Another Generation
Disclaimer-I don't own WITCH, but I do own any character you've never heard of. Yay me!
Chapter 2-The Strange Events Start
Allies' POV
"Aaahhhh", Allie let out a little groan of satisfaction as she lowered herself into her tub. If it wasn't for the fact her father was always yelling at her for spending to much time in the tub, she'd live in there. Of course, her brother always gave her a hard time to, just like her dad. Oh well, it was still nice. She stirred a little, and cupped a handful of bubbles in her hand, and blew on them, sending them everywhere. She laughed a little and leaned back in the tub.
Maybe I'll skip the dance and stay here all night, she thought with a giggle.
"ALLIE!" she jumped a mile and sent water sloshing over the side of the tub.
"Whatta you want Robby?" she yelled.
"Dad wants to know how long you're gonna be in there ", he called. Allie sighed and leaned back. "I've been in here for ten minutes, she thought, And my dad is all ready giving me grief about it.
"Tell Dad I drowned", she yelled.
"Kay", he said, and he ran to go find their dad. I bet he'll say that to, she thought with a giggle. She twirled her finger around in the water, still laughing and imagining the look on her fathers face when-
"Huh?" Allie had pulled her finger out of the water, and a little trail of water had followed, as though it were attached to her finger.
"What the-" Allie shook her hand to try and get the water off of her. It didn't exactly work, it just made the water shake. "Oooooookay", Allie muttered, "What's goin-?"
"ALLIE!" she jumped again, and finally managed to get the water off her finger. Unfortunately, the water went all over the floor.
"What?" she yelled, mad that her dad would interrupt her during her bath.
"Did you tell your brother to tell me you drowned?", he asked.
"Yeah", she said, "So what, I wanted him to leave me alone"
"Out of the tub!" he yelled.
"Okay, okay", she said, thoroughly annoyed. She got out of the tub and grabbed a towel.
"Uh oh", she muttered when she looked down. The floor was soaking wet. Her dad was not gonna like this.
"Allie!"
"Coming, coming", she said, sidling sideways out the door, "Coming"
"What are you hiding?" her dad asked suspiciously.
"Nothing, nothing…", she said, trying to make a break for her room.
"Allie…" her dad had looked in the bathroom.
"Uh, I gotta get ready for the dance!" she squeaked as she made a break for her room.
"That was close", she muttered as she closed the door, "Note to self, stop playing with the water, it only leads to trouble.
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Tories POV
"Oh come on Mom!" Torie was really desperate if she was gonna resort to begging.
"A D on your science test, and a messy room", her mom said threateningly, "Lets do a little math, seeing I'm sure your doing bad in that to. A D plus a messy room equals no dance tonight"
"Thanks a lot Will", she said, shooting her moms red haired friend a glare, "Thanks a whole bunch"
"Look Torie, I'm sorry", she said, "But she was gonna find out anyway"
"Mom-" Torie said, turning back to her stubborn mother, determined to win this fight, "Please?"
"Maybe your being a little hard on her Corny", Irma said. She was one Tories' moms' more annoying friends, even if she did always make Torie laugh.
"Irma, how many times have I said, don't call me Corny?" her mom asked, turning to Irma.
"I dunno, ten, twenty, a hundred", Irma said with a laugh.
"If I clean my room, can I go?" Torie asked, trying to reason.
"A D on a test", evidently her mom wasn't going to give up.
"Come on Cornelia", said Will, "Give her a chance"
"Will, you're not helping", Tories' mom said, turning to face her friend, "For once in your life, back me up"
"I'm just saying-"
"Will, is this your daughter?" her mother asked.
"No", said Will, thoroughly bored now. Will and Mom always fight, Torie thought with an amused grin, I'm surprised they're still friends, they fight so much.
"Come on Cornelia", said Hay Lin, finally stepping in, "Can you and Will ever stop fighting? Ever?"
