CHAPTER 6
"WHAT!" screamed Adriane into the phone. "How could you!"
"Honey, we're sorry!" Willow was on the other line, trying to sooth Adriane. "We don't have any other choices!"
"Why can't I live Emily, or Kara?" Adriane was really mad. "Why do I have to live with you guys in Manhattan? This isn't fair!"
"Life isn't fair, Adriane! You need to understand! Gran is dead, and she's never coming back."
"I know that! It's just that...Gran left me something to do." Adriane fingered the sapphire necklace. "Just let me stay here. Please? To honor Grans wishes."
"No, Adriane. Would you rather have Uncle Raycome and Aunt Samantha to watch you?" Willow countered.
Adriane shuddered. No, she HATED Uncle Raycome. He was always trying to hard. Aunt Samantha was OBSESSED with Hello Kitty. Adriane would have to compromise.
"If they came to live at Ravenswood, could I stay?" Adriane asked calmly.
"Well...I suppose..." Willow answered. "But I'll have to call and ask."
"I know. Go ahead!" Adriane was excited. Oh, revenge is sweet! Adriane hung up and went to her room. She'd be back someday. She fingered her red Fender Stratocaster. She hulled it up, and played her favorite song. She was going to miss this guitar.
She pulled out the chest Gran gave her, and undid the straps. Yeah, everything was still in there. That's good, because it's all Adriane needed. She grabbed 2 pieces of paper and wrote on them. Adriane grinned. It was like her will. She finished, and used magic to miniaturize some of her clothes, so they fit in the box. She took her jacket, guitar, and the box.
She stopped by Emily's house first. She put down her guitar, and hung the note on the door.
Emily,
I'm leaving for a while, and I want you to take of my guitar for me.
I'll be back soon, I hope. I my not come back at all.
But she needs somebody, so I want you to have her.
I hope this isn't the last time we speak.
Much love,
Adriane
Adriane knocked on the door, and ran.
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Next, was Kara's house. Oh, great, Adriane thought, as she rounded the block. Kyle and his buddies, Joey, Adam, and Marcus were all out on the Davies porch. Adriane sighed but stepped forward.
"Hey! Joey! Look, it's your girlfriend!" Kyle howled with laughter. Joey turned bright red as his friends laughed at him. Adriane ignored them, and walked up to the front door.
"Hey! Adriane! Joey wanted to ask you out! You up for it?" Adam smirked again.
"Quiet..." Joey mumbled.
"Lets play a game, Adriane. It's called spin the bottle!" Adam laughed. "I know Joeys dying to show you how it works!"
Adriane turned around just as she put the note on the door. "SHUT UP!" she screamed. She felt her wrist blazing, and all 4 boys gazing at it. She yanked down her sleeve so it covered her wolf stone, and she turned and stomped away.
"Yo, Adriane! We were just kidding!" Marcus called after her. He ran up to her. "Sorry, we were just playing around. By the way, what up with the note? Are you going somewhere?" Marcus asked.
"Yeah..." Adriane said slowly. "I don't know when I'll be back either."
"Is it your grandmother that died?" Marcus asked.
"Yeah. But, I''m going to...live with my parents. In New York. Yeah, I'm going to live with them."
"Well, I hope you come to visit."
"I do too. Tell you what, if I come back, I'll let you make fun of Joey for the rest of my life."
Marcus laughed. "Yeah, that's cool. See ya around, Adriane."
'Hopefully,' Adriane thought. She turned and ran to Ravenswood.
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Uncle Raycome and Aunt Samantha lived close to Stonehill, only 20 minutes away. So when Adriane walked into the house, she was surprised to see them waiting on the couch.
"WERE HAVE YOU BEEN YOUNG LADY!?" Uncle Raycome demanded. Aunt Samantha sat cross-legged on the couch, her pink Hello Kitty skirt staring at Adriane.
"Hold on, I need to go upstairs real fast, I'll be down in a flash." Adriane said. She bolted up the stairs, and went to her room. She found the box, and opened the window. It was getting dark outside, and Adriane jumped out the window.
Her feet smashed the ground, and she began to run. She ran into the forest, her blue necklace pounding against her throat. She didn't know where she was going, but she had to get away from there. She looked, and in the distance, was a portal. She ran faster, and tripped over her own feet.
She fell headfirst into the portal.
Her head cleared, and she was sitting in a large, vast, green field. It was a meadow, because it was surrounded by trees. But there was one thing that caught her eye. A shadow was approaching her, and walking beside it, was the shape of a human.