Unlocking the Magic

CHAPTER FIVE-Macy-6/14

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I'm Macy. I'm Sorry If This Looks Strange. If I Don't Type Like This I Can't Stand It. I Have A Mental Disorder, And This Is The Result. You Already Met My Twin, Gracie, But She Didn't Tell You What Happened When We Got Home From The Mall. It Was A Tuesday, So Gracie Had Fencing. Who Else Does Fencing You Might Ask? Sam. Sam Also Does Fencing. Let's Just Say That Gracie And Sam Were A Tiny Bit Awkward When They First Met. I Also Had Aikido That Night. Along With Augustus. It Was Never Good When We Were Alone Together. We Didn't Really Get Along Well. Anyways. This Is What Happened At Aikido That Night.

Piper Walked Into The Fencing Club And Groaned When She Saw Sam And Bill Talking. Sam Turned When She Walked In And Waved. Bill Narrowed His Eyes At Sam, They Didn't Really Like Each Other, If You Couldn't Tell. I Smiled When I Thought About Telling Everyone About That. Gracie Would Never Hear The End Of It From Lilli, Kim, And Stevie. "What Are You Thinking About?" Gracie Asked Me.

I Just Smiled And Said "Nothing," As I Walked Out The Door To Go To Aikido. After A Short Car Ride To The Dojo, I Was Ready To Hurt Some People. Just Kidding. Kinda. Augustus Was In The Dojo Warming Up. He Turned When He Heard The Door Open. He Looked At Me With Disinterest Then Went Back To His Workout. Sensei Christenham Called Augustus And I Up To Spar. I Groaned Internally When He Walked Up To Me To Bow And Mumbled, "Girls Are Icky."

I Tried But Failed To Suppress A Smile, And Mumbled Back, "Boys Are Icky." We Sparred, Then Walked To The Edge Of The Mat To Sit Down And Rest. Augustus Leaned Towards Me As If To Say Something, And Farted. I Reached Over And Punched His Arm. It Hurt Just A Little, He Definitely Worked Out. "Now You Can't Say That Boys Aren't Icky. And Ow."

He Smirked At Me And Watched The Others Spar. "Girls Are Still Icky." He Looked Back At Me, "Besides, I've Heard You Belch Before."

"And You Didn't Think It Was Gross?" I Asked Him.

"No. I Thought It Was Hot."  He Mumbled Looking At The Mat We Were Sitting On. "Would Your Mom, Or Grandma, Or Whoever Be Okay With You Guys Going To Lilli's Tomorrow At About 10:30?"

"To Talk About Our Powers And Junk?" I Asked. He Nodded. "Yeah Probably. It's At Lilli's, So As Long As We Had A Ride They Wouldn't Care."

"You Could Ride With Me And Sam." He Offered.  "We All Live Close By Each Other, So It Will Be Easier Than If You Had Someone Else Drive You." I Nodded. With That Our Break Was Over And The Sensei's Taught Us Some New Yoshinkan Defense Moves, Then Practiced. Augustus And I Were Picked To Practice On Each Other, We Were The Only Two Relatively Close To Our Age, So We Always Practiced Together. After After An Hour Of That We Sat Down Again To Work On Core Exercises. We Had To Do Sit Ups Every Day Until A New White Belt Joined The Dojo. After Core Augustus And I Packed Up Our Bags.

Augustus' Phone Went Off, And When He Tried To Get It Out Of His Bag He Dropped It. We Both Bent Over To Pick It Up, And When Our Hands Touched A Spark Hit Our Hands. We Jumped Back And Snatched Our Hands Back. I Clutched My Hand To My Chest And Asked, "What Was That?"

He Bent Down To Pick Up His Phone And He Looked At Me, "My Powers Are Lighting, When I Get Tired Some Times They Act Up." He Looked At His Phone Then At Me Again. "I've Gotta Drive Sam Home From Fencing. Wanna Ride To The Club?" I Nodded Then Followed Him Out To His Car. "You Can Sit In The Front," Augustus Said As I Grabbed The Handle For The Back Door. I Opened The Front Seat And Climbed In. It Was An Awkward Couple Of Minutes, With No Talking, To The Club Where Sam And Gracie Fenced. We Pulled Up To The Front Door Of The Club Where Sam Was Standing, Looking Uncomfortable, With Gracie And Bill. I Smiled At How Uncomfortable They Looked.

Augustus Saw My Smile And Asked, "What's So Funny?"

"Sam And Gracie." I Pointed Out The Window. Sam Was Standing Ten Feet From Gracie.

He Smiled And Laughed While Shaking His Head, "He's So Dumb SomeTimes."

Sam Walked Up To The Window. "Gracie Is Supposed To Ride Home With Me." He Said Tightly. Gracie Stepped Down From The Curb Towards The Car And Slipped. Bill Immediately Bent Over And Helped Her Back To Her Feet. Sam Narrowed His Eyes At Bill, Then Sneezed. A Huge Gust Of Air Blew Past The Car And Hit Bill, Seemingly Leaving Gracie Alone. Bill Fell On His Butt As Gracie Climbed In The Car. Augustus Tensed And Glared At Sam. He Rolled Down His Window And Told Sam To Get In The Car. "But She's In My Seat." He Pointed At Me Annoyed.

"Sam. Get. In. The. Car." Augustus Said Threateningly Through His Clenched Teeth. His Nostrils Flared And When He Breathed It Made The Reddish Orange Bangs Covering His Forehead Flap Up. I Laughed When Sam Turned White And Climbed Into The Car. "What Are You Laughing At?" Augustus Snapped, Turning To Me.

"Your Bangs Are Flying Up And Your Nostrils Are Flaring. It Looks Funny." I Mumbled, Not Wanting To Get Yelled At. He Squinted At Me, Then Broke Into A Smile, Shaking His Head Temporarily Forgetting About Sam.

He Didn't Forget For Long. "Sam!" He Yelled. Sam Jumped In The Back Seat. "Why Did You Do That? Someone Could've Seen, Or Gotten Hurt." Sam Shrunk Back Into His Seat And Mumbled Something. "What?" Augustus Asked, Smiling, "I Couldn't Quite Hear You," Although His Smile Told Me He Did.

"I Didn't Want Him To..." Sam Mumbled The Last Few Words. Augustus Wasn't Mad Anymore, He Was Smiling At Sam In The Rear View Mirror. Gracie Was Bright Red, And Sam Was Looking At Anything Except For Gracie, Or Augustus. He Seemed To Be Extremely Interested In The Water Bottle He Was Holding.

"What!" Augustus Yelled.

"I Didn't Want Him To Touch Gracie!" Sam Yelled Back. Gracie Started Studying Her Hands, and I Smiled.

Augustus Smiled And Looked Back At Sam Through The Mirror Triumphantly, "Okay." The Rest Of The Car Ride Was Really Quiet, And Extremely Awkward. Augustus Pulled Into Our Driveway And Gracie And I Got Out Of The Car. I Turned Around When I Heard A Honk. Sam Had Climbed Over The Seat And Was Trying To Strangle Augustus. Augustus Had His Hands Around Sam's Wrists And Was Smiling At Him. Sam Had Accidentally Kicked The Horn, Causing It To Go Off. I Laughed And Showed Gracie. She Blushed And Walked Into The House.