Author's Note: Wow. Been awhile. I still do not own the So Weird
characters. I do, however, own, certain magic myself.
On Ryan's second night, having just come back from the Seattle Observatory and dinner out alone, Fi sat cross-legged on her bed, the magic book open in front of her. She was already in her pajamas, hair in pigtails, and when the knock came quietly at her bedroom door, she looked up, a soft smile playing on her lips.
"Whatcha doing?" asked Ryan.
"Research. Want to help?"
Ryan sat cross-legged, nest to her on the bed, and eyed the magic book suspiciously. "Is this scientific or supernatural research?"
"Umm, genetic?"
Ryan laughed lightly, placing an arm around Fi's shoulders. "What are you looking for?"
"I don't know exactly." Ryan gave her a puzzled expression, and Fi sighed. "Well, we when we first met, you know that website and everything I had?"
"Uh-huh."
"Well, not long after, I kind of lost interest. I gave it up. To save my family. Annie's the champion now."
"I don't know if I understand."
"There is something different to my family, Ryan. I am different. I was told this book might hold something to what I seek." She paused. "I hope."
"You will find whatever it is, Fi."
"I hope," she repeated, snuggling deeper into the crook of her boyfriend's shoulder. "Do you believe in magic?"
"I believe in science. I believe in what can be proven. And, there is some magic, which can be proven through science. Why?"
"Curious, I guess."
When Melinda went to awake Fi the following morning, she found Ryan still in there, the two of them propped against the bed headboard, Ryan's arm around Fi's shoulders, Fi's head against Ryan's shoulder. She smiled, moved silently into the bedroom to wake them, when she noticed the magic book open on the bed. She hesitated.
"Blessed be, children," she whispered, and she moved again to wake them.
On Ryan's second night, having just come back from the Seattle Observatory and dinner out alone, Fi sat cross-legged on her bed, the magic book open in front of her. She was already in her pajamas, hair in pigtails, and when the knock came quietly at her bedroom door, she looked up, a soft smile playing on her lips.
"Whatcha doing?" asked Ryan.
"Research. Want to help?"
Ryan sat cross-legged, nest to her on the bed, and eyed the magic book suspiciously. "Is this scientific or supernatural research?"
"Umm, genetic?"
Ryan laughed lightly, placing an arm around Fi's shoulders. "What are you looking for?"
"I don't know exactly." Ryan gave her a puzzled expression, and Fi sighed. "Well, we when we first met, you know that website and everything I had?"
"Uh-huh."
"Well, not long after, I kind of lost interest. I gave it up. To save my family. Annie's the champion now."
"I don't know if I understand."
"There is something different to my family, Ryan. I am different. I was told this book might hold something to what I seek." She paused. "I hope."
"You will find whatever it is, Fi."
"I hope," she repeated, snuggling deeper into the crook of her boyfriend's shoulder. "Do you believe in magic?"
"I believe in science. I believe in what can be proven. And, there is some magic, which can be proven through science. Why?"
"Curious, I guess."
When Melinda went to awake Fi the following morning, she found Ryan still in there, the two of them propped against the bed headboard, Ryan's arm around Fi's shoulders, Fi's head against Ryan's shoulder. She smiled, moved silently into the bedroom to wake them, when she noticed the magic book open on the bed. She hesitated.
"Blessed be, children," she whispered, and she moved again to wake them.