Misty was furious at how those cowardly assholes could treat such a nice boy the way they did. She witnessed as nobody stepped forward to help him out. Instead, they all overlooked the chaos and drama, leaving him suffering.
The young blonde was not going to let him suffer any longer so she did what she had to do to stand up for him. However, what she didn’t expect was the sudden power that had happened to the boy. It was almost as if a great force was helping her to defend the boy. But Misty had no idea where it came from or how it happened. Maybe her anger had been a part of it all.
“Y’sure?” she asked with concern. “I just hope you’re not hurt or nothin’. I ain’t gonna hurt ya, I promise.” Unlike Gilbert’s family, Misty’s family were not the richest people on the planet. Their home was near the Louisiana swamps and her parents couldn’t afford basic grocery food at some points. For a poor girl, it was needless to say that Misty was still grateful she had a roof over her head.
“I-I uh..” At this point in time, Misty was speechless. She was still shocked about how the wave of power came right through her. Maybe there was something more deep within her she had yet to discover. The boy too had something about him that she was instantly drawn to, like she could tell him anything. “I-I don’t know. It just happened,” she responded. “This never happened to me before.”
Immediately, Gilbert felt a sense of belonging. Despite the purity in her magic that would otherwise have cast him away, there was the simple fact that witches and the devil had been hand in hand since the beginning of time. Where was it that they got their power to begin with? Already, he could feel that he was acting as a battery. That would have explained the display she had been host to.
Curious now, he dragged his bare feet from the stream and closed the distance between them - studying her with eyes that were much too brooding and inquisitive for his age. It was a look that animals had when faced with each other - like a coyote greeting a domestic dog. So different, yet so alike.
“Can you do it again?” He asked her - testing her now. “Look - those rocks there. Throw them into the water.” Gilbert’s voice was soft, and could have manipulated the nails that held a house together. It was in no way commanding; it was the little voice in the back of someone’s head that was the suggestion for all things. It was the voice that compelled Judas. The very same voice that drove Cain to slay Abel.
“It’s okay,” he reassured her. “I’m not makin’ fun of you. I just want to see. Trust me.” Deathly sincere. He was a very serious boy.












