"Now I want you to look down but right as I go to take it, look in the lense," Jack directed as he focused and clicked his camera, "Perfect, Annie,"
Annie smiled as Jack walked towards her. He returned the smile as he messed with her hair. He was doing new head shots and hopefully shots that would be approved for her new album.
Her freshman album had been a mediocre success. The attack in the woods had caused her to limit the early promotion. The record label had not given her much help. But, there was talk with a new company to buy out her contract.
Annie eyed Jack and bit her bottom lip. The sound of the door opening interrupted the locked eyes of the two. Fi stood in the threshold, rain dripping off her hair and clothes, pattering lightly on the floor.
"Did you have a sudden urge to go for a swim?"Jack teased, "What happened to you? Weren't you going house hunting with Clu,"
"It doesn't matter,"Fi said, "Annie, I need to talk to you about something,"
Annie followed Fiona to the ladies room. Fi clicked the lock and took a breath. She glanced at herself in the mirror and began to blot her running make-up with a paper towel.
"Fi,what happened?"Annie asked.
"I don't know,"Fi answered, "I need you to tell me what you've found out. You've been researching all of this stuff, yeah?Tell me what you know,"
Annie's face turned stoic. She didn't know much and she doubted what she knew could help Fi.
"Most of it's buried, and it's buried deep,"Annie replied, "Your family hid away its secrets. Most of what I could find, you already know,"
Fi looked at Annie harshly in the mirror in front of them. That's not what she wanted to hear. She studied the girl. There was more. There had to be.
"What aren't you telling me?"Fi questioned.
"Just an observation. I don't know if you've noticed, but have you took a look at the weather lately?"
Fi turned to face Annie. Her fingers grabbed the counter for support, her knuckles white.
"Why?What have you seen?"
"It just started again, but all three of you do it from time to time. The last one happened when Molly had that dream. Well, until today,"
"The storms," Fi said darkly, "Yeah, I know. I've tried to ignore it,"
"Whatever is going on, its got its roots in the elements,"Annie said, "From what I can tell,"
Fi nodded and bit her bottom lip. She mopped her face with her hand and ran her fingers through her wet hair. She pulled her hands down and held them in front of her face.
She just stared at them and tried to remember the state of her emotions moments earlier.
A shimmer appeared.
"So tell me, what's natural about that?"
