Chapter two: Ruby

"Hey mom, can I train a couple of kids?" I yelled down the stairs. My mom started to answer, then paused. I imagined her long blonde hair with its red highlights falling to one side, as she considered my question. "Yes you can honey." I thrust my fist into the air. "Yes!" My brother walked into the room. I giggled. He wore his pajamas, and his hair was sticking up oddly. "Brother dear, you make quite, a um, fashion statement." Julius grumbled, "Shut up. " I pretended to be offended. "Is that the way you talk to your sister?" He snorted. "You're just trying to sound older. " I laughed. "Well, I am a year older. " I countered. He rolled his eyes. "Whatever. " Oh sorry, where are my manners? I am Ruby Kane, and this is my brother Julius. I know boring name. But I can call him Jules! I have strawberry blonde hair, and I usually wear jeans, a cute top, and sweater, and combat boots. Yeah, I know leather is bad for magic, but my mother managed didn't she? I know she doesn't wear combat boots anymore, but she does wear high heels, and that isn't linen. My brother is oh so serious about magic, and he wears those linen pajamas every day. Unfortunately, he has blonde hair, and brown eyes like my dad. At least I have blue. My father is a god. Now you ask How? Simple. Walt joined with Anubis, and then married Sadie. I think my brother is like my Uncle Carter, because he has no sense of fashion. I walked down the stairs and into the library. The doors have been mended four times since I was born. Once I learned the Ha Di spell and destroyed them, once my pet tiger slammed into them, and they shattered, Can I convey my fondness for cats? I have two tigers and a leopard living on the top floor of Brooklyn mansion. I sighed thinking of those happy memories. I sat down on the comfy sofa. Hey, if we were going to live here, my mom wasn't about to sit on the floor! Our librarian Cleo looked up. Cleo lives here too, along with her children and husband. "Hello Ruby, are you looking for something? Cleo can speak six languages, and is very smart. "No not in particular," I said. I walked over to one of the computers lined against the wall. Yes I know magic does not do well with technology, but Thoth came around and did some fixing up, so these computers, and my Ipad touch will not blow up. I typed in on the screen the special website code for this, and gasped. On the screen a message came up. THE PEOPLE YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ARE THE JACKSONS, and THE GRACES. Below was a film screening showing a girl with blonde hair, a bunch of little kids, a boy with dark hair and sea green eyes, and another boy. I zoomed the camera in and focused on where they were. I gasped. They were in the Brooklyn library. I shut off the computer, and conjured a portal. I seem to have a knack for that. I was about to step inside when a goddess appeared. "Do not go in there Ruby Kane. "

" Hello, Isis," I said. My brother had released all the gods again completely by accident and Isis likes dropping in to see how we were doing. Isis did not look happy. "Those children have a strange force protecting them. " I rolled my eyes. " Dad said something about other gods in Manhattan, but I didn't believe him." Isis looked me straight in the eyes." He is right, the other gods are very much real, and will kill you if you enter their territory. " My voice rose to a whine. " But there are kids down their. They have the blood of the pharoh's. This is what my dream said!" Isis narrowed her eyes. " You had a dream?"

" uh, did I say dream? Gotta go!" I leaped through the portal. Isis caught my arm, and both of us fell out of the sky. Isis muttered and cast a spell I had never heard before. We fell on a pillow of air, and landed on top of the Brooklyn library. Isis opened another portal, but I crept down to the window. The girl was there. I saw her scanning the books. I opened the door of the library, and snuck in. Looking through the skylight, I saw Isis step through the portal. I crept to the row where the blond girl was looking through the books. I saw my mom's and Uncle Carters books on the shelf. I aimed a spell and made a glowing hieroglyph on the flipped open. I saw the girl turn around and stare at it. She grabbed it off the shelf and tucked it under her arm. I glanced up at the skylight, and saw that Isis had come back. Suddenly I was standing on the roof. I looked down at the girl again, and noticed she was heading towards the door, with the book. I felt a strange tug, and decided it was time to go. I stepped through the portal.