Cost of Witchcraft

Chapter Five: Security Footage Sucks.

All four were staring at the screen on what had traversed there. The two boys turned to the two witches, in a full rage.

"What was that?!" Kevin growled. Willow sipped her soda, her nose wrinkling at the carbonation.

"What was what?" She asked, setting it down on the table in front of her.

Kevin growled, clenching his fist in rage. He pointed at the screen. "That!"

Willow turned her eyes to the screen. On the television was the news, the headline read Strange Creatures in Town? It switched from the reporter talking to the footage of a lion killing the fire horse and then to a rabbit cloaked in black; the rabbit's mouth was ripping open, showing the row of sharp shark-like teeth caked in blood.

"You told me it was a dream!" Kevin said, his tone accusative. Jason turned to Elvira.

"I thought it was a dream!" He hissed at the girl who still showed almost no emotion. They both shrugged.

"We never told you," the witches said in unison, leaning back into the sofa, "you came up with that on your own."

Both boys growled before storming off to a room together, most likely to discuss the aforementioned events.

Willow's gaze set hard on the small, blonde girl. She stopped petting Bonbon and gave her a questioning look.

"Vhat?" She asked.

"How did ye know about that?" Willow asked, picking up the demanding cat at her feet.

"The soul fusion?" Elvira asked, then turned to the doll she had been fixing. "Bonbon told me about the soul fusion, and something about Soulborns."

"What do you know about..." Willow hesitated before continuing. "...the Soulborns?"

"Not much," Elvira said, shrugging. "I don't even know the meaning of the word."

Willow almost spit out her drink, holding it back just in time. She casted a side glance at the girl, whom resumed to make her doll.

~*~

"What the hell happened out there, man?" Kevin asked Jason, who had sat on the bed and leaned back with his arms supporting his neck.

"How should I know?" He responded.

"You could've told me that you had transformed into a giant, psychotic rabbit!"

"Hey! You didn't tell me about the lion thing!"

Both were silent for a moment.

"Hey, a murder bunny is pretty neat," Kevin muttered. Jason's brow furrowed.

"You turn into a freaking lion. Lions eat bunnies. We all know how this is gonna work." Jason's lip then twitched into a grin. "Murder bunny," he repeated before bursting out into laughter; Kevin soon followed him.

"So, what happened?"

Jason paused, collecting his thoughts. "I don't know... One minute I was myself, the next I couldn't control my body."

"Same here. Man, I felt complete, though. Oddly complete," Kevin added. Jason nodded in agreement. They sat in silence, pondering what exactly had transpired that night.

~*~

Willow stared at her friend after giving her a brief explanation. Elvira stared back, confused as to how any of what her friend said was relevant.

"Okay? Vhat am I supposed to say?" Elvira asked, raising an eyebrow. Willow sighed.

"I'll go into more detail later, but we owe both of them an apology," she said, turning to follow the boys into whichever room they had stormed off to.