THE RED HAIRED WITCH episode 9

THE RED HAIRED WITCH

EPISODE ~ NINE

THEME:DARK DAYS AHEAD

FOUNTAIN FALLS

BOOK HOUSE

Kira POV

∆Previously ∆

(He opened the ice cream and handed me a small spoon before going to the shelf where I was before)

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Jace:so eat up

Kira:thank you

Jace:you are welcome… So tell me about yourself

Kira:nothing much…and even little about myself is still nothing

Jace:I am interested in that nothing

(I chuckled)

Kira:I am Kira Hunter I –

Jace:Kira Hunter?

(I nodded)

“Kyle is your sibling?”

(He asked with a raised eyebrow)

Kira:my twin brother

Jace: twin?

(His eye w¡dened slightly)

Kira:the different is clear right? We don’t share any resemblance he is having the normal hair color while mine is Red

Jace:do you have anyone in your family who has a red hair?

Kira:none… just me

(He c*cked his brows again)

“Weird right?”

Kira:actually…there is nothing special about it

(Our gaze locked but I stared down at my ice cream)

Jace: your parents own this school right?

Kira:it for my mom…it was passed down to my maternal great great Granny who used to work with a Supernatural being

Jace:well you certainly don’t behave like someone who is from a rich home but Kyle is the opposite of you

(And why is he suddenly behaving as if he has known me for ages?)

Kira:there is nothing special in being rich..the only advantage is that you get connected with some certain people and you probably get the chance to go places

Jace:you are right

(There was silent for a few seconds before he spoke again)

Jace: so what do you do alone in here?

Kira: work

Jace:work?! What sort of work?

Kira:I own a Foundation whereby I donate to orphanages, to the poor and some other places…so these books I distribute them to public schools,public libraries,Orphanages that needs books too and some private schools that can’t afford to fill their Libraries with necessary books

Jace: you do all that?

Kira:yes…the Library is filled with updated books so I get the extra copies and distribute them

(Jace stared at me without saying a word)

Kira:is…is there something on my face?

(He nodded slowly)

“Or have I suddenly grown two heads?

(Jace laughed)

Jace:no..no..I was just wondering –

(He paused)

Kira:about what?

(He stared at me intensely again)

Jace:never mind… So where should I fix these ones

(He pointed to some pile of books on the floor)

Kira:how many?

Jace:35 books

Kira:you counted that even while talking?

Jace: yes

Kira:wow

Jace:you can’t do that?

Kira:yes I can’t… That’s why am always here alone so I won’t get distracted

Jace:sure that’s the only reason?

Kira:uhmmm…not only that ..actually –

(I stopped to think of how to phase my words)

Jace:you are close to Lana right?

Kira:yes she is my best friend

Jace:so she should be able to help you out here

Kira:Lana doesn’t find this place interesting…it bores her to death

Jace:so is there no one else that can help?

Kira: absolutely no one

Jace:why?

Kira:ahmm that because..lemme say..lemme just put it this way “No one wants to be friends with a Redhead”

Jace:I see nothing bad in having a red hair

Kira:well everyone thinks I am abnormal since I come from a family of black and brown hairs

Jace:it doesn’t matter..being a redhead doesn’t mean you are abnormal

Kira:according to my research there are 8 health Anomalies of Redheads

Jace: not all researches are true

Kira:but these ones I know of have shown themselves in me…like sometimes i bleed from my nose, I am sensitive to painkillers, I detect temperature change more accurately.. I mean I am more sensitive to temperature changes – even slight ones. I feel hot and cold temperature faster and with greater intensity than those with other hair colors.. And there are some others but maybe I will share that another day

Jace: so do you think you are the only human with a red hair now?

Kira:I don’t about that

(But all I know is I am the only Red hair witch on earth. I can’t possibly tell Jace about this cause I don’t know who he is yet)

Jace:I used to know of a redhead

Kira:really?

Jace:yeah but that was when I was little and I only saw her once in a while

Kira:so where is she now?

