Chapter 8

George's POV

I got out of my room and headed to my sister's room. I knocked but didn't get a reply so I walked inside. The room was silent that you would hear a needle drop.

"Tilly!" I yelled for hear but didn't get an answer in return. I walked to the bathroom door and knocked. It was also silent so I walked inside and was met with nothing but silence. She was not in her bedroom nor was she in the bathroom.

"Mom!" I yelled out before going out to look for Mattie in the kitchen then outside in the garden. She was not anywhere. Hopefully at school. I decided to mindlink Andrew.

'Is Mattie at school?' I asked through the mindlink but didn't get a reply right away.

'She is not here. Is everything okay?' He asked and I sighed before running to my mom's room.

'She is not in the house,' I said before knocking on mom's door. She opened the door with puffy eyes and just a robe on.

"What is it?" She asked before sniffling and I sighed as granny walked towards us with a sad face too.

"Mattie is not here," I said and they looked at me with raised eyebrows before pushing past me to her room. My wrist started itching. I scratched it but it was getting worse instead of better.

"Matilda!" Granny yelled and got no reply. She did the same thing that I did, check her bedroom, bathroom, kitchen before heading to the garden.

"I found something!" Mom yelled out and we ran to the direction of her voice. She was in the living room with two papers in her hands.

"What is that?" Granny asked and I nodded too. She sighed before sitting on the couch with the papers in her hands. There was a knock on the door and I went to answer it. It was Andrew and Alexandre.

"Where is she?" Alexandre asked and I shrugged as he passed me and followed Andrew to the living room. Andrew was reading a letter while mom was sobbing with her head in her hands. Granny was reading another letter before she sighed and handed it to me.

To my lovely family

Mom:

I'm sorry you had to find out like that. I didn't know how to  tell you that I was an earthbender. I was scared of how you would react. You may not be my biological mother but to me, you were more of a mother to me than my own mother was. If I had to choose if I wanted to stay with you or go back go to my original world, I would choose to be with you. George is very lucky to have you as a mother. I really love you and I can't let you suffer because of me. You were a better dad than that man would ever be. I love you with all my heart.

Granny:

You were my friend and taught me a lot of things, for that I'm greaful. You were my granny and my best friend when Geo wasn't there. Tell grandpa I love him. And you too, I love you granny. You made my human life the best I could ever ask for.

George:

I know I'm a curse and I should've told you sooner that I'm not a human nor am I your sister. To me, you will always be a bigger brother. Your previous friends annoyed me to the bone but at least you got yourself some keepers. I am indeed a curse! I never meant to hurt you brother. It really hurt me when I think of all the times we had fun together. Your sister would be very happy. Your mate will be very lucky. Keep her when you find her, she will be the best one in the whole universe. I love you Big brother.

♡Xoxo, Mattie❁✺

I stared at the letter before putting it on the table. She considers me her brother, even though I walked out on her. Andrew handed me another letter and I took it before reading it.

Dear my dear mates.

Its pretty awkward to use two different dears in one sentece. I'm very sorry I left the way I did. Please don't search for me cause I will come back when I'm ready. I love you both and would do anything to be in your arms right now. Your hugs, I own those. Better not give them to anybody or it will be your deaths. Your smiles, I cause that. Please protect George for me. He can act a little crazy sometimes. I feel like the time we spent together was short lived. Your absence makes my heart grow fonder. Both your lives were amazing before you met me. Alex, I'm very sorry about your father. It was me who killed him and not Andrew. I was the cause of war between the two of you. I hope you will forgive me and get along well. The real reason I left was because I was scared of how I would face you when I was the one who killed your father. Andrew, you are an amazing guy and the best mate. You will be married to a beautiful girl in the future. The one that is not me. The one that smiles all the time and loves you the same and I will make sure of it when I get back home. Alex, you will also get married to that girl you have always had a crush on but never had the chance to ask her out. Fate will bring you too together and I will make sure of it. Please protect my family and don't hate them because of me. I had been a curse instead of a blessing. Hopefully when I'm dead, you won't hate me. Please forgive me for all I have done. I m really sorry. I will be watching over you. Forever.

