It was raining as Sabrina, Harvey and I were walking in the park while talking. "But why don't you two want to see it? It's not like Leo Diwolf does a live stage play everyday?" Sabrina asked Harvey and me.
"Look, I know girls like Leo, but Aaron and I would be the only male in the audience. I could tell from the title." Harvey said. "Plus, it's not something we want to go to anyways, Sabreeny." I added. "What's wrong with Moonlit Drenched Nights of Enchanted Smooching?" Sabrina asked us as we stopped walking.
"Right off, you know something's not going to blow up. Besides, if any of the guys ever saw me and Aaron coming out of there, they'll TP'd me to my bike and tie Aaron to the flagpole." Harvey said. "That, and it's too romantic." I said.
"Aaron, you think everything in books and media involving romance is too romantic after reading Twilight." Sabrina said. "It's not my fault that Twilight made literature with romance too romantic for me!" I defended myself.
"Now come on, we'll be late for school. What a lousy day to walk to school." Harvey said about the rain. "Oh maybe, crazy suggestion, we can skip school?" I asked. "No." Harvey said. "But whyyyy?" I asked. "Because we need the education." Harvey said. "But I hate school. We all know that if it wasn't for my grades, the teachers would have me expelled." I groaned.
"Aaron, you know that teachers like you." Sabrina said. "What about last week, when I was bored?" I asked. "You were playing your DS." Sabrina said. "Yeah, because I was bored with their stuff. If they want me to pay attention, they should at least make it interesting." I said as we walked.
"Hold up, my shoe untied." Sabrina said as she was tying her shoe while we were on the wooden bridge. "Whoa, I never saw the bridge so close to the water. The river's really high." Harvey said. "Yeah, but as long as we ignore it and wait for Sabreeny to tie her shoes, we'll be fine." I told Harvey.
"Think it's safe to cross?" Sabrina asked us. "Well, we're standing on it. I think it's safe to cross." I said. "Sure, this bridge has been here for a hundred years!" Harvey added, jumping on it and causing it to crack a bit. "Uh, Harv?" I said, nervously. "See, solid as a rock." Harvey said, just before the section of the bridge we were on broke even more.
"Uh oh." Harvey said before we fell through, screaming as we fell into the river. "Harvey, Aaron! Harvey, Aaron, where are you two?!" Sabrina called out, running to the edge of the bridge as Harvey and I were being carried by the river.
I managed to grab hold on to Harvey while trying to swim towards the shore. However, it wasn't working, due to the force of the river. Meanwhile, Sabrina was following after us from the edge of the river. Finally, Harvey and I managed to get back to shore via a log coming out of nowhere, though Harvey was out cold by that point.
"Oh my god! I'm coming, Harvey and Aaron! Whoa!" Sabrina exclaimed, slipping on mud and landing on top of Harvey and me. "Ow. Sabreeny, what was that, trying to mud wrestle and failing?" I asked, rubbing my chest which was in pain from Sabrina falling on me while sitting up.
Harvey woke up while Sabrina was coughing. "Sabrina?" Harvey asked. "Harvey, Aaron, are you two okay?" Sabrina asked. "Besides a bridge breaking under us, yeah. Best ride ever! Can we do that again?" I asked with a smile before sneezing a bit. "Great, now I have a cold. Wait, I have a cold, I can't go to school now! Yay me!" I exclaimed with my fist in the air while sneezing.
"Sabrina, you-you saved me." Harvey said, getting up. "Huh?" Sabrina asked. "What? Harv, I think you got a bit of river water in your head, still." I said before sneezing some more. "Last thing I remembered was falling in the water. Now here we are. So you might be right about river water being in my head." Harvey said before hitting the side of his head, trying to get rid of the water.
"I meant, you're being serious?" I asked. "Think about it, Aaron. Sabrina must have dived in to save us." Harvey said to me before turning to Sabrina. "I cannot believe how brave that was!" Harvey said. "What?" Sabrina and I asked Harvey before I sneezed some more.