Jace:I don’t know…I didn’t see again after our last meeting

(Perhaps is there another Red Witch on earth?..how I wish Jace could still find her)

Kira:so tell me about yourself

Jace:hello Kira I am Jace Hernandez I used to be –

(He paused)

Kira:and used to be what?

(He didn’t talk he just stared into space he had this painful expression on his face which gave me concern)

Kira:are you okay Jace?

(I dropped the cream on the table and went to him but hr turned his back on me…I saw him wipe his face and sniffed.. Like he was crying)

Kira:are you –

(He turned to face me but I saw no tears in his eyes…I sensed a tear dropped down his cheeks just now and his face his dry)

Jace:oops did I scare you?

(I studied and sensed that he was hiding something and I tried to read his mind but I couldn’t. That’s strange! Why can’t I read his mind?! He was having this painful expression and I know there is a reason for that and I really wanna know but his mind is totally blank and I can’t access it with my powers)

Kira:no I wasn’t scared

Jace: then what was that look in your face?…concern? You felt concerned because of the expression I had on

(He giggled – why is he behaving like this…. he had tricked me to believe he was hiding something painful to himself)

Kira:I..I..thought you were crying

Jace:crying?

(He chuckled)

“No I wasn’t crying”

(The bell rang)

(I quickly arranged the books I will take home before heading out with Jace back to the the class)

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MIDNIGHT

IN A CAVE

Author’s POV

A woman dressed in a black robe sat on a big throne holding a magical wooden staff. A little girl of about seven years old sat at her feet toying with a magical wand. Another dark figure walked into the cave dressed in a dark robe a mask covering her face, a hood over her head and black gloves on both hands. The woman on the throne looked up immediately she sensed a dark presence

Woman:welcome Keira my little dark one

(The figure bows to the ground three times to worsh¡pped the woman before walking to place a symbolic dark rose on the altar close to the throne. A deep red colour flashed in the woman’s eyes signifying her anger on seeing the dark rose)

Woman: No news!

(She said angrily hitting her staff on the floor causing the floor beneath Keira feet to open)

Keira:forgive me great one

(She said fearfully still hanging the the air)

Woman:I need Information to take revenge on those magical creatures!….I want them totally out of the world especially the Red one she is a Curse!

Keira:I am working on it great one..trust me I am getting close to one to get the other one and in the end I will bring them to you

Woman:I trusted you my little dark one that was why I sent you to that school!

Keira: yes..yes…I am just trying to gain their trust I totally want them wrapped around my fingers before bringing them and they will be all yours

(The woman relaxed and everywhere calmed temperature returning back to normal)

Keira:I promise you great one I will bring them to you just give me more time

Woman:okay

Keira: i just need you to give me more powers to be able to attract those two to me and make them trust me especially the Red one she is very sensitive

Woman:what of the other one?

(Keira laughed)

Keira:a dull head he is so easy to get great one

Woman:but he is the most powerful being now

Keira:he doesn’t know how powerful he is

Woman:then you can bring that one first so we can get the red one

Keira:okay great one

(The little girl sitting at her feet walked towards Keira and nudged her side with the wand)

Little voice:I bestow unto you Keira my little dark one more powers as you wish So be it!

(She handed Keira a scissors which appeared from the air)

Little voice:bless me Keira

(She removed the hood and the mask before cutting strands of hair from her head and gave it to the little one before bowing to the woman on the throne)

Woman:go and return in peace

(Keira varnished into the thin air)

EPISODE ~ TEN

THEME: THE SIGHT

HUNTER HOME

(2:00AM)

Kira POV

∆ previously ∆

Woman:go and return in peace

(Keira varnished into the thin air)

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Uncontrollable tremors racked my body when my eyes flare open. I hated these moments directly following a revelation, when I was weak and vulnerable. Drained of all energy, barely able to move. I fell backward,my head hit the pillow. I will call mom telepathically once I regained enough strength to use my powers but for now I would lie still and pray the images would not return. Sometimes the sight came to me in my dreams and at times I experienced it while wide awake but become unconscious afterwards. Rising from the dog bed in front of the fireplace,Yancey’s keen eyes searched the darkness,seeking me. He uttered a concerned whimper

