What Is There Left For Me? (Private)

[Miss Gates]

Rachel felt uneasy around Trenton now. She hadn't liked him. Perhaps she could talk to Jarek about this. It was absurd. Plus, Trenton had to have a motive for putting a love spell on her best friend, but what would it be? Was he a stalker? Rachel had never seem him anywhere so he was fairly new to Emma's life. She leaned back in her chair, thinking about these things until Trenton distracted her with a question. Now he wanted to know about Jarek? What was this? Rachel sighed. She hadn't liked the question and she watched how Emma averted all her attention to Trenton. Yeah, there was something definitely going on here. "He's a good guy," Rachel said and grinned right back at him. She hadn't care if he was dangerous. "A guy that I suggested Emma that she should go out with him." Rachel smiled and looked at Emma. "Isn't that right Emma?"

Emma blinked and then looked at her. She chuckled. "Yeah but he isn't my type." She felt a small spark for Jarek like something was telling her that he cared for her, but she ignored it and looked back at Trenton. "Hey maybe we could go out." She said and then realized how slutish that sounded. Emma blushed. "I mean, sorry," she said. "I just...You saved my life and I want to repay you." Rachel rolled her eyes at her.

[vacuusanimi]

Trenton looked to Rachel. She was becoming annoying. He thought about putting a spell on her, but thought better of it. He only had one directive and she was like putty in his hands, at the moment. Still, if Rachel proved to be any more of a...what was the word? "Cockblock", then he'd have to send her on her way.

"Well, if you say so," he said nonchalantly, regarding Jarek being a good guy.

But when Emma said Jarek wasn't her type, he smirked again at Rachel, as if to say, "She doesn't have a type...because I say so."

When Emma suggested that he and her go out, he nearly laughed, but hid it well.

"Oh, don't be embarassed, Emma," he said. "It was nothing really. Anyone in my position would have done the same."

He glanced at Rachel and then said, "But, perhaps that would be a conversation better had in private."



Jarek read over the information sitting before him. The love spell on Emma was coupled with Trenton's mind controlling ability, making it that much stronger. The curse she had upon her could only be broken in the most cliche of ways. How was he supposed to find her true love before Trenton got whatever it was he was after?

He shouted out as he forced his palm toward the closet door. It buckled in and splintered before exploding from the hinges and crashing against the back wall.

Jarek sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose as he tried to concentrate. Trenton wasn't any ordinary witch. He had some years behind him, that much was certain. But, he needed to know exactly what he was capable of before he even thought about confronting him.

[Miss Gates]

Rachel knew that Trenton was trying to get alone with Emma. Perhaps this was the opportunity for her to run over to Jarek's. Damn! She cursed at herself. She hadn't known where he lived. She could easily find that out with a location spell. She stood up. "Well you two can discuss about that," she said and leaned over. She planted a kiss on Emma's forehead. They had known each other since diapers. It wasn't weird to her or Emma. Screw Trenton. "I have something to do." She looked at Emma. "I'll be back hon, I promise." Rachel really hadn't felt comfortable leaving Trenton alone with Emma, but she had no other choice. However, her parents were there so the two of them weren't completely alone, which made Rachel feel better. She looked at him. "Again, thank you for your help." She said. Emma smiled at her. "I love you Rachel." She said. "Thank you for coming!" Rachel smiled. "You know me, when you're hurt its not okay." She said that for a warning to Trenton. Rachel nodded at Trenton and then walked out of the room, leaving Emma behind. Again she was uncomfortable with him.

Rachel sighed as she walked out to the parking lot. She got into her car and drove as fast as she could, but while doing it safely. When she got home she went straight to the chest at the bottom of her bed. Rachel gathered the materials for a simple location spell. When she first tried it, Rachel couldn't find him. Then she tried for creatures. Her eyes widened when she found Jarek's location. He was a witch! Rachel sighed with relief. She grabbed a notebook and wrote down the directions. Rachel grabbed the notebook and went to her car. Now this made her feel a whole hell of a lot better. She drove to Jarek's house and anxiously knocked on the door.

