Annie ran over to her mother, tears bubbling her eyes. Her mother looked down, and tried not to laugh at her daughter's tomato face.
"Mommy, Winston and Beck were being mean to me again." She cried, and her mother just dropped to her knees, to see what she could do.
"What did they do, honey?" She asked, just as Beck ran up.
"We didn't do nothin'" He defended, and Annie placed her hands on her hips.
"You didn't do ANYTHING." She corrected, making Beck toss a glare her way. Annie just stuck out her tongue, as Winston ran up. He was the runt in the group. And most of time if something went wrong, he was blamed for it.
Since he was such a sweetheart, Annie's mother, Alice, had trouble believing that he intentionally hurt her child. But she could never be too careful.
So as Alice was about to bring up how they hurt Annie, the kids already seemed to be off the topic.
Alice just smiled, and rolled her eyes. She stood up, and walked over to the balcony. The sun was already setting, and Alice thought that it was the perfect way to end the day.
The children all had to split up tomorrow, and this was the last sunset they would see from the summer mansion. The kids all ran off, and Alice heard Winston yell,
"Wait for me!"
Alice's phone rang, and she pulled it out.
"Hello?" She asked, and she knew that it was her husband.
"Hello, honey. The other's and I are almost finished." He told her, and Alice was sad, but relieved. The whole reason they all came to live together, was because Alice's husband was a scientist. And he and four other scientists (Winston and Beck's parents) had almost made a scientific breakthrough.
They were only what seemed to be days away from sending someone inside of a book. Alice wasn't sure how it worked, but she didn't really care. It wasn't her job to be a scientist. It was her husband's.
So as the group got together, they spent all year doing research and what not, while Alice looked after the kids. It seemed like the perfect plan, and while it was, the scientists still couldn't get to their goal.
So reluctantly, they all gave up. Well, they didn't give up, per se. But they all lived in different areas, and all three of the kids were starting first grade soon. In fact, all of the skipped Kindergarten, so that the scientists could maybe reach their breakthrough.
Alice was a bit disapointed, but she was glad that her life would now get back on track.
"Mommy!" Alice heard, and she smiled, before walking back inside of her house.
(*)*
"Mommy, I don't want to say goodbye." Annie spoke, that night. Alice bit her bottom lip. She had hoped that kids wouldn't spend too much time thinking about it. They were kids, after all.
Alice just turned to her kid, and began to brush her hair on the bed they were sitting on. It was frilly, of course. Annie really liked frilly stuff, so her room was decked out to the core with it.
"Honey, I know seperating can be hard." Alice spoke, as Annie just looked down at her bed, upset.
"It's not hard. It's simple. We're going to leave each other, and we'll never see each other ever again!" Annie almost yelled, startling her mother. A knock on the door came, and Alice called for him to come in.
"Hey. How are my two favorite girls?" Alice's husband, Robert asked. Alice smiled, but Annie offered him nothing. Robert looked at the two of them, puzzled.
"What's going on?" Robert asked, and Alice just kept brushing her daughter's hair.
"I don't want to say goodbye to Beck and Winston. They're my brothers." She cried, a few tears slipping down her cheeks. Robert smiled, and made his way over to his daughter.
He pat her head, being careful not to mess up Alice's brushing.
"Annie, you'll see them again. I promise. Because not only are you guys friends, but I'm friends with their parents. So we'll be sure to meet up again. On Holdiays and stuff." He encouraged, and Alice just eyed him.
Robert was the best at giving pep talks.
"I know!" Annie cheered, jumping away from her mother, and the brush. Alice was just glad that the brush wasn't in her hair when she had jumped up.
Kids really should be more careful.
"What is it, Annie?" Alice asked, as Annie was now beaming.
"We'll make a promise to meet again! And all three of us never break promises. It's our motto." Annie spoke, and Alice looked over at Robert. Robert just shrugged, as Annie dashed out the door.
Annie knocked on Beck's door. She, being impatient, only gave him a few seconds, before she opened the door herself. Sitting on his bad, was Beck and his mother.
"I have an idea!" Annie cheered, her voice probably echoing throughout the house. Beck looked at her with a rasied eyebrow.
"Idea for what?" He asked, as Winston walked into the room. His room was right next door, so he probably heard Annie thundering down the hall.
