Hey! I've been writing and I finally got the second part done!(I just started and finished this the day before (yesterday after volunteering for a nearby church.)There might be one little fact concerning Erika that might confuse some people, but it is more understandable once I get the last chap of Through Different Worlds up. This will also be the last chap I can post until I finish that story because the next chapters are a continuation of the adventures of Phoebe, Onalia, Wei, Eva, and Rachel. And of course, I couldn't make this story without having the W.i.t.c.h. girls show up, so they will definitely be in later chapters. (I've got it all planned out.) Enjoy the second part of chapter one!
Chapter 1: The Year Before Part Two
Wei's POV
3 months later…
Eva was calling Wei's name for the tenth time, but she hardly even noticed. Where have I been, Wei wondered as she ran to catch up with her friend who had just entered yet another shoe store. Something feels weird with me; I feel a little…off today.
"Well it's about time you got here!" Eva cried with exasperation. "Come back down to earth and help me pick out something." Wei shook her head of the dizziness and sighed.
"Didn't you already get some new shoes yesterday?" Wei asked boredly. She was dragged into another store with tons of racks of clothes cluttering a large room full of bustling people doing their spring shopping and leaned against a counter as Eva started rummaging through some tops.
"The answer to your question is yes. Do I have to buy some more? Yes. And besides, I'm not looking for me. Today's Phoebe's birthday." Eva replied, moving onto another rack.
Wei almost smacked herself in the head. Of course she had remembered yesterday! It was on her mental check list of things to remember that she had made the night before. She never usually forgot anything. She just didn't seem herself today, a fact that Eva was quick to notice.
"Are you okay? You don't seem so alive today. Did something happen? Is your baby brother sick?" Wei almost laughed and shrugged it off.
"Nah, Fai is fine. Nothing's really wrong, I just feel kind of…weird I should say. Do you feel any different?" Wei asked. Eva didn't even look up as she answered.
"Well, I could say that the grass is greener and the trees are dancing in the wind." Eva snickered. "Hey, it's finally getting warmer! Maybe that's why something feels different. Ooh! Look at this one!" Eva dragged a cute top out with a pair of jeans that were curved and faded in all the perfect places. Wei nodded with a smile.
"That's perfect. Now let's go wrap it up and give it to her when she has her party tonight. She'll love them." Wei said with a sigh of relief that her shop-aholic friend had only taken two hours.
"She better like them, for as much as that was…"
Wei relaxed a little bit as they walked out of the mall doors and into the sunlight. She always felt a little bit better in front of a flaming fire or in the warm sunlight. Eva took a breath of fresh air and walked forward confidently with shopping bags swinging slightly in her hands.
"About what you said earlier, something strange has been going around today, but I'm sure it will pass. I just hope we aren't getting the feeling that something bad is going to happen." Eva said with a slight catch in her voice. Wei shook her head.
"No, it feels like something wonderful, something life changing! Okay, I guess that was a bit much." Wei admitted to her own comment. Eva shrugged and stared at birds flying above toward a giant tree.
"Who knows. Maybe we will have the best time of our lives at Phoebe's place. She'll probably get a really great present!" Eva said with a wink. Wei grinned again and watched the birds circle each other above their heads and off into the sunlight.
Erika trudged along the sidewalk with her hands in her pockets and her head bent down toward her feet as her mind was spinning with wonder. There was something in the air today. Was it the wonderful feeling of spring, excitement in the air from parties, a mystery that still hung in the air, unsolved and secretly yearning for someone to unravel it?
"Today is so boring. If I weren't going to Phoebe's party tonight, I'd probably go sleep the day away." She yawned and blinked her eyes tiredly. She had a nightmare last night. Phobos was in it. Anger shot through Erika at the thought of Phobos even trying to harm this world, the world she grew up in. Phobos had found out a long time ago about this other Earth after Cedric saw a former Guardian, Amelia, go through a mirror to here. And now, she knew that he was anxiously waiting for the time when the mirror would open, as did she. But his plans were for him to invade and take over this place.
Erika sighed and kicked a pebble along the sidewalk. It will be hard for him to take over the other earth. That one has the Oracle to watch over it. That one will soon have new Guardians to watch over it, or they already do. Erika wasn't really sure. But what does this place have, she wondered as her head moved in the direction of some high school kids driving in a convertible down the street. We don't have anything but a mirror that can't be opened until its heir is ready. That is the only gateway to this world. Candracar wasn't even in control of this place! That's why they sent me here, to wait and act as a normal teenage girl until my duty is to protect the new Guardians, if there ever were any. Everything was supposed to start in a year, because that was the end of the seven year promise the Oracle had given her when they sent her through the mirror as a little girl, trained as a warrior to protect this place from evil. If Something bad happened on the journey ahead, Erika was afraid that their only hope for protection would be lost, forever.
Her thoughts kept wondering back to earlier in January when Phoebe first came to this city. Erika had been thinking, a lot actually. The girl that was supposed to inherit the magic mirror soon was named Phoebe. When Erika had first left Candracar, she was told all of this information and to watch out for any dangers that might come someday. Then, seven years later, along comes the new girl. It isn't a coincidence, Erika told herself firmly. It has to be her. I wish I could tell her what's going to happen later, but she would think I was crazy and it would ruin everything.
