Waking Up With Magic
Chapter 10
By: ShadowsOfTheHeart

"No matter how many times I wash my hands, I can never get the smell of blood out, and each day that blood leeks a little more into my heart, casting it in stone.."

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I never knew how much pain you could be in the day after almost dyeing. My lungs are burning up an awful storm, my legs, arms, and head all hurt like hell. I feel drained and just awful. Right now I'm at the nurses station getting arm looked at again. I don't like it here; it smells like bleach, the room is cold even though it's about a pulse 25 out and this medical bed is highly uncomfortable.

"Your arm is healing up nicely" the nurse says and proceeds to rebadged my arm "I'm going to put you on seven days light duties, no running, jumping, labor of any kind, got it" she stresses this with a tug at the binding. I give a flinch as she does this and fully size her up. Yesterday I was too angry, drowsy and drugged up to really take notice. She's very pretty, short black hair, happy brown eyes. She's dressed normal enough, red light tan top, black shorts and simple bright purple flip flops. Her nails though, are painted very elaborately in red jewel like design. That's the only thing though, she has on no makeup, jewellery or any other accessories, not even a watch. But I can say; she doesn't need it.

"Got it" I say back hiding the flinch, she isn't very genital. Maybe it's the nails or she doesn't want to be here, but I don't get that from her eyes. She seems a little distracted today, because I think yesterday she was very nice to me.

"Okay all done" she muses with a tap on my arm "wait here while I write up your restriction sheet" she adds before leaving me alone. I sigh as I watch her leave the room, seven days of no running. I'm going to fall behind. I wasn't that much ahead in the first place. I wonder does magic count as labour? I'm going to have to ask Alistair about that. I sigh again, this isn't how I pictured camp, that bitch is going to get it.

"So do we have a deal?" her soft yet cruel voice flowed out from her hiding place in the trees. She makes sure to keep her body and face hidden from the young man.

"I can't..."

"You can" she cuts him off "I can give what you want, but you need to listen to me. I can help you, do we have a deal?"

"Just don't hurt her" he whispers with a quick look around, his amber eyes gleaming with mistrust.

"I won't, I can't; she will not be harmed. Now do we?" her gray eyes lock with his amber gold and he nods.

"Good, I'll meet you again soon. Now please stay away until I call for you" he nods at her command before melting into the forest.

I pass my sheet to Claudia and await her wrath. "Seven days, jeese" she mutters looking over the sheet "nothing we can do about it, it wasn't your fault after all" she adds and places the paper on her desk. I gawk at her, I was sure she was going to kill me.

"What?" she snaps, I jump back to earth and smile at her hiding my shock.

"Nothing" I cover with a step back, if she lunges at me I think I can make it to the door before she rips me apart.

"Whatever freak" she waves off "now I want you to work in the kitchen, you can peal veggies can't you?"

I sigh out in a cringe "sure" I hate pealing anything

"Okay, get going the cooks knows your coming"

"Okay" I mutter and leave her be, damn I thought I would at least get time off for this. Damn that evil brat. I took in a breath to clan my anger. Even though I have the nicest image of me ripping that wenches head off.

I jumped off the last step and head for the kitchen. The dirt crunches under my running sneakers, I let out a sigh as I kicked some loose rocks. I tried to call Kurama again this morning but I got nothing, just got his voice mail. His voice on that message was so automatic, but it was still his voice and it did make me feel better for a fraction of a second. When his voice cut off I left him a voice mail and tried not to sound emotional. So I didn't tell him in detail all that happen, I left out the almost drowning part, and the dreams. If it was a dream; I mean, it was so real, how could I have mixed up reality that bad. Well now that I'm thinking about it, it's not like this hasn't happened before, but I was in danger then, am I in danger now? No, I wasn't attacked in the dream, Lucy was. I stop as fear jumps through me, is Lucy in danger?

"Hey Jones-chan" I flinch from Kimura's loud voice. I don't need this right now. I start to walk faster, in hopes he gets the hint that I don't want to talk to him and leaves me alone. "Hey" he calls again appearing next to me in a huff. I roll my eyes, really, really?

"Do you need something?" I ask without a look, I just keep my eye glaring at the path in front of me.

