Coven

Love Spells

" I must have fallen asleep in the shower this morning," I say laughing as we walk to our English class. Ms. Hopkins is talking about how she wants us to read a book and write a report on it. I catch part of her lecture while I'm nodding in and out, after class I have to ask Cassie what kind of book we are supposed to read. " I noticed you nodding in and out in class, what's wrong with you," Cassie asks. " I just stayed up late that's all," I answered as I headed for my second-period history class. " Ok anyway, Ms. Hopkins said we could pick out any book we wanted to read," Cassie replied. " Oh good that makes it easier," After school, we all meet up at the library to pick out a book for our paper. I go look for a book about Mysteries while everyone else goes and looks for books they are interested in. I go and check out a book about The Sallie House Haunting. " Hey Kiera you think this car magazine could pass as a book," Dylan asks as he walks over to me. " I don't think so," I say shaking my head and smiling.  

" Do you want me to help you find a book," I ask him? 

" I could use the help, I'm just not that interested in much stuff just cars, motorcycles, and magic,"  

" Well here is one about the History of Cars that would work,"  

" Hey, yeah that would work thanks, Kiera,"  

" Your welcome Dylan," 

On my way home all I can think about is Dylan and his baby blue eyes. As I make it home I see mom's car in the driveway. " Mom! Mom! Where are you," I look through the house and out in the back yard where I see the back gate open. I go back to the kitchen grab myself a snack and head up to my room to work on my report, but instead of pulling my homework out I pick up Elisi's Book of Shadows and begin reading it again, I never knew she was born in Salem, Massachusetts in 1926, she lived a long life, I think to myself. She has spells in here for everything hex's, health, binding, banishing, luck. Hey, what is this? A page marked love spell. I say as I flip through the pages. I don't believe a witch should cast a love spell on a person because a person should have free will to fall in love with whomever they wish without a magical assist. I close the book and grab my library book out of my bag and begin reading it for my essay. I hear mom come in the back door a couple of hours later, so I go downstairs to talk to her about what I had read in Elisi's Book of Shadows. "Hi mom, I looked for you when I got home from school but saw the back gate open so I figured you were out in the woods for a walk," I tell her. "Oh hey Kiera, yea I thought it was a nice day out I would take a little hike in the woods. I see why you like it out there it's very peaceful." She says a little winded. "Yea it is pretty relaxing out there. Did you see the spot I picked out for our circles," I ask her? " I did you picked a really good spot. You are learning your craft well," 

" Hey mom I've been going through Elisi's Book of Shadows and I didn't know she was born in Salem in 1926 that would have made her like 90 now right," 

" That's right she would have been, and yes she was. I told you that your ancestors came from Salem, and did you see her passage in her love spells,"  

" I did she really didn't believe in casting love spells," 

" No she didn't, she always said that it was dark magic if you cast a love spell on someone because they lose their free will. And I agree with her on that," 

" So do I mom, I promise you that I will never cast a love spell on or for anybody,"  

" I am so proud of you Kiera you're growing up so fast," 

I head back to my room to read some more for school, except I can't concentrate on it. I keep wondering as to why mom never told me that we had magical powers. What else has she not told me, what else has she been hiding from me? I pick up my phone and call dad to ask him if he knows anything, but all it does is ring. I don't bother leaving a voicemail. He never listens to them anyway. About six I hear mom calling me downstairs in the living room so I head down to see what she wants. Mom has a candlelit in the middle of the coffee table and sitting on one side of it she jesters for me to sit across from her. " Ok, Kiera I want you to take my hands and close your eyes and repeat after me,"  

" Ok," I say. 

" Pjevam Sncu, rosi, cvijecu U Ljubavi trazim srecu, ok good now open your eyes," I open my eyes and see a blue energy ball forming in mom's hands. Mom yells " Here hold out your hands and catch," I hold out my hands and she tosses me the energy ball. "This is so cool," I exclaim. And I toss it back to her where she proceeds to throw it in the air and little stars trickle down upon us. " I didn't realize my mom could do something so cool," I think as I lay in bed. "Also she taught me her power chant mine sounds so childish compared to hers, granted I don't know what the words mean, but still it was so cool," I finally drift off to sleep dreaming about the blue energy ball and mom tossing up and making stars trickle down upon us. 

