California
I stared out the car window, watching the trees flash by, and
thought about how i would never be happy again. I was only
exaggerating, but that was how I felt at the time. Amber sat
in the passenger side with her nose in what seemed like a good
book. At least that's what i thought it was considering
she was quitely laughing to herself every few minutes. Shea
sat in the very back of the car, as far from me as possible, with
her ear buds stuffed in her ears and music bursting her
eardrums. All three of us were indeed triplets, but at first
glance you would think we were about a year apart.
From the moment you are born, you age like any regular
mortal. Once you are old enough, you have the opportunity to
decide when to cease aging and remain that way forever with a
certain incantation. Parents usually are the ones who decide
when you are mature enough to make such a decision. Amber is
'21'; Shea is '20'; and I am '18'. In
reality, the three of us are each 84 years old. In
retrospect, I guess i should have chosen an older age so I can get
into clubs for 21 and older, but at least I'm a legal adult in
the eyes of the law.
Anyway, after choosing
your age, your full powers arrive, but you can hardly contol
them. You have to learn as you age, about your own powers and
about the other creatures coexisting with humans also. Our
world consists of everything from annoyinlgy beautiful nymphs to
enchantingly strong witches. The three of us have no idea
what type of witch we will become, always praying to not succumb to
the Dark.
The Dark and the Light are the two realms of witches that live in
peace and harmony, usually. Light witches harness the energy
from the sun, but that doesn't mean they are weak at
night. Dark witches harness energy from the moon. The
leaders of both sides are actually fraternal twins. The
Greeks knew them as Apollo and Artemis, while we know them as Sol
and Luna, the most powerful warlock and witch ever. The
Originals are only the next generation after these two and they are
the ones who have laid down the law.
My mother is with the Light realm and so far, so is Amber and
Shea. I don't know where I'll be yet. I should
have figured it out around the same time as them, but I'm not
sure why I haven't been claimed yet. Usually siblings are
claimed into the same realm, but there have been cases where this
doesn't happen. It tore the family apart and almost
started a war between the Light and Dark witches. The
Originals put a stop to it and exiled the entire family to
different corners of the earth. No one ever saw or heard from
them again. I heard that Sol and una stood by and watched the whole
thing happen, and since then, faith in them has started to
dissolve.
We pulled up into the driveway of our brand new home. It was
very sleek and modern, which I'm sure Shea enjoyed, but it was
also isolated, which we all were ecstatic about. We could
practice our powers without the fear of someone catching us
mid-cast, and then having to pack up our bags; the middle story was
completely transparent, surrounded by floor to ceiling
windows. I particularly loved the steel spiral staircases and
the Jacuzzi in the backyard. The bedrooms were pretty far
apart too. I could learn to love it here i guess.
I pulled back my wild fiery curls in a loose ponytail and started
to unpack ever so slowly. Box by box, I took out all of my
spell book, clothes, and alarm clock radio. I brought in the
furniture and set up everything accordingly. My queen sized
bed placed with just the headboard against the wall,
centered. Soft greens and earthy browns were splashed all
around the room. After putting in the last book in my
built-in-the-wall bookcase, I was done. I felt really
accomplished for doing this in just one day. Well a mortal
would, while for someone like me it was just a daily chore.
Hands on my hips, acknowledging my handiwrok, I walked over to my
soft bed and fell back. It was more like a plop I should
say. I sighed and just stared at my ceiling, listening to the
exact opposite of silence in the new household. Mom was
enchanting the boxes to unpack on their own; Shea was blasting
music in her room; and Amber was putting away everything mom
unpacked. This would be how the rest of my life would
look.
Before I knew it, it was late September and I was still trying to
become acquainted with our new living arrangements; living without
Marcus and the ancient house we used to live in. I'm used
to the floorboards creaking and spider webs in the corners
gathering dust, not smooth white hallways and hot tubs. I was
lying down on my comfortable bed deep in thought, when Shea walked
in. She stared at me and took in my sulky mood. I had
obviously been thinking about Marcus again.
"Oh get over it, Tanya. It comes with the
immortality. If anything, I unintentionally saved you from
the heartache of watching him grow old while you stay young
forever," she smirked.
"Leave me alone Shea. I don;t want to talk about Marcus
right now."
"Alright fine, what do you want to talk about then?" she
sat at the edge of my bed, smoothing the blankets.
"About your eviction notice from my room, now get
out."
"You used to be so much fun T. But whatever, just
rememebr to get ready. You have school tomorrow, dear
sister." she simply stated.
"What?!" i shouted at her.
"You heard me. Mke sure you set out your clothes for
tomorrow like a good little senior."
She patted my head and walked away, leaving me with shock clearly
written across my face.
California I stared out the car window, watching the trees flash
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Feb 21, 2012 10:53pm
ApplePieFlutterDashRariSparkle · 1 decade ago
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wow this seems like it'll be a great story!