Chapter I

Summary

Kim Crawford had it all. She was popular, rich, had the perfect boyfriend and was on the cheerleading squad. The last thing she needed was some freak calling her his 'mate'.

I

Kim Crawford and her two best friends, Kelsey and Grace, were listening to their teacher spit out some rules about the trip they were about to go on. Well, if you call Grace filing her nails, Kelsey texting and Kim making googly eyes at her boyfriend, listening. They were going to visit Seaford's National Historical Museum for history class today. Not that they wanted to go. They were forced and threatened by the principal to get kicked off the cheerleading squad. Kim obviously didn't need that for she was the head cheerleader. The teacher glared at the three girls. "Crawford, Vargas and Anthony! What did I just say?" She yelled.

Kim looked at her and rolled her eyes. "We'd know if we wanted to listen," Kim said snottily.

The teacher muttered something and began calling out who was sitting beside whom on the bus. She finally reached Kelsey's name, and by luck, she got Grace. Kim hoped she'd be sitting beside her boyfriend and finally his name was called. "Antonio and… Maria," She said. Kim grumbled something under her breath and looked at the bus. Give me someone good at least, she thought. "Crawford and Donna."

Kim's hopes dropped as she went on the bus to sit with the nerd of the day. Donna sat by the window, pressing herself up against it so that she wouldn't get in Kim's way. Kim sat at the edge of her chair, holding onto the seat in front of her, so she didn't fall. I hope this driver doesn't destroy my perfectly manicured nails, Kim thought. The teacher finally walked on and everyone groaned as she began talking. "These will be your seating plans for all my trips," She said, "get moving bus driver."

The bus began to move and Kim suddenly felt nauseous. And I wasn't allowed to drive my car there? I hate the smell of buses, she thought. "Kim…" She heard a whisper.

She looked across from her and saw her boyfriend smiling his one million dollar watt smile at her. Her insides melted and Kim winked at him, returning the smile. He leaned over and kissed her softly, making sure he didn't fall off his seat. The bus came to an abrupt stop at a red light, and Kim jerked back, breaking her nail on the seat. She looked at her finger and growled. "Damn bus driver broke my nail," She hissed lowly.

She heard Donna scoff and mumble, "It wasn't even real."

Kim turned to face her bus partner, sending the auburn-haired girl a glare. Donna's green eyes flashed with fear. "My manicure is more expensive than your outfit combined, Hun," Kim hissed.

Donna rolled her eyes. "At least I have my own job and buy my own things, Sweetheart," Donna sneered sarcastically.

Kim rolled her eyes and dismissed her. "I don't know how you have a boyfriend. You dress more like a guy than a girl," Donna muttered.

Kim glared at her. "Excuse me?" She said.

Donna looked at her. "I said-"

The bus started moving again and Donna's body jerked forward, hitting the seat in front of her. "Ow," She mumbled lowly.

Kim and Antonio snickered. Serves her right. And I don't care if I act like, what Grace said, 'one of the guys', I find it refreshing, Kim thought, she dresses like one too. "Because I'm a tomboy," Donna muttered.

Kim looked at her. "Did I say that out loud?" She asked Antonio.

He shrugged and Donna decided to lie, "Yes."

Kim shrugged it off and looked at her boyfriend and started a clever conversation about football.

Mirror, Mirror

After fifty minutes on the bus – in suffocating silence with Donna Tobin – the bus finally stopped in front of the museum. Everyone got off and walked in, loudly chatting. The teacher went to the front to arrange everything, and returned with six different guides. "There are 24 of you, therefore, I arranged everyone in to a group of no more than four," She said. She pointed to black-haired girl, who Kim got an ominous feeling from. "This is Selene. She has Kim, Grace, Kelsey and Donna."

The three girls groaned hearing that and followed their guide, although, Donna seemed conscious of her. The female led them pass the front desk and straight into the ancient Egypt exhibit. She stopped in front of the large doors and looked at the group, intensely at Kim. "Hello, we are now entering in to the Ancient Egypt exhibit… do me a favour and do not touch anything," Selene said.

They nodded and followed her in. Kim crinkled her nose as Selene spoke about things such as King Tut. She went on and on, much to Kim's boredom. They finally left the exhibit and Kim groaned happily. "I don't why you're so happy. We're just going in to another exhibit," Selene whispered.

It sounded eerie and Kim couldn't explain why. Selene turned around and gave Donna a small, wicked smile. She turned around and continued leading the way. "We're happy because no one wants to be around you," Donna replied coldly.

Selene stopped for a moment and turned to give Donna a wide creepily sweet smile. "Oh Donna! Why is that?" She asked. She stopped in front of an exhibit that read, 'Ancient Japan'. "Giappone antico." (Ancient Japan)

Donna rolled her eyes. "This is a Japanese exhibit. Not an Ancient Rome exhibit, Selene," Donna said with a scowl.

Selene rolled her eyes and smiled. "How about we visit there!" She said, something twinkling in her eyes.

The group shrugged and followed Selene. Kelsey leaned over towards Kim. "Is it just me, or is this woman creeper than Eddie and Jerry combined?" Kelsey said.

Kim shrugged and Grace snickered. "Maybe," She whispered.

Selene listened to every bit of what they said and she smiled softly. Soon my son. She will release you, she thought. she stopped in front of the Ancient Rome exhibit and smiled. "Here we are!" She said happily.

Her eyes visibly brightened and her smile became a one thousand dollar watt smile. Everyone shrugged, but Donna, who became visibly happy too. She pushed past the three friends and stood by Selene. "Let's go in!" Donna rushed her.

The woman shrugged and nodded, trying to contain her happiness. What the hell is wrong with them? Grace, Kelsey and Kim thought. They looked at each other, shrugged and followed the two happy women in… only to lose them.

