The girl that could hear the song too is name Kaja, and she was from Estonia.
She came to the United States to live with her Father because her mother was dead. We got to talking after everyone had clamed down and gone home, after Wyatt and Chris had set a magic alarm on the room to warn me and them if Morana was going to show up and try to finish me off or something but I was seriously doubting that there was anything that they could do about her. She could freeze time better then mom and Wyatt.
Anyway, Kaja and I got to talk and I discovered that she was a low level physic.
"Look I don't mean to startle you but your aurora, it's all wonky. You have a light yellow one but a funky black splotch that in spider webbing around it. I don't mean scare you, but I see them, not that you may believe me…"
"Shit, really, there is black in there… that can't be good. Going to have to talk to Grams about that when I go home, when ever that is."
"Wait, you believe me?"
"Why not, my aunt is physic, great one, sees lots of stuff, but not aurora's."
"Why do you believe me?"
"You may not believe me but I am a witch, not a strong one, smart… until yesterday apparently, but good at making potions. My powers really just consist of small explosions and really good martial arts. I am training but that only helps so much and to a certain point. Now I am just waiting for an upgrade of my skills. And I think I just said to much…"
"Really? You're a real witch? I have never met any. My mom was mortal and my dad… he just is the carrier. He wanted me to train with my grandma but my mom touch me to Estonia. Then a few weeks ago she got really sick and she didn't recover. I am sad that she is dead but… it means that I get to practice. Not with my grandma, she died a few years ago, but she taught my dad what to teach me and as soon as I get out of here tomorrow I am going to be able to learn to expand what I see and be able to help people."
"Why are you in here?"
"Headaches, getting a scan of my head because they become so bad. My dad wants to make sure that it is not anything dangerous. That it is just my powers changing. I hope that it is just my powers. I don't want to have anything wrong right after I get here."
"I hope so too. That would be horrible."
"Yeah… so that voice? The one singing with you, who was it?"
"Umm… a demon I think. A demon that may or may not be trying to kill me… She has this strange obsession with me. I really don't know what she wants and I am not sure if I really do. But I do know that she is from Slavic Mythology, being named Morana."
"The goddess of night and death?"
"Yeah, you heard of her?"
"Some, but not a lot, just that she escaped. She was being held prisoner by demons and she finally broke free. Mind you I think she was just biding her time until she wanted to leave. She is all Goddess and powerful, and a death and winter goddess, how do you keep that locked up."
"Winter?"
"Yeah, she is kind of like Surm, the Estonian death god… except she is more or less real then Surm, he is just death, like all the angels of death he just has many more names. Morana, if she sent you here, your not safe."
I smiled and pulled my legs up and put my arms around them, "God, everything was so easy when I didn't have to do anything with magic. Stupid Demon goddess chick…"
"Excuse me ladies, but you need to be sleeping, quiet hours."
"Sorry," Kaja said.
We both lay down and as I closed my eyes I could swear that I saw Kaja sitting up staring out the window.
Finally, a few days later my parents got to bring me home and in the living room was the band, a few friends from magic school and friends from high school. Toby was standing next to Wyatt and Chris looking happy and worried all at the same time. He walked up to me and pulled me into a light hug careful not to hurt me.
"I was so worried, when they told me that someone had hurt you, I was so scared, and so pissed at myself for not coming over when I said that I was going to. Oh, Mel I am so sorry that I wasn't here to help you," he whispered into my ear.
I stared over his shoulder at my older brothers who had small smiles on their faces that read they would explain later.
I pulled away slowly and smiled at him. "It is fine, don't worry, see, alive and kicking ass… well not kicking much ass, but I could probably kick my brothers asses still."
"Only because we would let you win sis."
I smiled and laughed while Toby put and arm around my waist and led me into the living room with all the people saying nice things to me about getting better and being glad that I was okay and home.