"Just wanted to see how you're doing" His voice sounds sincere enough but there's a hidden undertone of guilt. I don't know what for. It's strange and it makes me wonder if his all that normal.

I glance at him for a split second, he's grinning like a fool. I sly my eyes forward "I'll live" I walk a little faster hoping again he will get it in head that I don't want to talk to him.

"So how does a lively girl like you not know how to swim?" he teases in a low voice, he's flirting again.

I sigh out in annoyance "Because I just don't" I answer back.

I hear him sigh this time. It wasn't a defeat sigh like I wanted it was more of an amused sigh, like he can't believe I'm resented him. Stupid pretty boy ego, I glance at him again with heard eyes "Is that all you want to know? Because I'm busy and in a hurry."

He flinch's this time before giving me a shrug "Well I really wanted to know if you where okay"

I roll my eyes and take them back to the path "You asked and I answered, if that's all, like I said I'm busy" I stress the last part in hope he will leave.

"You're cold" he says back and moves in front of me, fast, Kurama like fast. I stumble back confused. That I didn't see coming.

"Hey" I stress annoyed "what the hell?" I let my eyes meet his; he's only a little taller than me. I keep my head straight and firm. No way am I going to back down.

"Does your boyfriend know?" he asks with a cross of his arms in front of his chest. It crinkles his black t leaving it bunched at the center. That shirt is too big for him. Forget that, why the hell is he asking me if I told Kurama or not, bastard.

"That's no concern of yours" I answer "now move or be moved" I add, really I have to be somewhere and he's just pissing me off.

He smiles at me a teasing smile, he wants me to move him "try it" he whispers as he leans his head down to my ear.

"Okay" I bounce and kneed him in the stomach, a hit my brothers and boyfriend will be proud of. I hear Kimura grunt from the pain as he quickly doubles over. I push his shoulder, letting him fall back onto the ground. "Listen up" I stress out as his butt hits the ground, again he lets out a grunt "I'm not interested in you, I have a boyfriend and it would be a good idea for you to stop flirting with me because when we get back you'll find it just how real he is." I snap at him watching him hold is stomach in pant, I flick my hair over my shoulder and walk pass him kicking dust on him as I did so.

"Jones I didn't mean.."

I spun on my heal and point down at him "Don't even; I'm not stupid Kimura, far from it!" I finish with another spin on my heal. What a jerk, and who's does he take me for anyways? I'm not just some random girl he can run after. Kurama would probably slit him opened and feed him to his plants if he finds out about this

"Don't be mad I was only teasing" I hear him call after me, I don't listen, I just keep walking towards the dinner hall.

"Jones-San?"

I ignore him again; and resisted the urge to run back and kicked him in the face. Damn he doesn't know when to give it up.

I sat with my back to the wall, knife in one hand potato on the other. Music blares out from the radio as our cook, Miss Tookie sang alone very off tune. Shoot me now. As soon as I had walked in she grabbed me and haled me into the kitchen. Telling me how we're having Sheppard's pie for supper thus leading me to be pushed down and force to peel potatoes.

This isn't a task I like, have never liked. When it was just me and my father this was a chore I fought tooth and nail to get out of, why, I'm terrible with knives.

Miss Tookie though, she's a super nice, pretty happy thing and just full if useless energy. Her blond hair is nicely back in a pony tail, or what he can get in one. By the looks her hair is probably just touching her shoulders. Thick bangs cut across her brown eyes making them look smaller then what they are. Her body is slim but curvy, needless to say she has a nice rack on her. Her white apron is just making them stick out even more.

"So Holly-chan got a boyfriend?" she asks dancing over to the stove to check the gravy. I fumble with the knife just missing my index finger.

Pretty forward huh? "Yes" I say back moving said index finger away from my blade, whatever happen to a normal peeler with a safety guard?

"Oh" she muses turning to me; those brown eyes sparkle like I just pushed her buzzer. "What's his name, age, height, hair color, blood type, body build?"

My mouth feel open "That's a lot of information to dish out"

"Oh don't be silly, I just want to know what he looks like so do I don't hit one him at dinner" she tuned from me while I still gap at her, mouth wide opened.

What the hell is wrong with her? "He isn't here" I finally say getting my brain back in order.

