Everlasting Curse

Chapter Six- Possessed

  "Juliette, what are you thinking about?" Hazel asks.

  "Uh... I was just thinking about the note." Juliette quickly responds to Hazel. "Everyone check your pockets!"

  "Don't lie to me, Juliette!" Hazel rises her voice.

  "I--" Juliette stops talking when she sees Hale walking towards her. "I'll tell you later." Juliette quickly whispers to Hazel.

  When Hale walks up to Juliette, he slowly moves his hand to her waist. Then his hand moves to her lower back. Juliette starts to shake.

"Wha- Wha- What are you doing?" Juliette mutters.

  "Just hold still." Hale whispers bringing his face close to her ear.

  Everyone stares at Juliette and Hale with surprised looks, and Wes was holding Weslyn, covering her eyes. Thea takes Harmony out of the room. Everyone else, still in shock, doesn't move an inch. Hale lowers his hand, and that's when Wes leaves the room with Weslyn. Juliette grabs Hale's sleeve, as he moves his hand into her pocket and grabs something out of it. Hale moves away from Juliette holding a note.

  "Oh! It was the note that he was grabbing!" Leo sighs in relief.

  Juliette sits down on the nearest chair, and collects herself. Thea walks back in the room with Harmony, who had gotten a popsicle. Harmony had Thea's hand in a tight grip, and Wes was holding Weslyn in his strong arms. Wes, glaring at Hale slightly as he sits himself down next to Hazel.

  "Did you guys read the note yet?" Thea questions, breaking the silence.

  "I'll read the note." Hale announces, "Three of you must prove your worth by casting the spell on yourselves. If you choose to cast this spell, you will face a hardship like you've never faced before. Then there's a spell at the bottom. I know I'm going to do it."

  "I'll do it too!!" Leo and Wes exclaim at the same time, before whipping their heads to look at eachother.

  "Alright, get over here and we'll just say the spell together." Hale says, and the other two make their way over to him. They study the spell for a bit, before saying in unison. "Ut mihi liceat per devia, uti pro duce spirituum."

  "Shit- wait!! No!!" Thea cries, eyes wide as she watches the boys.

  "Thea?? What's wrong??" Hazel asks, looking towards her in concern.

  "Nothing!! Nothing, it's nothing!! Just... get away from them, now!!" Thea exclaimed, walking backwards towards the door with Harmony and Weslyn.

  Hazel and Juliette are quick to get behind the shorter girl, seeing as she's the only one who knows any type of magic.
 
  "Thea, what's going on?" Hazel asks.

  "It's... it's nothing. Just keep an eye on the boys. I'm going to get Weslyn and Harmony somewhere safe." Thea explained, before running off and ignoring the shouts behind her.

  Juliette and Hazel turned back to the boys, who looked just as confused as they did. They stayed near the doors, unsure of what to do. Leo suddenly gets up, baring his now sharpened teeth. He stalked towards the two cowering girls. Juliette and Hazel look at each other, before running off.

"Hey!! Get back here!!" Leo calls after them, and the girls hear sets of footsteps following them.

  The girls run out of the house, and down the road. They keep running, unaware of the four-legged animal gaining on them. Hazel suddenly came to a halt, causing Juliette to run into her back.

  Leo was in front of them, only he was in his wolf form. Hazel and Juliette backed up slightly, until Juliette felt heat hitting her back. She quickly turned around, seeing both Hale and Wes standing there.