Chapter 4: Complications:
3 months later:
I looked around and it was morning the sun was shining. My skin was sparkling like a thousand diamonds were embedded in it. I looked and saw seven boys and one girl looking at me. They were shaking violently except one. The werewolves. I stared at them slightly afraid. I looked closely at them. Three of them were the ones from the beach. The one that wasn't shaking was staring at me with confusion and…love? It was weird. I took a closer look at him. It was Seth.
"Hey," yelled one of them. "Bloodsucker." I looked at him weirdly and tried to flame or put my shield up to cover the sparkles in my skin. It wasn't working. I stared at them as five of them phased and stalked towards me. The girl and another boy were holding Seth back. He was screaming at them to leave me alone. The black one stalked towards me and lunged at me.
"No," screamed Seth as he lurched forward phasing only to be stopped by two of the wolves.
I screamed.
"Posie wake up," I heard someone say. "Wake up," I lurched forward and opened my eyes. I was in my room because the blue wallpaper with flowers were facing me. I looked to see who woke me up. It was Piper and Leo. They were in their robes and pajamas. I remember the dream and looked at them with confused and scared eyes.
"What happened?" asked Piper. "We could here you screaming across the hall."
"Seth," I said as I began crying. Piper hugged me I put my head on her shoulder. Leo came over and put his arms around us both.
"What happened in your dream?" asked Leo.
"Did Phoebe tell you about Seth?" I asked. They both nodded. "Okay, in my dream I looked around and it was morning the sun was shining. My skin was sparkling like a thousand diamonds were embedded in it. I looked and saw seven boys and one girl looking at me. They were shaking violently except one. The werewolves. I stared at them slightly afraid. I looked closely at them. Three of them were the ones from the beach. The one that wasn't shaking was staring at me with confusion and…love? It was weird. I took a closer look at him. It was Seth.
"'Hey,' yelled one of them. 'Bloodsucker.' I looked at him weirdly and tried to flame or put my shield up to cover the sparkles in my skin. It wasn't working. I stared at them as five of them phased and stalked towards me. The girl and another boy were holding Seth back. He was screaming at them to leave me alone. The black one stalked towards me and lunged at me.
"'No,' screamed Seth as he lurched forward phasing only to be stopped by two of the wolves. It was the scariest experience of my life." I looked at the clock and it read seven a.m. I got out of their grasp and swung my legs around the side of the bed. "I should get to school." Phoebe came rushing into my room.
"No time," she said. "I had a premonition about Seth getting attacked by a demon his way to school, in the alley way next to the school. A demon is going to drag him in there kill him. You need to save him." I nodded. Piper and Leo got up, wished me luck and left. I put on a pair of slim blue jeans and a purple sweater. I wore my purple sneakers and left my hair down. I ran down stairs and saw Paige ready for school. Piper, Coop and Leo were having breakfast. Phoebe was sitting on the kitchen table meditating. She was probably trying to get a premonition. She had been watching over Bella ever since Edward left her. I can't believe he did that. It was for her protection, as Phoebe put it.
"I gotta go," I said running. "Tell Prue bye when she wakes up. Bye." I yelled. I ran outside and flamed to La Push with the SUV. It was a quiet peaceful day, but it was cloudy so I didn't have to put my shield on.
I drove around aimlessly looking for La Push high school. I wish Phoebe would get a vision to show her where it was. Come to think of it, Phoebe has been getting a lot of visions about Seth lately. I looked and saw a sign pointing to the right that said 'La Push, High School' on it. I turned the way the sign pointed to and drove fast. I reached the high school and saw Seth wasn't there. I had to use the super hearing spell. I've been using it a lot lately.
"Some people are a gem, some people are a rat,
To learn who's who, give me the ears of a bat."
I could hear everything and started listening for Seth. I blocked out the teenage gossip. Now was not the time. I heard yelping and pleading coming from the second alley behind the school.
"NO," I roared as the car came to an abrupt halt. I looked around quickly and noticed no one was there. I flamed the car into a parking space and ran out. I didn't bother to lock it in my urgency. I rounded the corner to the alley and saw a demon stalking Seth who was hiding behind a dumpster. A small part of me was relieved to see that he wouldn't see me setting the demon on fire. The demon noticed me and turned around. He was about to throw his athame when I set him on fire. The demon screamed for what seemed like forever and was finally gone. All that was left was a scorch mark and ashes which the wing would blow away. Seth was still whimpering behind the dumpster. If the demon wasn't dead, I would make sure he was put through hell before I vanquished him. I put those thoughts aside and walk or more like ran to where Seth was hiding.
