Carrie's POV
After I ran out of IHOP after my mom's outburst. I just started to cry, I know my mom misses my brother too. Why did she even have to do something like that. After a few seconds I calmed down, so I just started to walk back in to IHOP, as my mom came out. "I'm fine, mom. Don't worry." I said, smiling in reassurance.
She just nodded and walked back in with me. I quickly "used" to make a note to give to Caleb, telling him how I needed to meet him tonight. When I walked past him, I threw the not on to his lap, without my mom noticing. We returned to the table and we all ordered our food. All the adults gave me a look telling me they now I "used", but I shrugged it off. My mom saw me kind of slouching and made me sit up straight again. When our food came, we all sat quietly to eat. Once we were done we started to talk about our plans of the day.
We were all spending the day together. Don't get me wrong, we liked spending the day with our parents, but it wasn't exactly all that fun all the time. Also both of our parents were warlocks too, so each time we "used" they felt it. We also aren't' suppose to "use", so that's why, although we don't age like the guys do. Our magic is different, our magic is elemental. We each have a specific main element. Alice's main element I fire, Terrie's is nature, and Karen's is water. Thus Alice's and Karen's head clashing. However for me I'm different. I'm as ying and yang, I have powers of light and darkness in me. Like I said at first it was out main power we also gain more powers, we gain each other's powers. I've gotten my fire power, as Terrie already got her water power, Karen got her light powers and Alice gotten her dark powers. The faster we get our powers the stronger we get.
However like the boys our parents can will us their powers. They make our powers stronger. "Carrie! Carrie!" I heard Karen say snapping me out of my thoughts.
"Yes, what's wrong?" I replied.
"Let's go!" said Karen.
"Oh, okay" I said, getting up from my sleep.
We walked out pass the guys again, as my mom nudged me again, causing me roll my eyes. "Oh, hi Kate darling." I heard Alice's mom Celine say.
We all turned around and saw Kate eating with the guys. "Hi Kate! Sweetie, I thought you were busy at home," said my mom.
"Mom, it doesn't mean, she can't go out," I said.
"Okay, sweetheart. Have fun." she said to Kate.
"Bye Kate" I said as I went over to give her a hug.
Then Karen, Alice, and Terrie did the same. "Are you going to come to dinner with us today?" asked Karen's mom Winnie.
"I'm sorry, Mrs. Lin. I'm busy tonight." Kate replied smiling.
"Sweetheart, it would be a lot of fun thought." said Terrie's mom, Lina.
"Mom, she said she's busy tonight. Let Kate be." said Terrie.
"Sweetie, we just trying to have a little more fun. The more the merrier" said Winnie.
"Daddy" I heard Terrie say.
"Yes, hunny" replied Wesley, Terrie's dad.
"Let's get going" she said pouting.
"Okay, okay" Wesley said laughing.
"Daddy" I said smiling innocently. "Can I not get a new dress?"
"You know your mom." he replied laughing at my attempts.
"C'mon. I don't need it. Please daddy. I don't a new dress." I retorted pleading him.
"No, hunny. Now, let's go before this girl tries to run away" my mom said grabbing on to my hand.
"Mom!" I whined. "Please! C'mon how about you get me a new car instead."
"You don't need a new car."
"Yes, I do. Cause you now Karen sometimes drives it, and if there's another car then we can both drive a car."
"That's why you also have a motorcycle."
"But mom that's different. Plus, you're the one who said it's dangerous to ride the motorcycle."
"We bought it or you, so use it."
"Why buy me a dress, when I'll use the car more than a dress. Please mom!"
"No! Carrie Hope Lin!" my mom said to end the conversation.
"Fine, I'll stop." I said giving up.
I then heard the girls laugh. "Shut up" I mumbled.
"C'mon, let's go our very important sweetheart." said Philip, Karen's dad.
"Yeah, let's go." I said not being able to get a car instead of a dress.
"C'mon, mom or else Carrie will attempt to get out of it again." said Alice laughing.
"Bye Kate" I said pouting and giving her a hug.
We all said bye to Kate, and the we walked out. I got into the car with my parents, as the girls did the same with their parents. So, now we were on a way to where ever my mom and the girl's mom ordered the dresses for us. "Mom, where are w going?" I asked.
