I will be leaving for another vacation on Thursday. Again, I won't have much internet connection because I'll be in the middle of no where, so I probably won't be updating for a few days. I'll for sure update at last once for y'all tomorrow, but then after that it probably won't be until Monday. Sorry in advance!
Okay, back to Mina's perspective. Hope you guys didn't mind that little break into Teague's POV. I almost wish I started the story with both perspectives but oh well! Here's chapter 14! (Sorry it's so short) Enjoy:)
On the way home, Nix had cranked on the heat in the car. By the time they arrived at her house, Mina was mostly dry, though her clothes were still pretty damp. She quickly ran into her house, being careful not to get too wet from the storm. She came back out with a fabric swatch and gave it to Nix.
"You'll need a tie to match. I'll get the corsage and boutonniere." Nix gave her a very confused look. She laughed "Don't worry about it." He drove off and Mina ran back into her house.
She walked in to see her mom cooking dinner and Charlie was sitting in the living room.
"Who was that?" Sara asked with a sense of worry in her voice.
"Nix.. we went out." Charlie looked at Mina with bright eyes.
"Like on a date?" Sara asked her.
"I guess you could call it that." Mina chuckled. Charlie came and gave Mina a hug in approval. She patted his head and went into her room to change. Since it was later, she decided to throw on her pajamas. She put on running shorts and an oversized long sleeved t-shirt.
"What's for dinner?"
"Meatloaf." Charlie instantly stuck out his tongue in disgust. Mina followed his actions. They hated meatloaf.
Sara shrugged. "If you guys want, you can have cereal and I can run the leftovers to the Wongs."
Mina liked that idea much better. She grabbed out a box of Fruity Pebbles and sat down at the kitchen table. Charlie came over with a handful if different cereals: Lucky Charms, Mini Wheat (gross), Froot Loops, and Cinnamon crunch.
"Charlie, you disgust me." He gave her an amused smile as he began mixing his cereal. Mina scrunched her nose as Charlie ate his mixture. He held up a spoon full for her to try. "No way." Mina said pushing his hand away. He nodded back at her. He wasn't going to not let her eat it.
Mina finally gave in and tried the cereal. Almost instantly she ran to the sink and spit it out.
Charlie sat up in his seat cheering silently. She ran up to him and tickled him. "THAT'S WHAT YOU GET!" She joked. Charlie started squirming in his seat and accidentally spilled his bowl of cereal. "Oops."
"Seriously guys?" Sara got a wet towel and started to clean it up.
"No, Mom. I got it." Mina began cleaning up the spilled cereal. All of the sudden, all of the milk was absorbed into the wash cloth. Mina jumped and looked alarmed. The towel was humming. She had unintentionally used magic to clean up the milk. She rung it out in the sink and excused herself. Though it was a small event that probably meant nothing, it still had shaken her up.
Mina walked into her room and grabbed a sketch pad from her desk. She sat on her bed and began drawing. Before the pencil could reach the page a roar of thunder shook the house. The rain still hadn't let up from earlier that day and didn't seem like it wanted to anytime soon. Mina decided to sit on her window seat to watch the thunderstorm.
A bolt of lightening hit the ground revealing a black figure standing in her yard. Mina's heart started to race. Her mind began making up hundreds of different scenarios at a mile a minute. She flashed back to one memory in particular, Temple Stiltskin. She hasn't been this scared since that quest. Mina stood up and backed away from the window.
"Jared." she said almost inaudibly. She needed help, but had no one to call. Just then another strike hit and she saw the dark figure standing in her doorway.
"I guess you got the next best thing."