Charmed: Book One

Chapter Thirteen:

   Elizi's Point of View

    "HONK! HONK!" I was jolted awake from my deep slumber by a boisterous honking. I rolled my eyes and attempted to go back to my peaceful sleep. "HONK! HONK!"  The honking persisted. I got up from my dark blue satin covers and twin sized waterbed and went outside to the backyard. Outside was a long narrow creek that extended for miles. On the creek were delicate Lilly pads and reeds that danced in the calm breeze. Upon the bank of the creek lay a family of Geese, consisting of a male, female, and a tiny gaggle of babies, with more on the way. I carefully walked over to the mother goose and soothed her for awhile. "Shhh....It's okay, Mama. Easy girl..." The mother calmed down and walked over to her children. She stopped halfway and looked back, almost as if she were thanking me. "If only I could understand you......Maybe I'll ask Usagi to translate for me later..." I  quickly went inside and prepared for school. I curled my hair and clipped on my favorite water drop hair clip. After finishing everything, I looked at the clock in my bedroom. "Shoot! I'm going to be late!" I increased the speed of my movement drastically. The girls would be highly upset with me if I wasn't at the Cafe in time. After I was prepared for school, I rushed out my door and hurried as fast as I could, hoping I wouldn't be overly late.
     I quickly ran through the front gates of the school, making my way through the magical cliques of students and to the cafe with what little breath I had left in my body. I burst through the front doors of the cafe, my eyes quickly searching for my friends. "Where could they be? They wouldn't just leave me like that.....would they?" I walked towards our usual booth, looking for any possible belongings the girls could have left. The only thing that remained in the booth was a tiny, translucent crab that was entirely made of stars. "Stars...Luna! The girls MUST be here!" I picked up the tiny crab in the palm of my hands and placed it on the floor, hoping it would lead me to my friends. The small crustacean made its way to the unused back exit, leading me deep into the grim and mysterious forest that was behind Ravenwood.
     The walk through the forest was long and tiring, often stopping for short breaks along the way. The small crab guided  me to a tree with a heart tipped arrow that was deeply emerged in the bark. I tugged with all of my might and removed the arrow, holding on to it incase I would need to defend myself. The tip of the arrow had  pricked me, leaving a small pool of crimson liquid oozing from my finger. "I'll have Sirona look at it." After what seemed to be an eternity, the small crab stopped moving. My eyes swelled with tears at the horror of the limp bodies I used to call friends.
     I ran to Harmony's body and collapsed into tears. Her body made a bit of movement. She batted her eyes open. "Huh? Why are you crying, Elizi?" She sat up and hugged me. I was overwhelmed with excitement, knowing my friends were unharmed. The other girls started to casually wake up. "What were you thinking?? Why were you in the forest taking naps?!?" I scolded. My emotions were uncontrollable. I was thrilled, upset, angry, and scared all at once. The girls got up and brushed dead leaves and twigs off of themselves. I handed Anmiè the arrow I had grabbed. "Huh? What's this," She asked with pure confusion. "Hey! You found my arrow," Harmony sang with joy. She snatched the arrow from my hand. "Thanks!" I scratched my head with confusion. "What type of prank is this?" The tiny crab that had guided me walked over my foot, signaling it wanted to be picked up. I grabbed the small crab and attempted to hand it to Luna. "What do you expect me to do with this," she said with an irritated tone. I held the crab in my hand amidst my own confusion. Anmiè walked over to me. "There you are!" She took the small crab from my hand and threw it into the sky. The tiny crab dispersed into tiny, individual stars. "How did she use Celestial magic? Something's wrong here..." My thoughts were interrupted by the stinging in my finger. The girls were talking amongst themselves while Usagi walked towards me. "Would you like me to heal the cut on your finger?" I was hesitant to say yes, but the pain had taken over and insisted I got medical treatment. She sat me down on a nearby rock and started to slowly circle my wound with her fingertips, healing the pain that had troubled me. "When did you start using healing magic," I asked her. She looked up in confusion. "What do you mean?" I looked at her. "What happened to communicating with animals and little creatures?" She chuckled. "You got me confused with Luna again, didn't you?" "No, I didn't." She shook her head. "I don't know what crazy dream land you were in, but I've NEVER used any type of magic like that. I've always been a healer. Don't you remember when I healed your leg when we were kids?" I choked on my words. "How would Usagi know about that if Sirona healed my leg?" I was about to correct Usagi once more until Sirona suggested we got back to Ravenwood. I quickly agreed and walked faster than the rest of the girls. I vowed to myself that I, no matter what, would change my friends back. "I don't know what happened to change your powers or memories, but I WILL bring you all back to your original selves, even if it kills me in the process....I promise."