Chapter 14

Not Finished

"Are we all ready?" Davin asked, when he noticed that everyone was there, waiting for the next thing to do. They were at his restaurant; he thought it would be the best place to meet. It was closed for the day, so there were no customers bugging them or to listen to them. No one was there but him and Vanica's friends. They were in the back, though no one was there, they thought it better to be in the back than in the front, where there are wide open windows and everyone can see you. No, they didn't want to be seen and accused of breaking and entering.

The room wasn't very bright, they had only turned on one light, just enough so they could see each other. Everyone's stuff, that they just had to bring along, was either on the floor, or on the stove tops and counter tops around them. Nothing moved, not even the utensils hanging from the ceiling to drip dry. No one uttered a sound, they didn't feel it right to disturb the silence, but Davin didn't care.

"Is everyone ready?" He asked again, more stern this time.

They still didn't talk only nodded.

"Good." He paused for a moment, as to be thinking of something. "Are you all sure that you want to be doing this? No one knows what could happen, or what will happen. You all know that this is going to be very difficult and dangerous. I know that I'm not going to back out of this. I will not lose her, not after just getting to know her. That's how I feel, but if any of you really don't want to do this, say so now." He looked at each one of them, one by one, then looked to the floor.

"I'm not giving up. I still wanted to be Vanica's friend even after her birthday, when I was terrified of what would happen next. I still knew, deep inside, that everything would be Ok. And I still have that feeling. I know that we'll make it through this. And we all said that we would be there for each other, no matter what, right, or was I the only one who meant it? I'm not giving up." Davin looked up to see Mary, and he was thankful that he wouldn't have to do this alone. He smiled at her, thanking her silently, she caught the gesture.

"This started at her birthday?" They all jumped at the sound of the new voice. Davin looked around. His eyes fell on a girl, sitting in the shadows behind the counter.

She noticed him staring at her. she sighed and got up, walking into the light for everyone to see. It was Vanica's sister. Davin was relieved, he thought it would be one of his own sisters that had followed him here and heard the whole conversation. But no, it was only Susan, now he didn't have to explain anything.

"Susan, what are you doing here? I thought you went home, and stayed there," he said.

"You really think that I wouldn't try to get my own sister back? Mom and Dad locked me in the house, so I wouldn't go help, but that doesn't stop me. I just took the way you took. My parents didn't know a thing. So, back to my question, this all started at her birthday?"

They all nodded. "She picked up her bed, by herself, I mean totally off the ground and above her head. We all freaked out, only worrying about ourselves. Then, gradually, we started to get over it. It was only a few days later that we found Davin sitting under her window, listening to us." Mary said, smiling toward Davin as she said the last part. Everyone laughed except Davin. He didn't really care, he just wanted her back.

"So, Susan, are you with us?" Davin asked, forgetting about the statement Mary made and putting out his hand, palm down.

"Oh yeah I am!" She put her hand, also palm down, on top of his hand.

"Don't forget me." Mary said, also putting her hand in the pile.

Gradually the rest put their hands in the pile. They all smiled up at each other.

Suddenly someone else put their hand in the pile. Davin thought everyone already had. There was another person standing next to him. He looked around the circle, and, sure enough, everyone else was there.

His heart dropped to his stomach. He looked up and saw one of the exact people he did not want to see, standing there. His sister. She was smiling down at him, and the rest of them were staring at both of them.

He whipped his hand out and yelled, "What are you doing here?! I told all of you not to come looking for me! Why did you come?!" He was staring at her, waiting for his answers.

"Are you done? To answer your questions, I came to see what made you like this girl so much and to see if I could talk you out of it, but then I saw that you came to our restaurant and I was wondering what you were doing, I thought you would go straight to her house. So I followed you in."

Davin's face fell. "So you heard all of that, just now? Everything?"

"Yes I did. I was wondering, you said she lifted her bed, over her head? Does she work out?"

"No! That is exactly what I didn't want you to hear!"

"What, that she's strong? A lot of girls are strong, but not usually that strong. Well, you didn't answer my question. Does she work out?"

"Davin, would you mind telling the rest of use who this is?" Mary asked, cocking an eyebrow.

He sighed. "This is my sister, Hilary. She is a freshman, and a snoop." He glared at her.

She looked confused, wondering why he was so mad at her. "And these people are?" She asked, turning to Davin.

"These are Vanica's friends, Asvica, Honnah, Vacia, Mary, and Anica." He pointed to each one as he said their name and his sister nodded toward them, greeting them silently. He turned to Susan. "And this is Vanica's sister, Susan."

"It's nice to meet all of you. Now can you answer my question, please?" Hilary said, turning back to Davin.

He looked at the rest of them, wondering if he should tell her the truth. He would be breaking his promise to Vanica, but Hilary would never leave him alone if he didn't answer. He begged one of the others to do it for him. The only one that seemed to understand him was Mary.

She took a deep breath and said, "No, Vanica does not work out. She can also fly, and run around the world in five seconds. Right now we cannot talk to her because, well she isn't herself."

"She was taken over by an evil sorceress and now is a prisoner in her own body," Susan filled in.

Mary looked at her, along with the rest of them, except Davin. He forgot to tell the rest of them about that. Only Susan and he knew about it, until now.

"That's why she is doing this? It isn't really her, like, literally? Why didn't you tell us before?"

"I didn't tell you because I forgot to tell you," Davin answered.

"You knew too?" Anica asked.

"Yes, she told us when we were first captured." He turned toward her, seeming like he was only talking to her. He didn't know why he did this, though. He knew he was talking to everyone, not just her.

He took a deep breath, and looked to his sister. She looked confused, and like she didn't believe a word of it.

"I can see how you would be confused, and not believe us, but it's true. My girlfriend did not break up with me, she just can't talk to me, and she is a superhero. If you don't believe me, then just talk to anyone in this room. They have all witnessed it, and you are about to. We have to go. Are you still with us or not?" He asked his sister.

She took a minute to think. Soon she smiled, nodded, and said, "Of course I'm still with you. You're my little brother; I'm supposed to support you, no matter how crazy it sounds." She made a face suggesting that this was one of the craziest things she has ever heard, but Davin ignored it.

"You know you can't tell anyone about this, right? We all promised Vanica that we wouldn't tell anyone about this. You need to make that promise too." He looked at his sister hoping that, if she made the promise, she wouldn't break it. She would keep the secret close and lock it away, never to be told to anyone, just for him. He often did this himself. He only did this because he didn't want to see Vanica on a science lab table. She was no different form anyone else and she didn't deserve for that to happen to her. So he hoped, with all his might, that his sister would keep this a secret.

"Is this the secret that you were talking about at home? The one that you promised that you wouldn't tell, and that you made that promise with your heart?"

Davin nodded. "Yes, the exact secret. Please, never tell anyone about it, please."

"You really love her don't you?" She stopped a second to think about that, and then carried on, "Of course I won't tell anyone. If I do, they'll just think I was crazy anyway, unless I show them, but I don't think she would do that now would she?"

Davin smiled. He ran up to her and gave her a hug.

He let go, looked at her, and said, "Thank you. Now, if you still don't believe me completely, it is time to show you. But I must warn you; this is going to be dangerous. Not might be, but will be. Are you ready?"

"Yes I am ready. Let's go already!" She said.

Davin headed for the door that they had arrived in and the rest followed. His sister right behind him, then Susan, then Mary, Anica, Honnah, Vacia, and Asvica trailed the line.