Charmed and Dangerous: Full Story
"Well, how should I say it . . ." Sapphire asked herself.
"We come from a long line of witches. Our line started with a witch named Crystal Wiccan, whom our Crystal is named after.
Anyway, with each generation we grew stronger, until our mother was born, Ruby Wiccan. She was one of the first Charmed Ones with the ability to reach a higher level of power. A prophesy made by Crystal Wiccan herself told of a witch that would be born to her family that would have the powers of telepathy and empathy. So each generation waited. Our mother fulfilled that prophesy.
However, the other half of the prophecy wasn't translated until later. The second half told of a group of Charmed Ones that would consist of a mother and two daughters. We were both born on All Hallows Eve. Crys was born exactly a year after I was." Sapphire pointed at Crystal.
"That is our history. Our mother died ten years ago on October 29th, two days before our birthday. I was only six, and Crys was five."
"What really happened to mom?" Crystal said, crying now. She had wondered for every day of her life how her mother had died and what horrible secrets Sapphire was hiding from her.
"I had our previous whitelighter, Chris, to erase your short term memory of that event because it had such a terrible effect on you. It was horrific. You were like a hollow shell of your former self." Sapphire explained.
"Then why do I remember Hiei saving us, but not why?" Crystal asked angrily.
"I had only the memories of the battle erased, everything before and after you should remember. I will tell everyone here what happened that fateful day." Sapphire blinked back tears and Crystal started sobbing.
"We had gone to Spirit Lake to check it, because Chris had told Mom that a powerful sea hag had been eating people's souls there. So, we went to see. When we arrived everything was quiet and empty. Mom had figured out a way to destroy the sea hag, though no one before could. She walked out onto the dock and prepared the battery and jumper cables." Sapphire's voice was cracking now, her body shaking. She was sitting by herself on the couch, Crystal, Kurama and Kuwabara on the other couch. Yusuke was in the reclining chair and Hiei was standing next to the couch Sapphire was on. Tears threatened but she continued.
"The demon was waiting and when mom turned her back, the bitch attacked her. She trapped mom in a water tube and drowned her." Sapphire started crying hard now, "I . . . tried to freeze the hag but I c-couldn't. I was too scared. I kept thinking, 'If mom can't defeat the hag, what chances do I have?'. The sea hag then turned and trapped me in a water tube as well. I thought I was going to die. Just as I was about to give up, a black form pulled me out. I was terrified, but then a voice in my head said, 'Don't be afraid, I'm here to help you.' I looked around and realized I was out of the tube, and on a tree limb." Sapphire gave a bitter laugh at that part. Crystal was crying very hard, her cheeks tear-stained. Kurama was trying to comfort her.
"I looked up and saw the most beautiful crimson eyes I have ever seen. Then Crys . . . screamed. The hag had hit her with a powerful energy ball. I was so angry, and overwhelmed by sadness at my sister's pain and my mother's death. My powers went out of control and things started flying around and blowing up. The sea hag was hit several times before she fled. I was so tired and weak. So was Crys. The sea hag got away. A boy had saved me. And at the same time, my mother had died. I fainted." Sapphire cried, hard. Hiei walked over and sat next to her. He embraced her. She felt his strong arms wrap around her, and she turned to cry into his chest.
'Would you like me to tell the rest of the story of your childhood?' Hiei asked telepathically. Sapphire nodded. Hiei continued for her.
"I was surprised at how much power the human child possessed. I took them here, because when I read Crystal's mind I found that they had lived near here with their mother. I also learned that the two were witches. So, I decided to train them. Sapphire possessed more active powers, so she received more training. She was very powerful. One day, during a training lesson, she transformed into her full wiccan form. I trained the two for a couple more years. Crystal didn't like to train much, and would tend to sit at the side and do artsy things. As a result, most of the training sessions were one on one. Sapph was a vicious little child."
Sapphire looked up and saw Hiei smirking at this part. That was when Crystal perked up.
"Yeah! She used to bite people!" Crystal said, holding up her index finger to show a white scar on it. Kurama gently took her hand and looked more closely at it.
"Why did you bite her?" He asked, confused.
Crystal answered, laughing. The mood of the room went suddenly from sad to happy. "Well, I was eight and she was nine. I pointed my finger at her and said 'Hiei loves you! You have a boyfriend! You have a boyfriend! You love Hiei!" Crystal said in a singsong voice.
"I was offended, and bit her finger." Sapphire added.
"She used to bite me, too." Hiei said, showing the bite marks on his arm. Everyone laughed. Then Yusuke asked, "Can we see your full wiccan form?"
"Sure, but we'll need to ride horses to get there." Sapphire said, standing. They all followed her to the stable.