"Oh, no, Harvey. I didn't..." Sabrina began before we turned to look at the bridge as the bus was about to drive over it only to stop when seeing that hole. Suddenly Chloe opened the window. "Hey guys, are you okay?!" She called out to us.
"Wait, Chloe was on the bus the whole time?" I asked. "Yeah, I thought you knew." Sabrina said. "No, I thought she was already at school." I said before sneezing again. "We're fine! Sabrina just saved Aaron and my lives!" Harvey shouted. "But Harvey, I didn't..." Sabrina began again. "She arrived just after..." I began too, before sneezing.
"She did what?" Chloe asked as she and the other students arrived. "She dove into the raging river and pulled me and Aaron out! That's what!" Harvey said as the other students cheered. "Look, you got it all wrong." Sabrina said. "Harv, it was a lo-" I began before sneezing. Now I'm beginning to regret having a cold.
"Wow. It's just like when my hamster fell in a toilet. Except it's Harvey and not a toilet." Chloe said. "What does it have to do with th-" I began to ask before sneezing again. "Sabrina, you're a hero. I'm surprise Aaron allowed you to touch him, given his... issues." A random female student said.
"I'm not! And he didn't, because I didn't pull him out!" Sabrina protested. "She's just modest. I tell you, I was going down for the third time and Aaron was about to pass out. The next we knew, she had us here on the riverbank!" Harvey said. "Harv, that's not what happened. You were out cold when everything happened. We were saved by-" I began before sneezing again. "See, even he agrees that we were saved by Sabrina." Harvey said.
"Hello, is anyone listening? I did not..." Sabrina began. "Wait, let me say something first. I owe you my life. Aaron and I both do." Harvey said, causing me to look at him with shock. "What?!" I asked. "So if you want to go to that Leo Diwolf play, well, then, we'll be honored to go with you." Harvey said.
"Harv, you can't just volunteer me to do that!" I said before sneezing. "Aaron, we owe Sabrina our lives, including going to the play. So, what were you going to say?" Harvey asked Sabrina. "Oh, uh, me? Oh, uh, nothing. Nothing at all." Sabrina said, looking smiling at the crowd of students. "Sabreeny, what the heck? You're seriously letting this stuff happen?" I asked before sneezing again.
Soon, we were at school. Yes, despite the fact that I had a cold, the school nurse, the homeroom teacher and even the principal told me that unless I was burning a fever or throwing up or having extreme pain, I wasn't being sent back home. What's worse, they won't even let my parents know about this, or even let me call my parents, letting them know about me getting a cold!
There goes all my excitement of getting a cold for the first time. Frankly, I think it's them wanting payback for me being bored last week. It's not my fault I get bored easily, the school just makes lessons boring.
"And then she dove off the bridge and swam a mile underwater to rescue them! I saw the whole thing! I heard she had to fight off two sharks, a submarine and swim through a minefield, on top of Aaron struggling against her." Some random students gossiped during lunch as Gem entered the room and sat at a table.
"Get real. There's no sharks in Greendale." One female at Gem's table said. "Gem, did you hear how Sabrina saved Harvey and Aaron this morning? It's all they talk about." Another person at Gem's table said.
"Oh, give me a break. Save Harvey and my Aaron? Spellman couldn't save string." Gem said, before turning around to wink at me. "Gah!" I exclaimed, hiding behind one of my books while waiting for Sabrina and Harvey to grab their lunch. "Please look away." I said to myself, before noticing Gem turned away. Ha ha, success!
"It's good to be warm and dry again. That river was freezing." Harvey said, as he and Sabrina came towards me with their trays. "Was it?" Sabrina asked. "What do you mean, was it? You jumped in too." Harvey told Sabrina. "Harv, she didn't jump in with us." I said, before sneezing miserably.
"Aaron, you should tell the teachers about this." Sabrina said. "I did. They told me no, but I guess that's them liking me, huh?" I asked while narrowing my eyes at Sabrina. "What do you mean?" Sabrina asked. "Sabrina, over here!" One of the cheerleaders called out, wanting Sabrina to sit at the same table as...*gulps* Gem!
