Hallow's: Witch's Brew

Four

Bring Me The Horizon- Can You Feel My Heart

They're right. I look like heck. My eyes are a little swollen from my crying. My skin is blotchy and my hair is in serious need of a cut and blowout. I'm in the middle of brushing my teeth when there's a knock at the door. I quickly rinse out my mouth and put my glasses back on. 

"You don't have to knock, Mom. I know you have-" I freeze when I pull the door open. There are two guys dressed in suits standing there. "You're not my mother," 

"Gaz?" one of the guys laughs. 

"Yeah?" I say leaning forward to see my car isn't in the driveway. There's a black BMW. Which means these dudes are with the high council and my sister took my car. The guy lowers his umbrella and removes his shades. Oh, fuck. "Noah?" 

"You recognized me?" he smirks. Do I recognize him? Blessed moonstones, this has got to be some kind of joke. Storm, smite me. Smite me right fucking now. 

"Did my mom send you?" I groan. I love her. I do. But sometimes she drives me fucking insane. 

"Uh, no," he clears his throat. "But we are looking for her," 

"She's not here," 

"Do you know when she will be back?" his friend asks. 

"Uh," I look back inside thinking about what I should do. "Why don't I call her? If I invite you guys out of the rain, you're not going to kill me are you?" 

"Scouts honor," Noah raises his left hand. 

"It's the right hand," I laugh. I push the door open and let them in. 

"This is my partner, Spencer," Noah introduces his friend. Huh. 

"Oh, how long have you two been together?" 

"What?" he shakes his head. "No, no. He's my partner as in my work partner. Uh, I'm a Mage Investigator. We both are," 

"I'm sorry," I cover my mouth. My face heats up and I try to hold back my laughter. "I'm going to get my phone. There are chairs over there. Make yourselves comfortable," 

The two of them laugh as they make their way to the living room. A snort bursts out of me as I rush up the steps to get my phone. I dial for my mom and make my way back down. It goes straight to voicemail. 

"Shit," I cry out when I miss a step and slip down the rest of the stairs. The wind is knocked out of me and pain shoots up my back. 

"Gaz," Noah comes over to me. "Are you okay?" 

"No," I groan. "I just destroyed my ass bone," 

"Here," he offers me his hands. "Let me help you up," 

"Just-" I put my hand up. The last thing I need is for him to touch me. "I got it," 

"Are you okay?" he laughs when I get back on my feet. 

"Mhm," I nod, rubbing my back. "How the fuck did my Grandma not break her hip coming down those things?" 

"You have not changed at all," he smiles. 

"I only recognized you because of your eyes," I admit. "You used to be...smaller," 

"I did," he nods. My phone rings. Zuri's name comes up. 

"Is mom with you?" I ask glad for the distraction. 

"Hello, little sister. Yes, I did sleep well," she scoffs. 

"Okay, is mom with you?" I ask annoyed. 

"Yeah," she sighs. 

"Cool, tell her to come over. Mage cops are looking for her,"