Chapter 5 (Odd Times)

Kat woke up in a daze several hours later, "What happened?" Sabrina had stayed with her to try to find out if Kat was the witch or not. She wasn't sure, but Kat looked kind of like she, herself, had when Quizmaster had taken her powers so she could see her mom. Kat looked half dead; pale white, no sparkle left in her eyes, she just looked weak. Witches rarely looked weak, ill sometimes, stressed, but not weak. Magic gave off an electric feeling energy, and any magical creature even when they were ill had a certain glint to their eyes; but Kat didn't have that glint. "You passed out." Sabrina refilled Kat's memory. "Not again", Kat mumbled under her breath but Sabrina heard it. "Are you ok?" Sabrina asked. "I'm fine", Kat was obviously a bad liar. "Kat what exactly is your definition of 'fine'", Sabrina asked. "Fine, is a state of mind. I tell myself that I am fine, and therefore I am", said Kat. "Kat-", Sabrina caught herself, she didn't want to push Kat over the edge. Kat cocked her head to the side, indicating that she was listening. "Never mind, see you tomorrow." Sabrina got up and left. She had a feeling there was a lot that Kat wasn't telling her.

As Sabrina returned home she found it oddly empty. Then again at the moment everything was a bit odd. Her stomach growled; she headed for the kitchen. Salem starred at her as she entered the kitchen, "About time! And yet again I am forced to sit here starring at the fridge until somebody feeds me!" "Salem what's that box behind you then?" "Box, what box?" Salem was a bad liar too; he knocked the box off the counter and into the garbage with his tail. Sabrina was faster though before it even touched the garbage she caught it and levitated it into her hands, "Kitty treats Grande sized? Yes, Salem you must be so hungry after eating the entire box." "I didn't eat the whole box!" objected Salem, Sabrina raised an eyebrow, "Ok I ate half the box." Sabrina laughed, "Ok Salem, where are Aunt Hilda and Zelda?" "How should I know?" "Well, last time I check you DO live here." "Has it ever occurred to you that maybe I was sleeping when they left?" "Ok, whatever you say Salem", Sabrina became trudging up the stair, dragging her backpack behind her.

Sabrina decided that she needed to stop stressing about which girl was the witch, it's not like it mattered. But it would be nice to have someone to talk to… Sabrina pulled out her homework, but she found it difficult to concentrate. It was just odd. Why would Kat set off the sprinklers, she was already out of class, unless Ash had done it with her powers, but that didn't seem to make sense either. Sabrina forced herself to concentrate; after all there was a whole two-sided math worksheet with her name on it… After finishing her worksheet Sabrina slipped into her bed, and drifted off to sleep. But before she fell asleep she continued to wonder what would happen tomorrow…

Sabrina shut off her alarm clock, and sat up, for once she was on time. She zapped herself into some clothes for school, and headed downstairs to eat breakfast. Oddly Hilda and Zelda were missing again, "Something is going on." Sabrina ate breakfast, and then shoved everything into her backpack. She brushed her teeth then picking up her backpack, she headed toward her bus stop, Salem was still asleep, "Lazy cat bones."

Sabrina came to school and found that both Kat and Ash's shirt had changed in writing but that was about all that looked different. Ash still wore black her shirt said, "If you could read my mind, you wouldn't be smiling." Kat still wore pink, her shirt said, "Do you believe in first sight, or do I have to walk by again." Apparently, Kat didn't have to walk by twice, she had gained some color in her face since Sabrina had seen her last, and she looked better, a lot better. Harvey appeared to be the only boy who didn't notice her. Sabrina was glad. "Wow, she looks a lot better than yesterday", commented Val. Sabrina just nodded; who knew Kat would turn out to be a boy magnet?

But boy magnet or not Kat still was a little shy around boys. Like at lunch for instance Desmond Jacobi, (Age of Aquariums) Libby's almost boyfriend, came over and asked her out. Sabrina overheard the conversation because Kat was sitting at their normal table. The conversation went something along the lines of "Hey, you wanna go out sometime?" Kat blushed, averting her eyes shyly, "I'm sorry, but I have a boyfriend back in Miraz." "Wait, you're turning me down because of some dumb Egyptian boy?" "Actually he's English, but yes, you are right in the fact that I must decline from your request." "Huh?" Desmond wasn't the brightest kid in the school. "She doesn't want to go out with you stupid", said Ash, who came out of nowhere. "Ash, you know I have a boyfriend, in Miraz", said Kat calmly. "Yeah but you still don't wanta go out with that dork do you?" "Well, no I don't, but I was putting it in a nicer form of rejection." "Yeah but he didn't understand half of the words you said", argued Ash. "Arguing is pointless", said Kat she got up and left the lunchroom; even the nerdy boys watched her as she left. "Huh?" Desmond said again. Ash rolled her eyes and left the lunchroom. "Odd", muttered Sabrina, that was all she could think to say.

Nothing else in the odd category happened until math, when the fire alarm went off, even though there wasn't one scheduled, none of the alarms had been pulled, and there was no fire. In fact the fire department never even showed up. Sabrina knew for sure that, the fire alarm had been the handiwork of a witch, but which girl was the witch?

(Ok end of chapter, which girl do you think is the witch? What is up with the weird relationship between Kat and Ash? (You can guess or you could read Final Team, which might give you hints. This is different though because they AREN'T both witches!) So review me your guesses! Thanx!)