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When they reached the horse stalls, a young man came out and yelled "Sapphire! My love!"
"Hello, Ty." She replied. The young man ran over and picked her up in a bear hug.
"Can't . . . breath . . ." Sapphire choked out. She went a little blue.
"Let go of her now." Hiei said in a deathly tone, hand on his katana hilt.
Ty looked at the source of the voice and said, "She belongs to me!" At that, Sapphire got very angry. Too bad the number one wiccan rule was to never use your powers to harm innocents.
Crystal felt a surge of anger take over. She lunged at Ty and punched him square in the face, sending him flying into the ground.
Sapphire was hovering at the level that Ty had hugged her at. She breathed deeply. She was seething with anger.
Crystal snapped out of it and looked down at Ty.
"Oh, God! Did I do that?" She gasped. Everyone sweat dropped.
Sapphire was still VERY pissed. "I belong to no one!" She screamed, freezing him. Hiei smirked.
"Anyway, I'll pair you all with a horse that matches your personality." Sapphire said, walking down the aisle to the second stall on the left. "Yusuke, you will ride Fair Knightess. She has your stubborn attitude." She said. She walked to the next stall. "Kuwabara, you can ride Pegasus. He was mother's, and he will suit you." Sapphire reached a hand out a hand and stroked Pegasus' nose. She had a very sad look on her face. Hiei looked over at her, wishing he could take her pain away. She was always sad like this the day before and the day after her mother's death. She was even worse on the day of her death. Today was October twenty-eighth. Sapphire moved on to the next stall.
"Crys, you can ride Sundance." The horse's ears perked up at the sound of her name.
"Kurama, you can ride Perfect Image. She has a sweet personality, like yours." Sapphire smiled.
"Thank you, Sapph." Kurama answered.
'You are treading on dangerous grounds, kitsune.' Hiei growled telepathically.
'Relax, Hiei. I know you like her, but remember- I like her sister.' Kurama said, throwing a glance at Crystal, who was talking to Sundance, a huge innocent smile on her face.
They all tacked up their horses and headed for a secluded area.
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Author's Notes: DC: Yummy Hiei. Never fails to drag her attention away from the computer. Just Like how yummy Kurama easily distracts me! Does anyone have a good pic that they's like to share with me? Of Kurama or Hiei? Snowfirefly@aol.com
"Well, how should I say it . . ." Sapphire asked herself.
"We come from a long line of witches. Our line started with a witch named Crystal Wiccan, whom our Crystal is named after.
Anyway, with each generation we grew stronger, until our mother was born, Ruby Wiccan. She was one of the first Charmed Ones with the ability to reach a higher level of power. A prophesy made by Crystal Wiccan herself told of a witch that would be born to her family that would have the powers of telepathy and empathy. So each generation waited. Our mother fulfilled that prophesy.
However, the other half of the prophecy wasn't translated until later. The second half told of a group of Charmed Ones that would consist of a mother and two daughters. We were both born on All Hallows Eve. Crys was born exactly a year after I was." Sapphire pointed at Crystal.
"That is our history. Our mother died ten years ago on October 29th, two days before our birthday. I was only six, and Crys was five."
"What really happened to mom?" Crystal said, crying now. She had wondered for every day of her life how her mother had died and what horrible secrets Sapphire was hiding from her.
"I had our previous whitelighter, Chris, to erase your short term memory of that event because it had such a terrible effect on you. It was horrific. You were like a hollow shell of your former self." Sapphire explained.
"Then why do I remember Hiei saving us, but not why?" Crystal asked angrily.
"I had only the memories of the battle erased, everything before and after you should remember. I will tell everyone here what happened that fateful day." Sapphire blinked back tears and Crystal started sobbing.
"We had gone to Spirit Lake to check it, because Chris had told Mom that a powerful sea hag had been eating people's souls there. So, we went to see. When we arrived everything was quiet and empty. Mom had figured out a way to destroy the sea hag, though no one before could. She walked out onto the dock and prepared the battery and jumper cables." Sapphire's voice was cracking now, her body shaking. She was sitting by herself on the couch, Crystal, Kurama and Kuwabara on the other couch. Yusuke was in the reclining chair and Hiei was standing next to the couch Sapphire was on. Tears threatened but she continued.
"The demon was waiting and when mom turned her back, the bitch attacked her. She trapped mom in a water tube and drowned her." Sapphire started crying hard now, "I . . . tried to freeze the hag but I c-couldn't. I was too scared. I kept thinking, 'If mom can't defeat the hag, what chances do I have?'. The sea hag then turned and trapped me in a water tube as well. I thought I was going to die. Just as I was about to give up, a black form pulled me out. I was terrified, but then a voice in my head said, 'Don't be afraid, I'm here to help you.' I looked around and realized I was out of the tube, and on a tree limb." Sapphire gave a bitter laugh at that part. Crystal was crying very hard, her cheeks tear-stained. Kurama was trying to comfort her.