"Oh, too bad, a pretty girl like you probably got yourself a nice hot one, complete with abs and a tight ass" I chock as my knife slips again just missing my thumb, while she just laughs, dances over to the stove, takes a sip of the gravy, like what she said was totally normal. I think she's crazy.

I stop with the peeling and laugh, hard, I can't help it just watching her speak about this topic and just saying it so innocent like. Things I would never say. I feel tears in my eyes, but I can't stop laughing it's been so long since I hear someone speak like that. It reminds me of home. It reminds me of.. I stop laughing as his amber eyes flicker in my brain. I drop the knife as I push him out of there; I'm not going to think about him, about what he did, about him appearing out of nowhere.

"Here you are sweetheart" She says to me holding the knife under my nose, I pull back not expecting her to put the knife that close to my face. "Something wrong?" she wonder with a wave of that knife, yes I have conferment it, she's crazy.

"Ah, no" I get out holding out my hand for the knife, she gives me a once over before skillfully flipping the knife around her hand and placing the handle in mine. I grip the plastic like handle just as she leaned in close to my face.

"Got boy problems, don't yeah?" I jumped back a little, for a bouncy crazy person she's very sharp. So I sigh out and nod my head. "Oh hun don't worry about that, being as pretty as you it's bound to happen more times then you like" she made her own sigh at this and threw her hands in the air. "I got the same thing going on; I'm getting married at the end of the summer. He's a wonderful man, strong hansom and just amazing" she turns from me and goes to the grill and starts slapping the grown beef onto it. Right away it sizzles and causes smoke to rise up, but the fan kicks in and takes it outside before it can cover us. "But my old boyfriend just comes back to town throwing roses at my feet, saying he was sorry for cheating on me, that it was the biggest mistake of his life. He should have never have left me go. And my god he looks good, better then I remember him. But I told him I was taken, I told him it was too late, but he just keeps coming back, showering me in love and gifts, making me remember why I fell for him in the first place." She slaps more grown beef on "I mean, it's hard now, I want them both, but I'm so confuse. So when your teacher Mr. Tatawa, who is an old friend of mine, asked if I wouldn't mind helping out with your little camp here, I jumped at it. I needed to get away and think" she turned to me then with her hands on her curvy hips "Don't let that old flame her in your head, you hear me"

I can only nod my head as she laughs and turns back to her cooking. Yes very crazy, but smart.

"Koenma I need to go back" Kurama stressed trying his hardest not to crush his combat.

"Are you ready?" The young king asked from the little device.

"Yes, I have control, Holly is in danger I need to get back" He almost snapped clutching the compact tight in his hand.

"Okay, I will get a transport ready for you"

Well I can say that because I helped make the food, I get fed first and since we serve ourselves anyways and clean up I don't have to do that either. I just had to help with some prep work for tomorrow and she let me go saying I can't spend my summer in a hot kitchen. So right now I'm out in the woods trying to, and I mean trying to, prefect my voiding magic.

Hollybella was so kind as to tell me that I have the power to void any spell that is thrown at me or at anyone else. The only problem, I have to be faster, and accurate. So my only problem I have now is; I need someone who is strong and fast with magic, someone faster than Lucy. The only people I can think of are either unable to help or won't. I take in a breath and flop down on the grass. This is useless if I can't practice with someone, and Alistair knew that, bastard. I have thought of asking mother, but she's kind of on natural ground between Alistair and I. Michael is no different, especially since he raised him for 17 years.

"Seventeen," I mutter looking at my hands, next month I'll be 18 an official adult, I will be able to vote, and leave home without question. I can also choose to go live with my grandparents if I want. Now that I think about it, in two days it's Kurama's birthday. I'll have to get him something, or maybe I'll just take him out when we see each other again. It'll be my turn to take him somewhere without complaints.

"You seem a little lost" I sprung up from my sitting position and spin around; I relax at seeing Hogo walking towards me. I give him a smile as the wind plays with his chestnut hair; his eyes are giving me a playful look, like he knows why I was flopped down looking defeated. I let my shoulders drop as he stops just short of me; his white track suit is a little dirty. His jacket his opened showing a black undershirt that looks to be ripped at the hem.

