Anything But... by A.G. Smith (a court of thorns and roses ebook free .txt) 📕

shouldn't if I were good." He told me trying to stifle a laugh.

"That sounds fun what do you have in mind?" He looked a little shocked but once that faded away he smiled. "Actually I don't know. Maybe we could invite someone to come with us, someone with ideas." "Ok, how 'bout your brother Steven?"

"That's fine." With that I scanned the crowd looking for Steven Gruner.

"Hey, Steven come here." I shouted at him once I found him in the crowd. I waved him over to where me and Jag were standing.

"Me and Jag are about to do something we probably shouldn't, but we can't think of anything, any ideas?" "Yeah I think I have one Annabelle."
"Alright then let's get started. You can explain on the way Steven." Jag told us as I flashed the three of us to Steven's wished destination.

"What are we doing here?" As I asked Steven and Jag got this look on thier faces like this was a routine. They took me around to different places to do different things to different people. Personally it was pretty fun. Maybe hanging out with them wouldn't be so bad.

"You know guys we have to do this more often. But only if you can keep it a secret." Looking into thier eyes I added "I could always use force to shut you up."

"Fine." They both said reluctantly.

"Good. But hey I have to go I have some important stuff I have to do."

"Like what?" Jag asked.

"Like making a certain plan come to life." I said as I flashed myself into my room.
"Steven we are going to have to do something so we can keep track of her we are so close I can feel it."

"Alright, but how?"

"We could curse her temporarily of course, but we can persuade her to do more evil things. Trust me she will be willing to do anything evil as long as it's to the right person."

"Great, I'll text Annabelle right now and tell her to come over tomorrow."


I just got back to my room and a few seconds later I got a text from Steven. It says 'You should come to my house tomorrow to hang out with me and Jag.' So I texted back 'Ok, sure wat eve.'

For once I went to sleep excited for the next day. So I woke up and decided just in case I don't want to go to the demons' house alone. So I called Gwen and told her everything that happened and what I was about to do. I didn't have to ask her to come, she invited herself. I knew why but I was cool with it.

So in 30 minutes she was at my house and I was about to flash us to Jag's house.

"Ok, before we go remember that we are better when we are not split apart." Gwen said right before I waved my wand.

"Dude, it's cool Jag is not after me nor is Steven, Patrick or Sasha. They are really nice once you get to know them. Just give them a chance."

"Ugh, fine. But I'm not going to be anywhere near nice and if anything suspicious happens I'm teleporting us out of there."

"Ok, fine but all they want us to do is hang out. You know talk have fun."

"Huh, I don't think I'm going to like their kind of fun." She mumbled to herself as I flashed us out. We got there and as I knocked on the door it opened so we stepped in.

"Oh my god, it's like it's out of a cheap scary movie."

"Oh, will you shut up, they may be evil but that doesn't mean they can't act nice." I said to Gwen. To the emptiness of the house I yelled

"I'm here. Jag. Steven."

"Yeah." Jag said as he came around the corner. I guess he was a little surprised to see Gwen but he quickly hid it.

"So come in here and we can hang out."

So we all sat down Steven, Jag Gwen and me and played our version of truth or dare. Except its more like dare or dare. Jag got dared to cast an evil spell on me. I guess Gwen would have stopped it but she was in the bathroom. So Jag casted the spell and swirls come around me. Once it cleared I could have been on the FBI's most wanted list. With a menacing glare. There were no light colors to be found. I was the girl version of a demon. Then Gwen walked in.

"OH MY GOD! What did you people do to Annabelle?"

"Gwen what are you talking about? I don't feel different, the spell didn't work."

"Uhh Annabelle think again." Gwen said as she pointed to a mirror.

"HOLY CRAP! Let's go now!" I flashed us out and into my bedroom.

"You can stay the night we will worry about this tomorrow."

"Ok." Gwen said as she fell asleep. This is pretty bad. But even worse I think I don't want to be changed back.
Gwen

"Mason!" I whisper yelled in his face.

