Part 14:
Bonnie found that the circle was partially set up. There was a
small fire lit in a large, almost whole circle. Bonnie walked
through the gap and jammed a candle in the semi-soft earth every
few feet around the circle's edge.
She stood up and brushed her hands on her thighs as she surveyed
those in the circle. Thea, Illiana, Jez, Mia, Delos, Ash had at
least some witch blood, if just the Redfern line. Quinn and
Keller were the only ones who didn't.
Raven ran in the gap seconds later. "Sorry I'm late."
"You're right on time," Bonnie said. She walked behind Raven and
closed the gap. Thea and the others decided she would be leader
of the circle because she would really be the one do most of it
any ways.
"Powers of the South, of Fire hark to my call," Bonnie intoned.
"Powers of the West, of Water, hark to my call. Powers of North,
of Air, hark to my call. Powers of the East, of Earth, hark to
my call."
The fire flared slightly, the wind-rustled leaves a slight rain
stirred and the earth rumbled slightly. Each listening to
Bonnie. To see how they could help out this powerful girl.
"Guardians of the Watchtowers guard over and protect this circle
and it's occupants this night," Mia said in a voice that carried
with the winds. The back of Quinn's neck prickled and he felt
like he was being watched. Keller assumed it was because of the
rising power around her.
"Goddess I invoke thee and ask thee to help us in our search
tonight. If you will us to learn this night please aid us. Keep
us from doing harm," Thea said as both a blessing and plea for
assistance.
Quinn and Keller hummed to help raise energy even though they
weren't witch and didn't have the powers to really do much help.
Besides, they felt slightly silly and out of place as they stood
there doing nothing.
On some cue they all stopped and Bonnie took the Wild Powers
hands. Or at least she held onto Illiana and Delos. Jez had
ahold of Delos' other hand.
"Okay, every one, close your eyes as you completely focus your
mind on the fourth wild power or the blue fire. Do NOT try and
picture him or her as that may disturb the search. And don't say
anything." They formed a ring as they held hands, again on some
hidden cue or instinct.
Bonnie gazed into the flames. She felt slightly like she was
going into them. They grew larger and larger in her field of
vision until they were all that she saw. Then her head slumped
forward and her eyes shut.
Seconds later her head was up again and she was speaking.
"What is your name?" Bonnie asked.
"Who are you?" a different voice countered.
"I am Bonnie."
"My name is Darien Holmes. I am I crazy? You can't be in my
head. Why am I even talking to you?"
"You aren't crazy. Where are you Darien?"
"At my house. Where else would I be?" he replied forgetting he
was supposed to be crazy.
"Where is your house?" Bonnie prodded.
"Why?"
Some friends and I want to talk to you. Before some other people
find you."
"What's wrong with the other people?" Darien asked sounding
nervous.
"They want to kill you?"
"What! Why, I haven't done anything wrong have I?"
"No. They think that you exist is wrong. They don't think your
kind deserves to live."
"I hate racist," he snapped irately. "They probably wont go that
far," he assured Bonnie. "Who are they so I know to look out…."
He cut off abruptly. "Hey! Who do you think you are just barging
into my house like that."
"Run!" Bonnie yelled at him. The others in the ring tensed,
wanting to yell at him to, warn him, but they knew they couldn't
or the connection would break.
"Let go of me!" Darien yelped. "Leave me alone. Help!" He quit
yelling so Bonnie assumed he had been gagged.
"Where are they taking you?"
"They threw me in the back of a U-haul. Just the two of them.
They were too strong. Just one of them picked me up. They
shouldn't have been able to do that." It was very easy to tell
that Darien was trying not to panic.
"Calm down," Bonnie said soothingly.
"Wait a minute. These people are going to kill me, aren't they,"
Darien asked in a soft voice. Bonnie knew he already knew the
answer but she didn't want to tell him anyways.
Illiana yelped as a stone hit her. The conection broke off
suddenly and Bonnie pitched forwards in a faint.