Meanwhile, Emma looked at Trenton and blushed. "Well now that we're alone..." She said. Emma felt extremely attracted to him. She wanted him, but she was injured and she couldn't do anything about it. Emma sighed. She hadn't wanted to come on to fast, but she wanted to start dating. It had been so long since she last dated someone and he was so cute. He was hot. Emma felt bad about thinking about that because she had felt attracted to Jarek too. Aha! Boy trouble! That was a good sign. Emma was getting back into the swing of things. That made her happy. She needed this. She felt like she was going to be with him for the rest of her life. Emma hoped that Trenton was the one. She hadn't wanted to be a slave for the rest of her life.

[vacuusanimi]

Trenton watched the exchange between Rachel and Emma, but made no sound. He nodded a goodbye to Rachel as she left. How quaint, the threats he was receiving in just one day. First, Jarek. Now, Rachel. Cute...and all for such a little girl.

He looked back at Emma and smiled. Granted, her parents were still in the room, smiling from the corner of his eye. No one seemed to notice that they were awfully quiet throughout the entire exchange. Which was fine with him because he was the reason behind it.

"Emma, I won't lie, you are absolutely beautiful," he said as he tucked a tendril of brown hair away from her face. "But, we should go on a proper date first. When you're well, I promise we will."

Like putty in his hands. How pleased his mistress witch would be when she heard of his progress. Emma would be her slave and he would win the affection of one of the most beautiful witches alive.



Jarek nearly leapt out of his skin when he heard a knock at the front door. No one ever came up to this house. People were usually pretty intimidated by it. Even delivery boys.

He put the books in the safe, locked it, closed the trapdoor, and waved a hand at his bed to move it back to its rightful place. He could care less about his closet door. Not like anyone would really ask about it.

Jarek appeared at the door and held a hand out to the wood. A familiar aura...Rachel? He opened the door and was still surprised to see Rachel standing on the other side.

"What are you doing here?" he asked.

Then, he noticed how troubled she looked. Emma...

"Please tell me she's okay," he said breathlessly.

[Miss Gates]

Emma smiled. She felt beautiful. Trenton made her feel...Good. God how she missed dating. She watched him brush the hair from her face and tons of sparks lit up in her heart. Emma loved him. He was going to take her out on a proper date. She smiled again and then exhaustion hit her. Emma felt so tired. She yawned and covered her mouth with the back of her hand. The pain was starting to come back, but she wanted to sleep it off. No more drugs just yet. However, she winced, which exposed her pain. Her parents were so afraid of letting her sleep. They thought that if she fell asleep that she would never wake up.

Meanwhile, Rachel was freaking out. When he had asked if Emma was okay, Rachel flipped and walked shook her head. She threw her hands up in the air. "No she is not okay! You're a witch, I'm a witch, and we both know what's going on!" She walked inside, past him and accidentally bumped his shoulder while she went inside. "He's manipulating her!" Rachel was furious. Trenton was playing with Emma's heart and she was not going to just sit here and watch it. "We both know that what he's doing is wrong." Rachel sighed and looked down. "I want to help her, Emma doesn't deserve this."

[vacuusanimi]

Trenton smiled as he watched her emotions play out on her face. So gullible...so beautiful. But he couldn't get too distracted by her. Afterall, she wasn't his to have fun with. But, for now, she was.

The proper date he spoke of would be just that. He'd make it public so that Jarek could witness how wrapped out his finger Emma really was.

He noticed that the pain meds were starting wear off. He was surprised that a nurse hadn't come in to check on her during all this. So, Trenton placed a soft kiss on Emma's forehead and caressed her cheek when he pulled away

"Go to sleep, Emma," he said softly.



Jarek stood there for a second after Rachel walked into his house without invitation. He slammed the door shut and whirled around to face her.

"You're a witch?! How have you hidden it from me for all these months?!" he shouted.

But, then his mind processed the rest of what she had said. Trenton was manipulating Emma. The books were right. Jarek calmed down and looked at Rachel a lot less angrily.

