*Gasp* What? Two consecutive updates in a day? 

Yeah, I'm being generous because I won't be able to update next week and as I told you. I have already written the story. 

Ooh, in this chapter you will know how TJ and Asher met! It's not actually a meet cute, but you decide.

Enjoy!

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Nat wasn't an easy person to tell. Nope, he was not normal, not even his reactions were. Instead of being shocked by seeing Asher on his front door, like his mother Nat screamed and hugged Asher, telling him it's good to see him after so long.

"Did you hit your head when you were born?" TJ asked Nat who gave her a sullen look. "Can't you behave like normal people?" She asked him.

"What do you want me to do?" Nat asked copying her same sullen expression, "Be shocked like, 'Omigosh Asher! You were dead, are you a zombie? Or maybe a vampire? Can you shine?'" Nat said in a girly voice making Elena, Vince, and Asher laugh while TJ looked at Nat with an unreadable expression. Which was because she didn't even know how to react.

"Shit, Nat," TJ groaned, and hugged her best friend. "You're the best," She said as Nat hugged her back tightly.

"I know. But, if I knew you would bring Asher with you when you come back then I should have kicked you out of here much earlier," Nat joked and TJ hit him on his arm. "Bozo, you still hit like a man,"

"Nat, can you keep a secret?" TJ asked Nat who shook his head.

"Mom, Dad, can I tell her now?" Nat asked his parents who smiled and nodded. TJ looked at Asher with confusion.

"Tell me what?" TJ asked.

"That I know you are an Enchanter," Nat grinned, and TJ stepped back in shock.

"What? How?" Asher asked as Nat grinned at his parents.

"Because Vince was too. He wasn't in Aldcoast, but there was a blast at Vince's school too when he got absorbed off his powers. He came in the human world like the others and met me. He later told me about his powers. When TJ left, Nat was so sad that she didn't call him or he couldn't reach her that we told him about Aldcoast," Elena revealed.

"But...Nat doesn't have any power. Do you?" TJ asked her best friend who shook his head.

"Nah, but I am still cool. Unlike you who need powers for that," Nat said casually.

"I can open portals, and make whirlpools," TJ told the Ferrero family who looked at her with surprise.

"What the fudge mountain?" Nat said, and TJ laughed. He must have stopped swearing because of Fiona because Fiona didn't swear. Not even a bit, unless its words like stupid and idiot, which TJ didn't even consider as swear words.

"Fudgemountain?" Asher asked with an amused expression.

"He's trying to control his swearing because Fiona doesn't like it," Vince told Asher who stifled a laugh as Nat glared at him. "TJ tell me something," Vince asked and TJ looked at Nat's dad.

"Yeah?" She asked.

"Does anyone else too opens portals, or is it just you?" Vince asked.

"After Master Tiffany, it's just me," TJ told him, "Ms. Thorton told me that I was stillborn when her mother brought me to life. She doesn't know how, but we assumed that maybe her mother asked the Masters to give me life. Maybe the powers came with it. I'm not sure about the whirlpools, though," TJ told him, and Vince furrowed his eyebrows.

"Ms. Thorton? The name seems familiar," He asked.

"Ms. Calista Thorton, she's the headmistress of Aldcoast, and my parent's friend too. She's home with Mother right now, you want to meet her?" She asked, tilting her head in confusion to Vince's question.

"Oh, I see. Yeah, I'll go, and meet her. Don't worry about your powers, generally, they are hereditary, but sometimes they can be unusual too. It's seen that sometimes the DNAs are mixed up and makes something else. And they are called Vortexes, not whirlpools, just to get you right," Vince said as he stood up from the stool in the kitchen.

"Hey, I have an idea," TJ clicked her fingers, and Vince stopped.

TJ's fingers sparkled as she heard the Ferrero family gasp, and a door-like portal opened to her living room.

"Wanna try?" TJ asked and Nat was the first. He ran from the couch to the portal like he's on fire, and TJ heard him scream in her house. "He's crazy," TJ said as Elena and Vince entered the portal with Asher following them.

"I really need some free time with you" Asher whispered in TJ's ear, and she blushed, but nodded as they went through the portal to her house. She closed the portal behind her.

"Tiffany Josephine von Stein," Mother shouted as she entered the living room.

