"Do we really have to go back to your mother's house?" Ailis mutters as he hides in my backpack. I trudge through the parking lot watching for anyone who would be paying enough attention to the little creature sticking halfway out of my backpack. No one seemed to pay any mind to what I was doing, which is exactly how I liked it. I found it easier to hide my little friend this way.

"Yes Ailis, now stop your complaining, I have to pick up my things from her house so that Lily won't steal them when she packs up and leaves tomorrow," I mumbled the anger boiling in my body again. I hadn't thought too much about her since I'd been back in classes. This weekend seemed long and hard to get through as I had to deal with her at dinners and what not. I felt awful for having such a negative experience on this visit, but something told me it would be our last.

"but why chucker yer nade ter waste so much time on de duds whaen oi can jist wish yer whatever yer want?" I shook my head at his horrendous english. Ailis just didn't seem to understand the importance of my mortal items. I shouldn't just wish for everything and anything but now that he mentioned that it didn't seem like a bad idea.

"How much magic do you have?" I questioned as I hop into my car, setting Ailis gently in the passenger seat. Ailis looks in his tiny pockets as he fumbles around with his even smaller hands. I watch carefully as if this was a game show and the question could win me a million bucks. Shockingly this was just as serious because depending on his answer things could be going my way. I watch as he shakes his head, pulling his pockets so that they were inside out showing me there was no magic left.

"See you couldn't even pull off that kind of wish if I had wanted you to so your idea is useless. It's back to the first plan of just taking all of my stuff before she can steal it once again," Ailis plops down on the seat angrily. The lack of magic must really be getting to him. I wondered if he could just go win some more gambling like he had the first time.

"Why don't you go get some more?" I question him as he looks up at me, his emerald green eyes staring at me like I put the stars in the sky.

"you mean from rumple?" He hesitates for a moment before shrugging his shoulder. I was shocked that the idea hadn't occurred to him earlier. It was his go to plan when he had first arrived and now it seemed like he was avoiding it like the plague.

"Yeah, you did that when you first got here, why can't you do that again," I question, my car flying down the road as we head towards my mother's house. I was eager to see if Miles would be around or if Lily had gone out to meet up with some of her friends.

"um, well yer clap 'ere, 'tis a wee complicated," I shot him a look before bringing my eyes back to the road. What did he mean it was complicated?

"Why?" I felt my voice growing harsher than I had meant it to.

"i'm actually not supposed ter gamble on me assignments, oi 'ad a gamblin' addicshun dat got me kicked aff av de first wan argo why oi failed. also, yer 'av ter 'av magic ter put in if yer want ter git magic oyt av it. oi'm flat oyt, oi jist nade gauld..."

"You are telling me that gambling is technically not allowed and it could cause you to fail yet another one of your assignments?" I question Ailis as he drops his head in his hands. He nods before slumping further into the seat. Was he ashamed of his actions?

"yeah, so 'onestly oi proobably shouldn't 'av done dat in de first place," I wanted to smack him for his ignorant comment.

"Uh yeah, duh..." I paused for a moment gripping the steering wheel tighter as I head down the street my mothers house was on. "You got that right, so why would you risk it?" Ailis shrugs his shoulder, not interested in saying anything obviously. I decide to back off. I guess the answer didn't really matter because whatever reason he had to make those mistakes he obviously did. There was nothing I could do about it now.

I quickly gathered my things as I grab my bag waiting for the tiny creature to hop in so we could head inside. When Ailis is finally safely in my bag I pull the strap until it's wrapped around my shoulder. I lock the doors to my car as I head inside. My mother is sitting in the living room as she paints her toenails. I wave at her nodding before I head up the stairs to drop my bag off in my bedroom. Ailis was going to have to hang out in there by himself for a little bit.

I closed the door behind me alerting Ailis that he could come out. I spend a few minutes going through the clothes that I had placed on my bed. The clothes I had stolen back from Lily. A few of the items were missing. I felt the blood boiling in my veins as I realized she had snuck in here and took more items. There was no way I would ever be able to tell everything she had taken so I just shook my head giving up on the battle.

"I can't win," I said feeling the tears well up in my eyes. It wasn't the clothes that bothered me, most of the were replaceable and easy to find. What got me was the pure disrespect my sister had for my things.

