The Children Of Thornhallow

Chapter 11: Fated [Orion's POV]

After watching the interaction between the other girls, Terra and I decide to wait for the girl we bumped into get out the bathroom to confront her with our guilt. We agreed that chasing over our pets like that was a bit...extravagant.

"HEY YOU!!!" I all but screech as I spot her leaving the bathroom. Everyone turns at the sound causing both me and Terra to flush in embarrassment.

"Who me?" she answers confused.

Clearing my throat to regain composure I say, "Yea, you... we would like to apologize for bumping into earlier and buy you another coffee-" "If you're down." Terra adds.

"Yes, if you're down. And you can go ahead and invite your friends if you want." I say.

"I don't actually know them all that well but I'm sure they wouldn't mind, right guys?" She responds before turning to them for affirmation. They both nod their heads somewhat reluctantly.

Terra moves into the back of the horseshoe booth and I follow maintaining a safe distance so that she still had space. The girl we spilled coffee on scooted in and sat next to me while the lavender haired girl took her place by Terra and the short brunette sat next to her.

We filled up the booth and looked at each other awkwardly. The air around us practically humming with energy. "So um, I'm Orion. My little fox here is Neptune. Who are y'all?" I ask.

"Well I'm Terra and this is Professor Hops." The curly headed ball of sunshine replies

"Taesen and Moises," the lavender haired girl said pointing to herself, then her ferret.

"Cat and Wolf," the other brunette says. And then lastly, "I'm Renme and my cat's name is Lux." says teal hair.

"Cool, so when did y'all start practicing witchcraft?" Terra asks causing everyone choke on their collective meals.

"Y-you know? I mean, how do you know?" Renme questions.

"Yea, like what if we weren't and you just outed the majority of us to the whole cafe?" Taesen whisper yells.

"Something feels different. I feel different and I know what I am. That leaves a 50/50 chance and you guys just confirmed it." Terra states in a dismissive tone.

"You can feel it too? I thought it was just me that notice the change in the air, well that and my bracelet got really warm as soon as you all came to sit down." I tell them confused by what's going on.

"I can feel it too" Cat, Taesen, and Renme say at the same time.

"Woah that was weird." We state at the same time causing us to stop and look at each other.

"What is happening to us?" Cat questions in a scared tone

"I have no idea but it's freaking me out." Renme states as she gently pets Lux.

The table falls into a silence all of us contemplating what could be the reason for the strange feeling in the air. After a few minutes Maia walks over to the booth looking as if she's seen a ghost. "How did this happen? How did you all meet?" She questions sounding straight hysterical.

"What do you mean how did we meet and how did this happen? You've been in the shop watching the events take place I'm confused as to how you're confused" Taesen tells her trying to figure out why Maia is freaking out.

"This can't be happening. The prophecy wasn't supposed to happen today, it wasn't supposed to happen at all. This is all wrong it was just a fairy tale, a myth." Maia mumbles pacing in front of the table.

"What prophecy what are you talking about? Do you need a doctor because if so I can help you sort of." Cat states, slowly standing only for Maia to push her back down.

"No. I don't need a doctor and forget what you heard it was nothing." Maia then rushes back behind the counter towards the phone.

"That was really weird...do you think she knows what we are?" I ask them in a hushed tone.

"Of course she does, little miss sunshine blurted it out." Renme says in an angered tone.

"No. Maia knew beforehand she said us meeting wasn't supposed to happen that there is some sort of prophecy." Terra states as she plays with her fingers

"What is this prophecy she's taking about and what do we have to do with it?"Taesen asks getting frustrated.

"I might know someone who can help us but it's a little journey from out in old country Thornhallow, or the Fracture if you know what that is." I tell them reassuringly. "We can meet up here tomorrow. Same time?"

"I don't think we have any other option at this point, but for now I say we get to know each other maybe that will help us understand our situation more." Terra says with a small smile.

So we did. We got to know each other, forgetting about Maia's Position in this situation something we would come to regret....