The Fairies of Inaria

Chapter Two: Bad Things Happen in the Dark

Someone lit a candle and the dim light shined across their face.
"I hate birthday parties. They make me sick,"
It was the same bald woman that had tripped Rayna earlier.
Nora gasped, "Did you do this?"
Snow smiled, handing the candle to another woman with long pink hair.
"I did, but it was Snow's idea. If you give us what we want we'll spare you!"
Snow snatched the candle back, ignoring the pink-haired woman's death glare.
"If you give us Rayna we'll only kill half of you, and that's only if you don't try anything stupid."
"I'm Rayna!"
Nora and Zaruella stared at her in disbelief, "No, Rayna don't!" Nora took Rayna's arm before she could take a step forward.
"I have to," She said grimly, pulling away. Rayna glided the rest of the way over to Snow and bald woman wrapped her arm around her. Snow's fingers felt like blocks of ice against Rayna's skin.
Snow turned to the pink-haired woman, "Hurricane, let's go."
A bolt of golden lightning struck the floor and they disappeared.
When Rayna opened her eyes she saw three blurry figures standing over her.
"What did you do to me?" Her eyelids felt heavy.
"You said the knock-out spell would last for three hours!"
"It hasn't even been two!"
"We need her awake," The third figure argued. The third figure's voice sounded familiar but she couldn't remember who it belonged to.
Rayna looked down at her wrists to find that they had tied her to a chair. She started to move around in an attempt to break free.
One of the figures came closer and that's when Rayna saw the spiral tattoo on her bald head.
"Move again and I'll kill you!"
Rayna stopped moving and froze. "Where am I?"
The grey paint on the walls was chipped, and there were shelves lining the walls. Each shelf held a jar with what looked like eyeballs, grasshoppers, and many more revolting things.
"This is my Adopted Mother's Witch library." She mumbled, leaving the room without another word.
I sighed as I stared down at my wrists, feeling hopeless.
A girl with red hair and strikingly deep blue eyes peeked out from around the corner.
"Who..." The girl put her finger to her lips before I could finish.
"I'm going to get you out of here," She whispered as she started to untie my wrists.
Once I was free the girl led me out of the Witch Library and out into a dark hallway.
"I'm Rayna," I smiled at her as we ran down the hallway. I used my galaxy powers to make a purple light that acted as our guide.
"My name is Chan, I'm the fairy of difference,"
"I know who you are. I'm here to rescue you,"
I felt a knife dig into my neck as I choked out a gasp.
"Leaving so soon, little fairy?" Snow whispered in my ear. Her lips brushed against me like a cold breeze.
The red-haired girl punched the witch on the nose, blood ran down Snow's lips as she practically beamed.
"Touch me again and Rayna dies!"