Chapter 5- First Battle, Second Spell, New Friend

"ARAS" I said the spell as if my life depended on it. Actually, it was Aura's life, here on Earth that depended on it. The bolts rushed from Aura's hands in a flurry. Surprisingly, the other two were caught off guard. A bolt hit the teen's Spellbook, but it wasn't enough for the book to burn. The Mamodo, however, was flung back into the window. The window cracked, half from the impact of the Mamodo, half from the wind bolts, but didn't break.

"Arrgh. That really gets on my nerves." The boy said. "C'mon Eago. Let's show these girls what it really mean's to be a Mamodo."

The Mamodo nodded. "AIAGO JENIN" The spell caught me off guard this time. The Mamodo put both hands up, and each gave out a beam. "DUCK!" I yelled. Aura and I scattered, rushing off to either side.

"It's the end. Say 'Good-bye' to your little friend." The boy said, showing neither mercy nor emotion.

Just then my book started to glow. I opened it up to where the pages lit up, and a new spell formed.

"I think you may want to reconsider!" I said. Standing up, I watched Aura do the same. She nodded, and I read the new spell. "BIARAS" The sound echoed through my head. But what I saw was even more spectacular! Instead of one line of wind bolts flying from Aura's hands, two flew right across the room. The Mamodo was sent packing, and his owner's Spellbook flew the other way. Again, a hit, but no fire.

(Author's note- A little background on the new spell. Just like bicycle has two wheels, the 'Biaras' spell has two lines of waves. Same prefix. Just a little background info.)

I was just about ready to cast the first spell when… someone beat me to it. "Kiroke" Suddenly, a blast of fire came from the doorway of the girls' bathroom. Was that Terra's voice? No, this voice was softer, and more mature. Yet it was so familiar…

At any rate, the blast of fire hit the black Spellbook head on. The pages burst into flames, and the Mamodo started to sparkle and disappear. "You, you monsters! I… will… not… LOSE!" The boy said. Out of nowhere, he pulled out a gun and started shooting like crazy. "Keshield" Again, out of nowhere, lava spewed out in front of me, and Aura as well. Solidifying into solid rock, the bullets had no effect whatsoever.

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Five minutes of blind rampage later, the police came to take the boy with the gun away. And also, I finally knew the owner of the other Mamodo. My old classmate, Rebecca.

"I haven't seen you since 5th grade! How's life going, Tom?" Rebecca asked.

"Peachy," I said. "That your work?" I glanced over at the slabs of rock.

"You like it? I can't call it art, but Blaire can't keep his mouth shut every time we cast that spell!" She said, giggling.

"Umm… and why is your male Mamodo in the girls' bathroom?" I asked.

Rebecca shook her head. "He can't stand to be without me. He's terribly shy, and he is always by my side!"

I nodded. "Aura is shy too, but she seems to get along better without me. Of course, I haven't left her side since I met her, so…"

Then the loudspeaker came on. "All passengers going on Plane J-64 to Pittsburgh please begin boarding now."

"Is that us?" Aura asked.

"Yup." Rebecca said, "From there we go on the Plane heading to Japan."

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The plane took off with less commotion than we had boarding it. At least the people boarding were still intact. But I had a distinct feeling I was being followed.

"You three take these seats." Aunt Marie said. "You haven't seen each other for 3 years, so it's best you two catch up."

"And what about Aura?" I asked.

"You watch the book. I'll keep track of Aura." Terra said.

" I'd have to keep the book anyways." I said, slipping it back into my backpack. "Just make sure Aura doesn't get in trouble."

"Alright." Terra said, and started walking back with Aura. For some reason, Rebecca's Mamodo seemed to follow.

"Terra!" Rebecca said. "Change that. We'll go back. Keep track of both Aura and Blaire! Is that okay?"

"Sure!" She said rushing back. "I don't care, as long… Strike that, I just don't care."

Rebecca nodded. We walked back to the very back. I was in such awe that Blaire had left Rebecca's side, that I didn't even notice that she had grabbed my hand.