Up until then, her and Taranee had both been quiet. Of course, up until then, Will and Tories' mom had not been arguing. Much.
"Fine", said Tories' mom, turning back to her, "Get your room clean, and you can go. But we'll talk about your test later"
"YES!" Torie cheered, "Wait a minute, what am I saying? My rooms' a mess, I'll never get it clean in time for the dance"
"Looks like you're not going then", her mom said with a sardonic smile, "Well, we'll have fun chaperoning, huh Hay Lin?"
"Cornelia" Hay Lin laughed, but Torie was crestfallen.
"Wait a minute, you and Hay Lin are chaperoning?" Torie asked, "You're not even teachers!"
"Will talked us into it", said Hay Lin with a smile, "Irma helped"
Irma grinned and said, "Oh, it was nothing. Will, Taranee, and I can't handle it on our own anyway"
"Great", Torie muttered, "my mother's going to my school dance, and I'm not. Terrific"
"Cornelia, you passed your charm onto your daughter", said Irma with a laugh, "Good going"
"Oh shutup Irma", her mom snapped, "Torie, go clean your room"
"Oh fine", Torie huffed. She stormed out of the living room, not in the mood to listen to Irma and her mom fight anyways.
"This stinks, this just stinks", said Torie as she slammed the door to her room, "My room is a mess, my mom is going to my school dance, and I-"
She cut off as she looked around her room. It was spotless.
"Not possible", ahe muttered, walking over to her spotless dresser, "I left my room this morning, it was a mess, how is this possible, what in the world is going on?"
She started to smile. This means I can go to the dance, she thought. Before she gave it another thought, she sped at top speed toward the door.
"Where do you think you're going?" Uh oh. Torie whirled around. She hadn't seen her mom standing in the kitchen.
"Well?" her mom had her hands on her hip and was staring Torie down. I'm in for it now, she thought.
"My room is clean", she squeaked, taking up a stance and looking at her mom, a look of determination on her face (she hoped).
"Do I look stupid?" her mom asked, "Don't answer that Irma. Your room was a mess this morning, am I suppose to believe you cleaned it in twenty seconds?"
"It's clean, I swear", said Torie, "Go look for yourself. In the meantime, I'm off to the dance"
She bolted before her mom could stop her, "For your sake Torie that room had better be spotless!"
"Ha!" Torie said as she approached the entrance to the gym. None of her friends (including the new girl) were there yet, which gave Torie time to think. She knew her sisters wouldn't have cleaned her room (Sarah wasn't that nice, and Terra was to self-absorbed), and her mother certainly wouldn't have done it, so what, did the room clean itself? She shook her head clear of the thought. Rooms don't clean themselves, she reminded herself. There had to be some logical explanation-
"Torie!" she jolted out of her thoughts and looked around to see Allie and Kapree approaching her.
"Hi", she said. She made a split second decision not to tell her friends about this whole, room cleaning itself thing.
"We're still two girls short", said Kapree looking around, "Where's Sam and Haley?"
"Might have decided not to come", said Torie with a shrug.
Sams' POV
"It's such a shame I can't go", Jamie was saying, "You know, I was so looking forward to it-"
"Oh, well, if you wanna go that much-", Sam said with an evil grin, "I can arrange that-Mom!"
"Yes Sam?" her mom said.
"You know, I was thinking", Sam said thoughtfully, "Maybe banning Jamie from going to the dance was a little harsh, I mean, it's just one detention, he used to get them all the time, being in Heatherfield shouldn't change that, and I mean, he was just saying how much he wanted to go, so I dunno, maybe lift the punishment, I mean, it's not really fair, it's just one mistake-"
"Well", Sam could see her mom was cracking, "Okay, Sam is right. Jamie, go get ready, I'll drop you off with Sam"
"But, I, Mom-" Jamie was at a loss for words as his mom walked away.
