After school and dropping off Andy I hurried to the Clan compound, it was on the outskirts of the town it was sort of a gated community where all the witches and legions in the area resided, only those with magical blood could enter because the compound was protected by layers of shield spells, think of it like a magical scanner every living thing gives off a individual life signature your life signature can also tell someone what kind of creature you are, once your life signature has been registered into the spell log the shield will allow you to pass through. However. the shield only protects the perimeter of the compound, so it doesnt effect magic or anything else inside or outside the barrier. I pulled to my family house, it was a three story old fashioned brick mansion it has been in my family for generations but thanks to magic it has been beautifully maintained.
"Grandma, Are you here?" I shouted after I had entered he house.
"In the library" She replied
In the house there was a room known as the library it was more like magicl storage room than a library, granted there were a lot of old tomes in there, but there were also ancient artifacts such as medallions and weapons with magical properties. In the library there is also the Book of Origins , this book contains all the information on any supernatural creature that exists or has ever existed I am not really sure how the book came into existence but it was given to one of my ancestors by the fates. In the witching community the fates are important, witches believe heavily in prophecies and destiny.
"Grandma, when is the meeting with the pack?"
"The meeting is tomorrow night or have you forgotten?" she replied. I looked way with a blush on my face glad my dark skin made it impossible to see. "As the future head of the clan you must remember these things."
"Yes Grandmother." I replied.
In the area where we live there is a werewolf pack nearby, supernaturals do not really get along very well so in order to maintain some semblance of order , the clan and the pack kind of just stay out of each other's way, most of the time. However the werewolf pack is soon going to gain a new Alpha, the old Alpha was killed about ten years ago in a massive rouge attack, the witches helped the werewolves during the attack, however that was when most of the clan members were either off training or too young or old to be of much help in a battle, plus werewolves and magic users don't really like each other. The witches sensed the danger of the rouges and my Grandmother gathered all the able bodied members we had and assissted the wolves, though they were reluctant to help the wolves they followed my Grandmother's orders. The pack grateful for our assisstance, decided to be less hostile with us, as the clan members and the werewolves were consantly fighting before this incident. We formed a treaty and using our gifts of foresight and intuition the witches keep the werewolves aware of any impending danger however this is just a courtesy as there is still some underlying animosity between the two groups . As a way to show that they uphold the agreement we made, the pack invited my Grandmother to their Alpha naming ceremony and she asked me to accompany her.
After dinner, we dicussed the procedure for the ceremony and what I would wear for tomorrow night. When that was finished I said goodnight to my Grandmother and went to bed.
The next day I did my usual routine then headed to pick up Andy for school. After we arrived at school we looked for Ricki and we headed to home room together.
"Guys go on with out me i forgot something in my locker tell Mr. DiAngelo I'm on my way." I told them over my shoulder as I made my way to my locker.
I made it to my locker and was withdrawing my books when I felt a presense behind me. I ducked to the left and narrowly escaped a claw to my head, it dented the locker next to mine. I looked back to see who it was that attacked me, it was Amber.
"Look Amber this is not the day to mess with me, now why dont you run along, I have places to be." I said glancing away from her in dismissal.
She smirked at me.
" You think you're so big don't you? Just cause your grandmother is the head of the witch clan well news flash shorty times are changing."
"Ummm...What are you going on about?"
"Haven't you heard we are getting a new alpha?"
"Yes I have, and your point is?"
"Our new alpha is young, just 18 years old, he is Aplha Jerod's son. All young men have one thing on their minds."
One thing on their......ohhhh
"Amber I didnt think it was possible but you just became more pathetic. I dont know much about Alpha wolves but i know they are proud creatures and this new alpha wold never allow you to use him in such a manner. You think just cause you have a pack of foolish teenage boys drooling after you that you're irresistable, well newsflash this is high school nothing that happens here matters in the long run so please get over yourself. Now step out my face, I have things to do and places to be and I really don't wanna deal with you right now." I said getting in her face. I bumped her shoulder when I walked away. She released a loud growl and stalked away . I had a feeling that she would be back, but I could handle her. I headed off to homeroom shrugging the incident off.
"Ah Miss Listeria, how nice of you to join us," said Mr. DiAngelo "Now if you would be so kind as to take your seat."
"Yes sir "
I scurried to my seat between Andy and Ricki with Jason behind me.
"Psst Auria," Jason whispered and I inclined my head to face so he was in my line of sight without making it so obvious, "Why are you so late?"
"Don't worry about it. I was just sidetracked earlier it's alright." I whispered back
"Mr. Stone, Miss Listeria, do you have to share with the rest of us."
I guickly turned my head forward and mumbled 'no sir ' before placing my head on my desk. I wonder how he heard us sometimes I wonder if he is human....but he doesnt seem like a supernatural so he probably just has good hearing. After that embarassing moment with Mr. DiAngelo, the day flew by quickly . The feeling I got this morning from Amber though I tried to shrug it off was nagging me. After Andy, myself and Ricki , whose car was had a flat tyre so i gave her a ride, were in my car heading to my place where we were gonna hang out for a bit. The road we were taking was surrounded by the forest. It was a middle road between the clan compound and the pack land aka neutral territory. The drive was getting boring so i turned on the radio and they were playing "22" by Taylor Swift. For some unexplained I like this song. We all looked at each and then started belting out the chorus.
"I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT AM FEELING 22 ,EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT IF YOU KEEP ME NEXT TO YOU, YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME BUT I'LL BET YOU WANT TO, EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT, IF WE JUST DANCING LIKE WE'RE 22!!!!!!!"
And throughout the drive we just kept belting out whatever song came on the radio. We were almost at the turnoff to the clan compound, when a giant shadow jumped in front of my car and caused me to lose control of the car. I surrounded all of us in a forcefield, just before my car collided with a tree.
"Everybody good?" I asked.
"Am cool." Andy replied.
"Me too." Ricki echoed.
We got out of the car, the whole front of my car was destroyed , my baby was in automobile heaven. I groaned, my grandmother was gonna kill me.
"What the hell was that?" Ricki exclaimed
"Quiet Ricki whatever that was could still be out there." Andy said.
There was a shuffling in the brush, the tree we crashed into was right in front of a clearing.
"Whatever it was it's still here so be careful. Let's head into the clearing so we can better spot whatever that was. Look see, on the other side of the clearing something is moving over there.Let's see if we can flush it out."
The girls nodded their agreement and we got our stuff outta the car and made our way to the clearing. As we entered the clearing someone walked in from the other end of the clearing.
