Chapter 7
"S-She disappeared?" CAndace asked, not bothering to conceal her couriosity.
"How did she disappear?" Sammy whispered.
"Well, "Serena began, "When a daughter reaches the age 17, she'll have to choose between losing her powers, or disappearing. You become a guardian angel. "
Sammy thought for awhile. Wow.
"Wait. Mom. You're over the age of 17." Sammy began.
Serena looked at her. "Yeah. Because I had the choice to become the Dark Goddess. I was the key-"
"The balance between good and evil." Sammy finished. "I remember from the story."
"Well, I don't know that one." Candace said angrily. She turned back to Serena. "Come on mom. Tell me what happened."
Serena opened her mouth to speak, but looked at Candace.
"You called me mom."
Candace shrugged, "Well, you are. It's not even like your my step mom."
Serena had a slight smile on her face, "Well, I was the key. If I was to join the dark side, then the Atrox probably wouldv'e won. Proof to that was that my power was so close to the followers." Serena responded.
Candace and Sammy listened to their mother.
"Well, I wasn't just the Daughter of Selene, I was the Daughter of Hekate."
Serena and Stanton had to explain everything to their daughters.
Sammy walked into Candace's room, her mind buzzing.
She was a Daughter of the Moon? She had to save the world from the Atrox? Every single thing her mother told her when she was a child, the things she thought was said a little fairytale, was real? The thing she always thought would be a movie. And her mom was the star? That was just... weird.
"Hello? Are you alright?" Candace asked, waving her hand in Sammy's face.
Sammy snapped back into reality.
"What happened?" Sammy asked.
Candace just scoffed and jumped onto her bed.
"You just spaced out. I don't blame ya. You seemed like a space case the minute you walked in here."
Sammy put her hands on her hips, "Stop insulting me!"
Candace laughed, "And what do you think you can do to me? You're just a pampered princess. You can't touch me!"
Sammy was angry. Her lips were pursed together and her gazed grew deadly.
"I said stop insulting me!"
"And what would you do? Teach me grammar? I'd like to see you try."
The ground started shaking. Candace stood up, fear showed in her eyes.
"W-What's going on?" Candace asked.
Sammy didn't know at first.
A-Am I doing this?
Candace looked at her, and seemed to understand.
"Stop it! I'm sorry, okay?!"
Sammy tried to stop, but she was angry.
Why should she stop? Candace was rude to her! And she insulted her continuously! Sammy knew she had to be the bigger person.
Sammy calmed down, and as soon as she did, the shaking stopped. They both looked around until they heard running footsteps coming from the hallway. Serena and Stanton ran into the room.
"What happened? What was the shaking?" Serena asked.
Sammy shook her head slowly.
"It was me mom. Sorry."
Serena looked at her daughter, "What do you mean it was you?"
Sammy shrugged, trying to pretend it was nothing big, "I was just mad. You know. Teen angst."
Stanton and Serena stared at Sammy and Candace. Suddenly, Serena's face looked horrified.
"What is it?" Stanton asked concerned.
Serena muttered something, her gaze was distant.
"What?" Stanton asked bending down to her his wife.
"The prophecy." escaped from her mother's lips.
Stanton looked quickly at Sammy, then back to Serena.
"I'm sure that little vibration won't do anything."
Serena shook her head, "We have to get out of here."
Stanton looked perplexed.
"What are you talking about? Is this about him getting her? Her getting mad wouldn't make him proud. Everyone gets mad."
Serena shook her head fast.
"N-No. S-She did something worse."
Stanton looked at his daughter, but continued to talk to Serena, "What'd she do?"
Serena didn't want to speak it. Sammy could sense her dad trying to penetrate her mother's mind. His dilating pupils could tell her that. But it didn't work. Serena wouldn't let him.
"Serena." Stanton grabbed her shoulders irritated, "Tell me what she did!"
Serena's lips trembled as she tried to speak.
Stanton tried to listen to Serena, while Candace grew curious.
"S-She killed her teacher."
Stanton let go of Serena, causing her to stumble.
His face was dazed. He quickly gained his composure.
"Candace. We need to leave. Get you sister and follow me." Stanton said. He grabbed Serena who was muttering things like, "Why did I bring her here?"
Candace and Sammy exchanged looks. Then Candace scoffed, "I guess you aren't so chicken after all."
Sammy face turned to a grimace. "It wasn't my fault."
"Were you mad?"
"Yes."
"Was your teacher the reason for your anger?"
Sammy hesitated, "Yes."
Candace smiled, "Then it wasn't much of an accident."
Sammy grimaced, "Yes is was! I was scared! They were going to expell me!"
Candace laughed as she threw a bookbag over her shoulder, "Oh! They were going to expell you!"
Candace continued to laugh as she walked out of her room. Sammy sighed as she followed her twin sister. Sammy thought awhile before she ran ahead of Candace and stopped her in her tracks.
"Wha-?"
"Candace, please don't make me feel worse than I already do."
Candace rolled her eyes, "Fine. Just don't be such a baby."
Sammy smiled, and they continued to walk.