"Yes?" She asked.

"No portals inside my house. It scares the shit out of me. Especially for Nat," She said as Nat grinned cheekily.

"Got it," TJ mock saluted and her mother rolled her eyes.

As her mother greeted Elena and Vince, TJ asked Nat if he wanted to talk to her friends at Aldcoast. Nat agreed.

TJ's laptop was at her dorm so she went and got her father's as she e-mailed Rafael, Amaya, and Dean for a chat to which only Rafael replied. While they logged in on Skype, TJ filled Nat about Rafael's powers and things he should know.

"TJ!" Rafael said excitedly through his Simitron.

"Hey, Raffy. Want to meet Asher and Nat?" TJ asked him and he nodded. TJ asked Nat and Asher to come in front as she backed.

"Hey, Rafael!" Asher waved and Rafael smiled at him.

"So good to finally see you, Asher. How are you?" Rafael asked.

"I'm good. So good to finally be able to talk to you. He's Nat," Asher introduced Nat.

"Hey man, wassup?" Nat greeted with a wave, and Rafael looked excited.

"Hey, man! I swear the language you guys use is so cool!" Rafael complemented, and TJ laughed.

"TJ was telling me you are a technopath. That is some seriously cool stuff you do," Nat complemented Rafael.

"It runs in the family...hey TJ?" Rafael said as he remembered something.

"Yo?" She asked.

"When are you coming back?" Rafael asked.

"Tonight I suppose, why?" TJ asked him.

"Amy is behaving weirdly. I don't know why. She won't tell me" Rafael told them, and TJ frowned.

"What happened?" Asher asked.

"I don't know, after you guys left, I went back to my room. At breakfast, Amy was acting weird, she wasn't smiling, she was anxious all the time. She even avoided Dean during the practice sessions. When I asked her, she said it was her powers getting to her, but this has never happened. She won't even go to the Healer," Rafael said with a frown on his face, and TJ could see Rafael didn't like Amaya sad.

Asher looked at TJ with worry. TJ was sure this was something related to Dean, something must have happened when Rafael left. But what?

"Don't worry Raf. I'll talk to Amy as soon as I can," TJ told her friend who gave her a nod.

Nat and Rafael got engaged in a conversation on video games. Soon Asher's Dad called him home as he was back from the office, and after half an hour Theodore too came home from work.

It was after dinner that Calista and TJ went back to Aldcoast. TJ opened a portal to Calista's house first. As she was leaving Calista called her.

"Is it Amaya?" Calista called TJ pointing at a person on the ground. It was a girl who was fighting with the dummy.

"Oh my gosh, yes!" TJ said with her eyes wide. Amaya was using the padded spear as she hit the dummy from behind, her moves were sharp and finished. TJ watched as Amaya did a cartwheel, as she hit the dummy from the side and it fell and regained its place like a toy.

"I knew she was getting better, but I didn't know this good," Calista thought aloud, and TJ nodded.

"Me neither," TJ said but she couldn't help but feel something was wrong and then she saw it. "Her body is glowing, she is under the influence of her powers. Damn, she looks angry," TJ said and Calista frowned. "I better go and check," TJ said and Calista nodded, her eyes not leaving Amaya.

TJ quickly opened a portal to Amaya and ended up behind the place she was practicing.

"Amy!" TJ shouted but she was busy beating the shit out of the dummy with the padded spear.

"Amy!" TJ shouted again, this time she saw Amaya stiffen but she carried on fighting.

"Amaya!" TJ shouted loudly. She was closer now, and Amaya turned to her and TJ gasped.

Amaya was glaring at her, her eyes had a dangerous look which could make anyone piss their pants, but TJ didn't flinch. She knew Amaya was under influence.

"Amy," TJ said softly but Amaya didn't move. TJ moved towards her when she got no reaction other than the dark, dangerous, angry glare, TJ enveloped Amaya in a hug. TJ felt Amaya retaliating from the hug, she was fidgeting but soon she stopped, and TJ saw her dropping the padded spear as she hugged her back. After a moment TJ heard a sniffle, and she pulled away and saw Amaya crying.

"Amy, what's wrong?" She asked.

