Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 03:40:22 +0000
From: Confidential Confidential <quistis15646@hotmail.com>
Subject: The Night of the Ceremony: Dark Influence Chapter 1

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Chapter 1

     "Oh, Kayla's going to kill me," I moaned as I looked
around the kitchen, now covered in melon pieces and juice.
"It's going to be slow and painful." I heard the back door
of the laundry room open and Kayla's voice float into the
kitchen.

     "I'm back, they didn't have any Cinnamon so I had to."
her speech came to a halt as she saw the kitchen. I could
her face start to get an angry expression as she glanced
around everywhere until her eyes came to rest on me. It
looked like a vein could pop at any moment.

     "Oops?" I said in a cute voice with a silly grin. Her
eyes narrowed as she let out a growl. "It's not my fault, it
was an accident! I can't help if I haven't gotten a hang of
this power yet," I said in my defense. Molecular Combustion
is a difficult power when it's triggers the same way as
Temporal Stasis. Kayla closed her eyes and took a deep
breath before she smiled slightly.

     "Don't worry; we'll have Dan take care of it. DAN!" she
suddenly yelled, causing me to jump slightly. Dan shimmered
into the kitchen. It was his form of teleportation.

     "What's that prob-whow.demon?" he asked, looking around
the kitchen. Kayla shook her head as she put her hands on
her hips.

     "Worse, Teal Matthews." Dan turned and laughed at me. I
rolled my eyes.

     "First the computer, now fruit, next, Kayla's car."
Kayla reached out and slapped Dan on the arm.

     "That's not funny! Could you take care of the melon
please?" Dan sighed before putting his hand over the spot
where a once whole melon sat. Slowly, all the pieces and
juices of the melon came back together, making it whole
again.

     "If there's anything else the Banshee requires, do
bellow," Dan said in an English accent and slight bow. He
shimmered away before Kayla could hit him again.

     "Why are men so difficult to live with? You're gay and
keep clean and neat yet your room looks like the Goddess of
Wind swept through without mercy," she complained. I just
shrugged my shoulders before leaving the kitchen and heading
through the dining room into the conservatory.

     "You try to talk to a man, and they just walk away. I
swear, one of these days, POW! Right in the kisser.or a
little below the belt line, that might make them understand,
that is, after they're done singing opera," Kayla mumbled as
she followed me. I was levitating 2 feet off the floor,
watering a hanging plant. "I was thinking about hanging out
at the club tonight, wanna come?" I continued to pour water
into the hanging plant.

     "I don't know, last few times we went, demons decided
they wanted to party too," I said, levitating back to the
floor and walking under another hanging plant before
levitating up to water it.

     "Oh come on, the 3 of us haven't hung out in a long
time. Besides, might meet a cute guy who wants to take you
home with him," Kayla pushed.

     "Yes, then we'll have sex and he'll move onto the next
person. I'm not having sex for a one night stand. Call me an
old fashion girl, but I'm saving it for Mr. Right," I told
her as I levitated back to the floor and refilled the water
canister.

     "I think a good lay would be good for you with how
uptight and proper you are. You just need to loosen up is
all." Kayla paused in thought. "Ewww, that came out wrong
with some disturbing mental images."

     "Well; it serves you right," I said as I levitated to
water the next plant. There was some loud footsteps from the
living room as Dan came bounding down the stairs like
always.

     "So, is Teal coming with us tonight?" Dan asked as he
stepped into the conservatory.

     "I don't know, I'm trying to talk him into it," Kayla
said as she sighed.

     "I say we bound and gag him, and then tie him to a
chair once we get there." I glanced at Dan with a `very
funny' look. "There is this spell in the book that when you
write down the traits you want in a significant other, it
helps to attract those kinds of people to you." I sighed as
I levitated back to the floor.

     "Fine, I'll go, geez, talk about roommate invasion," I
mumbled with a silly grin on my face. Kayla clapped her
hands together and smiled.

     "Great, I'm going to go get ready." She left and I
heard her head up the stairs.

