Chapter Eight – Cry of the Phoenix

Bianca stood in her room. The windows were drawn to the close and the red curtains covered any possible sunlight. The numerous band posters around her room, just added to the feel of Bianca's personality. She stood in the middle of a circle of red in her room, with her hands in front of her, not touching. She had her eyes closed and low, slight breathes. She tried to feel her power from within, picture the beautiful red bird on the branches of life. The bird of life, of the yellow cat eyes, and bright red feathers, and the wings that were bigger then any other bird; she suddenly felt herself slip into almost a dream state.

Bianca stood somewhere in the far East's of Asia. She stood on the edge of a cliff, over looking a dead valley, lava following through a delta which ran into farther mountains in the distance. She looked behind her and large brown mountains shot up behind her into the grey sky. She looked beside her and saw the tree of life, the color of ash. She dropped her jaw as she saw the bird sitting on the tree. The bird was small, no bigger then a pigeon, but it had very bright red feathers, brighter than holly berries. Its eyes were hard yellow, cats eye. She was always fascinated by the Phoenix's eye. She took one step towards the tree; the bird. The bird let out a high pitched stretch, and looked directly at Bianca. Bianca froze.

A hot wind came down from mountains, sending dirt and dust into the lava delta below. The birds eyes were almost glowing, Bianca could see her reflection in the eye of the bird. The bird shot it's beak up towards the sky and cried. Bianca slammed her hands over her ears. It screamed, it sounded, like a girl screaming at the top of her lungs, but then something in the background of the singing, a beautiful harmony of song. She slipped her hands away from her ears and let herself listen. The bird wasn't screaming anymore, but the cry was becoming louder. She felt the bird coming closer, still her reflection in the birds eye. Soon she found herself standing face to face on the edge of the cliff, next to tree of life, next to the phoenix. She stared into the eyes of the bird for a long time. Then, very suddenly, the bird shot it's wings open, they were enormous, each wing was three feet in length. It screamed louder and took flight. Bianca watched it, as it flew over the Dead delta with lava. The bird then turned and looked at Bianca once more. And it suddenly erupted into flames, but the fire made the bird look bigger. The fire extended the wings by six feet, the tail by twelve feet, it screamed once more and flew at top speed towards Bianca. She took a step back, she didn't have time to panic, the Phoenix was already around her, the wings made a circle, and then she burned.

Bianca screamed and she found herself in her room, she opened her eyes. Her eyes were glowing red, her hair was turning brownish-orangish, she felt herself being lifted into the air. Fire appeared at her feet, swirling up around her. Burning her, she extended her arms and the fire kissed her skin. She was completely surrounded by fire, and then it was gone. She fell to the floor. She room was smoking, and she was more confused then ever.
"Did it work?" She asked herself.

She didn't feel weak or sick, but in fact she never felt better in her life. She stood up looking around her room. The bands, the closed windows the smoke, she stood up looking around. She went and opened her bedroom door, grabbed her keys from the table.
She heard her mother call to hear from the living room.
"Bianca!" She snapped.

Bianca stopped and looked at her mother. The middle aged, short blonde hair woman looked at her. "I am proud of you daughter." She said raising her left arm and exposing the red Phoenix on her arm. Bianca saw the tattoo, and then she looked down at her own arm, and gasp. She had one as well.

"It's a sign of your rank, your powers. The Phoenix blessed you at the Tree of Life. Take Care, my daughter." Bianca looked up in shock and her mother shimmered away. Bianca didn't deal with it then, she ran out the door and ran. Down the hill, she was running so fast she reach Pine. Running down that street so fast, she didn't know where she was going, and then turning the corner. She ran and point blank speed, she saw her destination, but why. She saw the Halliwell Manor, but then she saw a blonde hair woman at the porch, talking to someone.

"Cassandra!" Bianca said with a dark tone. She sneaked up, behind Wyatt's car watching.

"Christopher, okay I was a little crazy today at school." Cassandra said to Chris in the doorway.

"A little crazy, Cassi you kissed me. Look, I don't like you, I don't want you. Now go away!" He said closing the door. She put her hand up, stopping him.

Bianca smiled. "Good boy."

"NO! I have to have you!" She said

"Look Cassi, go away now!"

"I SAID NO!"

"I said yes!" Chris narrowing his eyes and using his telekinetic powers and throwing Cassi back and he slammed the door shut, locking it.

Bianca smiled, "Telekinesis, nice."

"NO! I love you baby!" She yelled, "See you at school tomorrow!" Cassi walked down from the porch. Bianca stood up, and confronted Cassi. Cassi saw Bianca and stopped dead.

"YOU!" She snarled, with the up most hate.

