Chapter 2

The new spirit

~Her point of view and becoming part 1~

Fear slithered down her spine but she refused to show it, she looks around in the dark street nothing, but she knew she felt a presence with her she continued to go on her nightly walk. This was the only time she could think, she loved to look up at the stars and the moon the chilly air of fall making her wake-up in the night, tomorrow it was supposed to snow and she was excited about that. A shadow crosses her path though no one was around her she calls out, "Who is there!" No answer came. Perfect just perfect, am I going crazy she thought or am I overly paranoid? 'heh' she laughed at her weirdness and continues, it would take 4 minutes to get back to her house. Grace stumbled over a stick on the ground she peered at it her imagination coming into effect and picked it up. It looked like a wand, Grace smiled and brushed the bark stripped wood and marvelled, it was very pretty for a piece of wood she mused and lifted it up to cast a spell in a silly voice, "Teleportium maxima housia!" Grace cried out she paused and looked around… oh well guess I have to walk she shrugged with a smirk then walked near the road with her make shift wand. Lights flashed from around the corner, Grace waited for the car to go by, when it did she walked out to cross the wide rode and walked down the hill then turned the corner and strode down the street and into the court where she the porch light of her house was out but it was activated by motion sensor. Grace walked up to her house at the very end of the court and it lit up but she pretended her magical wand of magic turned it on spinning it with a twirl and Grace danced up to the door and opened it. "I'M HOME!" she called out "yea miss me" Grace said to her 20 year old brother with a wink as he walked up the stairs.

"I'm going to bed ", he said clearly not in the mood for any games.

"Awe come on Darius have a little spirit you look like a zombie", Grace said then acting like a zombie herself, she lifted her arms still holding the wand made undead noises and walked after him up the stairs with a limp.

"Not in the mood I have to get some sleep for work tomorrow!" Darius said rolling his eyes at his 17 year old sister, "you clearly don't understand university is much harder than high school you have it easy I have to make money and study now you should get to bed too its nearly 11:30 now stop acting like a crazy person." He turned than walked down the hall to his room.

"Come on have some imagination!" Grace called after him and sighed. He and the rest of her family were really stressed out lately all she wanted to do was lighten up the mood, her younger sister J-Lynne who was 13 loved her humour her older brother Darius and sister May who was 19 not so much. Well I would hate to be them and grow up to be so stressed all the time and work, yuck! Grace went upstairs still hearing that her parents were down stairs watching a movie together and went to get ready for bed she got her Pjs on put her new magical wand on her desk and went to the bathroom to brush her teeth. In the mirror Grace figured she kind of looked tired from the faint bags under her grey eyes her long brown hair was messed up so she gave it a brush than brushed her teeth and went to bed. Grace smiled as she fell to sleep knowing that tomorrow was the weekend and she got to sleep in as long as she wanted, Grace turned over in her bed than faded into the void. Grace woke with a start in the morning it was 9 O'clock she looked around her cluttered room, what had woken her? This was happening a lot lately she had woken up at random times and didn't know why. Grace got up and rubbed her eyes "I guess the sand man got me huh", she smiled as she wiped the sleepy sand from the corners of her eyes and got dressed then went down to see her little sister already awake watching television in there small living room. "Good morning Beautiful," Grace said with a smile as she looked at her sister eating a morning green apple for breakfast.

"Hey sista", J-Lynne said with a smile, she was in a happy mood today.

"Where'd mum and pops go?" Grace asked looking around the house.

"They went to the vet to get chocolate his shots and his medicine", J said referring that their dog wasn't feeling well lately.

"Ah", Grace says with a slight frown then smiles "and is May still sleeping cuz she's older and to lazy to get up", Grace smirked in no need of confirmation.

"Yup and Darius is at work", J looks at her older sister.

"I know I know work is blah!" Grace sat on the stool next to the couch and asked, "Hey, since it's going to snow you want ta go sledding tonight?" Grace smiled as her little sister as they share a sinister look, J-Lynne glad that Grace would never be too old to play around and be silly.

"YEAH!" J said with enthusiasm and beamed.

