A/N: Hi people!
1- I'm so very sorry that it has taken me this long to get this chapter up. I promise the next one will be posted within the next two weeks. Scouts honor!
2- Can someone tell me how to get the italics to show up when a chapter is downloaded. It will make character interactions much easier to follow. Could someone please e-mail me or something; and please keep in mind that I am the least computer literate person on the face of the earth (downloading chapters is the most complex thing I have ever done).
3- Thanks for all the reviews :)
Chapter 9
Of course the book was no help. I slammed it shut in frustration. I knew what the premonition meant I just didn't want to accept it. I was looking for a different explanation. There had to be one.
I needed to be calm for this, I needed to be able to carefully analyze what I had seen, I needed to stop pacing the attic like a maniac. This wasn't helping. Slowly I sat down on the sofa and tried to calm my mind, but I was too over stimulated. I felt the need to run laps or do something. I walked over to the window and looked out to the neighbors yard. I could see the family who lived there outside with their kids. It was the same family that I grew up with. The oldest son would become Wyatt's best friend, and the daughter my first girlfriend. It's funny the things that you think about in times of stress.
What am I doing! This isn't helping. Here I am reminiscing about old times when I should be trying to figure out what my premonition meant. I turned from the window in disgust just in time to see the book open and begin to flip through the pages. I slowly walked over to look at the page it had opened to:
Spirit Guides
Celestial beings that exist to help or hinder those whose purpose has yet to be decided. They can be either benevolent or malevolent, however the difference is minimal. Although they have no physical form they make their presence known through signs. They use any means possible to achieve their goals with little regard to the risks or consequences.
I read and reread the page several times wondering what the heck this had to do with my premonition. Once again I shut the book but as soon as it was closed it automatically opened to the Spirit Guides page. This wasn't going to help me. I began pacing again and realized that maybe the page was for the Charmed Ones and not me. That decided I still had no clues that would help me to decipher my vision.
I could hear the television being turned on downstairs, the volume turned up. "Oh Billy, where are you?" Aunt Phoebe must be home. It was time for me to leave. I orbed to the park and looked around. It was getting late and I needed to find a place to stay for the night. I had some cash but I wouldn't be able to use most of it because of the dates on the money. I counted it up and figured I had enough to stay in a cheap hotel for a few days. After that I would need to figure something else out.
I had been walking for several hours, looking for a place to stay when I came across a motel. The flickering neon sign said Luxury Inn however it looked anything but. I entered and glanced around. The words "flea" and "bag" came to mind but I couldn't afford anything else. The guy at the counter was talking with a blond who was checking out. He looked like he was about to fall asleep while she looked ready to run. I got in line behind her and waited for them to finish up. The girl finished her business, gathered her belongings and stepped to the side out of line. I waited for the attendant to assist me when she turned to leave.
"I need one room," I said and placed my hands on the counter and was thrown into a premonition:
It was night in an alley between two buildings cluttered with discarded boxes and trash. The blond dodged a fireball thrown by a warlock, knocking over a trashcan in the process. He shouted at her then blinked behind her and slit her throat with an athame.
When I looked up the guy at the counter was giving me a strange look. The girl was gone. I grabbed his arm and asked which direction she went.
"Hey buddy, I don't know what your problem is but you need to leave now." He jerked his arm out of my grasp and glared at me waiting for me to leave but I was already out the door looking for the blond.
The alley in my premonition could have been anywhere. I had no idea which direction she had gone. My thoughts were broken into by the sound of metal clattering noisily on the ground and a muffled thump. Or she could be over there.
I orbed behind the hotel where I had heard the noise in time to hear him shout "Where is the ring," and then blink behind her. But I was already moving tackling him from behind before he had the chance to draw the knife. My momentum pushed him off balance and we rolled until he was able to throw me off. He jumped up and drew his athame preparing the throw when he stopped to look around. I used his distraction to stand and form an energy ball. But by this time he had recovered from his shock and blinked away.
I kept the energy ball going, watching for him to reappear and I finally got a good look at my surroundings. I was in a forested area and it was high noon. There was no sign of anyone around. I turned and saw a cave in the rock cliff behind me. There was a stream on my right.
