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Lisa, kneeling in front of the altar, was trying to concentrate. She was suddenly interrupted by the sound of the front door banging open. Knowing whom it was, she wasn't frightened.

"Hey Lis, look at this," her sister said as she ran into the room. Being annoyed as usual Lisa turned to her sister, "WHAT?"

Her sister seeing that she was prepared to do a ritual, was immediately contrite. "Hell, I'm sorry Lis. I didn't realize…"

Waving her hand, Lisa dismissed it,"Yeah, yeah, yeah. What were you raving about?"

"Guess what I found?" her sister said, wiggling her eyebrows. Her copper-colored eyes gleaming mischievously.

Impatiently Lisa asked, "What did you find now?"

Her sister held out her hands showing her. `

Lisa sighed. "Another damn book?"

Angel gave a mock sigh. " Yes, another damn book. Looking very hurt, she asked, " Why do you always do that?"`

" Do what?" Lisa asked, confused.

Angel explained, " You always make it seem like what I do isn't important."

Lisa sighed sadly. Their mother, being Wiccan (1) had done what she could to teach them the ways before she had died. Lisa being the elder of the two, at the age of twenty-eight, had been able to spend more time with and learn from their mother.
Finally, Lisa understood what her sister was saying. She paused, as if trying to think of something to say.

" Technically," she explained. " I am the more experienced witch." When Angel rolled her eyes and twisted a strand of her waist-length dark hair, Lisa chuckled, " Angel, I'm older so I've been doing it longer. That's all. More experienced, not talented." Seeing the mixture of curiosity and surprise on her sister's face, Lisa continued, "You're one of the most gifted witches I've ever seen. Hell, You have way more talent then I did when I was your age. A few years may not seem like that much of a difference, but it is."
That being unexpected, Angel was touched and smiled warmly.

" Ok, enough with the mush. Let's look at your book." Taking it out of her sister's hands, she studied it. " I've never seen anything like this before. Where did you get it?"

Angel laughed. "Oh, so now we're interested."

Lisa turned it over and over in her hands, studying it. She'd never seen anything like it. Carefully she turned back the front cover and thumbed through some of the pages. It wasn't in English. In fact, it didn't even look remotely familiar. "Where did you get this?" Lisa asked as she looked at her sister with her topaz-colored eyes wide.

Angel stared at her sister almost suspiciously. "The Smythe's were having a yard sale," She explained. " I saw it and thought it looked interesting. I didn't know what it was, so I had Kevin take a look at it about a month ago."

Lisa thought for a moment. "Kevin, The Lone Gunman?"

Angel rolled her eyes and shook her head. "The Lone Gunman?" she echoed sarcastically.

"Fine. The Computer Geek," Lisa said in response. "Actually that was a good idea, he's really good at deciphering weird codes and translating."

Angel smiled, pleased with herself. "He told me that all he could figure out so far is that it's got something to do with some strange mystical place. He thinks its called Middle Earth."

"Middle Earth? So it's like 'Grimm's Fairy Tales'"

Angel shook her head. "I don't think that's what it is at all."

1. Wiccan- a practitioner of Witchcraft (not black magic or satanism)
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