"To a boutique, where you all will also get your hair done." she replied.
"Oh, okay" I said.
The rest of the day we went to try our dresses and got the things that needed to be fixed, well fixed, as we got our hair done, also the make-up fixed. I really didn't want to do this, but it made my mom happy, so whatever. When I was done my hair was curled, with purple smoky eyes, lip gloss, and some diamond drop earrings with a necklace that goes with the earrings.
The dress was a black halter dress that reaches up to my knees. The bottom was very flowy it also had some Swarovski crystals on it. This made it look like stars, and also black heels on. I went to show my mom, and the other females. "My, you look, beautiful." said Winnie.
"Thanks" I replied smiling.
They all complemented me as I thanked them. When Karen and them came out they were complemented as well. Since we were all done we went ahead to the restaurant, while our dad's would meet us there. We headed to the large table, which was reserved for us. It was a large long table, I just sat down with Karen, Terrie, and Alice as our mothers sitting across from us. However each leaving a space for our fathers.
We sat around talking and making conversations with one another. Sometime later our fathers came in, we greeted each other and all sat down. "Are we still waiting for someone?" asked Karen, as we all looked at then curiously.
"Ah, here they are" said my dad.
We all turned around to see Caleb's mom, with Caleb. Then the guys with their parents. "Mom, what's going on?" I asked.
"It's just a dinner." my mom replied.
The guys sat down across from them. We all started dinner, but none of us talked except for all of our parents. By the time we were half- way done with our dessert. I couldn't take it anymore. "Okay, what is it, mom? What is this dinner about?" I asked.
"Okay, sweetheart. I'll tell you now." said my mom, looking at me.
"It's about your lives" said Celine.
"What about our lives?" Terrie asked.
"Well, quite frankly your futures" said Winnie.
"Can you guys just give it to us straight?" said Alice, getting impatient.
"Okay, well when you girls were born we made an arrangement for you girls." said my dad.
"This arrangement has to do with you futures and your future families." said Philip.
"Okay, I'll point it you. You are all arranged to marry someone." said Ted.
"What?" the four of us exclaimed, jumping up from our seats.
"No dad!" exclaimed Terrie. "You guys can't arrange our future like that!"
"Yeah, we don't even know these people! They can be like completely strange people for all we know." said Alice, I was able to see the anger in her eyes.
"We have the choice to marry whoever we like, and it will not be some person you guys arrange us with, when we were born. Mom I'm not marrying a freaking stranger!" exclaimed Karen.
"They're not strangers. They're sitting right next to you all." said Winnie, pointing at the guys.
"What?" we exclaimed once again.
"Mom! I'm not going to marry someone you arranged for me when I was born. It doesn't matter who it is!"
"Carrie Lin behave yourself." said my mom strictly.
"No, mom! All my life I let you control what I drive, what I wear, and even how I look! But you know what you can't control is who I like!" I exclaimed. "All my life I listened to what you both say, to what you both want me to do, but this time I won't. How can you both expect me to marry someone I don't know and don't trust?"
Then all of a sudden I felt a stinging pain on my cheek. I looked up to see my dad looking at me in anger. "You will not speak to you mother like that, Carrie Hope Lin!" he said in an anger tone.
Tears started to fall out of my eyes, I was crying. I was crying, they were tears of anger. "I hate you both! I rather be like Kevin, dead!" I exclaimed, as I ran out of the restaurant.
I ran into an alley way materialized my motorcycle and drove off. When I drove off the adults, girls and guys came out. I drove to a random part of the beach, and hid my motorcycle. The I went to walk around the beach. All of a sudden I tripped on something and fell. I was angry I started to punch the sand, as tears once again began to fall from my face. I sat there and kept on crying. I took off my heels, and got up to walked towards the water. I started to kick the water. I kept splashing and kicking. I got more and more angry, I just began to scream.