It was 4 am on a Saturday and I was in my best- friends boyfriends bedroom. So unlike me.

"What are you doing here? Is something wrong? Did someone die?" He said drowsily

"Well no, not quite. But.." He cut me off.

"Then let me sleep till noon and you can bother me then." He said with agitation in his tone. He turned his head away from me and pretended to snore. This really pissed me.

"I didn't want to play this card but... ANNABELLE IS CHEATING ON YOU!" I practicably screamed the last part so he would listen.

"WHAT! I'm 100% awake, now tell me the whole story. I need all the details." He told me in a no nonsense voice. I will tell it like it is.

"Ok, so the last two days, when she said she was to busy to hang out with you, she was with Jag. And then, last night I when with her to Jag's place and we played dare or dare those bustards did something unspeakable horrible." I told him like it was the latest gossip, which in a few hours it would be.

"Do I want to know?" He asked hesitently

"Of course you do! Your her boyfriend for satins sake!"

"Ok, ok, just tell me." He said. I knew he was ready for the full impact of the comment.

"They turned her into a demon while I was in the bathroom and I couldn't change her back. Then when I researched the spell it said she would have to stay that way for 1 moon and then only she can change herself back."

"Ok." He said with so little emotion it almost blew me backwards.

"How can you be like that! Yoour girlfriend is a cheating de-" He shut me up with a toothy grin. My face paled. I knew what he had done.

"Who?" I asked still stunned from my realization.

"Karly, mostly. I'm just glad she found out and took the same route." I panicked when he implied that she knew what he was doing.

"Mason she has no clue."

"Shit, well lets just let her belive I'm not. Ok?" He sounded sort of worried she would kill him.

"Ya... Ok." I might tell her just to pay him back for what he did. But since Annabelle did the same to him I decided against it. I flashed out and into my room. I had a plan. A plan that might just get me killed.

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I flashed Steven into my room to find him dressed in a collared shirt and dressy pants.

"What the heck are you wearing and why?" I asked trying to stifle a giggle. This was good.

"I was about to go to church with my mom and step-dad. But since I'm here I guess not. Whats on your mind?"

"I have a plan. And it's a secret so you can't tell anyone. You must swear not to tell anyone until the time is right." I said with certainty.

"I swear on the river. How do I know when the time is right?" He asked with equal certainty.

So I started telling him the plan while he examined my room. I had all magenta and mahogany furnisher. I was all styled with the look of any regal house of the 1960s. A curvy arm chair. A canopy bed. A huge wardrobe. A big bay window with a seat; ant to top it off an ever changing wall mural of the moon.

"Ok. I get the general gist of the plan now. When should we start step one?" He ask when I had finished.

"Right now." I flashed in a 'hot' red head for Steven to 'cheat' on me with.

"Wow. So I take my 'cousin' to the mall for her birthday, you catch us, scream at me, punch her and we 'break-up'." He said with air quotes.

"Exactly. Then I go crying to Annabelle, the demons, and the vampires to strike from the inside."

"And her?" He point behind his hand to his 'cousin'.

"Oh she's just a dummy. Not really alive. Can only say these four things.'OMG you are so funny!','I love this top!','Do you like it?' and 'We should do this more often.'" I explained like it was a no brainer and flashed us to the mall.

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When I arived at the mall Steven and 'Allison' were nowhere in sight. Good. Today I would be shopping for my real early b-day present with my real demonic step cousin Allison and her friend Amanda. No mortal could tell they were demons because they prefer to stay in human form in public.

They were the best cover for shopping with friends I had. And I loved it. First we went to one of those international cooking stores and bought me some mortal spices for my potions because some stuff is to dangerous to be sold at stores in the Other Realm, or land of magic. Then we went to an electronics store to get us all more heavy duty e-readers to hold the magic book. When we walked out I saw Steven and 'Allison'.

"My boyfiend." I started to well up with fake tears as