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Chapter 17
"Wake up, honey. It's time to wake up."
"Another five minutes, Grams. I'm tired. I'll get up in a minute." Corina whined.
"No Corina, you must wake up now." Before Pearl could finish the sentence, Corina sat up quickly and then was forced to lay back down again when she was hit by a wave of nausea.
"Grams, I don't feel so good. What happened?" Corina moaned and turned onto her left side.
"I don't really know. Tell me, did anything unusual happen?"
"I had the weirdest dream. I was kind of walking around and no one could see me or hear me. I couldn't use my powers but I just kind of reappeared in another place. It happened after I tried to push the door down with my shield. That does explain why I feel so funny….What a minute," Corina stated suddenly beginning to come out her stupor
"How did I get here? What happened?"
"Well, against our wishes, Wanda went after you and saved you it seems. She found you collapsed on the floor and dragged you to your car. She wouldn't listen to reason when we warned her not to go but she went anyway. She reminds me of you at that age….glad you grew out of that." Corina sat up and smiled sheepishly at her grandmother.
"I wasn't that bad." She only received a laugh from her grandmother in response. "But I still don't understand how I became so ill? I was not mistreated, a bit of a rough trip but nothing harmful."
"Well, I have a feeling that you weren't dreaming. I think that it might be something else." Corina looked blankly at her as she waited for the explanation. "I believe that you have developed that ability of astral projection. Unfortunately, I can not be sure. That is a hard power to establish or test. I'm sorry that there is little that can be done. It might make you extremely sick to use the power and risky without training. Your astral form might not be able to return to your body if you couldn't control it. It is very…dangerous. You are lucky that you woke up from the last time two times that you used it."
:"Wait, when did I use it before this?"
"When you were attacked at the school, you helped Wanda escape and gave her your scrying crystal. That is how she was able to find you. You are so lucky to be alive. How could not be aware that you had a new power? You should be more careful then that. What would I have done…if you hadn't woken up?" A new intense look of worry and grief shone from Pearl's eyes and, for the first time, Corina saw her grandmother as old. She wasn't that old but Corina had always imagined her as strong, young vital woman. It was shocking to realize this.
"I'm fine. No need to worry, Grams, we'll get through this like we always do. Come now, everything is alright. Now, where is Wanda?"
"Downstairs, she is upset that you might be mad at her. She thinks you'll be disappointed with her for ignoring my orders."
"Wait, what happened while I was gone? I could not have been gone for more than five days."
"Well, Wanda was able to get into the house, and found my address book. She ended up calling Sophia. Sophia was then able to contact me and I came home from the meeting. I stared making plans but Wanda insisted that we go to the base the second I got home. She swore that you were in grave danger and I guess you were but I couldn't risk us all getting captured or going without a plan. When she gave me one last argument and I again said no. She snuck out of the house with the crystal you gave her and I'm guessing information from Kira and went after you. She also had to push you into the car when you refused to get in. She said that you were babbling about going back but she wanted to get you home."
"Oh no, they still have my school bag. I have to get it back. It had my dagger in there. They wouldn't be able to find the compartment it is in but I must have it back. It was too important too loose. Oh Grams, what am I going to do?"
"Sometimes child, we have to let things go and I afraid that this time, it is the dagger that you must let go."
"But Grams,…"
"No, Corina, are you going to risk your life over that dagger? It is not worth your life or any harm to you especially now that you have developed this radical, dangerous power?" Corina just hung her head and tried to hold back her emotions. Pearl bit her lip and quickly left. Soon, there was a quiet knock on the door and Corina took a sharp breath to hold back the emotions she was feeling.
"Can I come in?" It was a quiet voice that Wanda rarely used but she was unsure how Corina would act.
"Of course, come in and sit down." Wanda sat on the edge of the bed and with a quick hop Kira perched on the nightstand. Corina absentmindedly reached over to stroke her familiar. Wanda silently sat on the bed and quietly folded her hands in her lap. "What's wrong?" Corina was nervous about the girl's sudden change in attitude.
"I don't want you to be angry with me."
"Wanda, what you did was a very brave thing. It was a bit misguided and you did not listen but everything worked out in the end. Whatever might happen, even if I'm not happy with something that you did, nothing would make me want to leave you. I understand why you might be nervous but everything will be alright."
Wanda bit her lip as she hesitated about what to say and quickly muttered "Thanks," before leaving the room. Corina just sighed with a smile on her face before her name returned to her lost dagger and the danger she was in because of her new power. She picked up Kira and placed her next to legs on the bed. "What am I to do Kira? I have a power that could now kill me and I lost my…dagger. I don't want to leave it and forget about it. How can I just leave something like that just waiting for me? I didn't even lose it in a legitimate battle or anything important. Oh, Kira, what am I going to do? Then this new power, I could bind my witch powers but then I wouldn't have a shield to protect myself or anyway to access my witch powers. If I have gained the ability for astral projection, I might not make it through the training. Then I would leave Grams, the coven, and Wanda without anyone or I would be helpless to help them. Once again, I feel like a defenceless child, unable to stop anything or help anyone. I am no good to anyone here. I wish I had my mother." Corina rambled to her familiar about her cares and concerns just like she had always done but this time, her problems were serious and Kira was worried for her charge. As Corina feel asleep, Kira darted from her mistress's bed and left the room. She walked past a worried Pearl, who sitting in her own bedroom, and Wanda, who seemed to be planning something else. Kira was worried that the girl would do something foolhardy again thinking she was helping Corina but that might cause more problems. With silent paws, Kira leapt out the window and into the dark night. She knew where she was headed and what she must do. Even a familiar had ways of helping those who needed it and Kira knew the perfect person that could help Corina and Wanda.