Chapter 2

A Magic Accident

Kassidy was getting ready to pick up Holden. She got his phone number yesterday-which she didn't enjoy-and they agreed that Kassidy would help him today, considering they had nothing else to do. She was not looking forward to today, but she promised herself that as soon as she got this over with she would do whatever she wanted to do. As usual, she wore her gothic clothing like her leather jacket and leather boots and her gothic jewelry-not forgetting her necklace that her dad gave her.

She then grabbed her leather bag, her money, her phone, and her car keys and made her way out of her room. As Kassidy walked to the front door she saw her Uncle, her Aunt, and her two cousins sitting at the table. Her Uncle was on his laptop doing work; her Aunt was doing paperwork, while her cousins were coloring on paper. Kassidy then saw Raven sitting on the floor being a good girl, watching the family. Kassidy didn't want to bother them, so she continued to walk to the front door.

"Kass," Kassidy stopped and turned around to see that her cousin, Addison was running towards her with her drawing in her hand. Addison then stopped and smiled at Kassidy while showing her, her drawing. "Look what I drew."

Kassidy looked at Addison's drawing and she couldn't help but laugh. Addison's drawing was definitely child art and on it, Kassidy knew that Addison drew the family. They were stick figures, but Kassidy thought they were funny, especially the one of her.

"That's pretty good, Addy," Kassidy said. "I like it."

"But look what I drew," Kassidy saw her other cousin, Reese get next to Addison. Reese held up her drawing and it was the same thing Addison drew and this made Kassidy laugh more.

Addison saw Reese's picture and she scowled. "Hey, you copied me!"

Reese looked at Addison and scowled as well. "I did not!"

"You did too, copy cat!"

"Hey girls," Kassidy said and the girls looked at her. "They're both amazing and I think it's pretty nice that you both drew the family. I think they both deserve to go on the refrigerator, so how about you two put them on the refrigerator so everyone can see those awesome masterpieces you both made?"

The girls instantly smiled, forgetting about the argument and nodded eagerly. "Okay!" They said simultaneously. They ran into the kitchen.

Kassidy loved her cousins like they were actually her sisters. They always wore cute skirts or dresses and even though Kassidy didn't like the things her cousins wore she thought they looked adorable. Addison was the older sister and like her younger sister, they both possessed green eyes like their mom. Also like their mom, they possessed her freckles. While Addison had sandy blonde hair, Reese had dirty blonde hair and they would always have some sort of accessory in them like bows.

"You leaving, Kass?" Kassidy's Aunt looked up from her paperwork and she looked at Kassidy. Her aunt had natural red hair and always wore business clothes.

Kassidy nodded at her Aunt. "Yeah, I'm off to pick up Holden Brooks. I'm looking forward to what I have to work with." She said sarcastically.

"I know how you feel, Kass," Kassidy's Uncle looked up from his laptop to Kassidy. He had black hair and blue eyes and like her Aunt, he wore business clothes. "I wouldn't be too happy too if I was in your shoes. But as long as he doesn't give you a hard time I'm sure things will work out okay."

"I hope you're right because I find him to be very obnoxious."

"Well you just be careful, Kass," Kassidy's Aunt said. "Drive safely and get home as soon as you can. Also, don't use your magic in public."

"I will, Aunt Jen, and don't worry; I won't be using my magic in public."

"Kass?" Kassidy heard Addison and she looked to her and she and Reese were staring at her. "Will you read us a bedtime story when you get home?"

"Yeah, will you?" Reese asked.

Kassidy's cousins always asked Kassidy to read to them before they went to bed and she didn't mind. Like her, her cousins loved to read and Kassidy loved it when she knew someone that loved to read. Not only did her cousins love to read like Kassidy, but they also wanted to be just like her. This certainly did surprise Kassidy, but she was happy that her cousins wanted to be just like her. She was a very proud cousin.

"Sure, I'll be home before you know it." Raven then got up and walked over to Kassidy and when she got to her, Kassidy petted her. Kassidy then whispered, "I'll see you soon, girl." Kassidy then kissed Raven on the head and made her way out of the house.

Kassidy hit the unlock button on her car key to unlock her jeep and as soon as she did she got in. Kassidy sat in the driver's seat and then she fastened her seat belt. She made sure to adjust the rearview mirror, her seat, and anything else in or outside the jeep that looked like it needed to be adjusted. She then got out her phone to type in Holden's address into the GPS. Kassidy was lucky enough to get his address through his text messages.

