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::Chapter 13: Giving up Magic::
Adriane stared at the floor, her eyes unblinking. "Mom. . ." she whispered again. "This all makes sense. . ."
"What makes sense?" Kara asked, still shaken from what had just happened.
"Remember the legend Storm told us about?" Adriane asked, eyeing the two girls.
They nodded. "What about it?" Emily asked softly.
"The sorceress- the one who was on neither the evil or good side- said she would come back someday and those of the evil ones will perish. Storm started sensing magic at about the time that strange girl moved in next door to you." Adriane said, glancing at Kara. "And, that's about the time," Adriane paused and said sadly, "Mom died."
Tears filled her eyes.
"Adriane, don't cry," Emily said, placing a hand on her friend's shoulder.
"And now," Adriane sobbed, tears pouring down her cheeks. "She wants to kill me."
"B-But. . . I don't get it," Kara said softly.
"Isn't it possible for that girl to be the reincarnation of that sorceress. . . and Mom could be the evil one?"
The two other girls stayed silent.
Adriane continued to cry. "But how. . . Mom can't be. . . this is too. . . this can't be possible. . ."
Suddenly she sat up. "I hate this! I hate all of this. . . this. . . magic! I wish I never moved here. I wish I never found this stone!" she cried, ripping the stone off her wrist. She threw it on the ground and stomped on it with her feet. "I don't know how I got into this stupid mess! I wish I never found out about magic. . . and I wish I never met any of you!" she cried, glaring at the two other girls.
"I'm through with all this crap. Let's just pretend I never met any of you." She glanced at Kara, Emily, and then Storm.
She sniffed, and started to run.
"Adriane- wait!" Emily started to go after her, but Storm stopped her.
"Give her some time," she said calmly, although Emily could make out fear, pain, and confusion in her eyes.
Emily's eyes started to water. "I-I. . . I hate this too!" she said, ripping the stone from her wrist. She started to cry. "All the magic did was bring pain. . . and ripped us apart!" She clenched her fists. "Maybe Adriane is right. Maybe we would have been better off if you never came up with this stupid idea for making Ravenswood into a national monument. You should have stayed out of where you didn't belong."
Kara stared at her. "Emily. . . What are you saying? I'm your friend. We're all friends. How can you let something as trivial as this rip us apart?"
Emily stared at her, tears streaming down her face. "I-I don't know. . ." she whispered. "I-I'm just. . . confused. So much has happened the past couple of days and. . . I don't know." She looked to the floor.
Kara stared at her. She could feel tears threatening to pour out. "Emily. . . don't think that I never think about the magic. I spend every night thinking of how my life would be if I never came across magic. But I also think of how lucky I am for having friends who understand, and will always be there for me no matter what the circumstances."
Kara felt tears running down her cheeks.
Emily turned away, and ran the opposite direction Adriane had gone.
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Emily kept running. "I hate this!" she cried to herself.
She hated Adriane and Kara for only pretending to care. For never sharing what was really on their minds.
She hated her mother for never telling her about magic and for making her move here.
But most of all, she hated how she still cared.
"Hey watch out!" someone cried.
Before Emily could look up to see who was talking she ran into something-or someone- . . .hard.
"I-I'm so sorry!" Emily sputtered, tears still streaming down her face. "I- I. . ."
"Emily?"
"K-Kyle?" Emily stared at her friend's- her 'ex-friend's'- brother, her vision blurred with tears.
"Wh-What happened?" Kyle asked, helping her up by the elbows.
"K-Kyle. . . I know you're going to think I'm crazy for saying th-this. . . but-"
"But what?"
"D-Do you believe in magic?"
Kyle paused for a moment, staring into her face. "You mean the kind with magic stones?"
"H-How did you-"
"And talking animals?"
Emily nodded, wondering how he knew.
"And sorceresses?"
Emily nodded once more.
"Then. . . yes. I do believe."
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Adriane ran deeper and deeper into the forest. Her mother. . . the evil sorceress? How was this possible?
She felt something in the pit of her stomach, but couldn't tell what. Something was wrong.
She rubbed her wrist. She had to admit she didn't feel right without the stone.
"Adriane!" someone whispered.
Adriane stopped, expecting the voice to belong to either Kara, Emily, or Storm. But the voice was new.
"W-Who is it?" Adriane called, looking around her. She wiped her tears with her sleeve.
She heard a rustling of leaves. Then the girl.
Adriane gasped. "Y-You!" Adriane said angrily, point at the girl. "You killed my mother!"
The girl grinned evilly, without a reply.
A/N: Finally I updated! Please review and tell me what you think of this chapter!
