Riley's POV 

Usually on those really good dramatic TV shows, there's a plot twist that no one sees coming, and the ratings on that show sky rocket. Apparently the same thing happens in real life. If you have secret magical powers that no one knew about, but had to use them and people saw and took pictures, the news network viewers skyrocket. Every single news channel will be about it, no matter what was happening elsewhere. 

"How long do I have to hide?" I ask Lucas. 

"I'm not sure." he says with a sigh. 

"It's already been a week! I can't keep hiding like this forever!" 

"And it won't be forever. Just for a little bit; until things calm down, okay?" I slowly nod to show that I understand. I rest my head on his shoulder and his head lays upon mine. 

"It'll all be okay." he reassures me. Yet, I have a feeling that it really won't. 

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"A mysterious subway incident leaves many wondering, what happened; who are these people; and how is this even possible? When we come back we will talk with some of the spectators of that day." 

I click to the next channel, only to find more news. 

"Well, we were going home, when suddenly there's a huge crash! Everyone was astonished to see that there was a new hole in the wall, surrounded by smoke. The parts after that are really blurry to me, though. The next thing I remember is walking towards this crowd and pushing my way to the front. In the center of the crowd was a guy rocking this girl with sparks coming out from her stomach! I remember them hugging, and then noticing the crowd around them and panicking." 

I click to the next channel. 

"It was incredible!" 

Click. 

"Impossible!" 

Click. 

"WHO LIVES IN A PINEAPPLE UNDER THE SEA?!" 

There we go! Something normal. 

"Oh, Spongebob! Fun!" Lucas comes from around the couch and sits next to me with two bowls of ice cream. He hands me one. 

"Aw thanks. I'm starving!" I say as I start to stuff my face with chocolate-chip cookie dough ice cream. He laughs. "I know, that's why I got you some!" he laughs again. I join in. 

CRASH. 

Can't we go one freaking day without damaging anyone's property?! 

"Why aren't you dead, Matthews?!" Maya hisses as she brushes dust off of her shoulder from the crash. 

"Ugh! Can we do this later? I was about to stuff my face with ice cream!" I whine like a little kid. Lucas slowly walks in front of me, careful of Maya and what she would do. 

Maya rolls her eyes. "I saw you guys on the news. Multiple times." her arms cross. 

"I know right! Like don't they have anything else to show?" I drop my hands to my sides in frustration. 

"Shut it, Matthews!" she points at me, and I smile, just to piss her off. She growls. 

"I thought that I had killed you, but apparently I have not. And now that I don't have those two slackers, I can cause you so much pain that you're going to wish that you would've died in that prison cell years ago." she grits her teeth. 

I shrug. "Well okay." I mean, if I was going to die, I was going to go down sarcastically. 

"That's it, Matthews!" she sprints towards me, probably forgetting that Lucas was right in front of me because her face collides with his fist immediately. Her head is thrown back, and she holds her nose which is now dripping blood. She cracks her nose (what the hell?!), wipes off the blood, and charges for Lucas. 

I try to jump in to save him, but she uses her black magic and pushes him into the wall. 

"Lucas!" I scream. Anger boils inside of me, and I have a sudden strength. I push my hands outwards, sending sparkling gold magic towards Maya, and knocking her down. She groans and gets back up. Her hands move quickly, but I respond just as fast. I block every strike she sends my way with my gold magic, which causes the black magic to spread and dissolve into the air. 

Out of no where, Maya's black magic strikes my side and sends me hurdling towards the ground. I hear Maya yelp followed by a thud behind me. I get up and see that Lucas had tackled her to the ground. 

"Now, Riles!" he says with widened eyes. 

I wave my hands around, gold sparks floating around Maya, and finally coming together to make an indestructible golden cage around her. She quickly jumps to her feet and realizes what has happened as she tugs on the glittery bars. "Let me out! Now!" 

"I'm sorry! We can't hear you over the TV!" I shout as I turn Spongebob on full blast. I see Maya throw her arms down in frustration out of the corner of my eye. I chuckle a little. 

Lucas comes towards me. "You okay?" he asks. 

"Yeah. You?" I say. 

"Yeah." he nods uneasily. But his uneasy face is quickly replaced by a bright smile. "You kicked some serious witch butt out there!" he says as he gives me a high five. I laugh. "Thanks, but you did a lot, too!" "Psh, me? Nah." he says, causing me to laugh even harder. He pulls me in close to him and kisses me. 

"Ew! Get a room!" I hear Maya gag from her cage. 

"Shut it, Hart." I say and continue to kiss Lucas. 

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The next few days were slow, but uneventful. We kept Maya in that cage day and night. We weren't going to take any chances. 

Boy, was that next day eventful. 

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"Can you toss me a water?" I ask Lucas, who was in the kitchen. 

"Comin' right up!" he says as he tossed me a water bottle. The bottle flies towards me and I prepare to catch it. But, it disappears. It just disappeared in mid-air. Lucas apparently didn't notice. From behind me, I hear someone gulp down water and sigh. 

"Refreshing." Bethany says while sashaying towards me. Lucas hears her and jerks his head in our direction. His eyes narrow and he sprints towards me. 

"Where's your little sidekick?" I hiss. 

"She's out looking for Maya in different places. But, oh! I have finally found her!" Bethany releases a sigh of relief as she grabs Maya's cheeks through the bars. Bethany's expression suddenly turns deadly. "Why'd you put her in this?!" she snaps. 

"Uh, she tried to kill me? It was self-defense." I say matter-of-factly. Bethany rolls her eyes. She stands up and pushes her hands outwards, trying to use her powers on the cage; but it doesn't work. After many different trials, she stands up and tries to break the cage with her hands. Lucas and I just sit back and watch. 

"Bethany," Maya starts, "That is obviously not working." she sounds annoyed and embarrassed that this was the person that came to save her. 

Bethany sighs, frustrated. "I will save you soon, Maya!" And then she disappears. 

I laugh. "What the hell was that about?" Lucas laughs and shakes his head. "Not sure." I even see Maya chuckle a little. 

"Why were we even scared of her in the first place?" I laugh again. 

Why were we?