"Rachel, I know. I had a feeling something was off with this entire thing...and seeing Trenton just threw it off more. I just consulted my books and they told me that she's under a fairly powerful love spell," he explained. "What's worse, it's coupled with his ability to control minds so it's not easy for her to fight the spell naturally."

He narrowed his eyes at her and added, "What else do you know about Emma?"

If she knew about the curse, he would definitely have to ask her why she hadn't been trying to help Emma all along. But, he waited.

[Miss Gates]

Emma was exhausted and when he had told her to go to sleep she was more than happy to accept. She closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep. Trenton was able to control her life. If he had wanted her dead all he would need to do would be to tell her mind that she was dead. Emma was on a thin line, but she was unaware of it. Emma found her way easily into the dream world.

Meanwhile, Rachel jumped at Jarek's yell and then calmed down when he had changed his tone. Yes she had hidden it from him and it was very hard in doing so. Rachel sighed heavily. She knew that Trenton was up to no good. She looked at Jarek.

"I know about her curse." She said and realized that he would be upset at her so she tried to recover. "I tried to find out everything I could. Emma never told me about it, but its obvious to us witches." Rachel paused. "Her true love can only break the spell and I've been trying to help her by getting her out in the dating world."

For years, Rachel had been pushing Emma out in the dating world. Rachel only began practicing witchcraft since she was thirteen years old. That was when she found out about Emma's curse. Rachel had been her friend since diapers and it killed her to think that she was going to lose her. Tears formed in her eyes.

"Please," Rachel said. "I've tried everything and I'm going to lose my best friend if I don't help her. I'm not that experienced as a witch, I mean not as powerful as you are and I can't help Emma in the ways that you can. If we can't find a way to break the spell...We're going to lose her forever."

[vacuusanimi]

Trenton watched as Emma slipped off to sleep once more and pulled away from her. He wasn't so much disgusted with her as he was confused. He didn't intend on fancying her in the least. Yet, there she lay, and there he stood, eyes locked on her. Such gorgeous hair, skin, eyes, when they were open. Even so, as she slept, he couldn't help comparing her to an enchantress.

Nothing like his enchantress, the witch whom cast the curse on Emma in the first place. Then, he remember why Emma had the curse upon her, and he found it easier to hide his emotions for her.




Jarek looked at Rachel like she had just grown a stalk of celery from her forehead.

"How the fuck do you expect me to locate her true love? I don't even really know how long Emma has before her birthday," he said as calmly as he could manage.

He understood the gravity of the situation and he didn't care that it worried him still that he felt so intensely about it...about her. But he couldn't help feeling relieved that he would be able to send Trenton to kingdom come soon.

"It's impossible to locate soul mates and true loves. The pendulums and spells won't pick up on them. We'd have to know his name, or his face, to find him," Jarek explained as he threw his hands up.

Then, he got an idea. A small spark of an idea. But, he kept it in his head. No need to be chasing hopes just yet.

[Miss Gates]

Emma had fallen into a deep sleep. The sleep helped the pain. While she slept, a nurse came in and gave her more medication. The nurse gave Trenton a smile and then vacated the room, giving Trenton more time with his thoughts. Emma dreamed about Jarek and school. She was in the class that the two of them had together and Rachel was severely injured. Her best friend had cuts all over her face and her left arm was broken and her right leg was all cut up to hell. Emma squirmed in her sleep. She hadn't liked this at all. Emma tossed and turned in her sleep.

Rachel sighed. He had a point. She knew this was going to be difficult, but she had to try. She shrugged. "Maybe we can do a true love spell or something?" Rachel suggested. "No those are dangerous. We might end up getting a creeper or something." Rachel sighed as she heard him say something about her birthday. Rachel looked at him. "Well we have um...Five weeks." Her eyes widened. It just hit her on how close Emma's birthday was. She sighed and looked down.

[vacuusanimi]

Emma's heart rate monitor staring climbing quickly as she twitched and groaned in her sleep. Trenton watched with a smirk on his face. A nurse came in and checked on Emma. Trenton took his chance.

He walked up to the nurse and lightly touched her bare forearm, basically harmless. But, as he spoke to her out loud, he spoke in her mind.

