Chapter Three
Caleb sat back and took a deep breath. Other then Pogue snoring in the bed across the room, the rest of the house was currently silent. It was three in the morning and they had been at Sarah's parent's house for almost two weeks.
In one more week, Sarah and I will be married. Caleb thought to himself. There was a noise coming from the room next to theirs. Caleb smiled. Reid and Tyler were in that room. God only knows what they were doing.
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Two rooms away, Sarah was sleeping soundly in her childhood room. She had a smile plastered to her face. The dream she was having was incredible. Come morning, she would be fully rested. Ever since the incident with Chase a few months ago, she hadn't be able to get a full night sleep until now.
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Standing outside, in the rain, a figure clad in all black stared at the house. He had followed all five of them from Ipswich to Boston. He had watched them carefully day and night, following them around. He smiled.
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Back in Sarah's room, the dream was getting better and better. Just then, the dream changed. Suddenly, Sarah woke up but she kept her eyes shut. It felt like someone was watching her. She knew by now not to pass it off as an eerie feeling. She sat up, slowly opened her eyes and screamed.
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Caleb heard Sarah scream and jumped out of bed and bolted down the hallway. He wasn't the only one to hear her. Pogue's eyes snapped open and he too jumped out of bed. Reid and Tyler stumbled out of their room, partially dressed. Caleb threw open the door and rushed over to her. "What is it?"
"It was a dark…" She stopped and looked at the doorway. Caleb and the other three guys followed her gaze. Her parents stood in their daughter's doorway, looking very frazzled. The sleep was still in their eyes as they scanned the room.
"What is it sweet heart? A dark what?" Mrs. Wenham asked.
"A dark dream." Sarah quickly lied. "You know, a nightmare."
"That's odd." Mr. Wenham said. "You haven't had nightmares since you were little. Dreaming about spiders, flying on brooms, and witches. You used to always dream about witches. One night when we woke you up, your skin was really hot, like you had just gotten out of a tub filled with scolding hot water."
"I remember that." Mrs. Wenham agreed. "We asked you what you dreamed about. You replied that you were being burned at the stake for being a witch."
Sarah looked at Caleb, then at the other three warlocks in the room. "I don't remember what I was dreaming about." She lied again.
Her mother leaned over and gave her a kiss. "We're going to head back to bed. It seems you're fine now." Her and her husband left the five teenagers alone.
"It was a darkling, wasn't it?" Reid asked.
Sarah nodded. "I was having a pleasant dream and then my dream changed and I woke up. It was standing right there." She pointed to the window.
Caleb wrapped his arm around her shoulder. "It's okay now. At least we know that we have to take some precautions. Chase is definitely back."
"But how are we going to protect ourselves?" Tyler asked.
"He has a point." Pogue agreed. "He has more power then us, except you. But if you use your powers, you'll age."
Caleb stood up and was about to say something when he noticed something on his hands. He brought his hand closer.
"What is that?" Sarah asked.
"Blood." Caleb replied. Sarah got out of bed and turned her back to the men. There were claw marks on her shoulder.
"How did you get those?" Tyler asked. Sarah turned to look at them over her shoulder. She gave them a puzzled look. "There are scratch marks on your shoulder."
"That was in my dream." Sarah stated.
"Tell us about your dream." Caleb said.
"It started out real happy. We got married and had kids. We were at a birthday party, real happy. Tyler and Reid were groping each other under the table…" She started. Reid and Tyler turned a light shade of red. "Kate and Pogue were expecting a child of their own. You leaned over and started to kiss my neck. Then the dream changed. Everyone was gone. I was standing on a cliff. Something came after me, so I used my power. My eyes turned black and I jumped off the cliff and landed safely on the ground. Then out of know where, something reached out and scratched my shoulder. That's when I awoke."
"You dreamed about getting scratched and then you wake up bleeding from scratch marks." Pogue stated. "Sounds supernatural to me."
"Your parents said that you dreamed about stuff like this when you were younger. Maybe you're a witch or something." Reid suggested.
Sarah turned to Caleb. "Your mother said that when we have sex on our wedding night that I would receive some powers. But she also said that I shouldn't have received the powers yet and at that magnitude. Doesn't magic run through the family?"
"I always thought so." Caleb said. "I honesty don't know." He paused. "Maybe this marriage isn't such a good idea."
"What?" Reid, Pogue, and Tyler asked, shocked.
"It's not that I don't want to, because I do, but I don't want anything to happen to you." Caleb said.
Sarah looked him in the eyes. "I know you love me and don't want me to get hurt, but I love you and I want to be there. Do you care about me enough to let me make this decision?" Caleb looked at the woman he was going to marry. He nodded. "Besides, I think I can handle myself." She smiled.
"Okay, but I think it is time to go home. We need something to help us this time. We can't use our powers so we have to think of something else." Caleb agreed.
"I think I have an idea." Sarah said. "You boys get dressed and meet me outside in about five minutes."
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"What's this all about?" Tyler asked, climbing into Caleb's car.
"There are a few books at the local library. They're Wiccan and Pagan books. There are spells and potions in there. It was always kept in the research part of the library in a glass case. I guess it was either dangerous or something because no one was allowed to check it out or read it without the librarian's permission. They always got it out for you and watched over your shoulder while you had it. They always put it right back when you were done." Sarah explained. She gave Caleb the directions to the library.
"How do you know about it?" Reid asked.
"When I was younger, I was always fascinated by witches so I used to always request the books." Sarah explained.
"We're here." Caleb said, pulling his mustang to a stop.
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Reid's eyes turned black and the door unlocked and opened. "Okay, we need to make this fast."
Sarah rushed over to the reference section. She picked up a candle stick and was about the break the glass when Pogue stopped her. "It's done like this." His eyes turned black and the screws in the case unscrewed themselves. The lip floated in the air. He reached down and grabbed the book. The lid replaced itself and the screws screwed back in.
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"It's blank." Tyler said when Pogue opened the book. They were in the back seat, on their way back to the Wenham residence.
"That's odd." Sarah said. "I swear that's the book."
"Give her the book." Caleb ordered. Tyler handed Sarah the book. Soon, webs of ink spread on the pages, creating words and illustrations. "I thought so."
"How did that happen?"
"I don't know." Sarah replied honestly. She flipped through the book and came upon the page that she was looking for. "To repel evil, use salt. Salt is used to purify things, living or not." She read.
"We need to get back home as soon as we can." Caleb said.
Suddenly a figure came out of no where. Caleb hit the brakes but kept sliding. Pogue's, Tyler's, Reid's, and Sarah's eyes went black. The car decomposed and went right through the figure and when they were safely on the other side, they came back to form the car and the five figures.
"Damn." The figure muttered. "I forgot they could do that. No matter. I'll get them later. After all, it is always better to have leverage." He snapped his fingers and Mr. and Mrs. Wenham materialized.