The Phoenix by Bianca Gray (best classic romance novels .txt) 📕

“Yes I know. They’re called cirrus clouds,” I said. She hastily smiled at me.
“Great, whatever, anyway she said that you were in grave danger. And so were your friends. That because you were aware of your ‘change’ that people will become more aware of it too, which meant…hunters? Lots of them. And not only your hunters that you know about, by the way, I don’t know what hunters you know about,” she said looking at me skeptically.
“Just keep going,” I said grumpily. She grumbled back at me.
“Anyway, she said that you have to be more aware of who you get close to. That if something happens to you, all hell is going to break loose,” said Sarah smiling at me.
“Sarah, you know not to say bad words,” I said softly. She scoffed.
“I didn’t say it. The lady said it, so it doesn’t count,” she said. Then she looked up at me with her big blue eyes.
“So?” she asked.
“So…what?” I asked back. Sarah frowned.
“What change? What hunters?” asked Sarah. I glared at her.
“It was just a dream, Sarah. It means nothing,” I hissed at her. She took a step back.
“My dreams never just mean nothing, Melanie,” she said holding out my full name. I frowned.
“What do you mean your ‘dreams never just mean nothing’?” I asked slowly. Sarah’s cheeks turned red.
“Nothing. I meant nothing,” she said wringing her hands. When I was about to say something, Rebecca called me saying someone was at the door for me. I pointed at Sarah and she ran out of my room. I sighed. Then I ran down the crimson-carpeted steps and opened the front door. My eyes grew really big.
“Aria?” I asked with the door wide open.
“Um, yeah. Gonna let me in?” she asked with a hand on her hips. I stared at her with my jaw dropped.
“How did you know-?” I let the question hang there.
“Um, I live near here. I saw you come out of your car and head up here…Can I come in now?” she asked.
“Um, yeah. Of course,” I said moving aside. She walked in and slipped off her flip-flops.
“Nice house,” she commented. I laughed.
“It’s not mine. It’s my dad’s and his wife’s,” I said, going toward the steps.
“You mean your mom’s,” said Aria looking around.
“What?” I asked turning around quickly.
“Your dad’s and your mom’s house,” she said confused. I laughed again.
“Oh, no. My parents are divorced,” I said. Aria laughed.
“Oh, right. I remember. James is your stepbrother. It makes sense now,” she said as we walked into my room. I smiled and sat on my bed. She sat on my rolling chair.
“Um, nice room,” said Aria looking uncomfortable. I looked at the old yellow walls, the big bay window, and my bright pink twin bed.
“Um, yeah. This isn’t my usual room,” I said rubbing my arm. We looked around the room for a few minutes.
“So…what brings you here? To my room?” I asked nonchalantly. Aria glanced at me and smiled.
“Anything you might want to talk to me about?” she asked.
“Um, not really,” I said. She laughed.
“I heard the conversation with your sister. Pretty big stuff I was hearing. Smart girl. Really talented,” said Aria.
“What do you mean?” I asked slowly. She moved her hands as if she was moving water.
“Wind carries and sound comes with it,” she said smiling. I mock smiled back.
“What did you mean about my sister?” I asked seriously. She frowned.
“You don’t know?” she asked confused.
“Know what?” I asked back.
“That your little sister is a witch?” she asked. I gasped.

