Magic? (Book 1 of The Aluna Search) (completed)

Chapter 8

Ralf was across the room but she could still feel his icy breath down her neck. Lina was trying to force her back to lift up and sit, even her arms were limp. Lucy still clucked onto her right arm turning it blue with cold. Jess lowered her head to hide her blue eye. Her eyes slid across to meet Lina's and gazed at her sorrowfully.

"Well? Get moving" Ralf's voice pierced the air. The two girls nodded sorrowfully. Lucy lowered lina's arm down onto the table then walked off. Jess quickly followed. Ralf walked forward, and then lifted himself to sit on the table next to Lina. Lina forced her body with all her might but nothing, all she could move was her eyes and mouth.

Ralf grabbed her right arm and held it to his chest. She wanted to be sick.

"Heal me, heal my broken heart." Ralf asked.

"From the moment I opened my mouth you knew how old I was and who I was. Well, the moment that I first heard your voice I could tell, your heart died before you were born." Lina spat.

"Don't be like that," he sighed "we can live together forever. Imagine never dying, never getting old, just us two, we could rule the world. You could have what you most desire. Just. Help. Me." Ralf said softly.

“I see now. You think I can be a replacement for a love lost or just be your big toy. Guess what, your hide is not worth saving." Lina argued, "I hate every bone in your body."

Ralf looked at Lina softly. “How could you hate your father?" Ralf asked

Lina’s mind scattered, "You’re not my father, and, and, never will be." her voice wavered.

“You don't remember, do you?" Ralf asked.

“My father and mother are dead" she screamed.

"Your mother is dead I’m afraid, but I escaped. Do not fear anymore. I am here." Ralf said kindly.

Lina mind ticked uncontrollably, ' he is not my father. If he was, I. I don't know. Could he?' lina's mind burst.

"I wanted to be with you to hold you but then I became this beast please. I love you" Ralf pleaded.

Lina paused, then said "if you are my father and you wanted to be with me, did you watch me?"

"Oh yes! I have always been watching you." Ralf looked delighted.

Lina smiled “so how many parents do I have?" her smile dropped and she stared hard at him.

“Ah. Um. Three?" Ralf replied.

Lina closed her eyes then opened them again and said, "Wrong. If you were watching then you would have known therefore, you, are not, my father. You were just trying to make me come along maybe you knew my parents but, I know that my parents, I know they had kind smiles not cruel ones like yours." Lina eyes looked up into Ralf stony eyes.

Ralf became furious he bolted upright and stormed out of the room. A tear trickled down the side of lina's face. Lucy rushed into the room followed by jess.

"Did he hurt you?" Lucy asked

“No," Lina replied.

“Lucy," Jess started, Lucy span round "we have orders"

"Yes” Lucy replied

They had brought a trolley covered with sheets. Lucy took a bucket from underneath and a pouch from under the sheet.

“Promise not to run away?" Lucy asked

'This might be my chance' Lina thought

"If you do," Lucy continued “we might be killed"

'I can't kill them...' Lina contemplated. “I will not run away as long as I am with you but otherwise why wouldn’t i?”

Lucy nodded “fair enough." Lucy trickled some powder in lina's mouth. Lina's senses came back to life and she started wiggling her fingers. Slowly she sat up.

Lucy and Jess lifted Lina up by hooking their hands under Lina's armpits. Their black hair flayed behind them, their hair colours melting together. Like cats Lucy and Jess flicked their nails longer. They dragged the nails down the sides of Lina shedding her clothes. Lucy sat Lina down in a bath while Jess went to the trolley. Jess brought back a bucket of hot water and poured over Lina. Lina quickly covered her eyes as the hot water steamed down her back. Her brown hair crumbled down her back and hung over her shoulders. Another bucket was poured over her. Lucy started scrubbing Lina down.

"Why are you cleaning me?" Lina asked.

"You smell like blood and humans." Jess replied as if everyone knew what was happening.

"And that's bad because...?" Lina questioned between pouring. Lucy looked up from her scrubbing.

"Most vampires can't hold back their thrust for blood." Lucy answered, and then turns back to scrubbing.

"Oh" was all Lina said. The hot water stopped and Lina climbed out of the bath. Lucy and Jess stood on either side of Lina. They rubbed their hand then outcast their hand to face Lina. Lucy warmed Lina up and the water evaporated of her. While Jess pulled the water off. The water floated and sank into Jess' hands. 'Magic' Lina thought. She felt warm and dry. Lucy walked over to the trolley. She lifted off the sheet to reveal a black ballroom dress.

The dress had a low neck line which ran along the top of the breasts. The sleeves were pull ons. The dress had so many frills, bows, ruffles and layers it looked like a balloon. Lina slipped into the dress reluctantly, with the help of Lucy and Jess. Lucy pulled on the sleeves so it showed the marking.

"There... All done." Lucy said turning Lina around to look at the mirror. The mirror was a full length wall mirror and as Lina turned round she greeted someone new. The lady wore a black dress. The frills, bows, ruffles and layers panned out to make the lady have a strong figure. The lady looked like she had been ripped out of a history book. The lady was Lina.

"You look beautiful." Jess said "please excuse us." They both bowed and walked out backwards. Lina imagined a crown on her head.

" am I a princess?" Lina thought out loud. Hers trailed down the dress to her bare feet. At her feet they was a tiny ball. It was the size of a super ball. Lina bent down and picked it up. It contained moving pictures. Lina looked deep into the ball.

There was a small girl. She was looking in a mirror. She was wearing a pink dress. It was very simple with on bow on the back frills down the front and puffy sleeves. Her short white hair curled and in pigtails. The image turned and ran into a ballroom. They were couples dancing.

"Sirge, Sirge dance with me." A boy with blonde hair turned round to face the person. The boy held out his hand, smiling, and the person took it. The boy span round and round the person and boy both laughing their heads off. The picture froze and slowly faded.

The ball evaporated into light. Lina chest responded with a blue flash of light. "i wonder what that was " Lina thought, "and why was Sirge in it?"