Time Twist

Chapter 7, The Missus

Catherine was beautiful Alexander was right, she had these dark eyes that seemed to know all the answers to every questioned ever asked, and well I wasn't very far off with that assumption, 

" So when did you guys get married?" I ask wanting to know more about this knowledgeable heroine. Liz scoffs at me,

" Really that's what you ask? How about the fact that there are more people that have magical time travel powers I mean come on that's just cool." Catherine laughs Alexander just looks at her lovingly which felt like he was pulling my heartstrings,

" To answer both of your questions, Alex and I have known each other since birth, he began to court me five years ago and we have been married for two years. Yes Claire is not alone with the magical time travel powers as you put it, there are only 3 people at the moment with such technology, I am not one of the 3 people I am merely a trusted friend of your cause." 

Her accent made her seem so professional and alert, it was hard to hate her, but I wanted to hate her so badly and I didn't know why.

 " I'm sorry, have we met before? You seem quite familiar?" Catherine asked Nathan who was gawking at every sight still baffled (but keeping to his promise of trying to seem unsurprised), by the time travel, but then again who wouldn't be?), 

" Dear Nathan is as you put it is not from here, thus it is unlikely for you to to be acquainted, perhaps you have met an ancestor or a descendant." Alexander attempted to answer.

 Catherine looks at Nathan and squints as if she was trying to squeeze the information of her head. " Alright then this way I will take you to my flat" She begins to walk forward and signals us to follow her, Alexander held Catherine's hands as they walk together side by side and talk, Alexander's smile showed how  happy  he was with her. A middle aged woman came up to Catherine and Alexander, 

"Mrs. Piera, it is wonderful to see Mr.Piera back here we have all missed you and who are these people you brought?" The woman questioned,

" Mrs. Winslow, it is my pleasure to introduce, My sister Claire, Claire's Husband Nathan and his sister Elizabeth. " Catherine tells the woman, why am I the one married to Nathan, not that I'm complaining cause he isn't bad to look at,I thought.  Catherine smiles kindly at the woman and curtsies Liz and I follow and I almost fall over Nathan quickly catches me by the waist,

" If you both are married then why do neither of you have wedding bands?" Mrs. Winslow cleverly discovered, 

Alexander steps in," that is why we are here, we we're all riding to meet a potential suitor for Miss. Elizabeth when our carriage was attacked and all of our things we're stolen including their rings madam, It was by God's will and my ability to fence that they did not take my own wedding band, poor Nathan here was rendered out of conscious quickly after the attack began." The woman gives us a sympathetic look,

" You unfortunate souls i hope that your luck turns." She curtsied and left. Catherine continues to lead on, until we arrive to a small cottage with a thatched roof, and two windows with brown shutters on the front side of the home. Catherine opens the door, 

"Well come on then" she nudges her head to the inside of the cottage, Alexander steps inside Liz and Nathan follow, I stand and look back at the pretty cottage that seemed to pop out of a fairy tale,

" Alexander built this for me when we moved here, he said he tried to make it as much of my dream home as possible, I think he succeeded, he even planted those orchids on my lawn, i just love him so much and when he does things like this it shows me how much he loves me." She exhales relaxed," it is going to become cold soon, I recommend coming inside.

 We walk inside, how is this super nice girl married to Alexander the most , sarcastic, pessimistic , know-it-all  I've ever met.  

"Nathan dear, I need you to sit in this chair and stay very still." Catherine pulls out a wooden chair, Nathan looks at her curiously but doesn't object. Alexander whispered in her ear she whispered back,

 " What are you guys gonna do to Nathan?" Liz spoke out, Catherine whispered once more into Alexander's ear and  he began to close all the shutters and put out several candles dimming the light,

" Something you should know about myself I am not a time traveler, however I am not a human like Elizabeth. I am well, a witch." Her eyes change from their brown darkness to a light violet color in one shimmer. Liz and I take a step back in fear, Nathan began to panic, 

" Witch leave me be I shall not take part with yours and Satan's evil plot!" Catherine and Alexander start laughing uncontrollably, 

" Do not fret over the fate of your soul sir I am not a worshiper of Satan I am merely a unique person with special gifts and no I am not the only one but I am certainly one of few who chose light over dark." Liz and I look oddly at Catherine,

" what do you mean chose light over dark?" 

Alexander steps in," More on that matter later, we have a much , more pressing matter to attend to , you girls might not want to be present for this."

 Liz scoffs, " What is going on what are you gonna do ? and why can't we be her for it?" Alexander hands Catherine rope,

" Catherine has detected magic around Nathan  and not the good kind, so she is going to take a look and see what she can find, regrettably this is not a pleasant and could be painful, Catherine and I believe that you two should not be exposed to that." Nathan interjects,

" I would rather not endure this, please let me out of these ropes." Nathan asks politely, Liz defended Nathan,

" you shouldn't do this he hasn't consented if it could hurt him I think he should be able to express his right to choose." Liz stood firmly in front of Nathan. Alexander picks her up 2 inches above the ground and puts her back next to me on the couch. 

" this is not a doctor's office Nathan does not get a say, because if he does have magic then it is not only a danger to himself but to all of us, and Catherine and I can not take that chance. If you do not have the stomach to be here while we do this no harm no foul you may go upstairs Catherine has sound proofed this room, so you will not be able to hear anything if you insist upon staying then you may not try to stop us or I will have to remove you both, once started this process will only be prolonged by distractions , so if either of you wish to leave then do so if not let us proceed." Alexander nods at Catherine as she tightens the knot around Nathan's torso. 

Nathan had so much fear in is eyes, he just looked at me hoping to e reassured, I give a smile he smiles back, and it began. Catherine's eyes remained violet, then her hands began to glow violet as well, she placed them just above Nathan's head and began to move them rapidly, She shouts out so that Alexander could hear her over the sound of wind coming from the movement from her hands,

" There is magic here! A Cloaking spell" Nathan began to sweat bullets as Catherine quickened her pace her hands moved faster and faster, the violet was peeling away bits of navy blue almost like she was peeling bits of Nathan's face and he bleed blue. Her hands kept going getting faster every few seconds,

 Nathan began to scream as more blue came out, the violet was getting brighter and seemed to be heating up faster, faster her hands were almost weren't visible past the bright violet and the navy blue streaks in the air surrounding Nathan's head, he was screaming even louder and louder, begging for it to end, louder his screams became faster Catherine's hands moved. Until suddenly it stopped, it was silent and everyone was still.