Meanie Me!

Ingrid come home but a slap from her mother is the first thing she feel that night. " Did you go again where the normal people are living?!" her mother burst in tears. " This is your age where you abilities are strong. The witch hunters can easily detect that you are a witch! " her mother said. " But they are good! People treat me good Veronica." Ingrid call her mother by her name because she don't want to call her mother . " Our co villagers are even more cruel than the normal one. They say I am beautiful and they do not call me bastard daughter. " Ingrid explain in a childish manner. " I cannot even call you mother because I do not have a father! " Ingrid said. " I am always telling you that your father is the former chief no matter what others said. " Veronica explain. " They always spit on me the moment I told them that. I hate this village! " Ingrid said because of anger. Veronica hug her daughter to calm her anger. " You cannot hate this village ,Ingrid. Even this village will turn to ashes, you must protect the witches living it it. " Veronica said. " I don't want ! And I will not! " Ingrid said while her tears are flowing down.

Remus see Ingrid infront of the same place this day, but this time she is pouting and thinking deep so unlike of her jolly personality. He pick up a stone and throw at her, as usual she manage to catch it. " What are you thinking? You look like an ugly witch slouching like that! " Remus joke and he laugh. Ingrid one eyebrow went up and did not laugh at his joke. She looks at him up and down. " Have you really seen a witch? And witches are not that ugly. " she said. Remus put his index finger on top of her lips. " Shshshshs... witch hunters are everywhere, even they hear the word W , they will think that we are one of them! " Remus said. " And I thought you are brave because your father is the leader of the witch hunters? " she roll her eyes on how dramatic her friend is. " Well, he is just promoted so he needs to you know , be more hardworking than the others to prove his worth. " Remus said. " Ten days from now is my twentieth birthday and I will be officially one of the witch hunters! Isn't that cool?!" he said. Ingrid is somewhat sad. " But.... will you really kill one of them if you see one? " Ingrid ask eye to eye. " Why not? They curse people ! They kill people with their curses. They are evil! And ugly on top of that! " Remus said. " How did you even know that they are ugly? " Ingrid ask. " Well, those people who saw them said that they are horribly ugly. " Remus said. " Are you just gonna believe what you hear ? If I said that my heart only beats for you? Even if its just a lie? You cannot even see my heart if it true or not true." Ingrid is telling her a sample. " Well if it's coming from you , then I will believe it , even if it's a lie. " Remus smile. " I don't know if you are a fool or just kind! " Ingrid complain. " You're gonna get killed before you even kill one of them at that point. " Ingrid said. She remove her necklace that have a clear crystal pendant, Remus is even shock that she wear it on his neck. She is now trying it at the back of his neck and she looks like she is hugging him. Remus cheeks is now fluster. " What kind of sorcery is this?" Remus ask while feeling the pendant. " I call it my protection spell, I just carve that pendant yesterday during my eighteenth birthday. " Ingrid smile forcefully. " Did you say spell? Never seen a beautiful witch like you! " Remus joke and point his two finger on her. Ingrid shakes her head. " I am cool infront of other girls but when it comes to you I look like a fool." Remus said comlaining. " Because you are a fool. " Ingrid said. " I cannot win argument with you. " Remus answer.

" Where is your protection spell? " Veronica is asking Ingrid the moment she notice one day while they are eating. " I - I lost it. " Ingrid lie. " No. No. No. No. You cannot lost that one. " Veronica is worried. " I can make one again Veronica. Stop overeacting at little things." Ingrid said. " Me ? Over reacting? That is the protection spell you made in your eighteenth birthday . You cannot make another powerful as that one. Do you know why every witch can only make one at their eighteenth birthday? It is the time where your abilities wakes up. It means that the protection spell that you have made inside of the crystal is the equivalent to your power as a witch. Thus cursed, wicked sorcery, arrows, knife and powers of other witches cannot hurt you. " Veronica explain. " Then why is the chief dead? Why did my father died ? ... If that crystal is that powerful? " Ingrid ask. " I don't know why. But I am sure we will know sooner. I don't believe that your father will kill himself, I know something is wrong . But at the time I saw his dead body, he is not wearing his protection spell. " Veronica said. " You cannot make another crytal as you made in your eighteenth birthday again , Ingrid. " Veronica is worried. " I'm sorry Veronica. " Ingrid lower her gaze.Veronica knew her daughter is lying or not and she knew that she is lying. She is worried about her daughter but she is afraid that if she continues asking regarding the matter, they will not eat together again.

" Remus , she is Valeria. Daughter of Salma, one of the great witch hunter. " his father is smiling trying to set them up as Remus is now in his twentieth birthday. Remus smile . Valeria is smiling sweetly. " Salma? You mean the only female warrior that is a witch hunter? You said she is in a special mission ,that is why she is not allowed to show her face in public. " Remus remembered. " I am happy that you regard my mother such a big respect." Valeria said. " I am now training also to become a witch hunter , from now on we will see each other often. " Valeria smile. Then she walk away. " She is beautiful isn't she? " his father said. " Father , please do not do this again. It is embarassing. Let me make the move on the girl I like okay? " Remus said kicking his father. His father thought that the girl he is talking about is Valeria so he just laugh.

Ingrid take a deep breath and decided not to go to the place where she and Remus are always seeing each other. She decided to face her life as a witch and help her mother to make healing potions . " Why are you even making healing potions for the normal humans and give it for free. They are even hunting witches, why do good to them? " Ingrid suddenly ask her mother. She often steal a healing potion made by her mother to sell to the normal people and that is how she met Remus. " Even the healing potion reminds me of him now..." Ingrid thought.