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[01] supremes and bones

The soft sound of the suitcase scuffing on the concrete below her was all Jenna could hear. She was petrified. She had no idea what to expect of the other young witches. Cordelia was adoringly nice and classy, but after all she was the headmistress. The students could be vulgar party animals for all she knew. Jenna came from a very high class society area, were everyone was much like her. The boys were gentlemen and the girls were ladies. She assumed it would be different here. Not everyone here would be from such a well off family. The brunette took a deep breath before moving through the open gates up to the mute butler with hair resembling riff raff from Rocky Horror. The man's appearance itself would usually send her running but Jenna knew she must stay positive and open minded. She couldn't judge anyone, she's the one man freakshow herself. Jenna couldn't possibly say something terrible about another when she was the one teleporting around the place like she's Doctor Who. The butler took her bags which was replied to with a polite smile and a small thank you. Jenna dusted of her skirt and patted down her hair just a tad before entering the mansion. The foyer was a long narrow hallway leading to a two way curved staircase with a chandler hanging above. She gasped at the beautiful sight as she removed her gloves. The butler motioned for her to follow him up the stairs and she did so. As they walked past many rooms she noticed small photographs, old ones hanging on the walls. She assumed they must be past students. The butler unlocked a door and sat her bags beside the bed before nodding farewell. She thanked the butler once again before sitting in the edge of her bed. She didn't seem to have a roommate but she didn't mind. As she opened up a suitcase she heard a voice coming from down the hall.

"Do you guys hear that?" a girl asked.

"Nan, nobody hears what you hear"

"There's a new student" Nan, she figured, replied. The statement was quickly followed by footsteps and a knock on her door. Jenna looked up at the doorway to find a small girl who appeared to have down-syndrome as well as a larger African-American girl in a zebra print top. Jenna smiled at the girls as she stood up from her place on the bed.

"You're the new girl right?" Jenna nodded. "I'm Queenie, this is Nan" she folded her arms over her chest.

"Hi" Nan smiled and gave her a small wave.

"Lovely to meet you both. My name is Jenna" she held her hand out to shake with her fellow students. Nan willingly took the hand and shook it where as Queenie just stared at her with her eyebrows up.

"Girl I know it says elite on the front of the school but you can drop the whole proper act. No one gives a shit around here" Trying to ignore the cuss, Jenna nodded.

"Sure" she replied but it came out as more of a question. She would have to find a way to become more 'relaxed' with these girls and act as a normal teenager would. "So where is everyone? I thought there'd be more than just two and I can't seem to hear any other girls in the house"

"Everyone?" Queenie laughed. "There's three of us, well four now we've got you. The only other witch 'round here is Madison and she's probably out getting hammered with a bunch of frat guys"

"Oh" was all Jenna could say. Cordelia wasn't kidding when she said they were a dying breed.

"Do you need help unpacking?" Nan could sense how uncomfortable Jenna and she wanted to help break the ice.

"Oh no thank you, I'll be fine" Nan took a seat on The spare bed in Jenna's room.

"So what's your power?" she asked, eyes scanning around the room. Just as Jenna went to answer the girls question there was a knock on the door.

"Girls, Madison has just arrived home. It's time for a meeting downstairs. We need to discuss the house rules with Jenna" Queenie groaned as she walked past Cordelia, closely followed by Nan. Jenna rose from her spot on the edge of the bed and dusted off her skirt. "How are you liking so far Jenna?"

"It's lovely, truly, but I feel I might struggle a bit fitting in. You see, Queenie seems to think I'm faking some 'proper' act but I'm perplexed as to what she means" Cordelia laughed softly before guiding Jenna out of the room and down the stairwell.

"Just try not to use big words they may not know and you'll be fine" she said with a small wink. A smile grew on Jenna's face as they reached the bottom of the stairs and were led into what Cordelia told Jenna was the ancestors room. "All these portraits are of previous leaders of this Coven, our Supremes" she said once all 5 of them were seated.

"Supreme?" Jenna asked.

"It is common for a witch to manifest multiple powers, maybe 3 or four, but there is one witch very generation who is extremely powerful and has all seven. She is the Supreme" Jenna nodded.

"Who is the Supreme anyway, since it's clearly not you Cordelia" Madison spat in a bored tone. Jenna sensed she was a bitter girl and fed off others pain and misery.

"It is not me, that's true. Our Supreme has chosen not to be involved with the Coven. She saw it as more of a title than a position and has left the Coven in ruins for he Council to try and keep together" Cordelia's tone changed when speaking about the Supreme. As if she had a certain disliking to the woman, that seemed more personal than just the state of the Coven.

"Do you know the Supreme, as in have you met her?"

"Yes. I have, and she isn't a very good person. She cares for one thing and one thing only, herself"

The conversation continued as they all introduced themselves and their powers. Jenna took quite the liking to Nan and Cordelia. They were nice and seemed rather more interesting than Madison. Jenna immediately despised her. She was selfish, rude, vulgar and arrogant. When it came to Queenie, Jenna couldn't make up her mind. She seemed nice enough if you didn't get on her bad side but she has quite the temper and to be frank, she scares Jenna a little bit.

Upstairs, Jenna was finishing un-packing when Madison entered her room, unannounced, uninvited and didn't even bother to knock.

"So Bones, whats your story? Kill anyone?" she laid on her stomach on the spare bed and placed a cigarette between her teeth. Startled, Jenna jumped when she heard the girls raspy voice.

"Oh my gosh, Madison" she looked at the girl "You scared me. And you can't smoke in here. It's vile" Madison rolled her eyes before removing cigarette from her mouth and back to the packet. "Thank you, and as for your question, no. I haven't hurt a single soul"

"Ugh, you're so boring Bones" Jenna quirked an eyebrow.

"Bones?"

"You look like shit, anorexia?" Jenna's jaw dropped in shock.

"How dare you joke about such things. Absolutely disgusting" Madison flicked her wrist, making the empty suitcase Jenna had just shoved at the top of the wardrobe come crashing down onto her head. Jenna's fragile body fell to the floor and Madison sighed.

"Jesus Christ, you're even worse than that clairvoyant bitch" pushing off the suitcase, Jenna flipped her head up.

"How can you be so mean? Nan is a sweetheart. What did someone do that could possibly make you like this. Now can you please leave, I'd like to finish unpacking in peace" she crossed her arms over her chest and stared at Madison with a displeasing look on her face. Madison rolled her eyes.

"You're a pretty girl, Bones. You'll soon learn who the right people to hang around are"