Party time part 1

Katie awoke the next morning. Staring at the ceiling for a short while before deciding to get up. "Tonight's the night." She thought to herself. "I've got a lot of work to do to get things ready." Katie checked the time and noted it was just before nine in the morning. "Ok. I've got around an hour before my food and nibbles get here." She decided she was going to have shower before doing anything else. Turning the shower on and stripping to ready herself, Katie checked her self out in the mirror. "Doesn't matter if the faint marks come off or not. I'm only going to repaint them back on later." As she followed the line of marks going down her face and neck, it was only then that she noticed that they continued down her the side of her body and all the way down to her ankles. "What the hell. I didn't put anything down there did I?" She struggled with her memory before deciding. "You know what. It actually looks good thinking about it." She said to herself. Choosing to ignore her discovery, she entered the shower to get ready for the day ahead.

Once Katie had emerged from her shower, she headed into her kitchen wearing nothing except a towel around her body and switched on the kettle. She noticed the wand still sitting on the small kitchen table and picked it up. "I wonder what else I can pull off with this and the book?" Then she realised. "The potions. The spells. If they really work, then I could help a lot of people out." Little did she realise that the spell for good fortune she cast yesterday actually worked. Going straight to her room to retrieve the book and study it further. Everything she needed to know was there.

The spirit of the witch watched closely. "Soon my dear. We will be one. All my knowledge, all my power, my memories will be yours. Together we will exact **** on those that wronged me. When my vengeance has been satisfied, you will then have a decision to make." The witch held no ill will to Katie. She instead felt grateful towards her. It could have been anyone, but it was Katie who got the costume that had allowed the witch to awaken, and so, the witch saw it necessary to protect her at all costs. That was why she done what she done the previous night with the customer. Also unknown to Katie was that she had a natural connection to witchcraft. It was in her blood with her own bloodline from years long forgotten. It was that and that alone that drew her to getting the costume in the first place. Katie had a certain amount of power that she never knew she had, so any spell she cast would work even if she wasn't sure if it would work or not.

After studying for a while, Katie heard her buzzer. Pressing the intercom, she asked who was there and was informed that her party food had arrived. She allowed the delivery man to enter and he placed the goods in the kitchen as she asked. Feeling rather generous she gave him a nice tip and a kiss on the cheek to say thank you before he left. The oven went on to preheat and Katie started to prepare the table for her nibbles and lay the paper plates out so anyone could help themselves to whatever they wished to consume. The usual things came out to be had. Mini sausage rolls, mini pizzas crisps of various sorts, spicy chicken wings as well as barbeque ones. Katie was impressed with herself at what she had laid out on her table. The couch and chairs had been pushed to the walls to make space for her guests. She also had spare chairs on hire to help make it easier for other to sit, if they needed to rest their legs. There was still more food in the fridge if it was needed. Katie was pleased as anyone could be with what she had turned out. Next was to find a decent amount of music she could use as a playlist for her party. Opting to allow her laptop to do the work for her and not struggle with deciding. Katie then connected the laptop to her stereo so the music would sound a lot better through a decent sound system.

Next on her agenda was to create her witches brew and place her punch bowl in the middle of her party food table. Grabbing the half used bottle of various ****'s she had in her flat, she proceeded to make her punch. Vodka, gin and lemonade was poured into the bowl and mixed. Next she took a bottle green dye to add to the mix and colour it so it looked rather eerie. Some pieces of fruit and to top it of, a few plastic frogs and eyeballs to finish off the punch. Next was Katie's secret weapon for her punch. It was a small container with a plastic tube on the top. "Thank you Shannon for this idea." Katie left it near the bowl, not wanting to place it in her punch until just before her first guests arrived. The container had a small amount of dry ice inside and it would allow for a layer of smoke to settle over the punch and then pour over the edge for the greatest effect. Now that she had everything set, Katie took the punch and paced it in her fridge to keep it chilled.

It was still a couple of hours before Katie expected her first guest to turn up, but she still decided it was time to get changed. Quickly, she put the costume back on and admired herself in the mirror. As she turned to grab the contacts she heard a voice. "You won't need them tonight."

Katie jumped at the sound. "Who said that?"

"Look at me Katie. The mirror." Katie did as was asked and saw her reflection smiling back at her. "That's better Katie. My, my. Now that my am able to see you properly, I must say, you are a very pretty girl." Katie just stood there in shock. "I must thank you Katie. In buying the costume and trying it on, you freed me from eternal limbo. I owe you a great debt."

"Who are you." Katie spoke to her reflection.

"Sorry, Where are my manners. My name is Ezrine. Before I go any further though. I must ask. What year is this?" The reflection asked

"It's 2023. Why?"

"Has it really been that long. Very well then. Let me explain everything I can to you. I have listened to how the people of this time period talk, and have adapted so I can commune clearly with you. I was once a wicker Katie. I used my power to help people. I even helped save a duke's son from dying from a nasty case of diphtheria. But soon, some of the people turned on me. Those that feared what I was. I had friends, yes. But that didn't save me from those that wished me gone. Most people shunned my trail as a farce but kept quiet from fear that they would suffer the same fate as I. I don't blame them and as such have forgiven them. I was burnt at the stake Katie. The pain from such a terrible sentence was almost too much to bare. But before I died, I swore vengeance on those that wrongfully accused me of being in league with the devil. It has been more than 400 years now. I know that those that done me wrong are no longer alive, but there ancestors will still be here, and I plan on taking my vengeance on them. I cannot rest until I have done so. I'm sorry to say that your friend Shannon is one one of them. But as you have freed me from my eternal prison. I'm willing to give her some reprieve."

"Please don't hurt her. She's my best friend. She's always been there for me."

"I won't hurt her Katie. As much as I begrudge it. I will not wish harm on anyone you do not want harmed. But with me, you can have all you want. You are a natural Katie. You have more power than you know."

"What do you mean?"

"You cast a spell of good fortune yesterday did you not? Well it worked Katie. The door your put the coins through."

"What about them?"

"The young couple behind that door have been trying to have a child for the last two years. Your spell worked Katie. They don't know it yet, but soon they will become parents. You have helped a young couple on their way to having a child. That is how much power you have. Inside you is a power that shadows my own. Together we can make this world a better place for all. But first I must have my vengeance. I ask you now Katie. Knowing what I have told you. Will you help me gain my ****? If you say yes. Then together we will be one, and help all of mankind to grow. To help them achieve that which that they do not know about themselves. And, I will help you get the man you most desire"

Katie thought about it. "Yes Ezrine. I will help you." After Katie's agreement. All of Ezrine's essence flowed into Katie. Katie's eyes turned black without the contacts and she gained all of Ezrine's knowledge, the tribal patterns became clearer. Katie looked at her reflection in the mirror. "Shannon will not be harmed. But she will pay a price for her ancestors treachery. And as for you Mark. You will be mine. Forever.