Chapter 21: Making Bets and Playing Matchmaker.
Chris's POV
I was messing around, playing Snowboarding, when Cindy walked in. "Hey, can I play?" "Sure!" I threw a controller at her. She catches it and sits next to me. My eyes sparkle as I start talking. "So, who's 'round here that can play match maker with?" "W-what kind of topic is that?" "Oh, so I guess I can add you and Kai on the list?" She punched my upper arm. "No! We aren't dating!" "Exactly!" I smirked. "Well, there's Grace and Cole. Plus Haley and Zane. Jay and Nya are dating." "Oh, so Lloyd's not dating?" "No. But he does have a friend on internet." "Oh really?" I raise an eyebrow. "Yes. He's usually talking to her around now." As if on cue, my cousin walked in. "Sup?" I asked. Her flopped on the couch behind us. "Meh..." "Hey, don't you talk to Tori around now?" "She can't talk for a few days." "Why not?" I ask. He shrugs. I got a small smirk. "Hey Lloyd," he looked at me. "Who do you think 'll start datin' first?" He smirked. "Zane, Kai's too shy to ask Cindy out." I looked at them. "So, who wants to play matchmaker?" We all laughed. This is gonna be good...
Lloyd's POV
We were able to get Kai and Cole in on it. Grace didn't want to, said she was gonna plan somthin' for tomorrow. I had a small trip wire in the door way of our room where Zane was meditating. Haley walked through the hallway and I hid behind the table. She walked in. "Zane, Kai said yo-" she didn't finish as I pulled the wire, making her fall on Zane. Their faces were only inches away from each other. I pulled out my phone and snapped a few pictures. She stood up. "I'm sorry Zane, I must've tripped on something." "Man, it didn't work!" I whispered as I snuck away.
Kai's POV
I walked in the bedroom, pretending I didn't know what just happened. I saw them blushing and smirked. "Hey guys. I have two tickets to a fancy restaurant and I was wondering if you'd lik-" Zane eyes burned with jealousy as he grabbed my neck. I pried him off. "If I can finish," I smirked. "I was wondering if you two would like them." They both blushed. "N-no thank you, Kai." Zane stuttered. Haley walked to her room, her face on fire. "Is it okay if I have those?" Zane whispered. I smirked. Mission accomplished. "Sure thing bud." I handed them to him and walked out. "How'd it go?" Cole asked. "Perfect, now for your part." "What's that?" "Cook dinner." "Hey!" we all laughed.
Zane's POV
I walked in the kitchen to make dinner. "Hey Zane!" Cole said, standing in front of the stove. "Why are you making dinner?" "I thought I'd take over for you tonight! Go wait with the others." I went and sat in the living room. Haley and Cindy were missing. "Where are Cindy and Haley?" I asked. "Cindy's in the girls' room, and Haley's on the roof meditating," Kai answered. "Speaking of Haley, tonight seems like a good night to ask her to dinner." I blushed. "I sense you were all planing on this." They smirked and nodded. "Go on, ask her!" Chris cheered. I sighed, knowing I would not be able to get out of this, and walked out onto the deck. I climbed on the roof. "Hello Haley." she opened one eye, her cheeks still a bright pink. "Hello Zane." she said, standing up. "M-may I ask you something?" "Sure!" I looked at her. She was a few inches taller than me. The wind played with the loose strands of hair falling from beneath her hood. "W-would you like to go o-out with me?" "L-like a date?" "I-I believe so." "Sure!" she looked at her wrists and gasped. "What is wrong?" "Nothing, see you at eight!" she shouted as she ran inside.
Haley's POV
I ran in the girls' room and locked the door. "What's wrong?" "It's happening again.." my sister's face went pale. "You don't mean...?" I nodded. "Get your spell books..." she pulled a book that was light blue with dark blue corners and a white belt around it. In the middle of the belt was a yellow sun, which seemed to be glowing. Cindy pulled a gold chain off from around her neck. It had a blue key on it. She put it in the sun, which suddenly has a hole the same shape. I reached under my bed, pulling out a black book with dark purple corners. It had a silver belt with a glowing moon on it. I pulled a silver chain off from around my neck, the purple key clanging on it. I unlocked the book and we sat on opposite side of my bed. I started. "The curse has now returned, causing my soul and body to burn." "A cruse like no other, passed down from our mother." Cindy recites. "The voice of darkness and pain, I fight back in vain." "My light, if it is bright enough, shall drive out the pain of a road, broken and rough." We both held up our right hands. Mine glowing a dark purple outlined in black. Cindy's glowing a light blue with a white outline. "Now we say that, the darkness that breaks our path, may be put back in place, when it's pain is taken by the perfect face." Our lights combine, but spark, glowing bright enough to knock us both back. I sit up, pulling on my sleeve, only to find more symbols spreading up both my arms. "W-what?!" "It, it looks like I'm no longer your protector," Cindy says with a scared look on her face. "I can't reverse the darkness!" "Looks like I'm gonna have to cancel my date." I say sadly, looking at my arms as the symbols glow purple. "Wait, don't!" "Why not?" I ask. "What if Zane is your new protector?!" "Zane...?" I ask, my face heating up at the thought. "There's only one way for us to find out, let's get you ready!"
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Ninjaofmusic: That spell...I don't know why I wanted to put a spell...
Question: What do you think 'll happen in the next chapter?
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