"—And then I grabbed the other dude's athame and I just jammed it into his chest and he went POOF. Well, less 'poof' and more 'psshAWWPRRRFMMFFF'—"
There's a knock on the doorframe as Danny tries to hide an amused expression.
Laura pauses her recording and turns, grinning sheepishly.
"Super riveting stuff, Hollis," Danny comments, snickering.
Laura's grin widens. "Thanks."
"But perhaps less riveting than your second mission?" Danny asks, looking innocent.
Laura springs out of her chair. "Really? But LaF and Perry haven't returned yet."
Danny's expression grows graver and she crosses her arms. "That's sorta the thing. They should've been back by now. So I wanna go trace their steps. See if something went wrong."
"A rescue mission?" Laura asks, lowering her voice so as not to seem excited that their friends have gone missing.
Danny nods, giving her a small smile. "Yeah. A rescue mission."
~*~
"So, they were looking for missing children in this area..." Danny parks the car and they both step out. "That was the last I heard of them."
Laura frowns and looks around. There's no park, schools, or daycares nearby. "How old were the kids?"
Danny pulls out a small note pad. "Tweens or so. Old enough to be wandering around by themselves, but too young to be able to know they're in immediate danger and fight back or call for help."
"Should we split up?" Laura asks, already knowing the answer.
"No," Danny replies. "We're sticking together."
Laura tries to swallow her disappointment and trails behind Danny.
They circle area a couple times, slowly increasing the radius and asking people about the children, or if they've seen LaF and Perry. They weren't much help, and soon Danny leans against a building with a sigh. "This isn't working."
Laura frowns. "We need to find something that'd be luring children. I mean, this is kind of a weird area for kids to be taken from, no?"
Danny rubs the back of her neck. "I guess..."
Laura looks around, hoping for some kind of sign. She peers around Danny and her eyes widen in excitement.
"Ooh! An ice cream truck!"
Danny lets out a small laugh. "Some things never change. Still got that sweet tooth, huh?"
Laura nods emphatically. "Want anything?"
Danny hesitates before groaning. "Ah, what the hell? One ice cream cone won't kill the diet."
"Now we're talkin'," Laura squeals, bouncing over to the truck.
She practically visibly deflates when she doesn't see anyone in the window.
"To be fair, the truck didn't have the jingle going. They're probably refueling or on break," Danny points out.
Laura walks around to the back of the truck. "I don't see anyone. Who would abandon an ice cream truck?"
Danny shrugs and rolls her eyes when Laura reaches out and knocks on the back of the truck.
There's no response and Laura knocks again.
"Laura, let's just go. I'm sure there's an ice cream parlor nearb—"
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Forever Charmed
FanfictionLaura Hollis is a half-witch, half-human who's just graduated from Magic School. She joins her friends' coven, but they're overly protective of the newbie, especially since Laura doesn't have any powers. When her new guardian angel Carmilla shows...