"At least something will happen today that will someday lead to the mirror being opened for the first time after seven years." Erika whispered.
"I don't know what it is, and I don't know what will happen in the future, but I know that this place will never be boring again." Erika smiled.
"No, never again."
Phoebe rolled her eyes and started grinning uncontrollably. Ona had been making her laugh all day and wasn't giving up for a single second. They had been at her house planning the night and decorating and looking around corners for Phoebe's mom so one of them could take a peek at the presents. It had been nonstop fun and bonding!
She giggled again as Ona linked elbows with her and led her through the door goofily.
"Stop it Ona. The whole store must be watching you."
"Let them watch. I'll also let them know that they can get autographs later after we're done shopping." Ona responded with a sarcastic grin. Phoebe looked around at all the colorful books lining in rows on many shelves. Comfy looking chairs were spread in circles around tables, perfect for leaning back and getting lost in a book. Ona smiled with pride.
"Isn't this great! You told me you loved to read, so I brought you to the nearest Barnes and Noble. I already have a gift for you, but go pick out a book as another little thing from me."
Phoebe looked back at her with gratitude. They had come a long way from looking at each other's schedules and trying to get to know each other. They had quickly become friends after Ona helped Phoebe around on her first day of school, and now, their friendship kept growing more and more every day. Phoebe felt that even only knowing her for a few months, Ona's bright round face and short blonde hair, and her shining blue eyes, always wide when she is telling a story had become so familiar to her. They could never be anywhere without each other!
"Any book?" Phoebe asked with curious eyes at the many shelves.
"Any book." Onalia confirmed. "As long as it's under ten bucks cause that's all I have left in my purse after eating out for lunch."
The girls walked and flipped through many pages of different books without finding anything that Phoebe really wanted. They finally reach the end of the store where the kids section was and went in. Many of the wonderful literature masterpieces of C.S. Lewis, J.K. Rowling, and classics that many could never put down lined one aisle of shelves. They walked down until Ona tugged at Phoebe's shirt.
"What's that?" she asked, pointing to a colorful cardboard stand with what appeared to be books inside it. Phoebe squinted her eyes and shook her head.
"I don't know. I'm going to go check it out."
The girls interestedly hurried forward until they were in front of the thing that had caught their eye. Five beautiful girls wearing purple and green outfits with striped leggings and wings were around the stand with six books settled inside of it. Phoebe instantly got excited when she saw the title.
"W.i.t.c.h.! What a cool name! So do you think it's about a group of witches or what?"
"I don't know. Harry Potter was good enough, but you can't judge a book by it's cover." Ona replied. Phoebe wasn't sure if she agreed with that entirely since it was the beautiful art that had drawn her in that direction in the first place.
"It looks like a good series." Phoebe said. She reached to pick up the first book. It was pink and had five girls under the title 'W.i.t.c.h..' The two in the back were of a sassy looking brunet and an Asian with goggles on top of her head. The next two were of a girl with long blonde hair and an African American with beads covering part of her hair. In the middle was a smiling red head with a glowing crystal dangling from her hand. Phoebe grasped the book in her hands and she felt tingles of happiness being pumped through her body. She had finally made a connection!
"W.i.t.c.h….I'm going to get this." She announced. Ona smiled and grabbed it to take to the cashier.
"Good choice. Maybe I'll read it after you if it's any good." Onalia said as the guy at the counter slid the book and the receipt into a bag and handed it to them. Ona gave it to Phoebe and she took it out of the bag to look at it again. They walked out the doors with a whole new thrill to think about.
"Hey! You still have your party too! Tonight's gonna be a blast! Happy 14th birthday, Phoebe!" Phoebe laughed and hugged Ona with gratefulness.
"Thank you so much! You have no clue how much everything you have done has meant to me." Phoebe told her. Ona shrugged it of with a sweet smile.
"It's really okay. What are best friends for?"
In that moment that the two girls exchanged glances, Phoebe felt that for once, moving had been a good thing. It had led her to a wonderful place where she had friends and a life she never imagined she could ever have. Zings of the happiest feeling that Phoebe had ever experienced coursed through her, elating her head and filling her heart with energy. Yes, she was feeling as if she had waited fourteen years for this moment, for her to be walking side by side with a great friend, and for her to be walking out into the afternoon sunlight with 'The Power of Five' clutched dearly in her hands. Just like this book, Phoebe wondered what her story would be, and if it would unfold with her having a nice life with her new friends. Or possibly, something even better.
Well, I hope you liked that! That's actually how I found out about W.i.t.c.h. with my step sis who Ona is basically based on. It was also perfect how I made Phoebe's b-day in April and didn't think of the possibility that that was when the first W.i.t.c.h. books came out last year until a little later. So now, people who haven't read Through Different Worlds can go back and see what happens next months later. Then, the story continues with the second chapter as the five girls reunite after their journey to Heatherfield! There's another secret that is burning in the heart of someone…but who is it? Send reviews and be sure to check the progress of my other story! See ya!
