chapter 5

I wake up with my angry twin on top of me. 'What where you thinking?! You almost died! You are lucky that I begged the stars to safe your life. You where to far gone for me to help. You needed to much energy and magical power to life. They gave you new energy and made you as strong as me. Don't ever try to do something so stupid again! Not even for an other beast and especially not for a witch! Remember we are not witches, we are beats!' I push her away and angrily look at her.

'We are both and it is time you accept that, then maybe I would not feel so alone!' Tears run from my eyes and than walk out of the cave. I look up at the stars.

'I know you guys don't talk to me anymore but thank you guys for saving me.' My sister now runs op to me and pulls me close.

'I am sorry. I always forget to you grew up a witch for the first years of your life. I don't feel like a witch. Even in this form. In fact, I hate this form, but it is okay if you feel differently. You are still my sister, you are still my family. I will accept your witch boy. You don't have to hide him anymore.' I shake my head in tears.

'I can't keep him here Starfall, he needs to get back to his family. He needs to be with the ones he loves. I am a terrible friend if keep him away from his sisters. I would also hate to be apart from you or dad.' I sit on a rock and look at the town.

'You want to go there, don't you?'

'Of course I want to, but I can't. You and I both know we can't control our instincts. When we feel treated, we will change into our beats form. You are much more fearless than me because you grow up only as a beast, but I grew up with mother for five years. I don't remember it all, but I do remember that I always had to be perfect and a true witch. If I could not meet her expectations than I would be beaten and in the end left to die on the knee like you as a baby. She hates that I still could not do magic and would always tell my she killed my twin for having human ears. We have to be true witches. We where mistakes she couldn't get rid off when we were still on the womb. Our father promised her to take us away to the human world if we where not true witches. But he was discussed by your magic and my ears, so he left without us as soon as he found a way home. We where a mistake, we where unwanted. None of them wanted us, so how could someone ever love us half-witches? People will only use us to get what they want so I could better die like you. She told me that everyday but still kept me until it was clear that I would never get my magic. I know how bad the world can be, to be honest, I am scared of it, but I also know that there is good. Just look at the old grey witch and my Edric. I like to see some of that for myself. I like to go to school and make friends like a normal kid.' Tears heavily run down my eyes. It is the first time I tell anyone about this. Even Edric does not know my full story only that my mom is a bad person just like his. It feel strange but also good to get it off of my chest.

My sister puts her hand on my shoulder. 'It is true that I hate this body and that world but for some reason it does not sound so bad what when you say it like that. For sixteen years I lived like this, and you lived my way for eleven years. It is time to do what you want to do but we have to ask dad how. Outside this cave we have no place to call home and we are both still very clueless about that world. Even so if that is truly what you want, we can give it a try. Let go back home for now. We will figure it out later.'

Together we walk back to the cave, and I walk to the cage corner with the older witch in it. To my surprise, her grey hair is showing some orange locks. 'You two are still connect, you feel each others' emotions and pain. You can go apart, but it better not to go to far from each other for now. The owl beast can get his strength back and you will have all your magic back. If there is life treating danger for one of you, you will fuse again but it will only make you stronger. All the downsides of the curse are gone now. The toll it took on your body will reverse itself. You will get your original appearance and full magic back. With some time, we can separate you guys for good but for now this is the best we can do without killing either of you. Try to form a band together. That way you would both get stronger. The owl beast never meant any harm Eda. He reacted in defenses when you where nervous or scared in the past and lately he only tried to be free again. He wants to fly over the land. Eat his favorite snacks and finally live again after being trapped for so long. He was trapped in a scroll before the curse was put on you. For more than a thousand years he could never stretch his wings.'

My sister goes down on her knees and talks to the little beast. 'He says sorry for causing you so much pain. Starlight is right, he only wanted to protect you and break free from the curse. He never meant to ruin your life or make it hard on you. Taking your magic was also not his doing, it was the curse itself.' The witch looks surprises.

'You can talk with him?'

'Of course, we speak ever language there is. Witch, demon, beast, we can even talk to some plants. We also know languages from other worlds. It is part of our power.' She takes her hand to her chin.

'Then you can help me talk to the owl beast and we can even make some money with it. Have you girls ever tough about going to the town? Be with other witches?'

'Yes, I long for it, but is impossible. We have no place to stay, and it is also really dangerous. I am scared of the emperor. He will try to catch me and kill me or use me as a weapon. When I get really angry or scared my instincts kick in and I will change into a beast. I will attack the thing that makes me feel that way and it is hard to control myself in that state. It is even worse when I feel treated. I will try to kill what makes me feel that way like when some beats tried to make me his prey many years ago. He was much bigger and faster than me, but I would have killed him if he did not run away that day.' She smiles.

'Girls, I can help you with that. I have years of experience keeping my emotions in check and thereby the beast in me. Beside you don't have to fear the emperor. I will protect you. The emperor is after me for years now, but he could never get me and I am sure he can not hurt you girls either. You are even stronger than me. I just have to learn you some of my tricks.'

