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Chapter twelve

  A faded light emits from a cold damp cave, the crackling of the fire and the wind outside is all the young girls can hear over the scream of the wild animals in the forest below. The fire provides the only source of heat and light the girls have, burning the last of the wood their small arms could carry. The slow drip of water from the top of the cave creates a pool of clean drinking water for them. "Crissy the fire is going low, I can create more, but we have no more wood. What do we do?" worry and fear laced her voice.

"No worries, Dru I got this." Pulling out a small twig from behind her she sets it down and puts her hand over it. A small purple light starts to shine through the cave. The twig then starts to grow into a small tree. The tree starts to grow some fruits as well. Grabbing all the fruit off the tree, working together. "Now we have food too. I'll make it bigger so we have more for the night." She points her hand at the tree and it grows bigger and thicker. A small ax forms in her hand and she hands it over to Drussela. "You know how to use this right?" concern overpowering her pride.

A huge smile appears on the young witch's face. "Since I was born! My dad taught me how to chop trees since I could walk." Grabbing the ax, the girl starts chopping at the wood.

A faded sunset sets on a shabby hut, with some twigs falling off it. A small fire pit with a small cooking pot above it, resting on a stone. A huge pile of wood lay near. A smaller storage hut is a few feet away from the pit, nearly in the woods. Two slightly older girls walk near their home one carrying a bowl of water and the other a bowl of fruits. The dark-haired pre-teen sets down her bowl of water near the fire. While the red-haired girl sets her fruits down on the ground. "Dru, will you do the honor?" While motioning toward the fire. Dru nods her head to the pit and it catches on fire. Crissy then grabs the large bowl and pours the water into the pot. "Alright while that boils, wanna go take a quick dip in the spring?"

"Of course I do, Crissy! Let's go." The two girls walk away from their village and the forest that lay behind them. About 200 feet from their little housing area is a hot spring surrounded by beautiful flowers of all shapes and colors.

"Watch this!" Dru excitedly yelled as she contorted her body in a ball and jumped in the warm water.

Laughing while jumping up and down Crissy decided it was her turn to do it. Running and jumping right at the edge of the water, she too curls her body into a ball and lands in the water with a splash.

Both the young girls smirk at each other and with a sudden orange light from Drussela and a purple light from Crissy both were in a change of dry warm clothes. Grabbing Crissy by the hands, Dru gazed into Crissy's eyes, as she did so her face softened as well as her voice. " I love you, you know that? I truly love you and thank you for being with me." Pulling her in for a hug, embracing each other.

Like this they lived, caring for and protecting each other for six more years until Crissy was eighteen and Drussela was nineteen. On the sunrise of Crissy's birthday, a bright red flame-like light ignites their hut. Both the girls wake to the sudden intrusion. Nobody found but a presence felt, a voice could be heard. "Crissy, now that you have learned the ways of being mortal you will come home, and join us once again. This time as the queen in training." You can bring your little friend if you wish."