"Who'd you fight with?" This question knocks him off guard for a second, enough for me to see dried blood at his right ear. "And you're bleeding"

"It wasn't really a fight, just playing some one on one, got a little ruff." He answers with a light smile, he wasn't lying, that's one thing I like about him, No matter the outcome he will never lie to you. I give a light chuckle and brush some dirt off his jacket.

"Looks more like you rolled around in the dirt" I state seeing his white sneaker are also covered in dirt.

"Like I said.."

"It got a little ruff" I mutter turning away from him and flopping back on the grass.

"Don't be like that" he huffs and takes a seat next to me, his legs stretch out next to mine, hum, our legs are almost the same length. I must have grown again. I turn my head so I can see his face.

"Sorry I'm just annoyed" I let out a sigh "I got a question"

"Shoot"

"Are you faster than Lucy when casting spells?" I watch his eyes; he's thinking it over and gives me shrug.

"I am" he says it slow "why?"

"I need your help; Alastair told you the deal I made with him right?"

"Yes" he stops with a grin "Oh I see, you need someone to practice with" his voice trailed off as the information hit him. "No, I want to live to see graduation"

"Don't be like that, please, please, please" I beg, batting my eyes at him "I got no one else, and I swear I will not blow you up. I'm getting good at this."

Hojo lets out a sigh of laughter before getting up and looking down at me "Okay" he holds out his hands for me to take "but the first time to blow anything up, I'm out of here, got it" he stresses as I take his out stretched hands in mine.

"Deal"

He watched them from a distance, careful not to alert the war mage that was with her. He didn't like the way that war mage looked at her, flirted with her, even when she didn't know it herself. He snarled at them, at the way he was showing her to place her feet, how he threw magic at a tree telling her to void it. Yes he can hear them, he can hear every word that there were saying.

He watched as she failed, and failed again to void the mages powers.

It behoved him to know why she was doing this, what deal did she make with her brother to cause her to act like a flirting couple with that war mage.

But he was ordered not to go near her, to stay away until she was brought to him. Her and her boyfriend demon. He was going to show her what he really was, that a demon and a human could never be together.

After many and many tries I have managed to not make Hojo's magic void out. But he told me not to worry about it because he was trained with magic since he was a child; I only started a few months ago. I should be happy with the progress I have made already. But it's still makes me want to scream. I only have until next Friday to get this down or I'll never get those idiots to confess to one another.

I let out a sigh as I enter mine and Lucy's room, she propped up on her bed with a book, strange she never reads. "What's that?" I ask bushing out my hair, I actually blew dried it tonight, had the time.

She looks up from her book and gives me a smile "It's a magical healing book, your mother gave it to me yesterday; she said it should help me be able to readjust my powers so they don't make you shut down"

"Oh?" I question and stepped up onto the latter the lead to her top bunk "How so?"

"Well" she started closing the book "I don't know yet, she told me I have read the whole book, twice if I have to" she grumbled making me laugh. Lucy hates reading as much as I hate curry.

"Well then" I pat her arm "Get to it" I laugh out, jumping off the latter just as a cold chill ran threw me. No it, the air in the room as gone cold ice cold. I can see my breath as I huff out from the shock. I turn to Lucy, she's sat frozen in her bed, the book still in her lap. I call out to her but no words come out. I painic and try and more back to the latter. I can't, I can't move my body. Blue particles filled the room and I knew who's here before they fade. Hojo, he jumps for the bed but Lucy falls away form him, he screams out her name as she falls back into the ice and cold.

"Holly" I snapped back to reality, Lucy is looking at me, I'm still on the latter, she stills has the book in her hand, but she's looking at me, worried. I look down, my hand his still on her arm. I take it away and blink a few times. "Are you okay? You went away for a second"

"I don't know, I keep having vision of you getting hurt, or taken away" I let my eyes meet hers and they are worried, very worried not for her but for me.

"I think you just need to rest, yesterday was hard on you" she pushes back placing her warm hands on my cheeks. "We'll consult Hojo, and Alistair tomorrow okay" I nod my head liking the idea. "Okay" she whispers taking her hands away from my face "Try and get some sleep, I'm finished with the book for tonight" she adds taking said book and pushing it away from her.