     "God only knows it takes woman 5 hours to get ready
just to simply hang out and she complains about us men," I
joked with Dan.

     "So why aren't you getting ready? You won't time to
look through your whole closet and do you hair if you don't
start now." I turned to throw the water from the canister
onto Dan but he shimmered away.

     "Smart ass," I said with a grin as I finished watering
the plants.


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     I liked the 86 Club. It was a decent club and not a
trashy one. It has a dance floor, bar, and cushy seating
areas. I kind of club you could take your parents too, but
as if anyone would do that. I sat laid back on the comfy
couch, twirling my finger through the light purple dyed ends
of my two toned hair. My natural hair color was a nice
blonde that went to the, what you could call, bra line of my
chest, with the past the shoulders and on down slowly
turning into purple. Long hair went great with my slim, oval
face. I also loved me shocking, electric, ice blue eyes. For
what to wear, I choose a white, button up shirt with three
quarter, rolled up look sleeves and dark, form fitting
jeans. The shirt was tight that it felt like a second skin
and the bottom buttons were left open to show me blue and
green butterfly, belly button ring that danged on a silver
chain about half an inch down over my belly button.

     Kayla and Dan had already gone off to dance and mingle.
I reminded on the couch, ready to just leave head back home.
I preferred the simple peace and quiet then the chatter and
music of a club. I sighed and let myself sink further into
the comfy cushions of the couch and closed my eyes for a
second, trying to block out the noise of the club.

     "Excuse me." I opened to see the true vision of tall
dark and handsome. Black hair slicked back, black eyes, dark
tan, black, long sleeve shirt, dark jeans and black shoes.
He also had short stubble and all together, he looked like
the guy you didn't bring home to your parents. "Is this seat
taken?" I stared at him for a minute before gaining control
of my body and voice again.

     "No, no, it's open," I said, sitting up and scooting
over so he could sit. He was very tall, at least half a foot
taller then me, and more built, with large muscled that gave
him a thick body like Arnold Swarchenegger. He sat and I
could feel the couch cushions dip as he did. I crossed my
left leg over my right and placed my right elbow on the arm
of the couch and rested my head in my hand. I used my left
hand to pull my long hair around over my left shoulder.

     "I like your hair." I turned to see Mr. Perfect looking
at my hair. "It suits you and your eyes really well, and
your belly button ring suits your eyes, and your flat
stomach." I didn't' realized how deep and manly his voice
was. I blushed and ducked my head with a smile. He laughed
lightly. "A shy one and I see I'm embarrassed you," he said.

     "No, no, you didn't embarrass me; I'm just painfully
shy around new people you could say," I said, feeling the
warm in my cheeks from my blush. He laughed again.

     "You're cute when you blush," he said softly. I turned
my head and looked at him in the eyes. Our eyes stayed
locked, a whole conversation seeming to be said in the few
seconds our eyes were locked together.

     "There you are! Oh, you have company." I tore my eyes
away from Mr. Perfect and looked to see Kayla and Dan
standing there. I wonder how long they had been standing
before playing `we just got here and saw what was
happening'.

     "Oh, hey guys, this is.uh." I looked at tall, dark, and
handsome and with embarrassed look on my look. I didn't know
his name yet and I was trying to introduce him. He stood and
extended his hand.

     "Zarek." Ohhh, nice name, had a ring to it that suited
him. He shook both Kayla and Dan's hands. I was staring at
him before I came to me sense to introduce myself and
friends.

     "I'm Teal, and this is Dan and Kayla," I said, pointing
to them when I said their names then felt more embarrassed
knowing Zarek could've figured that out himself.

     "Well, we just came over to tell you about." Kayla
started to speak as she took my hand when she straightened
and had a lost look on her face. I knew that face and so did
Dan. When she came back too, I quickly smiled and started to
come up with an excuse.

     "Uh.um.excuse us Zarek, where going to just.um.getting
something for Kayla here." The three of us quickly fast
walked to a quiet corner away from the crowd. "So, what did
you see?"

