Chapter 3

"No way! Are you serious, Rose?!"

I nodded, seeing as how I couldn't talk with a mouth full of pudding.

"This is amazing!" Alex exclaimed, "you actually have powers!"

"Shh!" I reprimanded, taking a look around the small cafeteria, "they'll hear you!"

"But, Rose!" she whined, "this is amazing! Does Jimmy know?"

"I-"

"Does Jimmy know what?" The half-human/half-Kanay hybrid set down his tray across from me and Alex, sitting down in the chair, eyeing us with suspicion. "This better not be a prank or something, I get enough of that with my uncles and aunt."

"If we were going to prank you, why would we tell you about it?" Alex rolled her eyes, then locked them on mine with a smile on her face. "Tell him, Rose!"

"Tell me what?"

I gulped as I faced him. Jimmy would accept me, wouldn't he? He had powers too, after all...

"Jimmy, I just found out today that I have powers."

The milk he was drinking immediately came back up as he began to cough violently.

"Ew!" Alex squealed, grabbing a napkin and trying to dry up the little droplets that managed to get on her shirt, "not cool, dude! That's just gross!"

I, on the other hand, couldn't contain my laughter. People around us were beginning to stare; I didn't blame them. I probably sounded like a hyena.

"Rose," Jimmy finally got his voice back, although it was lowered to a whisper, "you have powers?! How?!"

"Well, when a mommy witch, and a daddy wizard, love each other very much-" Alex started with a smirk but was cut off with a hand from Jimmy.

"I know...how that happened. I don't need to hear about it!"

I cringed, uncomfortable that my best friends were talking about my birth. And what my parents had to...ugh. Cue shudder.

"I meant," Jimmy continued, "how did you suddenly get powers? How did you discover them?"

"I-"

"She cast three spells on Mrs. Jones!" Alex snorted, "she put a paper bag on her head, made her fall on her ass, and then gave her a, hmm, how should I word this...a new hairdo!" she laughed uncontrollably at the end. "Oh, how I wish I could've seen that!"

"Jeez, Rose. That's not like you," Jimmy smirked. "But hey, you got powers! Awesome! Does anyone else know?"

"Nope," I replied, "well, except Darren."

"Why the hell would you tell Darren?!" Alex shrieked, "he's a pompous, conceited, arrogant-"

"But he's also a wizard," I pointed out, "I don't like him either, but I figured that since he has magic powers, then he'd know what was happening to me. He was the first person I told."

"Just don't become buddy-buddy with him, Rose," Jimmy warned, "you can't trust that guy."

I nodded in agreement.

You see, all of us were members of the Sharks, plus Aurora (unbelievable, I know) and Darren was the Captain. None of us liked him very much except for Aurora, who was always flirting with him and trying to get together with him. However, he always ignored her advances. Instead, he was more inclined to talk to me, God knows why.

He was constantly trying to show off, claim all the glory. So, me, Jimmy, and Alex all tended to try to stay away from him. We weren't going to quit the Sharks; that would let him win. Also, all of our parents were Sharks back in their high school days: Jax, Andi, Diego, and Daniel. We wanted to keep their 'legacy' going sorta say, follow in their footsteps. Plus, swimming was just plain fun.

And, between you and me, I'm a sucker for competition.

"Soooo," Alex drew out, "cast a spell!"

"We're in public!" I scolded in a whisper, "someone could see us!"

"Not if you do is discreetly! Come on, Rose. Let's see what you can do!"

"Yeah, I'm kinda interested, myself," Jimmy grinned.

I bit my lip, contemplating my choice. Well, what could it hurt? It would only be one, teeny, tiny spell.

I lifted my hand slightly, copying the movements that I've seen Mom make, only backwards.

Come on, magic...come on..

I was delighted to see a bright red ball of magic forming in the palm of my hand. I continued the hand motions.

Then I began to mutter the spell, "this apple on my tray isn't good to eat, replace it with something sweet."

Snapping my fingers, the ball of magic transformed into a single line, zooming quickly toward the apple. Instantly, it was replaced by a Jolly Rancher.

"Sweet!" Alex grinned, snatching up the piece of candy before I could object, popping it into her mouth.

"Hey!" I protested, "I cast the spell, I should get to eat it!"

"Some will win, some will lose. Some were born to sing the blues!" Alex recited.

I rolled my eyes at the musical reference.

"I'll take care of her, Rose," Jimmy winked playfully, connecting his two fists together. Next, he opened them both, thrusting them in Alex's direction. I could feel the small heat wave from my place at the table.