"I looked up and saw the most beautiful crimson eyes I have ever seen. Then Crys . . . screamed. The hag had hit her with a powerful energy ball. I was so angry, and overwhelmed by sadness at my sister's pain and my mother's death. My powers went out of control and things started flying around and blowing up. The sea hag was hit several times before she fled. I was so tired and weak. So was Crys. The sea hag got away. A boy had saved me. And at the same time, my mother had died. I fainted." Sapphire cried, hard. Hiei walked over and sat next to her. He embraced her. She felt his strong arms wrap around her, and she turned to cry into his chest.
'Would you like me to tell the rest of the story of your childhood?' Hiei asked telepathically. Sapphire nodded. Hiei continued for her.
"I was surprised at how much power the human child possessed. I took them here, because when I read Crystal's mind I found that they had lived near here with their mother. I also learned that the two were witches. So, I decided to train them. Sapphire possessed more active powers, so she received more training. She was very powerful. One day, during a training lesson, she transformed into her full wiccan form. I trained the two for a couple more years. Crystal didn't like to train much, and would tend to sit at the side and do artsy things. As a result, most of the training sessions were one on one. Sapph was a vicious little child."
Sapphire looked up and saw Hiei smirking at this part. That was when Crystal perked up.
"Yeah! She used to bite people!" Crystal said, holding up her index finger to show a white scar on it. Kurama gently took her hand and looked more closely at it.
"Why did you bite her?" He asked, confused.
Crystal answered, laughing. The mood of the room went suddenly from sad to happy. "Well, I was eight and she was nine. I pointed my finger at her and said 'Hiei loves you! You have a boyfriend! You have a boyfriend! You love Hiei!" Crystal said in a singsong voice.
"I was offended, and bit her finger." Sapphire added.
"She used to bite me, too." Hiei said, showing the bite marks on his arm. Everyone laughed. Then Yusuke asked, "Can we see your full wiccan form?"
"Sure, but we'll need to ride horses to get there." Sapphire said, standing. They all followed her to the stable.
~~
When they reached the horse stalls, a young man came out and yelled "Sapphire! My love!"
"Hello, Ty." She replied. The young man ran over and picked her up in a bear hug.
"Can't . . . breath . . ." Sapphire choked out. She went a little blue.
"Let go of her now." Hiei said in a deathly tone, hand on his katana hilt.
Ty looked at the source of the voice and said, "She belongs to me!" At that, Sapphire got very angry. Too bad the number one wiccan rule was to never use your powers to harm innocents.
Crystal felt a surge of anger take over. She lunged at Ty and punched him square in the face, sending him flying into the ground.
Sapphire was hovering at the level that Ty had hugged her at. She breathed deeply. She was seething with anger.
Crystal snapped out of it and looked down at Ty.
"Oh, God! Did I do that?" She gasped. Everyone sweat dropped.
Sapphire was still VERY pissed. "I belong to no one!" She screamed, freezing him. Hiei smirked.
"Anyway, I'll pair you all with a horse that matches your personality." Sapphire said, walking down the aisle to the second stall on the left. "Yusuke, you will ride Fair Knightess. She has your stubborn attitude." She said. She walked to the next stall. "Kuwabara, you can ride Pegasus. He was mother's, and he will suit you." Sapphire reached a hand out a hand and stroked Pegasus' nose. She had a very sad look on her face. Hiei looked over at her, wishing he could take her pain away. She was always sad like this the day before and the day after her mother's death. She was even worse on the day of her death. Today was October twenty-eighth. Sapphire moved on to the next stall.
"Crys, you can ride Sundance." The horse's ears perked up at the sound of her name.
"Kurama, you can ride Perfect Image. She has a sweet personality, like yours." Sapphire smiled.
"Thank you, Sapph." Kurama answered.
'You are treading on dangerous grounds, kitsune.' Hiei growled telepathically.
'Relax, Hiei. I know you like her, but remember- I like her sister.' Kurama said, throwing a glance at Crystal, who was talking to Sundance, a huge innocent smile on her face.
They all tacked up their horses and headed for a secluded area.
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Author's Notes: DC: Yummy Hiei. Never fails to drag her attention away from the computer. Just Like how yummy Kurama easily distracts me! Does anyone have a good pic that they's like to share with me? Of Kurama or Hiei? Snowfirefly@aol.com