"Burn Jamie-O", said Sam with an evil grin, "Better go get ready, don't wanna be late"
Jamie stormed away, and Sam went back to getting ready, a sly grin on her face. She had completely worked her mom and made her brother miserable, something she really liked.
"Now, where are those pants?" she muttered, moving around the clutter that was her room. Her room was a mess from the move, and she hadn't bothered to try and make the effort to clean up. "That's it", she huffed, looking around, "I can't find them anywhere. One pair of black pants, is it to much to ask?"
She flopped down on her bed and buried her face in her pillow. "One pair of black pants…"
She sat up and looked around her room. Blue jeans, pink caprees, and green shorts littered the floor, but still no black pants.
"What the-"
A second ago, she had been looking at a rare empty spot on the floor. Then it wasn't empty anymore. A pair of black pants were there, just like the ones she was looking for.
"Ooooookay", she whispered, grabbing the pants, "I can deal with that"
She grabbed the pants, put them on, and bolted before she had time to question the weird event.
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"Hey", she gasped as she ran to meet her friends. They were hanging out in front of the gym, talking.
"Look whos' here", said Torie sarcastically.
"Lay off Torie", said Allie, quickly coming to Sams' defense.
"Sorry I'm late", she said, cutting Torie off before she could retort, "My brother tried to fight his way out of coming"
"You'll pay for this Sam!" he snapped before he walked into the gym. Sam just grinned.
"What was that all about?" Allie asked.
"I'll explain later", Sam assured her with a grin.
"Ooooo", Torie said an hour later, "Check him out"
"Who?" Allie asked, looking around.
"Him", Torie pointed over at a man in the corner. He was by himself, and wearing a long overcoat.
"Kinda cute, huh?" Torie whispered with a slight giggle.
"Boy crazy", Kapree muttered with a smile, "Nutcases both of 'em"
Haley giggled and Sam smiled, feeling normal for the first time in a long time.
"I think he's cute", said Allie with a smile.
"Uh uh, I saw him first", Torie snapped.
"Saw who first?" said a devious voice from behind them.
"Hi Mom", Torie squeaked, whirling around.
Allie giggled, "He's all mine"
Sam gave a little laugh a turned around. Five women were standing there, and Sam reconized two of them. Ms. Vandom, her science teacher, and Ms. Lair, the band teacher (she planned on taking band at Sheffield, she loved to play her flute) (A/N-for those of you who figured out who 'Ms. Lair' is, and I hope that's most of you, I know it's kinda out of her character to be a band teacher, but hey, I thought it'd be funny. Now back to the story), whom she had talked to about joining the band, she was big into flute playing.
"Saw who first?" Ms. Vandom asked, an amused look on her face.
"Uh, I, uh", Torie stammered for the right words to get herself outta trouble, "Um, um, Mom, have you met my new friend Sam?" she ran over to Sam, and threw her arm around, a big grin on her face.
"Do you really think I'm gonna let you use me to distract your mom?" Sam whispered.
"Well duh", she muttered, "Come on, give me a hand, and besides, you'll like my mom and her friends, they're great"
"Hi Sam", Tories' mom said, giving her a strange look, "Nice to meet you"
Sam smiled and shrugged a little, caving to help Torie.
"And uh, don't forget about poor Hay Lin", evidently Torie had done this before, "Everyone always wants to meet Hay Lin"
"Hi", Hay Lin gave a little wave rom the back of the group and smiled, "Welcome to Sheffield Sam"
"Uh, thanks…" said Sam, not exactly sure what to say. It did feel nice to meet new people though.
Kaprees' POV
Nice move Torie, Kapree thought with a grin, Use the new girl as a distraction to get out of trouble.
"So, what're you girls up to?" Hay Lin asked, "Staying out of trouble?"
"'Course", said Kapree breezily, "We're never in trouble"
"Right", said Tories' mom, "That's why Torie almost didn't come. You're lucky that room really was clean Torie"
"Told you", said Torie with a sly grin.
