Black Magic Amp (a witchcraft story)

Chapter 9

I walk into our dorm, and find that Brooksy isnt there. I head to my dresser and pull on a pair of thrashed black Royal Bones, a plum lace tanktop, and a white V-neck tee.

I slowly walk up to my bed. The sheets are strewn across the floor, my comforter is shredded to bits, and my favorite sharpa as a baby is torn down the middle. i look at my wall to find my favorite poster scratched twice down the center. The only thing perfectly normal is Kellin Quinns' angelic face as he poses shirtless with his hair dripping wet and laying in random messy ringlets.

I sigh. ill have to get a new one so i can see his perfect chest again.

I grab a pair of all black Chucks, and my purple beanie, then sit down cross-legged on my disaster of a bed.

and...i wait.

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i had no idea i fell asleep, but i heard a tapping sound at my window that startled me and i almost fell out of the bed and onto the floor. I look over at my window and glare at the weeping willow outside the dorm room. It didn't stop tapping, so i gave up then stood up to get back on my bed. I checked my watch. its already one in the afternoon.

i'm still staring at my watch as there's a loud BOOM!! right outside the door.

I jump literally three feet in the air as i get to my feet.

I stare at the door, and there's another loud BOOM!! closer this time.

there's screaming girls in the dorm room next door. Shit.

there's a sudden silence, and i hear footsteps outside my door. They stop, then my door explodes open.

BOOM!!! i flinch.

When i open my eyes, i find myself making eye contact with Alex. He looks pissed at first, but when he sees me, he gives me a once-over and smirks.

I roll my eyes. "What the hell do you think this is? Somewhere you can just go busting down doors whenever you like??" I ask a little flustered.

He laughs, "I was only lookin' for Dannys' little girlfriend, take a chill pill."

"And that totally gives you a reason to go storm-trooping an all girls' dormitory. Yeah, definitely a great idea." I retort, raising my eyebrows.

"Ha Ha, so funny i forgot to laugh! lets go before little Danny has a hissy fit...Oh and just for your information, i did get a couple of great views WHILE storm-trooping this place. Lets just say, they should have a sexuality code here, cause the girls next door? Oh man, i came in at a hot scene at the wrong time." He says, giving me a boyish grin, then waving me along behind him as if i'm some lost puppy.

I feel my face flush, but i don't reply to that statement as i follow him out of the Dormitories.

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We walk silently out to the gnarled tree, where Danny and Noah are standing and waiting.

"What took you so long?" Danny asks, glaring behind me at Alex, who is grinning impishly as if hes got a dirty little secret.

"I was lookin' for your girl, here, in one form or another." He replies, giving me a grin and a wink to Danny.

Noah snorts unattractively, and Danny just shakes his head. He walks over to me, grabs my arm, and leads me a few yards away from Noah and Alex, who are still giving each other heated glances.

"You look really pale, are you okay?" He asks, eyebrows furrowed.

"Yeah i'm fine. So what's so urgent that Alex had to go storm-trooping the dorms?" I reply, raising my eyebrows at him as he starts laughing.

When he finally is able to control himself, he looks at me grinning like an idiot and says, "Im sorry, its just the way you put that sentence. Uh, we've found out who can tell us how to break the bond, but she's all the way over in Germany. We would have to pack a weeks worth of warm clothing and buy plane tickets, but Alex believes its worth the trip over there."

I shrug my shoulders, and he nods. He walks back to Alex and Noah, they exchange words, and they all three walk back over to me.

"Fortunately i have some vacation time saved up and i can tag along, if it wont bother you. Alex will have to stay here in my place as a substitute, and he WILL NOT go storming the trenches of the girls dormitories again." Noah says pointedly at Alex, who points to himself innocently and shakes his head.

"Not ever again??" He asks, pushing his bottom lip out in a pout.

"Not ever again." Noah replies, rolling his eyes at Alex.

Alex loses the innocent look, "Fine, i wouldnt be surprised if you come back to a few girls hangin all over me though." He huffs out and grins mischieviously at me. Danny rolls his eyes in my direction.

"Lets just go pack some clothes Noah. Alexandrite, you can go pack clothes too...and Alex...Occupy yourself with something other than the dorms and their occupants." Danny smirks, and him and Noah head off towards their dorms.

Alex scoffs and crosses his arms, and looks at me out of the corner of his eyes.

"What're you waiting for? Go pack." I give him the finger and storm off to my dorm.

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I zip up my duffle and look around my room one more time. I have this odd feeling in the pit of my stomach, its like im never coming back here. I shake the feeling off, its probably just because ive packed pretty much everything i own besides my Kellin Quinn posters and my drawings. Theres a soft knock on the door, and i turn to see Danny walk in and close the door.

He glances at me, then his eyes wander around the room, looking carefully at the posters and pictures on both Brooksy and I's personal walls. His gaze remains on my drawing of a eccentric cross with finely detailed angel wings.

"You packed??" He asks, still taking in the picture. I nod my head yes. but then i remember he isnt able to see me.

"Yeah." I say, turning my gaze slowly to the picture as well.

"Good, we have to leave." He breaks his eyes away from the picture and looks at me as i do the same.

"Okay...how are we gettin there??" I ask.

He shrugs, "airplane i guess, i think we have to switch to a different plane halfway there though."

"Oh, okay." I shoulder my duffle as he opens the door and motions me to go first.

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We pile our bags into Noahs' car and Danny slams the trunk shut as we turn to take one last look at the two schools. with the sun high in the sky it would look to humans like an ordinary school day, except students were out wandering campus, off to shop and tan and scope scenes.

Brooksy's friends, including Brooksy, pass us and simultainiously look over at me, then start whispering and giggling and hop away on their heels. Glad to see Brooksy back to her normal self.

I stare after Brooksy, who spares me a glance as she walks away with her friends, then they disappear into a pink limo that speeds off out of the parking lot. Noah and Danny climb into the front of a black Kia Soul with blacked out windows and multiple Monster and band stickers. I climb into the back seat as Noah starts the car and backs out of his space.

We head off to the airport and i take a nap in the back seat until we get there.