Shadows Of The Past Novel: Stolen Heart (Jakovi Poza)

Chapter 2

Foxy closed the door behind him and sat on his comfortable bed. He felt a slight satisfaction holding the book he had taken from Roxanne's room. He was already interested in what he would find in it and what he would learn. As he opened the book he immediately noticed the table of contents, as he flipped through the table of contents by chapter, his eyes landed on, "witches or wizards? The Sisters." Foxy quickly glanced at the page and began to read in his mind.
"Many years ago, a civilization of witches arose in Starforest. The witches consisted only of girls, which is why they call themselves The Sisters and they treat themselves like family. The oldest sister always takes the lead when their leader disappears into the ancestral world. The Sisters live for many years, no one however, he never found them and they live to this day. They are the most powerful witches who can defeat anyone who stands in their way."
Foxy became interested in witches when he heard they were "the most powerful witches", but he didn't know where Starforest was and whether it was just a legend? He imagined himself to be the most powerful man in the world, these thoughts vanished from his mind when he heard footsteps near his room. Foxy quickly hid the book under the pillow, then lay down comfortably looking at the ceiling. Suddenly, Ella entered the room, Foxy immediately stood up, giving her a calm look.
"What you need?" Foxy asked.
Ella smiled and nodded respectfully to Foxy in greeting.
"Sorry to bother you, but breakfast is ready." Ella mumbled.
Foxy brightened as he left the room right behind Ella. He couldn't stop thinking about witches called The Sisters, he wondered if they would help teach him magic? He would've had more teachers than Gold. When he went downstairs, he overtook Ella and entered the kitchen where everyone was already seated at the table. Foxy took a seat next to Roxanne, he looked ahead.
"I wish you all a tasty meal." Foxy said sympathetically, then he took a pancake from the plate. Hearing everyone say "thank you", he started eating the pancake. He paid no attention to anyone, but he felt angry at the sight of Alex and Alfa. He tried to avoid their presence, only staring at Roxanne as she calmly ate her toast. After Foxy had eaten two chocolate-covered pancakes, he stood up.
"Thank you for a good breakfast." Foxy mumbled, then he left the kitchen.
He saw Alex watching him with a scared expression, Foxy ignored it.
"I already ate it too, it was delicious." Foxy heard Sting behind him.
Foxy gave him a friendly look before heading towards the bathroom.
Foxy stood outside looking at the sky. He held the cold snow in his hand, it was already noon. Foxy was impatiently waiting for Gold, who had been gone since morning, he had some questions for her. He wanted to know more about her friend. Suddenly Roxanne sat next to him, looking at Foxy. Foxy stared at the forest for a moment, then his eyes landed on Roxanne.
"What are you doing?" Roxanne asked.
"Watching." Foxy replied shortly.
Roxanne raised one eyebrow, she looked at the forest that was covered in snow.
"Why?" Roxanne spoke up.
Foxy snapped out of his thoughts when he felt Roxanne's hand on his.
"Sorry, I was thinking." Foxy said clumsily.
"It's nothing, you don't have to apologize." Roxanne whispered.
Foxy blushed slightly and started scratching the back of his neck. He felt a little bad that he didn't spend time with Roxanne, he loves her with all his heart, but he really wants to learn new spells.
"Do you think Gold will come soon?" Roxanne asked curiously.
"Yes." Foxy replied.
"Me too, I'm worried about her." Roxanne said quickly.
Foxy hugged Roxanne to him and kissed her cheek.
"You have nothing to worry about, Gold is strong." Foxy replied.
"You are right." Roxanne happily agreed.
Alfa came out of the house, Foxy looked sharply at Alfa who seemed to be watching them.
"Hi, Alfa!" Roxanne greeted him with a smile on her face.
Alfa and Roxanne took a pawn, Foxy made a threatening face.
"Hi! I was just looking for you...I mean, I was looking for Foxy." Alfa answered calmly.
Roxanne and Foxy exchanged uneasy glances, he had the impression that Alfa wanted to reconcile with him.
"Would you mind if I took him with me for a while?" Alfa asked.
Roxanne looked expectantly at Foxy, Foxy just shrugged and stood up.
