106 My aunt has a secre (1/2)
The three ladies were walking towards a restaurant to have a small reunion.
Two young girls, one carrying a crossbow really tightly to her chest as if it was a bomb she was afraid could go off at any moment, and a twin ponytail girl with dark skin and weird eyes listening to music on her cellphone.
Between the two, as if trying to make sure the ponytail girl wouldn't come closer to the crossbow girl, was an older woman walking very stiffly and not taking her eyes off them for a second.
”Where did you get that phone, Mia?”
”Oh, this? I bought it a few months ago. I saw a movie that had an amazing soundtrack and wanted to listen to the songs whenever I wanted.”
”Mia... How do you know what a movie soundtrack is?”
Ellie was confused as usual. She just heard the weird-eyed girl saying she bought a cellphone just to listen to some music and her aunt's biggest concern was how she knew what a soundtrack was?
”How long have you been in my world?”
”Oh!! Your world? Excuse me, I wasn't aware that I was in the presence of a queen! Should I bow down to you?”
”How. Long. Have. You. Been. Here???”
Mia looked like she didn't have a care in the world but Evlin was behaving like she wanted to throw the girl off a cliff.
”Aunt Evie... You're scaring me...”
”!!!”
Evlin turned her attention towards Ellie and accidentally looked at the young girl with the glare she was directing at Mia, which only scared her niece even more.
”Aahh!!”
”Ah! Sorry Ellie, I didn't, I was just... I...”
”My, my, stick-girl... It's not nice to bully little girls you know?”
”...”
Evlin started to pull Ellie even closer to her side. Just a few seconds ago she saw Mia using red crystals to blown up an entire playground, and she had just announced she still had four more left. Evlin needed to be ready to grab Ellie and run as far as she could at any moment.
But at the same time, she didn't want to get too far from Mia. Who knows what this crazy girl could do if she took her eyes off of her.
”I don't wanna hear that from you... In fact, I don't hear any word from you... Just pack your things and go home!”
Mia then turned around and smiled at Evlin while playing with two crystal that she pulled from her pocket.
”Make me!”
”Tch!!”
”You might have been the most powerful mage in the other world, but in here? You're just our personal toy to use and play with until we get bored. Do not forget that for even a second!”
”...”
Powerful mage? Other world? We? What was she talking about? Mia was making it sound like Evlin was some kind of fantasy character.
”Aunt Evie?”
”What is it now Ellie?”
Her aunt looked angry. Ellie wanted to find out the truth about this whole thing but her aunt was making such an intimidating face that the small girl was afraid of even saying a word.
”It's... Nothing...”
”...”
Looking at her aunt was becoming harder, so Ellie started to look at Mia instead. The things she was saying started to make Ellie think about the stories her aunt used to tell.
People who used magic to fight. Powers being locked inside special items. Weird creatures that had the power to change their bodies. Could it be that these were not just tales? And if they were not, who was this girl? Which part of her aunt's stories was she from?
”We're here...”
Mia finally reached the restaurant she taking the two towards and entered the doors while hiding her phone.
Evlin took this opportunity to hold Ellie's shoulders.
”Ellie, listen to me, and listen to me very carefully...”
”!!”
”I have no idea what's going to happen in there, but I know it will not be good... So the moment you sense anything dangerous or suspicious, I want you to run as far as you can, understood?”
”Aunt Evie... What are you-”
”Understood??”
”... Ok...”
”Good... Now... Do not leave my side.”
The two entered the building as well and noticed Mia was already sitting on a table with a menu in hands.
It was a fancy place that Evlin probably could never afford, and yet, Mia was just sitting there like she had been visiting it every day.
Ellie and her aunt joined her on the table and just stared at the girl.
”You two not hungry? Don't worry, it's on us!”
”You have money...?”
”Lots of money...”
”How?”
”Se-cre-t!”
”...”
The waitress came and Mia gave her order. She also went ahead and ordered something for her guests. Once she was done she gave the lady the menu and watched as she distanced from the table.
”Thanks, Tara!”
Evlin continued too lock eyes with Mia.
”You know her?”
”Of course! This is our favorite restaurant! And Tara is our favorite waitress!”
”...”
”You probably have a lot of questions right now... Stick-girl...”
”No, I don't... I want nothing to do with you... Go home right now!”
”Nope... there is nothing left for us there anymore... You kinda ruined our toys...”
”...”
As usual, Ellie had no idea what these two were talking about, and just stood there listening in silence. Her aunt took a deep breath and tried to calm down a bit.
”Ok Mia, I'll play your little dumb game... What do you want?”
”I told you... I want a new toy. Me and my green friend lost our favorites after your little dance with... What was it that you called him? Chuck?”
”Your favorite toys...? You mean Ashley and Ria?”
Ellie's heart started to beat even faster after hearing her mother's name. Was she involved in this whole thing too?
”Ashy and big sis? Please... We are over them... They were never our favorite toys, just momentary distractions...”
”Then...”
”We're talking about our swords!”
For the first time ever since they met, Ellie saw Mia dropping her smile.
”Your swords...?”
”My silver sword and her black sword... You took Marcus away from me and destroyed the devourer of whispers...”
Marcus? Devourer of whispers? These were names Ellie would hear during her aunt's stories.
Marcus was the boy that had the power to turn into a sword blessed with divine energy, and devourer of whispers was the weapon of someone known as the leader of demons.
Did Mia just said that her aunt took those from her?
”Then why are you even here? You want a new toy to give you power you came to the wrong place... There is no magic in this world. That's kinda the reason why I even like living here!”
”Not for now at least...”
”!!!”
Evlin started to shake the whole table.