"I don't know," Amaya said looking down and wiping her tears. TJ knew she was lying, Amaya looked down when she lied.

"Come on, let's get you a hot chocolate," TJ said as she opened the portal to the campus grocery store. She asked Amaya to wait outside as she hurried, and got a stash of chocolates, ice cream, and a cup of hot chocolate.

She handed Amaya the hot chocolate as she made a portal to their room. As they entered, TJ made Amaya sit down on her bed as she sat beside her keeping the chocolates, and the ice cream in the mini refrigerator Rafael made for them.

"Now, tell me what's wrong," TJ asked as Amaya kept down her cup.

"It's nothing," Amaya said looking away, and TJ knew it was bad.

"What did Dean do?" She asked her friend, and Amaya looked up at her with eyes wide.

"How did you kn...I didn't say anything about Dean," She said looking down at the bed sheet.

"Raf is worried about you Amy, he said you didn't smile. You smile all the time, it's a part of your face," TJ pointed out, and Amaya giggled.

"I...Dean said that he likes someone, and I couldn't handle it," Amaya said so softly that TJ had to lean down, and hear what she said, "I told him good luck with her, and I ran away. I couldn't help it, I felt so hurt, and I couldn't even tell him," Amaya said with a sniffle and TJ's hands turned into a fist, as she gritted her teeth.

"Did he tell you it was?" TJ asked and Amaya shook her head. "You want me to find out? We can punch her in the face, or maybe cut her hair while she's asleep, or even better, we should prank Dean. Lock you both in a room," TJ started reciting stupid ideas which made Amaya laugh.

"No, no. don't cut anyone's hair, or prank anyone. I just have to adjust to this hurt. It's all new to me, and ability to manipulate emotions doesn't help much," Amaya sighed, and TJ closed her eyes. She opened her eyes with a plan.

"I know what can help you," TJ said and Amaya's eyes lit up.

"What?" She asked.

"Yoga," TJ said and Amaya looked at her with confusion, "When I was having difficulty to connect with my powers, Asher made me meditate. Although he didn't know much about my powers, but he is a master at yoga and calming things. I mean he's the best person to go for a meditating lesson. I'll call him...I mean skype him, or something and he can give you tips tomorrow because, by my watch, he would be sleeping like a baby," TJ told her looking her watch.

"Okay," Amaya nodded and then looked at TJ. "Hey, I never asked you, how did it go?" Amaya asked, and TJ grinned.

"Fabulous, I lost a bit of my energy but I was fine soon. We talked to Asher's father, and he even agreed to send Asher here, he doesn't know that Aldcoast is an Enchanter school because we didn't tell him. According to his father, only I have powers," TJ told her. "Nat already knew, his father was an Enchanter too, but the blast took his powers so that wasn't hard," TJ added.

"I never asked you, and it looked like it pained you, but how did you and Asher meet. Was it in childhood, because you both were in the same school?" Amaya asked, and TJ shook her head.

"No, actually Asher came to Riverisle in grade 8, two years before I met him. He and I were in the same class, but we never noticed each other. Like ever" TJ said and Amaya looked at her as if she had two more heads. "I was unobservant, and so was Asher. He says he didn't care but I know he was as oblivious as I was. Well, my focus was lacrosse and my friends and family, I didn't try to care more than that," TJ told her and Amaya chuckled.

"You're still unobservant," Amaya told her, and TJ rolled her eyes.

"As I was saying, it was sophomore year when I got a detention for talking back to a teacher. I mean I clearly did the equation right, but her pompous ass thought I was wrong. You know those teachers who think they have judged every person by seeing them? She was one of them," TJ said and Amaya laughed.

"Get to the point please," Amaya laughed and TJ rolled her eyes.

"Okay, bossy pants. I had a free period so I decided to finish my detention task, you see I was a regular at detention. I was a troublemaker, so yeah. There was a soccer match at the time of the detention, and I had to watch it, maybe it was Liverpool versus Chelsea...I don't know. I went to the detention, and I saw a guy sitting at the corner most seat, and sleeping. I saw him once or twice in the class he was always sleeping. He was wearing the same black leather jacket as mine. I liked wearing leather jackets, it added to the troublemaker look plus I liked them too. I ignored him and sat in the middle row because I knew Mr. Karl, who was the detention class in-charge, would make us sit in front.