PSA narrator: Yes, Gem. She is the daughter of a crazy person. When Aaron was six, she claimed him as a Christmas present, giving him a lot of emotional trauma and making him the person you see, or reading, today. She also thinks Aaron is hers and hers alone, and won't take no for an answer. She is as nuts as her father!
Thanks, PSA narrator. Wait, what is that supposed to mean?! Never mind, at least you warned everyone about the dangers of...Gem! No, we're not doing the PSA again, just once is enough! Twice is overkill!
Gem was trying to protest, but the cheerleaders decided to give Sabrina special permission due to 'heroism'. "Come on, Sabrina! You too, Harvey and Aaron!" The cheerleader said. "No, no, no, no, no, no." I said as I walked backwards, towards an empty table where no one else was sitting at.
At least, that's how it would have gone if Harvey hadn't blocked my path. "Aaron, you owe Sabrina your life. So, you're sitting with us, even if Gem is at the table. End of it." Harvey said, with his tone saying as much too. "But." I began.
"Aaron. Cheerleader's table for Sabrina due to her saving us. End. Of. Discussion." Harvey said as we walked over to the table. Meanwhile, I started to have dark emotions towards Harvey before pushing those aside. Maybe he's right, we should allow Sabreeny to have her moment for once. Even if it means...Gem!
"You want me at your table?" Sabrina asked as we walked over to the cheerleaders' table. "I know it's a big honor, but since you risked your life this morning, you're practically popular! The cheerleader said. "Oh. Well, I don't know that I risked my life, exactly." Sabrina said as we sat down at the table.
"Come on, Sabrina. You were awesome." Harvey said, nudging Sabrina. "Harv, you were passed out." I reminded him. "So were you." He countered. "No, I was not." I argued. "Aaron, stop arguing and accept that Sabrina saved our lives while we were passed out. End of argument." Harvey whispered to me.
Sabrina gave me a look of pity and guilt, but I turned away. If she wasn't even going to bother getting the record straight with Harvey, then what's the point of the look? I don't need her pity. Jesus, why am I thinking of those thoughts? What's wrong with me? Is this a side effect of getting sick?
"Look at her blush, she's so modest. No wonder she and Aaron will be a thing soon." Said the cheerleader, pulling me out of my thoughts. "And with so much to be modest about. Tell me, Spellman. Exactly how did you save Harvey and Aaron, who is mine?" Gem asked as she tried to scooch over to me. However, either I was thinking it or my Gem was, but one of my smaller shields came between us, forcing Gem to reluctantly scooch back to her seat.
"Uh, well, you see." Sabrina began before the vice principal came. "There she is." The vice principal said. "Oh no." I said, face palming before pulling out a box of tissues and sneezing. It's official, I hate the cold, I hate school, and I hate the feeling of dying. Not particularly in that order.
"As a girl, I once spoke to Gandhi. That was the greatest moment of my life, next to that weekend with the fire-eater. But now I'm prouder to know Sabrina than anyone I met. Even Aaron agrees, given the way he's holding his tears of you rescuing him and Harvey." The vice principal said, mistaking me blowing my nose due to the cold as me holding back tears.
"Gee. Thanks, Mrs. Bleachstain. But Aaron's not crying. He just has the cold." Sabrina said. "Oh, okay. He should go home for that. In fact, I'll call his parents, just because you saved him and we wouldn't want your efforts to go wasted. It just proves that great heroes come in small packages." Mrs. Bleachstain said as the lunchroom cheered, except me. "Yeah, small. And feeling smaller by the second." Sabrina said, looking away.
Soon, my parents got the call. And they were not pleased to find out that the school knew this morning and didn't think to tell them. I guess paranoia from me almost dying at birth. Anyways, skipping the whole argument and swearing, curtsy of my mother, I was sent home after lunch.
Good thing too, because if they didn't, I was gonna skip school because of Gem, Harvey being a jerk for no reason, and everyone praising Sabrina for something she and I knew she didn't do, and she was gonna crack under everyone's expectations soon. That, and those dark thoughts in my head for some reason.