"Of course not, come back as soon as possible." Roxanne said kindly, then she let Alfa and Foxy go. Foxy looked at Roxanne with a sad face, Roxanne didn't seem to notice Foxy's nervous reaction. As the house disappeared from Foxy's sight, he felt uneasy, he had the impression that Alfa had bad intentions towards him. He remembered how they had argued about the rules yesterday, Foxy didn't understand why Alfa was protesting. When Alfa stopped, Foxy after a while stood behind Alfa with a menacing expression.
"Look, I know our conversation wasn't friendly yesterday," Alfa began, "but I don't want to argue anymore."
"And I don't want your apologies flying around." Foxy growled.
Alfa sighed softly in shock.
"Please, I didn't come here to argue all the time." Alfa said, he added, "just to live in joy like you and Roxanne."
"You have no right to mention her." Foxy snorted sharply.
Alfa fell silent, Foxy took one step forward towards Alfa. He felt that every word of Alfa was a lie.
"I just want us to end this argument, Foxy." Alfa mumbled grimly.
"Do you think I'll make up with you after you hurt Roxanne long ago?" Foxy asked defiantly.
Alfa lowered his head, Foxy looked around impatiently.
"Do you still think about the past?" Alfa asked.
Foxy didn't answer him, he stopped looking at him. He was aware that the hatred for Alfa would never leave him.
"Even though you still disagree, I'm asking you again about ending this conflict." Alfa said anxiously.
Foxy didn't say anything, just turned his back on him. She heard Alfa's heavy, troubled breathing behind him. Does he really think he'll agree to an end to the conflict?
"Never in my life." Foxy replied, he turned back to the house. He didn't hear Alfa or any footsteps behind him, he told himself that what he had done was not wrong. As he walked, he paused for a moment, looking around the forest with a calm expression. This time he remembered that The Sisters live in Starforest, he had only a few questions in his mind, is Starforest a forest? Foxy looked back, he saw no one but trees and bushes. Foxy sighed heavily and started walking towards the house again. Suddenly, when he heard a scream in the distance, he quickly started running in that direction. The deep snow made it difficult for him to walk, Foxy's eyes twinkling with concern. When he reached a cliff, he noticed Gold covered in snow. Foxy was surprised to see his friend, he slowly started to go down there so as not to fall as much as she did.
"This snow is awfully deep!" Gold screamed.
"I'm coming, don't move." Foxy was reassuring her.
Gold, meanwhile, kept trying to get her legs out of the snow, but it was no use. When Foxy was close enough, he heard a familiar voice, "Foxy? Gold? What are you doing there?"
Foxy looked up in surprise, he saw Roxanne staring at them in horror. Foxy was afraid that Roxanne would want to help them, he knew it was dangerous for Roxanne.
"Nothing's going on, I'm trying to get Gold." Foxy said loudly.
Roxanne let out a surprised gasp, Foxy ignored it and jumped down quickly.
"Quick, grab my hand." Foxy ordered.
Gold quickly grabbed Foxy's wrist, after which Foxy began to pull Gold hard towards him.
"No! Wait!" Roxanne screamed from above.
"Don't you dare jump!" Foxy yelled.
Roxanne didn't answer but she was watching what was going on. Once he had drawn Gold, Foxy quickly looked up to see if Roxanne was up there. To his relief, Roxanne was still at the same place.
"How do we get out of there without slipping?" Gold asked.
"Just grab my hand and don't let go." Foxy replied.
Gold tentatively grabbed Foxy's hand and Foxy started to climb up. He felt as if a large boulder was crushing him, Gold was heavy for him, though he kept climbing the mountain looking at Roxanne.
"Foxy, no!" Roxanne screamed, she said, "come down, that's..."
Foxy didn't hear Roxanne when he suddenly noticed how the snow that was on the cliff Foxy was climbing started to fall towards them. Foxy trembled in fear, he let go of the rock as the heavy snow hit him and Gold.
"Foxy!" Roxanne screamed in horror.
Foxy felt cold on his body, he quickly got up and brushed the snow off him. He suddenly noticed how Roxanne started to go down, Foxy froze in fear and then quickly took out Gold from the snow, which immediately came to her senses.
"Don't go down, we'll be fine!" Foxy begged Roxanne.
Roxanne froze as Foxy grabbed Gold and carried her up. Roxanne was about to walk slowly down to them, but someone pulled her up. Foxy reacted quickly and climbed the mountain with Gold. He began to pant from exhaustion, then stood up, looking straight ahead. To his surprise, he noticed Sting and Alfa. Gold started to sneeze and cough, Sting quickly ran to her with a sad face. Foxy got mad at the sight of Alfa holding Roxanne, Foxy walked over to both of them, Alfa then released Roxanne.
