Chapter Four
Abby's Gifts
The next morning Abby wakes up and checks her phone. Nothing from Sara I guess that's a good thing she thinks to herself. She gets out of bed and takes her journal out to write in. To keep from getting in trouble with my dad Owen kissed me last night. Not sure what I should make of it. Not even sure why he thought that it would be the best way to keep me out of trouble because now it might be the cause of more issues that I would have to deal with.
"Could I have really enjoyed that kiss?" Then a meow came from Abby's feet. "Midnight there you are you silly girl. Where have you been I haven't seen you a few days?" Abby sat there with her kitty on her lap and looks out her window. She can see all of Halloween town from it. Even where the woods started and she stops to think that she had never been there but her dad said that she couldn't go any way near that place. Her dad never told her why. Just then there was a knock on her bedroom door.
"Yea?"
"Abby it's me honey can I come in?"
"Yea mom just a sec." Abby put her journal away. "Come in."
"Glad to see you up."
"Yea well I do have training today don't I?"
"Yes dear you do but I wanted to talk to you first."
"Sure mom what's up?"
"So you dad told me what happen last night. Do you care to talk about it?"
"Talk about what?"
"You and Owen dating."
"Oh mom we are not dating. Owen and I are just friends."
"Abby friends don't sneak off to make out."
"Mom it wasn't like that all. We just want to get some air and we were talking about how we both have never been kiss so we thought that we are friends that we could give one another each other's first kiss. That's all that happen."
"Is that all that happen? Are you sure there isn't more there in the friendship?"
"Yes mom like I said Owen and I are just friends."
Sally looks at her daughter "Ok honey if you say that you and Owen are just friends then I believe you."
"I have to get ready I don't want to be late mom."
"Ok Abby I will see you downstairs in a few."
Sally then walks out of Abby's room and Midnight meows while looking up at Abby.
"Not you too Midnight.'
Abby garbs some books and paper and puts them into her bag. She garbs her phone and iPod and went downstairs. She went out the back so she didn't have to see her dad. She wants to get to Owen's as fast as she can with any one seeing her. Abby looks at her play lists and tries to find something to listen to. She finds something good and starts to pick up her speed to Owen's. Before she knows it she just about to Owen's front yard when she thinks she sees something run under the porch. Thinking it was just a dog and nothing more she walks up to the door and it fly's open and Owen is standing there.
"You know your dad has a big mouth?"
"And this is something new you're telling me?"
"I'm not sure if kissing you was the best thing for me to do last night?"
"Hey you helped my out."
"I took me hours to tell my parents we are just friends."
"Oh really cause it only took me like 10 minutes."
They both laugh while walking into the house. They walk in the house and hear his mom say that it was found and Jack would be happy.
"What did you find mom?"
"Owen I didn't see you and Abby standing there."
"Sorry we just came from outside."
"Well then head up to the study and I will be there in a minute."
Abby and Owen are on their way to the study when Abby asks Owen if his mom found the book.
"So I'm guessing she found the book."
"I guess so because she seemed really happy when I got up this morning."
"That's one thing less to worry about."
Abby and Owen walk into the study and Abby sets her bag on the floor. She then walks over to the bookcase. She starts to look for anything on the history of the town what Owen's mom walks in.
"Looking for something?"
"Lady Victoria do you have any books on the history of Halloween town?"
"I do have a few. Would you like them?"
"If you don't mind I like to read up on the town. I give them back has soon has I'm done with them."
Lady Victoria walks over to the bookcase and pulls down four books. "Here you go Abby. There is a lot of information in these books. Any question you may have I bet you will find the answer to them in these books."
"Thank you Lady Victoria." Abby takes the books and puts them into her bag. "Could we study outside to day?"
"I'm sure we can it is a very lovely day out."
The three walk downstairs and out to the patio in the back yard.
"Ok Abby I think the best place to start today is working on a little fire power. What do you say?"
"Sure I guess but I have good control on that power."
"Abby you may think you have control over fire but you may want to ask my rose bushes."
Abby looks over at the roses. "Well they look like they're making a come back."
"Let us continue work on you pumpkin fire power. Every ruler of Halloween has had this gift."
"Yes Lady Victoria."
"Clear your mind and think about fire. Feel it all around you and see it all around you."
Abby does has she told. See can feel the warmth fire brings. She can feel it in the palm of her hands. She calls upon fire in her mind. Fire answers the call. Abby can feel the fire element around her has it swims around her body.
"I can feel it. It's here with me."
"Ok if you feel like your in control I want you to extend your arm out and then take your hand and open your palm." Lady Victoria could see fire in Abby's hand. "Now Abby I want you to throw fire over across the yard."