Anyways, I was lying down in bed, shivering a bit, yet also feeling hot. I was about to watch some of the Xena VHS tapes on my laptop that I enhanced with magic to play VHS tapes when I felt my iPod vibrate. I took it off my nightstand to see the Spellman's number. I sneezed a bit before answering.
"Hi, this is sick Aaron calling. Please begin calling after he's stopped feeling death, you know, from other people talking about fake heroism and being forced into stuff by their 'friends'." I said before coughing.
"Aaron, I didn't know this would happen. Also, you're over dramatic with the dying part." Sabrina said. "Maybe, but you're letting Harvey think he can offer my life to you, as well as his." I told her. "Yeah, it's strange that he's acting that way. But I promise, I want to tell the truth. Just Uncle Quigley said that people who lie about being heroes should be feathered and tarred." Sabrina said.
"Wow, that's a bit excessive. Okay, I'll forgive you, since it's not like you're telling people to treat you like a hero. Or invite you to sit with them. Or to treat their friend's lives like they're objects that are given away freely. Or to get me sick for the first time." I said.
"Wait, you mean to tell me Aaron, the boy who never got sick in his life before, Mr. Perfect Health, is sick? Besides that one flu?" Salem asked from Sabrina's end before laughing. "Yes, and I have so much 'love' to give you. Besides, I was out cold when I had that flu. You know, the one where you tried to get me to swear the Saberhagen Oath and my mother threatened to get my germs on you, unlucky." I said before sneezing. "What did you say?!" Salem asked. "Unlucky, since you're a black cat." I said, allowing myself a small smile.
"Anyways, I'll let that stereotype comment slide. I was just about to tell Sabrina before she called you that she should give herself a break. Sure, she'll never save you in a million years, but that doesn't mean she would have saved Harvey if she had the chance, right?" Salem asked. "Salem, you just had to ask." I said before sneezing and coughing. Trust me, it was painful.
"Hey, wait a minute. That's it. If I could go back in time to this morning, right before Aaron and Harvey fell in, maybe I could really save Harvey." Sabrina said. "Sure, just jump right in. Then we'll have three drowning doofuses. Oh, and don't look for me to pull you out. I don't do water" Salem said.
"Salem, I'll get even with you soon for that crack about me being a doofus. But first, Sabreeny, that is the worst plan ever. Don't you remember what happens when you mess with the timeline, or did you forget what happened when you decided to have Gem's life?" I asked, reminding her of that whole mess.
"No it isn't, Aaron. Not when I could stop you two from falling in the first place. That means no danger to Harvey and no cold for you. No mistaking me for a hero. And no embarrassing confession." Sabrina said.
"Fine, I'll help you, just give me a few minutes to come over. Anything to get Harv off my back about owing you my freedom." I told her. "Aaron, I'm really sorry he's doing that. It seems a bit out of character for him. Plus, you don't have to come over, not when you're sick." Sabrina said.
"Must be the river water in his head. And it's more of I need to be there, not I have to. Otherwise, Harv will force me to sit next to Gem again." I said, as my left eye turned red and my right eye turned dark green for a moment, due to the dark thoughts in my head, before turning back to normal as my thoughts turned back to normal.
"Hmm. Could work. And if I go back to this morning, I get two breakfasts." Salem said. "Salem, what the heck? How did this whole discussion go from saving Harv for real to you having breakfast a second time?" I asked as I put on a pair of jeans and jacket over my P.J. 's and grabbed the warp whistle.
I hung up and soon blew into the warp whistle, which still produces the usual sound, despite my voice sounding like Huey, Luey and Dewie during Ducktales in the 90's, right now. Yes, really. Anyways, I was warped to Sabrina's room, just as Salem pulled out a blue hourglass from somewhere.
"Well, there's this old thing. The second half's a little slow, but it does the job. Just think when you want us to arrive, then turn it over." Salem said as he took off his bathrobe before he and Sabrina saw me. "Aaron, are you sure you should be out of bed? Maybe you should head back home. Salem and I can handle this." Sabrina said.
I will admit, a part of me wants to take that offer. I really do. But then I remember Harvey forcing me to sit with Gem because he thinks Sabrina saved him and me. I decided to force myself to say no, as those dark thoughts came again before leaving.
