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Magical Charm

                                                                   It started out slowly, it's coming

                                                                   on fast. I got a feeling it's gonna                                                                  last. Timber, I'm falling in love.                                                                                                     ~Patty Loveless~

"Have a seat, both of you. You're in so much trouble," she glared.

The two boys were staring at the floor while Grandma Sophia was giving one of her long lectures. This time she was right; whatever she was saying was completely and utterly true.

"Grandma, we had no other choice. They attacked us out of the blue in a sacred place too. How could they be so inconsiderate," James argued.

"James," she raised a finger. "I'm well aware that you've blown the place with your fiery hands."

"Come one, Gran. What could I've done? Stand there ! Do nothing!" He waved his hands for emphases.

Grandpa Sophia ignored him and turned her attention to William who silent, his eyes cast to the ground. She sat beside him, patting his shoulder. "Will, dear, how are you feeling?"

"I'm really fine. Thanks for asking, Gran!" James complained with a mocking tone.

Grandpa Sophia scowled with a wry smile plastered on her face.

"Okay. Okay. I'll have some fresh." He walked holding Phoenix in his hands, closing the door behind him.

"Listen Will, I know you are confused. I felt a surge of power radiate from you, the moment you entered my land," she said, pulling a small book from her pocket and pointed at a picture. He glanced at the picture, it was the same scene where he was standing and thunder was raining from the sky as if it was the end of the world. William stared in disbelief. "What's this book?"

"It's called the Gramatas. It's a legendry book. This is one of my powers. I've always knew what happened from the pictures that emerged inside its brown papers," she replied.

"So, can you see the future too?" William asked, his mouth gaping wide.

"Negative. I can only see the present," she answered.

William shifted nervously in his seat, his hands intertwined with each other repeatedly as he fidgeted with them. "What's happening to me? I don't know what I am. I don't know how I did it, but I think I controlled the thunder back there. I felt I was a beast. I would kill and destroy without stopping. I-"

"You're not a beast, and you did stop," she interrupted. "You're far from that you have so much goodness inside you. You're a good man. So, don't worry about that," she added.

"What about Jane? What will happen to her?" he inquired.

"Hmm... There's something unusual about her. Look at this." She pulled it from her pocket and put it in William's hand. He inspected it. "It's Jane's necklace. It's broken," he exclaimed.

"This is no ordinary necklace; in fact it's a charm. If it weren't for this necklace, Jane would've been dead by now," she announced.

"What are you saying?" He frowned.

" Protection charm and one of the strongest; maybe just maybe she isn't human after all or she stole it. It's a strong one," she accused.

"She's not a thief," William defended.

Grandma Sophia raised an eyebrow. "You like her?"

"What?" he laughed. I don't know how but I feel I'm connected to her, and she would never do harm. She's not a thief."

"Tell me again what happened when you were inside the water?" she questioned.

"She was immobile. The water was glowing. It was peculiar. Then, I helped her." William recalled the incident. "One more thing, her eyes changed too." His touch on her skin, the way they moved as if it was a symphony. He moved his gaze to find Grandma Sophia studying him with a twinkle in her eyes.

"What? Why are you looking like that?" he stammered.  

William watched her open drawers with so much enthusiasm. "Oh no," James whined. "I leave you two and this happens."

"What's going on? Explain James," William demanded.

"As you can see, Gran had found out something, and by the look of it. It's huge," he said.

"Well, thanks for stating the obvious," he said exasperatedly.

"Stop you two and come see," she chuckled.

The boys looked at each other quizzically. They moved closer and looked at an ancient stone. There was a drawing. "Gran, do you have a museum inside your drawers? What else do you have hidden there?" He cooed, hitting William's shoulder who stood stiffed. James followed William's gaze. "What in the name of Galactivix?" he grunted. 

A picture of a woman engraved in the stone.

"Jane," William implored.