"I'm a werewolf, babe, I can take it..."
"Werewolf, my butt!" she shouts back. "Even if you were a weretiger or a werebear, I wouldn't let you go! You're not fireproof, Ben!"
He sighs and turns to her, suddenly wrapping her tightly in a hug. Although Kelsi is tall, Ben is rather muscular, and suddenly, she looks tiny in his arms. I see him smile over her shoulder, gently hugging her.
"Don't worry," he says. "I'm a Beta; I'm tougher than I look."
"But still... Babe..."
He unlocks their hug and gives her a kiss on the cheek, putting his hands on her shoulders as if to comfort her. He has a confident smile on and it breaks my heart. Moon Goddess, Ben, Ben, no...
"Relax, Kelsi. It's Mara, and it's my job to protect her, remember? I'll make sure nothing happens to her while you look into this."
"Ben, I'm not sure that person is even our Mara," mumbles Kelsi.
I feel her worry. I don't like Ben being alone with a crazy Dark Witch that's in my body! Can't I do anything? I try to slam against the mirror, but it seems like it doesn't even flinch on their side. Damn it!
Ben smiles and grabs her for a long kiss. Even as a bystander, it breaks my heart to see those two like this. They are so cute together, and now he has to go watch some crazy bitch who's stolen my damn body! I take a deep breath, looking away for a few seconds to give them their privacy, although they have no idea I'm here witnessing this. After a little while, they finally separate, and Ben gives Kelsi another big hug.
"I love you, babe," he whispers in her ear.
She blushes and nods, and he gives her another quick kiss before leaving the room. I take a deep breath. Damn it, they are just such an adorable pair of dorks. I really hope nothing goes wrong on his side. Stay away from the other me, Ben, for Moon Goddess' sake...
Then, Kelsi turns to the mirror, looking so angry I even step back, surprised. Her eyes go down to the signs again, and she keeps frowning while staring at them.
"What were you doing, Mara…?"
She suddenly leaves the room, leaving me flustered, but comes back just as quickly with an enormous book, a pen, and a notebook. She starts scribbling on her notebook, and I realize she's copying those symbols. She doesn't know these? Or is it to check later? Then, she opens the enormous book, and I recognize that witchcraft volume she was showing me last time. She compares the recorded symbols in it to the ones on the mirror.
"They are for... blocking... spirits? What the heck?"
She hesitates, but finally pulls on the sleeve of her sweater and starts trying to wipe it.
To my surprise, it doesn't move an inch. What the hell? Kelsi keeps trying to erase it, with a real tissue next, and even water, but it doesn't go away. Crap, is it because she's not a witch? Or did the evil witch do something to prevent her from erasing it? Kelsi grumbles something in a foreign language I don't recognize, probably Korean.
"What evil spirit?!" she grumbles.
Suddenly, she stops frowning, her eyes lighting up as if she had just thought of something. She glances up at the signs again.
"I'm such an idiot!" she exclaims.
She leaves the room again, leaving me here, completely at a loss. I've never experienced something as nerve-wracking as having to watch her find a solution by herself. Did she think of something? I have no idea how to help her from here; this damn glass just won't move unless she erases that crap on the mirror first.
Finally, Kelsi comes back, and to my surprise, she's got a box of matches. Oh, Moon Goddess, she might be right! I mean... in a wrong way, but right. Fire is my magic element, that might be the only way to stop a Water Witch's spell. Although Kelsi was probably thinking the other way around, but nevermind. She breaks two matches with her trembling fingers before she can finally light one, and brings it toward the mirror.
"I hope I'm not about to blow the place..." I hear her grumble.
No, no, Kelsi, you're doing great! The fire approaches the symbols and as soon as it touches it, it starts burning right away. Moon Goddess, yes! She's a genius! The symbols disappear in a sudden crackle and Kelsi retreats, a bit scared. On the other side, I prepare my fire, ready to break that damn mirror open. I start firing as soon as I can, sending the huge fireballs against the oval mirror one after another.
Cracks appear, and while Kelsi screams in fear on the other side, I just keep going.
"M-Mara?"
I stop, and through the cracks, Kelsi approaches, looking half-terrorized, half-shocked. The mirror is half-wrecked now, with pieces broken apart like complex spider webs all across it, but at least it looks like she can see me.
"Oh, shit, this is creepy..."
"Can you see me?" I ask, my heart beating like crazy.