Abby held her hand out and in her mind she ask fire to come though her and out her hand. With that a great fire ball comes flying out of her hand and across the yard hitting the back fence which blows it up. Abby then opens her eyes
"OMG I did it!"
"Yeah Abby!" Owen cries out.
"Yes Abby you did very well on that try. I think that I should stop having you using your powers in my back yard."
"Yea sorry about the fence."
"It's ok Abby. I think we should stop for a minute. I just remember I have to do something. Take about a half hour and I'll be back."
"Sounds good to me." Both Abby and Owen said at once.
"But Abby I do want you to study so those books I give you I want you to start reading them."
"Ok that sounds good to me."
Owen's mom leaves. Abby and Owen sit on the patio and Abby garbs a book.
"What one are you going to read first?"
"I want to know more about my family's history."
"Why don't you just ask your dad?"
"I have but I don't think he tells me very thing I want to know. I want to know about my great grandma. I want to know what she was like and what powers she had."
"Why do you want to know about her?"
"My dad said that I could be like my grandma. I want to know what she did and her powers."
"This wouldn't have anything to do with the human world does it."
"What do you mean Owen?"
"Well I know why you go into that world and I know that you hate the fact of being queen."
"I feel like I don't belong here and you know that."
"So you think you belong in the human world. Come on Abby what human can have fire in their hands without getting hurt. Face the facts you belong here not there."
"You'll still coming with me this weekend to visit Sara though."
"Like I have a choice."
Abby smiles at her friend and goes back to reading her book and Owen starts to draw in his book. With Abby and Owen out in back Lady Victoria phones Jack.
"My Lord it me."
"Hello Lady Victoria what can I do for you?"
"It's Abby my Lord."
"Oh no what did she do now? Did she show up today?"
"Yes my Lord she did but she not in trouble with me. I just have to talk to you about her."
"I have a moment."
"My Lord I need to have a word with you about Abby's powers."
"Is there something wrong with Abby?"
"No my Lord but I can feel a very great power with in her. It almost scares me and with out some really good training she might lose control of her powers and I'm not sure what will happen if she can't control her powers."
"My Lady you are the best teacher she can have. Your family has been teaching witches and warlock for many, many years. Your father was my teacher and I turned out great."
"I think it would help if I knew more about Abby's great grandmother. If I knew what she had it would help me with Abby. It's just that when Abby uses her pumpkin fire there is much force behind it. She can really toss fire balls at great speed and distance."
Jack rubs his finger under his chin. "My mother told me stories about her. I think I might have a book of my mother's that belong to my grandmother around here." Jack walks over to his bookcase and runs his boney finger along the shelves. "Here it is. If you like I'll stop by your house and drop it off but Abby can't see this book."
"Of course my Lord but at some point and time Abby going to need to know the truth about things.'
"Victoria I'm not going to go over with this you again.
"Jack I'm telling you this has a friend she going to find out and you should be the one to tell her."
"The past is the past and that's it. I'm looking out for the best for Abby."
"If you say so Jack."
"Now that's the last time I want to hear about this from you. I'll see you tonight when I drop by."
Jack hangs up the phone and goes back to work. Victoria walks about out to the yard to rejoin the kids. None of he them know that they were being watched. Barrel get back to the hide out and can't wait to tell Shock what he has found out. Shock is alone in the study room when Barrel gets home. He finds her sitting and looking a photo book.
"What's that?"
"Barrel oh I didn't hear you come in." Shock hides the book under some other books.
"Sorry if I scared you Shock."
"What news do you have for me?"
"Good and Bad news."
"Ok what's the good news?"
"The good news is that Jack does have a kid. A girl named Abby."
"That's good to hear but what is the bad news?"
"She is very much like Jack. She has the power of fire."
"That news isn't too bad. I can look around in the books I have here to see what we could be dealing with. In the mean time I want you to start looking for another heart for me."
Barrel smiles "Yes I can do that."
"Don't been seen and only be gone for a few hours."
Barrel goes to run out the door when he stops and turns back to Shock "Oh I might have way to get to Abby."
"Oh you have a plan that's great can't wait to hear this."
"She's comes in and out of the human world all the time and she wants to find away to live there. She doesn't want to become queen and the funny thing is she even looks human."
"You can be every helpful at times Barrel. I can and will use this info."
Shock sends Barrel on his way. She can't wait to put her plan to work. First things first find out how Abby came to be then use that. Shock takes the photo book back out and looks at it. There are pictures of her and Lock and Barrel when they were with Oogie I will have that happiness again. Shock thinks to herself and forms a plan.
So there is ch 4 and ch 5 will be up soon. The pumpkin fire is from the Game if anyone has played the game before. I'm working on ch 16 and there should be 18 chapters all together. So has soon has I can go back over each chapter I will post more to the story. I would like reviews but be nice Thanks.
