The Beginning of The End

Chapter Twenty

'Fiona' 

"I really don't get what she sees in you. You're pathetic, a sorry excuse for a witch. The fact that she'd even go through the trouble of unbinding your powers is baffling since you barely had any in the first place." She laughed taking a drag of the cigarette between her fingers. 

"You were the weakest witch in the coven, not even fit to attempt the seven wonders. Sad really..." She drawled continuing her walk around the circle. 

"You look so helpless, all that heaving over one simple incantation. I almost pity you." She bent down to look at you, the same brown eyes you grown to love stared at you. But they didn't hold the same softness Cordelia's did. 

"You know... you might have some potential yet. I could make you stronger... make you worthy of my daughter." 

You tried to ignore her, but her words were eating away at your resolve as you already felt unworthy of both of the amazing women in your life. 

"..you could?" 

Her face split into an evil smirk. "Of course, I could, I'm the supreme." 

"But Cordelia's the supreme?" 

"Oh please, she could never fill my heels with that bleeding heart of hers. Being supreme requires grit something my dear daughter has never processed." 

"How could you talk about her that way you're her mother?!"

"And what would you know about mothers? You killed yours. It's because I am her mother that I can tell you that she will never be satisfied with you. Not as you are now... but I could make you stronger." 

"H-how?" 

"All you have to do is step out of the circle." You sat up eyeing her suspiciously as she reached a hand out to you. Her hand hovered in the air just outside of the circles barrier. 

You were finding it hard to concentrate, your mind still making that whooshing sound as your ears rang. You didn't really comprehend what she was saying. 

"Now girl, I don't have all night!" She snapped. 

Maybe she could make you more powerful? Did you want that? Not really. But did you need it to be worthy of Cordelia? You weren't sure. 

Cordelia could protect you, Mina could as well... you wanted to be able to protect them too. You found yourself reaching towards her hand. 

'Promise me' Cordelia's voice echoed in your mind. 'This isn't right.' You thought pulling your hand back like you were stung. 

"This isn't real" you whispered to yourself, and just like that she was gone. 

You scanned every inch of the room looking for her in the darkness. You strained your eyes to see to no eval. Eventually you laid back down trusting that whatever the hell was happening Cordelia would lead you through it. 

"Y/N!" You jolted back up head snapping to where you heard that voice. 

"Y/N!" it screamed again. You recognized that voice, but it couldn't be... there was no way. 

"Why baby, why did you do it?" The woman was standing in front of the circle, face white as a sheet. 

"M-mom?" You said shakily as you studied the woman. Your memories were hazy, but you knew that woman. 

"How could you do this to me y/n! I loved you; I cared for you. I'm all alone here." She sobbed tears running down her ghost like face. The woman dug her hands into her auburn hair tearing at it.