Reaper

Chapter 13

I carried Anna on my back to Grandmother's cottage, laying her on the bed once we got inside. I walked back to where Will and Aiden were talking with Grandmother.

"-mad at Aiden and the ground started shaking and these gems started popping up out of the ground," Will was saying as I walked over to them.

"That's what those rocks were? They were gems?" I asked.

Will nodded. "I didn't realize it until I picked one up and looked at it."

"Why did gems appear though?" Aiden asked. "I've never heard of something like this happening."

Grandmother picked up a book that was sitting on a rocking chair and opened it. "Some magic elementals are capable of doing this." She turned the book so that we could see it. An illustration of a person surrounded by gems sat on the frail page.

"Elemental?" I asked confused.

"Someone with abilities like us," she replied.

"What does magic have to do with gems and Anna?" Aiden asked.

"Aiden, have you ever wondered if Anna was an elemental?" Grandmother asked. "We know nothing about Anna's real family. We can't be sure that Anna's family weren't elementals."

"So you think that Anna could be one of us?" Aiden asked.

"It's not that far-fetched, Aiden," Will said. "It explains why today happened."

"I don't think she's an elemental," Aiden said stubbornly.

"It makes sense if you think about-"

"She is not one of us, Will!" Aiden yelled. His aura abruptly changed to a murky red again. "She can't be one of us. She's supposed to be the one that gets a normal life. She-"

"She is one of us, Aiden," Will said calmly. He avoided looking at any of us, instead choosing to look at the ground.

"Anna can't be one of us!" Aiden nearly yelled.

"Yes, she can! There is no reason that she can't be. She is an elemental, whether you like it or not. You watched what happened and not even you can come up with another explanation for it," Will said, his voice raised. He looked at Aiden, his grey eyes filled with anger. "There is absolutely no reason that Anna can't be like us."

"Don't you think we would have noticed anything before? Any kind of-of sign that she could do this? Surely we would have noticed something." Aiden asked, sounding defeated and tired. His aura was still dark, but instead of a dark red, it was now a dark blue.

"Not necessarily," Grandmother said. "There have been many people who discover that they're elementals without previously showing any signs."

"Grandmother, what's known about magic elementals?" I asked.

She sighed. "Not much. They're able to create illusions and use magic to do various things. There haven't been very any magic elementals in our family. Anna's the first one that I've seen since I was a young girl." She set the book back down on the rocking chair. "Have you three told your parents yet?"

Will shook his head. "Father's working in the field and Mother went to town with Nana."

"Where's Glenna?"

"She was in the garden when I saw her last," Aiden said. "You were the first person that we thought of. You know the most about elementals."

"We need to tell your parents about this. Aiden, go find your father and tell him what happened. Will, find Glenna."

"She's already on her way," Will said. He looked at me, obviously sensing my confusion. "I can sense the vibrations in the ground from Glenna walking."