"Oh… cake, mom's cake, yummy…"
Toby chuckled as he grabbed a plate with a piece and walked over to the couch with me to sit and eat. Everyone got to talking and eating food that was out, but I just spent my time watching everyone, wishing, strangely, that Kaja was here. Before she left the day after we talked we traded emails so that we could keep in touch, she was so excited that there were other magically inclined people around her that practiced.
"What you thinking about Mel?"
I looked at Toby and smiled at him, "The girl I met in my room at the hospital. She is from Estonia and is really cool. I bet I have an email from her. Can't wait to read it. Plus, I kind of think this guy who is at this party for me is really cool and I have a secret to tell him."
"Shit who is, I have to beat him up! Oh… wait, it's me isn't it?"
"Yeah, you crazy boy."
"What is the secret?"
"Later, not in public, sometime when we are alone," I said as I patted his cheek and she just smiled a mischief smile, with a twinkle in his eye.
After a while, people stared to come over and say bye until it was just Toby and my family. Toby then smiled before kissing my cheek and saying goodnight and leaving too, though not wanting to, by the way he glared at my two brothers for saying it was late.
As soon as the family was alone I jumped at Wyatt and Chris. "What spell did you put on him?"
"None, just memory dust, Look, Mel, you have no idea how freaked he was that one second you were find and that the next you were on the ground bleeding to death. Everyone was scared for you, it took Wyatt and Paige nearly two minutes to make the blood flow be better then how bad it was. And they couldn't even heal you all the way because whatever that demons magic is, she is too strong for us to get you healed, this is really bad Mel, you need to know that."
"I do, it is just… I think I need to tell him, about me and about us. It could, no I know that something is going to happen again and I want him to know. Mom," I said as Wyatt and Chris were both starting to talk loud, "I have never asked to do this before, for any of my friends. Please, he deserves to know, and I, I need him to know."
My mom and dad looked at each other and quietly sent thoughts to each other wit h calm looks on their faces before my mom said, "Okay, but in the house when someone is home, so that in case it goes wrong, the proper steps can be taken, whether by potion, spell or memory dust. Okay?"
I jumped up, ran across the room to my parents, leaned over and hugged them saying thank you over and over and over, before turning, sticking my tongue out at my brothers and racing upstairs to my room to go to bed.
The next few days went by in a blur… a blur of being smothered by my mom and dad and aunts and cousins all wanting to make sure that I was okay… and that was fine, it was all fine until someone summoned Grams and grandma, and then everyone was like hell on wheel's rushing in and out of my room doing all this stuff for me until I threatened them that I wouldn't talk to them any more if they didn't let me have me time to check my email, use the phone and play with my guitar.
Finally, all was silent in my room. I brought my computer to my bed and sat down while opening it and turning it on. I checked my email and saw that I had a few from people at school, teachers, Toby and the person that I was looking for, Kaja. Sweet.
The email wasn't that long.
Melinda Halliwell,
This is Kaja, from the hospital. Being here and calling this new place home, it makes me very happy and bubbly inside. I am glad that I get to spend time with my father and learn about the gift that I had and how to focus it more. My father says that he is happy that my skills are farther along then he expected. I am seeing more already. Though not all I see I want to.
Stay safe, I hope to see you soon and receive an email from you soon too!
Kaja.
I looked up hearing talking in the hall that was coming from what sounded like Grams and Grandma so I got ready to shut my computer in case they came in… which they did.
"Sweetheart, Patty and I have to go soon so we are coming to say bye."
"Really, you're leaving? Already? You have only been here a few days."
"We know honey, but your mother and aunts can take care of you, we are going to go talk to our contacts to learn about Morana to find a way to keep her away from you."
"Thank you Grandma, Grams."
"No problem honey. Rest, we will be back in a few days."
"Wait Grams, what does it mean when a different color enters your aurora? Does it change you?"