A/N: Hey! I know I haven't updated in a while. But here's the next chapter! PLEASE remember to review!
::Chapter 13: Giving up Magic::
Adriane stared at the floor, her eyes unblinking. "Mom. . ." she whispered again. "This all makes sense. . ."
"What makes sense?" Kara asked, still shaken from what had just happened.
"Remember the legend Storm told us about?" Adriane asked, eyeing the two girls.
They nodded. "What about it?" Emily asked softly.
"The sorceress- the one who was on neither the evil or good side- said she would come back someday and those of the evil ones will perish. Storm started sensing magic at about the time that strange girl moved in next door to you." Adriane said, glancing at Kara. "And, that's about the time," Adriane paused and said sadly, "Mom died."
Tears filled her eyes.
"Adriane, don't cry," Emily said, placing a hand on her friend's shoulder.
"And now," Adriane sobbed, tears pouring down her cheeks. "She wants to kill me."
"B-But. . . I don't get it," Kara said softly.
"Isn't it possible for that girl to be the reincarnation of that sorceress. . . and Mom could be the evil one?"
The two other girls stayed silent.
Adriane continued to cry. "But how. . . Mom can't be. . . this is too. . . this can't be possible. . ."
Suddenly she sat up. "I hate this! I hate all of this. . . this. . . magic! I wish I never moved here. I wish I never found this stone!" she cried, ripping the stone off her wrist. She threw it on the ground and stomped on it with her feet. "I don't know how I got into this stupid mess! I wish I never found out about magic. . . and I wish I never met any of you!" she cried, glaring at the two other girls.
"I'm through with all this crap. Let's just pretend I never met any of you." She glanced at Kara, Emily, and then Storm.
She sniffed, and started to run.
"Adriane- wait!" Emily started to go after her, but Storm stopped her.
"Give her some time," she said calmly, although Emily could make out fear, pain, and confusion in her eyes.
Emily's eyes started to water. "I-I. . . I hate this too!" she said, ripping the stone from her wrist. She started to cry. "All the magic did was bring pain. . . and ripped us apart!" She clenched her fists. "Maybe Adriane is right. Maybe we would have been better off if you never came up with this stupid idea for making Ravenswood into a national monument. You should have stayed out of where you didn't belong."
Kara stared at her. "Emily. . . What are you saying? I'm your friend. We're all friends. How can you let something as trivial as this rip us apart?"
Emily stared at her, tears streaming down her face. "I-I don't know. . ." she whispered. "I-I'm just. . . confused. So much has happened the past couple of days and. . . I don't know." She looked to the floor.
Kara stared at her. She could feel tears threatening to pour out. "Emily. . . don't think that I never think about the magic. I spend every night thinking of how my life would be if I never came across magic. But I also think of how lucky I am for having friends who understand, and will always be there for me no matter what the circumstances."
Kara felt tears running down her cheeks.
Emily turned away, and ran the opposite direction Adriane had gone.
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Emily kept running. "I hate this!" she cried to herself.
She hated Adriane and Kara for only pretending to care. For never sharing what was really on their minds.
She hated her mother for never telling her about magic and for making her move here.
But most of all, she hated how she still cared.
"Hey watch out!" someone cried.
Before Emily could look up to see who was talking she ran into something-or someone- . . .hard.
"I-I'm so sorry!" Emily sputtered, tears still streaming down her face. "I- I. . ."
"Emily?"
"K-Kyle?" Emily stared at her friend's- her 'ex-friend's'- brother, her vision blurred with tears.
"Wh-What happened?" Kyle asked, helping her up by the elbows.
"K-Kyle. . . I know you're going to think I'm crazy for saying th-this. . . but-"
"But what?"
"D-Do you believe in magic?"
Kyle paused for a moment, staring into her face. "You mean the kind with magic stones?"
"H-How did you-"
"And talking animals?"
Emily nodded, wondering how he knew.
"And sorceresses?"
Emily nodded once more.
"Then. . . yes. I do believe."
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Adriane ran deeper and deeper into the forest. Her mother. . . the evil sorceress? How was this possible?
She felt something in the pit of her stomach, but couldn't tell what. Something was wrong.
She rubbed her wrist. She had to admit she didn't feel right without the stone.
"Adriane!" someone whispered.
Adriane stopped, expecting the voice to belong to either Kara, Emily, or Storm. But the voice was new.
"W-Who is it?" Adriane called, looking around her. She wiped her tears with her sleeve.
She heard a rustling of leaves. Then the girl.
Adriane gasped. "Y-You!" Adriane said angrily, point at the girl. "You killed my mother!"
The girl grinned evilly, without a reply.
A/N: Finally I updated! Please review and tell me what you think of this chapter!