.oOo. Ouija Are You There? .oOo.
Chapter One
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It was early in the day, far before the time the sun would begin to rise above the horizon. Clouds, tinted with a silver glow from the moon, hung low in the dark morning sky. Snow dusted the landscape and fell lightly from the sky. Elvira glanced over to the window to catch a look of the scene. A smile graced her lips.
Her bother, Daemon, grabbed her attention when he nudged her shoulder with a flat square box. It was wrapped in a metallic paper and topped with a purple bow. The gift glistened underneath the Christmas tree's lights, which glowed in a variety of colors.
The tree, which was set up almost immediately after Thanksgiving, was heavily decorated with homemade ornaments, some of which were crafted by Elvira's parents from their own childhood. At the top was an angel, one that was dressed in an ornate gold dress. White feather wings, which were spread out as wide as possible, were placed on her back. The angel smiled down upon the siblings.
Elvira's brown eyes narrowed slightly as she questioned her brother. "What is it? A board game or somethin'?" She gave it a small shake and could make out a small noise, but couldn't quite figure out what was making the sound.
Her brother chuckled lightly. "Well, you'll have to open it to find out, huh?" Elvira shot him a look before he continued. "I found it at some antique store downtown. It was pretty cheap."
Raising a brow and giving the box one last shake, his sister asked, "Cheap, is it? Am I not worthyof a decent present?"
A wide, toothy grin spread across Daemon's face while he fell back into the couch. He propped his bare feet up upon the coffee table top and folded his arms behind his head as he explained. "I thought it was very decent, for you, that is. And I think this will be your favorite gift, next to the sweater grandma kindly knitted for you, of course."
Although their grandmother meant well, nothing would be able to convince the siblings to wear the clothing she made. "Don't forget, she knitted one for you too," Elvira reminded her brother.
"I'll probably outgrow it soon." Which was highly possible, considering the fact that he had gained a few inches that year. "So, technically, it's already yours." He smirked.
A pink tongue flashed out from Elvira's lips before she began to tear away at the silver paper. The more she tore at the paper, the clearer the text on the box underneath became. When fully unwrapped, the box read "Pizza". Elvira looked up to her brother, baffled.
"Now openthe box. . ."
And, with a small smile playing on her lips, she did just that.
Inside the pizza box was a dark wooden board that read "Ouija" at the very top. Elvira studied and took in each and every carving, which included a sun in the left corner and a moon in the right. In the corner below the sun was "Yes" while the other corner read "No". Between these simple answers were "Hello" and "Goodbye". The full alphabet was carved in the center of the board and just beneath that were the numbers zero through nine. A small wooden pointer was included.
With furrowed brows, Elvira thought, I've never seen this before. . . She had been referring to the symbols – an upside-down triangle that sat within a circle - that were carved in on the sides of "Ouija". Her finger tips grazed the surface of the wood, but a sudden wave of uneasiness caused her to stop. Elvira's head began to pound while her heart fluttered in her chest.
It was when her breath hitched that Daemon caught on to the sudden change in her mood. As his head snapped up, his dark eyes flew open. They flickered back and forth between her and the board. "You alright?" Daemon sounded sincerely concerned, especially when compared to his usual sarcastic tone.
And just like that, the spell seemed to break away, but Elvira could still feel the effects from the board. Her cheeks heated up to a light pink as she shrugged it off sheepishly. "Oh, yeah, I'm alright," she assured with a forced grin. Her eyes flickered up to her brother as she added, "I'm just surprised you were able to get this. Especially one that's in such good condition, you know?" Elvira's eyes fell down to the board soon after.
Daemon's head fell back as he reminisced about his trip into town earlier in the year. "Yeah, I know what you mean. The guy was selling it so cheaply that it might as of been given away for free!" Under his breath, he added, "To bad it wasn't. . ."
There was a short period of silence before he raised himself from the couch with a grunt, walked over to his sister and patted her head, ruffling up her short hair a bit, before making his way upstairs. Elvira didn't look up at her brother once, or even to straighten up her locks - her attention remained on the board. "Aw, shit. Do I use this or not?"
With an almost irritated sigh escaping past her lips, Elvira raised herself from the floor, kicked away at some of the torn pieces of wrapping paper, and also made her way to her bedroom. After taking two steps out from the family room, she paused, looked over her shoulder, and recalled that she would need to bring the pizza box along with her.
Once Elvira had the board, pointer, and pizza box in hand, she marched up to her bedroom. After closing the door behind herself, locking the door in the process, Elvira stepped over to her bed and placed the board and pointer onto the purple comforter, while the box was slid under the bed.
Hoping up onto the bed, Elvira took hold of the Ouija board and, once her legs were crossed, placed it upon her lap. She stretched out to grab the small wooden pointer, eager to begin the session.