She then inserted her car key into the ignition and then turned on the jeep. She then backed out of the driveway and as soon as she got out of the driveway she drove forward to Holden's house.

After a while of driving, Kassidy eventually pulled into Holden's driveway and parked her jeep. Holden's house was very nice. It was pretty big, had some nice windows, it was made up of cobblestone, and it had an outdoor pool. Kassidy hated to admit it, but this house was impressive.

Kassidy then got out her phone and texted Holden. I'm in your driveway.

Kassidy's phone instantly buzzed and she looked at her phone to see that she got a text message from Holden. I'll be out in a few minutes.

Kassidy turned off her phone and put it in the pocket of her jacket and as soon as she did she couldn't help but look at the mark she had on the palm of her hand. The mark was of a pendant and she was born with it. If anyone was born with this mark it meant that they were either a witch or a wizard. Her parents were born with it and so was her Uncle.

She then heard the front door of Holden's house open and she looked up from her palm to see Holden walk out of his house with his bag and trailing at his feet was a middle-aged man-which Kassidy assumed was Holden's dad-and he didn't look too happy. "Holden," the middle-aged man said, "you better listen to your tutor and get your work done because you're flunking all your classes."

Holden stopped and looked at his dad. "Dad, whatever."

"You see? This is why your attitude right now is the reason why I'm cutting you off. Until you fix your grades I'm cutting you off and when you get home tonight you better have half of those assignments completed and if that doesn't happen I will ground you forever!"

Holden turned away from his dad and made his way to the passenger seat of Kassidy's jeep. Holden opened the car door and then sat in his seat. As soon as he sat in the passenger seat he closed the car door. He then put his bag in the back of the jeep.

"Rough day with the family?" Kassidy asked.

Holden looked at Kassidy. "You can say that again."

Kassidy then backed her jeep out of Holden's driveway and while she was doing that, Holden fastened his seatbelt. As soon as Kassidy got her jeep out into the street she drove to a coffee place she would usually go to, to work on her assignments or to study. While she was driving, neither she nor Holden spoke to each other. While Kassidy was driving and concentrating on the road, Holden was on his phone either checking his social media accounts or texting his friends. The only sound that was heard was the buzzing from Holden's phone.

Kassidy was getting annoyed with the buzzing from Holden's phone. All she wanted to do was grab his phone and throw it out her jeep. Hasn't he ever heard of the mute button? Kassidy took some deep breaths to try and calm down. She also tried to ignore the buzzing, but it wouldn't stop.

Eventually to Kassidy's relief after a long drive, they arrived at the coffee shop. Kassidy parked her car and as soon as she did she turned off her jeep.

Holden looked up from his phone to see where they were. "A coffee shop? Of all places and you picked a coffee shop?"

Kassidy narrowed her eyes at Holden. "Yeah, I picked a coffee shop. Where did you think I was going to take us to, a party? Well, guess what? Party time is over; it's time to get down to business. Let's go."

Kassidy unbuckled her seatbelt, grabbed her keys, and then got out of the jeep. She and Holden then grabbed their things from the back of the jeep and as soon as they got everything, Kassidy locked her jeep and they then made their way inside the coffee shop. As soon as they got inside they looked for a seat to sit at. It was very simple inside and the people here were either waiting in line to order something or they were at a table chatting amongst themselves or they were busy with their own things.

"Here," Kassidy pointed at an empty table, "let's sit over there." Kassidy and Holden walked to the empty table and they placed their things on the ground and then sat in their seats. "Why don't you get out your things and we can get started?"

"Sure," Holden said and he got into his bag to pull out his folders and papers. When Holden was finished with getting out his things, Kassidy saw that he had a lot of things to complete. This was going to be a long day.

"Okay… why don't we just start on the subject that you're struggling with the most? Which one are you struggling with the most?"

"In case you haven't noticed, I'm struggling with all of them."

Kassidy breathed in and out to stay calm. "And I see that, genius. I'm not going to put up with your crap, so you can complain all you want, but if you fail high school and you have to repeat your senior year don't blame me on this. Now tell me which subject you're struggling with the most."

Kassidy crossed her arms and waited for Holden to answer. She was never afraid to speak up to anyone, especially Holden. She could care a whole lot less if he failed or not and that was not her problem. That was his problem.

Holden sighed annoyed and shook his head. "Calculus."

