Chapter 2: The Power of Five
Howdy people! It's me, sakuraphoenix, and I'm back with a new chapter! As I said last time, Keybladeauraofpie with working with me on this one, so just bear with me! Anyway, disclaimer time!
Disclaimer: We do not own W.I.T.C.H. I own Naomi, McKenna, and Mei-Xing while Keybladeauraofpie owns Rene and Tina.
Enjoy!
One day has passed since the girls first successfully transformed into guardians, and now they were hanging out at Rene's house. Taranee provided rooms for McKenna and Naomi when the doorbell rang. When Rene opened the door, she was shocked to see her school principal.
"Principal Vandom! Wh-what are you doing here?" asked Rene
"Will! I'm so glad you came." Said Taranee
"Nice to see you Taranee, and to answer your question Rene, I'm not making a house call." Said Will
"Please, come in." said Rene
"You called me over about something, and it seemed urgent. You also mentioned 'The Guardians'." Said Will
"Grandma?" wondered Rene
"Relax, Will was the last keeper of the heart before you." Said Taranee
Rene breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness. I was about to have a heart attack." Said Rene
"SAY WHAT?!" Mei-Xing shrieked from the other room
"I'll check on that." Said Rene
Rene quickly ran over to her room where she saw Mei-Xing, McKenna, and Naomi with shocked looks on their faces and Tina with a sad look on hers.
"Yeah, it's true." Said Tina
"Back up. I'm lost. Rene Parker is lost. What's going on?" asked Rene
"Tina has a date with the ABF." Said McKenna
"Say what?!" exclaimed Rene
"That's what I said!" exclaimed Mei-Xing
"More like shrieked." Commented Naomi
"What do we do?" asked Mei-Xing
"We could tag along, you know, to make sure everything's okay." Said Rene
"But…" started Tina
"Hey, he doesn't have to know that we know you know what." Said Mei-Xing
"O-okay." Said Tina
"So, where is this so-called date?" asked Naomi
A ten minute walk later…
"A department store?" asked Naomi
"It's kinda like a mini-mall, sorta. This department store is named 'Hale's'. It's run by an old friend of grandma's, Cornelia." Said Rene
"I wonder if that's where Princess Evil's name comes from." Said McKenna
"If it is, someone has a sick sense of humor." Said Naomi
"We'll just keep a safe distance, that way we can keep an eye on you while not worrying about Jacob doing something stupid." Said Mei-Xing
"And McKenna and I will go up close and personal since Jacob hasn't met us yet." Said Naomi
"Th-thanks, but…" started Tina
"Here he comes." Said Rene
"Good luck." Said Naomi
They quickly hid themselves as Jacob walked up to Tina. He was a tall male with tan skin, and a lot of muscle. He had black hair and black eyes and wore only a t-shirt and jeans.
"Glad to see you made it sweet stuff." Said Jacob
"Y-yeah." Said Tina
Naomi held back the urge to gag. Jacob and Tina immediately began walking inside the department store, and Naomi followed them first. Mei-Xing followed after her and while Naomi kept Tina in her sight, Mei-Xing was sure to keep Tina in her line of sight, but out of Jacob's. They first went to a place named 'Earthly Tones'. The store was well-known for their 100 percent cotton clothing, though some of the clothes were made with locally grown fibers. It looked like they were shopping, but upon closer inspection, it was Jacob trying to find clothes for Tina, who was obviously not happy with the selections, and Jacob didn't seem to like the clothes offered, so they moved onto the store. McKenna was waiting for Jacob and Tina to leave the store and followed them into Candle. Candle had plenty of warm clothes that blended in nicely with practically anything you wear. Jacob still didn't find anything in this place, so they moved onto the next place. Mei-Xing then switched out with Rene, who followed them into Breeze. Breeze had a lot of clothes with flowing styles, playful patterns and colors, and also had a bit of an Eastern Asian feel to them. Jacob and Tina quickly moved onto another store, and Naomi replaced McKenna this time around. The store they went into was Splash. It was a store that sold clothing with lots of bold colors and blacks that seemed to let people know that you're there and you take charge of you. They left and all four of them entered Bind. It was a store with clothes that have normal colors and styles that seemed to fit with other styles. They then followed Jacob and Tina into the food court. Rene, Naomi, McKenna, and Mei-Xing ordered their food after they saw Tina and Jacob order theirs.
