The Premonition
By: LunarDaffodil
Chapter 1
It had been almost a month since Lambert had nearly gotten his hands on the key. A month since Serena had last seen Stanton; though she claimed she could sense him nearby. A month since Jimena had had her premonition. She refused to tell Serena what she had seen. How could she? She knew how Serena would react, and she just couldn't bring herself to tell her. She hadn't even told the other Daughters, for fear that they would either let it slip or Serena would read their minds and find out. She wasn't sure why she had even told Stanton, but she felt that maybe he could do something to stop it, even though she knew it was pointless. Part of her premonition had already come true. She hoped that the second part wouldn't. She had tried using her new power to look into the future to see the outcome, but the visions were to blurred for her to make out. The one thing she saw that she understood was blood.
She walked up the small walkway to Serena's house. She had been spending as much time with Serena as possible, since she felt responsible for Stanton breaking up with her, and she wanted to do what she could to make sure the premonition wasn't going to come true. Serena didn't know that Jimena kept in contact with Stanton. He was checking into some things for her, and was keeping her posted. He was also keeping watch over Serena, even though Serena didn't know it.
She went around back and entered the kitchen. Collin was sitting at the table looking worried about something, a few of his mythology books were spread in front of him.
"What's wrong?" She asked, wrapping her arms around him and kissing his cheek.
"Serena's not here, she didn't mention going out, and she knows that we don't want her going out alone after what happened." He said.
Jimena muttered a curse under her breath, she hoped that Stanton was keeping an eye on her.
"She didn't have a cello lesson or anything today?" She asked him, but he shook his head.
They heard the front door slam and sighed with relief. Collin got up from his chair and disappeared down the hall. He came back with Serena following him.
"Where have you been, chica?" Jimena asked.
"I went to get some air. You two are smothering me!" She cried angrily.
"Did you forget what happened last month?" Jimena asked, with just as much anger in her voice. "God girl, none of us want you to turn to the dark side. Lambert could be anywhere; we don't know what he's plotting. We just want you to be careful."
"I can look out for myself, Jimena! I don't need you and Collin following me everywhere. You're treating me like a baby!" She cried and stormed up the stairs, ignoring the wounded faces she left in the kitchen.
"God, doesn't she understand we're just trying to protect her?" Jimena asked Collin.
He wrapped his arms tight around her. "She's just angry right now. She had to go through a lot last month. It must be hard being the key between light and dark. Especially when you have people you truly care about on both sides."
"Yeah…" Jimena said, but still, it hurt when she thought about what Serena said.