Darkness and Love
Chapter 2
Werewolves and Spells
Tom's POV
I seriously wondered about Stephanie. She wasn't looking good at all. Her eyes had shadows and she looked like she had trouble breathing.
Okay, okay, I might had been a bit insensitive. I can see that. And Steph had been telling the truth. Every year her and Kaz's mom and dad always get insane during their b-day. Always.
So I was just walking until I decided to go sit a bench. God, I felt like crap. My eyelids felt like sandpaper and I didn't get any sleep last night. I was at a Skillet concert last night. I closed my eyes. I was hoping that I could take one of those 5-minute naps.
I think I fell asleep more than 5 minutes because when I woke up it was nighttime. The full moon was high in the night sky with millions of bright stars. I took out my iTouch and put in my password. Okay, I was shocked. It was 11:25 P.M.! Danm, did I sleep a lot.
I rose up from the bench. The light of the full moon cover everything in a beautiful silver veil. It made everything less frightening. What? What made I saying? Chaotic isn't scary! God, I must be really losing it.
I started to walked over to the Port Court, but the sound of the fountain drew me in. Maybe the sound will soothe my fried nerves.
"No danm f-ing way Klay!"
I froze. Klay?
Thinking fast I walked quickly and quietly to a huge bush with a hole in it so I could get a good look of what was happening and not be seen.
I poked my head through the hole. I held my breath. It was Steph and Klay! The two were standing in front of each other. I could see that Steph was pissed.
"Stephanie! You know we belong together!" Klay yelled.
Steph didn't look fazed. Her eyes harden and she straighten her back.
"Klay, for the danm record, I hate you. Nothing you say or do can make me be with you!" She shouted, her hair blowing against her in the night wind.
Klay, just stop it. She just doesn't what you. I sighed sadly. Klay was too hard-headed for his own good.
Klay walked over to her. I noticed, for the first time, the way he moved. It was the graceful way a hunter moves; silent and effective.
Steph held her ground. They stared at each other, ice-blue versus amber.
"You will regret this Galleria Stephanie Kalinkas. Mark my words." Klay hissed. I wanted to rip out his head. How dare he do that to my girl.
Danm, my girl. That does not sound totally possessive.
Steph grinned like a Cheshire cat. She spat on the ground and walked away.
"Tom, I know you're out there. Come on out." Klay's words shocked me. How the hell did he now I was there?
I got on my feet and rose. As I walked over to him, I noticed his eyes were silted.
"How did you know I was there?" I asked, pointing to the bush I was just behind.
"I could tell." his voice sounded mysterious. I narrowed my eyes.
"Listen, I didn't mean to listen in on you and Steph's little chat. And now I need to go," I started to walk away, but Klay pulled me in with a viselike grip. Danm, I didn't know how strong he was.
Later on, I'll thank him for the craziness in my life.
Klay's POV
Oh great, he was listening in. But, I did know he was behind the bush. Werewolf senses. Vamps like Steph might be stronger, faster, and see better than normal humans like Tom, but their can't compete with a werewolf's sense of smell.
"Klay! Let me go!" Tom yelled, but he was no match for werewolf strength.
"Hey Tom, what do you believe in?" I had an idea, one could get me killed. But, I was going to do it.
It's not like I listen to the laws that the Council passes.
"What?" he asked, looking confused. I let him go.
As he rubbed his wrist, I looked at him. (Not that kind of look!) He was tall, with a strong build. The prefect build for a werewolf.
"Like in what do you believe in?" I repeated.
"I believe you're insane," Tom said scornfully, walking away.
"Do you believe in werewolves?" I asked suddenly.
"What?"
As he turned around, I ran to him in inhuman speed and knocked him out.
Krystella's POV
I cracked my knuckles as Klay brought the next guy in. Me and Klay were going out for the last 4 months. Yeah, it was against our laws to date different species, but who cares? Everyone does it.
We were at the Underworld, in one of the deeper caves of Saber Tooth Cavern. We were in like an arena, with lava all around us and a large opening on the top of it so we could see the moon.
I got to admit, it looked pretty.
"Hey my ice queen," Klay said and gave me a quick kiss on the lips.
"Hey my big bad wolf." I purred. He was so cute.
"Where do I put this one?" Klay asked, having our next … um … victim, over his shoulder.
"Put him over there with the others. Did you bring the stuff?" I asked.
Klay smiled that wicked smiled that he knew I liked and took off his bag and gave it to me. I opened it and smiled as well. Everything I needed for my spell was here.
"Thanks baby. I just can't get this stuff from my store without my mom noticing." My mom was Hannah Robinson, a witch leader. My family works in elemental magic. (You know, the elements, air, fire, water, earth, and spirit)
Goddess, if she knew I was working on transmutational magic of this kind, she would kill me.
"Okay, let's see if you have it all. The petals of some love-lies-bleeding flowers, crushed yew berries, sap of the bloodroot, powdered bloodstone, an onyx in shape of a wolf's claw, a wolf's heart, the flowers of the wolfsbane, and of course, the blood of a werewolf." I listed the ingredients as I took them of the bag.
"Will this work Krystella?" Klay asked. He sounded unsure, which was unusual for him.
I rolled my eyes. "Yes it will work. My family might work in elemental magic, but I can work a transmutational spell. Relax Klay," I rested my hand on his cheek, "I know what I'm going. I'm the witch, you're the werewolf."
Klay shook his head, his shiny blonde hair looking totally adorable. "I know, I'm just paranoid that an Elder will walk in." he said.
That made me froze. Sweet Goddess, if the Council knew what we were doing …
I'm just going to say it would not be a pretty sight.
