Black Beauty

The Shit Is Going Down

<<After talking, all four end up at Jade's house and Ashely dug through her boyfriend's stuff and found a gun. >>

Shemeya knocked on the door and Jade answers. Jade smiled and opened the door wider. "How is it going? I've been wondering about you," Jade said. 

"Shemeya" Rashawn shouted and ran towards Shemeya wrapping his arms around her legs.

Jade's smile wavered when she saw Corey, Ashley, and Andre.

"What's going on?" Jade asked, sounding as if she had no idea why they were there.

"We need to talk to," Shemeya said, taking the lead.

"Why?" Jade said with an edge to her voice, looking at Corey instead of Shemeya.

"Let us in please.  It's important."

"Rashawn, let go of Shemeya and play out here.  I'm sure this will just take a few minutes," Jade said.

Obediently Rashawn released Shemeya and began playing with his red that had been lying next to the door.

"What's going on?" Jade asked once they were all in Jade's humid apartment.

"You need to fix us," Ashley said, sounding and looking stronger than she had a few minutes ago.

Jade grinned and looked at them all in turn, before she asked. "Fix what?"

Then Ashley pulled out her gun. "Take this fucking curse off  me."

Jade looked at the gun, and then looked at Ashley. "There is no curse on you. You took my book. The book is cursed.  All you had to do was return the book to me."

All confidence left Ashley's face and the gun began to shake.

"Did you bring the book?" Corey asked.

Tears welled in Ashly's eyes. "No, I fucking left it in your house."

Corey took the gun from Ashley. "What about Shemeya?"

Jade furrowed her brows in confusion. "What about Shemeya?"

Shemeya spoke up. "I have snakes as dreads."

"Really?" Jade cocked a brow, disbelief in her voice. "Show me."

Shemeya did her trick and the snakes rose above her head.

"Wow!" Jade said with amusement and awe. "How did that happen?"

"Exactly!" Corey exclaimed, not falling for Jade's feigned ignorance.  "How did this happen? You did it."

"No. I didn't do this. I don't' know what you think I am. But I have never seen soemone's hair turn into snakes. That would be ridiculous. Besides, Shemeya has never done anything to me. We're friends." She turned from Coal to Shemeya. "Child, you must have some type of magic all your own. I used your essence to give you confidence. If you have snakes for your hair, it has nothing to do with me."

"You're lying," Corey said. "You're Fey.  You're doing all of this. What about Andre?"

Jade shrugged. "Okay that is my fault, but I was going to call the roaches off tonight." She studied Andre's face. "Damn.  I didn't know the spell would take so well."

The door opened while Jade studied Andre's face.

"Momma someone is here for you," Rashawn said before five people stepped into the room. Corey lowered the gun. It was his father and with him were four fucking elves.