David Bryce let out a loud yawn, deciding yet again that he hated mornings. Or at least, he admitted to himself, he hated mornings where he had to go to school. He could easily think of much better things to do with his mornings than get up and get ready for school, such as sleeping in late for one.
After David had brushed his teeth in the bathroom, he looked up and stared at his reflection in the mirror, not feeling overly impressed by what he saw, nor disappointed either. He wasn't particularly handsome, but neither was he ugly either. If anything, he was just about average.
An average teenage guy.
With a shrug David splashed some cold water on his face, hoping that it would help him wake up. However he knew from experience that he probably wouldn't be fully awake until after second period. Until then, he would just have to struggle to keep from falling asleep in class, just like half the other kids.
Just as David was heading back to his room to pick up his school bag, his mom saw him and asked, "Why don't you knock on your sister's room and remind her that it's time for school?"
David grunted, "Sure," not very enthused about the task.
David didn't particularly like the idea of talking to his sister Kelly in the morning any more than he absolutely had to. She was a year older than him and went to the same school, so he didn't really have much choice though. Unfortunately Kelly could be a bit self-centered and something of a bitch at times. That was why David didn't really like the idea of talking to her.
Ten seconds later, David was standing in front of Kelly's bedroom door. He decided that since he was probably going to get his head chewed off, he might as well get it over with. So with that he just swung open the door and walked inside.
"Mom wants..." David started to say.
However David suddenly stopped as soon as he realized that Kelly was sitting down on the floor in front of a bunch of candles, one of which he had just knocked over with his foot.
And there was some sort of green smoke swirling up and around him.
"DAVID!" Kelly screamed out in horror as she jumped to her feet.
David just coughed at the smoke, suddenly feeling a bit dizzy. But as soon as he shook his head off, he realized that the smoke was gone. It had vanished so quickly that he almost would have thought that he had imagined it except for the small scattering of ash in the middle of the candles.
"NO," Kelly cried out, staring at the floor, then at David. "My spell..."
"What are you talking about?" David scowled.