Love, Matilda.♡♡♡

I blinked the tears away after reading the letter and composing myself. I sat on the couch and got lost in my own thoughts. Alex was also in deep thoughts and so was Andrew. Mattie was the only person keeping me sane in this house. Mom is always at work while granny is with grandpa. She was my best friend. She is and always will be my sister.

"They are gonna kill us," mom said and I looked at her. Granny rolled her eyes and I gave her a questioning look.

"Who is gonna kill you?" Andrew asked and I looked at mom before my eyes travelled to granny, waiting for an answer.

"The witches," she said and I sighed before getting up and pacing in the room.

"Why would they wanna kill you?" I asked still pacing and she sighed getting up and kneeling in front of granny.

"Why didn't you tell Adrazelle that we we're living with an Earthbender?" She asked sobbing on granny's lap.

"They would have killed her," granny said and I heard two growls behind me as I pushed mine down. I won't let anyone hurt my sister.

"Now we are the ones who will die. I would rather die in the hands of David that of... Him," mom said shakily and I sighed before walking to my room and slamming the door. I unlocked my phone and looked at the wallpaper. It was my sister eating ice cream. She looked so cute, like a princess.

"Hey dude," Alexandre said coming to sit next to me on the bed. I looked at him before nodding my head. Andrew walked in and sat next to Alexandre on the bed. I went to my pictures and looked through the pictures of my sister. I came across a video of her when she was singing. I played it and the boys watched it with me.

"When will you ever sing for me?" I asked her and she chuckled before turning to the camera.

"Once you buy me ice cream!" She yelled and laughed at her. She turned away from from the camera and I bet she had a pout on.

"I'll buy you four if you sing for me?" I suggested and she turned to me with a huge smile on. She looked so beautiful on the camera and I wouldn't even deny it. She is the most beautiful girl in the world. These two dummies are so lucky to have her as a mate.

"Oh baby something going down!" She started singing and I smiled looking at the video.

"Like the stars in the sky. No no.

Take your stuff and go," she ended up laughing so I joined her. I was smiling like a fool looking at my sister's video.

"Sing me another one,"  I said and she nodded before taking the brush and getting on my bed.

"What do you want me to sing?" She asked and I smiled before there was an itch on my wrist. I scratched it while my eyes were glued on the phone screen.

"Sing me... Uh... How about... Long way to go?" That was her favourite song. Long way to go by Cassie.

"Okay," she said before standing on my bed and started singing with her cute voice.

'I love it when they try to get intimate

Even thought they know I really ain't into it,

You're not into it?

I'm not into it.

I already know the game and I've been through it.

See, I buy my own bags, my boots my jeans.

Wear La'rock with my rebel yell underneath.

You wanna step to me?

Said you gotta lone way go! Rock wit' me now

You claim that you hot,

And you say you got skills in the bedroom.

You, try to flirt when you not! Had a chance you still never come through.

You, say wanna come see me.

Cause you know your girl friend wanna be me.

Uh... I'ma tell you why you can't.

Said you got a long way to go.

Say you wanna love meeee

Wanna love me!

Wanna touch me!

Think twice cause you got a long way to go.'

That's how the song ended when my phone baterry got low. She was laughing when I told her to stop singing. She even mocked my voice before running out if my room.

"Do you hate her?" Andrew asked Alexandre and he shook his head before sighing and closing his eyes.

"I can never hate her. No matter what she does. Even if she killed me, I would still choose her. I mean, I waited for her for hundreds of years," He said and I smiled knowing that my sister found a real man in this boy.

"Do you?" I asked Andrew and he scoffed. He looked at me then took my phone and viewed one picture of Mattie. She was laughing at I don't know what. That girl is crazy.

"I can't bring that thought to my mind. Hating her sounds like a sin that I don't wanna commit," he said and I nodded before looking back at my phone. I went to the next video of my sister when she was crying in the car. I viewed it and looked at it. I took it two years ago.

"Cry baby," I mocked before laughing. Mom was driving while I was mocking her. She was crying because mom wanted her to take ballet lessons. She wanted to take soccer.