It was 7 O'clock still light out when Grace and her sister went out after telling their parents where they were going and walked up the side street pulling their two sleds and Grace bringing her magical wand for fun. "What's that for?" J asked referring to the stick.

"It's a magical wand that will protect us from danger in times of darkness", Grace said in a mysterious voice while they walked. J-Lynne just shook her head wondering if they should get Grace tested for her over imagination.

Their old public school had a great hill behind it for sledding a perfect layer of snow was on the ground and it was kind of foggy out but that made it more fun. They crossed the main road carefully and went behind their school, their snow pants swishing together as they walked up the hill. The fog rolled in thicker.

"READY!" Grace said… with a muffled grunt from J-Lynne, because she had a scarf over her face because of her asthma, Grace yelled, "OK FIVE … FOUR… THREE…" then she ran with all her might and pushed her sister down the hill she raced down then disappeared out of sight. The fog acting like a veil over her eyes, Grace heard a scream and a crash.

Panicking she ran down the hill souring, she was fast very fast and when Grace walked and ran it was like she wasn't there her steps silent like a ghost it came natural to her. She looked around at the blurry land scape then something slammed into her back and she fell flat faced into a snow drift.

With a chuckle J-Lynne got up "That's for missing two and one!" she said her laughter picking up as Grace brought her face out of the snow drift and it looked like she had a beard her face chilly she stroked the imaginary beard and walked forward.

"HO HO HO, It was elementary my dear partner in crime", Grace said a smirk on her face then wiped the snow off her face and hurled a snow ball at her sister and hit her straight on her shoulder.

"Oh it's on now "; J said rolling up her sleeves and bending down to collect more snow. Their snow fight lasted well after dark. They made forts and attacked each another from the safety of their kingdoms as the fog got thicker and the night grew black. Grace decided to get their sleighs and her magic wand and walked back to the road it was getting really dark and foggy she could barely see 10 feet away from her and they should get home J-Lynne agreed and the made there way to the rode the snow crunching under their heavy boots. Grace flicked her magical wand around at her sister pretending to turn her into a cat.

"Meow" J said playing along with Grace's imagination and they began to walk across the foggy road. There was a crunch and a cry of surprise as her sister tripped. Grace saw the shadow she saw the other night creeping around them on the road. J-Lynne tried to get up but something was holding her down.

"J! MOVE!" Grace said dropping her sled and running up to help. In the distance weak head lights were speeding towards them through the fog the car would not be able to see them. With effort Grace lifted up her sister but the shadow was still holding onto J's foot.

"LET GO OF HER!" Grace called out fearlessly stepping on the shadow but her boot going through it. The car was almost there with a final effort Grace stepped back and squared her jaw. "You'll be fine, just imagine like we are playing football", she said not showing her fear to her whimpering sister, she kicked J's sled off the road and looked at her sister once more. Grace backed up then ran like she never did before, silent... terrifying she threw herself against her sister with all her strength and knocked J-Lynne flying into a snow drift beside the road then with her wand still in her hand Grace crashed into the pavement disoriented. The shadow was gone looking up at her sister Grace smiled happy that J was safe and ok and started to get up. 'Thud' the car hit her square in the head with its bumper.

Grace tumbled and flipped onto her stomach on the road getting her legs run over.

J-Lynne screamed but no one heard her. The car didn't stop, curving around the corner not legible because of the fog and disappeared into the night. J-Lynne ran up to her still lifeless sister and flipped her over. Her sisters eyes were open unblinking unrecognisable, focusing on something far away. Not breathing.

Grace was gone.

Tears' running down her cheeks J-Lynne barely manages to get her sister to the curb of the street struggling through the snow. "GRACIE!" she cries "GRACE BELLA GREY! DON'T YOU DO THIS TO ME! NO, NO PLEASE!" she sobs shaking her sister and convulses. J-Lynne got up ran to get help already knowing it was too late.

Author note: this is the new spirits story/ introduction next chapter will be her waking up as a spirit and meeting someone you already know who ;) and the guardians trying to find her. but this is just Part 1 of her point of view Graces back story if you will. Part 2 well you'll see what happens and what powers she will have.

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