"I have and idea as to how we can see each other again." She spoke,and Winston's face lit up. Beck just had his arms behind his head, propping him up. He smirked.
"Don't tell me you're actually upset that we're going to seperating." he spoke, and Annie's heart broke.
"U-uh...yes, I am." She spoke, and Winston also now had tears in his eyes.
"You're not upset?" Winston asked, and for a moment, Beck's exterior cracked. But then he had it right back up again.
"Nope.I'm not upset AT ALL." He boasted, as his mother shook her head.
"He's a liar. He was just whining to me about having to leave." She spoke, and Beck's eyes snapped at her, as his mother just smiled. She was always the most blunt. She let everyone see things as how they were.
In fact, she was the one who convinced everybody that the project was a no go.
"Mom!" He yelled, and Annie smiled, happy that his mother was such a snitch.
"Anyway, all we have to do is promise to see each other again. And you guys know our motto." She spoke, and Winston just nodded. He really was tiny. Beck just hopped off of his bed, and over to the two of them.
"Let's just get this over with." He spoke, and all three of them knew what to do. Not only did they always keep their promises, but there was a certain special way they promised, it it was super important.
Well, at they called it "super important".Somebody else probably thinks nothing of it.
Annie put her left hand out, extending her pinky. The other boys followed suit, and they interlocked their pinkies. They then pulled their hands away and each pinky swore to the person next to them.
At the end, they all kissed their pinkies, and then brought their fingers back together again.
"I promise." They all spoke, and Annie laughed, happy that now they were going to see each other once more.
TEN YEARS LATER:
"Annie, hurry up. You don't want to be late!" Her mother called, and Annie dashed down stairs. Once Alice saw the dirty backpack that Annie had worn last year, Alice's smile turned into a line.
"Annie, why do I buy you new stuff if you never use it?" She asked, her face slightly bearing wrinkles.
"I don't know, mom. Maybe one day you won't." Annie joked, and her mother poked her daughter with a whisk.
"Don't sass me." She joked back, followed by both girls laughing.
Annie plopped down at the table, seeing a picture she hadn't seen in a while. It was the picture she and her old best friends took, the day they were all leaving the mansion they lived in together.
" is that down here? I haven't seen it in forever." Annie spoke, walking over to it. Her mother didn't even have to look over to see what Annie was talking about.
"I just thought you forgot what they looked like. You haven't seen them in just about ten years." Alice replied, and Annie picked up the picture, and looked at the huge beaming smile that she wore in the picture.
Annie hardly remembered anything that even happened in that house. The only reason she remembered those two boys at all, was because her father would sometimes talk about their parents.
Annie remembered one thing, though. She remembered that they made a promise. Not that she even remembered what the promise was, because she didn't.
"What were their names again?" Annie asked, as her mother planted a kiss on her daughter's forehead.
"Beck and Winston. And you better hurry. You're going to be late. And don't forget your sister." She spoke, as Annie's little sister dashed down the stairs. Annie was about to yell at her.
Her sister, Jenna, had poor health. It was the whole reason Annie didn't get to see the boys she loved so much. It was because the city air was too much, and the only house that they could afford, that would also be beneficial to Robert's work, was many states away.
Robert was the onlyone who got to visit. Annie remembered how she used to put up a huge fuss, since she wanted to visit too. But after she was about ten, she stopped caring.
"Sorry for making you wait, Alice." Jenna spoke, as they both left the house.
Sitting in front of their house, was a black van. Annie pulled Jenna closer to her, as they slowly made their way passed the van. Annie was confused about it.
They lived at the top of a hill. Their house was the only one up here, so if the car was up here, it was meant for somebody in this family.
Only after a few moments, Annie freaked herself out, and made both her and Jenna turn around. Jenna looked up at her sister, confused.
"Why are we going back inside?" Jenna asked, and Annie made sure that she was inbetween Jenna and the van.
"I forgot something." She lied, but before they even got to the door, a woman dashed out of the van, and tackled Annie and Jenna to the ground.
"EEK! MOM!" Annie quickly yelled, as the woman duct taped their mouths shut. Annie instantly tried to lick the tape off, but it was harder than it looked. Jenna was screaming, although muffled. Annie tried to make the girl focus on her, as she pushed Jenna towards the house.