“I’ll be alright”

(I told him,my voice a delicate whisper -assuring him that I was in no danger. The now big animal lumbered to the side of my bed then slumped to the wooden floor. I sensed his mood and knew his protective instincts had automatically kicked in. The dog I had raised from a puppy considered himself my bodyguard. Yancey is one of Kim and Nelly puppies dad told me Yancey was the ring bearer on their wedding day. Yancey is very unique and smart that’s why I picked interest in him since I was little and made him my personal pet. I inherited the gift of sight and seeing visions from being a Red witch. I see dark things happening or about to happen and at times I can see the future. My mom told me seeing the future is one of the powers Malcolm gave to me. I lay in bed waiting for my strength to renew,I couldn’t help thinking of the vision I’d had. Out there somewhere in a cave there is a woman who wants me and Kyle. I knew it as surely as I knew her messenger’s name. I had not seen the girl’s face even when she removed the mask,only her beautiful long hair and the little girl’s voice. Bile rose at the back of my throat when I remembered that woman said she wanted me and Kyle out of the world. The girl named Keira is in our school but I don’t know her and I have to find her before she harm us. She is bent on giving us to that woman who I figured must be a witch. Why does she want revenge? On what? What her business with us?. I heard the clock tick ten minutes passed,I forced myself to ease to the edge of the bed. I picked my phone and dialed my mom’s number. She must be asleep now but my parents deserves to know that someone is out there who wants us. I can’t send a telepathic message to my mom since she is still asleep. The phone rang thrice before a harsh voice answered)

“Who the hell’s calling at this ungodly hour?”

Kira:dad

Alec:Kira is that you?

Kira:yes…I’ve had a dream

Alec:I’m on my way to your room…just stay put

Kira:okay dad

(I dropped the phone beside me and lay back in bed)

Yancey:are you sure everything is fine?

Kira:yes..I just had a dream

Yancey:guess it a bad one

Kira:kinda

(My bedroom door opened mom,dad and sleepy head Kyle walked in)

Kyle:what is this about Kira?

(He asked rubbing his eyes)

Alec:are you okay?

(He repositioned me gently placing my head on his chest with his arms wrapped around me. My mom went into the bathroom and came back with a bowl of water and a soaked towel… She mopped my body with it)

Amy:tell us about the dream you had

Kira:I saw –

(I s-cked in a deep breath)

“A woman on a throne with an ancient magical staff in her hands,a girl of about seven years sat at her feet toying with a wand”

(Kyle yawns loudly)

Kyle:oh sorry about that Kira but I’m so sleepy can’t we do this in the morning

Alec:can’t you be serious for once?

Kira:Kyle this is about us…someone wants us dead

Kyle:dead?!…

(I nodded slowly fighting back tears how I wish it was him who had the vision – he had been tagged as the easy one Keira had said she has his trust… but who is Keira? Out of all the girls I see with Kyle there is no one with such name. I narrated the dream to them without leaving anything behind)

Kyle:are you sure Kira? Are you positive it wasn’t just a nightmare? I mean maybe you thought of black witches before going to bed last night

Kira:I’m positive Kyle we can find out about who this hidden girl is

Kyle:how do you expect me to find someone with no identity?… but you can find that out yourself or perhaps show me evidence to prove that you know what you are really saying

Kira:what?!

(I came out of my dad’s embrace)

“Come on Kyle you think I’m making things up?! Kyle this is no joke! It a revelation that concerns us both! I made it clear that someone wants us out of this world! Someone think I’m a curse! And there is a girl out there who have you wrapped around her fingers! I don’t know which of the girls she is – maybe it Natalie,Cecilia,Dahlia,Evie or even Ivy I have no idea of who the girl might be because I haven’t heard of Keira at school

Kyle:chill Kira the girl you saw can’t be any of these girls you mentioned…Keira is probably at our school someone you and I don’t know

