The Spirit of the Wind-part two

Briana's Story

My name is Briana Black. No, I am not related to the Boogieman, it was just a coincidence…I hope. I'm fourteen in mortal years and I've been around since a little before the Dark Ages, when things were really just starting to form. I have shoulder-length dark brown hair, with bangs that sweep to the side, and deep green eyes. I wear a black jacket, with thin red lining, a hood and ripped up blue jeans with torn black boots to top it off. Most spirits don't remember their life before and I am one of them; but I have learned to look past that and more to the fact that I was given a very important job by Manny. I search for the people in their mortal life who are destined to become spirits; befriend, and help them in training and knowledge of the spirit world before they even realize they are to become a spirit. While my job is rather important, I haven't really had anyone to train lately so I more or less sit here, in an abandoned house, until the Man in the Moon decides I'm needed.

My job can get very difficult though; I remember Jackson Overland. He was to become a spirit and I did befriend him in his mortal life but one day he took his little sister ice skating. The ice was too thin, and while he saved his sister, he fell in as a result. It wasn't his time; but Manny turned him anyway, making him Jack Frost. Then I was told I couldn't go see him, as a result of his memory loss, and that things needed to happen first. He became better known to other spirits as an irresponsible prankster and not many liked him, save Olivia April Fools. They were more pranking partners than they were friends though. I sat back in the dark corners of the old house and stared out into the dark corners. As much as I hate Pitch, I can't deny that I have a lot in common with him. I just don't like to spread fear into the hearts of children.

Without warning, a bright light shone through the window, momentarily blinding me. I reached up to cover my eyes until the light went down and I looked to see what the bright light was. I smiled wider than I had in a fairly long time; It was Manny. Hastily getting to my feet, I rushed to the window.

"Manny! What news? Do you have a job for me?" I asked hopefully; I was so bored.

'Yes, I do. Down at the lake in Burgess is a girl named Emily Storm. She used to be the wind but I have turned her into a spirit-.' A voice sounded in my mind.

I grew quite interested at that moment. This was something I'd never dealt with before. He turned an element of the earth into a spirit? This was new.

'-Go and find her and help her with her new form and duties. She has chosen this for Jack; I have taken her memory of him for the time being so please don't let him or any other spirits see her until I have deemed her ready.' He instructed before getting hidden by clouds.

I jumped for joy that I had such an important task given. This was going to be awesome! I rushed to the closet and pulled out my bow and arrows and ran out the door. Any time I wanted to travel long distances I just disappeared into a wisp of smoke and reappeared somewhere else. Some spirits thought it was a little creepy but that's just the way I did things. I stopped when I stood in Burgess. I saw a new problem; which lake in Burgess?…

One hour later…

I rushed to the last lake and saw a girl with long brown hair, a purple shirt, and jeans on, who looked the exact same age as I was. The most that stood out was her wings though. They were like bird or angel wings; they were a very light shade of purple near the top and faded into a silvery color as it reached the tips of the feathers. Finally! As I got closer I stopped for a moment. This was Jack's lake. I face palmed; he always had some sort of connection with the wind; of course it would be this lake. As soon as she saw me she shot up and ran forward; which is really good for someone who's only been in the embodiment of a human for one hour.

"Hi! Are you Briana? Please say yes. I've been waiting for days!" She exclaimed.

I laughed sheepishly. This person obviously didn't enjoy waiting and had no experience with the illusion of time. "Yeah, sorry…"

"So you are Briana! What are we going to do? When are we going to see other spirits? When am I going to learn how to fly again?…" She asked in a cluster of words so fast that I could barely get a moment to breath in between her questions. She was definitely cheerful and probably the most social-looking spirit I've ever seen.

Suddenly she gasped.

"What?! What is it?" I asked pulling out my bow and getting an arrow ready in case she's seen something.

"Am I going to get to try…peanut butter?!" She exclaimed.

Oh. I lowered my weapon and smiled warily, waiting to see if she had anything else to say before I could speak. When my ears came into contact with no more questions, I let out a sigh of relief.

"We're going to go to my house where I'll train you in your new form. You can't see any other spirit just yet. Yes, you will learn to fly again." I said, slow and calm. She stared at me, still waiting.

"-and yes, you will get to try peanut butter."

She smiled. "Yes, thanks Briana!"

"Call me Bri."

She stopped. "Why?"

"When some people's names are too long or hard to remember, we use nicknames to shorten them. Anything in particular you want to be called?" I asked.

She bowed her head down for a moment in thought before a smile came to her face.

"Peanut Butter!"

I gave a deadpanned look for a moment. "Peanut Butter?"

"Yeah, why not?"

I shrugged my shoulders. "I guess but how about PB? It still stands for Peanut Butter but it's shorter." I offered.

She shrugged. "Alright, PB it is then."

I hadn't realized at that moment what good friends we would become and how connected she would soon get with Jack. It was only a matter of minutes before Jack found out something was wrong, considering he can't fly without her. He couldn't know about this though; not yet. That's how PB's new adventure began, though, for Jack, it was probably a nightmare. As the days dissolved, mine and PB's friendship grew and it wouldn't be long before we finally introduced her to the other spirits.

Author's note: Hey, I hope you're all enjoying. PB and Bri are my two main OC, though there will be more random ones throughout the one-shots and story line. REVIEW PLEASE!