Not Your Average Fairy Tale (Not Your Average Fairy Tale #1) by Chantele Sedgwick Read Free Book Online

of wishes can't I make?" Her hazel eyes were wide, looking genuinely curious.
    "Oh, you know," I said. "You can't make people fall in love … blah blah blah. No bringing people back to life, and I can't kill anyone. The usual."
    Her eyes darted toward the picture on her nightstand.
    I glanced at it. In the picture, Kendall was standing next to a man. Her dad, maybe? They were both smiling, and looked really happy. She noticed me looking and reached over, putting it face down. Her mouth drew into a thin line, and I thought I saw tears in her eyes.
    I took a deep breath, dreading an emotional breakdown with a girl I didn't even know. "Anyway, about that wish …"
    "So, I just say 'I wish', and ask for whatever I need?" She blinked the moisture in her eyes away and sat up a little taller.
    I nodded, relieved she wasn't going to cry. "Yep. It's as simple as the stories."
    Her eyes lit up. "Stories? Like fairy tales?"
    "Of course."
    "So are all the stories real? Cinderella and all that?"
    I rolled my eyes.
    "Don't look at me like I'm stupid. I didn't even know fairy godmothers were real," she said.
    "You're looking at one." I smiled and realized what I said. "Well, sort of."
    "I guess I am," she said. Her eyebrows furrowed, and she frowned.
    My hand twitched. Magic tingled inside my fingertips, itching to be released. I wondered why it felt so strong. "You think of anything yet?"
    "You're really serious about this?"
    My mouth dropped open. She still didn't believe me.
    "If I wasn't serious, I wouldn't be sitting in this pink bean bag right now."
    She raised an eyebrow.
    "It's not really my color," I added.
    She laughed. "Okay then." She pulled on her hair again. "What I really want is for people not to be weird around me. To treat me normal. Like before …" She trailed off and bit her lip.
    Before her accident, I assumed. The one that left the nasty scar on her face. Her file didn't say much about it, only that her dad had died.
    "So you wish for people to treat you normal again?"
    She nodded.
    I snapped my fingers, making my wand reappear. The moment I touched it, my magic seemed to simmer. I pointed it at her, feeling the magic flow into the wand. A glimmer of light shot out of it, covering her with blue and silver sparkles that faded into her skin and clothes.
    She smiled and lifted her hands, palms up toward the ceiling as if catching raindrops. After a second, the sparkles disappeared. "So … that's it?"
    "Yep. Consider yourself normal again." I blew a few straggling sparkles off my arm. "I'm not the biggest fan of these , but you can't win ‘em all."
    "Your job is pretty easy, isn't it?"
    "I'm good at what I do." I linked my fingers together and put my arms behind my head, leaning against the wall. The bean bag was too squishy, and I couldn't quite get comfortable.
    "You're also really annoying and conceited," she said, rolling her eyes.
    "Touché," I said.
    "The magic will work then? People will act normal around me now?"
    "Yep."
    "Thanks, I guess."
    We sat in silence. I had to wonder if she really believed the wish would work. I guess I'd find out soon enough. I stood, knowing I should get back home. "Well, I'll see you when you’re ready for your next wish," I said.
    "Okay?"
    "Try to make it quick. Carrying a wand around makes me feel like a little girl." I winced. "Not that I’ve ever been a little girl."
    "You certainly don't look like one," she said. Her cheeks turned red, and her eyes widened. She looked away, and I couldn't help smiling.
    "See you around, Kendall," I said, and in a flash I was back in my own room.
    Bare blue walls. Sam’s clothes thrown all over the floor. Papers scattered across the desk. And Sam swearing up a storm near the door.
    Yep. I was home.
    "You scared the crap out of me!" he said, a hand on his chest.
    "Sorry." I smirked.
    "We should have a rule that neither of us can teleport into our room. I'm not used to it yet. I swear you almost gave me a heart attack."
    I laughed at the pile of