"Depends on the color, but more, it depends on how much. A little is okay; you should have different colors flowing in and out. But if you are worried, just do those techniques that I should you a few years ago. It will clean it up and make everything better."
"Thanks."
They both hugged me, before leaving the room and heading up to the attic to say goodbye to the rest of the family that was here.
I shuttered and had a strange wish that they wouldn't bother, because I didn't mind that Morana wanted me. I you excited for a second that she wanted ME and not my brothers or other family members.
I shook my head trying to push away the thoughts and got out of bed to go downstairs to ask my parents is Kaja could come over tomorrow.
The next day I had made sure that my room was orderly and that there was room for her to sit on my bed while we went over her and my magic. My mom had invited over my cousin Prue and baked cookies for us. Prue was already here, having hearted over at 8 to wake me up. She was currently jumping up and down on my bed as we listened to Michelle Branch, from a CD that my mom got from when she played at the club years ago.
The music soon stopped and she jumped off the bed and stood next to me at my small desk reading over my shoulder the email that I got from our Art teacher Mrs. Walsh.
"Girls," my moms voice called from downstairs, "Kaja is here."
We both darted out the door and raced down the stairs to meet Kaja at the door with my mom.
"HI."
"Kaja this is my cousin Prue. Prue this is Kaja."
"Hello Prue. Thank you for letting me come over Mrs. Halliwell."
"No problem Kaja, you girls have fun upstairs, and Prue, remember that your mother wants you home by one, which is in about an hour and a half, so whatever you do, make sure to keep track of time. I will be gone until three, they need me at P3 and then I have to make a rum over to the restaurant. If you need anything call your brothers Mel. Have fun girls."
"Bye mom."
"Bye Aunt Piper."
"Bye Mrs. Halliwell."
She smiled before grabbing her bag and heading out the door and we turned and ran up stares to my room.
Prue and Kaja talked about Kaja's ability to see peoples aurora's and Prue's ability to see the future like her mom and being part cupid like her dad, Coop. They talked for about the whole hour and a half with random questions to me about what I thought. But soon Prue had to leave to go home to babysit the neighbors before going to work herself.
"Well, know what do you want to do Kaja, I mean, we wont talk that long about my powers and stuff, but…"
"Mel, you said you sang, do you have anything recorded?"
"Huh… um yeah. Here hold on, this one, no one has heard yet, the band hasn't had a chance to play it, but we did record it a few months ago, one of the first ones that we did."
Just a simple touch,
Just a little glance
Makes me feel like flyin'.
But where are you tonight?
Something isn't right,
Can you please stop hiding?
I'm trying not to think about
All the things you did before,
But sometimes it all just gets to me.
I can't take it anymore.
I'll stay with you,
But remember be careful what you do,
Cause I'm not bulletproof.
In your secret place,
Staring into space,
Leaves me feeling frozen.
I just need to feel,
That what we have is real.
And I'm the one you've chosen.
I'm trying not to think about
All the things you did before,
But sometimes it all just gets to me.
I'll stay with you,
But remember be careful what you do
Cause I'm not bulletproof.
I'm trying not to think about
All the things you did before,
But sometimes it all just gets to me,
I can't fake it anymore.
I'll stay with you,
But remember be careful what you do
Cause I'm not bulletproof.
And I'm not bulletproof
And I'm not bulletproof
I'm not bulletproof
I'm not bulletproof
I'm not bulletproof
I am trying not to think about
(I'm not bulletproof)
But sometimes it all just gets to me
(I'm not bulletproof)
I'll stay with you
But remember,
(I'm not bullet proof,)
Cause I'm not bullet proof
I'm not bulletproof
Cause I'm not bulletproof
I'm not bulletproof
"Wow. That was brilliant. What was your inspiration for that?"
