Mystique( Formerly Forbidden Love)

Chapter 3

            Of course she was faster than me but I still enjoyed it, finally getting a chance to work my limbs. It felt like we were flying leaping from tree to tree. I felt like a trapeze artist, scaling up trees rolling off branches and jumping to another. The forest was beautiful, it was more alive than ever. Although the dense greenery should have been a blur to me as we ran faster than the human eye could see.

         I could still see every single detail of the forest. I could see the intricate pattern of leaves on every branch, the rich timber of the trees, the tiniest shrubs and vegetation growing on the forest floor. The forest animals run away from us, but I could still see them. The beautiful color’s of the robins flitting around the trees, Mockingbirds passing melodic tunes to each other. Flowers everywhere showing bits of different colors.

   The moment felt surreal, I could see Zephyr navigating the forest moving nimbly, I could hear the soft infrequent sound of her foot, moving faster and I close on her heels. There was something about the air caressing me, the wind in my hair. It felt natural to just flex my fingers and -   OH MY GOD! I shot up 50 feet into the air. “WOAH!” I screamed into the air the sound did not affect my movement, and I landed perfectly on a branch of an apple tree.

       I decided to try that again. I got into a crouch and flexed my fingers. My hands seemed to caress the air, bend it, move and control it. I shot up even higher than before. While still suspended in midair, I changed my position, face directly facing the earth arms by my sides and legs together.

     I’m sure I looked like a hawk swooping down to catch its prey as I flexed my fingers pushing myself faster so I was heading down at an alarming rate. Right as I was about to hit the ground I brought my hands down, the forest grassy floor cutting little scrapes in my hands and healing almost immediately, though I felt no pain. Then I shot up a bit, back flipped and landed on a branch swinging twice and landing on the forest floor my foot only making a muted thud.

         I turned around looking for Zephyr but I found no trace of her. I thought I felt a presence behind me, but I ignored the thought still searching for her. It was then I felt someone tap my shoulders and my breath quickened as I whirl around to face the person. It was Zephyr standing there and laughing. “You should have seen the look on your face. It was priceless” she says in between laughter.

  “How did you do that?” I ask

 “Teleporting one of my various gifts” she replies

 “It looks like you have specialized, your specialty is the elements” she tells me

 “How do witches specialize” I ask since I already know I’m half witch.

“Well a witch’s specialty is something that comes easy to them and they excel better in it, but though witches can do other spells and practice different abilities, they aren’t as powerful as those who have specialized in it”

It was then I started to feel a dull uncomfortable burn in my throat. “The burn is starting” she tells me.

“Let your senses range out and tell me what you know” she instructs. I did exactly what she said, though I had no idea what I was looking for but I guess it was something that could quench my thirst. There was an open space near us. The wind sounded  different without the trees. There was the soft flowing of water, a creek I suppose. There was also the loud thudding of a heavy heart pumping blood.

And with that my throat erupted in flames. “Down the hill near the creek” I reply in a raspy voice.

“Good let’s move”. And with that we ghost down the incline, barely making a sound. She suddenly holds her left hand up telling me to stop. We stay where we are hidden from the view of the animal but we can still see it. It’s a large cat resting near the creek surrounded by grass.

     “Now you attract it, imagine it turning to look at you thinking of you as a helpless tasty prey, draw it closer” she tells me. I try to imagine what she tells me and almost immediately my body gives of a strange scent I don’t know how to describe it.

    The cat turns to look at me showing its fangs and stalking me. We circle each other like the hunters we both are. It’s claws scraping the earth. It roars loudly trying to scare me but it could have been a lullaby for all I care. Zephyr is hiding in the trees.

It tries coming at me, claws extended but I easily move in the opposite direction sending a swift kick to its side. It roars in pain as it falls to the ground. But gets up and starts charging at me.

I leaped at it clamping my hands down on either sides of its neck, its fur tickling my palms. It struggles to break free from my grip but it’s already a lost cause. I lengthen my fangs and easily sought out the point where the heat flow concentrated.

I bite it hard, its struggles and shrieks doubling but of course my grip never wavered. As the blood rushed into my mouth, the taste was divine. It cooled my thirst and the warmth of it radiated throughout my whole body. But it’s already done before I was, though I was still hungry.

Zephyr darted out of the trees and came out to meet me.

“That was quite graceful especially for a newly turned” she says while smiling.  She still looked beautiful, not a hair ruffled or cloth stained, while as I look down at myself I probably look like I came out of a Flinstones episode.

Blood stained the purple designer shirt, the jeans were barely recognizable they were ripped and torn and I’m sure my hair probably looks like a birds nest, I turn beet red with both pleasure and embarrassment.

“I’m s-sorry about the shirt” I stutter while telling her. It’s what I do when I’m nervous or embarrassed.

“Don’t be silly there’s no problem” she tells me.

“Now we should probably go home, I’m sure you have a lot of questions and I have some things to tell you”

That immediately puts me on edge. What if she tells me to leave, what if she tells me I’m a pain in the ass, Oh well there’s one way to find out.

As we race through the forest in the direction of home, leaping from tree to tree in the evergreen forest. I wonder what the future holds in store for me. 

Hey! Its me that incredibly awesome good looking writer.

K so I’m in one of my insane moods today so sorry if I start typing gibberish.         Porcupines

Err so sorry if the story is kind of slow but it really picks up in the next chapter I have some tricks up my sleeve.

I want a porcupine.

Do goats drink milk? :0

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