"No, Sabreeny. I need to help you do this. It's the only way this will work." I said, stopping to cough painfully for a moment. "Well, if you say so." Sabrina said with some hesitance as I walked over to her while Salem jumped into her backpack. "Hey, we're just changing history. What could go wrong?" Salem asked as Sabrina turned the hourglass upside down, activating the magic.
We soon arrived in our past bodies, back to this morning. Though Salem was also in Sabreeny's backpack and I have no cold. "Jesus, something of Salem's actually worked." I muttered under my breath.
"What was that, Aaron?" Harvey asked me. "Nothing." I said as I began walking away from the part of the bridge, before stopping as more dark thoughts came to my head. "Oh my gosh. I only have two seconds to save him." Sabrina said as I was holding my head. "Just remember. I don't swim. Also, is it me or is Aaron's eye red?" Salem asked, noticing my eye.
"What do you mea-What's happening to your eye, Aaron?" Sabrina asked, noticing what Salem meant. "I-I don't know. They just started happening, and my head is hurting from all these thoughts." I said, falling to my knees while trying to block out the dark thoughts.
"Sure, this thing's been here for a hundred years." Harvey said as he jumped on the spot twice. "Harvey, no!" Sabrina said as she tackled Harvey, and me, out of the way and onto a part of the riverbank.
"Ouch! I think I bent my kidney." Salem complained as I sneezed. "Great, the cold returned." I said as the dark thoughts subsided. "Oh no." Sabrina said as she shook Harvey awake. "How is he still alive?" I asked.
"Harvey, you're safe!" Sabrina said to Harvey. "From what?" Harvey asked while groaning. Soon the bus came, but it got stuck on the spot. "Look out, the bridge's collapsing." Harvey said as we climbed out, only for Harvey to fall back in. "Harvey!" Sabrina and I called out as the bridge collapsed and the bus tried to reverse.
"Oh no! I stop Harvey and you from falling through, so now the school bus did!" Sabrina said to me. "And I got the cold at the end, too." I said as Sabrina and I tried to use our weights to balance the bus, only to get our backpacks straps caught on the branches and the rear bumper of the bus. "Did I mention I hate height also?" Salem asked. "Salem, shut it." I said.
"HELP!" Sabrina, Salem and I called out while the straps of our backpacks were breaking. "Sabrina, Aaron!" Past Harvey said. "Harvey! I'm-" Sabrina began as I started holding my head in pain due to the amount of dark thoughts. "Everyone jump for your lives!" Chloe shouted as she opened the back door for the bus before she and everyone jumped out.
"Sabrina? Aaron?" Chloe asked, noticing us. "Hi." Sabrina waved nervously. "You were on the bus?" I asked. Soon, our backpack straps snapped, causing Sabrina and me to fall on the ground while our backpacks flew into the air, with Salem. The bus then fell into the river.
Sabrina and I both gasped at that. "Uh, we could explain." Sabrina said nervously. "Sabrina, that was amazing! The way you jumped onto the bumper of the bus to keep it from falling over! I'm shocked you convinced Aaron to join in!" Harvey said.
"Wait, what?" I asked before sneezing. "Huh?" Sabrina asked. "He's right. We'd all fallen in if it wasn't for you and your planning. Usually, it's Aaron who plans these stuff." Chloe said. "Wait a minute. No, you don't-" Sabrina began before getting interrupted as people were praising her again for her 'heroism' and how she managed to make the plan this time instead of me. "Oh man." Sabrina said as I sneezed again.
Soon, we were at school, in the lunchroom. Again. This time, my cold was tolerable and sure, I have a somewhat fever, but it still sucks. Same as before, teacher, nurse and principal didn't call my parents, told me I'll be sent home for a fever over 100 degrees or extreme injuries, etc.
"Great. By stopping Harvey and Aaron's accident, I ended up causing an even bigger one. And what's worst, Aaron getting sicker." Sabrina complained, indicating at me. "No, I'm okay." I lied before coughing a bit. "No you're not, Aaron. You're getting worse, even I can see it. I knew you should have stayed home. And now people think you're my sidekick, which means you have to stick by my side." Sabrina said.