She started telling me about how much she hate me and how she would kill me. I started laughing at her until she laughed with me and stopped crying.

"Son!" Mom yelled as she opened my door without knocking. She was panting very hard.

"Whats wrong?" I asked and granny walked in with the same look as mom.

"They found out where she is. He was here," mom said shakily and I raised an eyebrow at what they were both saying.

"Who?" I asked as I was as confused as hell.

"We need to find your sister!" Mom yelled and my eyes went wide as I looked at Andrew before Alexandre.

"We will do it. We will find her," I promised before kissing mom's forehead. I turned to the boys as they seemed to be mind linking whoever. They both turned back to me with smiles so I knew it was good news. They are gonna help me find my sister and bring her back home.

Matilda's POV

I was missing home. I was missing George. I was missing granny. Mom. Fresh gardens. I used to take walks with mom in the gardens when I was around nine. That all ended when I turned twelve as she started working a lot. I really miss her. And grandpa. He would always scold me for being clumsy. He said in his ghost life he had never seen a beautiful girl so clumsy. I loved him like my own grandpa and same applies to granny. She was my friend when George was hanging out with his rude friends. I sat at the bench and closed my eyes.

I was back at the castle. It was very busy. People were going different directions hurriedly.

"Nyx!" I heard Achlys yell and I ran towards her. She was also looking very impatient.

"What's going on?" I asked and she grabbed my hand before pulling me with her outside.

"You are in serious danger. Everyone is trying to get you back before the witches arrive where you are. And now that you are in your bending form, its worse. You have to go back. Don't show or tell anyone that you are an earthbender again. Ever!" She warned and I nodded before asking another question.

"They will see. My root hair is light blue instead of navy blue," I said holding my hair to show her what I mean.

"They won't notice if you put a headband on," she said and gave me the headband. I rolled my eyes looking at her.

"Won't it disappear when I wake up?" I asked and she shook her head.

"Put it on and go home. Go back but take a different route. Don't tell anyone where you are going. George need you!" She said before placing her hand on my forehead. I laid on the bench and drifted to sleep.

When I woke up, I changed my clothes and out on my Tami black jeans and a blue shirt. I put on my sneakers before running to the door. I ran out of the room like I had never ran before. I took another route and it was the longest.

Three hours later, I was still far from home and tired as hell. I sighed and walked slower. I am also in need of water. This place looks abandoned and I bet there are no water pipes around. George needs me. I started running again.

An hour later, I couldn't feel myself get home sooner. I sighed as I was two hours away if not more. I started jogging slowly before increasing my speed. Why wasn't I a wolf instead! The moon goddess aka my aunt hates me. That's why.

Two hours and forty minutes later, I was in front of my home. I smiled before running inside.

"Mom!" I yelled out but got my echo as a reply.

"George!" I yelled again before running to his room. It was empty. I ran to mom's room and she wasn't there either. And so was granny. I went to my room and took a duffel bag. I started throwing my clothes and undergarments in it. I then ran out of my house to Andrew's pack since it was closer. I ran past the sleeping guards that woke up after I had crossed the line and close to the packhouse. I opened the door without knocking which is rude but I don't care. I passed the pack members and ran to Andrew's room. He wasn't there either. I sighed before running out of the room and out of the packhouse. I ran to Alex's pack and tried to pass but got stopped by the guards.

"Please. I have to see Alex," I begged but they didn't let me pass. I sighed before pacing around and kicking tree branches.

"Call me your Alpha. Tell him the Luna is here to see him," I ordered them and both their eye colours changed. I felt him near us again before he was even here.

"Matilda?" He asked and I went to take a step towards him but he took a huge one back.

"Alex. Where is George?" I asked and tried to take one more step towards him. He placed his hands out to stop me so I stopped.

"You are a witch!" He growled before jumping on me. I sat on the ground before closing my eyes and waiting for him to eat my flesh. I didn't feel anything. I counted to ten in my head before opening one eye. He was standing in front of me before holding his hand out for me. I took it and he helped me up. He grabbed my bag before walking with me to his pack house.

"Where is George?" I asked and he held me closer by my waist before kissing the top of my head.