Chapter Two.

    She yawned and covered her mouth as she pulled her cell phone from her back pocket and checked the time, 11:30, it read, she groaned inwardly, Could time move any slower she thought. She sighed and began to busy herself with getting ready, she moved quickly into her room and pealed off the shorts and tank top she wore to bed and threw them into the hamper, she moved over to her dresser and pulled out a pair of jean shorts and a tank top, she then pulled them on and walked over the closet, she slipped on some low cut socks and her favorite pair of coach sneakers. She checked her phone once more, 11:45 it read, she smiled to herself and quickly pulled her hair up into a bun and walked into to her garage, she hopped into the driver seat of her beautiful red 2007 mustang, and quickly drove to the forests edge, she cut the engine of the car a few feet away and walked out onto the street to wait for Josh.

    At exactly twelve Josh arrived a large Toyota truck and smiled at her “Hello Beautiful!” he called, a huge smile on his face once more, she laughed and shook her head “Follow me in the truck” she called and walked back to her mustang and turned it on, speeding away, back to her home. Josh was astonished that she owned such a car but kept the thought to himself, he smiled as she expertly drove through the trees, never getting a dent in the car, she parked in a small driveway in front of a two car garage, he parked beside her and turned off the car, hopping out to stand beside her, he stared at the house for a few moments before speaking “Nice house..” he said, starting to grab some boxes out of his trunk, she smiles and walks over to the door and steps inside, waiting for him “Come on! I’ll show you your new room.” she smiles at him and makes her way down the hall, pointing out the various room, she finally stops “Ok, this ones your’s the one across is mine, go ahead and make yourself at home.” she says then turns around and walks out to the living room. Josh smiled and watched her as she walked away, he then turned and opened the door, starting to unpack his things, he smiled as he looked at the bed and the dresser “Damn this is nice..” he muttered to himself as put all his clothes away.

        A few hours later Joanna sighed and walked over to Josh’s room and knocked on the door, “Josh you in there?” she called, she then took a step back and waited for a response, when she heard none she growled, pushing the door open, she then sighed when she saw him asleep on the bed, she walked quietly over him and proceeded to shake him, “Josh wake up! It’s time to train!” he quickly shot out of bed, nearly knocking her over “Really? Now?” he asks, looking at her with wide eyes, she laughed and smiled “No time like the present.” she answered, placing her hands on her hips. He quickly ran about the room, putting on shorts and a white muscle shirt. Joanna laughed as she watched him, she leaned against the door frame, her arms folded over her chest “You obviously know how to fight so I will first give you the power to change your appearance.” she told him as he put on his sneakers, she nodded as she turned around, he jogged behind her, eager to learn.

    She smiled as he stood before her, a smile on his lips although she could feel he was scared and nervous, “Now, this is a ritual I must do so you can have the power to change your appearance.” she stated as she moved towards him, he nodded trying to seem confident, but she could easily see through that, “No need to be scared, all we must do is say an incantation then hold hands, it’s simple.” he nods, relaxing and taking a deep breath, she turns and grabs a book, setting it on a pedestal in front of them, she opened it and turned a few pages before stopping, she then turned and lit a single black candle, she then turned back to him and smiled, “Now take my hands” he nodded, taking her hands in his own and they began to read the page, “Oh light of heaven, Oh black of Hell, grant me the power to trick and deceive my targets so I can be successful and rid the world of the bad, I swear to use this power for only good, never for evil, I swear on my life, I swear on everything.” They say together, then they both close there eyes as their hands begin to glow a bright golden light, after a few moments she releases his hands, he opens his eyes and smiles down at her, “Now what?” he asks, looking around the dark room, then over to the singular black candle, she laughs softly and takes his hand, bringing him out of the room “Now we test it.” she answered, standing in front of him, he nods and smiles “How do I do what?” he asks, looking into her eyes. “You blink twice to change your eye color, Shake your head gently to change your hair, and you snap your fingers to change your outfit. But you must be thinking of what you want when you do this, and you can only change one at a time.” he nods and closes his eyes for a moment, he then snaps his fingers and his clothes disappear and change into black jeans and a tight fitting long sleeved shirt, she smiles proudly as he then shakes his head, his short brown hair turning black, he then blinks twice, his beautiful hazel eyes turning blue “Wow.” she answers, looking him up and down, he smiles proudly, “How do I change back?” he asks her, looking in a mirror, “You snap with both hands.” he nods, doing as he says, he was instantly turned back to normal. “Congrats Josh, you’re a natural.” he smiles proudly and puffs out his chest “I know, I’m just that good.” she laughs and pats his chest, turning around and walking into the kitchen.

    She smiled to herself as she opened the fridge and pulled out a few ingredients, she didn’t expect any jobs today or any trouble, So she didn’t feel the need to keep her guard totally up as she pulled out some pots and pans to make her spaghetti and sauce. She put some water into one of the pots and set it to boil as she opened a can of sauce and poured it into another pan to simmer, she then turned to look at Josh and smiled when she saw him sitting on the couch watching the game on TV, she pulled her hair up into a messy bun as she walked over to the couch and stood behind him “Anything good?” she asked him as she looked at the TV, watching a
few men run around the bases. “Naw,  not really, my team isn’t even playing so I’m just checking up on the competition.” he answered, looking up at her, she  nodded and turned around, heading back to the kitchen. About half an hour later she called out to josh letting him know dinner was ready, she spooned out the pasta and sauce into two dishes then grabbed two beers, setting them on the  table. Josh hopped over the couch, and walked over to the table, taking a seat, he immediately dug into the food, seeing as he had been starving all day, “Damn this is good.” he said in between mouth full’s, she giggled softly as she watched him, taking small bites of her pasta.

    After the two had finished eating and josh had taken the plates into the kitchen to clean, Joanna excused herself from the table to go shower and get ready for bed, she stretched as she walked down the hall to her room to grab her cloths, she rummaged around in her dresser for a few minutes before deciding on a pair of pajama shorts and a black tank top, she then grabbed a new bra and a pair of underwear then headed off to the bathroom to shower and change. After about half an hour Joanna stepped out of the shower and wrapped her hair up into a towel, she quickly threw on her new cloths and headed out to the living room to find Josh, she stopped when she passed by his room and found him passed out on the bed sleeping, she laughed softly to herself as she closed his door, heading into her own room. She yawned as she fell back on her bed, pulling the covers around her body, turning off the light and falling asleep. Meanwhile, off into the forest a little, unknown to Joanna and Josh, an old enemy Joanna thought to be dead, lurked in the shadows, waiting to strike.