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Chapter 5- I What The?
"ARRRRGHHHHH!" I yelled as I hurled a rock at the nearest tree.
I had been here for more than a week and could not get anything my aunt taught me to work. She kept saying things like "It'll work lass, relax, just imagine it…" bullshit. I was no witch. I was a joke who wasn't important enough for the supernatural world, hell my vampire boyfriend left me, why would the goddess or whoever the hell Danu was, believe I was worthy enough to be a part of her coven?
"You're stressing too much lass" my aunt had cooed after I snapped in the castle and I may or may not have hurt my foot when I kicked the wall. She told me to go for a walk and relax, that it will come to me.
I huffed and left the castle thinking that she had no idea how stressed I was, I mean of course I was stressed; the man I love left me, I find out that I may or not be a witch who has to be leader of the whole coven one day, my own parents are ticked at me for leaving Forks and my best friend still won't talk to me. Stress isn't even the word.
I sat my grumpy ass down on the nearest hill and decided to read. After calming down a bit I thought about what my aunt said, so I relaxed and that electricity I have been feeling for a while came back. It was right on the tips of my fingers and I gasped at the sensation. I stared at the noticeable waves coming from my fingers and they sorta formed a ball, like I could hurl it and then all at once it started to fade. I concentrated on the feeing and then the electricity took on a whole new form. It materialized from my fingers and wound around my arm, travelling up towards my shoulders and then finally I was surrounded by it.
I could feel it rushing over my skin and I laughed at the tingles it sent me. I could see it in my mind, almost like a shield and I relished how it left me feeling safe and secure.
I started to move around and whatever this was; well it clung to me like a magnet, keeping me cocooned within its walls. It was surreal, was this magic?
A scream in the distance broke my concentration and the shield looking thing faded away but I could still feel it. It was right there at the edge of my mind, almost like it was waiting for a signal. I heard the scream again and took off towards it. I heardhis voice telling me to turn around but I ignored it and ran faster as the screams were getting louder.
I made it towards the edge of the woods and I peeked in through the bushes to find two men towering over a girl on the ground. She was crying and screaming for them to let her go but I could hear them laughing and my blood boiled.
"OH NO!" I thought.
They were going to rape her. The memory of Port Angeles came to mind, but I shook it away. I raced through the brush and yelled "Hey, leave her alone"
The two men just stood there staring and then started laughing "Why lookie here Thomas, we got ourselves a duo, one each" the one who looked to be the oldest laughed and again the voice in my head was telling me to run.
"Aye John, and what a pretty thing she is" said the other one.
The poor girl on the ground tried to stand at this point and I could see that her clothes were ripped, probably from running and dirt caked her cheeks from the tears. I was livid. I could feel the energy churning again and the sky grew black from above the trees as the wind started to howl.
Both men looked around wondering where the sudden storm came from and I stopped questioning that it was me. No wonder Forks rained more than usual when I arrived, I was so damn depressed and I remembered that first night when it seemed that the storm just got worse, it was me all along. I stared in wonder as a bolt of lightning hit a nearby tree and it crashed to the ground. The two men looked at the fallen tree and I could see the one named Thomas was looking a little scared.
"Ummm… John, maybe we should go, it looks as if it's gonna storm, come on man, let's go, these two lassies ain't worth it" Thomas stammered and ran off.
The other one snorted in disgust and then looked us both up and down again, I felt dirty, stupid bastard.
The girl on the ground whimpered as she tried to stand and the bastard backhanded her, knocking her out cold.
"Foolish boy, his loss though. More for me and I'm going to have fun with you" he hissed.
I saw red, who the hell did he think he was, coming on my family's property and attacking women?
"Asshole" I muttered under my breath, still not quite brave enough.
"Ah, I see we have a bit of a potty mouth, no worries lass, I'll stick something in there to stop it" the son of a bitch laughed and my vision went hazy and another bolt of electricity crashed to the ground just inches from the prick.
