-Normal POV-
Winifred Sanderson floated in the air on her broom, the child who had insulted her writhing in her grasp. On the ground nearby was that cursed Binx boy, Thackery. Unstopping the vial of her precious potion with her teeth, she prepared to force it down the girl's throat.
Three hundred years ago, Winifred and her sisters had been the terror of Salem. They had kidnapped a young girl named Emily Binx, hoping to use her to fuel their spell. With it, they could become immortal and eternally young. They partially achieved their goal, and they would have fully achieved it had Emily's older brother Thackery not intervened. As punishment, she and her sisters had cursed him with the body of a cat, with fur black as the night, and immortal life. No matter how much Thackery wanted to die, to join his family on the other side, he couldn't.
Then, on this very night, 300 years later. Max, the wretched girl's older brother, had lit the Black Candle, bringing them back for one night, just enough for them to exact their revenge.
And now she had the girl in her grasp. Binx, coming to, saw what Winifred was about to do, and he leapt into action.
"No Dani!" he cried, trying to stop Winifred.
But it was to late. Winifred had already forced the potion down Dani's throat, and... nothing happened.
"What trickery is this?" cried Winifred. "I should be able to suck the life out of you!" she tried, but nothing happened.
The sun rose.
"No! No! No!" cried Winifred, right before she and her sisters exploded into dust. Dani fell to the ground.
-Binx's POV-
"Dani!" I cried, finally reaching her. "Dani!" I nudged her, hoping she would wake up, but she did not stir. "Dani!" I cried as tears began running down my face and wetting my fur. "Dani...please...wake up..." I pleated as my voice cracked and I chocked back a sob.
Max, Dani's older brother, and Alison just stood, shell shocked at where the sisters had just been. I lowered my head. It felt like watching Emily getting the life sucked out of her all over again. I then spoke with tears still running down my face.
"Dani...wake up...please..." I pleated, hoping that this wasn't a repeat of 300 years ago. "Please...I love you..." I never would have admitted it otherwise, but over the course of events that had taken place the previous night, I had to say it, so that I could never deny it.
Coughing, and now conscious, Dani pushed herself up off the ground. She then turned to me with confusion and curiosity on her face. "Did you say something, Binx?" she asked.
I Shook my head. "No Dani," I said, rubbing up to her and purring, happy to see her alive.
As much as it pained me to lie, I knew I had to. If Dani knew my feelings for her, it would destroy our friendship. Never could she look at me as just a friend, to be there when she needed me. I was also not quite sure that she would love me back. Sure she was nice to me, but she was a kind girl, and I was sure she acted that way towards many people. I couldn't bear it to be heartbroken. Plus, even if she did love me, I was a cat, albeit one with a human soul, but a cat nonetheless. So I forced myself to stay quiet, just happy that she was alive.
-October 30th, 7 Years Later-
I laid upon the bed, curled up and enjoying my nap. After that night seven years ago, Dani and Max had adopted me as their pet, and I had been happy and content. Max had gone off to college, leaving just me and Dani in the house with her parents.
My ears twitched as I heard a car pull up outside. It must be Dani returning home from her date. Getting up, I then made my way downstairs and outside to meet her. I saw Dani, who had blossomed into a Beautiful girl of fifteen. She got out of the car, as did her date, and he walked her to the door. They hugged, and were about to kiss.
At that point, I lost it. To see someone holding Dani, my Dani, that way, drove me over the edge. My overprotective, older brother instincts kicked in as I came bounding up to them, I then sank my claws into the boy's leg, hissing. "Get off of me!" the boy yelled, shaking me off and heading back towards his car. When I saw that he really did intend on leaving, I released my grip and padded back towards Dani, purring and rubbing against her leg.
"Binx!" Dani scolded, "You have to stop doing this. Everyone at school is hearing about my psycho cat who attacks my boyfriends." I gave her the kitty cat eyes, which I knew she never could resist. She picked me up and carried me in, I was purring happily.
Dani deposited me on the bed. "Why do you do this, Binx? And tell me the truth this time." I just lowered my head in response. She'd asked me this question many times before, but she could tell that I had always lied about it. I tried those big eyes again, but Dani would not be denied.
"Dani, trust me. It's something you don't want to know about." I said as I looked away, I was hoping that she would drop it.