"I wrote it years before I showed it to anyone. I was attacked at home. We thought that home was safe. I was alone, I didn't have any powers yet, and I was so scared that I wasn't going to be okay. It was a while after the attack that I could even be home alone again, which is stupid growing up the way that I did. Demons were everywhere, they were a part of life, but some one was always there to help. Wyatt and Chris and my mom and aunts went on a rampage and that scared me too, Wyatt and Chris were so scary when they found out what happened and when they found the demon, they didn't even bother trying to question it. They just killed. I was scared that they were changing. And the song, it fits now with this crazy demon Goddess chick trying to get me…"
"Yeah, but do you know what she wants, I mean with you?"
"No, something about power, power that I don't have. Not that special of a witch."
"Are you kidding, you are brilliant, I have only known you for a few days, but I already know that you are amazing and powerful."
"Thanks, but I still wish that I had more powers."
"You will get more powers, you just have to be patient and wait."
"Waiting sucks, especially living with my brothers and family, it feels like I will never be special, just Melinda, nothing like Melinda Warren, whom I am named after. She was the one that started to prophecy about my mom and aunts, and then there is Wyatt who is more powerful then them and Chris who went into the past to save Wyatt in a different timeline. Then me, I wasn't even in the world that Chris came from, I was from a world where witches were killed. I love my family, but jealousy always seems to strike close to my heart."
"Power corrupts, even good witches and goddesses. Morana was good. She was just death, but after a while she wanted more power and went after those around her. The demons tried to stop her, but she was just biding her time, until the witch that she wanted was born, then she broke out, to get what she wanted."
"Kaja, I thought that you didn't know a lot about what Morana was."
"Oops… Damn, I just was never good at this hiding thing, it was never my strong suit."
"What are you talking about?"
"You don't recognize me do you?"
"What?"
"Come on, can't you feel it, feel that I am so much like her?"
"Kaja, what are you talking about?"
"Geez girl, you would think that you would be a little smarter. Hello, Morana here. The one that wants you and your power… Oh yeah… this image, this body, is an echo of a girl that used to worship me, she was sent to a temple to pray to me everyday on behalf of herself and her people, but she wasn't one of my people. She was the daughter of a noble women and the affair with one of the slaves that her husband owned that worked in the house. I like this girl, she was so nice to touch and hold. I would come down to see her. At first she was scared of me, scared that I was going to kill her for being mixed, I didn't have the heart to tell her that I had to kill her for another purpose, the one that I am fighting for now, to get you. You are to be with me, it is written. I need you and you will see that you need me."
"Will… will I remember this after you are gone?"
"Maybe, I haven't decided yet. Depends on if you call for anyone, not that anyone would hear."
"Are they frozen?"
"No, just blocked from you. Not that they notice. Now, tell me about the feelings that you have been getting."
"What feelings?"
"The ones that make you want to hurt the ones you love, the ones that make you want to come with me, that you want me to take you away, to hold you, to touch you."
She moved close so that she was leaning onto me, her hand on my thigh and her thumb making circles on the inside of my thigh. Her breath was on my neck, her body heat was drawing me in and my head was spinning.
She whispered into my ear, "Tomorrow, you will tell Toby that you are a witch, he will listen and believe. And then you are going to tell him all about me and how I am going to help you receive your full powers. You are not to tell any family members or let them over hear you. I will be back tomorrow night and we will finish this."
She leaned in the rest of the way and softly and slowly bit and licked my neck before disappearing.
I found my breathing ragged and shallow. I stayed still for a good twenty minutes afraid that if I moved that everything would fade and I would forget. I wanted her. I wanted her hand on my thigh again, I wanted it to move, I wanted her mouth on my neck and I wanted her to touch me however she wanted. It wasn't right but I didn't care because I felt power coursing through my blood and I wanted more then ever to try it out.
I raised my hand lazily and flicked my fingers at the mirror on my desk and glass flew everywhere in hundreds of tiny pieces.
I smiled and fell onto my back staring at the ceiling wishing that she was here to give me more power. I wanted more and I didn't care how wrong it was, I wanted it because it was mine to have.