"That's all you had to say, now let's see what you got." Holden got out his calculus papers and handed them to Kassidy to look at. Before she looked at the papers, Kassidy got out her glasses and put them on. She then looked at the papers Holden gave her and she nodded as she looked at each one. She looked through to see which one would be easier for Holden to start on and as soon as she found one, she placed it near Holden. "You got a pencil and a calculator?"

"Yup." Holden reached into the pocket of his bag and pulled out a pencil and calculator.

"Great, now read me the question."

Holden looked at Kassidy like she was crazy. "Are you kidding me? I have to read to you the question like I'm in kindergarten?"

"You wanna get this done or not?"

Holden grunted, but he read Kassidy the first question that was on the page. Throughout the day Kassidy helped Holden get some of his work done and it wasn't easy to help him. He would sometimes complain or just didn't want to do a certain question, but Kassidy kept on making him answer the questions until he was finished. They weren't getting along very well and Kassidy was doing everything she could to make sure she didn't burst into flames. Kassidy knew for sure that she would never get along with Holden.

Later at night, Kassidy was driving Holden back home. The stars were twinkling in the sky and it was very dark out. Kassidy had her headlights on and focused on the road. No cars were out and about on the road and it was just Kassidy and Holden on the road. She was not in a good mood after the constant arguments she had with Holden in the coffee shop. She was lucky enough not to get exposed in public and even though she wanted to burst into flames, she managed to cool down. Kassidy could not wait to get home.

Holden was once again on his phone doing what he usually did.

A couple of times when Kassidy stopped at a red light she would rub her eyes. Kassidy had never felt so tired from helping anyone in her life. Even though she bought coffee for her and Holden at the coffee shop she didn't feel any energy. She didn't want to disappoint her cousins though just because she was tired. She would read them a bedtime story before they went to bed and if she had to she would have some more coffee. After all, it's not like she had school the next day.

It wasn't the girls' bedtime anyway, so Kassidy had time to drop off Holden and get back home to get situated. After she read to them she was planning on going to bed. Even though nighttime was when she had her fun, she didn't feel like she was energetic enough to transform tonight. She was even thinking about transforming into a wolf, but because she had to tutor Holden, she didn't feel like doing that tonight.

Kassidy thought about asking the Principal to get someone else to tutor Holden, but the more she thought about it the more she realized that it was only one day. It's not like it was the end of the world or anything. She would keep doing this, but if it went too far, she knew she would have to ask the Principal to find someone else. Not only would Holden's attitude be a problem, but also her magic would be a problem. Who knows what would happen if anyone else found out about her magic?

As Kassidy drove she noticed something in the sky. When Kassidy looked to the sky she saw some bats flying. Kassidy smiled at the bats flying by.

"Awesome, bats."

Holden looked up from his phone to see the bats Kassidy was looking at and he simply just grunted in disgust. "Bats are not awesome; those creatures are disgusting and hideous."

Kassidy's smile went down as soon as Holden ruined the moment. Kassidy loved any kind of animal, including bats. She couldn't even believe what Holden just said. Kassidy gripped her hands on the steering wheel tight, already having enough of Holden's attitude.

"Was that necessary?"

"What? I don't see anything special about them. They're practically blind."

"Bats are not blind, Holden. They can see very well."

"And how do you know that?"

"I read about it. There is a lot to bats than you realize, Holden. They're the only mammals on the planet that can actually fly. Plus they actually help humans because they reduce the mosquito population and you know how those mosquitoes can get."

"Uh, huh. Okay, whatever." Holden looked back at his phone.

"Look it up, 'cause I can guarantee you that it'll give you the same information that I gave you."

"I don't need to learn about that boring stuff."

"That stuff is not boring. It's interesting and intriguing."

Kassidy was now seeing another reason why Holden was failing school right now. He didn't seem to care about the true facts. All he seemed to care about was cause trouble and start conversations that can go too far. Maybe if he behaved and started acting like a good student he wouldn't need a tutor. And I wouldn't be in this situation.

"To you, it is," Holden said while texting someone. "Because you're a nerd."

"So what if I'm a nerd? I love being a nerd and I'm not ashamed about it. In fact, I'm not ashamed of who I am."

Her parents taught her that not everything in life is perfect. They were right. A lot wanted to be like others for good reasons or for bad reasons. Kassidy was just herself and didn't act like anybody. She never tried to be somebody that she wasn't; she was perfectly fine with who and what she was. Even if nobody seemed to like Kassidy for who she was she would ignore them or even tell them off.