"So far, nothing." Said Rene
"Except that he's more than an abusive boyfriend." Said Naomi
"Yeah. He's an ACFBF." Said McKenna
"Huh?" Rene and Mei-Xing wondered in unison
"Abusive control freak boyfriend." Translated Naomi
"Oh." Rene and Mei-Xing said in unison
"Anyway, not to sound like Captain Oblivious here, but you said that an old friend of your grandmother's runs this place?" asked McKenna
"Yeah, Cornelia Hale and her husband Caleb." Said Rene
"Okay, Princess Evil and her brother have the same name as the owners of this joint? That is so not a coincidence." Said Mei-Xing
"I'm thinking the exact same thing. Maybe Cornelia was a Guardian before we became the new Guardians." Said Rene
"Seems likely." Said Naomi
Just as soon as they finished their lunch, they weren't feeling so good, stomach wise.
"I don't feel too great." Said McKenna
"Same here." Said Mei-Xing
All four of them immediately ran for the bathroom, leaving Tina alone with Jacob.
"So sweet stuff, I want you to come with me." Said Jacob
"Where are we going?" asked Tina
"You'll see." Said Jacob
Tina was forced to follow Jacob to an alley, where no one was around.
"What are you doing?" asked Tina
"Making you mine sweet stuff." Jacob said as he pulled out a pocket knife
Tina began backing away in fear, but soon got cornered between a wall and him. He was about to use the knife when Tina accidentally burned the metal of the pocket knife, causing him to drop it. Before he could figure out what just happened, he felt someone tap him on the shoulder, and when he turned around, he was slapped so hard, he was knocked unconscious… by a vine.
"You okay?" asked Naomi
The girls, now in their guardian attire, landed right next to Tina.
"How did you find me? And where did you go?" asked Tina
"Bathroom. Our lunch didn't agree with our stomachs." Said McKenna
"Thankfully, one of the security cameras in the area helped by recording what happened and is sending it to Principal Vandom right now." Said Rene
"But…" started Tina
"It's okay, she was the old keeper of the heart before me. She'll understand why we had to use our powers." Said Rene
"But, uh, do you guys think we could ditch the outfits? We don't want to be caught on some alien conspiracy site." Said Mei-Xing
Rene pulled out the heart and immediately changed the others back.
"Come on, we're going to help you get some real shopping done." Said Mei-Xing
They all went back inside and went inside Candle. They were looking around when Naomi and Rene found a dress with matching shoes for Tina. She went into the dressing room and tried it on. When she came back outside, the others gave their approval over the dress. It was an strapless orange dress with a red wrap around the waist and red detached sleeves and low heeled shoes with a rose. They immediately bought the dress and headed out of the store.
"Thanks for the dress. I kinda feel bad that you guys bought something for me and you guys didn't get anything." Said Tina
"Actually, I kinda got some dresses for you guys as well, after we took care of the jerk, of course." Mei-Xing sheepishly admitted
"You didn't have to Mei-Xing." Said Naomi
"Actually I wanted to." Said Mei-Xing
"Anyway, let's head back to my place. I'm sure grandma is looking for an explanation." Said Rene
Back at Rene's house…
Will and Taranee weren't mad about the fact that they had to Guardian up to save Tina, rather, they weren't mad at the girls. They were mad at Jacob.
"Good thing I'm the principal. I'm so going to have a word with him after the weekend." Said Will
"And then I'm gonna have a word with his parents!" exclaimed Taranee
"Guys, seriously, I'm okay now." Said Tina
"That what I said after I broke up with my ABF. It took a punch to Naomi's jaw to get him into trouble." Said McKenna
"What?!" Mei-Xing, Tina, and Rene exclaimed in unison
"Yeah, the jackass punched me in the face. Left a bruise there for a while." Naomi said while subconsciously rubbing her right cheek
"And you didn't fight back?" asked Rene
"I have a perfect academic record. I'm not going to ruin it by fighting back when I didn't need to do it physically." Said Naomi
"Smart thinking." Said Will
"It may take a while, but as long as you five stick together, you can weather through anything." Taranee said as both the Heart of Kandrakar and Naomi's Heart replica began glowing their respective colors
Done! Whew, this one took a while, but I'm finally finished! Please review, and until next time, I'm sakuraphoenix, saying I heart you, signing off for now. Happy Holidays!