Ugh! I hate mornings. I say on my way downstairs Tuesday morning for breakfast. Mom turns around from the counter and hands me a cup of coffee "Good morning to you to Lady Bug," I just smile and take a big sip of the coffee, “That's a little better." I tell her as I sit at the table. " You have never been a morning person," she tells me as she sits a plate of bacon and eggs in front of me, "Also you went to bed without eating anything after working magic it makes you weak if you don't eat something after," 

" You're right I forgot I was just so tired I fell right to sleep," 

" Well eat up so you won't be late for school, I'll see you after work," 

" Are you going to be at the police station or on patrol today in case I want to stop by,"  

" I got paperwork to finish up so I'll be in the station,"  

" Ok be safe mom," She smiles as she walks out the door to her car. I finish eating and run upstairs to brush my teeth then head for school. Classes went by in a flash, my friends and I at lunch in the lunchroom and talking about our upcoming circle meeting Saturday, I'm just glad nobody mentioned anything about our floating on the last circle we had. After school instead of going straight home, I stop by the bakery to pick.  Mom and the other officers up some brownies and take it to them, I do that sort of thing periodically just to say thanks. After that, I head back home and finish reading Elisi's Book of Shadows. It's so weird to read about her life as a little kid up to just before she died last year. I decide to make my own Book of Shadows. I go to my closet and grab a big folder, some paper, yarn, and then I go down to the kitchen and get some paper bags, a big bowl of water with flour in it for paper mache. I go back to my room, tear up the paper bags into pieces, I then get the yarn and glue a pentacle out of the yarn onto the front of the folder, I put the pieces of paper bags into the flour and water mixture then cover the folder with it when I was done with that I decide to do some more reading for my essay while it dried. After it dried all I had to do was put some paper in it and figure out what I am going to write in it.

These past two weeks have gone by fast and it finally the weekend again and we have all decided to g**g up at Dylan's house. He takes me on the grand tour he promised. He tells me that it has been updated a lot over the years. We head into what his family calls the sitting room, it has books covering the walls, big comfy looking chairs, and two comfy couches in it with a fireplace on one of the walls, next he walks me out into a green room where there are flowers of every kind growing, I bend over to smell one of the pink roses, and as I turn to look at him he kisses me so sweetly, then reaches over to the rose, breaks it off and hands it over to me."I've been wanting to do that since I first saw you," Dylan tells me. With that, he takes my hand as we walk back to the rest of our friends. Cassie looks at me with the biggest grin on her face. Dylan and I sit down on one of the couches together and watch the movie everyone is watching. Dylan raises my hand up and kisses it, when he puts it down he notices all our friends staring at us with a smile on their faces. "What," He exclaims" I just kissed my girl's hand," Of course, Blaine the jokester of our group has to chime in. "Your girl? I was slowly making my moves on her now I don't have a chance," 

" Man, you didn't have a chance with a classy lady like my Kiera here," Dylan says as he puts his arm around me. Blaine stands up and bows at Dylan as to say he has won this round. The whole room bursts out in laughter. About five the adults of the coven start to show up, I notice my mom walking in so Dylan and I go over to her of course she notices him holding my hand. She looks up at me with her eyebrows raised in a questioning look, but she also has an approving smile on her face. "Mom you remember Dylan, Lilith's son," I ask her. "Yes I do, how are you doing Dylan," She asks him. "I am doing well Ms. Cormac. I was hoping I could ask you a question, ma`am," 

"Of course what would you like to ask me, Dylan," 

"I know it's a little old-fashioned but I was hoping you would let me date your daughter," 

"Yes of course you may date Kiera, but she has a ten o clock curfew on weekdays," Mom stumbles her words. I have never seen my mother so shocked by a question I couldn't hold my laughter in she even ends up laughing with me as we three make our way outside to where everyone else has gathered. Mom walks over to where Lilith is. "You have outdone yourself again Lilith," 

" Why thank you Shannon I enjoy cooking for other people and these circles lets me do that," 

" You raised a pretty good son too, he asked my permission to date, Kiera,"

 " I'm glad I tried to teach him the proper way to do things, you did very well with your daughter as well," 

" Thank you, Lilith," While mom was talking she noticed a strange man eavesdropping on her conversation. "Will you excuse me a moment Lilith," Mom asked turned, and walked toward the table with the drinks. She then observed the man take Blaine by his arm and leads him away from everyone. Everybody started gathering to get the circle meeting started mom waved me toward her. "Who was that man with Blaine," Mom asked. "I'm not sure, but I can ask Cassie or Dylan to see if they know," 

" Thanks so much, Kiera."