"Hey Cassi!" She smiled walking past her, but Cassi put her arm up stopping her.

"Where do you think you're going?"

"To where you're not allowed."

"You can't go there."

"Says who?" Bianca said looking at Cassi in the eyes.

"Says me!" Cassi replied putting her hands at Bianca's throat. Bianca didn't feel pain of this she would have normally felt. Then she felt her new powers coming to the surface. Anger. Cassi, furious, looked into Bianca who was staring right back at her, Cassi tightened her grip.

"STAY AWAY!" Cassi gritted through her teeth.

"No." Bianca replied, her eyes then glowed red, and Cassi screamed, at the her eyes and at her hand. Cassi pulled back her hand, it was burned completely. The door of the manor flew open and Wyatt came running out. He saw Cassi screaming at Bianca, and then running. Wyatt was pleased, but kinda confused. He looked at Bianca, who was walking up.

"Hello Wyatt. I took of her don't worry."

"Look like you did more than that." Wyatt replied with a smile. He motioned his hand and Bianca walked into the house. She stood in the doorway. "Nice hair, color."

"What are you talking about?" She said walking in. She saw the mirror behind her and saw the bottom three inches of her hair faded into bright red, and some of the color went all the way into her scalp.

"Oh awesome!" She said, "That must have been-"

"What do you need? Chris?" Wyatt asked closing the door.

"Naw actually I needed you." She replied, "I need some advice." She asked.

Wyatt was surprised. "Me….um okay, What about?"

Then before Bianca could reply, Chris walked around the corner with a book. "Who was at the-Bianca." He said stopping.

"Hey Christopher." She replied smiled, "How are you?"

"I am great." He smiled, putting his hands in his jeans pocket. "What are you doing here? Not that I am ungrateful."

Wyatt gave a brief laugh, the emotions between the two, which they were not expressing, was very amusing. He sat down on the couch by the stairs, and motioned for them to keep going.

Bianca rolled her eyes at Wyatt. "Um I actually came to talk to you guys, I need to talk to Wyatt for a few minutes, but then I promise I will be back." She smiled.

"Take your time." He replied, smiling.

"GO in the kitchen B, I'll be with ya in a minute." Wyatt said.

"Okay." She replied, she half looked at Chris, smiled, and flicked her hair and walked back to the kitchen. Once she turned the corner, Wyatt looked up and laughed. Chris was leaning against the wall watching Bianca as she walked. Wyatt stood up and leaned his arm around Chris neck.

"She's nice man."

"Yep." Chris replied in almost a daze.

"And if you two were any closer I would have pulled you two off each other."

"And that would have been bad, how?" Chris asked his brother.

Wyatt laughed, "Don't worry Romeo, Juliet will be out in a jip." He said walking towards the kitchen.

Wyatt walked in and saw Bianca looking at a jar of Dragons Curl, a long bluish-orangish curl in a jar.

"You have one of these!" She asked in amazement, "What potions do you use it for?"

"Potions, umm I don't know what your talking about." He replied, taking the jar from her hand, and putting in the cupboard.

"Oh come on Wyatt, I know you're a Witch, and Chris."

"And you're a phoenix." He replied.

"Uh yeah." She said putting her hands together.

"Well that's the reason I am here." She said, she then pulled her left arm infront of her and showed Wyatt the tattoo.

"Mark of the Phoenix, so I guess you're a full one now."

"Uh, yeah."

"So why not go to your Mom."

"I almost did before he teleported out of there, when I saw that I ran here."

"So what can I do?"

"Uh I don't know, I just felt like you could possibly help me, look in that book you have."

"Book…what makes you think I have book?" He said smiling.

"Oh come on dude, I've seen it before."

Wyatt laughed, "Okay. Let me go check. Are you gonna tell Chris?"

"Yeah, I will." She replied, "Well you go look and I'll be right back."

Chris was sitting he was doing his Science homework, but with Bianca in the house it was impossible to do it. He waited for her to walk out…and then she did. She was walking at top speed to see Chris. It didn't matter he was a year younger then her…she found it almost hot.

"Hi." He said.

Bianca didn't say anything she threw Chris' book from his lap and grabbed his head and kissed him. She made it last, the kiss was slow, it was almost as if time stopped, and ecstasy was all around them both. She let go and bit his lower lip. She opened her eyes.

"Bi-an-ca!" Wyatt said waving his hand infront of her face. Bianca blinked and was sucked back into reality.

"Wha-what?" She said, it wasn't real. "DAMNIT!" She said.

"You dazed out for like a minute…you okay?"

"I am fine. Damnit!" She said smiling. And walked out into the family room of the manor, for real this time.