Kassidy wanted to knock some sense into Holden. She not only knew how to use some magic, but she also knew some karate. She was a black belt and because of her training, she was an expert at fighting. She was taught though that fighting never solved anyone's problems that she should only use it in case she needed to. She knew that she didn't need to fight Holden.

While still staring at his phone, Holden shook his head. "Wow, I don't care."

"A lot would disagree with you. Besides like I said, the facts on bats are intriguing and interesting. You don't see that though because you keep sticking your nose in your phone."

Holden looked up from his phone to Kassidy as mad as her. "Not all the time!"

"I think you do, and I wish we were bats so you could see for yourself how fascinating it is to be one!"

All the sudden Kassidy's pendant started to glow brightly in the car. Realizing what she just did she looked at her pendant in shock. Kassidy did not think this through and she now realized the stupid mistake she just made. The pendant was now turning her and Holden into bats.

"Oh, crap!"

Holden's eyes were wide as he stared at Kassidy's pendant. "What the Hell's happening!?"

"Don't-"

Before she could finish her sentence, the blue brightness grew around Kassidy and Holden and this caused Kassidy to lose control of the wheel. The jeep drove off the road and started to go down a steep hill at a very fast speed. Kassidy and Holden screamed while the blue brightness grew around them. The jeep drove into the forest and Kassidy tried to keep it under control and avoid the trees, but she was beginning to shrink and so was Holden. Kassidy's heart was beating fast as she tried to stop the car, but it was too late. Kassidy and Holden transformed and then everything blacked out.

Flying through the woods, Shade Silverwing was trying to catch a beetle. He had the scrawny little insect insight and wasn't going to let it getaway. He used his echo vision on it and didn't take his eyes off it. He didn't even blink an eye. He flapped his wings as hard as he could and kept his breathing steady.

As soon as he got close enough to the beetle he opened his mouth wide open and caught his prize. Shade savored the flavor of the beetle as he chewed on it. Another insect caught tonight, Shade thought to himself.

Shade was preparing himself for the migration with the colony. Even though he felt full he knew his mother would've wanted him to keep hunting. His mother wanted him ready for when the time came to migrate and she didn't want anything bad happen to him. Shade was the smallest bat in the colony and a lot didn't think he would make it when he was born. But when Shade took his first flight everyone was surprised. He then began to grow more, but very slowly.

Winter was coming soon and pretty soon they would make their journey to Hibernaculum. It was where both male and female bats would go and they would sleep there for four months. He couldn't imagine sleeping at Hibernaculum for four months.

As Shade flew through the forest looking for more insects to snack on, he caught a glimpse of something up ahead of him. "Huh?"

He squinted his eyes in confusion. It was nothing like anything he saw before; it wasn't an animal and it definitely wasn't living. Something about it though was strange and unnatural. He knew it wasn't part of the wild and that's when it hit him. It was something those humans had. Shade's mother told him about some things about humans. They created many things that the animals were not familiar with nor did they use. This thing looked to be some sort of transportation and it was mostly black.

Shade flew closer to the contraption and as he got closer he saw that it looked bad in shape. Everything looked damaged and out of place, but it was mostly the front of it that was mostly destroyed. Smoke was coming out of it and Shade saw that this contraption looked like it crashed into that tree pretty hard to get itself like this.

Shade landed on the part of where the smoke was coming out from and looked around and as he did smoke was getting near his eyes, mouth, and nose. He coughed from the smoke and tried to blow it away using his wings. As he looked around, he saw that there were no humans in sight. That's weird…

Shade then looked inside the contraption and it appeared that no one was inside it. But when Shade used his echo vision to see if he missed something he gasped. Shade's heart skipped a beat when he saw two bats that were Silverwings like him and they were unconscious. One was a female while the other one was a male and they looked badly injured. They were bleeding and were on something that was bloated and white.

There were no humans, but how did those bats get in that contraption and what were they doing in there? Shade knew though he couldn't waste time and leave these bats like this.

"I gotta get help."

Shade took off fast and pumped his wings as fast as he could to get to his colony. Those bats needed help and if he didn't get help soon, he knew they wouldn't survive.

A/N- Hey, guys, I was planning on finishing this yesterday, but I got so tired that I had to call it a night. So I managed to finally finish chapter two and I'm really excited to post more chapters to my story. Kassidy and Holden will definitely meet the Silverwings in the next chapter and they will definitely be in for a surprise, especially Holden.