Chapter 3: Hidden

Sage

It had been a week since I had heard anything from Ally or Will. I was getting worried. I mean not that they needed my help or anything, but what if Ally's father had gotten to them.

I was lying in my bed when my phone stated to ring. I looked at the front screen, and an UNKNOWN appeared. I had a feeling I should answer it. So I went with my instincts and answered.

"Hello."

There was no response for about thirty seconds.

"Sage?"

The voice, it was Ally!

"Ally! Is that you?"

"Sage? Sage?" I heard panic.

"Ally I'm here!"

Then there was silence, but I heard a voice that sounded like a man. Could it have been her father? I had to find out.

I hung up the phone and ran out of the house, down Hartsville and up Columbus. I got to her house.

I went to open the door, and it was locked. I was now unnerved. There had to be a back door. I dashed to the back of the house. As luck would have it, there was a back door. I turned the knob, it was open!

"Thank the heavens." I told myself.

I creeped into the house quietly. I had to hear if there was anything else other than my feet.

I started in the kitchen, nothing. I went into the dinning room. Nothing. I checked the bathroom just incase. Still there was nothing. I fallowed my way threw the archway and into the long hall.

I turned only my head around the corner to make sure no one was ready to attack me. There wasn't. I went ahead into the hall. The painting that had been there was now gone.

"That can't be good," again murmuring to myself low enough so if someone was in the house, they couldn't hear me.

I let out a sigh and started up the stairs where the painting used to be. It was like a secret stairwell.

Fallow the stairwell, my dear.

I hear what sounded like a whisper of a woman. It was comforting, like she wanted me to do the right thing.

Could I have been daydreaming? That didn't matter right now. I had to find Ally. So I did as the voice said.

I slowly walked up the stairs. I felt like a ninja, being all sneaky and such.

I reached the top of the stairs. It was pitch black.

Ever since Jason had attacked me, I had been afraid of the shadows. I hear voices of several people.

"You know you shouldn't have done that." a man that sounded like he was in his mid twenties said.

"But you told me too." It was Jason!

"That doesn't give you a right to almost kill her!" yelled the man.

"I was only following your orders. You said 'do whatever it takes'. That's what I was doing!" Jason yelled back.

I hear a slapping sound.

"Don't' you dare talk back to me boy!" the man demanded, "Now be gone. You're a disgrace to this family."

"Father…"

ALLY! I knew that voice anywhere.

"What?"

The man was Ally's father?

"You bastard." It seems that not another soul heard Jason other than me.

"Why must you be like this?" Ally sounded weak.

"Because I can Elizabeth. Now could you tell me why your familiar is here?" I could hear footsteps walking towards me.

"Sage! Run!" Ally yelled.

I flew down the stairs, but before I could get there, he had showed up.

A man with dark black hair like Ally stood before me. He was dressed formally, but why?

I didn't have time to think about it. I had to get out of there.

"Going somewhere?" he chuckled.

"Yes, I'm going home!" I yelled, "Get out of my way."

All of a sudden, a light came into view. It was orange, like fire.

"What the-" before he could finish he was gone.

I didn't care where he went. I just wanted out of there. I ran and ran and ran, but it felt like I was getting nowhere until Ally materialized beside me.

"Thank you." she panted.

"For what? I didn't do anything." I was relieved to see her.

"You called fire and made both my father and brother flee. Thank you."

I looked at her baffled. "There was no way I could have done that. I'm just a human."

"I know, but somehow you have extraordinary powers I've never seen. It's unbelievable."

I laughed so hard, I had to stop running. "Your telling me it's unbelievable?" my laughter was uncontrollable.

Ally started to laugh with me. "I know, but still. At your house when Jason was attacking you. When you yelled, you called wind. It's a rarity that some humans have control of one element, let alone two. I'm very impressed."

My laughing stopped. "I have powers?"

"It's seems that way. They're very strong. Now all you have to do is learn to control them. When I chose you, I chose well."

"I'm flattered." I replied.

"You should probably get home. A lot has happened to you in the past week. Most people wouldn't have survived." she reminded me I still lived with my parents.

"I don't want to go home. I don't belong there."

Stay with Ally. Her father won't be bothering you while you two are together.

There was that voice again.

"Did you hear that?" I asked looking around to see if there was somebody there.

"Hear what?" Ally looked puzzled.

"That woman's voice…" I turned my head so I could see Ally.

"What did she say?"

"To stay with you."

"But my father?"

"She also said that he wouldn't be bothering us while we were together."

"Of course." Ally snapped her fingers like she had figured something out.

"What?"

"When we're together a barrier is made. I forgot about that." Ally hit herself in the head then giggled.

"Then why wasn't it there when your father came after me?" I was getting confused.

"Because we hadn't made eye contact. When we make eye contact the barrier forms. When we leave one another, as in say goodbye, the barrier drops."

"Oh, I get it now." I giggled too, "Does this mean I can stay?"

"Definitely. Let me get you some pajamas. It's getting late. My bedroom is right there." She pointed to the spiraling stairs, "Fallow the stairs. It's the last door on your left."

"Thanks." I saluted her and went on my way.

By the time I fell asleep it was midnight.