'What about our dad? He can't become a witch and I don't want to leave him behind. I have never been without him, and I don't think I can't either. It will be a whole new world for me. I need my dad. I hate and don't trust witches for what our mother did to us, but I trust my sister and she looked into your heart. She said that you are a good person, and nothing like her.'

'Can you two control his anger?' I nod.

'Yes, we can use force to keep him in his place until he calms down, but he will defend our home. He will not hurt someone that just pass by or is a guest, but he will attack anyone that has bad intentions or is a treat. He does not go for the kill trough. He just wants to scare you and chase you away. If you hurt anyone he cares about, or we care about, he will go for the kill and eat you. There is no speaking with him at that moment, but he does not remember it afterwards.' She nods.

'Than your dad can come along. I am sure we can make it work somehow.'

'Starlight, go get the boy, I will talk to dad.'

'What about mother?'

'I am done with her. What do you want to do?'

'You know what, I am done to. I want her to life with what she did. I want her to know that we got strong and don't need her anymore. Put a spell on her so she can't tell anyone about us and chase her out. Killing her won't help. I want her to regret what she did and feel the consequences.' She nods and I walk to my hallow. When I open it, Edric falls on the ground. His hands are bleeding, and he is clearly crying.

'Edric what's wrong?!' Worried I put my hand on his face and heal his wounds.

'I heard you scream and tough I lost you. I wanted to help you. I wanted to safe you but no matter how hard I punched, I could not get out.'

'I don't know how you heard that, I made the hallow soundproof even for my ears, but please never hurt yourself to save me. Come on, I will take you home.' I help him up, but he pushes me away.

'No! I told you I will stay with you. I can't bear the thought of not being near you. I don't want to lose you. If I go back by family will never let me go to the knee again. I will never be able to see you agian.' I smile at him and take his hands.

'I don't want to lose you either, but we don't have to, and you have to be with you family again. My family and I will stay with Eda. I can finally go to school, make new friends and learn all kinds of stuff.'

'O.' He looks at me a little sadly.

'What is wrong Edric? I didn't even come to the best part. Can see you every day. We can hang out at school and after school you can show me your world.' His eyes get a little watery.

'I am just so scared that you forget about me. I really don't want to lose you.' I smile at him.

'Edric I could never forget about you. You will always be my best friend and the person than means the world to me. You will not lose me, ever. Understand?' He smiles at me and pulls me close.

'Do you have Batric?' He opens his jacket and shows me his pet.

'Great lets go then. You will stay with me tonight, tomorrow I will take you to your house.' He nods happily and we walk back to the main cave. My sister, Eda, the owl beast, and our dad are already waiting for us.

'I already got rid of mother. She will wake up in her bed right about now. Dad agreed to come with us, but we must lock up the cave and he will not go outside the house.' I nod and smile.

'We can make a small cave for dad. To sleep and live in. Just like this one but just the main cave like how dad lived before us.' Starfall nods.

'Great idea. Let's go, I like to go to bed.'

Eda leads us to her house and my sister makes a cave appear next to it. When she opens the door a long demon, a small demon, and a human girl a run op to her. 'Eda I was so worried, I tough I would lose you to.' She and the long demon cry but the small demon stamps his foot.

'Where in titans name did you go?! You do not have the right to abandon us!' The owl beast shiver in fear and hides behind Eda's leg. The girl notices him and smiles.

'Awh what is he cute! What is his name and who are they? Wait?!' She runs op to us and puts her arms around Edric. Immediately I growl and before I know it I am in beast form. The girl screams. She is not his family. She has no right to touch him! He is mine!

'Starlight calm down kiddo. She will not hurt him or steal the Blight boy from you.' I breath in and out and than turn back.

'I am sorry, I don't know what came over me. When she hugged Edric, I couldn't think clearly. I only felt anger.' The pale girl now looks at me and my sister. Eda sighs and explains everything to the others.

'Luckily, there is no school tomorrow so his twinsister will be home. The library is closed so Amity will also not be at work. They have some special cleaning project tomorrow. Does this cute little guy have a name yet?' We shake our head.

'He never needed one. As far as he knows, he has always been alone.'

'Than how about we call it Owly?' The beast licks the girl's hand at those words.

'He likes it, Owly it is.'

'Great lets go to bed, I am exhausted. Eda's shows me and Starfall two empty rooms. With our magic we transform them in our perfect bedrooms. I also made my room bigger so there is room for a double bed.' Edric turns red when he sees the bed.

'What's wrong? In the cave we would also sleep next to each other.'

'Nothing. It is just, we are not at the cave anymore and also not alone anymore. Luz, please help out. Why is this weird?' The girl smiles.

'If two people sleep together in the same bed others might get the wrong idea.'

'But I don't care about that Edric. I don't care what people think. I just want to cuddle up to you.'