Change My Mind (ON HOLD)

Chapter 2

"We are!" Miki and Karter yelled happilly.

"Great!" Niall said. They were pretty good around kids, but I still wasn't exactly sure what was happening. I thought that I would wake up from this dream/nightmare and none of it would have ever happened.

"Lexi," Harry started, which made me refocus. I had somehow zoned out and ended up behind the others. Nobody had called me 'Lexi' since Harry had left, so that shocked me.

"Lexi, are you alright? I understand that this was a bit much to take in, but we must move quickly. You and you're family aren't safe here." Harry told me.

"Yeah. Yeah, I am okay. Just freaking dandy." I was making weird hand gestures and shaking. Taylor and Viktoria slowed down to be by us.

"She's just in shock right now, she doesn't believe in witches, vampires, werewolves, and stuff like that. She should be fine after a few hours, though." Taylor announced.

"I don't understand why, this is the coolest thing that's happened to us since we found out that Pizza Palace delivers!" Karter was yelling while jumping up and down next to Zayn.

Harry just chuckled. "What?" I asked. "You guys haven't changed a bit." He said shaking his head and grinning.

"You still owe me an explanation, Mr. Styles." I said before I stopped walking.

"Alexandra-please, I will give you one in time. I promise! Let's just keep moving." Harry said while looking at the surroundings.

We had been walking for a few hours. It was beginning to get dark out, and an unsettling feeling was sweeping over the forest we were walking through quickly. I noticed how on-edge he was feeling, so I rolled my eyes and started walking again to catch up with the others.

"Harry, we are halfway there, but it is getting late. We must stay the night here. I fear that it could be dangerous to be caught off guard while moving." Liam told Harry. Harry glanced around once more, then nodded.

"Of course. Go show Viktoria how to cast a protection spell around us, and make sure it's strong. Have her do it twice over, so it will hold out most of them." Harry told Liam. Liam nodded, then Harry whispered something to him and he left.

Niall and Louis came and sat down next to me.

"Hello, Alexandra!" Louis greeted me.

"Hey!" I replied with a grin.

"We're here to help with the fire." Niall said whilst setting logs on the ground in front of us. I nodded, then waited for them to start it. We all stayed sitting down. "Alexandra, Harry wants YOU to start the fire." Louis said, breaking the silence.

"Oh... I'm sorry, I can't-" I started, when Niall appeared behind me.

"We're here to teach you! Rule number one- never say can't!" Louis said while smiling.

"Okay, focus on the wood. Picture it starting on fire. Channel your power, and concentrate. Keep your mind open and focused on the wood. You can do this." Niall said in a low, calming voice. I closed my eyes pictured it. I still thought that this was nonsense, but I tried anyway.

I snapped my fingers and opened my eyes. I had set a little patch of grass on fire, but not the wood. "I'm sorry, I just can-" Louis cut me off. "You can do it, remember rule numero uno?" He asked while putting out the grass fire.

I tried a second attempt, and this time it actually worked. As soon as the fire started, everyone was sitting around it. It had already gotten dark, and the air was getting cooler quick. Louis and Niall high-fived me then gave me a hug.