Chapter 12
Emily's POV
"God, Kiki, why do you keep winning?" Lucy asked, after she collapsed onto the mat. "How are you so good at this game?"
"I don't know. Maybe I'm just flexible," Kiki replied, coming down from her bridge position, after winning the game for the fifth time in a row. "Most cats are." We were having fun playing Twister, until we heard faint voices yelling upstairs. Serena floated to the top of the ceiling, perking her ears up, to try to hear well. She gasped in horror.
"It's Xiara! She's in Michelle's room!" she exclaimed, floating out of the game room like a speeding bullet. "We have to get to Michelle, or else Xiara will kill her!" We quickly sprung to our feet, and took off running, heading upstairs to Michelle's bedroom.
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Michelle's POV
Xiara lowered her arm, and her wand slipped out of her hand, hitting the light, hardwood floor with a thud. She studied me thoroughly, before picking up her wand again.
"No! Impossible!" she exclaimed, her wand lighting up. "I had a daughter, but I had to destroy her, to-"
"But you didn't! I'm right here!" I told her, waving my arms. "You thought you destroyed me, but Serena rescued me before I could drown in the ocean, and then I was adopted into the royal family. Serena told me everything. I know now." Xiara's expression was bleak, her arm was dropped again, and she looked like she was about to pass out.
"Oh my God...It really is you. I see it now," Xiara said, regaining her composure. "You have all of my features, except the eyes. Those were your dad's." I looked at her up and down, until I noticed her glass talisman. It had the image of a crescent moon, and three stars on it. "Fate can be a tricky thing," she continued, before sudden realization hit her. "Wait! The prophecy says that you're supposed to kill me when you were older. That can't happen, and I won't let it happen!"
"What? You would kill your own blood?" I shrieked when I saw that Xiara's whole wand was glowing.
"I was going to before, and this time, I will!" Xiara said, pointing her wand at me, about to strike me dead. "Sorry, Michelle, but it was lovely to see you again."
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Emily's POV
We burst into Michelle's bedroom, just to see Xiara about to cast the death spell. I looked around at the room. It had an island theme to it, with tiki torches, hybrid flowers, a treasure chest, and a hammock. I took a moment to admire it, before turning my attention back to the scene that was unfolding right before our eyes.
"Avada Kedavra!" Xiara screeched, pointing her wand in Michelle's direction.
"Expelliarmus!" Serena shouted, poking Xiara in the back with her wand. Xiara dropped to the floor, her wand flying across the room. Kiki chased after it, and caught it, before pulling out her own wand.
"Sorry, Xiara, but you'll never take over the world," Serena said to her. "Especially not this way. After all, you should've known that you can't run from fate." Xiara glared at Serena, and yet she didn't even move.