"Okay" I mutter out feeling drained even more now, those vision's seem to take a toll on me. With a good night to Lucy I jump down and head for the light switch. As I click it off I get a new chill, but it isn't from a vision, it's different, it's a chill you get when you feel someone watching you. I look towards mine and Lucy's bunks as the soft glow of our nightlight out lines her body under the covers. I look towards the window, the curtains a drawn back, I get the chill again; so I rush to the window and close the curtains. As they draw shut I swear I seen a glimmer of amber, but it's too fast for me to make out. I let out a breath as the feeling passes. I look back to Lucy again, she didn't move to see what I was doing, why would she, closing the curtains are a pretty normal thing to do. I take one last peak out before rushing to my bed and diving under the covers.

As my heart pounds and Lucy's breaths sooth me, I can't seem to get that amber out of my head, because I'm scared of what it will mean if I dig to deep. I don't think sleep will find me tonight.

Alistair sat with his back to an old cherry tree; it was at the stage where it no longer blossomed flowers or leaves. He fiddled with a blade of grass as he looked up at the blackness of the night; he was out pass his portal hours, but he didn't care. He needed some air; he needed to think. He has been sensing something off about this area. It wasn't until Holly was thrown off that cliff that he finally felt the pressure of magic that is in Marie. She had made a mistake in pushing Holly like that. Holly who knew from the start that there someone thing wrong with that girl, he felt ashamed that he didn't believe his sisters at first. How could he, she has only just got her magic, where he has been living and berthing it since he was born.

With a frustrate flick of his hand the blade of grass went up a yellow flame before ashes too its place. The ashes fluttered away in the night wind leaving Alistair with more questions on his mind. He is stuck, right now he was supposed to be making Lucy, fall for him. But how can he do that when his sister is in danger. Right now, though he will never say it out loud, he wishes that her demon was here, at least then he would have no worries about her.

Kurama stepped out of the crackling portal, the clean air it him first. He took in a breath felling his lungs with its freshness and the feel of being home crawled over him. The warm summer wind brush his red hair back as he walked through the forest, he knew where he needed to go.

Alistair jumped up as a demonic presents clouded his senses. It felt familiar to him, but it was different, powerful and it scared him. He turned his body towards the tree line, letting his power gather in his hands. He saw the eyes first, sharp green eyes tinted with gold. It was then he let the power drain away from him because he knew all too well who this demon is.

"You've become more powerful" Alistair shouted as Kurama stepped out from the tree line.

"So have you" He answered with a flicker and a blink he was in front of the war mage with a light smirk on his lips. "So what's this about Holly being in danger?" he didn't hide the threat in his voice, he wanted the older twin to hear it, fear it.

"I'm not sure what role they have Holly pinned at, but I'm more worried about Hojo. From what she told me yesterday, this woman Marie she likes, well it's more obsessed with Hojo. As you know and everyone else knows, Hojo has had a crush on Holly for years" He stopped watching the demon's eyes and the growl that came from his throat. "Had" He stressed "I think Lucy is a target as well"

"It's good I came when I did, and while I was walking here I caught the scent of a werewolf" His eyes turned back to the tree line "His scent is all over the place, and it's getting more potent as I get closer to the camp" His green yet gold eyes turned back to Alistair "I don't recall a werewolf going to our school"

"We don't, he's a, old acquaintance of mine" Alistair covered

"But not a friend"

"No"

"Is it Andrew?"

Alistair just looked at him, how did he know, he was sure Holly said she never told Kurama about her old boyfriend. "How did you.."

"Know, I overheard her the night she told Hojo and Lucy, it's wasn't hard." He stated tapping his ear "They were in the back yard and my window was opened"

"But how did you know..."

"That he was a werewolf" Kurama answered "I ran into him a while ago, it was before Holly knew about her powers, before you, and before her father left. He was searching for her, I drove him away. I didn't know then what he meant to her, I thought he was a danger" He turned back then looking at the tree line "And I was right"

"Don't tell her that you know, let her tell you" Alistair said also letting his eyes go to the tree line

"Yes, I know that" Kurama answered as the wind brought another scent to his nose, a sent he could never miss place. Holly had been in the woods today. He let himself smile, tomorrow he will go to her, and he will protect her.

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She sat up dropping the knife; it clatters on the floor as she runs for the door, because even with all the scents in the air she could never mistake his.

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