The remaining parts of the skeleton cake suddenly vibrated. The decorative lights flickered and air hummed. Everyone froze.
Sunshine reached for the phone, but Earl hugged it to his chest. "Mine," he declared. "Mommy, this is mine. You cannot take it back."
Before the adults could react, the phone floated from Earl's embrace and flew into Ala's hand. She held the phone with cream coated fingers, tapped a sequence of symbols and held it out to Castiel. "It comes with an extra hidden layer of protection."
Everyone stared at her in awe.
Hadrian raised his hand, "How did you--?"
Ala shrugged, already reaching for another piece of cake. She stopped and frowned at her hands, displeasure open and blatant. "Mommy...." she cried out.
Leah rushed over with tissues, "I am coming, I am coming baby. Don't cry, it's just cream."
Dominic asked Tank for a warm wet hand towel.
Lisha pointed at the table. "Can anyone explain why the cake was vibrating or the lights flickering."