"Hey!" she complained.

Jimmy and I laughed in response.

The rest of the day was pretty uneventful after that. After school, I ran home as fast as I could to tell the news. Only, I didn't just want to outright say it. I wanted to try to be subtle and calm.

My opportunity came while Mom was cooking dinner. She had accidently dropped the spoon she was stirring the noodles with, and was bending down to pick it up, when I stopped her.

"No, Mom. Let me!"

She gave me a smile, "thank you, Rose." She went back to cooking.

Performing the hand motion with my right hand, I began saying the spell.

"This spell is my command, make the spoon appear in my hand."

After snapping my fingers, the wooden spoon instantly found itself in my grip. Grinning, I glanced up at Mom's form to see if she noticed.

Judging by the now boiling-over water and the way her mouth was wide open, I'd say that she noticed.

"Rose!" she squeaked, "did you just-was that-?!"

I nodded happily.

"This is wonderful!" Mom beamed, pulling me out of the chair and giving me a tight hug. "My daughter has powers! This is amazing! I had a feeling that you weren't powerless! Oh wait until your father finds out..."

"Mom, can't breathe!" I gasped.

"Oh, right. Sorry," she smiled sheepishly. "But, Rose! How did this happen? When did you find out?"

"I found out today when I accidently cast a few spells. Don't worry, Darren fixed it. Nobody knows a thing."

"Darren? That boy you don't like so much? He helped you?"

"Yep. To be honest, it surprised me too," I admitted.

"Hmm," she smirked, "then maybe he's not all that bad."

"Trust me, Mom. He's bad."

When Dad got home from work, me and Mom could barely hold back our giggles. Dad rose an eyebrow at our behavior, but didn't mention anything about it.

At the dinner table, while Mom and I were sharing silent smirks, Dad finally cleared his throat. "So, how was your first day?"

"Fine," I replied.

"And yours, Em?"

"Fine!"

Awkward silence.

That's when I noticed that Dad's glass was nearly empty.

"Hey, Dad. Want more soda?" I asked.

"Sure, Rosie, thanks," he smiled.

Dad's eyes widened when I lifted my hand.

"Dad's thirst isn't meant to last, refill the soda in his glass!"

Dad's mouth dropped when his drinking glass was full again. "Rose...what? How? You-"

"I got my powers today!" I announced proudly.

"You did?!" He beamed, then turned to Mom, "Em, did you know about this?"

Mom couldn't contain her smile as she excitedly nodded. "I found out while I was cooking dinner. I dropped a spoon, then Rose cast a spell to make it appear in her hand! Isn't this great!"

"It is!" Dad agreed, "we gotta celebrate! Tomorrow, we're going Brillare for dinner!"

"That fancy restaurant?!" I questioned, shocked.

Mom didn't act so surprised however, she was staring at Dad with this goofy grin on her face.

My eyes went heavenward, "Earth to Mom and Dad...hello!"

They snapped out of whatever they had, blushes evident on their faces.

I mentally groaned. Yeah, it's great that my parents love each other and all that. But I hated when they had one of their mushy moments.

A/N: I am on a role! Hey, might as well use all the creativity/ideas I'm getting for this story. It's better than having an idea and not writing it!

p.s. Brillare is the name of the restuarant in my oneshot 'I Need You Here Always' ;D

CelestialTitania: He is kind of like Jax, only you'll see that he has a much larger ego. Darren is also the most popular boy in school, yet he's not a rebel. He's very mysterious and seems to be very powerful.

skyheart09: Thanks!

tierrayaoi: Thank you! I haven't worked with OC's in awhile, so it's nice to know that I'm doing a good job!

Daddy Directioner: Thank you. Sigh, I wish I could do that spell on some of my teachers. Well, more like a few teachers from over the years. I like all my teachers this year :)

Jamie: Do you mean that as a good thing or a bad thing?

NikkiFoxy86: Thank you! :D

Aipom4: ;D

Jemmalover1: Hmm, I don't know, though. Rose seems pretty set in stone about hating him ;D

lovethatignites: Thank you! :) Lol could you imagine it?

"Mom, there's something I need to tell you!"

"What is it, Maddie-winky?"

"Diego and I are having a baby!"

"You're going to be a grandma, Mrs. Van Pelt!"

*THUD*

"Mom?!"

"Mrs. Van Pelt?!"

I thought it'd be funnier with Meigo telling them XD