"Okay, let's just do this before I get too freaked out." I said. I got out my caldron (yes, I have a caldron) and poured the sap of the bloodroot into the caldron to simmer. The dark red sap started to boil the second I put in it the caldron.
"Hey, how did you get the sap?" The sap of the bloodroot is poisonous.
"A now old friend of mine," Klay said without looking at me.
I smiled sweetly and prayed silently to Isis, Ancient Egyptian Queen Goddess, to send Klay's friend to the next life and I put in the crushed yew berries and petals. The caldron was bubbling and weirdly enough the scent of roses was rising from my caldron in a light pink steam.
"Klay! Shouldn't you be changing? The full moon will be in zenith soon!" I yelled as I put in the powdered bloodstone. The caldron hissed as I put in it and some small red sparks started to fly. Good, it was working.
"Oh yeah!" Klay shouted and before my eyes he transformed. Not quickly, but I could see changes. His blonde hair was growing, and his amber eyes widen, so I could only see his pupils. Pretty soon, he was a wolf.
I got to say, he looked amazing as a wolf. He had long, shabby, fur the color of sand. His amber eyes were all pupil. He still had pieces of his clothes still on him, but he shook his fur and they fell off.
I smiled and turned back to my potion. It looked awesome right now. It was a clear bright red and I could see that the petals were cover in the sap and it was still smelling of roses. Nice. I put in the flowers of the wolfsbane and watched the potion turned from sweet-smelling to bitter.
"Well? Is it done?" Klay's voice was now deep and dark, with a menacing undertone.
I put in the wolf's heart and watched as shadows of wolves appeared in the potion.
"Almost darling." I said and did the final thing. I poured the werewolf blood into my potion and sparks flew like mad. While it was still sparking like that, I got the onyx gemstone shaped into a wolf's claw and dipped it into the potion.
The reaction was instant. The potion glowed the brightest red I ever seen. I could sense power. Pure power. I could see now why this was a forbidden spell.
Klay howled. The light of the full moon shined on the potion, turning the potion from scarlet red to silver.
I smiled and laughed.
Kaz's POV
"Kaz! Oh my God! You will not believe what happened!" My sister's yells woke me up.
"What?" I asked, looking up. We were still at Chaotic. I kinda fell asleep after a party that was here.
"Klay! Oh my God Klay! He tried to ask me out!" Steph's voice was totally frantic. But her words made me stand.
"What the hell!" I shouted. No danm way.
"Yeah! I was at the fountain texting Ally when he came. He asked me out. I said no and I left. But, Kaz, something is fishy. Why the hell would he ask me out when he and that witch Krystella are going out?" I asked.
When something dawned to me. "Wait, was there someone there with you?" I asked. Oh, I could just tell something was going to happen.
Something bad.
Steph shook her head. "No, not that I sensed. But he said that I would regret rejecting him."
I slapped my forehead. "Steph! Who do you think is the weakest in our gang?" I asked.
Steph's eyes widen and turned scarlet red with rage. "I am so going to kill Klay!" she yelled and ran out. I rolled my eyes and followed her.
She ran to the fountain and she started to sniff out some kind of scent. Our sense of smell isn't as great as a werewolf's, but it was better than a human's.
"Oh crap! Klay and Tom were here!" Steph yelled.
"You don't think …" I trailed off, not wanting to think what Klay might do.
"Call Sarah and Peyton. I'll call Alexis." Steph's voice was completely steady and calm. That was one good thing about her—she could be calm in this kind of situation.
I nodded and took out my Scanner. As I dialed Sarah's number, Steph was texting Alex on her iPhone faster than anyone I had never seen. (Okay, I know some girls that can text without looking. And they write perfectly. I got to say, that's impressive.) Sarah picked up on the third ring.
"Hey Kazzy! What's up?" Sarah said in a light voice.
"Sarah! No time for that! Listen! Me and Stephanie think that Klay took off with Tom!" I yelled.
"No way! I'll be right there! I'll just need some stuff first! I'll call Peyton! Bye!" Sarah hung up.
I sighed. "Steph!" I yelled. "I called Sarah! She said she would call Peyton and get some things! What now?"
Steph's eyes were pure red. The color of rubies, the color of cherries.
The color of blood.
She wanted control. She wanted to kill Klay. She wanted revenge.
"You ready?" I asked.
She shook her head. "No, I need one thing. I'll be back soon," Steph said and she ported port.
It had barely 5 minutes when Steph cam back. In both of her hands were swords. Long, beautiful swords. One of them had etchings of flames on the blade and hilt, with a ruby leather hilt; an ashura. The other one had etchings of a phoenix on the blade, with a black leather hilt. An ama-no-murakumo. Both were Japanese swords I think. But, there were not steel blades. They glittered and sparkled in the moonlight the way only silver can.
"Are you serious Galleria?" I asked as she handed me the blade with the etchings of flames, the ashura. Galleria was Stephanie's real name.
"Completely," She kept the other sword for herself.
"Are you ready?" I asked again, my eyes harden and my body bracing itself.
"Yup. Let's go kick some werewolf ass," Galleria said with a wicked smile and we ported out.
God, nothing could had been prepared me for what was going to happen.
Me - Awesome! I really like this chapter. I liked doing Krystella's and Klay's POVs, that was a lot of fun. And, of course, Kazzer's POV is always fun. By the by, all the things in that spell Krystella was doing are all real, except for the werewolf blood. But, I'm pretty sure that all of that wouldn't make a spell, so don't try that at home. The next chapter would be full of action! I swear!