Legacies Of The Originals

Chapter 8

Azazel and I met at a little coffee in the center of town. He had ordered me a chai-latte since I was running a little late. Amaya is right, I'm not much of a morning person. I ended up tumbling down my stairs this morning, rushing to head out, since I had snoozed my alarm six times that morning. I didn't even get to enjoy a nice long shower. It was rushed and I can still feel the little bit of razor burn on my thigh, stupid razor.

But the coffee shop he ended up choosing is my favorite of the couple in town. Its called la cafe, I know really original. Its exterior is bright and cheerful with the whites and bright blues. The front door is a beautiful dutch door with intricate patterns in the glass window. The interior is done up with old ship lap that's washed in a light baby blue, giving the space a calmer feeling. Its the perfect place to get work done, next to the pizza parlor that is.

"Hey Kaida, I was afraid you weren't going to show." He gives me a little smile, pulling me in for a little hug as I walk in.

"Sorry about that, I'm not of a morning person." I give my best sincere smile as I pull away, adjusting my chunky sweater. I'm not even sure where the cream sweater came from, its probably something Amaya threw at me after she decided it didn't suit her skin color. It happens a lot surprisingly.

Azazel pulls my chair out for me, and scoots the drink my way. "I hope you like chai, I wasn't sure what you'd pick" it was a good guess, chai is actually my first pick, but I usually add a splash of vanilla to mine.

"Thank you, I really appreciate it." I take sip, smiling to myself as the vanilla hits my taste buds. I think he might be a mind reader, he knows too much.

We chat a little more, laughing about stupid things from school, explaining our confusion on our bio final. It really is nice, talking to someone other than the girls. Don't get me wrong they're my favorite people ever, but I've also known them forever. At this point I practically know their every response to everything. Learning something about a person is exciting, and how easily the conversation flows is a great sign.

My stomach does little flips as he begins to tell me about all the places he's been. "Oh I've also been to Bolivia, and France!" He's counting on his fingers, in deep thought as he tries to remember all the different countries. "I was also in Brazil for a minute as well, but that trip barely lasted a week." I nod along as he talks, thinking about all the places I wanted to go.

"I've always wanted to travel, but I have to stay here, maybe after I have kids I'll travel." He gives me a sad smile as he takes my hand.

"I meant to ask you, do any of you guys have parents? Aren't you all underaged?" I laugh a little, giving him a shy smile.

"Well, in our coven the parental figures take off when we turn thirteen, very strange age I know, but that's the reality of it. Some of us still talk to our parents, and they come and visit well others decided not to stay in contact." Shrugging I point to him.

"How about you? I haven't heard of any parents and it sounds like you've lived a million lives." His face pales for a minute before his bright grin lands on his lips. I laugh to myself a little, we already figured out he's a fallen angel, and he knows we can see his grey skin but he's still trying.

"Uh they kinda sent me off to do my own thing." He laughs a little before waving towards me. "So why do they take off? That doesn't make much sense."

"Well it's so that we become independent and we grow as witches. So we can go on and carry the legacy on our own way. It doesn't make much sense now since age means different things than when this tradition started, but oh well." He looked confused as I explained the situation.

"When did this tradition start than...?"

I drift off in thought for a moment before answering, I don't remember a lot from those conversations my parents had with me but I remember enough. "I believe early eighteen hundreds, our families were some of the first English settlers here." He seemed surprised that the family line went so far back. "I know it's a lot" I laugh nervously before taking a sip of chia.