New Beginnings Volume I - The Hunt

The Storm Inside

Hanna : "I'm sorry I made you guys come all the way to Belleville for me at this hour ... "
Scott : "Hey! It's not your fault. We should call Malia and Liam and tell them we found you. They remained at your place in case you would return." We arrived home and I saw Liam and Malia coming out of the house. I got out and was shocked to see her reaching for me and hug me.
Malia : "Are you ok ? You really scared us." I snapped out of my astonishment.
Hanna : "Yeah ... I'm sorry."
Liam : "Everyone ok ?" They nooded.
Scott : [yawn] "We should go home and get some sleep, we have school in a few hours."
Stiles : "Yeah, but we can't leave Lydia and Hanna alone."
Scott : "Yeah, you're right ... I'll stay you guys go."
Derek : "I'll stay. You just go home."
Liam : "Are you sure ?" he nooded.
       We all said good night and went inside. I went straight upstairs, took a quick shower and changed my clothes. I could hear Lydia and Derek talking but I couldn't understand what they were saying. And to be honest I didn't care much, I was way too tired. The last few days have been a total nightmare, I was wondering when it will be over. As I was preparing myself for sleep the lights went out. She appreared in front of me like a ghost.
Grandwood : "You have no ideea what you've got yourself into my child. "
Hanna : "What do you mean?! I don't understand ... "
Grandwood : "He should be dead! You broke the law of nature, and you shall suffer the consequences."
Hanna : "What? Who? What consequences?" I said confused and also scared.
Grandwood : "You don't even realize, don't you ?" I shook my head. "That night, what you did ... it's forbidden!" It's just then when I understood what she was talking about.
Hanna : "But I ... I didn't know ... "
Grandwoood : "It doesn't matter! What's done is done. " her eyes filled with tears. "You could've been such a great fae ... " she said stepping closer. I wanted to shout but she blocked my voice, saying some strange words. I felt my heart racing and also this strange feeling deep down, it was like something was trying to get out. I hit the floor and felt an enourmous pressure on my body. I closed my eyes and then it just burst out, this massive energy set me free and knocked her down. I raised and stepped closer to her, still feeling the energy coming out. She started to breath heavily and then she looked at me and whispered "Please ... stop. " Right that instant I was dragged back to reality.
       Her breath came back to normal and she raised, trying to walk. I backed away. "Hanna ... " she said trying to reach for me. "It's ok to be scared ... what's happening to you is not normal, but you can get through it. Just calm down. "I turned my back and ran out of the room but she appeared right in front of me "Please ..." she said. I ran the other way and sticked to a wall. I felt a hand grabbind me and I was about to scream but then I turned to see Derek with a worried look on his face.
Derek : "Shh ... it's ok " he said as he put his hand on my shoulder, trying to calm me down. I let out a relief sigh and then looked to see if Mrs. Grandwood was still there but there was nothing anymore. In fact, everything seemed to be exactly in it's place. Even the lights were back on, like nothing happened.
Derek : "What just happened ?"
Hanna : "I ... " I just stood there, unable to say anything. He sighed.
Derek : "Listen to me. Whatever you saw it's not real, ok ? Just try to calm down." I just looked him in the eyes and then turned my look away.
Hanna : [sigh] "Yeah ... "
Derek : "You should get some sleep. I think you can skip school considering the latest events." We walked to my room and I got in my bed.
Derek : "Do you need anything else ?"
Hanna : "Um ... some water ... "
Derek : "Ok." he left the room and came back with a glass of water which he handed to me.
Hanna : "Thank you." I said and drank some, trying to forget all the frightening experiences that I had lately. " Where's Lydia ? I hope I didn't wake her too. "
Derek : "She's in the other room sleeping. I couldn't sleep anyway. "
Hanna : "She was back ... " he looked at me surprised and sat next to me on the bed. "Mrs. Grandwood, the woman from the woods. She told me that I broke nature's law and I will suffer the consequences ... " I started to breath heavily. " She ... " Derek pulled me closer in a hug. For a moment I was astonished but I stopped thinking about it and burried my face in his chest.
Derek : " You'll be ok. We're going to get through this." Before I realized, I was already asleep. He looked at me for a couple more moments then turned off the lamp and closed his eyes.
       It was 10:30 when I opened my eyes only partially, looking around the room. My heartbeat went way high and my eyes widened when I realized I was still sleeping on Derek. I slowly moved, trying not to wake him up. I closed the door behind me without making noise and rushed downstairs. "What the heck did just happened?" I thought to myself. I couldn't remember anything from last night. It was like my memory was erased.
Lydia : "Oh, hi. You're up." she said with a slight smile. The moment I saw her I remembered everything. I soon calmed down and joined her at the table.
Lydia : "I made breakfast." she said and placed a plate with pancakes in front of me.
Hanna : "Thanks." I said trying to smile back.