He was a nice man, Mr. Karl, he was too cool so I knew he won't mind if I watch the match on my phone until I make it discreet which I could. So as Mr. Karl entered, he asked the boy to come in front. First, he didn't listen. When Mr. Karl threatened him to make him clean the cafeteria, he agreed," TJ told Amaya who was listening with curiosity.

"I ignored him, I didn't even know who he was I wanted to watch my match, and until Mr. Karl didn't diverted his attention I couldn't. Finally, Mr. Karl plugged earphones into his ears and started marking sheets, and I turned my phone to mute as the match started. The guy's voice interrupted me, he asked if it was cool to use the phone, and I replied it was until it's discreet. I didn't look up at him, his voice was pretty sexy but I didn't have any interest in boys, I was used to their voice which I for some reason didn't find sexy like other girls.

But his voice was super sexy...do not tell him that, his already inflated ego will turn into a freaking Mount Everest," TJ told Amaya who laughed and nodded.

"I didn't know his name then, just that he was Mr. Black. I was watching the match when he asked me if I was doing my assignment, and I pulled out the paper from my bag without looking at him and placed it on his desk. He was surprised I did it so fast, and I told him I did it before. He was bothering me again and again, not letting me watch the match, I swore in a sentence and he said 'Ooh, pretty girl swears' and I've had it. I looked at him and boy, what I saw still takes my breath away sometimes," TJ sighed and Amaya laughed at her whipped friend.

"I take it, you thought he was handsome," Amaya giggled.

"Handsome? I thought he was a motherfucking, drop-dead, stunning masterpiece. His rugged face, black hair, gorgeous piercing blue eyes, broad shoulders made him so sexy, and he was smirking at me. Damn those white teeth, I used to ask him he was into modeling, or something but Asher always laughed and said he wanted to be a psychologist or a grief counselor. Helping people was his thing or maybe a yoga instructor. He's good at that stuff," TJ told Amaya who looked impressed.

"Don't tell him I told you this too, he would tease me my whole life," TJ said with a blush and Amaya laughed.

"Who knew TJ blushed," Amaya laughed.

"I freaking don't blush, but that asshole makes me blush like a whipped girl every time. I even grin goofily at him, I thought his jokes are funny, and they are not. Gosh, I was that whipped, still am," TJ said with a fond smile.

"What then?" Amaya asked.

"Then I told him not to bother me, I had better things to do," TJ said, and Amaya raised an eyebrow.

"What did you actually say?" She asked.

"I told him 'I am busy now, can I ignore you later?'" TJ told her friend and she laughed.

"Ouch," Amaya commented, and TJ nodded.

"He used a pickup line then, it was ridiculous. He said, 'Are you hurt because I think you fell from heaven'" TJ told Amaya.

"What did you say? Tell the exact words please," She requested.

"I said, 'Does your mouth come with a mute button?', and then he said, 'I don't know. Maybe your lips could help'. I wanted to laugh but I rolled my eyes instead to anger him. Then I said, 'Maybe my fist can help'. The stupid boy tried again, 'I think you're tired because you were roaming all day in my mind', and I thought it was the lamest line like ever. I said 'Why don't I shut up, and let my fists do the talking' I was trying to be dangerous and violent, and it did the trick. He said 'If you were more of a bitch you would have puppies'," TJ told her friend who burst out laughing.

"What did you say?" She asked.

"I told him 'Yeah, then you wouldn't be the only dog in the room'. Boy, he was pissed, 'Ha ha, you're so funny, you are giving my middle finger a boner' he said, and I gave him an unimpressed look and said ' Maybe that's the only visible boner you can get'," TJ said with a laugh.

"Ooh burn!" Amaya said and TJ laughed.

