Disclaimer: I do not own the Sorcerer's Apprentice or Jay Baruchel. Owning either would be the best thing that's ever happened to me.
Author's Note: I'm sorry that this chapter is really short. This is better than nothing, I suppose. I'll be gone for the next couple of days, so don't expect any updates to come very soon. I thank those of you who are reading this. Please review! Negative and positive feedback is the best way to improve quickly.
Dave couldn't believe it. "No," he said, "This is- completely insane!"
"It's true!" Becky protested, "I am a sorceress."
Things were starting to come together. That was how she knew about clearing the mind. Was that what she had been doing all those times when she disappeared? Was she learning magic from Veronica? It was much better than seeing another guy. But the fact that she'd kept it secret upset him.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
Becky sighed. "It's a long story." she said.
"I've got time," said Dave, "I want to know right now. I don't ever want something like this to ever come between us again."
She smiled. "It's funny," she said, "that you think me not telling you drove us apart. Sorcery is going to bring us together."
How was keeping secrets from each other supposed to bring them closer together? The subject matter didn't make it any different. He tried to comprehend it but it seemed impossible.
"How does that work?"
Becky opened the door and tossed Dave his shoes. "Put these on. Try to keep an eye on them. We're going to see Balthazar."
"So, why can't you just explain this to me yourself?" Dave asked as they boarded the subway.
"I can't," said Becky patiently for the seventeenth time, "I don't quite understand it all. Besides, I don't think Balthazar's told me everything. If both of us ask him, he'll be more likely to tell us."
He thought aloud, "I wonder why he didn't tell you the full story. Didn't you ask?"
"Of course I asked. It's just that he always gives me the same answer."
"What's that?"
She sighed. "'You wouldn't believe me if I told you.'"
Dave rolled his eyes. "Why does he think that we're so skeptical?"
The subway slowed and came to a halt. The doors opened and the two got off.
Becky frowned. "You didn't believe me when I told you that I was a-"
Dave hurriedly clapped a hand over her mouth. "What do you think you're doing?" He whispered urgently, "Has Veronica taught you anything? Don't go parading this stuff around! It's not safe! You never know who could be out to get you."
"Don't worry." His girlfriend smiled. "I'll be fine. I have thunder and lightning to protect me."
He gawked. How on Earth did she remember that?