"W-WHAT?! That's even worse than giving my life to you!" I said before feeling a bit dizzy and having to count to ten to steady myself. "What are you two complaining about? I'm the one who took an unscheduled flight to Duluth. Anyway, no one on the bus got hurt." Salem told us.
"Right. So now I'm ten times the hero I was the last time. But I still didn't do anything heroic." Sabrina said. "And I'm in a situation ten times worse than before." I said before sneezing and coughing painfully. "Aaron, you should..." Sabrina began. "I-I'm fine. Plus, it's the same as last time. I'm telling you, Sabreeny, the teachers and staff hate me." I told her.
"Sabrina, over here!" A cheerleader called out. "I don't care how many people she supposedly saved, I'm not sitting with her. Either she goes or I do." Gem said. "Great idea. I heard they have an opening at the nerd table." The cheerleader said, handing Gem her tray. "What?" Gem asked.
"Here, Sabrina. You can have Gem's seat, permanently. Now tell us the whole story from the beginning. Though, your sidekick has to sit somewhere." The cheerleader said. "How about at the nerd's table?" Harvey asked. "What? No." I said. "Aaron, you're Sabrina's sidekick now. And that means you have to take one for the team." Harvey said. "But." I began. "Aaron, do it. End. Of. Discussion." Harvey said as I looked down before walking off as dark thoughts started to swarm my mind and my left eye turned red again.
"Also, Sabrina, remember that Leo Diwolf play you wanted Aaron and me to see with you? Well, I went over to the theater to get us tickets." Harvey said to Sabrina "What?" Gem asked. "Oh, Harvey." Sabrina gushed. "And while I was there, I ran into someone who wants to meet you, personally." Harvey said as Leo came in, holding roses.
Leo and Sabrina were soon talking, though I wasn't able to hear. Guess being sick can mess with Saiyan senses and even Aura senses because all I was getting from the distance is muffles. That, and everyone was cheering loudly while Gem was whining. I really hate being sick now. What good comes out of it anyways if you can't enjoy it?
Sabrina was trying to say something, maybe that she didn't do it, when she was interrupted again. "Attention, students. In honor of our hometown hero, Sabrina Spellman, I declare today a school holiday!" Mrs. Bleachstain announced as the crowd cheered.
Sabrina looked at me with a look of pity before whispering in Mrs. Bleachstain's ear. "And for her sidekick, Aaron Dimension, I'll call his parents to pick him up. As a favor for Sabrina." Mrs. Bleachstain said as she went to call my parents.
Cue the anger, the cursing, the worrying. Me being bundled up in blankets as I was both burning up and freezing. However, my fever was hotter than last time and I was now looking like crud. Not only that, but my eyes were starting to look bloodshot.
And to make matters worse, I'm certain that Harvey will just force me to go with Sabrina because I'm her 'sidekick', meaning I have to suffer. No, that's just the sickness talking, forcing me to have those thoughts. Harvey would never force me to do that, ever.
My iPod rang and I answered it again, this time sounding like a younger Donald Duck. "Hello?" I asked weakly before coughing in pain. "Uh, never mind." Sabrina said, about to hang up. "No, Sabreeny. Just tell me what you need to say." I persisted, forcing myself to sit up.
"Well, I was planning on going back to this morning, again. But this time, to when the sun came up. That way, I can collapse the bridge so I won't save Harvey. Or the bus." Sabrina said. "Or me getting this stupid cold." I added as I put on a jacket and jeans, again.
This time, I put the hood over my head and put on sunglasses. That way, no one can see my eyes and face. "Aaron, I think you should stay home. I mean it, you don't have to do this." Sabrina pleaded.
I really wanted to take that offer. "But then, you're letting Harvey get away with treating you like trash for no reason. Other than Sabrina being the so-called 'hero'." A dark thought sprang into my head, causing me to reject Sabrina's offer.
