Witchcraft: OriginsVol. 1

Chapter Five

Alex feels a splitting pain in her forehead as she sees fairy lights dance behind her eyelids. 'What happened?' she thinks to herself. She can hear voices, but she is unable to make out what they are saying, though one is angry, and the other apologetic. The first she can tell belongs to Spin, but who does the other voice belong to?

She opens her lids and stares hard as she tries to focus her eyes. Spin stands, arms crossed as he glares at another boy. The boy is about the same height as Spin. He has dark hair and wears a dark green traveling cloak. She sits up and rubs the back of her head, one eye squinted shut. "What happened?" she asks.

The boys turn their heads to look at her, and her eyes meet those of the mystery boy. A deep, entrancing, reddish purple. The boy rushes over to her and bends down, offering his hand to help her up. "I am so sorry!" he says. Alex takes his hand, allowing the boy to help her up. "It's alright. But, what happened?"

"This moron doesn't know how to guide a mount." Spin says. Amethyst smacks him on the back of the head with a loud whack. "Shut up, Spin! It was an accident."

The boy bows down in apology. "I am sorry, Signet was spooked somehow." Alex looks to see a large stag, antlers branching out as if from trees. The stag has beautiful, honey gold eyes. A flash of gold light, and a teenage boy stands in his place. He's tall with broad shoulders and dark blond hair.

Signet bows down in apology. "I am sorry. My instincts took over. I thought I had smelled a wolf." Amethyst chuckles, eyeing the stag. When he looks her way, she smiles, revealing her sharp teeth. "That would be me." She curtsies in greeting as the stag's eyes widen. A small whimpering can be heard from behind the boy.

Amethyst tries to look past the boy's legs, only for him to block her view. She looks the other way and sees a little tail. "Onii-Kun! Let me see!" comes a small voice. A small head peeks out from behind the boy's legs. It's a little boy with the same hair as Signet. His large eyes are a greenish-brown. He looks at Amethyst, then looks back up at Signet. "She's not scary." he says, before running out from behind the tall boy's legs and over to Amethyst.

He's somewhere between two and three feet tall. He looks up at the tan girl, his short little white-tipped tail wagging a mile a minute. Amethyst kneels down to be on eye level with the kid, before she offers her hand, head tilted in a closed-eye smile. "I'm Amethyst."

"I'm Garaietaon, but people usually call me Aietaon." The tail wags even faster. He then looks over to Alex. His face brightens as he runs over to her and jumps up. "Yaaaaay, Onee-Chan!" He shouts as Alex catches him. She looks around in confusion. "What...just happened?"

The mystery boy laughs kind heartedly as he walks over to Alex and takes the fawn from her arms. "You happen to look somewhat like his older sister." he holds his free hand out to her in greeting. "Hi, I'm James." Alex takes the hand and decides to be cautious. With a smile, she shakes his hand and says "Emelia."

"So, where are you four heading?" James asks, looking around at them. "Sirana." Alex answers. "But we're a bit...lost." James laughs. "We're heading there too!" Aietaon's eyes light up as he throws his small arms into the air. "Let's go together!" he suggests excitedly. Signet eyes Amethyst and opens his mouth to speak. "I think it not a wise decision."

"Onii-Kun!" Aietaon wines. "Quit being mean to Ami-Chan!" Amethyst's ears perk up. Ami?

"Helena!" James suddenly calls. A white blur swoops down from the sky and lands beside James with a flash of light. Next to him stands a tall, pale girl with amber eyes and short, white and black hair pulled back in a ponytail. "Yes?" she asks. "Meet our travel companions." he answers. "A pleasure." She says with a curtsy. Spin furrows his brows. Her scent somehow smells familiar.