Chapter 7
Confusing

“My sister is a what?” I asked astonished. She glanced at me.
“A WITCH!! Are you hard of hearing?” asked Aria squinting her eyes at me. I lay back on my bed, thinking. Then I shot up from my bed and laughed.
“Oh, you’re joking! ‘Cause that’s not possible! My dad has no history of magical beings on his side and Rebecca is-,” I let the sentence drop. Sarah said in her dream a witch came to her, a witch with wispy, blond hair, cream-colored skin, and rose petal cheeks. The eyes were blurred but I knew they were blue, a bright sapphire blue like Sarah’s. I knew it couldn’t possibly be Rebecca but it could be one of her…
“No,” I whispered. Aria shrugged.
“Unfortunately. It runs on her mother side. Half of them are lost witches and the other half…”
“Knows exactly what’s happening,” I said staring at my wall. I saw Aria nod in the corner of my eye. I turned to look at her.
“I have to talk to one of Rebecca’s cousins. I know exactly who to talk to, too,” I said with a gleam in my eye. We rushed down the stairs.
“Hey, Rebecca!” I exclaimed. She turned from her book.
“Yes?” she asked slowly.
“Where does Mary live?” I asked. She looked confused for a while.
“Mary? My uncle’s half daughter’s daughter?” she asked. I stared at her.
“The only Mary on your side of the family,” I said. She laughed.
“Ok, so my uncle’s half daughter’s daughter!” Rebecca exclaimed.
“Whatever. Where does she live?” I asked. Rebecca thought for a while.
“She lives on Melrose Boulevard, in the hotel, just ask for Mary Rose,” said Rebecca. I looked at her like she was crazy.
“Mary…ROSE? Is that some kind of joke? All she would need was my first name and she’d be named after Melrose Boulevard,” I laughed.
“No, Melrose Boulevard is named after her mother. Her mother’s name is Melissa,” she said. I stared for a minute.
“Well, ok then. I’m going to see her,” I said. She stared at me.
“How do you plan on getting there?” she asked. I smiled.
“James, of course!” I exclaimed. She laughed and shook her head. I flipped out my cell phone and called my stepbrother.
“Why?” he asked in a bored way after I told him I want to go to Melrose Boulevard.
“Because I want to see my step mom’s cousin’s daughter. Is that so bad?” I asked in my most innocent voice. He groaned for a little bit.
"Ok, fine. What time?" he asked after a while and relunctantly. I smiled at Aria and gave her the thumbs up while pretending to think about what time James could come over here and pick me up.
"Um, Now would be okay," I said thoughtfully. There was silence on the other end. I held the reciever closer to my ear, trying to hear something. I tried to pull it closer but all I got was a smashed ear.
"James? James? James?!" I yelled into the phone. Then I heard sudden bursts of laughing. I scowled.
"I got you! I got you good!" he said probably doubled over with laughter. I growled at him.
"You are so lucky I didn't call nine-one-one," I hissed into the phone.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever. So now? Okay, I'm on my way, sissy," he said and then I heard a click.
"Rebecca?" I called out.
"Yeah?" she asked sticking her head out of the kitchen.
"James is taking us," I told her. She nodded.
"Ok, James is such a sweet kid," Rebecca commented. Mostly to herself.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah," I said in James bored tone of voice. I turned to Aria.
"Ok, well, he's coming. Let's go meet my cousin shall we?" I said, my head cocked and a smile taking place on my face.

Chapter 8
Cousin Mary Rose

When James pulled up into the glistening black driveway, Aria and I jumped right into his silver BMW.
"Drive man!!" I shouted at him. He looked back at me and shook his finger.
"No, no, no. What do you say?" he said with a smug smile.
"Please?" I asked looking up and making my chocolate eyes as big as possible. James smiled at me.
"You know what you have to say," he said smugly. I scowled at him. Then I sighed and mumbled,
"James is the best. He's the most handsome person in the world. All the girls love him. Yippee for James! Can we go now?" He laughed and then put the car in drive. He backed out of the driveway. That's when he noticed Aria.
"Whose your friend?" he asked me while looking at Aria and giving her a flirtatious smile.
"Someone out of your league," I stated. I felt something hard hit my ribs. It was Aria's elbow.
"Her name is Aria. Aria this is James, my step-brother," I said grumpily. She smiled at James.
"Shouldn't you keep your eyes on the road?" she asked batting her eyelashes. James swiveled his head to look at the road. He gave a nervous laugh.
"Um, yeah. You're right," he said. I hid a smile. On our way over to MelRose Boulevard I saw Michael walking along the streets. I almost panicked.
"STOP THE CAR!!" I screamed. Okay, I panicked. James stomped on the brakes, making a screeching sound. He looked around.
"What? What? What happened? Are you okay? What's going on?!" James said loudly while looking around nervously. I turned to him.
"I have to get out," I told him. He just gave me this look.
"You told me to stop just for that?" He asked angrily.
"Well, I can't exactly just jump out of a moving vehicle," I said rolling my eyes. I opened the car door and slid out. Michael turned to look at me. He looked bored.
"Michael!" I yelled cupping my hands around my mouth.
"I see you, Mel," he said annoyed. I walked up to him.
"Wanna come with us to MelRose Boulevard? We're gonna visit my cousin, Mary Rose," I said. His eyes lit up for a second.
"Yeah, I might be into that," he said after a while. Might be into that, I thought, what is that supposed to mean! I smiled at him. Michael followed me into the car.
"Hey what's up, man?" said James while doing that guy handshake thing.
"Nothin' much, just hanging with your sis and her friend I guess," he said shoving his hands into his pockets. James smiled at him.
"You guess? They're right here so I guess you are, huh?" said James, a smile playing on his face. Michael turned and smiled at me so quick I wasn't sure if he actually smiled or not. He was facing my step brother.
"Yeah, I guess I am," he said smiling. His eyes glanced