I finally dropped down and sat in the water as it moved back and forth. It was ruining my dress, the water was freezing cold, but I didn't care. I just kept crying, how can they do this to us. Even if they were to arrange me to marry Caleb, it would still be wrong. They can't makes us do this, we didn't even agree to this. After a while I started to calm down from my anger, I started to notice the way I acted to my parents, and the things I said. I started to regret everything I did. I sat there for probably a few hours longer, until I finally got up to go home. I went to my motorcycle and drove home. I parked my motorcycle and notice that the house was still very bright. Everyone was still up and awake, I walked up to my house, when all of a sudden a darkling showed up again causing me to scream. Then all of a sudden it walked right through me, resulting in me fainting.
When I awoke I was on my own bed. I looked around my room and noticed everyone in there. My parents felt me move my hang. My parents jumped up at my movement. "You're awake." my parents both exclaimed.
"Why does my head hurt so much?" I asked weakly.
"Sweetie, do you know what happened?" asked my dad, in a tone of concern.
I thought for a while sorting out what was going through my mind. "I saw a darkling!" I exclaimed in realization.
"What?" exclaimed my mom.
"Yeah, it went through-"I couldn't finish my sentence, since Alice covered my mouth.
I was glaring at her as she pointed out that the guys and their parents were standing there at the end of my bed, as she let go. I gasped as the guys looked at me in shock. "Um, just kidding?" I said in a questioning tone. "Wait, where's Kate?"
"Yeah, great cover, smart ass" said Alice, sarcastically. "Don't worry, she left us a noted saying she went home to spend some time with her parents and won't be back until tomorrow night after school."
I glared at her slightly, as she laughed lightly. "Sweetheart, you need rest" said my mom.
I asked all the adults to leave the room and they all left understanding what was happening. I looked over at the guys once again, still in shock and slowly regaining. "So we got some explaining to do, huh?" I asked, nervously.
"No shit, Carrie" said Reid in a pissed off tone.
"Damn it " I muttered, under my breath.
The guys were staring at us, while we looked at anything, but the guys. "You know, telling us RIGHT NOW, would be great" said Reid, becoming even more impatient and still mad.
"We're witches, like you guys, but we don't age or out power's aren't addictive." said Karen.
"Our parents are both witches, each from different covenants" continued Alice.
"However our powers are also different. We each have a main element, but also learns each other's element powers. Mine is nature, Alice fire, Karen water, and Carrie is light and darkness." added Terrie.
"Wait, why does Carrie have two elements?" asked a confused Tyler.
"Well, because I'm like the ying and yang, the peacemaker. I'm like the balance" I explained. "But it's not only our elements that are important, because we can learn each other's element except our main element is the strongest. When we use the other elements it actually takes our energy."
"Not only do we have these elemental powers, but we can also look into the future" continued Karen. "But it's kind of random, and we don't all get it, it can be Alice getting it one day, and Carrie the next. Or even part of it comes to me then to Terrie a few hours, days or even just a few seconds after. We are also able to communicate with one another through our minds. The only thing that we now that harms us so far is that we get power surges, and headaches. It's extremely painful, so painful that it can make us faint or even worst lose control of ourselves that we would have to use to release everything. Every generation the elements changes, which also means the things that can harm us changes too, our parents can't exactly always be helping us. "
"We didn't know the sons of Ispwhich were actually real you see. Not until a few days ago at Nicky's when you guys had that fight. We couldn't risk exposing ourselves to random people, we didn't exactly trust yet. So we never said a thing to you guys. Although we saw you guys use that night at Nicky's, we didn't know which side you are all on. Our parents have told us about you guys before, we knew your stories but we didn't know about the marriage crap." said Alice, finishing our whole explanation.
It was silent, we weren't looking at each other's. Then all of a sudden, we heard a scream. I recognized that scream to be my mom's, I jumped off my bed. "Ri! You're still weak, get back in bed!" exclaimed Ter.
"Hell no! that's my mom that just screamed downstairs!" I said running through the doors of my bedroom.
I ran downstairs towards the living room, when I got there my mom and dad was on the floor, laying there in their own blood. I look up to see standing over them the Angel of Death, the first time I saw her was when Kevin died. "We meet again." she said to me.
She was wearing full black, with long flowing black hair and side swept bangs that covered one of her eye. Also big black wings on her back. "You told me they weren't going to die, until they were 80!" I exclaimed, glaring at her.
"Well things changed, the even willed you their powers just like your brother did years ago." she said in a monotone.
