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Christy stared at the woman before her, startled and very confused. "Who are you?" she questioned, hoping she didn't sound as nervous as she felt. "And how do you know my name?"
At first, the woman in the purple robe did not respond. There was a moment of awkward silence between the two that lasted for a few seconds before the figure finally spoke again.
"Christy, you must be careful."
"What are you talking about?" the dark wizard inquired, taking a step closer to the woman. "And…?"
Before she could continue, the woman shook her head. "You are unaware of it, but you are in danger. I can't say when it will happen… but I can see it."
"See what?" Christy cried, suddenly alarmed by what this woman was saying. "You say that I am in danger, but what do you mean? The only danger I've ever been in is the teasing I get!"
The woman sighed softly. "I can't say that I know much about your past, or what has been happening lately to you. But your future… it is crystal clear to me."
This stunned the brunette into silence. She had no idea what was going on! How could her life be in danger? She was just an apprentice wizard, and only recently did she learn her first offensive dark magic spell; Shadow Die. That shouldn't be enough to put her life on the line!
"Someone is coming for you, though you will not be harmed physically," the woman went on, ignoring the look on the girl's face. "However…"
Just before the figure could continue, she started to fade away, and her voice became softer to the point where Christy could no longer hear her. A gasp escaped the dark wizard's lips. "Wait!" she shouted, but the woman was gone.
Christy sat up in bed with a gasp. She looked around and was relieved to find out that she was back at her room in the academy. Just as she thought, she had been dreaming the whole time, though if she had to be honest, the dream worried her.
She had never had a dream that tried to warn her of something like this. Shivering a little bit, she tried to think on what the woman said. It must have been important. The last thing she heard from the woman came to mind. "You will not be harmed physically."
At first, this caused Christy to groan quietly. Did this mean she would see one of those bullies at Cheeseburger? After all, it's not like their insensitive words caused her to get a cut or anything.
"Wait a second…" The dark wizard started to look even more confused than she did before. "Didn't she say she didn't know my past or what was happening to me presently? Then maybe… she didn't know about the teasing. That and… now that I think about it… it's not exactly dangerous…"
A knock on the door suddenly startled the brown haired wizard. At first, she thought whatever the danger she had been warned of had arrived, until she heard Elise's voice on the other side of the door. "Christy! Are you awake?"
Christy breathed a sigh of relief, and put a hand to her chest. "Yes, I am. Come in, Elise."
Without wasting any time, the felin opened the door and allowed herself inside. Since this was not a school day, she was not dressed in her wizard robe. Instead, she was wearing a short sleeved white shirt with a couple leaves on it, and a red skirt that went over her knees.
Elise giggled seeing the look on Christy's face. "Well, good morning to you, sleepyhead!" she said in her usual cheery voice. "You must have just woken up."
Christy nodded slowly as she slipped out of bed. "Yeah, you could say that," she replied. She looked down to the blue carpeted floor, and found her book lying open. She must have tossed and turned and it fell off her bed as she slept. She bent down to pick it up and closed it.
A look of concern suddenly crossed the felin's face. "Are you doing okay? You don't look so good."
"Hm, oh, just thinking," Christy said, her voice showing a hint of being distracted.
"About what?" Elise questioned. "I'm your best friend! You can tell me anything!"
The dark wizard nodded slowly. She didn't see any reason to keep a secret from Elise. So, she told her about the dream she had, and about that woman who warned her about the danger. The felin listened intently and did not say a word until her human friend was finished.
"Do you believe this woman? What if it is only a dream?" Elise questioned curiously.
"I thought about that… but I would be lying if I said I wasn't worried about it," Christy admitted softly.
Elise smiled and walked over to her friend, giving her a friendly nudge. "Come on, it isn't like you to worry about your dreams so much! I'm sure that it was just a dream and nothing more than that!"
Christy thought about it a moment before a small smile crossed her face. Maybe she was over thinking it a little bit. "I am just an apprentice and I'm still learning," she thought. "Surely I can't be in grave danger. Maybe Elise is right."
The felin saw the human girl's smile and her own became wider. "Anyway, come on and get dressed! I'm sure Kyle and Alex are waiting!"
Christy looked at Elise and nodded her head. "Yeah, sure, I'll be right there!"
The sun shone brightly overheard as a few clouds rolled by. By the time Christy made it outside the gate of Will-o-Wisp Academy, her friends were already waiting outside. Alex was wearing the usual since he seemed to refuse to wear his wizard clothes anyway, whereas Kyle was still in his.
"You're finally here!" Alex exclaimed, looking his human friend over. She was wearing a pink shirt that had a similar red gem on the chest like her wizard robe, and some red and pink pants to match. "Why do you like to wear those? It almost looks like your robes."
The brunette shrugged. "I don't know. I just rather like it…"
"I like it too!" Elise exclaimed with a huge smile on her face. "I think it looks good on you!"
Kyle nodded his head in agreement. "Well, since everyone is together, we should get going!"
"Yeah!" the other three friends cried. As they started to walk off, Christy faltered a bit, and started looking around her.
Kyle stopped and looked at his friend curiously. "Something wrong?" the rabbit asked.
"Do you… have the feeling that we are being watched?" the brunette asked.
Kyle gave his friend a look of confusion as he shook his head. "Not really," he replied. "You're probably just imagining it."
After thinking about it for a few seconds, Christy nodded. She had been known to be paranoid sometimes, and most likely anyone watching was at least a student or a teacher or something, maybe even Principal Biscotti. She was sure the old man liked to get out for a little fresh air every now and then.
"Yeah, you're right Kyle. Let's get going."
