Chapter 4: Magic of Evil
''Remember Kit-Kat we stick together alright you got that'' said Belle to her. Kat nodded her head to ask she understood. ''Good now if anyone gives you any grief leave them to me'' said Belle as they entered the school gates inside to their class.
''Now everyone we have two new girls joining us so be polite and on your best behaviour for them'' said the teacher as she stood by the blackboard. They stared as Belle and Kat entered through the door. All the other young mice knew who they were seeing the two sisters many times out and about with Brenda.
As they both sat the front of the class in the empty seats as Kat began to take her book out. ''I am sure you all know Belladonna and Katherine before'' said the teacher as she began the lesson.
Then Kat yelped as something made a hard painful hit at the back of her arm. She turned round to see one of the boy mice had thrown a pencil at her luckily it missed the true her head. She heard them sneer at her and Belle.
''Belle you think they hate us'' asked Kat in a low whisper. ''Oh just ignore Kat they aren't worth it with their laughing and pointing at us'' said Belle. In truth she was angry at someone was picking on her sister. Not someone she felt the whole class were against her and Kat. Belle felt she could handle herself.
While Kat on the other hand wouldn't say boo to anyone as she kept herself. As the bell rang for break Belle made a direct beeline for the group of boys who had dare to harm Kat.
''Hey is there something you find our names so funny about'' asked Belle with her hands on her hips glaring at them. ''Not Katherine's her name is a suitable one but yours what does it mean Belladonna'' said the leader of the group. Belle rolled her eyes. ''Because my mother thought it was beautiful that is why and if you dare pick on Kat again I will make sure to deal with it'' said Belle. ''Oh we are scared'' said the boy who had spoke as they ran off laughing.
belle felt like punching one of them in the face. But she knew a better way of getting back at them. For like their mother Belle knew she and Kat held the same special gift as she had. Belle waited till the end of school as she walked with Kat.
Brenda was busy taking care of the many customers who brought their shoes to be mended or fix so she couldn't come to walk home with them. They knew the way to their house. ''Mummy'' said Belle that night after dinner.
''Yes Belle I am about to ask myself how was school today'' said Brenda. ''it was terrible some boys were beastly to Kat'' said Belle. ''Were they did you tell the teacher'' asked Brenda turning to Kat.
She shook her head to answer her mother. ''Well then you know how beasts like them are taken care of but I will do it the normal way by speaking to the teacher tomorrow to settle it'' said Brenda.
''Oh mummy please don't I wish not to bother you for such a thing'' said Kat in fear. Belle sense her sister's fear and the subject was dropped. The following afternoon Brenda was called round.
''You must be Katherine and Belladonna's mother I thought so when I saw you we need to talk about your daughter'' she said. ''Kat hasn't got hurt again has she'' said Brenda scared in case she had. ''No no this is about Belle I walk by the desks I do to see what the pupils are doing at free time we have will you won't believe it the way she drawed it was so ghastly'' said the teacher shuddering.
''Can you show me by this meaning of ghastly'' said Brenda. The teacher nodded as she picked up a sheet of paper. It was a picture of a mouse laying with the hands bound to the chest as the body was gashing of blood as there were deep cuts as if the mouse had been used in some ritual.
''So it is common for my children to draw like that I see no harm in letting them share in my faith'' said Brenda. ''And what faith is that Mrs Brenda'' said the teacher raising her eyebrow at her.
''It is hard to explain but what I say is true it is natural how I see my children in that'' said Brenda. ''Mrs Brenda they aren't the same each day that passes I see a difference in the two as they are changing as Katherine is becoming a creature of our society while Belladonna I see something not right in that girl as she is forcing her sister along with her further into the dark'' said the teacher.
Brenda kept her coolness and calm as she tried to keep her temper down. No one had a right to force her children to do or say. They would do whatever they wanted. Still the teacher kept going on how they should kick Belle out of school but thought it was a bad idea in case Kat disappeared with her.
When she returned home she saw both Belle and Kat were sitting on her chair. She thought she heard them talking in low voices to the other. As they had stopped when she entered through the door in case she heard what was being said. Also she noticed Belle had a strange look in her eyes. A kind of crafty one that meant she was planning something nasty at hand.
She watched them rushed upstairs to their room. ''Should we be doing this I mean they were wrong in doing it but is it right to end a life so short'' said Kat. ''Oh Kat don't be so scared this what mummy said we must see to beasts like them to be taken care of'' said Belle.
Kat watched as Belle took out peices of cloth they kept for making clothes as they began to sew the cloth into dolls. ''Kat bring mother's needles'' said Belle as Kat did as she was ordered finding the needles that were taken from Brenda's sewing basket.
She handed them to Belle as she stuck them hard into the dolls as if she was piercing into their hearts. As she took Kat's hands as the two sat in a circle as they began to chant some words.
As the life was draining from the dolls bodies as if their life span was leaving them. As Belle was proud with her handywork. ''it is done Kat they won't bother you ever again'' said Belle giving a smile. But it wasn't a pleasant one. It was one of pure hate.
As all her gentle and kindness had left as it had wither like a flower. And in her place was a new Belle.
''So that was how your powers were unlocked'' said Basil. ''I am afraid so those poor mothers of the boys whose lives who we took'' said Kat. ''You mean whose lives Belle took'' said Dawson.
''No Dawson it felt I had handed her the blade of a knife myself after that I was so scared to leave the house so mother made sure we stayed inside'' said Kat.
