Three's a crowd.

"What are you saying, Jed?"

Josie POV

It was dark as it was winter which meant that the cover of darkness came much quicker than it would in spring or summer. There was fresh snow on the ground as it had been snowing most of the day but let up for a bit as people were moving freely around the streets. It was 5 days until Christmas but the city of New Orleans was still buzzing with life.

As I walked I saw pubs that you could hear all kinds of music drifting out of and people having a great time. The were lights hung up at certain points and ran right across from one building to another. It was a welcoming atmosphere and now I understood why Hope talked about this place with so much wonder and happiness in her eyes. It really was quite a place to grow up.

I was heading to the St. Claud's Art District. Hope had mentioned it and I had wanted to check it out. It was the kind of thing I needed right now. Just to look at some art and get lost in a world in which the artist created. I found myself walking the streets of the French Quarter all to frequent as of late instead of moping around the school. Jade was staying with her parents for a bit. She wanted to spend some time away after everything that happened.

Even though I missed her terribly and she rang me everyday to check on how I was doing. I had said that I was having trouble with the loss of my Dad. Jade was so sweet that she actually sent me flowers with a box of chocolates to me. It helped cheer me up and I have found that she is one of the only people that can help me do that nowadays. Lizzie was trying to help me but just didn't know how. I still didn't know for sure if she was opening to Hope or not.

I was about to turn a corner when I looked across the street and saw a girl watching me. I was about to walk on but something about her caught my eye. I noticed it was the girl that Lizzie had pointed out in class. The one who was in my French class. It wasn't as if she was minding her own business because she was staring back at me with an alluring smile. Then as I was about to head on she winked at me and headed into a nearby bar that she had been standing outside of.

It was called bienvenue surnaturels. It was French for Supernaturals Welcome. I remember Hope's aunt Freya saying something about it. They had one which was just for Supernaturals. A witch had made the place so anyone that wasn't supernatural in some way wouldn't want to go inside. It's where people like me could hangout and be themselves without having to worry about people finding out about them.

Apart of me told myself to keep going but I found it strange that I saw this girl just after Lizzie asked me who she was. I had seen her around school but we never really interacted. There was something about her that seemed so familiar but I couldn't quite place it. I went against my better judgement and walked across the street and entered the bar. 

As soon I entered a wave of noise hit me that I couldn't hear from outside and a smell of freshly brewed drink too. The place was in full swing tonight as it was so close to Christmas and that all the drinks were on a discount until then. I looked around trying to find a seat. The girl I was following had disappeared. I was looking for a seat and found one by the bar. I could see Raf and Jed sitting a bit away with two pints beside them. I didn't want to interrupt so I stayed where I was.

I was looking for the bartender to order something when the girl came into view again. Her jacket was off and she was in a black tank top and blue jeans. She looked at me expectantly.

"Hey beautiful. Can I get you anything?"

I didn't know what to say. It wasn't as if I was expecting to see her working here.

"Er...the special that you have tonight."

The girl smiled and winked.

"Yeah. It is great tonight for a change. A witch's cauldron coming right up."