What the hell!
1- I'm so very sorry that it has taken me this long to get this chapter up. I promise the next one will be posted within the next two weeks. Scouts honor!
2- Can someone tell me how to get the italics to show up when a chapter is downloaded. It will make character interactions much easier to follow. Could someone please e-mail me or something; and please keep in mind that I am the least computer literate person on the face of the earth (downloading chapters is the most complex thing I have ever done).
3- Thanks for all the reviews :)
Chapter 9
Of course the book was no help. I slammed it shut in frustration. I knew what the premonition meant I just didn't want to accept it. I was looking for a different explanation. There had to be one.
I needed to be calm for this, I needed to be able to carefully analyze what I had seen, I needed to stop pacing the attic like a maniac. This wasn't helping. Slowly I sat down on the sofa and tried to calm my mind, but I was too over stimulated. I felt the need to run laps or do something. I walked over to the window and looked out to the neighbors yard. I could see the family who lived there outside with their kids. It was the same family that I grew up with. The oldest son would become Wyatt's best friend, and the daughter my first girlfriend. It's funny the things that you think about in times of stress.
What am I doing! This isn't helping. Here I am reminiscing about old times when I should be trying to figure out what my premonition meant. I turned from the window in disgust just in time to see the book open and begin to flip through the pages. I slowly walked over to look at the page it had opened to:
Spirit Guides
Celestial beings that exist to help or hinder those whose purpose has yet to be decided. They can be either benevolent or malevolent, however the difference is minimal. Although they have no physical form they make their presence known through signs. They use any means possible to achieve their goals with little regard to the risks or consequences.
I read and reread the page several times wondering what the heck this had to do with my premonition. Once again I shut the book but as soon as it was closed it automatically opened to the Spirit Guides page. This wasn't going to help me. I began pacing again and realized that maybe the page was for the Charmed Ones and not me. That decided I still had no clues that would help me to decipher my vision.
I could hear the television being turned on downstairs, the volume turned up. "Oh Billy, where are you?" Aunt Phoebe must be home. It was time for me to leave. I orbed to the park and looked around. It was getting late and I needed to find a place to stay for the night. I had some cash but I wouldn't be able to use most of it because of the dates on the money. I counted it up and figured I had enough to stay in a cheap hotel for a few days. After that I would need to figure something else out.
I had been walking for several hours, looking for a place to stay when I came across a motel. The flickering neon sign said Luxury Inn however it looked anything but. I entered and glanced around. The words "flea" and "bag" came to mind but I couldn't afford anything else. The guy at the counter was talking with a blond who was checking out. He looked like he was about to fall asleep while she looked ready to run. I got in line behind her and waited for them to finish up. The girl finished her business, gathered her belongings and stepped to the side out of line. I waited for the attendant to assist me when she turned to leave.
"I need one room," I said and placed my hands on the counter and was thrown into a premonition:
It was night in an alley between two buildings cluttered with discarded boxes and trash. The blond dodged a fireball thrown by a warlock, knocking over a trashcan in the process. He shouted at her then blinked behind her and slit her throat with an athame.
When I looked up the guy at the counter was giving me a strange look. The girl was gone. I grabbed his arm and asked which direction she went.
"Hey buddy, I don't know what your problem is but you need to leave now." He jerked his arm out of my grasp and glared at me waiting for me to leave but I was already out the door looking for the blond.
The alley in my premonition could have been anywhere. I had no idea which direction she had gone. My thoughts were broken into by the sound of metal clattering noisily on the ground and a muffled thump. Or she could be over there.
I orbed behind the hotel where I had heard the noise in time to hear him shout "Where is the ring," and then blink behind her. But I was already moving tackling him from behind before he had the chance to draw the knife. My momentum pushed him off balance and we rolled until he was able to throw me off. He jumped up and drew his athame preparing the throw when he stopped to look around. I used his distraction to stand and form an energy ball. But by this time he had recovered from his shock and blinked away.
I kept the energy ball going, watching for him to reappear and I finally got a good look at my surroundings. I was in a forested area and it was high noon. There was no sign of anyone around. I turned and saw a cave in the rock cliff behind me. There was a stream on my right.
What the hell!