But another woman ran out of the car, and clutched onto Jenna. Soon, both girls were in the van, drving down their street. The other woman was now tying their hands, although Annie wasn't going without a fight.
"Quit squirming, you little rat." The woman spoke, as the first girl, now driving said,
"Dont' say that, honey. If you're too mean, I'll break up with you." She spoke, and the other woman looked back at her, eyes wavering.
"You won't really, will you?" She asked, and the driver just shrugged.
"Whatever." She spoke, going back to tying the ropes.
(*)*
After a few hours, Annie was terrified to her core.
She had run out of ideas. At first, she tried to remember the turns they made, but as the time passed, there was no way she was going to remember how to get home. Annie also considered somehow wrecking the car.
But Jenna was weak, and she was in here.
Annie looked over at Jenna, who was not crying anymore. Annie threw her body towards her sister, as a way to calm her down. But the other woman, not the driver, hated it whenever they moved.
"Stop moving." She barked, as she then grabbed onto Annie's backpack. Of course she had taken it hours ago, but sometimes the backpack would rollaround the truck. Annie didn't know why she took it. The only thing in it was a binder, and the first four volumes of Magi.
It was her favorite manga, and she always brought books to school.
Annie tired to pin point features on the women, in hopes of identifying them if they were found. But both women were wearing masks. Their voices were the only thing that helped Annie tell them apart.
Well that, and the fact one of them was driving, while the other one wasn't.
"We're here." Annie heard the driver say, as the other woman smiled.
"Finally. Took long enough." She spoke as both girls left the van. Annie looked around, wondering why they left the people they kidnapped behind. Annie then held her sisters hand, as best as she could.
Annie heard talking.
Jenna was shaking, and Annie just wished that this was all a dream.
After about ten minutes, the van door opened, and a huge man leaned down and grabbed the two of them. There was no way Annie was dumb enough to put up a fight. She wasn't going to win, and ticking off her kidnappers didn't seem like a good idea.
Annie thought how Jenna might have tried doing it, but Jenna knew that she was too weak.
"Alright. Here they are. Let's just get this over with." The first woman spoke, looking at Annie for a moment. Annie looked into her eyes, as the woman looked away.
"It might take a few minutes. Is that alright?" The man asked, tossing Annie and Jenna into a room. Annie didn't get to hear the answer, as her backpack hit her in the side of the head. Annie wondered why they even gave it back to her.
For all they know, she had a pockey knife in there. Of course, the second woman did search the backpack up and down.
"Hello." Annie suddenly heard, and she leapt up. Well, she tried. But since she was still tied up, she just looked like a fish flopping around. Annie looked up, and saw a teenage boy, with jet black hair.
His arms were tied, but he had no duct tape. Annie then saw another boy, this one freakishly tall and muscular. Annie hopped over to them.
"Mhm mhm." She spoke, trying to communicate. The black haired one just looked at her.
"You know I don't understand you, right?" He asked, and Annie glared. The boy then just hopped up, even though his feet were tied.- How long was he tied up? He can actually move!- Annie thought, as the boy then bunny hopped over to Annie.
He turned around, and even though his hands had hardly any space, he then managed to tear off Annie's tape.
"Ow!" She yelled, as the other boy spoke up.
"Are you alright?" He asked, and Annie just looked at him. He then realized how he probably shouldn't have asked, and then stopped talking. But Annie wasn't mad.
It didn't take a genius to figure out that these two were kidnapped as well. So she actually admired him for trying to be so peppy in a terrible time.
"Shut up, wiil ya? I swear, that guy is too polite." The black haired one spoke, not taking off Jenna's tape.
"Careful." Annie told him, even though she knew that duct tape wouldn't kill her sister. Once he tore of the tape, Jenna just looked at her sister.
"Annie, what's going on?" She asked, now almost sobbing again. Annie pushed back her own tears, as she fish flopped over to her sister.
"I don't know. But hey, we'll be okay. I just know it." She spoke, before the muscular, but kind boy in the corner asked,
"Your name is Annie?" The black haired boy then just looked off to the side. Annie then knew that these two knew something that she didn't.
"Yeah. So what?" She asked, and the kind boy just let out a depressed sigh.
