Chapter 5: Confessions:
Posie in the sunlight was shocking. I couldn't get used to it, though I'd been staring at her and thinking of her for one week. Her skin literally sparkled, like thousands of tiny diamonds were embedded in the surface. It was incredible. She stood there like a statue on the grass, her arms bare except for the straps that belonged to her shirt and the part of her legs that showed sparkled. I looked at her face. Her eyes were closed and her face was expressionless. She was like a perfect statue carved into the earth, her skin glistening in the sun like crystal. She looked amazing.
"You're beautiful," I whispered. She opened her eyes and looked at me.
"Beautiful," she snorted. "This is the skin of a hunter, Seth. I'm a hunter." She walked down the path from where she was standing. I scrambled to go after her. I looked and saw her sitting on the grass with her jacket on. I came and sat next to her.
"How did you figure it out?" she asked.
"I asked my dad and he told me a legend about wiccans. I did the rest of my research on the internet," I said.
"Figures," she said. "It's not like Grams to not have given the Quileutes information."
"Grams," I said. "As in your grandmother?" I asked. She nodded.
"She was the one who talked to the Quileutes," she answered. I stared at her. "She came here in search of werewolves and discovered your ancestors-"
"Wait," I cut her off. "Werewolves?" I asked.
"Please don't tell anyone and I'll tell you," she said. I nodded. "Is there anyone in La Push who've had major growth spurts or stayed out of school for a few days and came back as part of a gang?"
"Yeah," I nodded. "There's Sam Uley, Jared Thail and Paul Meraz."
"They're werewolves," she answered. I stared at her in shock. "They exist to protect humans from vampires."
"Vampires?" I asked. She nodded.
"All your legends are true. The Cullens are vegetarian vampires," she said. It took me a while to process this. Maybe Sam leaving Leah for Emily had to do with him being a werewolf.
"Can a werewolf leave someone for someone else?" I asked.
"Yes," she answered a little sad. I wondered why. "It's called imprinting. When a werewolf sees his soul mate they imprint. It's really rare. It's not the wolf's fault if he imprints. It's like destiny."
"So Sam imprinted on Emily," I said. She looked at me. "Sam was with my sister, Leah, when he disappeared. He came back and our second cousin Emily was over. He looked at her and went out running. A few days later, he dumped my sister and has been with Emily."
"That's rough," she commented. I nodded.
"Now all she does is cry," I said. "But, I don't blame Sam anymore. It wasn't his fault." I said standing up. She smiled and stood up too.
"Don't tell anyone, please," she asked.
"Your secret's safe with me," I said. She hugged me. I hugged her back. It felt nice. She let go and grabbed my hand. I let her lead me to a spot with a lot of sunlight. She took off her jacket and her skin started sparkling. She sat down and I sat down next to her. She lay on her back and I did too. We turned to face each other and smiled.
"Any more questions?" she asked. I smiled even bigger.
"What's your family like?" I asked.
"Well," she said. "We're five sisters, Prue, Piper, Phoebe, me and Paige. That's the list from oldest to youngest. Piper's husband, Leo and Phoebe's husband, Coop are our brother in law's. Then there's Piper's three months old son, Wyatt." I stared at her. "Prue is overprotective and scary when she wants to. Piper is maternal and like a second mother. Leo and Coop are like the big brothers I never had. Phoebe is out going and a little crazy. Paige is crazy and irresponsible not to mention a little fashion crazy. They're my best friends." She spoke so fondly of her family. It almost made me want to cry.
"What are all your powers?" I asked.
"Well, Prue can move things with her mind, move things she can't see, send out waves of energy, and be in two places at once. She's the most powerful. Piper can stop time, blow things up and change an objects physical form. Phoebe can see the future and the past, read minds, levitate, feel emotions, and deflect attacks. Paige can move things through teleporting, we call it orbing, orb, which is teleporting, change her appearance, heal, and speak every language. Leo is our whitelighter. Whitelighters are like guardian angels for witches. He can orb, heal, change his appearance, and is like a walking magical creatures encyclopedia. Paige and I are half whitelighter only her powers are more whitelighter while mine are all witch. Coop is a cupid. I know it's hard to believe, but it's true. He can fade, which is another form of teleporting, feel peoples' emotions and has a certain ring that gives him a lot of other powers. Wyatt has all of those powers plus countless others. The five of us are the Charmed Ones." I couldn't speak. It was truly amazing. That was one powerful family. She didn't mention her powers.