     "I'm, not sure. It wasn't very clear, but it seemed
like a ritual or something. There were chanting voices and
what looked like two people together at an altar with
someone behind the altar, like a twisted wedding or
something," she told us. Dan's face became serious.

     "We should head home and look into this. It might be
something important." I nodded my head before remembering
Zarek.

     "I'll just be a second, wait here." I found my way back
to Zarek and found him still in the same spot. I smiled as I
stepped up to him. "Hey, sorry, but I got to go. My friend
doesn't feel to well."

     "That's alright. Here let me give you my card, for
later if you want." He reached into his pants pocket and
pulled out a business card and handed it to me. I took and
glanced over before looking at him in the eyes and smiling.
     "Thanks, maybe we could get together sometime." We said
our goodbyes and headed back over to Dan and Kayla. We all
took hands and Dan shimmered us home.

     Meanwhile, Zarek headed into the bathroom of club. He
waved his hand and a beautiful Chinese woman in a black and
red Qi Pao appeared. "Is he the one?" was all she said in an
all knowing voice.

     "Yes. We might run into complications with the friends
but I don't think they'll pose a big problem." The Chinese
woman nodded.

     "I'll inform the Dark Priest then," she said before she
disappears in a shimmery light which outlined her body and
then she was gone. Zarek himself then disappeared in a large
flame.


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     We sat in the parlor room looking through occult books.
I tapped away at my laptop, my hair pulled into a pony tail
with pieces of hair hanging loose around me face and wearing
small frame glasses. "I'm not finding anything here about a
ritual like a wedding or anything. Just the usual
`sacrifice' and `bring to power' stuff," I said as I closed
my laptop and removed my glasses and held them in my hand.
Kayla closed and sat down the old, dusty book she had.

     "I don't know, it might even be anything," she said as
she dropped the book on the coffee table and sat back and
let out a long sigh. I stood and yawned.

     "Well, we can check it out in the morning, I feel like
going to bed." Dan closed his book and stood, following me
up the stairs with Kayla following shortly after. I loved my
room with its two closets, wardrobe, dresser, fireplace with
two chair, bay window section which I used for my vanity
mirror, door to my bathroom, and four poster bed with silk
sheets, pillow cases, and curtains. I did my bathroom duties
and let myself fall naked onto the cool sheets. I switched
off the lamp on the nightstand and pulled the covers over
myself. As I drifted off to sleep, it never occurred to me
that Kayla's vision was connected with me because she
touched me when she had it.

     I awoke slowly in the morning. I knew I was awake, but
I let myself continue to sleep before my bladder said
otherwise. Climbing out of bed, I padded into my bathroom
and closed the door before using the toilet. I brushed my
teeth and hair before walking back into my bedroom and
opening my wardrobe and looking for what I wanted to wear. I
choose a tight pair of black track pants and a baby blue,
form fitting, zip up, long sleeve shirt with a turtle neck.
I ran my hands through my long hair, pulling most of it to
hang over my right shoulder. I looked at the light purple
tips. No split ends, that was good. As I entered the
kitchen, I wished I hadn't.

     "Did someone forget about their potions quiz today?"
Kayla asked with a mock glare. I moaned and groaned as I
joined her at the kitchen island and set my hands on the
table. "Okay, today, I want you to make a stun potion," she
told me. I sat a small pot on the burner and turned the
temperature on low. Picking up various ingredients, I placed
them in the pot. I yawned as I added sage leaves and slowly
started to stir the ingredients together. Picking up a pinch
of pixie dust, I tossed into the pot and big puff of smoke
with a BANG escaped. I smiled that I had done it and Kayla
smiled and nodded her head. She handed me a small potion
bottle and I filled it with the white liquid.

     "So, do I have to test it to make sure it works?" I
asked, looking at Kayla.

     "Yes, of course." I nodded before dropping the potion
on the ground next to her, causing her to become frozen in
place.

     "Look, it works, I'm going to go get an melted
chocolate with whip cream latt‚," I said as I left through
the back door and climbed into my a lime green beetle car
and headed off to the Espresso Pump.