"Are you alright?" I asked. He peaked and scanned the alley before looking at me. His eyes widened and he scrambled to get out of his hiding spot. I ran and stood in front of him.
"What happened?" he asked.
"I don't know," I lied. I felt a pang of hurt go up my body, but I kept going. "I was on my way to the beach and I heard you whimpering so I came to investigate. You must have seen one of the bears that everybody's been talking about."
"No," he insisted. "Some guy dragged me here on my way to school and got this weird knife thing out. I hid behind the dumpster and heard him screaming. I could swear he was on fire and then you came."
"You must be hallucinating," I insisted.
"No," he looked at me glaring slightly. "I'm not mental. I saw that man. You set him on fire."
"You think that someone normal could set someone else on fire. You must be hallucinating. I should take you home," I said trying to convince him. His expression softened a little.
"No," he said. "I should get to school. I have a test. I'm Seth Clearwater." he said and he held out his hand.
"Posie Halliwell," I said as I shook his hand. I felt an electric shock go through me when I touched him. It was like nothing I've ever felt before. It wasn't the same feeling I got when I threw lightning. It was new. I wondered if he felt it too. He probably didn't.
"I should…go," he said stuttering. I let go of his hand and started walking down the alley. "Wait?" he called out. I turned to look at him.
"Yes," I said. He came running slightly towards me.
"Will I see you again?" he asked. Tomorrow was the weekend so he could come out a little late.
"How about tonight at six thirty on the beach?" I asked. He nodded.
"Sure," he said. "Bye," he ran back to his school.
"Bye," I whispered to low for his human ears.
I ran to my car and drove home. I was really happy I was going to see Seth again. No doubt Phoebe had some outfit planned for me to wear, great.
Seth's Point of View:
I went back to school in a daze. I know she set him on fire. She even saved me from drowning three months ago. No body normal can fight those currents. I know something is up. I walked into the building and straight to my friends.
"Hey, Seth," said Jacob. Jacob Black, Quil Aterea and Embry Call were my three best friends. I could confide anything in them. Unfortunately, I couldn't tell them about Posie, or they'd think I was crazy. Maybe I was nuts. No, I wasn't. She's not normal. I talked a little with my friends and heard that Paul Meraz was back in school. Apparently, he was now part of Sam Uley's little gang. I can't believe Sam. First, he breaks my sister's heart. Now, he runs this little gang of his. The people in it are freaky. They get major growth spurts, stay out of school for two weeks, then they come back as part of Sam's gang. They are weird. I thought it was best to avoid whoever did that.
School past in a blur and I was happy I was going to see Posie. I didn't know what was up with me. It was like she was my entire world. I tried to avoid Sam's gang as much as possible. I finished my class and ran out of the building and walked home. The nice thing about La Push was that everything was close enough to walk to. I went through the usual routine. I went home, had lunch, did my assignments, even though the next day was the weekend, and went down to the beach. Unfortunately, dad was at another one of the Elders meetings, so I couldn't ask him if there was any legend about someone like Posie. I walked to the beach and sat down. I glanced at my watch and it was six thirty. That's when she said she would meet me. Someone tapped on my back and I turned around to see a smiling Posie. That's weird. I didn't hear anyone coming.
"Hey Seth," she said smiling.
"Hi Posie," I said. She sat down next to me.
"So," she said. "Do you want to ask me something?"
"Yes," I said. "What are you? And don't say you're normal, because no one normal can set a guy on fire or fight currents like the ones here."
"What are your theories?" she asked.
"Never mind those," I said trying to get away from the subject about my theories.
"Why?" she asked. "Please tell me one little theory," she said looking straight into my eyes. I swear my breathing stopped completely when she did. Her light blue eyes were amazing. I got lost in her eyes that I didn't hear her talking to me.
"Hello, Seth," she said waving her hand in front of my face. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, sure," I said stuttering forcing myself away from her eyes.
"The theory," she urged.
"Bitten by a radioactive spider," I whispered. She laughed so hard that tears came streaming down her face. I couldn't help but smile too.
"That's not very creative," she said her laughter dying down.
"Why won't you tell me?" I asked.
"You'll have to figure it out yourself," she said. She looked at her wrist watch and got up. "It's seven thirty. I must go. I promised my sister I'd help out. See you here tomorrow?" she asked.
"Yeah," I said. "I did all my homework today, and since tomorrow the weekend, I was wondering if we could meet earlier?"
"What time?" she asked.
"One o'clock," I said. She nodded and waved goodbye. She started down the path and into the forest. I smiled to myself and pumped my fist in the air. I walked home all happy and smiling. I looked and saw Sam and his gang, Paul and Jared. They were looking at me like they were waiting for me to join them. I would never join them.