Mirror, Mirror

Selene and Donna stood in front of a mirror, holding each other's hands. Donna gulped and smiled. "Is this really happening, Mom?" Donna asked.

She nodded and hugged her daughter. A figure appeared with an annoyed look in the mirror. "What? Am I finally being released?" It asked.

It was a boy. He had brown hair, brown eyes and two moles on his cheek. He was visibly attractive but he looked incredibly annoyed. "We found her," Selene said.

He rolled his eyes. "As I said before, she can release me, but I will not marry or mate her, mother," He hissed.

Selene shrugged. "I don't care! I just want to hold you again," She said.

His upper lip raised into a snarl. At the corner of his lip, you could see a gleaming pearly white fang. "How do you keep them clean? You don't have a toothbrush," Donna said.

He growled. "Get the chick, Donna. I wanna get out of here," He hissed, "and what the hell is a 'toothbrush'?"

Donna almost face palmed. "I just remembered that this is your 500th year in this," Donna said, "You don't even know what a cell phone is."

He looked behind them and disappeared. Selene began banging on the mirror, but he wouldn't come back. "For a person who says 'do not touch anything', you sure go against everything you say," Kelsey commented from behind them.

That's why he left, Donna thought. Selene straightened her clothing showed them the mirror. "This is ancient mirror of a really power witch named Maligno. It's Italian for wicked." Something about the mirror made Kim feel more powerful, and like something was calling and attracting her towards it. "500 years ago, a powerful being named Jack was, unfortunately, trapped in the mirror so the witch could carry out on her evil biddings." Kim slowly walked towards it and looked deeply in to it. Kim… she heard a whisper from it. "She had plans, and Jack was too strong for her to carry them out. No one really figured it out though. It was said that the blood of Jack's mate was able to release him." Kim spotted a little cracked in the mirror and lifted her hand to touch it. "But, Jack's mate hasn't been around for centuries and who knows if this myth is real? It could be fake."

As soon as Kim touched the crack, she felt a sharp pain in her fingertip. She drew her hand back and winced. On the mirror was blood. Her blood. She looked at her finger and I raised a brow. That's freaky… I didn't trace it or anything… or well, Kim thought. "Oh my gosh! Kim! You're bleeding!" Kelsey and Grace wailed worriedly.

Kim shrugged. "It's just a little blood," She said.

Grace and Kelsey fiercely shook their head. "No! Let's go! We're taking you to the bathroom!" Kelsey said.

They dragged their friend away from the scene to find the bathroom. Selene and Donna looked at the mirror with a hopeful look, but nothing happened. They sighed and walked away. What they didn't see, was Kim's blood stain missing from the mirror.

Mirror, Mirror

Kim raced to the bus as soon as the trip was over. She still couldn't shake the thought of a crack just cutting her like that. It just seemed… so unreal to her. She got on and sat by the window. She didn't really want to speak to her boyfriend, so she'd just leave Donna sit by him. Sighing, Kim looked out the window. This had to be the creepiest trip ever. I mean, my guide was creepy. Donna was acting strange… and that mirror? Don't get me started. I never want to come back here again, Kim thought. She heard loud chattering and she knew everyone else was coming on. She felt her phone vibrate and answered it. It was a text… from Kelsey, Antonio and Grace at once. She read all of them, and they were all the same. They all asked if she was alright and why she quickly ran to the bus. Kim didn't really know. She felt the strangest urge to go home now. And she didn't really like that place. Donna sat beside her, minding her own business and began drawing. Kim leaned over and saw she was drawing a picture of a boy. "You're being nosy," Donna hissed.

Kim leaned away and whispered, "Boyfriend?"

Kim had no idea why she wanted to start conversation with the smartest girl in school, but it happened. Donna was shocked. "Uh, no. This is my brother. We… can't seem to find him," Donna lied.

Kim nodded and Donna had no idea why she told Kim she was drawing her brother. "Um… you're a good drawing," Kim commented.

Donna smiled genuinely. "Thanks, Crawford," She said, returning to the picture.

Kim looked at it and smiled. God forbid, her brother is one sexy piece man, Kim thought. "If he heard that, you'd increase his already large ego," Donna mumbled.

Kim blushed and looked out the window. I know for a fact that I didn't say that out loud, Kim thought. Donna glanced at her and glared at her brother's face. If she's going to be my future sister-in-law, I want her to become nicer, Donna thought bitterly.

Mirror, Mirror

Kim, Grace and Kelsey sat on the hood of Kim's car. "Am I the only one that gets an ominous feeling from that Selene woman, Donna and that mirror at the museum?" Kim asked.

Kelsey shrugged. "To be honest, I did too," Kelsey said.

Grace nodded in agreement and added, "Do you think they're up to something?"

Kim gave her friend a disbelieving look and Kelsey joined in. "One of them are a MIRROR, Grace," Kelsey and Kim both said.

Grace blushed. "Sorry. Give us a ride home!" Grace said.

Kelsey, Grace and Kim got in to the car and drove away.

Mirror, Mirror

Kim opened the door to her house and was welcomed by a scream. It sounded like her brother's 'manly' girly scream. Kim ran upstairs, straight in to her room. "Kevin get-" She looked at her bed and saw a figure leaning over her brother. "Who are you?" Kim yelled.

The person turned around and in a flash, he was in front of Kim. Kim recognized this person as Donna's brother. He smirked, showing off some pearly fangs. Kim felt her throat go dry and her eyes pop out of her head. Her brother tried throwing something at the male, but he caught it and grinned evilly. "Hello."

Kim screamed and he covered her mouth and huskily whispered in her ear, "Mate."

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