-1Chapter 10-
"So where is your boyfriend?" one of my friends is asking me at lunch.
"Yeah I haven't seen him since your birthday party." another friend says.
"Boyfriend? I don't have a boyfriend. I haven't gone out with anybody in a while." I ask confuse.
"You know. Tall dark and handsome."
"The older one."
"Oh." I say realizing who they were talking about. "He is not my boyfriend. He is just my friend. Like a big brother."
"Mmmm-hmm." the first one says.
"Yeah I have an older brother his age and I am pretty sure he doesn't look at me that way." the second one says.
"We are just friends." I repeat getting irritated at there comments.
At that moment the bell rings ending lunch. So I get up ready to leave.
"Fine don't give us the cold treatment." my first friend says.
"Yeah we believe you, Gwen. Your just friends." the other one says.
"Alright lets go to class anyway." I say smiling at my two best friends.
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"Gwen. Gwen." I hear a male voice say.
It is after school and my friends and I are getting out of school. We turn around to see Chris walking towards us with a big smile.
"Hey." I say before he wraps his arms around me and twirls me around. "Are you okay?" I say when he finally lets me down.
"Ladies." he says nodding towards my friends who in return squealed before saying there goodbyes and see you later.
"So what's up?" I say grabbing his hand and walking towards a secluded area.
"What's up with your friends?" he says looking at them as they walked home.
I sigh.
"They think that you are my boyfriend." I say shyly.
"Oh." he says in a weird voice. "I see. You did explain…"
"That we are only friends. Yes, I even put in the thought that we are more brother and sister type of relationship." I say cutting in.
"Oh, okay. I guess." he says still shock.
"Are you okay?" I ask him a little thrown of by his words.
"Umm. Yeah I guess. Its just…never mind. I have a surprise." he says with a big smile.
"Another one."
"Yes since you have help me a lot the other day. I want to return the favor. So we are going hunting." he says scratching his head.
"Hunting?" I ask raising an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"
"You'll see. Come on lets go."
He grabs my hand and walk towards his moms car.
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"Where are we?" I say looking at a big house.
"This my home." he says motioning with his arms as we get out.
"You mean…"
"Yes." he says excitedly.
"Oh my god. I can't believe this." I look at the historical house. "But what are we doing here?"
"Well there is no one home and I thought I do something good to you." he says grabbing my hand and walking me towards the entrance.
"So what is that? You did mention something about going hunting." I say following him up the stairs.
He stops at the top steps to what looks to be the attic of the house.
"We are going in." he says mysteriously.
"Where? You are weird today." I say laughing in excitement.
"Come on." he says opening the door.
In the middle has a stand with a large book. He walks towards it and I follow behind him.
"This right here." he starts signaling to the book. "Is the famous Book of Shadows. We are in the attic of the manor in which the Charmed ones do there whitchly work."
"Nice introduction." I say hitting his arm playfully. "Now can you explain why we are here?"
"Well since you had a premonition and you lost an innocent. I thought that you will like to have revenge on the demon." he says finally.
My eyes twinkle at his words.
"So we are going hunting." I say with a wicked smile. "How do we start?"
"Research." he says signaling towards the book. "See if you can find the demon in the book."
I nod and start looking at the book. Ten minutes later I stop looking at a picture of the demon I met at my aunt's shop.
"I found him." I say smiling again.
"What does it say?" he says standing next to me.
"Upper demon. With the ability to control fire and ice. A witch killer for joy. For the pass two hundred years he has been torturing young girls that are strong and have little control of there powers. Later to kill them destroying there bodies. It is say that he keeps there souls frozen as a trophy." I read out loud by every word I become sicker and sicker.
"This is a tough demon. Maybe I should get the sister to take care of it." Chris says looking at me worried.
"No. I am going to get this bastard. Could you imagine I can be his next victim. Or a little girl." I shake my head still feeling sick. I take a deep breath and continue. "There is a vanquishing potion here anyway. We don't need the power of three."
"It can be to dangerous." he says.
"I am not going in alone, Chris. You are coming with me. Two witches is better than one." I grab his arm and give him a puppy face look. "Come on help me please. This can also help me learn in doing potions."
He looks down at me. Then he gives me a small smile and I knew I convince him.
"Alright. I will help you." he says.
We start getting the ingredients and making the potion. Half an hour later we were both holding a lot of vial of potion. We both know that this will be hard and one will probably not be enough.
"Ready." he says.
I nod and he grabs my hand and orbs us down to the underworld. Next to the spot where we knew he last was.
"You think you can pick up anything from here." he says as I walk around.
I begin to touch the walls but I feel nothing.
"Try touching the place where she was kill." he says again.
I flinch at the thought of touching that spot again but I do as I am told.
The moment I touch the spot I see something.
"Come on." I grab his arm and orb us to a dark alley.
"What is going on?" he says.
"I saw a girl being attack here." I say as I begin walking around but we don't see or hear anything.
"Are you sure about that?" he says skeptical.
"Yes I am sure." I then stop. "Unless this is a trap."
Just as I say that someone jumps behind us and hits Chris hard. Throwing him to the other side of the alley.
"Chris!" I scream.
"What is wrong little witch? Your white lighter can't help you now." he says mockingly.
I turn to face him. I see this belt like thing around his waist that had shinning stone. Like ice.
"I can take you without his help." I take out a vial and throw it at him.
Just as it is about to hit him he threw fire at it destroying it.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you. You see this belt here? It holds my most prized possessions. My trophies." he says.
"That witches you killed." I whisper.
"Exactly so if you destroy me. You kill there souls." he says.
"You bastard." I scream. With that the demon flies backwards hitting another wall.
"Easy lady. You don't want to get me mad and condemn them to purgatory." he taunts.
I then close my eyes and concentrate in removing his belt. I then find myself behind him. But as I look pass him I see myself there with my head down and eyes close.
I move quickly and remove the belt.
"Now!" I scream to Chris as he then throws the potion hitting the demon.
"No." the demon screams as he starts burning then disappears.
I then disappear and am whole again.
"What the hell?" I say as I fall to the ground. "What was that?"
"You can astral project." Chris says helping me up.
"I guess I can."
Chris grabs my hand and orbs us to my house.