Storm of Friendship

Kylie looks out of Jessica’s room window. Outside she can see some kids running around screaming. She laughs slightly, “They think they are screaming now....wait until they see a demon or something.”

Jessica’s room is on the second level of the house. It isn’t a very large room, but it is perfect as far as Jessica is concerned. After all she isn’t home that often anyway. It seemed to her that someone is always needing help or her and Kylie are always in trouble. Although being in danger constantly does come with the job of being a Soul Protector.

A Soul Protector, she had learned over the years, is someone with magical powers that protects the innocent. However, Kylie and herself are the only ones existing at the moment. So naturally all evil wants to get rid of them.

She smiles as her orange tabby cat, Treasure, walks into the room with a happy meow. Jessica is reaching down to pet her cat as the doorbell rings. Jessica looks over at Kylie giving her a questioning glance.

Kylie walks over to Jessica and gives her a look saying “we should go see what’s going on.” Kylie had been watching Phoebe, Abby’s mother, walk around the yard and street calling for someone.

The two of them walk downstairs in time to hear the conversation between Elizabeth, Jessica’s mom, and Phoebe.

“Elizabeth, it’s awful! I searched the whole house. I even walked down the street calling for her!” Phoebe was yelling in a hysterical voice. Her eyes are wide with fear.

“Now calm down Phoebes.” Elizabeth says. “Who were you calling for?”

“Abby! She went to take Magik for a walk over three hours ago. I asked all the neighbors and no one has seen her!” Her voice sounds desperate.

Elizabeth looks at Phoebe. Her and Phoebe have been friends forever. Yet, she has no idea of what to say to help her friend. “Maybe she went to her father’s?”

“No, I called. She wasn’t there.”

Jessica pulls Kylie up to her room. “What do you think could of happened? Abby would never just disappear.”

Kylie shakes her head, “I think I have an idea of what happened.” She looks Jessica in the eyes trying to read her friends mind. She sensed fear and confusion but she knows that Jessica knows as well as her what had happened. She just doesn’t want to admit it.

“Kylie no!” Jessica says shaking her head, “They would never...”

“How do you know that they wouldn’t? You know as well as I that they’ll do anything to get to us!”

“They wouldn’t take Abby and Magik.”

“Fine. If you don’t believe me I’ll prove it.” Kylie says determinedly. “I know someone who knows if they did or not. We both do.”

“No! Kylie are you insane?” Jessica yells. “We can’t go there.”

“We can and we are,” Kylie says flatly. She crosses her arms and stares back at Jessica.

“Fine, but if your wrong you owe me,” Jessica says feeling defeated. Her hands tighten into fists.

Treasure walks up to the two girls. He stares up at Jessica.

She looks at her cat. Even the cat knows! She throws up her hands, “Are we going or what?”