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I'm getting quite fed up with this story but look out for 'Broken in A Dream House'. I had a brain blast yesterday. The story is going to be good. And very unpredictable! You'll see. I'll work on that later! 8'D
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Charmcaster let out a loud groan, she couldn't care who had heard her or what was going on. Her head pounded like crazy and for a second she felt like throwing up. Maybe this whole changing lives thing wasn't such a good idea after all, she thought, maybe this was just a total waste of time. By the end of the day, she knew she wouldn't manage to do it. Everything would be normal again...
She let her eyes flutter open. First thing she saw was deep dark onyx eyes, staring into her soul. The gaze wasn't intimidating, it was soft and carrying; worrying to put it right. The male who own the eyes spoke, "Ben, she's awake." Of course Charmcaster had already recognise the guy by face and by name, she knew who he was and who the person he had called was.
The silver-headed heard footsteps.
"God, Hope. You scared us there... Kevin was so worried, he kept pacing around staring at you. You okay now?" Hope heard a voice which obviously belonged to a certain brunette boy she was also familiar with.
Worried.
Maybe she shouldn't give up yet, Charmcaster thought it was really nice to have someone cared for her. Maybe she should just try her best to keep this going on.
Wait a minute...
Just then, Hope noticed she wasn't in her room nor on her bed. She was in a living room. One that she didn't recognise. She jolted up from the couch she had been on and let her surroundings drown her a bit. An dark coloured ottoman to the right, a flat screen television to the front and in the middle of it was a matching carpet with a simple coffee table on top. Remote controllers and magazines scattered around it harmlessly.
This wasn't Gwen's house. Who's house was this?
"Hope?"
The voice broke the spell-binder's train of thoughts, "Oh, uh, yeah. I'm... I'm fine. I just 'needa lighten up. M'head hurts a whole bunch."
"Do you need a pill or something? I can run by the pharmacy to get you some," offered Kevin worriedly.
Such care, such attention... It was certain; she had made up her mind. She wouldn't give up just yet. "No, no," Hope managed a smile at the dark- headed boy, "I'm alright."
"Better enjoy this while I can; that Gwendolyn isn't stupid... And I am sure things are going to get dirty when we switch back again." Hope told herself mentally while biting her lower lip.
"You sure you okay, Hope?" inquired Ben one last time.
"Yeah, I am. Quit askin'; it's annoying," spat Charmcaster more curtly than she intended to. She noticed Ben's visage that obviously said 'offended' but he didn't say anything so, she decided to not say anything either and the atmosphere dropped into a pin drop, awkward silence.
After a few seconds, Hope spoke again, "Where am I?"
"Oh yeah, you haven't been here before- This is my house," announced Ben while looking around, "It's not much but, home 'sweet home. Y'know."
Hope managed a wan smile, "I think it's really nice."
"Wait til' you see his room; bet you'd change your mind," Kevin chimed in smiling wickedly. His little joke managed a soft giggle from the female spell-binder, "I'd stick around but I think I should head home."
"Home?" asked Ben, a little flummoxed. "Remember the deal we made? You free to stay if you want but if you want to go back to wherever you came from..."
Hope's eyebrows knitted in confusion, what was that stupid red-headed planning to do this time?
"Whaaat..." the red-headed groaned, rubbing her temples. That stupid fainting thing is getting on her nerves. She didn't like the feeling of it, not one bit. She sat up into a sitting position after she had opened her eyes, "Huh, wha'd ya know, same place."
She blinked a few times and let her head rest a moment before processing with what's going on this time. Her emerald eyes wandered around the room, a big familiar book sitting on her bed. "Huh, how come I haven't noticed this before..." she told herself and then grabbed the book. She took it easily despite how big and heavy it looked. Her eyes went slightly wider as she figured out what it was. This was one of her many spell books she had left behind at home... What, what was this doing here?
She scratched her head and looked at the page it was opened on, "This is a spiritual life swapping spell, why would Ben's cousin have my..."
She let the book drop to her lap and let her hands naturally go over her mouth as she gasped. No wonder she felt so weird... This wasn't her life, this Hope girl- she had swapped lives with herself! Oh god, how is this possible?
Does this mean she was originally Ben's cousin?
Does this mean she had a family?
Does this mean that dark-headed boy was her boyfriend?
So many questions fluttered in her head and she made out all the possibilities. If all these were true... Her heart did a back flip, this was perfect! Gwen thought, it was everything she wanted... Everything she...
Everything Hope wanted.
Suddenly feeling guilty, Gwen pushed the heavy book out of her lap and stood up. Was Hope living this life she was living now? It must have felt bad, suddenly, Gwen didn't seem so mad about the fact she did a life swap. If she was in Hope's shoes... She would have done the same.
Putting a determined face on, she knew she had to do what's right. This was her life, she had to get it back. She looked around then noticed her spell pouch hanging limply on the chair nearby. Gwen wondered how Hope gotten hold of it so easily... She wondered where her uncle was.
