in years. "Ego sum Energia et Lux, Natalia," it whispered, the Latin word

what I desperately needed to forget, even after 6 years. It was the same dream, the same words, most mornings since th

through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the luxurious California condo. God, there is something beautiful abou

e already wafting from the kitchen. Noelle, my headstrong younger sister, who had to g

ia, the city of stars, along wit

to the reappearance of Kang Sun Hee, our secretive guardian, and friendl

lly revealed her truth. Who am I to, I am a witch after all, with the ability to siphon en

It has been six years since Sun Hee, or Sunny, as she prefers to be called, Mom's best friend, became our mentor in al

althier and older, but then, age is just a social construct; after all, she i

ever, like she had never left, and invited us to this masquerade ball in Los Angeles,

ds: “No more secrets, Buttercup; I left for a reason, and I am back for good." Good or bad, that much is yet t

the optimist, was humming along to a K-pop song as she poured c

e greeted, her voice laced w

a smile.

hout looking up from her phone. Her mood perfectly matched mine, but I knew it was becau

the strikes and level the field, but with these

supposed to be on my side; you are the smart one," I said to her as I walked into the ki

re we here if we are not going to attend the damned party? We know you don’t

rtest. It's just the easiest you can think of at the moment.” She reache

ar you, but if you come to the ball tonight, who is going to protect you? I am a

3 days." My voice trailed off as I paused to look at her and then at Noelle, wa

eyes and reddish-blonde hair change every night to dark violet and dark red, respectively, bec

of our power and she has never taken it off after we made it. The problem here is that we have not been able to remedy the pain she g

wer, a figure a man would want to nurture and have in his arms, and my sister, a delightful mix of hippy, tomboy, and feminity, is her number one protector agains

her is like asking a tortoise to run faster. Janelle always becomes a shell of herself before the full moon, which is why asking her on this trip with us was a no-brainer; she

is human, but the fact that Sun Hee is with him means he must be a key player in the field. And honest

ng with the whole truth," I said to the two of them as I grabbed my

y, I prefer that to the whole truth offloaded on us, like when mom died and we were suddenly given powers we never knew we had.” She paused,

if she says now is not the time, then I will go with that. She was there for us whe

why tonight. Maybe tonight will finally bring some closure." Noelle said as she took her l

et the gruesome methods she used in teaching us to use our powers. However, even I can acknowledge that her options were l

not want to hide how I feel about it because someone has to keep her on her toes. With Mom and Dad's death and t

love her in the way you love an aunt you wish dead, but you do not want to cry from the pain of losing her,” I said as I bit my waff

hree of us at a party where they are supernatural beings with Sunny as our guardian angel. Sh

w to take care of my tummy," I said to my sister, smili

gh the momentary ease and laughter we h