A Witch Thing

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They got back to the hotel, met with a very worried Cole and Alice. "Where did you go?" Alice interrogated when they walked into the hotel room. Elizabet jumped a little at the sudden question, having received it loud and clear before the door was even fully opened.

She told the worried vampire quickly, "My vision came true."

Alice's eyes widened a little and Elizabet was quick to reassure her, "But we're fine. We found the witches and made peace with them. The mother agreed to teach me and they want to meet you tomorrow when I start my training."

"Mother?" Cole asked.

"It's a witch thing," Jasper and Elizabet spoke at the same time, so used to saying the phrase to sum up a lot of explanations. Cole nodded, having heard the phrase so many times it didn't lead him to questioned any further.

"Will it be safe to meet them?" Alice asked, concerned for them all. Elizabet nodded and Jasper spoke, "Romina, their leader, promised not to hurt us as long as we don't hurt them. We should be fine."

Alice nodded, accepting the answer. She sighed and looked at Elizabet, "Have you eaten yet?" She nodded slowly, "Yep, grabbed breakfast with Cole."

"When?" She asked.

Elizabet shrugged, "At like eleven."

Cole shook his head and told Alice without looking away, "It was ten. We got beignets at the Café du Monde."

Jasper spoke, "It's three in the afternoon. You need to eat, come on."

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After she ate, Jasper took her back to the hotel to discuss the living situation and explained that they'd be moved into a house by the end of the week.

When Elizabet woke up the next morning, she made sure to wake up early. She got ready and headed over to the place she'd found the witches. On the way there, Alice asked, "Are you sure we should come with you? I don't think this is a good idea."

Elizabet shook her head, "Don't worry, Alice. Besides, if it wasn't a good idea, I'd have to take you anyway. She's the leader of the coven of this city, we're on her lands, technically. This is basically an order."

Cole walked over, "So what kind of magic stuff will you be doing?"

Elizabet shrugged, "I dunno." She bit her lip as she saw his red eyes. She contemplated the problem with him having red eyes. He could be seen as a possible threat and the witches would have good reason to send them away. They could possibly sense his newness since he was barely a day old and be dismissed, but they will ask questions.

She shook her head to rid her of her concerns and continued walking. When they got to the place they'd found the witches, they waited for them to show. When they finally did, Elizabet smiled and bowed her head politely to Romina, the others following her lead.

Romina smiled, "No need for that, dear." She looked at her friends, the others behind her examining them as well.

Romina turned to Cole and asked, "Are you a newborn?'

Cole nodded, "Yes, ma'am. I was turned last night, under will, of course." Elizabet was so happy Nicolas was so polite and proper. He would earn them points.

Romina nodded and turned to Alice, "And you, Chosen One, what is your gift?"

Alice spoke politely, "Precognition, ma'am."

Eileen stepped forward, "What's your name?"

Nicolas spoke, "My name is Nicolas Colt, everyone calls me Cole. This is my girlfriend, Alice Cullen."

Romina nodded at the answers, seemingly assessing the vampires who had entered her city. "You have more in your coven, yes? Who are they?"

Elizabet spoke this time, being the witch, she had way more points than the others. "Dr. Carlisle Cullen and his wife Esme Cullen are the head of the Cullen family. Our brothers and sister's names are Edward Cullen, Emmett Cullen, and Rosalie Hale. Edward Cullen is another Chosen One, a telepath. Emmett and Rosalie are mates as well. At the moment, they are in New York."

"You have a doctor?" Romina asked, surprised.

Elizabet nodded and smiled, a little more proud to say this than she probably should have been, "Yes, Dr. Cullen as no counts on his record, he's glowing. He was born in the 1640s, never fed on human blood once and he's a skilled doctor and surgeon."

Romina was impressed by Elizabet's formal explanation. Elizabet was no stranger to introductions. When witches introduced others, it was customary to give name, age (for reference purposes), important family or friend relations, and profession (if there was one). Romina was impressed with all of this information and it was earning more and more points.

Romina suddenly spoke, "Oh, how rude of me. I should take you to the coven residence. Come along now, the sooner we get there, the sooner we can start your training."

Elizabet almost rushed behind her, but Jasper's arm around her waist helped to refrain her from doing so. They walked as a group, following Romina away. They walked for a while and eventually reached the bayou.

Romina snapped her fingers and beckoned all of them to follow her. The witches walked in first, save for Elizabet, who was confused. They followed after her and felt like they passed through some sort of force field. Elizabet realized it was some sort of force field. They kept their residence hidden from the mortal world with some sort of shield, others could only get in if they has permission.

Elizabet smiled as they walked up to the very large and very gorgeous house. No, mansion was definitely the right word. It was beautiful and Elizabet wandered why it was so big when it only housed four witches. "Your home is beautiful, Mother."

She smiled, "Thank you, my dear." They got to the door and Mariah opened it, stepping inside before moving aside to let everyone in. Elizabet realized then why it was such a big house. A ton of witches walked around the house, talking, studying, laughing, doing on with their business. She'd never seen so many witches in her life.

Her wonder was cut short when the witches caught sight of the vampires who had just entered their home. They turned sharply, tapping into their magic as they got ready to defend one another. On instinct, Elizabet activated her own magic, ready to fight. Jasper, Alice, and Cole hissed, also acting on instinct.

Romina announced, "Everyone, please. These are our guests. Do not worry about the Sun Children, they will bring no harm to any of you. Please, treat the kindly."

The witches slowly backed off, going back to their daily business like nothing ever happened. Elizabet asked, "Is this your whole coven?"

Romina nodded, "Yes, well. I said before that I was the leader of the French Quarter witches. I'm actually the leader of the New Orleans witches, I just started out as the French Quarter. This is the residence of all the New Orleans witches and warlocks, I am their leader. Within the groups, they have their own sub-leaders as well."

Elizabet smiled, "This is so wonderful. I've never seen so many witches."

"What do you mean, dear?" Romina asked.