"Yes, I do. I need to, Sabreeny." I emphasized the point. "*Sighs* Fine. Just promise you'll back off when the cold gets worse for you." Sabrina said. "I-I promise." I lied. "Ooh, collapsing a bridge. One of my favorite spells." Salem said before I hung up and used the warp whistle again, warping to Sabrina's room. I walked next to Sabrina, who gave me a look of pity before flipping the hourglass again.
Soon, Sabrina, Salem and I were at the bridge just as the sun was starting to come up. Despite the fact we went back through time, my head was still burning up, I was still shivering and I was sneezing somewhat. Oh, and I still sound like young Donald Duck. Otherwise, I'm fine.
"Okay, Salem. What's your great spell for making a bridge fall down?" Sabrina asked as she and I put orange traffic cones in front of the bridge. "And don't tell us it's the song." I said before sneezing and coughing. Salem just handed Sabrina the fortune cookie with the spell in it.
"Let the water wash away the span, so I can finish up my plan." Sabrina and I recited the spell as we used magic. "Is it working?" Salem asked. "I hear it, but nothing is happening to the bridge. Salem, what exactly is a span anyways?" Sabrina asked. "It means a bridge. Or a dam." Salem said.
"A dam?! Salem, why did you give us this spell if a span means either a bridge or a dam?!" I asked as we turned around to see the dam breaking. "A dam?!" Sabrina asked. "Maybe we should've been more specific?" Salem asked nervously. "Salem, I blame you for this!" I exclaimed before sneezing. "What?!" Salem asked, just as the dam sprung a leak.
"Oh no!" Sabrina exclaimed. "The dam is leaking!" I added before sneezing, while Salem looked shocked. "Aaron, I'm shocked! Usually either your mother or I'm the one making that type of joke." Salem said. "Salem, not the time. Plus, this isn't a joke." I said before coughing and holding my head in pain.
"Aaron, you're getting worse! Just hea-" Sabrina began. "No!" I shouted as the dam sprung more leaks. "We need to warn everyone." I said, getting up to my feet as everything started changing colors. At least, it was changing colors in my eyes. "Aaron, you promise." Sabrina said. "Yeah, well, this is more important." I said. "Okay. But after this, you need to go lay down in bed." Sabrina said. "Ugh, fine." I groaned.
Soon, Sabrina and I were running down the street. "Run for your lives! The dam's breaking! Get to high ground!" Sabrina and I yelled as everyone listened to us and followed us while screaming. Even Gem listened to Sabrina, surprising. We all soon got on high ground, looking at the flood.
"By jingo, it was a miracle no one was killed." An old man said. "Well, Sabrina and Aaron. You did it." Mrs. Bleachstain said. "I-I didn't mean to. Honest." Sabrina said. "Really." I added nervously before sneezing and coughing. "You two just save everyone in town!" Mrs. Bleachstain said as she hugged us. "Oh man." Sabrina and I groaned.
"And when we rebuilt the school, it will be call Sabrina Spellman Junior High. And the library will be known as the Aaron Dimension Library." Mrs. Bleachstain said as everyone except for Gem cheered.
"Oh, how, Sabrina. We are, like, so yours to command. Tell us what to do, and we'll do it." The cheerleader said. "Just shoot me, now." Sabrina said. "Sorry, can't." I whispered to her. "I know. We'll start by giving Gem a wedgie." The cheerleader said. "What? Y-You wouldn't dare." Gem said, scared and backing away with her dog. She soon ran away from the cheerleaders.
"And I'm buying you a limo, with your own driver. Sure, I'll have to cash in my life insurance policy, but nothing's too good for our little hero." Quigley said. "It's the president for you. He wants to put your face on the nickel." Hilda said. "Hold out for the dime." Zelda whispered to Sabrina. Sabrina just groaned before running towards Harvey.
"Sabrina, when you grow up, will you marry me? And Aaron could be our best man." Harvey said, with that comment being the straw that broke the camel's back for me. "Oh, no, no, no, no, no." Sabrina said, walking off. She soon walked by me and saw that I was clenching my fists. "Aaron, what's wrong?" Sabrina asked.