"Have you been following me?" Foxy growled.
"No, I just sensed danger." Alfa mumbled.
Foxy suddenly had a red light, since Alfa is here he can take advantage of it.
"You dumped snow on us?" Foxy asked firmly.
Roxanne was shocked, gave Alfa an incredulous look.
"I would never do such a thing, I'm sure you know that." Alfa replied.
"How do I know you're lying?" Foxy snorted furiously.
"Alfa," Roxanne said calmly, "Be honest."
"I am honest!" He shouted at Roxanne in a demonic voice.
Foxy started defending Roxanne with an angry expression. Alfa shuddered, took one step back, and began to tremble.
"I...sorry, I didn't mean to." Alfa said.
Sting stood by Foxy's side with an uneasy expression, Foxy was feeling a little pleased to see he had the upper hand.
"That's why I don't trust you." Foxy said.
Alfa shook his head quickly, then turned his back on them and ran away. Foxy took a deep breath in and out, then he looked at Roxanne.
"But he wasn't there." Roxanne mumbled in panic.
"Maybe he wasn't, but you know what Alfa is." Foxy said, taking Roxanne's hand lightly.
Gold came up to them and she was all wet, looking serious and scared.
"Are you sure Alfa did that?" Gold asked uncertainly in a tired voice, adding, "I think it was just a normal accident."
Foxy fell silent, exchanged anxious glances with Roxanne. Foxy, however, did not want Alfa to win, he wants Alfa to disappear as soon as possible.
"Let's forget about it how you feel?" Sting asked her.
"Good as always, let's go home." Gold mumbled.
Foxy was sitting in the living room on the sofa with a menacing face, Sting was sitting next to him and Roxanne was on the other side. He carefully watched Alex who was perplexed, Ella and Whiteflower watched it with worried looks.
"Does Alfa know any powers?" Foxy asked firmly.
"I... I don't know anything." Alex mumbled in a low voice.
Foxy felt very irritated and unwilling to talk to Alfa's girlfriend. He just wanted to make Alfa no longer in the group.
"You're trying to hide him, I get it, but you have to tell us the truth." Foxy said calmly, even though inside he felt angry.
Alex looked at the group members one by one with a scared expression as her gaze landed on Foxy, she lowered her head as if giving up.
"A...Alfa has powers, but he doesn't use them for evil purposes." Alex stuttered that she was afraid.
Everyone gasped in shock, Foxy looked at Roxanne who had a worried expression on her face. I don't want to hurt you, but Alfa is not our friend. Foxy thought sadly.
Then he gave Alex a stern look again.
"So we now know the culprit of this accident." Foxy said grimly.
"W-what? No!" Alex screamed, then she quickly said, "Alfa would never do that, he's good, not evil! Everyone trusts him and you should too!"
Foxy shrugged his shoulders slightly at that, he wasn't about to let Alex win the case.
"On the contrary, Alfa is a threat to us, ... I knew it from the beginning." Foxy replied firmly.
"What if the snow didn't fall because of Alfa?" Ella dared to ask, she added, "We have to be honest and not blame someone without evidence."
Foxy looked at Ella who was determined, he nodded to her as a sign of respect.
"Right, but I have a proof." Foxy said.
"What do you mean?" Alex asked.
"There's a reason he used magic to make the snow fall right on us." Foxy explained impatiently.
Alex's eyes grew round with surprise, Foxy looked expectantly at his group members. Only Sting seemed to believe Foxy's words, he had a firm look.
"Where did the spells come from in your version of events, how do you make snow move with magic?" Whiteflower asked.
"This spell is too simple to explain." Foxy replied.
"How do you know that?" Whiteflower demanded an answer.
Foxy fell silent, forgot that no one knew about his knowledge of magic, he didn't even want anyone to know about it.
"That's what I was thinking, without evidence we can't blame Alfa, and anyway, why would he "drop" snow on you?" Whiteflower growled mockingly.
Foxy rolled his eyes, he was tired of being nice to Alex or Alfa, but he was also starting to lose his patience.
"Because Alfa is jealous." Foxy replied shortly.
Whiteflower grimaced at this as if he thought it was a stupid reason.