"While his lips said, 'Thank you so much for taking care of her.'," his psychic voice said, 'Give her five milligrams of Flunitrazepam.'

Flunitrazepam was the less common name for Rohypnol. He had no intentions of taking advantage of her, just for making her memories of the visit vanish. This way, he could have a better chance of winning her over. No distractions from her best friend or from Jarek, whom he noticed had definitely possessed a certain level of jealously and protective/territorial body cues.

Trenton watched as the nurse kind of shoook her head. Then she looked at him with a smile.

"You're welcome. I'm just doing my job," she said as she looked back at Emma. "I'm going to give her something to help ease her sleep. She seems to be having a nightmare, which can sometimes happen with the pain killers we're giving her. I'll be right back."

A smile crept over his face as the door closed behind the nurse.



Jarek agreed with Rachel when she said that the risk they'd be taking on Emma's behalf could be dangerous. But, as long as they stayed nearby, even if her true love ended up being a psycho, or they found a dangerous dud, they could protect her.

He didn't like the idea of having to protecting Emma from her true love. Maybe it was because he realized just how important she was to him. Maybe it was because he considered the thought that he had taken advantage of her sweet, innocent, and funny ways.

"Well, we've got five weeks," he said finally. "We have to do everything we can because I have a feeling that Trenton is here to help someone, not for his own personal gain."

He walked over to the big French doors that lined the southwestern wall in the living room. The sun was setting of to his right, but it was still high above the horizon.

"We'll do the true love spell," he said. "But we're going to do the one that needs the most planning. I have to ask your permission about it otherwise I won't be able to bring myself to do it."

Jarek looked at Rachel, "We'll have to do Love At First Sight," he sighed before he added, "And she'll be the safest if it's me she sees first."

By volunteering to be the one cast, Jarek realized he was sacrificing any potential for there to be another he would spend the rest of his life with. How odd that he didn't feel the slightest bit worried?

[Miss Gates]

Emma remembered Jarek in her dreams. She thought he was cute. She turned in her sleep as he slowly disappeared in her dream and it wasn't in a good way either. Emma tried to reach out for him, but he was moving out of her reach. Then her dreams shifted to something else; something peaceful.

Meanwhile, Rachel nodded and listened. She was surprised that Jarek would take such initiative. "Go ahead." She said. "I just don't want to lost my best friend." She looked down. Emma might not ever forgive her for this, but she hadn't wanted to lose her. She would rather Emma be mad at her forever than that damn witch's slave for the rest of eternity. "I'll help you with the spell." She said and paused. "I know that you and Trenton are on the same level, but if anything happens to me please take care of her."

[vacuusanimi]

(It's your turn to take over Trenton, I think. c: lol)

Jarek looked at Rachel with a softness that he didn't bother to hide. He was so conflicted right now. On the one hand, he still wanted to be cocky and free and his relatively mischievous self. On the other, stronger hand, he wanted to protect Emma in any way possible.

But the want to be solitary was still nagging at him. Yet, he walked to the stairs that led to his bedroom. He knew Rachel would follow, but he never turned around.

When he walked into his room, he waved a casual hand about the room. The bed slid back against the far wall with a loud thud. His dresser moved to the far corner and the drawers fell out when it hit with another loud thud. The books flew out of the compartment in his floor and lightly settled on the ground near the center of the room.

"Read the directions," he said flatly. "Then we'll set up."

[Miss Gates]

((okies. I'll take over.))

The nurse came back with the medication and Trenton watched her inject it into Emma's body. The nurse smiled at Trenton. "It's a good thing you were there. She could have died if you hadn't been there." The nurse said and walked away, leaving them alone. Trenton smiled at her words. Everyone seemed to think he was the savior. Her parents were getting some of her clothes and some of the things she liked from home. Trenton closed his eyes and focused very hard. He took a deep breath. Now was his chance to see what her best friend and Jarek were up to. He dove into Rachel's mind and saw what she saw. It was as if he were looking through her eyes. She was somewhere else and she was...with Jarek. Damn those two. He needed to get to them. He needed to start a game with Jarek to keep him away from Emma. Trenton smiled. It came to him. He'd get Rachel tonight. Tonight the games began.