"Harvey and this stupid cold." I said simply. "Aaron, I told you that you should have stayed home. You're getting worse with this sickness. I wish this is a bad dream." Sabrina said. "No way. I'm loving that limo idea." Salem said. "SALEM!" I snapped, as my eye turned red.
"Whoa, kid. Relax." Salem said. "How am I supposed to with this stupid sickness and Harvey acting like a complete jerk?" I asked before falling to my knees due to dizziness. "Aaron!" Sabrina exclaimed, concerned as she knelt down next to me.
Sometime later, I was back in bed. This time, Sabrina actually threatened to tell my parents that I was warping to her house and pushing my body past the limit. I was forced to comply. After all, finally there was nothing bad happening. As I was about to drink water, I felt the ripples of changes in the timestream via magic, changes which I was made immune to by the magic shield. *Sighs* Sabrina, what did you do?
I soon check the internet to see the changes done to history. First off, Greendale was now known as Sabrinaville. Every building has Sabrina's name on it. There was a statue of Sabrina and Salem and posters. And the history is that Sabrina is the protector by conjuring up a bridge made of stone. Oh, and everyone's first names are Sabrinas. Yeah, no. I'm not calling myself Sabrina Dimension, that's ridiculous.
I felt my nightstand vibrate. I grabbed my iPod to see a text from Harvey. No, I'm not calling him Sabrina Kinkles, that's embarrassing. Anyways, the text was just saying that Sabrina was in town and I should go there. I text back, saying that I was sick and should be in bed. Plus, Sabrina told me to.
Soon, he texts back, saying it doesn't matter if I'm sick or not, I should go see her. And she didn't tell me to stay in bed, so I should stop making excuses. I tried to text a protest, but what he text is what set me off. It said 'Our savior wants all of us, no matter if we're sick or not. So come over here, now. End. Of. Discussion.'
I had enough of this. I don't know what I've done to deserve this, maybe because I wanted to skip school. But I don't deserve to get treated like *Swear in Saiyanese*. I started allowing the dark thoughts to take center stage as my eye turned red and some dark stuff came out of my body.
Soon, I felt time returned back to normal, meaning Sabrina turned things back to normal. I started to have some sense of calmness back to me when my parents came into the room. "Aaron, why were you screaming and crying?" My dad asked. "Wait, what?" I asked, before noticing that tears were streaming down my cheeks.
"Aaron, what's wrong?" My mom asked. "I-I don't know. I just started having these...bad thoughts ever since I became sick. They started since Harvey was treating me like dirt and I don't know why." I said as I started sobbing.
T-They started since...Aaron, it's time we told you something," my mom began.
"Mary, I don't think we should burden Aaron anymore than he already is due to sickness," my dad said.
"...Yeah, you're right," my mom said, conceding after a few moments.
"Get some rest soon." Dad said. "And we'll do training when you're better. Right now, your father and I will talk to the school about this." Mom said as she and Dad left the room. "Thanks." I said as I laid back before grabbing the iPod and calling Harvey.
"Hey, Aaron. I was just about to call you. I've been told by Sabrina about what I've done to you." Harvey said. "Yeah, that's what I was about to talk to you about." I said, expecting an apology. "Listen, Aaron. I want to say...I'm proud of you as a friend." Harvey said, destroying the hope I had.
"What?" I asked. "Yeah. You're willing to stick to the truth, even if you suffer for it. Even if no one believes you, you're willing to stay stubborn to what you have to say, even trusting me with that secret of yours. Hey, you want to go to..." The rest of what Harvey was saying began to be distorted as I blocked out what he was saying. He's completely ignoring the issue.
I wanted him to apologize, without being prompted. Not all this 'proud of you being put through what I did to you' spiel. I opened up the pictures app and looked at the picture of Harvey and me when we were ten.
At that sleepover that caused the Truth or Dare game and Harvey finding out my secret. As I looked at that, the smile on our faces changed, having me look miserable while Harvey looked at me. "End. Of. Discussion." I could still hear that in my head.
I tapped the delete icon and got asked about deleting the picture. All sounds return as I accepted, and Harvey was finishing his speech. "Yeah, bye Harv." I said as I hung up. Hang up on the person who lost all respect as a person and as a friend.