Ethan was the first up the next morning, or at least he thought he was. Walking out into the back yard, where they had first appeared, he heard the sound of deep breathing. He paused and listened to the gentle in and out of the air threw the nose and mouth. He poked his head around the corner and placed his hand over his mouth before he could gasp. Ten feet away was Jill.
Her hair floated lightly away from her body, a slight blue glow encompassing her form. She was sitting cross-legged, or at least she would have been if not for the fact that she was also floating off the ground. He watched her for a moment and until the light flared around her. A golden tint exploded into the light and suddenly she appeared to have wings. The golden wings stretched and appeared to be about to flap when there was a loud noise from inside.
"Erica! Get out of there! You don't even use the bathroom!" Benny's voice seemed to jolt Jill back to reality. The gold in the light vanished leaving behind the blue light and then nothing as she crashed to the ground. She let out a shout of pain and groaned.
"Great." She stood slowly and turned, her eyes widening as she spotted Ethan. "Oh, um, have you been there this whole time?" Ethan nodded. She was about to answer when Benny poked his head around the corner.
"Could you magic Erica out of the bathroom?" Jill glanced up, a worried look crossed her face, but then she shook her head.
"Um, no, just wait, she won't be long." Benny sighed and left. Jill glanced back at Ethan, who was waiting quietly for the answer.
"Look, I haven't been completely honest with you guys. Gaia chose me for a reason. In our family, there is the ability to be human vessels. Right now I am hosting the goddess Isis and what you saw there is known as a merge, where the goddess was briefly here. This connection allows for a higher level of magical ability. This is exactly what Quetzalcoatl wants, except he wants it to be permanent. This can't happen. I'm sorry I never told you but, I don't want to worry Benny. Do you understand?" Ethan swallowed. His visions were beginning to make more sense, but much was still so unclear. He nodded his head slowly and for a split second he saw the golden light of Isis flash through Jill's eyes.
"Sure thing," Ethan mumbled. Jill gave him a half smile and headed into the house. Ethan stared at the ground, wishing for the days when life was simple.