"I don't care about the powers! Bring my parents back!" I demanded.
"No, can do. It was their time" she responded.
"No it wasn't!" I said as I started to attack her with my powers.
"Calm down!" she said, as she made me freeze. "Whoever sent you that darkling earlier this evening, wanted to kill you! However instead it just walked through you, cause a darkling can't kill you since one of you main element is light. So instead you parents took you space."
I just dropped to my knees as she unfroze me. "Everything will be done for you, just fix up the funeral." she said to me.
With that she was gone and so was my parents. The funeral would be a close casket, just like my brother's. I knew that everybody's eyes were on me, but I didn't care I just broke down. The only thing I remember was me crying. In one totally random night, I managed to lose my parents. I didn't even get to apologize to them about what I had said and how I acted. I didn't even get to tell them how much I loved them, how much they meant to me, or even how they are the most important people in my life. The next morning I woke up I was in my own bed. Today there should be news that my parents were in some kind of accident, all just similar to what happened last time with my brother, Kevin. She would do everything except for the funeral for me, why was the Angel of Death so nice to me? I don't remember how, but she told me I had a harsh future. So, she'll be there when the time comes. That all I know, did I deserve all of this? I don't know, but I know I didn't deserve to lose all of my family members like this.
I just got out of bed and got ready for class. I woke up pretty early, so when I finished I wrote the girls a not, then drove off with my motorcycle. The girls weren't going to school today, so they can help their parents plan the funeral for me. I just drove around town for about 20 minutes, then went to a nice little café to get a iced coffee and a nice warm fresh out of the oven blueberry muffin. After I finished eating I drove off to school, when I got there everyone was either giving me their looks of sympathy, or didn't even bother to look my way. I didn't mind the people who didn't look my way, I was actually glad for that. I just wished that the people who gave me looks of sympathy would stop. After going to my locker, I just walked towards class, ignoring everyone.
The whole day I was practically an empty shell. In every class teachers told me that if I needed anything all I had to do was tell them, I thanked them and then took my seat. During class all I did was take notes and listened to what the teacher had to say. During lunch I hid in the library to escape everything. I was glad that Caleb and the guys, plus Kate didn't give me those looks, but I guess the girls told them that already. After class I headed straight to swim practice with Kate following me not saying a word. However after we changed I didn't feel like swimming today , so I just sat at the bleachers and asked Kate to help my inform the coach. She nodded as she went in to the locker room to change. "Hey Carrie" I heard the guys say to me.
I just faced them and gave them a very small smile. They each came over to where I sat and gave me a hug. Caleb was the last one to give me a hug, and as I was hugging him I couldn't take it anymore and started to cry silently into his bare shoulder. Caleb kept his hold on me, slowly rubbing my back. I help on to his arms and kept crying. "They're gone." I quietly mumbled over and over again only the guys were able to hear it though.
A few minutes later, I stopped crying. I didn't want everyone to start starring at me. I wiped my eyes and got out of Caleb's hold. Then I just went and jumped into the pool and started to swim. I just kept swimming until practice was over, right after practice I changed and headed straight home, after asking Kate to get a ride from Pogue. I showered and locked myself in my room. I did my homework and went online . I just let the music play and while it played I kept crying. I ended up crying myself to sleep once again.
The next morning, I woke up early again. So I went for a drive again this time I just drove to school, I went to the cafeteria for breakfast. I just grabbed a bagel and a ice white latte, then grabbed a table and started to eat. As I was eating I grabbed my mp3 out and started to listen to music, "Everything's done" I heard Terrie say as she sat down across from me.
"Yeah, there's a list of thing and plans on your computer table, if you have some things you want to change then just write it down and we'll get it done for you." said Karen sitting down next to me.
"Thanks" I replied quietly, giving them a small smile.
"C'mon, smile my love. Everything is more depressing to me when you don't' smile." Alice said to me as she sat down next to Terrie, with Reid sitting next to her.
Then I noticed Tyler sit next to Terrie, as Kate was next to Karen with Pogue on her other side. "Where were you three yesterday?" I heard Caleb ask, as he sat down next to me.
"We helped our parents plan the funeral things for Carrie's parents" replied Alice, as I continued to eat my breakfast.