Deep in the forest, shadows were cast on the ground as the sunlight tried to shine through the branches. Carefully hidden from view, Davis watched as four figures came on the forest path. The human male's dark eyes were on a young human girl. Though there were others with her, an otter, a rabbit and a felin, he had no interest in them, just the brown haired girl.
She fit the description that he heard, short dark brown hair, brown eyes, and not very tall. Still, this could have been said about any girl who fit the description. And come to think of it, she was not wearing a wizard robe.
"I wonder if she is the one," he thought to himself.
Just then, the human girl seemed to stop on the path, and began to look around. To make sure he couldn't be seen, Davis crouched down behind the bushes. After a few more steps, her friends stopped and looked back at her.
"Christy? What's wrong?" questioned the felin girl.
"I… just have a feeling I am being watched," the human girl named Christy responded. She continued to look around, but luckily, she didn't see him. "I've been feeling it since we left the academy."
"Wow, that dream must be bothering you, huh?" the felin remarked.
"Dream?" the rabbit and otter echoed.
The felin nodded her head. "Yep. The way I understand it, our dark wizard friend was given a warning. About some kind of danger, but she didn't really hear everything about it."
A triumphant smile crossed the man's face. "So, it is her, then. That does make things a little easier."
Christy shrugged a little. "I'm sorry, I know what you said earlier, Elise. But, I just can't seem to shake this feeling…"
"No need to worry!" the otter assured. "If anyone comes for you…"
"They will answer to me!" the rabbit finished before the otter could.
The interruption caused the one known as Elise to giggle. "Kyle… that is so like you!" She clasped her paws together and sighed dreamily. Ignoring the rabbit's sudden glare, and the blush that could be barely seen under his fur, she turned to the brunette. "You know Christy, you are very lucky to have someone like Kyle around!"
The otter couldn't help chuckling at the look on Kyle's face and also turned his attention to Christy. "So no need to worry about that!"
The girl smiled at her friends. "Yeah, you're right, everyone. Thanks."
With the matter settled, the friends started to walk off again. "So, just to make sure, we're heading back to Cheeseburger tomorrow, right?" the otter questioned.
Kyle nodded at the otter's question. "Yep, the usual, Alex."
"That information is just what I wanted to know," Davis thought to himself. He knew that there was someone else stationed at the village with the long name and back at the academy. After all, they were told that the one they were after was a student here.
He waited for a few more hours and saw the friends returning from their visit. Once again, Christy became paranoid and looked around. According to Kyle, the brunette had been doing it all day. He was certain that he or his comrades had not been seen, but no one should be this paranoid.
"We can't wait too long. We will have to do this as soon as possible."
After he was sure they were gone, Davis stood up. After all, with the girl gone, he had no reason to remain here. He finally came out of hiding and turned in his steps to go even deeper in the forest. As he walked it started getting dark, deepening the shadows on the forest floor. He paused for a moment in thought.
"As I remember, I think Clovis is down at the Academy. He better not be thinking of attacking her in the middle of the night. That would be pretty foolish."
The dark haired man shook his head at the thought and continued walking forward. Eventually, he came upon a small clearing, and a big silver rocket came into view. The hatch was already open, and he moved toward it. As he got closer, he heard someone complaining inside.
"I don't really feel right about doing this," the feminine voice remarked. "Spying and kidnapping… the things we'll do to get some bira…"
"I don't like this as much as you do," a deep voice answered. "But we do need the money, Angela."
Davis just shook his head as he walked into the rocket and followed to two voices talking. Eventually he arrived on the bridge where a felin girl and a human man were waiting. Both of which were friends with him, as well as teammates. "I see Clovis isn't back yet," he remarked as he joined the pair.
The two turned to face him as he continued to walk toward them, his footsteps echoing a little because of the metal. "I'm sure he will be back soon," the blonde haired man replied. "Angela here was just giving me her report on what happened at Cheeseburger with Extra Cheese and Bacon on a Sesame Seed Bun with Chili Cheese Fries and Ranch Dressing on the Side."
At the mention of food, Davis' stomach rumbled. "Did you have to say the full name? I'm really hungry now…"
"You should have brought something to eat, like I did," Angela remarked, tugging on the sleeve of her orange suit.
"Anyway, I was told that it wouldn't be wise to attempt a capture there," the other man went on. "Seems there will be too many people there, and it's not like we can lure her if her friends are around."
Before Davis could even comment, footsteps could be heard coming in their direction. He turned just in time to see an otter walk into the place. He looked a little annoyed from the look on his face. This caused the black haired man to sigh.
"Let me guess… did you try to capture her on your own, Clovis?"
"Who do you think I am, an idiot?" the otter retorted. "Yes, I did think about it, but even I know that you shouldn't just waltz up to a dark wizard in the middle of the night. Give me a little credit here." He then turned his attention to the blonde haired man. "I found and confirmed that this Christy girl is indeed a student at Will-o-Wisp Academy. I looked around when they were gone and found a lot of good hiding places, but even so, there are too many people there."
"Hm, so far, this seems a little more difficult than anticipated," the blonde haired man remarked.
"If I may, I think I know what we can do this, Matthew," Davis piped up.
Matthew gave his fellow human a curious look. "Really now?"
"Yes, I hear they plan to head back tomorrow," the black haired human reported. "From the way they talk, I figure they do this every weekend. I think we could just hide in the bushes and spring a trap for the dark wizard there."
"Set a trap in the forest?" Angela repeated as she looked at Matthew. "What do you think, boss?"
The blonde haired human looked thoughtful. "Yes, that would probably be our best option. And I believe I know just the way to handle this."