The Others

Part 2: Shara

And of course you have to end right before the good part David. So, what happened was Mom took me off to the back yard. She already made a training course.

"Open your book. It'll tell you how to do the spell. It's not easy, but it's the only one we're doing." Mom had a suspicious smile, but I trusted her.

Evoco lupum

    I reached out my hand, and spoke the words. It took most of my strength to stay up. Must use a lot of power. I think I'll refer to it as Magicka, like in video games. The air shimmered. Just then, I hear...

"Wha...?" And a girl my age falls from behind the Great Oak in our backyard. She has platinum blond hair, technicolour eyes and pale skin. She has freckles. Strange how most people I know have freckles. Even my Grandparents have freckles. Back to something more important than a simple coinsidence.

Mom runs over and picks her up. "What's your name?"

The girl coughs. "Xania..."

Mom carries her over to the bench. "She's weak."

Xania rolls over. Her pupils are slits. That's when she falls off the bench and throws a knife at mom. Mom made it explode, but when the dust clears, Xania's disappeared. A 10 tailed, black wolf had taken her place. It howled and ran into the woods toward David and Dad. We ran after her. When we caught up, the situation was out of hand. The wolf had found a white cat that was the same size and also with 10 tails. It wasn't pretty. The wolf had a broken leg and the cat a gash across the face. "STOP!" I yelled. And the cat looked at me. The wolf used the opportunity to attack, but missed and it almost hit me.

That's when I heard David yell "STOP!" The wolf stood, and then looked down. It slowly transformed into a handsome guy. He had pale skin like Xania's but he had black hair. And technicolour eyes. When I looked back towards the cat, I saw it transforming painfully back into Xania. That's when I realized it. Xania is a werewolf, and I later learned that the werecat's name is Xaven. Xania must not be used to transforming or something and endured pain. Xaven endured no pain. Or he hides it well. Xaven's face had already healed, so I ran over to Xania, who I realized may already have healed as well. Xania was lying among the early autumn leaves, and she had passed out. The pain must have been too much. Dad kneeled down next to David who had already kneeled down next to Xania. David looked in his book. Then, David said to me,

"She just needs rest." Xaven sat down next to a tree. I went over to him. I asked him what happened.

"Xania ran towards us. I knew who she was and decided to transform. But my instinct overwhelmed me. I attacked. David's voice caught my attention and I realized what was going on. That's the gist. I started this. I'm the reason my sister is going to hate me forever." He looked down. Like a cat would, if it was sad.

"Xania's your sister?" I look at him.

"Yeah... We were abandoned at 10 years old. We had just learned our powers to transform and we had scared our mother. Xania and I had wondered the woods together for 6 years. Hunting for food. Drinking from freshwater hot springs. We found a cave with a fossil. The fossil rose and spoke. ' I AM THE AAANEXA FOSSIL. CONTINUE TO WORSHIP ME AND I SHALL SAVE YOU. FOR I AM GOD. #AAANEXAFOSSIL. '"

I stare at him. "It said hashtag?"

"Yeah." He was still looking down, "It's weird. Even to this day I wonder if it was all a joke. But a portal opened. We ended up here. What's today's date? I want to see if I can go to the library. I have been for the last couple of weeks."

"Oh, it's August 22nd, 2016. A Monday." I look down too.
"WHAT?" Xaven was shocked. "Last time I was in a library it was Monday, August 22th, 1808!"