"So they really are kidnapping us three. I was hoping your name was Beck out of coincidence." He spoke, talking to the boy with the black hair. The boy with black hair just sat down.
"Great. Just fucking great." He spat, as Annie looked at them, confused. There was no way, right? It couldn't be.
"Beck? Winston?" She asked, as they both nodded. Annie didn't have time to ask questions, or freak out, because a second later, the first woman walked in the room. Beck glared at her, as Annie wanted to as well.
The woman scanned the room, and her eyes planted on Jenna. Annie's heart sped up.
"You three. Come with me." The woman spoke, looking at Annie, Beck, and Winston. Beck was still glaring at her.
"We're tied up, dumb ass." He spat, and the woman just walked over, and untied their legs. They then got up, except for Annie.
"I'm not leaving Jenna. What are you going to do to her?" Annie asked, panicked. The woman just yanked Annie to her feet.
"We didn't want your damn sister. She was just there." The woman spoke, dragging Annie out of the room.
"Wait, no! Jenna! JENNA!" Annie yelled, as the burly man scooped her up. Annie began to throw her fist at the man, trying to get free.
"Stop it." Winston told her, and for a moment, Alice remembered how tiny Winston was. He was the runt. But now, he was the tallest, and obviously the strongest.
"Don't make them angry. I don't want you to get hurt, Annie." He told her, and Annie then just sobbed.
"Jenna. No!" She cried, as the three of them were placed in a room. On one half of the room, there looked to be some control panel. Splitting up the room was a huge, thick wall of glass. And on the other side of the glass, was white, empty room.
"Get in there." The man spoke, chucking the three of them in there. Now, the two women and man were on the control panel.
"Where do we send them?" The second woman asked, as she looked at the buff man.
"Did you grab it?" She asked, and he dumped out Annie's backpack.
"Yep." He spoke. And while the second woman was about to ask what the backpack was for, another backpack, Winston's, was dumped onto the floor. And then Beck's.
Sitting there, was Magi, volumes 1-12.
The woman's eyes widened.
"It must be a sign." She spoke, as the first woman smiled, and planted a kiss on the other woman. She then went to the control panel. Winston was hugging onto a sobbing Annie, as Beck stood close to her.
He wasn't good with touching people, be he still wanted to help her feel better.
The woman typed in a bunch of numbers and codes that she was forced to memorize over the years. But this time was different. This time, someone would actually be sent to another world.
A fictional world.
The woman looked up, and once again, saw Beck glaring suns at her. She just looked back down, and hit the right button.
(*)*
"What's going on?" Annie asked, as all three of them were thrown into a huge white light. All of them screamed, as they started to plummet towards...THE SKY!
"What the?" Winston asked, as he then held onto Beck and Annie.
"Where are we?" Beck asked, as the light began to fade. But a few seconds later, the light came back, this time so bright that they all had to close their eyes. For a moment, Annie felt like her body was changing, but she knew that impossible.
Suddenly, all of them fell from about ten feet in the air. Annie screamed, as she tried to put out her hands and block the fall.
They all slammed into the ground, and for a moment, they were all in too much pain to move around.
"What just happened?" Winston asked, before he stopped talking.
"Why does my voice sound different?" He asked, as Annie stood up. And if she wasn't mistaken, she felt...shorter? Beck stood up, and much to his dismay, he felt that his hair had grown, for sure.
Winston just grabbed onto Annie and Beck's hands, and led them to a river. Annie was about ask why the rush, when she saw hereself. She was more muscular, but in a cute way. And she was more burgundy.
Annie raised her hands, to touch her face. There was no way.
She was Morgiana.
Hey. Sorry for the long chapter. I'll try and update fast, so that they obviousness can play out. Sorry if the story idea is cliche. I'll try and make is special in its own right.
Also, I'm sorry about how the story had little to do with Magi yet. Don't worry, it will be more Magi based, obviously. You know, now that they're in the world, and are the characters. Anyway, I have yet to decide what part of the story I want this to be at. Like before Alibaba was "killed" of after. Hmm...I guess I'll decide later. (Although, my mind is thinking after. For many reasons, actually)
And as for you guys.
Thank you for reading. I hope you liked it. Please review!