But she didn't. "Binx," she said, "You silly cat. You're my best friend. Nothing will ever change that. Please tell me. Please Binx?" She then began to pet me. causing me to purr on instinct. "So, why do you do it?" she asked me yet again.
"i-it's because-" I said, hesitating, but I had to say it. I gathered my courage, asI spoke quietly. "To be completely honest, you remind me a lot of my sister. And, I love you." At the last part, my ears lowered as I looked at my paws.
"Oh, Binx. You can't keep blaming yourself for Emily's death. And, I love you too, even if you're in a cat's body, you're still human to me." I looked up at her with guilt ridden eyes, as I spoke up in a sad and quiet voice.
"I told you Dani. You didn't want to know." I was extremely depressed now, because I knew Dani would not love me back.
Then Dani did something I never would have expected. She put her finger under my chin, lifted my face to hers, and kissed me on the lips."I love you too, Binx," she whispered in my ear. "I don't care that you're in a cat's body. You're human to me, and that's all that matters. I only went on all those dates because I thought you would never love me."
I was completely caught off guard. I nuzzled up to Dani, licking her face. "I just wish we could be truly together." I said. I tried my best to give a happy grin but by Dani's quiet giggle, it must've looked weird. I to started to laugh quietly as well. After a few moments of laughter and an awkward silence, Dani spoke up once more to break the silence.
"Me too." Replied Dani holding me tight. We stayed that way for the rest of the night. However, a few hours later, Dani sat up and picked me up. Confused and a bit startled, I gave a surprised meow. "Binx? Do you still blame yourself for you're sister's death?" My lowered ears was all the response she needed. She then began to pet me as she spoke up again. "Oh, Binx. You can't keep blaming yourself for Emily's death. You did all that you could." Dani said softly. I lowered my head and a moment later, I looked up at her with guilt ridden eyes as I spoke up in a sad and quiet voice.
"Dani, It's part of the spell. I'm an immortal cat, forced to live with the guilt of not being able to save my little sister. What else can I do? In the beginning, I tried to kill myself, by jumping off of a cliff, but that cursed spell kept me alive. As much as I wanted to die, to join my family on the other side, I couldn't. I'm a cat with a human soul and the ability to talk. My own father didn't even recognize me, do you know what people in Salem think of black cats? They think that they're bad omens. At least that's what they thought a long time ago. I-I really-" Dani put a finger on my mouth to silence my depressed rambling. I then curled up in a tight ball, I felt like crying, I looked out of the window and I let out a mournful yowl. I hadn't let out that mournful sound in sentries. Dani tried to comfort me, but I had all of the guilt and sadness bottled up inside.
"Hey! Hey! Hey! What's wrong?" Dani asked, as she picked me up and held me tightly, I felt myself shaking. "Shh. It's okay, Binx. I'm sorry I brought it up," Dani said with a gulty expression crossingg her face.
I broke away from Dani's embrace and collapsed on the bed, panting and tears running down my face. The reason I felt sad and depressed right now, was because, tomorrow is Emily's Birthday. I curled up tighter as I buried my head in my paws.
-Meanwhile-
Later that night, I slowly jumped down from the bed. I slipped through the small opening in the window. I then made my way to my sister's gravestone, I then jumped on top of it. I then curled up and I fell into a restless sleep.
I slowly opened my eyes to the bright sun shining down on me. I sighed softly and stood slowly to my paws. I stretched and jumped down from my perch on top of my sister's headstone.
After I had found a perfect bundle of flowers, I then placed them at the foot of Emily's grave and made my way to my former home I had once lived in as a human.
Once arriving at the old rundown building, I carefully nudged the door open and found my sister's old room. I jumped up onto the bed and curled up into a tight ball. My eyes filling with tears yet again and I ended up crying myself to sleep a few hours later.
A few hours or so later, I awoke and decided to head back home to Dani. I jumped off the bed and headed to the front door. I slowly nudged it open, took one step outside, and drew back with a low hiss. During the time I had been asleep, it must have begun to rain, and now it was pouring down right at this very moment.
Although I had no desire to go out there, I did it anyways, and was instantly soaking wet afterwords. I gave an unplessant hiss and I began to run as fast as I could back the house. Once the small house was in my sight, I quickly and quietly slipped in through the window and made my way upstairs to Dani's room.