Witch (Ruby Rose)

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I felt refreshed and relaxed as I stepped out of the hot spring I was in and covered my naked body with the unbelievably soft towel the innkeeper provided me with. The smell of Strawberries and Honeysuckle oils from my skin filling my nose as I made my way back into the changing room where my clothes were laid out on a bench.
The sun was about to start setting meaning it was time to leave the inn. After getting dressed, I stepped out and made my way to my room to pick up my bags and leave. The inn was very empty, only having 3 other guests.

"Are you sure you want to leave this late? I can let you stay one more night since you paid so generously for only a 3 days stay. It's not very safe for a young woman to be out late." The innkeeper, a sweet old woman with beautiful grey hair and caring brown eyes, approached me as I was checking out.

"No, don't worry about it. I paid that amount because of the outstanding hospitality and kindness you gave me. And as for leaving so late in the day, well, I can assure you that I'll be able to protect myself from anything that comes my way." I told her with a soft smile, trying to ease her mind from worrying about me.

'If she knew how capable I am, she would worry about whomever decides to mess with me.'

The old woman smiled, realizing that I've already made up my mind and that she can only hope for me to have a safe journey.

"Well my child, I hope you have a wonderful and safe trip. Please come again soon, I really enjoyed your company these passed few days." She told me as we walked out the door and into the front garden that was lit up by the orange and pink hues of the setting sun.

Hugging her gently and slipping some extra cash into her pocket, I nodded and waved goodbye as I left the quaint inn.

I walked through the small town I'd been exploring for the last 3 days and made my way towards the forest. This place had changed a lot since I'd last been here. There were more homes and roads and cute little shops scattered around the place. When I was last here, a couple of hundred years ago, the place only had a handful of families.

I finally reached the edge of town and stepped into the lush forest. I was headed to my truck and caravan I had hidden using some vines and a simple illusion spell in case someone ventured into that part of the land.

I'd been traveling for centuries now. Going to different countries around the world, watching and learning how the world was changing and evolving around me. Most of the people I've met never caught on. The ones that did were just, either super obsessed with me in a weird kinky way or were trying to get rid of for my "devil ways". You have no idea how many witch hunts I've had to escape.

My thoughts were interrupted by some rustling to my left a little bit behind me.
'I guess this person is still following me.'
I sighed and turned around, facing the direction of the sound.

This person's been following me since the 2nd day I was in town. I had to make sure I kept my magic and powers hidden. I mean, they even followed me last night to the lake when I was going to do my ritual. Luckily, I sensed the presence before I could do anything supernatural and just decided to go skinny dipping. That didn't make them go away but I don't mind, I'm not embarrassed of my naked body and I really didn't feel like punishing the peeper.

The rustling stopped as soon as I faced the noise. I stepped forward and pulled out my dagger from my garter belt harness that I wore over my jeans.

"I know you're there and I know you've been following me. Show yourself and maybe I'll go easy on you." I said as threatening as I could, which wasn't much because I probably sound like a bunny trying to be angry.

But it seemed to work because a few moments later, a figure emerged from behind a tree. Since the sun has fully disappeared now, I had to rely on the last quarter moon's light to see the person slowly approaching me. I could tell they were a woman from the curves that were hugged by her jeans and the way she walked. Her eyes shone bright in the night light and from the certain sparkle in them, I realize that she was an ordinary person.

'Damn it! Kara better not be sending one of her goons to kidnap me again.'
A shiver shooting down my spine as I remembered my ex-girlfriend and her crazy creepy antics.

"What do you want? Why have you been creeping around me this long?" I asked her, gripping my my dagger in case she tried something.

She seemed to be hesitant to answer and looked like she was thinking about what to say to in order to not make me angry.
She finally came close to me, towering me by a few inches.

"I'm sorry. I don't mean to be creepy or anything. I just, wanted to make sure I right about my suspicions." She said, gaining confidence as she went on with explanation.

"You're a witch right?"

That left me a bit shocked. I really thought I had hidden that well.
When I didn't answer, she carried on speaking.

"I saw you. I smelt your blood too. It's different and from what I gathered, that means you are a witch." Her accent was caressing my ears, her smirk making my stomach flip and her eyes sparkle with pride because she caught me out.

'She must have seen me bleeding after my clumsy ass scraped my knees yesterday.'

You see, the thing about witches is that although we look and can act normal, we have one distinctive thing that makes us obviously supernatural.
Other than the fact that we are magical beings of course.
We have black blood. As dark as obsidian rocks. And if you're a rare type of witch like me, you're black blood is littered with a glittery look, making it look like the night sky.

"What do you want then? Since you figured out my secret, you still haven't explained what you want." I said getting a little annoyed. A lot of people think they can take advantage of my powers when they cross paths with me.

This caused her to get serious. She looked me dead in the eyes and said something that I'd never expect.

"I wanna go with you."