Time After Time (Book 1)

Chapter 1

Marshall and Andrea both walked the halls to their spells class before the bell rang. "Come on, I don't want to be late!" Andrea shouts at her twin. "Then go ahead, no one's gonna care if I'm late." Marshall told her. "I care! And mom would kill you." Andrea scolds him. Marshall rolls his eyes. "Alright, alright." He hurries to catch up with her. They both enter 2 seconds before the bell rings. "Alright everyone! Today, we are going to learn about desires. No, not sexual desires, don't even think about it. I'm talking about a potion that will grant you your desires, yes sexual and all but please, please don't. Ok?" The twins snicker as they try not to laugh. They get scolded and straighten up in their seats. Probably best not to be joking around in their mother's class, they know better. At least, they should. "Sorry mom." They both apologize. Mrs. Mikealson sighs and shakes her head. "Just don't let it happen again, alright?" She whispered. They both nod. "Alright, now you have all the ingredients in front of you, follow directions and towards the end, make a wish. Again, please nothing sexual or sadistic. And no practical jokes either, last class I had created a stink bomb." She warns them. One of the students raise their hand. "Is that why we had that evacuation this morning?" He asked. Mrs. Mikealson nods. "Yes, unfortunately."

They class goes about their business, doing their assignment when the headmistress walked in. "Hey." She whispered to Mrs. Mikealson. "Mrs. Saltzman, to what do I own this pleasure?" Mrs. Mikealson greeted her wife. It's odd, when the twins think about it. One of their moms is a teacher while the other is the headmistress. But it's been that way almost their whole lives so they've learned to live with it. If their ma and aunt Lizzie can do it, they should have no problem. "Nothing, just wanted to drop by and see how everything was going." The headmistress said before kissing her wife on the cheek. Suddenly, a puff of smoke erupts in the corner of the room, to which Mrs. Mikealson quickly puts out with a wave of her hand. "Too much hemlock root May!" She tells her student. "Sorry." May mumbles before dumping the brew and starting over, to which her partner was not amused with. The twins were watching their mother's contently. "What do you think they're talking about?" Marshall asked his twin. Andrea shrugs. "Who knows. Maybe date night?" It was Friday after all. Marshall grunts in disgust. "Ew, I don't want to think about mom sex!" He shoves her slightly, which makes her spill slightly more than necessary snakes blood. "Marshall!" She scolds her twin. Both mother's turn their heads to their twins. "Everything ok kids?" The headmistress asked them. "It's fine, Marshalls just being an idiot." Andrea gives her brother a look. "What? It was an accident." He pleaded. "Whatever it was, throw that out and start over. It's a bad batch." Mrs. Mikealson told them. They sigh and look at each other. "It's just a bit more than necessary, that's all. Just start over, we have plenty ingredients."

The twins nod and grab the pot, carefully heading towards the sink. Their parents go back to talking soon after as they watch them interact. "You ever wonder what they were like before we were born? Like when they were about our age?" Marshall asked Andrea. "I don't know, I mean, they already told us plenty stories. Grandma and grandpa did too. Even aunt Lizzie told us." She tells him. Marshall rolls his eyes. "I meant like what they were really like, not stories from aunt Lizzie's perspective. Everything she says is 'they were so gross, all lovey dovey and shit.' Hardly accurate." They carefully pour their pot down the drain. The pot slips from Andrea's grip, cutting her finger. "Fuck!" She shouts as she holds her finger. "Andrea?!" "Sweetie?!" Their moms shout as they hurry to them. "What happened?" Mrs. Mikealson asked. "The pot cut my finger as I was dumping out the brew." She tells them. The sink suddenly start shining, as if there were light coming from it. "What's going on?!" Marshall asked. "What happened?" "I don't know!" The twins turn towards their mothers. "Mom?!" "Ma?!" They shouted. A bright light blinds them. "Kids!" Their moms shouted as the hurried to them. In a blink, the bright light was gone. The twins slowly open their eyes, blinking a few times to let their eyes adjust to the light. "Where did everyone go?" Marshall asked. "I don't know. Where's moms?" Andrea started walking out. "When did it get dark out? Wasn't it just 11AM?" The twins start looking around. "Well, at least we're still at the school. Come on, let's see if we can find anyone." They walk out to the hallway and start heading towards their room. "Are you blackmailing me?" They heard their ma's voice. "Are you blackmailing me?" She asked. Blackmail? Who's blackmailing their mother? They look at each other and hurry down the hall. They come across their room. Marshall turns the corner first before quickly backing away and shoving his sister to the wall. "Holy shit!" He whispered. "What? What happened?" Andrea whispered. "No, no. I'm just looking for a..kindred spirit in revenge." "Is that mom?" She asked him. "Shh.." he quietly told her.