Following the Stars

Whitchcraft

Scott!" Lydia grabbed his sleeve, stopping the boy "Are you guys leaving?"
"Yeah, Deaton gave us a list of herbs and stuff we have to buy, I swear he's made some of this stuff up... What's wrong?"
"Can you buy me some supplies?" she asked, handing him a list. Scott scanned the items and frowned
"Why do you need this stuff?"
"For magic, duh"
"Do I want to know?"
"Probably not"
"Fine" Scott sighed "Keep her safe, I'll see you soon" He smiled and pulled Lydia in for a quick hug. She watched him leave with Danny before joining the group in the living room
"So we'll just go to school as normal?" Stiles asked Deaton
"We have to try and keep a sense of normality so we don't arouse suspicion. Derek will shadow Allison"
"Scott and Danny have left" Lydia announced
"Good, they should be back by tomorrow at the latest, then we can get started"
"Where do we start?" Allison asked
"First we need to set up barriers and protection spells at your house, we can't risk her getting past. Rest for today, Derek will take you to school tomorrow before driving you to the Hale house where we will start our training"

"Are you nervous?" Lydia asked in bed that night, her voice barely a whisper. Derek and Stiles were asleep downstairs
"I'm just scared that I'm going to blow something up at school" Allison whispered, her back to Lydia
"And the fact that a Greek goddess wants to use you as a battery to achieve immortality and world domination?"
"Yeah, that's also pretty terrifying" Allison laughed as she rolled onto her back "I guess it's all part of the Beacon Hills charm" she gave Lydia a lazy grin
"You seem calm about it" Lydia said
"If I panic I'll blow something up" Allison sighed "I'm terrified Lydia, honestly"
"I believe you" Lydia reached out and squeezed Allison's hand

Lydia wakes up first the next morning, curled together, her head resting against the base of Allison's neck, their fingers still threaded together

"People keep staring as us" Allison muttered as the walked the hallway the next morning
"Because we're hot" Lydia smiled easily "Well.. Most of us" She glared at Stiles
"Ha ha, hilarious" He mocked with a roll of his eyes "It doesn't help that the last time they saw us in school Allison blew up a mug and then we all disappeared with no explaining" He added with a shrug
"Which reminds me, we should probably steer clear of Finstock today" Allison looked around Lydia to Stiles
"I'm always trying to stay away from him Alli"

"Okay Allison, let's talk witchcraft" Deaton sat across from her, Derek, Stiles and Lydia lingered nearby "With training anybody can cast a spell, but there are few who have the skills in their blood. Real magic comes from emotion- as you've probably already noticed. How you channel your emotions will affect the form of your magic. Magic can be split into many categories, those being, telekinesis, concilium and elemental, do you understand what I'm talking about?"
"Wait, concilium?"
"Mind control"
"ohhhh" Allison nodded in realisation "Those are the three basic forms of magic, with an understanding of them you can create specific spells-"
"Will she be able to turn somebody inside out?!" Stiles asked suddenly
"If she wanted to?" Deaton replied as Derek smacked Stiles around the head "Anyway... For example when you've learnt how to control elemental magic you can craft specific spells, a ball of fire for example- lethal against vampires"
"Werewolves don't seem so keen on it either" Lydia mused, ignoring the glare she received from Derek
"As you can probably guess, magic is like a muscle, exercise it and it will become stronger, luckily you are naturally gifted, but if you force yourself you risk sending yourself into a coma, close to what happened back at the mall"
"So, I nearly forced myself into a coma?" Allison asked, Deaton nodded "Fun... What are we going to focus on today?"
"Let's go for a walk, I've enchanted the land surrounding the house so we don't have to worry about any...unwanted visitors" Allison nodded and followed Deaton out of the room, flashing the group a small smile as she passed them.

"Derek can still hear us, though I trust he knows when to keep his mouth shut"
"I'm sure Stiles can keep him distracted" Allison chuckled
"How are you dealing with all of this?" Deaton asked
"Honestly? I'm just kind of rolling with it, It feels like a dream" Allison admitted
"It'll take some getting used to" Deaton nodded "Before we get started on any magic I wanted to discuss tuning in with you"
"Tuning in?"
"As I said earlier, true magic stems from emotion, knowing what emotions to tune into is the key"
"So what? Like happiness makes me shoot out sunshine and rainbows?"
"Not quite" Deaton laughed "Happiness stems from the heart, as does love. They're best used in healing or acting as an anchor should you lose control"
"And anger is elemental right?"
"Wrong, controlling elements takes determination, as does telekinesis and concilium, Anger is used in dark magic- a path you don't want to head down"
"What's the difference between dark and light magic?"
"The castor, take you and Aisa for example, her greed and lust for life have left her without a sound mind, her rage knows no bounds"
"And that's what makes her so dangerous?"
"Now you're beginning to understand" Deaton nodded "Another key to magic is herbology, when used correctly and in the right combination can have devastating effects"
"But they can also be used to poison and harm"
"Correct"
"But to use them in that way would be an act of dark magic?"
"You learn fast. Shall we return to the house?"