Lydia : "I called my parents and told them we are sick. They talked to the teachers so we're ok." she sighed "Thought I am tired of lying to them ... "
Hanna : " Not as tired as I am of this situation. "
Lydia : "You know ... " she swallowed. " You said that woman called you "unstable", what did she mean ?"
Hanna : "I have no idea, but I think she's going on the 'I-Have-To-Kill-Hanna-ASAP' list." She chuckled.
Lydia : "And why is that ? " I realized what I just said too late.
Hanna : [sighs] "Last night when you were downstairs she came back."
Lydia : "What?!" she said spilling her juice. "Did she try anything ?"
Hanna : "I don't know what she tried but it almost let me out of air."
Lydia : "And what happened?"
Hanna : "That's the thing, I can't understand either. It was this massive energy leaving my body that knocked her."
Lydia : "Is she ... "
Hanna : "No." I said before she could finish. " I don't think her intention was to kill me, but to get something from me. Or so it felt like ... " her eyes widened and I noticed that she just figured something out. "Lydia? "
Lydia : "I know what she meant ... "
Hanna : "You do ? What is it?" I said impatient.
Lydia : "We know that your mother was a fae and your father a sorcerer, right?"
Hanna : "Yeah , so ?"
Lydia : "So, you - as their child- have both their genes. That's what she meant with unstable, you can't be two things at once. Either you are a fae or a witch. She also said 'wrong move' but ... that I don't understand. I think it's about using your dark powers." My heart stopped for a split second. "But I guess your safe since you didn't." she stared at me for a moment. "You didn't ... right ?" she said with fear in her words. "No.. " I replied. She sighed in relief.
Hanna : "But ... what do you think would happen if I would ?".
Lydia : "I don't know, but as she said you can't be two things at once so I presume you die or something." Her phone rang. "Oh It's mom, excuse me ." she said and headed outside. I was still thinking about what she said. I may not be a genius but I think bringing someone back from the dead means pretty much performing dark magic.
Derek : "Morning." his voice brought me back to reality and made me jump out of my seat. His eyes widened. " I didn't mean to scare you. "
Hanna : "Oh, it's fine ... "
Derek : "I'm heading home." he said as he grabbed his jacket. " Call if you need anything." I gave him a forced smile and nooded. He looked at me for a second and I was convinced he was going to ask me "WTF now?!" but he just let it go. As he went out Lydia got back in.
Lydia : "I have to run home and get some papers to deliver to my mom. Want to come ?"
Hanna : "Not the best way I imagined to spend a free day but anything is better than doing practicly nothing. I'll just go get dressed."
Lydia : "Ok."
       As I was waiting for Lydia in the car I had a strange feeling. Suddenly I was feeling dizzy and I could feel something climbing down on my lips. I brushed my fingers against my face and I noticed it was blood then quickly grabbed a kleenex and tried to stop my nose bleed. This was the second time it would happen. The last time I woke up and the blood was all over the pillow. A doctor should have this checked. The bleeding stopped and Lydia made her way back to the car, carrying some papers in her right hand. "Ok, got them." she said and got back in her seat.
Hanna : "Could you please take me to a hospital?"
Lydia : " Are you ok ? " she said scared.
Hanna : "Yeah, everything's fine. I just remembered I need to do some tests."
Lydia : "Can't you do them some other time ?"
Hanna : "I thought since I have a free day ... "
Lydia : "Ok, sure."
       She let me to the nearest hospital and then hurried to meet her mom. The doctors did some basic tests and also blood tests. I was waiting for the results in the waiting room when someone walked over and sat next to me. I was shocked to see Mrs. Grandwood.
Hanna : "You! What do you want?!" I said as I got up.
Grandwood : "I'm here to help you honey. You've got everything wrong."
Hanna : "The fact that you tried to killed me, oh yeah I think it was just my imagination!"
Grandwood : "I wasn't trying to kill you. The spell I used was to seal your dark self." she sighed " I never wanted to hurt you Hanna. I always wanted to help you and guide you but what you did ... I'm affraid it's impossible to redeem." she said with worry in her tone.
Hanna : "Is it the 'wrong move' you were talking about ?" I said and slowly got back in my seat.
Grandwood : "I'm affraid so ... " she said trying to hold her emotions. She obviously wanted to help me.
Hanna : "Isn't there a magical way to change that ?"
Grandwood : "It's in your blood, it cannot be changed. But there might be a way ... "
Hanna : "What is it? "
Grandwood : " I have an artifact that can block your magic until the next full moon."
Hanna : "So I'll be ... normal ?"
Grandwood : "In a way. Your powers are just blocked after a day but not gone."
Doctor : "Hanna, I've got your results." he said while looking over the papers. "You are in perfect condition." the doctor said smiling.
Hanna : "Thank you doctor." I took a deep breath and turned to Mrs. Grandwood.
Hanna : "Let's do it."