"What are your powers?" I asked.
"Well," she said. "I can control water, fire, air, the ground, and ice. I can also manipulate the weather and heat. I can also flame. That's how we got here. It's another form of teleportation." I stared at her in complete shock. Form that description; she should be the most powerful.
"Wow," I said. "How old are you?"
"Seventeen," she answered. Wait, how can she be seventeen? Her Grandmother visited our ancestors.
"How long have you been seventeen?" I asked. Her mouth pressed into a firm line.
"A while," was her only answer.
"How long is a while?" I asked again. Her lips pressed together in a firm line.
"I was born in 1867," she said. I stared at her open mouthed. "A normal witch would be dead right now, but I'm not normal." I heard her whisper under her breath. "Stupid nexus."
"What's a nexus?" I asked. She looked at me shocked. I had noticed my senses becoming stronger, but I pushed it away.
"How did you hear that?" she asked. It was a little weird. I shrugged. "A nexus is a point of incredible energy. Our first house, you may have read about it in history, the Halliwell Manor, in San Francisco," I nodded. "Well it was built over a nexus. Our family built it there to claim the spot for good. Well evil tried to take over it, and the only way to stop them was to vanquish it. We used clones to vanquish it, because it exploded the house. But unfortunately we got infected by a part of it, so we're now immortal." She finished in sadness. I held her hand and started rubbing circles on it.
She glanced at her wrist watch and gasped.
"I should take you home," she said scrambling to her feet.
"Why?" I asked. She showed me her wrist watch and it read five thirty. "Oh," I said. She held out her hand and I held it eagerly. I saw flames cover my whole body and the next thing I knew I was in the forest in front of my house. I started breathing rapidly again. It was going to take me a long time to get used to flaming. She held my hand and led me towards the house.
"Can I see you tomorrow?" she asked.
"Sure," I answered. She smiled and turned to leave. "Oh, Posie?" I asked. She turned to look at me. "Can you come over a little early to meet my family?" she smiled and nodded. I watched her disappear into the forest before I walked into the house. I walked in smiling.
"Who was that?" asked my mom. I turned and saw her smiling. Dad and Leah were sitting in the living room too. Dad was smiling and Leah was frowning.
"A friend," I said. She raised her eyebrow at me. "Her name is Posie and she's coming over tomorrow morning to see you so please don't embarrass me." I begged. Dad laughed and Leah snorted. Mom smiled.
"Like we would embarrass you," said Leah. "You already do a fine job yourself." I glared at her. She got up to go for a walk and mom got up to make dinner. I went up to my room and started listening to some music. I was lying on my bed when I felt someone tap my shoulders.
I looked and saw Posie kneeling down next to it. I jumped up. She laughed quietly.
"Sorry," she said. "I didn't mean to startle you." I laughed a little.
"It's okay," I said. "What are you doing here?" I asked as I moved a little on the bed to make some room for her. She came and sat down next to me.
"I came to find out more about you," she said. I looked into her eyes and they were tinkling. The light shade of blue in them seemed to light up when they saw me.
"Can you please stop doing that?" I asked. She looked bewildered.
"Doing what?" she asked.
"Dazzling me," I said as if it were obvious. She smiled a little.
"I was going to ask you the same thing," she said. I smiled and went closer to her and she inched closer to me too. I looked into her eyes and before I could stop myself I bent down and my lips touched hers. I pulled back and looked into her eyes afraid I had crossed the line. She stared at me with a huge grin plastered in her face.
"I'm sorry," I apologized.
"For what? I didn't mind anything," she answered. I smiled at her.
"Seth," I heard my mom call from down stairs. "Dinner's ready." I groaned at her for ruining the happiest moment of my life.
"Coming," I called back.
"Call for me after you finish dinner," she said. I looked at her.
"How do I call for you?" I asked her confused. What did she mean call for her. I didn't have her number or anything.
"Yell my name or whisper it. I'll hear you," she told me. I smiled and she flamed out. I got to the door frame, and I stood there for a moment processing what had just happened. I kissed her and she didn't pull back. I went down the stairs and stood there for a moment.
About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Posie Halliwell was a witch. Second, there was a part of her that was immortal and lived forever. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with her.