"He used to be, but now he has me." Alex argued desperately.
"Did you really think his jealousy would go away?" Foxy asked.
"Yes, because he's a different man now." Alex said quickly.
Roxanne got up from the couch looking at Alex, Foxy raised one eyebrow and gave Roxanne a sympathetic look.
"Foxy...is right" Roxanne began to say, "I remember how many times they argued since Foxy became the leader, I thought that he would change and that there would be no more problems."
Foxy then dreamed of somehow comforting Roxanne when he heard her desperate voice. But he let her talk to convince the rest.
"I was wrong, Alfa is still angry with me." Roxanne said, then sat back down on the couch with a dejected expression on her face. Foxy put one arm around her with a worried look.
"It still doesn't seem like a special case." Whiteflower commented.
"For me too, Alfa has been nice and helpful all this time." Ella said calmly.
"For you he was, but for me and Roxanne he was...the enemy." Foxy said.
"Not an enemy, but also a friend." Roxanne corrected Foxy.
Foxy didn't say anything, he didn't take his eyes off Alex, he saw how Alex looked stressed.
"You're not going to banish him, are you?" Alex asked.
"That will be best for us." Foxy announced.
Alex lowered her head in despair. Whiteflower rolled his eyes in exasperation, then he went up the stairs.
"I'll go check to Gold." She informed Foxy Roxanne, then she headed to Gold's room.
Foxy watched her calmly, then got up and left the house with a serious face. He looked deep into the forest, there was no one to be seen, only white snow, trees and bushes. Suddenly, in the forest from a distance, he noticed Alfa who seemed to be watching him. Foxy started walking slowly towards him, then Alfa's silhouette disappeared, Foxy hesitantly began to run deep into the forest, he wanted to stop Alfa and banish him. He sensed the presence of his opponent, but failed to anticipate Alfa who rushed at him from hiding. Foxy knocked him off specially hitting himself against a tree to make Alfa let him go. Foxy moved away from Alfa and gave him a hostile and furious look, Alfa sat under a tree, blood was dripping from his mask. When Alfa stood up, Foxy pinned him to a tree with a menacing expression on his face.
"W..wait! It's not what you think...I"
"Be quiet." Foxy interrupted him.
"I didn't mean to hurt you, I...I've been losing control of myself lately!" Alfa pleaded.
Foxy pinned Alfa tighter through, Alfa let out a low cry of pain.
"You thought you could kill me?" Foxy asked hostilely.
"L..let go!" Alfa whimpered desperately.
Foxy released him, Alfa started coughing and Foxy watched him.
"Sorry." Alfa mumbled.
"Be quiet!" Foxy ordered menacingly.
Alfa covered his head with his hands as if waiting for a painful blow. Foxy sighed heavily, he said, "in the name of me and all members, you are banished from our valley."
"W...what?!" Alfa yelled.
Foxy watched closely and carefully as Alfa slowly got to his feet.
"Did...did Alex agree to this as well?" Alfa asked.
Foxy nodded, Alfa lowered his head and didn't know what to say.
"They all want you to leave, so I do what they ask." Foxy said.
"But..I didn't do anything! Don't tell me it's true!" Alfa panicked in a sad voice.
Man, I'm totally fed up with him. Foxy thought. Foxy took one step forward and shoved Alfa, causing him to hit the tree again. Alfa froze at this as if he had given up.
"You've done enough." Foxy growled.
"It's a past!" Alfa said.
Foxy didn't answer, letting Alfa pass with satisfaction. Alfa, however, still did not move from his place, it could hear his uneasy breathing.
"It's time for you to leave." Foxy said.
"Why did you do that?" Alfa asked with determination.
"Because you won't hurt someone I love." Foxy replied.
Alfa looked at Foxy with unfamiliar emotions, then started walking straight. Foxy watched him in case Alfa wanted to attack.
"I don't want to hurt anyone, I wanted to live with Alex." Alfa mumbled in a low tone, he looked at Foxy and growled, "Now I see how much you ruined Roxanne."
Foxy's eyes flashed red with rage. He refrained from attacking Alfa and slitting his throat. When he woke up from negative emotions, he noticed that Alfa was nowhere to be found. Foxy looked around frantically, afraid that Alfa might turn back home and hurt Roxanne. Foxy calmed down and turned back towards the house with a scared expression on his face.