He looked a little frightened but I could see he was building himself up, he wanted control, and I hated men like that.
"You should have listened to your friend lad" I spat and I had no clue where these balls came from all of a sudden or the hint of an Irish accent but I wasn't going to stop now.
"Oh really, and just what is a wee one like yerself going to do about it?" he said as he lifted my hair and took a whiff.
"Now see, you really shouldn't have done that lad" I hissed and my hands shot out sending him flying back into a tree. I didn't even touch him.
"What the fuck is dis?" he yelled
"This is your wakeup call asshole. If I ever see you again you'll regret the day you were born" I hissed again and with a flick of my wrist he flew to the ground.
"What magic dis be?" he stuttered
"MINE!" I yelled pushing my shield out and I watched in fascination as he flew along the ground by an invisible force.
"Demon, banshee, yer from the depths of hell, ye are" he shouted and I pinned him to a tree.
I kept him there as I made my way over. I pulled him down to my level by his hair and got in his face sneering
"No lad, I'm an O'Quinn now get out of here".
I let him fall to the ground and he took off muttering things about demons and witches. Well he was right on one end. I was a witch and I had never felt more powerful or happy as I was but that ended as my attention was drawn to the girl still on the ground. She wasn't moving so I made my way over towards her chanting "Please don't be dead, please don't be dead"
As I got closer I noticed she was breathing and I sighed in relief, my shield was still around me; thinly, but it was still there and the wind hadn't let up. I had to admit it now, I was controlling these things and apparently I was still mad so the wind was going to stay up.
The girl moaned in pain as she started to come to and I gave another sigh, just happy to see that she was okay; well sort of.
I looked at her a bit more closely; she was a pretty thing, strawberry blonde hair, taller than me I figured, I couldn't see her eyes where they were shut but I imagined they were green or blue.
"Hey, are you okay" I whispered gently so the poor thing wouldn't be scared off.
She gasped once her eyes opened and I was way off on the color. They were a steel gray color with swirls of green and blue. Why she gasped I had no idea and was slightly confused.
"Holy Mother, it canna be I mean it's…it's… you…I mean you're her" she stammered as she made her way to her feet and I cocked a brow completely puzzled.
"I'm sorry what?" I asked
She got to her knees and immediately she bowed and my jaw dropped.
"Oh forgive me my lady I did not know it was you"
"Huh?" I said still completely baffled.
"You're Elizabeth O'Quinn aren't ya, my great grandmother use to live with her family and told me stories as a child. I even saw her painting once. Wait, she died years ago. So who are you?" she was finally making sense now.
"Isabella Swan, Elizabeth was my great, great grandmother and apparently I look just like her" I explained.
"Do ya ever lass" I thought for sure the great lady was back from the dead or I had seen a ghost. Blimey, I thought I was going mad" she said shaking her head.
"I canna thank you enough for saving me. Me ma is gonna be so mad, she told me to stay away from the tavern but I liked John, he always seemed so nice, I guess I was wrong" she sighed.
"Hey, listen, men like that don't deserve your guilt. So you had an error of judgement. We all do, you need to find a man who doesn't hang out at the local watering hole" I told her and wondered when the hell I had become the voice of reason.
"Ha, Ha! They say your gran was a woman of honor, positivity, respect and great power too lass, you'll make a mighty fine witch" she said and I paled.
Mortals were not supposed to know. I thought she had been knocked out. What the hell have I done? I exposed our family, to that man and this girl. I put my face in my hands and started to cry. First I lose the only man I ever or will ever love, my best friend seems to be avoiding me, I find out I'm a witch and now I just exposed our entire family, good lord I'm gonna be kicked out.
"Calm down lass, me great gran use to live there, she saw many things. Elizabeth trusted her with everything and your family and mine have been friends for years. Ye got no worries lassie, I'll tell not a soul what I know only that you scared the men away. Knowing that slimy bastard he'll tell everyone some whopper and make it seem like I attacked him" she said and I was shocked and relieved at the same time.
