The Book Of Life

Chapter Twenty Six

Tori just watches us with astonishment as we both take on the Vampire. Once Aly tires him out, I'm able to land an uppercut on his jaw, sending him back to the concrete to kiss it. A spine-chilling scream has Alyx, and I whip around. The rouge Werewolf has his meaty hands around my best friends' neck as she whimpers.

My eyes glow golden more than ever before. "How did he get back around here so quickly?"

Tori only fights more furiously. Not to get away from her captor but from me.

"You made a grave mistake." Nikolai's voice sounds, even he isn't moving from his ready position.

I don't have an ounce of control left. With one fluent, flash of motion I stalk to behind the rouge, and I bring him to the ground with a punch to the neck and slam his head into the ground. It doesn't even feel like I'm me doing this, all I can do is watch, yet I feel the anger and strength flowing from my hands.

Nikolai goes to step forwards to pull Tori away but my head snaps to him and I growl unearthly like.

"Katlyn!" Alyx shouts, gathering my attention. "Think! You're not in control right now, you want to protect Tori but you'll only end up hurting her if you don't let us take her inside. Calm down, please; think about Tori and how she's safe." This time her voice is soft and pleading.

My eyes close slowly and I focus on trying to regain control. Feet shuffle on the concrete and I growl again, my eyes almost open.

"Tori, wait. Give her a few seconds before you come to me." Alyx instructs her.

Alyx approaches me slowly, unsure if I will rip her head off. Lucky for her she gets to keep her head attached. I force myself to calm down more as she approaches, Tori is safe and unharmed. My eyes open and their golden glow fades. Alyx studies my body for any signs of control and eventually give the thumbs up to her dad.

Bailey and Tori are lying on the floor. Tori seems to be exhausted, while Maxwell seems to be struggling to breathe. With leaden steps I approach the two, Tori's' heavily furious fixed gaze stares into my soul and never leaves my eyes.

"There's nothing you can do. I was already drained before the fight started." Bailey rasps and Tori watches her with concern, propped up on elbows.

"There must be something." I say.

"No. There's not; nothing can replenish a Witch's energy after she drains herself." a wheezing cough interrupts her words. "It was an honour to finally meet you and fight by your side, Your Majesty." her dulling amber eyes stare at me.

Tori's gaze snaps to me again and I don't have to look at her to know the questions burning in her fiery gaze.

"There is one thing I would like to do though; only with your permission." My head dips in recognition.

The Witch beckons Tori closer, and she uncomfortably reluctantly shuffles closer. She grasps her hands and begins to chant. Only pausing when telling Tori and I something.

"It a tremendously colossal thing to find out that the Supernatural exists. But to act like you did today, shows that you can be courageously fearless in the face of the impossible and conquer the unknown when you're scared."

Bailey's' dulling amber eyes begin to glow brilliantly, I doubt Tori can see it but and orange hue of an aura flows from Bailey's hands and into her body, entrapping her body as it grows. Tori's eyes begin to glow violet, and I can see the panic in them.

"What's happening!" she cries.

The arura around her flares as it changes colour. Tori goes to pull away but she can't. She beings to panic more and her multi-coloured arura begins to shift colours as it spikes, flaring as her distress skyrockets.

Alyx gasps. Nikolai's' breath hitches. And I, I almost faint.

"She's giving you, her magic." Alyx whispers on an astonished breath.

"WHAT!"

Before our eyes Bailey turns into the orange arura and disappears. All of us stare at where her outline used to be.

"This is what you couldn't tell me!" Tori cries.

"Hey! Would you have believed me if I did?"

she scoffs, "No."

"See!" I drag out.

Alyx comes from behind the counter and hands her an ice coffee before retreating to beside me. "Wha- She doesn't need any more coffee!" I whisper aggressively.

Alyx jerks her head towards Tori. "Look at her. Watch her spoon those mouthfuls of cream into her mouth; it'll help her calm down- doing something while talking- she's basically fidgeting. And it's something she likes so she's going to unconsciously be distracted by it."

"Fine; you win." I snarl.

She was distracted by it. And by the giant spoonful's of cream, she kept spooning into her gob proved it- that she was equally distracted by it and liked it.

Tori moaned out of pleasure, "Alyx! I will pay you to bring me these at school!"

"Maybe some time latter." Aly suggests.

"I-I.....Have magic." Tori stutters.

"Yes," I hesitantly answer.

"Who else that you run off with at lunch is a- Supernatural?" Tori quickly asks.

"I have magic too. Also, I hate to admit that I'm practically all of the supernatural species."

"Wait. Kory and Alexi. You went to help Kory with her sister on Friday, that means......" Tori hesitated.

"Yes, Kory and her sister are Supernatural's." I sigh, finishing off her train of thought.

"Who else." she demands, "Who else out of our friends are."

"You know me. Now, the Logan sisters. The Everett's, Sophie and..... Now you. That's it."

"That's why you've been hanging out with the others." Tori ponders out loud.

"I'm sorry."

She digs the spoon into the glass only to find that it's empty, she was so intoxicatedly addicted to it and unfocused that she never noticed she ate all the cream and drunk it three seconds ago. Her eyes find Nikolai and he waves her off.

"This times on the house." he says with his genuine smile.

Tori smiles apologetically, then her face changes abruptly.

"OH SHIT! I'm already late for the end of my shift. Mum's going to be there, picking me up and I nowhere near!"