16 December 2012
"When do we begin?" I asked not being able to wait for my training. "Er, whenever I guess." Ricky said not sounding as quite as enthusiastic. To my surprise Violet seemed eager. She stepped into space and caught my gaze. "Question!" I announced "how can you teach me when you said you were an angel?" She thought for a moment. "You are not taught your powers, only shown with advice and guidance," She looked up at the sky and watched a bird flutter out of the tree, her eyes came back to me "anyone can teach anyone, but by Ricky I have been chosen to show you your powers." Ricky looked up at his name being mentioned. He looked half asleep. "What are my powers?" I asked "There are many and mostly everyone that is a phoenix will have the same as you, it's always been that way," Violet replied "you can create your own fire and control it but unless you started the fire you cannot end it… also your scream or cry will bring exquisite pain to anyone who you want to hear it…" "I can sure do a lot." I said "Your tears will also heal but not bring people back." Ricky's voice made me jump as I had not heard it for a while. The more Ricky and Violet showed me, I began to get used to the idea. I was also beginning to like Violet, the more she talked to me.
As I walked back towards my house, with sticks and twigs overflowing in my arms, I thought about how I could have turned Phoenix when I was younger. Violet suggested maybe it was a past event that involved something to make my human self snap and become fake. I think that's how she referred to it 'snap and become fake'. I put the sticks in the wood shed and walked through the door. Pixie was burying her face in her food bowl, licking every last bit. Mum came down stairs dressed in jeans and one of Harry's old t-shirts. "Where have you been?" she asked looking at my muddy shoes and slightly damp coat. "I went out to get logs… how long was I?" I replied "About an hour!" Ryan's voice shouted from upstairs. "Oh fine, it's just sandwiches for lunch as I have nothing else, I'm to busy to go shopping…" mum sighed restlessly heading for the kitchen I thought for a moment tapping my foot. Soon the sound got annoying so I walked after mum. "I could go to the shops, and hey it's a Saturday I could take Beth to the market," I suggested sitting myself on a high stool "what'd ya say?" "Alright, thank you Carm, that helps me a lot, come here." mum smiles wrapping her arms around me.
I changed my shoes and grabbed a different coat. "Beth!" I yelled. I heard her little feet thump against the floor and down the stairs. "Yeah?" she asked "We're going to the town market… well you and me!" A huge smile grew across her face. Beth always liked the market, she loved the little stalls selling little tubs of candies. Mum didn't approve but I always bought them secretly. We would then head down to the bridge and eat them.
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