A.N. I'm really enjoying the positive feedback, which has spurred me on to try and do another chapter! HarvestDragon: I'm not the best at humor… But I will try my best to get it in there! Other than that, here's chapter four!
When I looked at Witch, I was shocked. I knew most of her house was pink, but now… She was pink!
Okay, not so much pink, as she had a pink kind of… Aura? It was pretty similar to that which father and the Goddess has. It was weird.
"So? Did it work?" Witch repeated. And I just stared at her for a second. My mind was blown. Here I was, with proof that I could do something special, and I was shocked so badly I couldn't move. After a few minutes, I managed to answer her.
"I… I think so… You're pink." I said, and Witch looked at me for a second, then broke out into a big smile, and started jumping up and down, yelling about how she did it. I let her have her moment, but after about five moments, I decided to break it up.
"So, what does this mean? What am I seeing?" I asked, and she stopped.
"Oh, yeah, I should tell you what it is you're doing, huh? Okay, well, to sum it up, I'll tell you about your powers first. It's been theorized, mostly by the mean old Wizard, that children of gods can tap into their parents energy, giving them powers, mostly pertaining to what the parent is the god of. So, you and Emily are able to work on farms really well, and Emily can heal people. BUT you have a better gift. Some children are said to be able to tap into the energy of the very earth, like witches and wizards, and shape it into spells. I can tell that you're very strong, too, by how quickly you managed that spell! It took even wizard two days to get the first time! And now, I have an apprentice!" Witch stopped again to have her yay me dance. She was excited, but I think it was more for herself than me.
"So, back to what I'm seeing… How do I turn it off?" I asked, and she stopped.
"Oh, that's easy. When you go to bed tonight, it will be gone before you wake up. Now, it's getting late… Why don't you come back in two days? And don't forget to get me a mushroom!" She said, and I nodded, smiling. But then I caught sight of the clock, and gasped! It was 17:00, and I wouldn't maker it in time to help Emily with the cake! So, I closed my eyes, picturing the front room of our farm house, and reached into that same center place, but this felt different. I felt my body fading out, which scared me the first time I did this, which was quite by accident. After a few seconds, I faded back in, now inside the house, and opened my eyes to see Emily, at the kitchen counter, starting the cake. She had a red aura, very similar to father,, and out of curiosity, I looked down at myself, and noticed the same color. Maybe it meant we were linked to our father?
"Finally! What happened to you? Mom will be home any minute!" She said, and I nodded, hanging my head. Then I whipped my head up, remembering all that had happened at the Witch's hut.
"You'll never believe what happened today! I'll tell you later. You do the cake, I'll do the frosting!" I said, and with that, we made mom's cake in relative silence.
When mom got home, dad faded in, and we all had a nice meal that dad had made (probably with magic), and then Emily and I pulled out the cake, with all the candles on it, and mom was so happy. She made her wish, and we all had a good night, until dad got up, and turned to mom.
"I have a present, but it's not exactly for you, but more for the children. I've decided to make them each their own sprite, because I see how much you and Finn get along." With that, he waved his hand, and two sprites, about the same size as Finn, appeared near our heads.
"Say hello to Faith and Hope." He said, and I looked at the sprite near my head, who really looked a lot like Finn, but instead of orange, this one was pink, and Emily's was a dark blue.
"Hi, I'm Faith!" The pink one said, and I smiled.
"I'm Luca," I said, holding out my hand, then I paused and put it down. I was worried I'd hurt the poor… Sprite? Did they even have genders? I would definitely have to ask at some point… I mean, mom said at her wedding, Collin kissed Darren, so, was it gay? Or hermaphroditic? Thinking about it confused me. But then again, they all had guys names… Except Faith and Hope.
"Oh Ignis! That's the best present you could give me! I know how lonely they are… The local children are fairly mean to them. Thank you!" She said, hugging him, and he blushed, and hugged her back.
"Oh, and before I leave, can I talk to Luca for a moment? Alone?" He asked, and I froze. He'd never really shown an interest in me, well, except for when he just made the sprite. I still resent him, but I understand why, and it gets really confusing. I usually just try not to think about it.
"Sure! Come on Emily, let's pick you out an outfit for tomorrow!" Mom said, dragging Emily into the next room. I could tell it was just a way to get her out of the room; we've been dressing ourselves for quite a while by now.
"Luca, were you with the Witch today?" Dad asked, turning to me as soon as mom and Emily were out of earshot. I nodded, not trusting myself to speak.
"So you know about what you can do, I assume?" He asked, and I jerked my head up at him, surprised. "What? Did you not think I watch over you and your mother and sister? Plus, I gave you that gift. But I have a bit of advice: Be wary of the Witch. And I would like you to go see the Wizard tomorrow." I nodded. With that, he disappeared, and I went and joined Mom and Emily.