I entered the house and found dad watching the news. I walked over and sat next to him.
"Hey dad," I said.
"Hi Seth," he said.
"Dad," I said. "Can I ask you something about the legends?" He glanced at me.
"Sure," he said. "What do you need to know?"
"Is there a legend about someone who could set people on fire and fight strong water currents?"
"Why do you need to know?" he asked. I had to think of something.
"Um…" I stuttered. "General knowledge."
"Ok," he said. "There was a woman who came to talk with our ancestors. She claimed she was a wiccan. He asked her what a wiccan was, but she didn't answer. She told him that there were wiccans all over the world and that they protected humans from the devils in the world." It made sense. Posie saved me from that guy who was trying to kill me.
"What else?" I asked eager to learn everything he knew.
"Well she had special abilities and claimed that we might come across her future generations. In return for this information, she asked about our legends. We told her everything we knew. She left without anything else."
"Did she mention her name or something?" I asked again. I needed to know.
"No," he said. "She only said 'If you need anything, look for the Halliwells.' They never saw her again." Halliwell? That was Posie's last name. Oh my god. It can't be. It must be some mistake. "If they were real I'd like to meet one," he chuckled. I was too busy panicking to laugh.
"Uh," I said. "Thanks dad. I'm going to bed. Good night." He couldn't say anything because I half way to my room then. I changed into my nightwear and turned on my computer. I waited for it to open and when it did, I clicked the internet. Once it loaded, I opened Google and typed in 'Wiccan'. I clicked on the first site that showed up. It read a lot of useless things. I finally found a site that read:
"Wiccans are people who protect humans from devils and evil. They have special abilities which they use to do it. Throughout the years wiccans have been misunderstood and killed. Finally they were allowed to live, because the people discovered that those women were innocent and stopped the killings. Wiccans have been proven to not exist. They are often called witches."
I finished the article in shock. There was no way Posie was a witch. But it did make sense. No one normal does what she does. I climbed into my bed and tried to sleep. I kept thinking about Posie and how her speech was from the twentieth century. She appeared out of nowhere. My mind wandered to when I shook her hand, the electric shock that passed through me. It was like nothing I'd ever felt before. I spent the whole night thinking about her and if she was a witch. It was incredible. I never felt anything like it before.
I heard my alarm clock go off. I looked at it and it showed twelve thirty. I panicked. I didn't sleep at all last night. I spent the whole night thinking about Posie. I rushed out of bed. I only had thirty minutes to get to the beach.
As soon as I was ready, I rushed into the kitchen. I saw my mom, dad and Leah sitting there. Leah, as usual, was frowning.
"Bye, mom, dad, Leah," I yelled. "I'm going to the beach."
"Aren't you going to eat something, honey?" asked my mom.
"No thanks," I said. "I'm not hungry." I ran out. I walked to the beach. It was quiet and I was a little worried that she wouldn't show up.
I was on the worn path to there when I noticed someone in the corner. I took a closer look at the person and noticed it was Posie. I decided that the best place to confront her would be in the forest. I stormed past her and went into the forest. She followed me a little behind. I walked for a little while and stopped until I was in a little clearing. She stopped a little behind me.
"You have impossibly high stamina," I began. She moved closer to me. "sometimes you speak like you're from a different time. You light people on fire. You appear out of nowhere. You appear at the right time and place when I'm in trouble." She moved closer to the point that she was only a few inches away from me. I took a deep breath and continued. "I know what you are." I said. She seemed to freeze when I said that. I must be right. I gasped.
"Say it," she commanded. The words got stuck in my mouth. "Out loud." She commanded me again. I tried, but I couldn't. "Say it." Her voice went up a little. I was momentarily afraid of her. I had never seen her like that.
"Witch," I choked out when I found my voice. She moved closer to the point that her breath was on my neck. My breathing got ragged.
"Are you afraid?" she asked with a slight hint of fear in her voice. I turned to her.
"No," I said. She stared at me for a few seconds before grabbing my arm and dragging me into the forest.
"Where are we going?" I asked. She glanced at me.
"Out of the cloud bank, in Forks. You need to see what I look like in the sun," I wondered what she meant by going to Forks. I looked and saw flames surrounding us. I panicked and the next thing I knew we were up the mountain in Forks. I started hyperventilating. The way she got us here was a really fast way. I glanced down and noticed she was wearing some jean shorts and a jacket. She took the jacket off and held it in her hand. She was wearing a yellow top with straps. She took a deep breath and stepped into the sunlight's path.