"Come on maybe we should get back, I'll help you get back to town…" I stopped not knowing the girl's name, she laughed and said
"It's Bailey lass, Bailey O'Brien, thanks again for helping me" she said knowing that I was stuck for a name.
"Nice to meet ya Bailey, and your welcome, now let's get back to town"
We starting walking when it dawned on me that I had no idea how to get there and Bailey sensing my predicament laughed and told me town was the other way.
I sighed saying I was never gonna be able to leave the grounds, I'd be lost in no time.
"Go away wit ya lass, I can tell you're new at this, it'll take time dear, soon you'll be able to whisk yerself wherever ya wish" she told me and I immediately thought about him.
Could I be powerful enough to bring myself to where he was? Was the magic I possess enough to bring him back to me? If I could live longer then maybe he'd stay. I had to get rid of these thoughts; he was gone and wasn't coming back so I had to forget it.
We got back to town in no time. Bailey was quite the chatter box and didn't seem to mind that I didn't say much, honestly I was feeling a bit drained after what happened only an hour before. I liked her instantly and if her family was anything like her than I could definitely see why my family trusted hers.
"Bailey O'Brien, where da hell have you been?" We heard someone screech.
Poor Bailey paled and I frowned. "Damn, that be me ma" she sighed.
The woman who I could now see working her way towards us was definitely Bailey's mom, she looked just like her save for her hair which was a little redder, but she had the same color eyes; they could have passed for twins instead of mother and daughter.
She walked right passed me and started wagging her finger in Bailey's face speaking Gaelic I would imagine and oddly enough I was able to pick some parts of it out, such as "I've been worried sick, better not have been down to the bar. What am I gonna do wit ya? Bailey I love ya, can't lose ya" her mother was crying a bit towards the end and I could see how close they were and felt slightly jealous of it.
Don't get me wrong, I love my mother but I always took care of her, to see a mother dote over her child made me somewhat envious.
I decided to give the poor girl a break and cleared my throat; I was at the moment invisible. Bailey's Mom turned around with a scowl on her face only for it to turn to shock as her eyes fell upon me.
"It canna be" she gasped and I fought the urge to roll my eyes. This shit was getting old fast. At least she didn't bow.
"Ma, this is Bella, not who you are thinking of" god love Bailey
"My heavens, you look so much like well, I mean, forgive me lady" Bailey's mother stammered
"It's fine, I would assume you're thinking about my great, great gran, apparently I look like her" I blushed
"Aye child that you do. Goodness forgive me, me name is Bridget" she said shaking my hand
"Bella, I was out about when I ran into Bailey here, I was kind of lost so she was showing me how to get back to town and then back to my Aunt's place" I explained but I could see this mother didn't believe a word I said
"I see, Bailey you and I will have a chat later about that bruise on your face, Ms. Bella, how about you come back to the house and I'll call your aunt? I'm sure Pandora is worried sick" she stated and walked the other way
I ran to catch up "You know my aunt" I asked
"Of course, our families have been friends for generations, only a select few people here in town know them, really know them" she winked
We came upon a quaint little cottage and I was immediately assaulted with the sweet smell of homemade bread. My mouth was watering. I looked around, the place was small but so comfy and cozy; with the light colored walls, the dinner cooking in the pot on the stove and the fire lit in the hearth. It was lovely.
"Okay so how do you wanna do this? I've only been learning a few days or so, I don't know any spells or anything yet to contact her. I suppose I could try to come up with some incantation to contact her" I stammered
I wasn't comfortable with divulging the information but they knew all about it so I felt somewhat better about it.
"Well dear, you can if you like but I always find the phone works just as well" Bridget stated and I blushed as red as a tomato
"Hello, Pandora, Bridget O'Brien, how are ya lass? Oh you know me, kicking butt and taking names. I have that shipment in of herbs too ya ordered a while back, bloody merchant thought he could stiff me. Yes he'll be walking funny for a while. Well dear I was calling to let ya know your dear sweet niece is here. She helped my Bailey out earlier and can't seem to remember how to get back. Yes dear, no worries Pandora she's always welcomed here as are you. Okay dear, see you soon" Bridget ended the call and then told me my aunt would be by soon to get me and to make myself at home.
