the battle has just begun

by Alix Winchester

Abigail grace is a normal teen girl who reads about all sorts of magical things to escape her boring life. But on her thirteeth birthday she finds unbelivable magic stored away inside her. Investigating where the book is staged she finds that the scorcerers are much closer than she could have thought. Should she join the battle or will it all be too much for abbi? (Cancelled)

14. The turn

"Who is this?" China answered.

Abbi hesitated. "You hear rumours right?"

"yes." China said slowly.

"I'm the new member in skulduggery's amazing little group, and I want to hide from him. Thought you could help." The line was silent for a long moment. "Can you keep this a secret?" Abbi asked. Still silence. Just as she was wondering if the line cut out she got her answer.

"Where are you?"

Abbi told china where she was and China gave her directions to the library from there. Abbi hung up and thought for a chosen name on the way there. She couldn't be controlled like Valkyrie was when she was Stephanie.

She was just pulling up when a ramp opened near the building. Must be china's secret passage for her car. She pulled in and switched off the engine, keeping her headlight on.

"China." Abbi called. "I can see you." China stepped from the shadows, nodding slightly in approval.

"Good eyes."

"Not really" China waved Abbi in and she turned off the light on her bike and followed. A door opened and they ascended the steps and up to her apartment from the cupboard door. Abbi looked around warily as she followed China to her apartment door. They stepped in and China sat. She gestured to the seat across from her. Abbi reluctantly sat.

"So" China started. "Do you care to tell me why exactly you are running from Skulduggery? You know he can find you anywhere you go." Abbi nodded.

"That's why I came here. Alice and Valkyrie know me, and coming here isn't something I would do. So I did it" it was China's turn to nod

"What if they know you'll come here because it's not like you to come here." There was a knock on the door and they looked up. China waved her hand from where she sat and the door became transparent. Valkyrie stood at the door and said a couple words to skulduggery. He said some things back, and then entered the library door across the hall. Valkyrie stayed. China looked at Abbi and smiled.

"Abbi" she spoke in a demonically kind voice and Abbi's insides went cold. "Go to the bedroom, get under the bed and stay absolutely silent, and don't move." Abbi's insides went cold. Damn, she stood and made her way to the bedroom and then under the bed. She heard China open the door and then Valkyrie's voice.

"Hello China. I feel it is necessary to tell you that we have been to see Cassandra."