Kira:that’s not true she is someone who knows us! We just –

Amy:calm down Kira

Kira:no mom lemme talk some sense into him I am sick and tired of his careless behaviour. That nonchalant attitude of yours will get you in trouble if you are not careful trouble. And the fact that I don’t talk to anyone at school doesn’t mean I don’t know what is going on or whoever is new at school I keep record because I have to be cautious of coming in contact with a witch who belong to the other council! Have you even sit down to think of how bad student think of you at school? Even if you don’t want to do any good for yourself…but just this once Kyle – think of how bad mom and dad will feel if they lose us both…I will do everything in my power to find out who that girl is and if it ends that she Is one of those girls you move around with then –

(I paused my chest rising and falling)

I swear Kyle…I won’t think twice of destroying her

(I hopped out of my bed… I needed to be alone and relax. This was my first time of talking back at kyle. I made an attempt to walk into the bathroom when my knees grew weak causing me to fall to the ground. My parents rushed to me to help me up. I had a blur vision and I felt a liquid dropping down my nose. My dad carried me back to my bed)

Alec:she is bleeding from her nose again – Kyle! Don’t just stand there like a dummy! Get the phone and call your godfather!

(That was all I heard before I blacked out)

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AT FOUNTAIN FALLS

IN THE MORNING

Author’s POV

“Kyle!Kyle!”

(Jace called out to Kyle in the hallway. Kyle stopped and turned he frowned when he saw that it was Jace)

Jace:Hi

(He said stretching out his hand towards Kyle for a handshake but Kyle ignored him while Jace pulled back his hand into his pocket)

Jace:anyways Kyle –

Kyle:what is it you want?

Jace:nothing..

(He gave Kyle a smile)

Kyle:then why did you call my name?

(His frown deepened)

Jace:why is Kira absent from school?

Kyle:how is that your business?

(Jace scratched the back of his neck)

Jace:I am not here to fight you Kyle I just want to know why Kira isn’t at school today?

Kyle:there is no need for you acting like you care about her when you are definitely interested in another girl

Jace:what do you mean?

(Kyle stepped closer they both stood face to face since they are about the same height)

Kyle:I so much hate it when a guy pretend he cares about a girl whereas deep in,side of him lies a dark plan

(Jace c*cked a brow giving Kyle a confused look)

“You can have Ivy but stay away from Kira cause I don’t want her to mistake your pretended care for love. Save me the pain of seeing a puffy face,eye bags and dark circles all because of a boy who isn’t worth her tears”

(He hit his shoulder against Jace shoulder as he walked away. Jace was so confused and surprised by Kyle’s words he ran his hands into his hair feeling frustrated. Lana had told him that Kira was absent from school because she had to tend to an emergency at her Foundation but he didn’t believe Lana. Jace knew that something was wrong with Kira he could feel it but he doesn’t know what it was since Kyle and Lana won’t tell him anything. Everywhere was silent…time paused everything around stopped moving as Jace created a portal and walked into the unknown realm. Everything around continued after he left. Jace appeared in the Hunter home he saw a man in the sitting room that looks like Kyle he assumed it was Kira’s dad. He became invisible as he tried to find his way to Kira’s room)

“who was that honey?”

(Jace heard a female voice say which was like Kira voice….the woman looks a bit like Kira but the hair color was different and eyes so he figured she was the owner of Fountain Falls)

Alec:no one Darling

Amy:but I heard a footstep just now

Alec:footsteps? I was sitting here and didn’t get up

Amy:ohhh maybe it my imagination then

Alec:focus on Kira’s concoction Darling

Amy:okay

(She walked back into the Kitchen. Jace sighed passed through a wall which brought him into Kira’s room. He saw her sleeping in her bed with her hands wrapped around a dog next to her. He became visible but deactivated the sound of his footsteps so he won’t wake her up or raise any suspicion. Kira was sleeping like a baby her long red hair spread out on the pillow covering a side of her face. Jace flicked her hair from her face fixing it behind her ear and k-ssed her cheeks. He stood straight smiling at sleeping Kira)

Jace:thanks goodness

(He said to himself… No harm must befall her because she still have to help him soon after she must have trusted him. Kira stirred in sleep Jace sensed that she was widely awake she must have sensed the presence of another force in her room but Jace disappeared before she opened her eyes to see him)

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