Chapter Two
Mady lay on her side, letting the cool breeze from her open window waft over her bare arms and shoulders. She had been trying to fall back to sleep for nearly an hour now, but it was no use. The traumatizing images from the nightmare that had woken her, kept flashing through her mind. Mady had tried everything to expel them from her mind, only to be greeted with no success.
After a few seconds, Mady rolled out of bed and crept across her room, being careful to avoid to squeaky floorboards that littered the old house. Mady opened her door and looked up and down the hallway a few times, convinced that the rest of her family was sleeping away. Mady then headed into the hallway, shutting her door behind her and heading towards the stairs that led to the attic and book of shadows.
"Mady." Believing she was caught, Mady spun slowly around, ready to come up with any excuse besides the truth. The only person that stood behind her though was her oldest cousin, six-year-old Wyatt.
"Wyatt, what are you doing out of bed?" Mady asked relieved that it was him and not Piper, or Leo even.
"I couldn't sleep, my tummy kept grumblin'." Wyatt replied, smiling at Mady.
"You want a snack?" Mady asked, knowing full well that's what Wyatt wanted. Wyatt smiled and nodded his head, Mady extended her hand and Wyatt took it happily. He and Mady walked downstairs and into the kitchen.
Wyatt climbed up onto a bar stool as Mady grabbed the package of Oreos out of the cupboard and two glasses of milk. She sat down next to Wyatt and the two ate their snack in silence for a few minutes.
"Mady?" Wyatt asked softly Mady turned to look at him and swallowed what she was chewing before answering.
"Yeah Wy?" Mady said softly, grabbing another Oreo and dunking it in her glass.
"Why were you so sad tonight?" Mady's hand paused just before entering the milk, she sat there thinking for a few seconds.
"When I was seven, my Mommy was trying to fight a demon called Shax. He hurt her really bad and she died before she could be healed." Mady decided that it would be better to tell Wyatt the truth, rather then lie to him.
"Do you miss her?"
"Yeah, I do. A lot, that's why I was so sad earlier."
"What was she like?" Mady forgot how curious Wyatt could be and these questions were starting to get a little more personal then what Mady was comfortable with.
"She was, I don't know Wyatt. She died a long time ago, I don't remember a whole lot about her. I remember that she was really pretty and really nice and that I loved her more then words could describe." Mady took another bite of Oreo and turned her head away so Wyatt couldn't see a few tears that had slipped down her cheeks.
"I'm sorry Mady." Wyatt rested his tiny hand on top of Mady's and Mady turned to him and smiled.
"It's ok Wyatt. Now hurry up, we need to get back in bed before your Mommy wakes up and freaks out!" Wyatt giggled, ate a few more Oreos and then slipped down from his stool. Wyatt then took his cup to the sink and Mady followed a few seconds later repeating the same action.
Neither Wyatt or Mady said anything as Wyatt linked hands with Mady and led her upstairs. Wyatt climbed into bed and Mady waited till in Wyatt's door way till he got settled back into his bed. "Night Wy, I love you." Mady whispered, reaching for Wyatt's doorknob.
"Mady?"
"Yeah Buddy."
"Will you tell me about your Mommy when you remember." Mady paused for a few seconds, before replying.
"Yeah, I will Wyatt. Now go to sleep." Mady quickly shut the door, ending all conversation. Mady took a few deep breaths, her legs felt like Jell-O and she probably should have just gone back to bed, but Mady's had other things in mind.
She quickly slipped across the upstairs and towards the attic. She quickly slipped up the stairs, trying to calculate how long she would be grounded for if any of her aunts ever found out that she had done what she was doing.
The book of shadows sat on it's tiny pedestal, just waiting there, almost pleading with Mady for her to open it's thick, heavy, green cover. Mady stood in front of it for a few seconds and then flipped it open. The heavy parchment pages fluttered slightly with the movement and Mady rethought what she was doing.
Only for a few seconds though. Mady started flipping through the heavy pages, coming face to face with the many demons that had marked her childhood, and many who had also given her nightmares when magic had first entered their lives. Mady had long since out grown that phase of her life and now often vanquished demons along side of Billie, just the two of them. She wasn't scared any more and hadn't been for a long time.
She kept flipping through the pages, finding memories on every page. Until she came towards the end and found a spell that she didn't recognize. She did recognize the handwriting though. "I'm totally going out on a limb here Grams and if I die, Aunt Piper, Aunt Phoebe and Aunt Paige will find a way to bring you back from the dead and kill you."
Don't question my theories dear, I know what I'm doing. Penny Halliwell's hand writing scrawled across the bottom of the page.
"Yes, need I remind you of Chris's wiccaning."
I can come back from the dead easily and I know where all three of your aunts sleep. Imagine how long you'll be grounded if I tell them what you're doing.
"That's cruel Grams, very cruel. Fine I'll trust you, but I was going to do this on my own and I could've too, if you would have stayed out of this."
I'm a Halliwell, meddling is part of my nature and yours too. Mady stuck her tongue out, knowing that her great-grandmother was there, even if she couldn't see her. Very mature Madelyn, very mature.
"You can stop now, I'm going to say your spell."
Thank you dear.
Mady looked at the spell for a few seconds before starting to say. "For one who wants to forget her pain; because of all that's been lost from her life; end this her daily strife; and make this event a loosing gain." Nothing happened and Mady raised her eyebrows.
"Another brilliant idea of Penny Halliwell!" Mady said sarcastically. "I still feel the same Grams, your stupid spell didn't do anything."
Don't be rude Madelyn, you may have to wait some time, spells don't always work as fast as we'd like. So just go back to bed and wait till it does work.
"And if doesn't, don't be surprised when I bring you back from the dead to flip out!"
Good night dear, sleep tight.
"Night Grams." Mady shut the book and headed out of the attic and back to her room. Mady slipped back into bed, her eyes already half shut. She barely pulled her covers up over her body when sleep consumed her petite body.
Nothing happened, no magical glowing, no anything. Mady looked like your average, basic, sleeping fifteen-year-old girl. Then as the horizon started to turn gray with the rising sun, Mady's body was whisked away into a group of glowing lights, whisking her body away from her room and home. Her destination unknown.