"Can't I get ya anything dear, some tea maybe" she offered and I was gonna decline but the look on her face told me not too, what was with these people wanting to feed me?
"Yes that would be nice, thank you" I shyly accepted and watched as Bailey laughed
"What?" I asked
"Oh lass, you'll see" she chuckled
I knew exactly what she was talking about when five minutes later Bridget came out with a tray with a tea pot, three mugs, cream, milk, sugar and a plate with a fresh bun of bread with butter and jam.
I'm sure my eyes were as big as saucers with the spread laid out before me. Tea was perfectly fine; I definitely didn't expect all this.
"Now tuck in lass, you're way too skinny" Bridget laughed as she poured up the tea and handed me a slice of bread. All this talk of being too skinny was starting to weigh on me. Had I really lost that much weight? As I wrapped an arm awkwardly around my middle I could feel my rib bones, okay so maybe I had. Well if I kept eating like I was it wouldn't take long for me to gain it back.
I took some butter and jam and spread it on the bread while Bridget and Bailey regaled me stories of my family. Apparently Renee was well known around the local pubs, she was a bit of a legend by the sounds of it. I was shocked to learn that my mother out drank the local drunk and then got into a fight with a man twice her size.
"Kicked his ass she did. The bloke had the gall to tell Renee that women belonged in the home and not in a bar. She threw him out of the bar on his arse and then proceeded to kick some sense into him" I laughed so hard I nearly choked
"Oh my god, really!" I squealed "She never told me that"
"I imagine not dear, it was 40 years ago, you were just a twinkle in your daddy's eye then dear. I only know because me pa was there that night and I had been sent to drag his arse home. I saw the whole thing. Pandora was there too and I'm damned sure she got a few kicks in herself" Bridget laughed
"Now Bridget, ye telling fibs again?" Aunt Dora said from the doorway with her hands on her hips in mock anger
I blushed knowing we had been caught
"Ya knows I am lass, you and Renee raised hell when you were wee teens, the rest of us just sat back and enjoyed the show" Bridget laughed and Dora laughed too saying
"Now Bridge, don't have me tell Bailey the trouble you got into as a teen"
"Bah, I was a good girl I was" Bridget huffed
"Ha, don't lie; you were just good at not getting caught. Go on and tell Bailey and Bella about the great ale heist of 83" my aunt scoffed and Bridget paled
"Oh dear me, would you look at the time. Best get supper on and Bailey it's time for you to get to your books. Pandora nice to see ya again and Bella it was lovely meeting ya" Bridget said while she hustled us out the door
"What's she talking about Ma?" Bailey asked trying hard not to laugh
"Nothing dear, check on supper will ya?" Bridget shooed her away
I hugged Bridget and thanked her for her hospitality and she invited me back and then her and my aunt embraced and we left the little house. I felt lighter since I had been there and I hadn't laughed like that in a long time.
It was in the car that I lost it. "Oh Aunt Dora, I'm so sorry, I was trying the things I've learned so far, I felt the electricity and I swear I didn't mean it but I was so frustrated at not getting it and then there was Bailey and two men, they were gonna, Port Angeles, the sky got dark, I threw him against a tree. I didn't mean it" it was all garbled and senseless towards the end due to my sobs
"Shhh, it's alright lassie. I told you Isa, we are here to protect mortals. The slimy bastard may have been human but he was still evil so you did what our family has done for generations" she said softly while I sobbed into her shoulder
"But I exposed us, our family" I wailed again
"Don't worry dear, I took a trip to the local pub in search of the bloke, bought him a drink so there's nothing to worry about" she said and I cocked an eye in puzzlement
"Okay so I may have slipped something in his ale that will make him forget everything. Now let's get back, there's something I wanna show ya"
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