I asked. "I doubt it will be that easy," "It won't be hard getting there but going back will be an impossible task," Leaf said, stretching her hands up. Three vines danced down and entangled themselves around her hands. "We better get there
"Ann, think you can connect to any form of pure water there? Use it to open the barrier a little?" "Water and electricity are not the best of friends," she reminded me. "That's the point," Darcy said with a snap of her fingers. "That's the point," I repeated, snapping my fingers as well. "You don't have to copy me, pipsqueak. Don't take my glory," I rolled my eyes. "Tell that twig girl to use that plant to assist your water angel," My lips dropped into a frown. If I could glare at her, I would. "Leaf is not a twig," I said defensively. "Twig, trees, same thing," she said nonchalantly. I rolled my eyes again and then looked at Ann who had her eyes closed. She opened her eyes and shook her head negatively. "No pure water, just filthy ones," "Hey, why not try using the ones in those spell catchers?" Leaf asked with excitement, pointing at three flowers that were shaped like a dragon's mouth. One was pure white, the other was white and red with the red standing out the most and t
Seeing and communicating with the dead, was the one thing I easily got used to. It felt like my normal; my awkward normal. For the rest of the month, I kept to myself and stayed locked up in my room reading my book and digesting each spell. I meditated on it until I knew half of the book like the back of my palms. I was too afraid to go outside, not just because I was afraid of how the students would see me, but because I had also been busy helping the ghosts that were in my room. I learnt how to perform rituals, learnt how to use my telekinesis and also found out that aside from my powers as a shadow witch, I had some other witch powers from my grandmother. So, I also worked on it. The secret to most of my dark spells was my blood, hair or tears. It was nice. I spent so much time indoors that I barely ate. If it wasn't for Elle who always barged into my room and forced the food down my throat and Ace who came in to drag me out for a break, I wouldn't have stepped out for almost thre