CHAPTER 1
“Auria you aren’t concentrating hard enough the shield won’t stay stable. “
“I know that Alice, but you yelling in my ear and breathing down my neck isn’t helping.”
My name is Auria Listeria. I’m your average seventeen year old except for the fact that I am a witch as well as most of my family. My mother disappeared shortly after I was born so I live with my grand mother, my cousins and my dog and cat.
My grand mother is the present elder of our clan, which means my family is pretty high up on the magical food chain. Magic is basically giving shape to thought. Which is why my cousin Alice is coaching me on defensive magic by having me erect a barrier well she attacks it with a fire spell.
“Auria you’re not trying hard enough.”
Safe to say I don’t like this training but it’s still better than grandma’s training sessions she would have had me practice levitation and offense spells plus the barrier spell. My grand mother was a slave driver.
“Alice can we call it a day please, I’m getting a headache from the strain.”
“Fine but we pick this up tomorrow afternoon.”
“Deal.”
After shielding the meadow we use for training from sight, we returned to my family’s mansion on the edge of town, I headed upstairs for a quick shower. After when I was descending the stairs I heard the voices of my favourite cousins
“Jordan, Chadd when did you guys get back from the forum? How was it? What did you bring back for me?
“Woah slow your role little cuz we just back, it was great and yes I got you those earrings you wanted.”
I’m not ashamed to say that I screeched a little and then gave my cuz a giant bear hug well a big a hug as I could give him.
“Thank you, Thank you, Thank you”
“Anything for you shorty.”
My family was always teased me because I was below average height well, actually I am 4’10 but they didn’t have to constantly remind me of it.
My phone started playing ‘Miss Independent’ the personal ring tone for one of my best friends Erica but everyone calls her Ricky.
“Sup Ricky”
“Hey Ria, tomorrow do you think you give me the notes that gave yall on Friday?”
“Sure, anything else?”
“Nope that’s all.”
“Ok see you tomorrow then.”
After hanging up I inserted my headphones in my ears and started finishing the homework I got over the weekend. But sadly after an hour trig was whooping my butt, so I decided to give up, I had a craving for ice cream so I decide to head to my favourite ice cream parlour. But I had to change my clothes first cause pajamas weren’t suitable attire for going out. I grabbed a pair of my favourite skinny jeans, put on a blue button up shirt and my black hoodie. I brushed my straightened black hair and my side bangs that were dyed purple at the ends. I admired my mocha coloured skin and the long eyelashes that surrounded dark brown eyes that appeared almost black until you looked closer. After putting my shoulder length hair into a low ponytail, I grabbed my keys and hopped into my car and headed to the parlour.
It seems that other people had the same idea as me cause there was a huge line inside. Great now I had to wait a while for my ice cream. I just joined the line and inserted my headphones to listen to music till it was my turn as I was looking through my library somebody bumped into me.
“Oh I’m sorry.” Said the sexiest voice I have ever heard.
I turned around and …..Damn…was all I could think. I mean wow he was …..Wow.
He was tall, and from what I felt from when he bumped into me, he was muscular too. And he was HOT, he hade the brightest green eyes I have ever seen and he had thick black hair that I just wanted to run my fingers through.
“Ummm……it’s n…no problem” was my intelligent reply
Nice going Ria nice going.
“It’s your turn.” He said
I turned and say the cashier gazing impatiently; I mentally rolled my eyes it’s not like me holding up the line means that she aint getting paid. I ordered my chocolate sundae to go and after receiving it, got outta there like a bat outta hell. And on the drive home all I could think was WHO WAS THAT GUY?