I realized that was the same thing I had done when I had stolen her necklaces and honestly that made me feel horrible, but something about it also felt right. It was so easy to take those necklaces. It was so easy to just hand them over to Ailis and the more I thought about it the more it felt like I could and would do it again.

I placed the clothes in my backpack waiting for my mother or my sister to come knocking on the door. Usually one of them would question me for heading straight to my room. I decided I better head downstairs so I didn't seem off.

I turned to see Ailis was already curled up in a ball on my bed, his eyes sound asleep as if he had been dreaming for hours. I smiled as I closed the door behind me heading downstairs to greet my mother. I decided to throw his name out there, to see if Ailis and I had fixed anything or just made things worse.

"How is Miles?" I question, my heart racing as I wait for her response. She smiles up at me like the gates to heaven had opened up right before her eyes. That was a good sign.

"He is doing wonderful, I actually have a date with him tonight, which reminds me, will you run up to my room and grab my cherry blossom lotion please?" I nod my head as I turn back up the stairs trudging delicately before stopping at the top.

"Hey mom, where is Lily?" I question. She turns to look at me from the living room.

"She is out with some friends," I nod my head as I continue into her bedroom. I knew exactly where she kept the lotion but I felt like I needed a minute. I needed to think about how I was going to get more gold. My body was filled with so much anger for Lily and the only way I would be able to get over that is if I just gave her the rest of my clothes and wished for all new ones. Ailis was out of magic so I needed gold.

I glanced around the room to spot my mothers jewelry box was pulled out sitting on her dresser. It was like it was a sign from god. The box calling my name. I closed the distance between us as I stare at it for a few moments. I wasn't sure if my mother even had any gold but something told me I wouldn't be disappointed. I stopped myself for a moment.

"Emerson, do you really want to do this?" I whispered to myself as I looking at the box. It felt like my eyes were staring at it so hard the lid would just pop off under the pressure of my stare. Yes I did want to take the necklaces. I wanted the gold, I wanted the magic, and I wanted control. I had wasted some of my magic fixing her problems and now it was time to fix my very own. Even if they seemed like such silly things.

I took a step away from the box trying to pull myself away from him. I needed the gold though. I brought myself right back next to the dresser holding my hands on the edges of the box. There was no way she would notice. She hardly ever looked in here. I tried to tell myself anything to make it okay. I would pay her back somehow, I would buy her new ones, but for now I needed this so I could make my final wishes before Ailis disappeared. My heart ached at the thought of him leaving.

I look at the shiny box as it sits carefully on my mother's dresser. I was sure that there had to be something in there that Ailis could use. The only issue was, was I willing to take it. I was tired of this battle back and forth in my head. I was so fed up with my sister for always stealing all of my stuff that I was just going to wish for new stuff. Ailis had been right earlier today. I just needed a whole new wardrobe.Making the decision, I quickly snatched the box pulling the lid off before I begin to search it's contents. There was so much gold my eyes begin to tear up as I thought of all the magic this would create. I quickly stashed a few of them in my pocket before placing the box back on the dresser.

Searching around the room for the lotion my mother had asked for I quickly snatched it before heading back to the living room. I slipped the gold to Ailis as I walked past my bedroom door. My heart racing in my chest. It felt exciting to steal. The adrenaline rushing through my bones as I took the seat on the couch handing it to my mother. She thanked me, her hair falling around her shoulders in a wave of messy locks. She must have had her hair up in a ponytail all day because her hair was crinkled where it must have been held together. I avoided eye contact with her at all chances possible. Staring down at my feet.

I had felt worse stealing from Lily which was ironic because I didn't even like her, my mother on the other hand was my best friend and I never wanted to hurt her. I watched her carefully as she put the lotion on her hands rubbing it quickly into her skin. Would she even notice that they were gone? I realized after thinking about it for a moment she probably hadn't even looked at those necklaces in years, so there was no reason for her to realize they were missing.

"How was your day at work?" I tried to create small talk, the room had an awkward lull that I found caused too much time for my thoughts to wander. I looked around at the empty space. I was correct Lily was out with her friends and I could tell my mother was missing here.

I fiddled with my thumbs thinking about the amount of magic those necklaces would create.