The Wolf Within

Chapter Twelve: How My Magic Works; Flash To The Past

Arden's POV

After my talk with Bay, we headed back to the main room of the packs meeting quarters. We split up and I went to my room to practice my magic. I placed a bunch of books around my room, on my bed, my desk, the floor, the bay window, and on my nightstand. I sat down at the center of my bed and focused on my earth powers.

Since I could control the earths movement and balance, one power I had was telekinesis. I closed my eyes and lifted my arms and hands up, as I tried to remember we're all the books were. I couldn't hear anything. When I opened my eyes, every book in my room was floating, even the books on my bed. I laughed and started to move the books around, next thing I knew my bed was floating in the air and I was surprised by how powerful I was.

My room door opened, Kai's mother appeared, and before she could say anything she noticed my bed and the books floating in the air. I smiled at her and then placed everything down gently, I moved all of the books back into the bookcase neatly, and looked at them. She walked in and sat next to me on my bed, I could tell she was both surprised but entertained by what she saw.

"Your a witch, what can you control?" She asked.

"All four of the elements," I answered.

"Your very powerful," she said, "how long have you been practicing your powers, Arden?"

"Since I was five, that's when me and my parents found out about my powers," I told her, "but they wanted to keep it hidden."

She looked out my window. "Oh," she said, "well you should honor it."

"I've been ashamed of my powers because they made me keep it a secret and I was never free to just use my powers for fun," I said, "but when I got older, I embraced it and when my younger made a mistake that cost his life I let it out so me and Bay had to leave, and I want my brother back."

"What happened to your brother?" She asked me.

"It's a long story," I told her.

"Well whatever it is, we will try and get your brother back," she said.

I smiled as she got up and hugged me, then she walked out of my room and I just laid down on my bed. Is he even alive? Did they kill my brother? I didn't see them kill him, maybe they are just keeping his hostage until I come back so that I can watch him die and suffer. What about my parents? Are they alive? Should me and Bay go back? All the questions I've been asking myself for the past few weeks, but I haven't gotten any type of answer yet. But hopefully, I'll get my answers soon.

Bailey's POV

I was sitting on a rock near the main entrance to Kai's pack. Just thinking about what Morgan said, if we left would we be safe or in more danger? Would they let us stay? Did I want to stay? I didn't know the answer to any of those questions, but I know me and Claire wouldn't be here for too long.

I walked over to Claire's room, I heard her singing so I knocked on her door. She answered after a few seconds, and she had a smile on her face.

"Your excited to see me?" I asked.

"No, I thought you were Gabe," she said, walking back to her bed.

"Can I come in?" I said, she nodded, I walked in and closed her door.

I sat on her bay window and across from her as she placed her comb down on her bed.

"So, we might be leaving soon," she suddenly said, "thanks to Gabe, we may be staying for a few months."

"Yea," I said, "do you think it would be better if we just...you know left now?"

"Why?" She asked.

"To protect them," I said.

"Bailey, stop thinking about everyone else, focus on yourself, protect yourself, stop trying to be nice, cause your not, you don't care about nobody but yourself," she said, "stop trying to change now, I know that you don't actually care, just be yourself for now."

I just stood there looking at her, she was right, but I wanted to change, for the better, "I don't want to be a bitch anymore, Claire, back at camp, everyone hated me, if I were a bitch now and didn't show I cared, we wouldn't be here right now, so why don't you be grateful," I replied back.

I walked out of her room and slammed the door. Then I walked to my room and shut my door in anger, I laid on my bed and looked out the window tears coming out of my eyes.

Why did Claire want me to be the bitch I was? Was she going to tell everyone our past together? Or did she tell have already? But I regret everything I did.

1 year ago...

I was at my locker when Claire walked up to me with her two best friends, Paige and Desi, her hair was messed up and had glue in it.

"Science project went wrong?" I said laughing as I closed my locker.

She gave me a evil eye and pushing my book bag to the floor.

"What is wrong with you?" She said.

"A lot of things," I said, "would you like a list? Oh, wait, your failing English, some of the words I use may not seem familiar to you."

"Why do you torture me?" She asked.

"It's not torture," I said, "its mistakes."

I started to walk away when I felt her grab my arm and turn me around.

"We were best friends, and then you just left me and stopped talking to me, then when I try and apologize for leaving you," she said, "you push me away and treat me like we weren't even friends and I did something horrible to you, when I didn't Bailey."

She was still holding my arm. I twisted hers and she was gasping in pain.

"Don't ever touch me again," I said. I pushed her to the ground and she felt her arm, I saw tears coming out of her eyes, but I didn't feel guilty.

I walked away and went to the bathroom. I was a rebel in high school and I didn't care what anyone thought about me. Claire told everyone my deepest darkest secret. And everyday at school I would bully her, because of what she did. I never forgave her. But she forgave me...somehow.

Present day...

So why did she want me to be a bitch? I didn't like who I was but I embraced it to make her regret what she did to me. She still has the mark on her arm from where I twisted her arm, we were best friends, but she broke my trust. And to me, winning my trust back is hard to do, but for some reason I wanted to forgive Claire. But she wanted me to be the bitch I was, were I only cared about myself. I was selfish, and I don't know why she wants me to be that way.

But I am not going back to my old ways, I've learned how to appreciate others, and to care for others. That will not change, thanks to Arden.
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