"Yeah but Asher was too cocky, he said 'Wouldn't you like to know, like all the other girls' he was proud, but I was no less. 'Did you hear that? That's the sound of no one caring' I told him, my soccer match was long forgotten. He was so unhappy that he said, 'Are you always this bitchy, or did you eat bitch flakes for breakfast'. 'Maybe, or maybe your ugly face is begging me to insult you', I countered. He was so angry, he looked angry. I hurt his ego and told him he wasn't good looking. He was arguing back but Mr. Karl stopped us by his laughing. I didn't even notice that he was listening to us. He told us he was listening to us for a long time, and we were welcome to sit in the detention for as much as we want, but he had to go home. I was angry so I put my paper on Mr. Karl's desk and stomped straight out of the room. He infuriated me, but I liked arguing with him too. I was so confused," TJ told Amaya who smiled at her friend. "Next day, I was running towards the lockers for practice when I collided with Asher, I still didn't know his name. 'You again' I groaned. He smirked at me 'You were expecting me I take it', he said cockily. I gave him an unimpressed look, 'Yeah, I was expecting a nightmare and here you are, Freddy Krueger' I told him and he laughed. He said his name was Asher Black and not Freddy Krueger. It became our inside joke later," TJ told Amaya, shifting to her own bed.

"What's Freddy Krueger?" Amaya asked.

"It's a character from the horror movie, Nightmare at Elm Street. He killed the people in their sleep," TJ told Amaya who looked scared. "It's a movie, things people make to scare others. It wasn't scary if you ask me," TJ told her friend who nodded meekly.

"So you two became friends?" Amaya asked and TJ nodded.

"He asked me if he why I was in a hurry, and I told him I had lacrosse practice, he asked if he could come and see. I shrugged saying that the school is not my property, he could whatever he wanted to. So he came, he sat there for 2 hours till we practiced, he watched me play. I didn't know he was there until one of my teammates pointed him out during our break. I asked him what he was doing, and why he wasn't going home.

He asked if I could have dinner with him, and I was shocked. Not that he asked me out, I was freaking out inside, but I was shocked because I didn't punch him that instant. I used to punch everyone who asked me out. I told him if this was a way to get into my pants, then he wasn't going to get anywhere. He said he was just asking in a friendly way as his father wasn't home, and he didn't want to eat alone.

Mine too were out so I said okay and went to practice again. I asked him to wait till I get showered, and he said he would see me at the car park. I told Nat who just laughed at me first, but when I told him I was going out with Asher Black he said he won't be acting possessive, but to be careful because he was a player and dangerous. I went with him anyways. We had fun, I even danced, I didn't do dancing, but Asher made me dance, and it wasn't bad.

We became friends and I introduced him to Nat, Mark, and Bren. He figured I had all the guy friends, first it bothered him. He thought I and Nat were dating. Stupid boy," TJ laughed, "But he understood the fact that Nat and I were practically siblings. I started noticing things like Asher was always trying to touch me, or he would smile more around me. My heart, on the other hand, was malfunctioning. I was freaking out. My heart was beating faster like I was on the ground and playing. It was horrible until I understood what was happening," TJ groaned and Amaya laughed.

"That pays you well for being unobservant," Amaya laughed.

"Dude! I freaked out so much that I went running to my mother. I told her I need to see the doctor because there were weird things happening in my stomach. When I explained, she laughed so hard. She laughed for whole 15 minutes without stopping. After she stopped, she told me what it meant. The reason she laughed so hard was that she imagined me telling the entire thing to the doctor," TJ said with an annoyed look and Amaya too was laughing.

"What did you tell her?" Amaya asked in between laughs.

"I told her that I might have a bug. She asked why, and I told her that I was feeling like something was crawling and creeping inside my stomach. I had a burning sensation in my chest, or I was restless most of the time and I shivered frequently too. I told her that I might be allergic to Asher's cologne because those things happened when he was near me," TJ told Amaya who was pressing her lips together to stifle a laugh, but she lost it and started laughing like a maniac.

"You thought you had a bug!" Amaya laughed, and TJ nodded her head and her smiled widened at the memory.

TJ smiled at her friend, finally, she was laughing and being her normal happy self. She wasn't the Dark Amaya she was being some time ago, anymore.

Now, there was only one thing to take care of. Dean.

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I think It's pretty silly that TJ was unaware about her feelings, but that's how she is. 

Random question: What is the stupidest prank you have ever played on anyone?

I was running on the road, and I told someone that he dropped his brain. The man looked down to see if he really did. It was was stupid, but hey I was 12!

There are just 5 chapters more and then In Between Dimensions would be done with. Yeah, it's going to be short. 

I'll miss you guys.

Until next time...