Secrets

C13

She stepped through customs , her passport checked and everything .

Her Grandfather send her to her Aunt Maybelle earlier than she thought he would .

All this because of the Umbitch's paranoia that Albus Dumbledore was building an army .

Hmf, what a load of bull dust .

She fled Hogwarts with her Grandfather and Fawkes on the day Umbridge tried to arrest her Grandfather.

That woman was clearly insane . She belonged in a loony bin .

A sigh escaped her lips as she scanned the waiting area for her Aunt Maybelle .

Did her Grandfather inform her Aunt that she'd be coming ?.

She hoped so . Or she'd be stranded on the airport .

She didn't even know her Aunt's address .

She only knew that she lived somewhere in Virginia , America.

A hand touched her shoulder and she jumped slightly , her hand inching towards where her wand was hidden in her dress pocket.

" It's only me , Carly , " Maybelle said , giving her shoulder a gentle squeeze ," You know , you're grandfather can be a real pain in the butt sometimes . Ringed me up in the middle of the night , he did , and told me to come pick you up at the airport today . Humph, really ?".

Carly Ann Snow smiled at her disgruntled Aunt . Didn't she know how infuriating the old man can be ?.

" I'm glad you don't have luggage ,though . Kelsey already brought it over this morning . Scared the crap out of my Aunt Sheila . She's one of the Wiccans . You might not like her once you meet her . She can be really grumpy sometimes . Fortunately , you and I have a house of our own. Don't want to live with her now, do we? Come on , let's be off . Mystic Falls isn't over the next hill ."

" Are we seriously driving , Auntie?", Carly asked when they started walking towards the exit .

" Yes . We'll be seen for sure if we try to Apparate . Too crowded , this place . Now , when we get to Mystic Falls , I want you to stay indoors . There's another Döppelganger kicking around in that town and she happens to be friends with Bonnie , my aunt's granddaughter."

" Ugh, Auntie ...."

" Now don't whine . It's not going to help . Aunt Sheila knows about you . But Bonnie .... Aunt Sheila decided that it's best if Bonnie knows nothing about you . "

" From freedom to prison ," she muttered under her breath .

" What's that ?".

" Uh... nothing , Auntie ."

" That's what I thought . Look ,Ann , it's best if you are hidden . My Aunt nearly died  earlier this year because of a vampire who needed her and Bonnie to open a tomb . Mystic Falls is .... infested with the supernatural . Now, here we are . Hope you don't mind this ugly old thing . It was my Grandma's."

Carly Ann Snow stared at the green car that her Aunt lead her to . It was one of those old box looking cars with leather seats and smelled like oil.

" Does it drive okay ?. It won't break down on us ,right ?".

Maybelle laughed . " Of course not , Silly . It drives like a dream . Grandma used to drive Ol' Bessie all the time . By the way , Aunt Sheila is actually my Mom's cousin , which makes her a cousin of mine , but I call her Aunt Sheila out of respect .Get in and fasten your seatbelt . You know , it didn't have seatbelts when Grandma used it . I took it in to be modified a little ....by a mechanic wizard . He did wonders . "