"You were one lucky duck Torie", said Ms. Lair, "Corny looked ready to blow her top when you bolted"
"Irma-" Tories' mom said threateningly, turning to face smirk-faced friend.
"Hey, anyone wanna go with me and get a drink?" said Kapree quickly.
"I'll go", said Sam looking relieved.
The two girls made a quick getaway to the snack table, both giving each other little grins and giggled.
"You could listen to those two fight for hours", said Kapree as they approached the punch bowl, "I get big laughs out of it"
"One big comedy act", Sam agreed with a giggle, "And I don't even know them"
"I do", said Kapree, "They never actually agree on anything, and always end up fighting"
Sam spooned some punch into her cup, and stood aside to let Kapree get to the bowl, "So what do you think of Sheffield Sam?"
"My old school was bigger. Well, not height-wise, but length-wise", she said with a shrug.
"Where'd you live before?" Kapree asked.
"Uh, how about we get back to the others", she said quickly, ''I bet the Dinamic Duo is done fighting"
"Um, okay", said Kapree, a bit baffled by Sams' quick step, "Lets' go"
Sure enough, Tories' mom and Ms. Lair were done fighting, and had gone off to help Ms. Vandom, Ms. Cook, and Hay Lin chaperone.
"Grabbed you a drink", Kapree said, handing Allie and Haley their glasses, while Sam gave Torie hers.
"Cheers", said Allie with a grin, taking a gulp, "Mmmmm, school punch, I think I'll stick to school lunches"
Kapree rolled her eyes and giggled. Life was one big joke to Allie, but that was what made life intersting for Kapree, who'd been best friends with Allie for years.
"So, who won the fight?" Kapree asked.
"Irma", said Torie instantly, "She always does, I dunno why though"
"Hehe", Allie laughed evily and just said, "She didn't actually win, ahe stumped your mom with one of her jokes"
"That's all she ever does is joke", said Torie, "She's a comedian, not a teacher"
"Hey check it out", said Allie suddenly, "That guy's coming over here"
"You mean the one you and Torie were just drooling over?" Kapree asked.
"Were not", said Allie, "And yea, that guy"
Kapree giggled a little and shook her head. She herself didn't see what was so special about this guy. He had long blonde hair (what kind of boy had long hair?) and icy blue eyes. To be competely honest, she could not see what they saw in him. Of course, she still hadn't found a boy worth liking, not like Torie and Allie, both of whom were experts in flirting.
"I dunno", said Haley, "I've never seen him around school before, who is he?"
"Who cares, he's cute", said Torie, "Who wants to ask him to dance?"
"How about you?" Allie asked mischovously, "Comsider it punishment for the D you got on the science test"
"Wait", Torie turned to face Allie, "You can't come up with something a little more creative?"
"This is creative, if you look at it right", said Allie with a shrug.
"Well is anyone gonna say something?" Kapree asked. They looked at the guy, but Torie didn't budge.
Before Kapree could say anything more though, ahe heard a small groan behind her, and whirled around just in time to see Sam lurch forward, like she was going to faint.
"Sam!" Haley grabbed her arm and held her steady, "You okay?"
She nodded blearly and muttered, "Yea, I think so"
Allie and Torie looked over at her and then looked at each other and shrugged.
Kapree looked over at the blonde guy again, and then turned back to Sam, who was saying, "I'm okay Haley, really. I'm just gonna go out and get some air, probably all I need…"
"I'll go with you", Haley said quickly.
"No no", said Sam quickly, "I'm okay really, I'll be back in soon, promise, just wanna get some fresh air, real quick"
"Well, okay…" said Kapree doubtfully, "If your sure…"
"Yea, really, I'm okay", Sam said quickly, smiling slightly, "I'll be back in a few minutes"
She left before anyone could say anything else.
"That was weird", said Allie, "Wonder what that was all about?"