Meanwhile, Rachel followed Jarek without asking him anything. She walked into his room and looked about. It was fairly decent. She heard him say something about setting up the spell. She wasn't a very powerful witch at the moment; she could only do the basic spells. She hoped that nothing went wonky when she did this spell. It meant so much. If anything went wrong....There could be serious problems. Emma could go all obsessive and hurt someone if anyone came near Jarek. Rachel sighed heavily. She looked at him. "I need to go to my car for supplies. I'll be right back." Rachel walked outside and went to her car. She unlocked it and popped opened the trunk. Inside the trunk was her witchcraft supplies. There were several bags. It was her security blanket. Rachel also got out her candle box and oils. There was a small blue velvet bag, which contained her lighters. Rachel looked up at the sky. It was a full moon. Rachel sighed with relief. Hopefully the full moon would make the spell stronger. There was another bag which contained some books. Rachel grabbed that one and sighed. She felt as though she got everything. She closed her trunk and walked back into the house, closing the door behind her. Rachel's thoughts were everywhere. She was scared, worried, and concerned. She also thought that she was risking her life. If Trenton found out that they were doing this spell...Rachel was just human. She had no real power. He could really kill her. Rachel walked into his room again. "This all of my supplies." She said and realized he probably had the same supplies as she had, except probably better. However, this was her material. She felt more comfortable with her material. Rachel dropped her bags carefully. "This is all of my supplies." She said and pulled out her favorite spell book. It was the Encyclopedia of 5,000 spells. She flipped to the love spells. "I'm not really sure how to do this. I've never done a love spell before." Rachel told him.

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Jarek looked about the room and saw the book she had chosen. He walked over to her to skim over the spells and they're requirements. He'd heard of none of these. Some seemed made up. But he had to take what she had to offer. The spell book he had was far too powerful for Rachel to handle.

"We'll do this one," he said as he pointed to the one named Be Mine. "It's a simple one and I've heard of it. But, yeah, it's name has changed since I heard of it."

Jarek set up what he knew and stood in the center of the circle, waiting for Rachel to cast it. Once it was cast, he couldn't leave. He never went by the exception of being able to "cut a door" with an athame.

"Just keep it simple. You'll know if it works," he said.

So this was it. Jarek was going to make Emma fall in love with him. He felt terrible inside. But he felt even worse about Trenton. Rachel and Jarek needed to figure out how to get to the hospital when he wasn't there. He needed a distraction. Unfortunately, he had a pretty good feeling that Trenton may have some faint extra-sensory abilities he'd yet to master.

He knew their minds weren't safe, but it seemed like Trenton needed immediate skin contact to do anything with the mind. "Seemed" being the key word.

[Miss Gates]

Rachel looked at the spell book. She sighed. She needed something of Emma's. Luckily, they saw each other so much that she probably had something of hers. "We need something of Emma's." Rachel said. "I'll go get it out of my car." She paused. "Just wait for a minute. I'll be right back." Rachel went to her car and unlocked it. It took a couple of moments for her to find something when she finally found a hair brush. It was her lucky day. Rachel and Emma always kept spare hairbrushes in her car just in case there was a bad hair day. Rachel smiled at it. She missed her friend. She never thought that Emma would be in any danger. She hated this. She wished that everything was normal. Rachel sighed. Nothing was normal. She took the hairbrush and closed the door. She locked her car again and went back into the house.

Rachel walked back into the room and started the spell. She chanted to the goddess Venus and the room turned dark. It scared her a little. Rachel never tried a spell that was very powerful. After the spell, Rachel was so light headed. The lights turned back and the candles were blown out because of the power. It was so intense. Rachel fell back and looked at the ceiling. She felt hot and weak. She was also exhausted. However, she felt like something was wrong. "You need to go to Emma..." Rachel said. "Now..." She breathed heavily. There was a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach. It twisted her gut and she hated it.

Trenton smiled as he worked with Rachel. He needed to get her alone. He made her feel like something was Emma and that Jarek needed to leave. He couldn't protect two girls at once while they were both in different places.