She knew very well how it worked, due to the excessive amounts of time she spent on the internet reading up on the subject. Elvira was more than fascinated with it, but, to her disappointment, she had few to talk to about it. Even her best friend, a boy named Norman, showed little to no interest. If anything, he seemed terrified by it all. Her brother was, however, kind enough to listen whenever she discovered some new and interesting.
In hopes of receiving the same feeling, Elvira traced "Ouija" with the pads of her fingers. The cool, smooth surface felt nothing but soothing - a great disappointment for her.
The corners of her lips curled down as she straightened herself. "Stupid board."
Provocation always get a little action going, she thought to herself while suppressing a smirk.
Elvira placed the pointer onto the board, and shortly after she laid both of her index fingers on the piece. She made sure that her touch was light enough not to add to much unnecessary weight. If she did press down any harder, it would become difficult, potentially impossible, for the spirit to move the pointer.
She waited and waited, but nothing, not even a twitch from the wooden piece, occurred. Elvira even asked, "Ouija, are you there?" and received no reply.
Quickly sliding the pointer over to "Goodbye", Elvira grumbled under her breath, wondering why nothing happened. The provocation, perhaps, but she felt that was unlikely.
Leaning back against her pillows, the brunette let out a long sighed before closing her eyes. Having woken up so early for the day, she had taken a good chunk of sleep away, nearly four hours. With her body going limp, Elvira could feel herself begin to doze off.
With her mind clouded with the thoughts of sleep, it was difficult to make out the noise that sounded by her feet. Holding her breath, Elvira blocked out any outside noises and focused in on the one sound for a good minute or two. Whatever it was, it seemed to be sliding over the surface of the wood of the Ouija board.
Elvira grinned, thinking that perhaps it was her cat, Edgar, pawing at the board, but that thought quickly dissipated when she recalled leaving the kitten in the laundry room the night before.
Her head snapped forward and her eyes flashed open to find the pointer moving away from "Goodbye". She blinked a couple of time, trying to grasp the situation.
Unable to hold in her emotions, Elvira let out a hushed, "Whoa!"
The pointer moved at a slow and shaky pace while it attempted to spell out whatever it wished to say. Never had she seen such a thing! To do this without her assistance showed just how powerful, and possibly even how dangerous, the being was.
After landing on the "S", the pointer paused slightly before starting up again. It continued this slow and steady process of stopping and going over the alphabet before the pointer came to a complete halt on one of the mysterious symbols that laid next to "Ouija". Going over the letters selected, Elvira thought aloud what it came out to be.
"Stupid. . ." Her eyes widened slightly before she continued. ". . . Girl?" Elvira nearly huffed out the second word, feeling a little insulted by whoever she managed to contact. But after thinking back to her early actions, the teen shrugged and muttered, "Well, perhaps I deserve that."
Feeling more excited than every, Elvira took no time to place her fingers back onto the pointer, which had already begun to glide over the board. For whatever reason, the wooden pointer's speed double, perhaps even more, when Elvira made contact with it.
It landed on "Yes".
"Um," Elvira's head leaned to the side, her eyes never leaving her hands. "Are you saying I diddeserve that?"
The pointer flickered off from the "Yes" right before it returned to the same spot.
"Ah." Her lips formed a thin, white line as she held herself back from snapping. Making an attempt at changing the subject, she asked if they were human.
If she was correct, any questions asked, including this one, could easily be answered with a lie. There was no way, as far as Elvira knew, to tell the difference between a lie and a truth; all she could do was go with her gut instinct and hope for the best.
The pointer moved to "No".
If her gut was correct, then that was no lie. She could feel herself heat up, especially her chest, which had begun to felt extremely tight, and her heart raced faster than ever before. It caught her off guard, so she ended up stuttering. "R-r-eally?" Elvira cursed herself for showing weakness.
After hearing what she assumed to be a chuckle, one that seemed to resonate from deep within the board, the pointer quickly spelled out, "God".
Feeling bewildered from the reply, Elvira found herself stumbling over her words once more. "S-so you're. . . God?"
Inconceivable!
What was spelled out this time was a decently sized sentence, especially compared to the one word responses, with the exception of the "stupid girl" comment, the spirit has given. Following along was difficult, due to the speed the pointer glided at, but she had just barely managed to catch each letter.
Thinking it over once or twice, she repeated slowly, assuming that if she were to get a word incorrect, the being would correct her by moving the pointer. "I am not the God, but agod."
She snorted, "Right."
Deciding that was enough excitement for one day, Elvira pushed the pointer down to "Goodbye", packed away the board, and rushed out from the room. During that time, never did she feel alone.
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Here is the rewritten chapter one! For anyone rereading it, I hope you notice a change! I know I did. . . For those who are reading this for the first time, I hope you liked it!~ Anyways, please leave a review and tell me what you thought!~ Oh, and I'm terribly sorry if the ending is a bit abrupt. I was getting a bit carried away when fixing this chapter up. . . (^_^); Hehe.
Ryuu22
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