Bonnie found that the circle was partially set up. There was a
small fire lit in a large, almost whole circle. Bonnie walked
through the gap and jammed a candle in the semi-soft earth every
few feet around the circle's edge.
She stood up and brushed her hands on her thighs as she surveyed
those in the circle. Thea, Illiana, Jez, Mia, Delos, Ash had at
least some witch blood, if just the Redfern line. Quinn and
Keller were the only ones who didn't.
Raven ran in the gap seconds later. "Sorry I'm late."
"You're right on time," Bonnie said. She walked behind Raven and
closed the gap. Thea and the others decided she would be leader
of the circle because she would really be the one do most of it
any ways.
"Powers of the South, of Fire hark to my call," Bonnie intoned.
"Powers of the West, of Water, hark to my call. Powers of North,
of Air, hark to my call. Powers of the East, of Earth, hark to
my call."
The fire flared slightly, the wind-rustled leaves a slight rain
stirred and the earth rumbled slightly. Each listening to
Bonnie. To see how they could help out this powerful girl.
"Guardians of the Watchtowers guard over and protect this circle
and it's occupants this night," Mia said in a voice that carried
with the winds. The back of Quinn's neck prickled and he felt
like he was being watched. Keller assumed it was because of the
rising power around her.
"Goddess I invoke thee and ask thee to help us in our search
tonight. If you will us to learn this night please aid us. Keep
us from doing harm," Thea said as both a blessing and plea for
assistance.
Quinn and Keller hummed to help raise energy even though they
weren't witch and didn't have the powers to really do much help.
Besides, they felt slightly silly and out of place as they stood
there doing nothing.
On some cue they all stopped and Bonnie took the Wild Powers
hands. Or at least she held onto Illiana and Delos. Jez had
ahold of Delos' other hand.
"Okay, every one, close your eyes as you completely focus your
mind on the fourth wild power or the blue fire. Do NOT try and
picture him or her as that may disturb the search. And don't say
anything." They formed a ring as they held hands, again on some
hidden cue or instinct.
Bonnie gazed into the flames. She felt slightly like she was
going into them. They grew larger and larger in her field of
vision until they were all that she saw. Then her head slumped
forward and her eyes shut.
Seconds later her head was up again and she was speaking.
"What is your name?" Bonnie asked.
"Who are you?" a different voice countered.
"I am Bonnie."
"My name is Darien Holmes. I am I crazy? You can't be in my
head. Why am I even talking to you?"
"You aren't crazy. Where are you Darien?"
"At my house. Where else would I be?" he replied forgetting he
was supposed to be crazy.
"Where is your house?" Bonnie prodded.
"Why?"
Some friends and I want to talk to you. Before some other people
find you."
"What's wrong with the other people?" Darien asked sounding
nervous.
"They want to kill you?"
"What! Why, I haven't done anything wrong have I?"
"No. They think that you exist is wrong. They don't think your
kind deserves to live."
"I hate racist," he snapped irately. "They probably wont go that
far," he assured Bonnie. "Who are they so I know to look out…."
He cut off abruptly. "Hey! Who do you think you are just barging
into my house like that."
"Run!" Bonnie yelled at him. The others in the ring tensed,
wanting to yell at him to, warn him, but they knew they couldn't
or the connection would break.
"Let go of me!" Darien yelped. "Leave me alone. Help!" He quit
yelling so Bonnie assumed he had been gagged.
"Where are they taking you?"
"They threw me in the back of a U-haul. Just the two of them.
They were too strong. Just one of them picked me up. They
shouldn't have been able to do that." It was very easy to tell
that Darien was trying not to panic.
"Calm down," Bonnie said soothingly.
"Wait a minute. These people are going to kill me, aren't they,"
Darien asked in a soft voice. Bonnie knew he already knew the
answer but she didn't want to tell him anyways.
Illiana yelped as a stone hit her. The conection broke off
suddenly and Bonnie pitched forwards in a faint.