~*Some of the names like Tituba and Abigail and so forth were based on the book "A Break With Charity" If you wanna know more, read that book, watch "The Crucible" or look for some fiction book dealing with the Salem Witch Trials*~
~*P.S Forgive me if my Tarot card knowledge isn't accurate. I only got the card names from a book called "Child of The Night"*~
~*Ishizu: Descendent of Tituba*~
"Yami? What brings you here this time of night?"
They had arrived at a small cottage not too far away from the church. A young woman was sitting in the living room with a shawl over her head. Two candles lit on each side of the table and a deck of tarot cards laid in the middle.
"I cam to have my palm read." Yami replied sarcastically, chuckling. He then sat on the sofa, patting on it for Tea to sit beside him.
"Shall I make some tea?" she tilted her head to the side.
"We already had before we left." Yami replied.
She turned her gaze to Tea before to Yami. "Who's your new friend?"
"That's what I would like to know Ishizu." Yami took a glance at Tea.
"Hmm…" she reached out, taking Tea's palm, looking over its lines before picking up her cards, shuffling it, never taking her gaze off Tea. She then placed a few cards down revealing the Five of cups, The Lovers, Death, and the Devil. "So it is true."
"What's true?" they both looked up at Ishizu.
"She is not from here nor from this time. I can only predict it's from the future and according to these cards, she is rather extraordinary."
"How can that be?" Tea was surprised to hear this sort of thing.
"You may have the power to change the course of destiny within time but great and dark consequences will befallen on you."
"Such as?" Tea's voice shook with fear.
"I can not say now." Isis sighed, withdrawing the last card, gazing at it for a long time. She looked up at both Yami and Tea, a confused spread across her face.
"What card is that?" Yami gazed at her.
"It's rather strange indeed. It doesn't seem to add up, make sense. But I suppose it could be true." Ishizu sighed, placing that one card on the corner of the table. "When I have more, I will send either Ryou or Shadi to you."
"How is Ryou by the way?" Yami gazed down at the cards, then to the last card Ishizu pulled out earlier that faced down.
"Not so much as of your last visit. He allowed his dark side to take over. Now only if he knew how to control him. I mean, his shadow isn't as chaotic as how it was back then. Though I did notice something quite strange about him for days."
"And what will that be?"
Ishizu looked left to right, then glanced out the window. "Poor Ryou, he sometimes thirsts for blood. He can't handle the sun as much as he used to."
"That kinda sounds like a vampire." Tea spoke softly. The two looked at Tea strangely, then at each other. Ryou and Shadi slept on separate beds in the corner as Ishizu glanced at the two.
"Very good child." Ishizu gave out a small smile. "I too suspect that same thing. I advise you two to not tell anyone. If they ask, he's sick."
Both of them nodded. "I thought he used his goody good side to disguise himself." Yami gazed at the cards carefully.
"Not anymore. As I said, unless if he knows how to control his dark side carefully, the whole village is going to experience more than just witches, they'll be experiencing vampires."
"Do the girls know what Shadi and Ryou really are?"
"No. Usually, they leave right before the girls come. Though I doubt they'll be able to do so, with them sleeping so peacefully.
Yami nodded. Tea looked at the two confusingly. "Aren't you guys worried that they will find out about you guys performing dark arts?"
"I trust you will not tell child." Ishizu gazed at Tea. "All of us here in this room have a reason to be hanged. Especially you."
"What does this have to do with Yami?"
"I trust you enough not to tell child," Ishizu turned her gaze from Tea to the flame burning in the candle. "But I do not trust you enough to tell what goes in the these chambers…yet."
"What about the reverend?" Yami looked at the windows, making his way towards it, closing the curtains. "You know his child Hotaru is extremely sick. Malignant fever."
"Yes, I know. We three are slaves to that madman. I feed the child soup and herbal tea and all she gets is hallucinations, each getting worse than the next. She has seen you on your visits and um…" she glanced up at Tea before looking back at Yami. "Your business. I hypnotize her to forget what she has seen but lately, at some point, it doesn't work."
"Well then," Yami smiled, standing up. "We should take our leave. I sense the circle are here to make their annual late night visit."
"I do what I must." Ishizu's eyes gazed down at what seemed to be nothing. The two started to leave until she called out. "Child, wait!"
"Huh?" Tea looked back at Ishizu. Yami stopped, glancing up at Ishizu. She beckoned Tea to come forward, her jaded eyes looked into Tea's before she handed the tarot card that was face down. "What's this?"
"Do not look at the card until you get home. This card…well…the connection it had with the Five of Cups, The Lovers, Death, and The Devil, it defines a rather intriguing bond. A strong, yet dark relationship. I couldn't say it when I first read it because it didn't seem to make any sense. But it might be a start of a relationship that will transcend beyond time."
"Does Yami know the tarot cards?"
"Aye, he knows the tarot cards very well. I had taught him."
"Is he one of you guys? What else does he know?"
"I tell you only what you need to know. I advise to show Yami that card if you want any more details. It may not seem clear but with you here now, darkness will fall over Salem. I cannot determine whether that's a good or bad thing." She then closed her eyes, blowing out the candles as Yami and Tea left the cottage.
~*To Be Continued*~