Before she got her pouch, she spotted a pink device on the dressing table. She recognise the device easily as a phone. Instantly, she reached for the phone instead. Gwen immediately went for the contacts, she pushed in the letter 'B' and the first name that came was 'Ben'. Smiling to herself, she pressed onto the call button.
The line rang five times till it got an answer, "Y'ello," Ben's enthusiastic voice came through, Gwen was strangely way too happy to hear this voice. Gwen heard some voices at the background but it soon faded away, "Hey Gwen, what's up?"
"Ben, I 'needa tell you something," Gwen said urgently, "That- That girl, Hope, she's not what she seems to be. See, I don't really know what's going on but she swapped lives with me. I'm your cousin!"
"Uh..." said Ben dumbly, "Yeah, I know you're my cousin. And what'd ya mean Hope doesn't she like what she seemed to be?"
"Ben, she swapped lives with me," the red-headed tried again, going slower now as if talking to a mentally challenged patient.
"...Nope, I don't know what you're talking about."
"Look, if you don't want to help Hope out; I get it. But you don't have to be all story- telling on me. Gwen, I don't know what's going on with you but it'll be nice if you told me. Is it cause of Kev?"
"No, Ben. I'm telling the truth!"
Ben heard Kevin called for him and he shouted back, "One more minute!" while making sure the receiver wasn't near this phone. After that, he placed his phone back against his ear. "I gotta go. You call me if you wanna explain. Bye Gwen."
Before Gwen could say something Ben had already hung up. She groaned in irritation, that was so rude! What was she suppose to do now? She doesn't know where Ben's house was nor wherever he was at. All she could do now is sit and wait...
In the meantime, she should check out her book which had been brought by Hope. Maybe it'll help her figure out what was going on.
"So, tell me what I've been up to?" inquired Hope carefully. It was a stupid question to ask sure, but once they change back, none of this was going to happen nor remembered.
"Wha'do ya mean?" asked Kevin, turning a right.
Hope didn't feel like staying at Ben's any longer and so she lied to the boys that she was hungry. Since it was still the evening, the trio got into Kevin's muscle car and was now on their way to they're other usual hangout- the Burger Shack.
"Well, I'm feeling kindda nauseous and I don't really remembered what happened during past few hours," lied Charmcaster as she tuck a strand of her silver stray hair behind her ear.
"You mean like amnesia?" asked Ben quiet amused, "You're getting amnesia?"
"No; no," Hope shook her head slightly to herself, "Things just slip pass my mind."
"Hmm..." mumbled Ben, stroking his imaginary goatee, "Well, you were with me and we were about to ask my cousin- Gwen, what was going on with you and your fainting issues."
"What about my 'fainting issues'?" Hope pressed on.
Kevin listen as the two talked, he felt quite felt out but ignored the feeling of it. He made a face at Hope's newly asked question, "This isn't your first time having it. You sure you don't remember anything at all?"
Hope's face turned a little sour and she thought bitterly to herself, "Thanks for ruining my chance, Kevin."
"Yeah, I'm fine. Never mind about what I said." Hope sighed in frustration. Just then, Kevin stopped his car into a parking spot. They were there.
The trio climbed out of the green car casually and strolled over to the restaurant. Once they were in, they sat down at the only spot that was available by the windows. After taking their seat, a overly perky woman walked up to them; beaming with glee, she passed them menus then asked, "So what would it be today, boys?"
Hope suddenly felt irritation running through her veins, this growing ire she has for blonde bimbo here was even worse than the one she had for Gwen. She didn't know how but blondie here was pissing her off as the seconds went by. She ordered whatever she saw first on the menu glumly and then the other two male followed with whatever they wanted.
The blonde bent down purposely, revealing her obvious cleavage from that low cut blouse. She wrote everything down slow then stood up smirking when she felt a few eyes fluttered over to her, "Food would be here in awhile, love. Toodleoo~"
"I really don't like her," commented Kevin when the waitress was not in ear-shot distance. Hope was a little surprise by this, "Why not?"
"Cause," replied Ben bluntly, "he has red-head fetish."
Kevin scoffed, "No, I don't." He then adjusted his shirt awkward and looked away to distract himself. For a second, Hope saw him blushing. She glowered slightly and forced her head to look away from him. Ben feels a little tension in between the two but he didn't felt like messing with any of Kevin's relationships. Especially when it didn't relate to his cousin.
While the trio wait for their food, somewhere else in Bellwood was a red-headed. who threw her head up from the book she was reading, she looked rather stunned. "I know what's that girl up to now..." She said to herself, "all I need to do now is prove it to Ben. Then this would be all over."
Little did the little red know that the spellbinder wasn't going to give up so easily.
I think this is getting so repetitive... It's just them switching back and forth. I don't know what would happen next though. Should I just stop here as an ending and leave it up to you guys to imagine the rest? Yes? No?
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This is written on 25th September 2013. I'll see you in a few till I update all of my stories before my finals. Peace, yo!