I finished the iced white chocolate latte. Then handed Alice, Terrie, and Karen all the notes I took yesterday handing a copy. I just sat there, as they continued to talk. There was still another half an hour before class.
I sat there listening to their conversation, and my music that was still playing from my mp3. All of a sudden, there was throbbing pain in my head, I grabbed the closest thing to me, which happened to be Caleb's arm. I was in so much pain that I was even digging my nails into him. I heard them all ask me what was wrong, but I couldn't answer any of them through all the pain I was in. then I felt as if someone was trying to enter me mentally, at the state I was in anyone would have been able to enter my head. It took my all to make them leave, while controlling my powers. The horrible pain was still there, the intensity of it was as if someone was pounding a brick into my skull non-stop. I felt the pain lessening and myself calming down. I was finally able to open my eyes again and looked up. "Your eyes!" hissed Alice, and I hurried to close them after.
I felt as the power running around my body super strong. I slowly breathed in and out to calm my power down, but it was still running wild and it was running high. I was trying hard to keep it in control and trying to calm it down. "How about now?" I asked quietly looking at Karen.
"Still as black as the night sky" said Karen.
"Let's go" I said grabbing Karen's hard, as Terrie and Alice got up.
We went into the forest and released some of the power that was building up. Five minutes later it all finally calmed down. Then we headed back to the cafeteria. I didn't notice, but I took Caleb's drink and drank it all. "Um, you took Caleb's drink." Tyler pointed out.
"Sorry about that," I said, wiping my mouth with a napkin.
"It's okay," Caleb replied, nodding in response. "Is everything alright?"
"She just had a headache and was powering up. The two of it combined is very painful and it's unbearable. It can make us lose control it takes a lot to control ourselves." said Terrie.
"Someone tried to enter my mind" I added, quietly.
"You mean someone actually got through?" said Terrie, surprised. "That's a first."
"What do you mean?" asked Tyler.
"Carrie's mind is made of many barriers especially in her own mind. So it's hard for someone to enter unless she lets them in herself, not even the adults can and their magic is at full potential. Even in that state of pain she was in at first no one was ever able to even enter her mind." explained Terrie.
"It's time for class" said Kate, as she returned from where ever she went.
"Oh, let's go then" I replied grabbing my things.
Then I walked along side of Kate, when we got to class I noticed my usual seat next to Caleb was taken by Sarah. She sat there smirking, while looking at me. Caleb pulled me up another row sitting further away from her. As we sat down, I noticed Sarah's face full of disappointment. I ignored her as she turned around to glare at me. I just turned around and talked to Pogue and Caleb. "Does Kate know about you guys?" I asked quietly.
"No, you didn't tell her, dud you?" asked Pogue, quickly getting worked up.
"No, calm down. I don't even know how to tell her about us." I replied turning back around as the teacher walked in.
Throughout class I kept copying my notes down, when all of a sudden a note fell on my desk. I looked around to notice no one watching me. Then I opened the note, it said, "Hey cutie, how about you and I ditch and go have some fun of our own? I can rock you world. – Aaron Abbot"
I then raised my hand, as the teacher noticed. So he pointed at me "What is wrong, Miss. Lin?" he asked.
"It has come to my attention that a student isn't very much interested in your lesson." I replied, causing a few people to snicker.
"And why is that, Miss. Lin?"
"Well, if they were I won't be receiving unwanted notes from a classmate."
"Would you be so kind to bring that down for me, Miss. Lin" he said motioning for me to walk down towards him.
"My pleasure, Professor" I replied getting up to bring him the note.
He read the not out loud to the class then said, "What is the meaning of this, Mr. Abbot?"
Aaron was speechless, while looking at me. "I don't think you should spend so much time do such things since you do need help with you studies. Just so you'll have more time with you studies, detention for a week." Continued the Professor.
Quite a few people started to laugh at him especially Reid and the guys, while he glared at me. "Thank you Professor." I said then returning to my seat.
At the end of class, we were walking out, until Aaron came and blocked us. "Excuse me" I said.
"You better watch it" said Aaron.
"Whatever," I replied, rolling my eyes. "Excuse me, I have to get to class."