Right, so this is a new story with a new element that I'll have to figure out how to add to Of Ghostly Teens and Magic Things in the next chapter, since I want to add it 'cause it's interesting. Read!
Jamie and Danny walked to school, slightly tense. They had experienced their last deathdays on a weekend, so they knew it was traditional for ghosts to give them a day of peace and presents. They had requested that they withheld all gifts until after school, but no longer was necessary. But they weren't sure if the request would be taken.
They walked from class to class, tense and alert. But they needn't have worried - the ghosts were simply waiting for them to get out of school.
When they arrived at home, many of the ghosts were waiting with their presents. They smiled and thanked each ghost as the gifts were given. Frostbite gave them each a bronze ring with ice set into it, which they each slipped on. Ember gave them a disk of hers each, while the Box Ghost gave them a box. The Lunch Lady gave them a lunch box, and Technus gave them each a computer. And so on.
Then Icarus came. They both noticed that each ghost was staying around, to see Icarus' gift. He smiled and said, slightly formally,
"As this is your second deathday, it is my duty as your closest friend to present you each with a familiar. My familiar is a male mountain bluebird, by the way. He doesn't always follow me, but he's doing it more and more." He whistled and a glowing green ghost sparrow with violet eyes phased through the wall.
"Jamie, this sparrow familiar is yours. She is very obedient, but will object if she believes something is wrong. She's very intelligent."
Jamie smiled and held out her arm. The sparrow flew onto it and perched on her shoulder. She was about average size for a sparrow.
Icarus continued. "She's ready to fight when absolutely necessary, though she prefers to go get help when possible, and she's very skillful. She's a young adult, and, as far as I can tell, likes peace, and usually dislikes fighting - she's kind of small to fight."
Jamie smiled at Icarus. "She's perfect, Icarus. Thank you."
He grinned back. "You're welcome, Jamie. Now yours, Danny." He whistled again and in swooped a glowing green eagle with gold-flecked green eyes. "This eagle familiar is yours. He's also very intelligent, and will fight whenever you are in danger. He gets paranoid with long periods of peace and prefers fighting over fetching help. He is willful but will obey orders."
He smiled. "Thanks, Icarus. I think I like this eagle."
The eagle nodded at him and perched nearby.
"Well," Icarus said. "we better get going now. Bye!"
The ghosts all dove down to the ghost portal, one after another, completely unnoticed.
The twins spent the rest of the day getting to know their familiars, and later on Danny and Jamie both went ghost and flew around. They liked this. They liked it a lot.
Right, then, hope you liked that. I liked writing it. Kind of. XD I mostly just wanted to introduce the familiars. Like or no? Bye! R&R!