Luna Mikaelson

Just Breath

I walk along the river towards the board walk. The morning sun warms my face as I dial aunt Davina's number.
"Hello?"
"Hi aunt Davina it's me."
"Luna I'm surprised it took you a day to call me back. Did you not receive my message until this morning?"
"I got it last night but it was after curefew and I had a long day with a new recruit."
I fill aunt Davina in on Ruby and her cool coven.
"Washington...interesting."
"Yeah the capital of the United States."
I giggle.
"Well besides that...its where my coven found a clue."
I stop in the middle of the dock.
"Wait really?? How?"
"I just took something from your room when I was at the mansion last. It gave us Washington when we did the bloodline spell."
"Not New Orleans? Because my wolf form looks like the crescent pack."
"Maybe your birth parents moved to Washington after you were born or even before."
"Is there anything else I should know?"
"That's all I got. All your other answers should be in Washington."

     A million thoughts are whirling in my head. My parents found me in France. I have the same form as the crescent pack in New Orleans. And now the witches found my relatives in Washington. I'm not even sure where exactly in Washington. Aunt Davina had to go quickly after her revelation due to uncle Kol calling her for breakfast.
"Hey," I fell the weight of board walk shift as someone sits next to me.
I turn to see Noah sitting next to me.
"Hey" I mumble.
"What's up?"
A small sigh escapes my body.
"You can tell me anything."
Noah places his warm muscular hand over my pale one.
" 24 hours ago I had come to terms with the fact that I will never meet my birth parents. And I was okay with that. The Mikaelson's are amazing and  have always cared for me..."
"But..."
"But now that I have a location on my birth parents I can't just ignore it."
"Where are they?"
"Somewhere in Washington. Aunt Davina had to go before she could tell me more."
"Now what?"
"LUNA! Luna it's Ruby. She's in trouble," Stefanie says running towards us.
Noah and I get up and follow Stefanie.
We get to the woods where Ruby is engulfed in flames. Professor Alaric, Dorian and Emma arrive right behind us.
"What happened?" professor Alaric turns to me.
"I have no clue. I was near the lake the whole morning."
"I was walking with some of the Timberwolves and we saw Ruby walking around observing the place. And then all of a sudden she goes up in flames. That's when we came to find all of you," Scott says beside Stefanie.
"I'm so sorry," Ruby sobs in her ball of flame.
"No worries sweetheart. We'll figure this out. Dorian go back to the library and get some knowledge on her coven and how they control their powers. Emma try to find some remedies or spells to calm this down."
Dorian and Emma race back to the boarding house after Professor Alaric's demands.
"Uncle Alaric what's happening?" Stefanie asks.
"It looks like her powers have a mind of their own. We need to help her control them. Ruby is the fire hurting you in any way?" uncle Alaric yells to be heard through the flames.
"No it's feels like I'm trapped in a hot room."
I remember when that happened to me once.
I was five years old and my powers just started to act up.
Five year old me playing with the water bubbles I was forming by magic around the room. One moment I was playing with tiny bubbles and the next I was in a gigantic bubble. Panic ran through me and more bubbles started to form around the giant bubble. I tried to scream but nobody heard me. My mom finally walked into the room and screamed when she say me. She yelled for my dad, but neither of them knew what to do. My dad tried to pop it with all he's strength. Finally aunt Freya showed up and told me to relax. Aunt Freya made me take big breaths in..out...in...out. As I relaxed the bubbles started to pop until the big bubble popped. I ran into my fathers arms as any five year old would.
Keep calm that's the key.
"Ruby listen to me," I say approaching the flames.
"Are you crazy? Luna you can get burned," Noah says.
I ignore him and focus just on Ruby and the flames around her.
"Ruby you need to take deep breaths. In...out."
I do the same.
We lock eyes. This time I take the role of aunt Freya.
As Ruby takes in each calming breath the flames start to dwindle down.
By the time Dorian and Emma come back Ruby is burn free and by my side.
"Good job Ruby," I say giving her right shoulder a tight squeeze.
"Ruby I'll need to take you to the infirmary. Everyone else back to your Saturday plans." Professor Alaric says.
Ruby gives me a small smile before following professor Alaric back to the boarding house.
"Scott and I were thinking of going into town for the day. Do you want to come?"Stefanie asks  me.
"Stefanie we have that math test on Monday."
"Oh shit! It's true. I guess the library it is then."

As Scott, Stefanie, Noah and I make our way to the dining hall for supper. I start to look around for Ruby.
"Hey what's wrong?" Noah asks.
"Why isn't she here?" I think aloud.
"I heard some people saying that Ruby has to stay over night in the infirmary so nurse Pat can give her a potion to calm her powers," Scott says.
Ruby doesn't need a potion she needs a good trainer. I was lucky enough to have my two aunts and my three sisters to help me control my powers. At the age of 16 I have my powers under control in every situation.
Supper goes by slowly. As everyone talks about the big math exam coming up. I can't stop thinking of Ruby, alone in the infirmary.
"I'm finished. I think I'm going to continue to study in the library." I say aloud.
"Do you want me to come with you?" Noah asks.
"Nah I'm good. I'll see you tomorrow."
I kiss Noah on the lips and wave goodbye to Scott and Stefanie.

I slowly open the white infirmary door. Nurse Pat is at her desk clicking away on the computer.
"Hi! I'm here to see Ruby," I say.
"Third bed to the right."
I walk down the infirmary full of beds on each side. The white sheets between each bed is the only privacy the patients can get.
I stand in front of the third bed on the right. Ruby is reading a book 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'.
How ironic.
"Hey," I quietly say.
"Hey," Ruby says lowering her book.
"How do you feel?"
"Okay. That never happened to me before. I was just thinking of how cold it was and that I wish  I can be hot. Or that I can create a fire. The next thing I know I'm engulfed in flames."
"Well your powers are linked to your emotions and thoughts especially when they are still developing."
"I over heard that  the nurse is going to help me control my powers by giving me a potion tomorrow."
"How do you feel about that?"
"I guess I'm okay with it. I don't want to hurt anyone. I just wish I knew how to control them."
Ruby sighs.
I look into Ruby's green eyes and see a younger version of myself. If it wasn't for my family, professor Alaric would have made nurse Pat give me the same potion. Being a wolf is cool, but being a witch is who I have been my entire life. My powers make me the person I am today.
"I'll speak to Professor Alaric about that."
"But my powers are too dangerous Luna."
"Not if you have a good witch teach you how to control them."