 " Anything for you mom," Lilith draws the circle we all step in, she closes the circle and starts her power chant we start walking counterclockwise raising our power up. That's when I notice the man that my mom had pointed out to me staring at me as if he was waiting for me to do something, so instead of raising my power I concentrate on keeping it down. I squeezed moms hand to make her look at me, I motioned for mom to look, she looked to where I was looking and saw him staring at me. When we finished with the circle everyone started leaving after having a snack, that's when I ask Cassie and Dylan who the strange man was. Dylan said he even saw him looking at me, but wasn't sure who he was. "It's Blaine's dad you two, I guess he invited himself tonight, it sure doesn't look like Blaine wanted him here," Cassie chimed in. I thank her then Dylan and I make our way over to my mom. "Mom we found out who the creepy guy is it's Blaine's dad we just don't know his name," 

"Thank you two I can find out his name when I go to work on Monday, the question is why is he interested in you," 

" I don't know mom, but I don't like it,"

 " From now on I don't want you going anywhere by yourself got it, Kiera,"

 " Yes, ma`am,"

 " I'll take her to and from school Ms. Cormac," Dylan tells my mom. "Thank you, Dylan." 

" Great," I groan. "It's only until I know you're safe," 

"I know mom, still doesn't mean I have to like it," We gather our things mom heads to her car and Dylan walks me to mine he kisses me as I get in. "I'll call you tomorrow," He says as I start the engine. My mom follows me to the house being the protective parent she is and parks behind me. The first thing on her list to do when we go into the house is to call her captain to explain what is going on, he tells her that the guy's name is Aidan Redux and he will run a check on him for any felonies, she thanks him and hangs up the phone. " Ok young lady help me make sure the windows and doors are locked up tight and the curtains are closed." mom orders. "Come on aren't you taking this a little overboard mom, he was just staring at me that's all. For all we know he was curious as to who I was, remember we are new around here." 

" I know your right, but you are my daughter, so I'm going to be protective of you. So come on and help your overprotective mom out," She says with a laugh. We locked our house down like it was Fort Knox, I then head up to take a shower, as I get out of the shower and walk down the hall to my room I hear chanting outside. I run over to my bedroom window and see my mom outside chanting, and drawing what looked like runes on our house. Mom is acting really strange, does she know something that I don't about Aidan Redux, if she does she needs to tell me. I decide to finish getting ready for bed while my mom was protecting the house with magical ward off evil spells, even though I have never seen her go this far to protect me, I don't even remember her doing it back in Portland, but maybe it's because my dad isn't here to help her this is the first time we have lived by ourselves guess she decided to turn to Her magic for help. Couple of hours later mom knocks on my door. "Hey, hun I need to do a little something to your window do you mind," 

" No mom come on in," She walks over to my window draws a pentacle on it, and says "By the power of three times three I cast a protection upon thee by the power of three I invoke thee to protect me as I will it So Mote It Be," I hear myself repeating "So Mote It Be," mom turns around looking exhausted "You want to go downstairs with me I'll make us a bowl of ice cream," 

"Vanilla with lots of caramel," 

" And with cherries and whipped cream," Mom chimes in. We head downstairs to the kitchen tell mom to sit down at the table while I gather our goodies. I had her a bowl first and after a couple of bites she is looking better, I finish making my ice cream and finish eating our dessert in silence. Just as he promised Dylan call me the next morning and I tell him what mom had found out by the chief. " So has he called back and let your mom know if he has anything on him," 

" No, not yet mom says it might take a day or so,"

 " And how are you holding up, I'm ok I just don't like being treated like I can't handle myself, and on top of that my mom is acting crazy like she knows something about the guy that nobody knows, I mean she even put a protection spell on the whole house even runes," I suddenly stop realizing what I had just said, I just told my family secret to Dylan. " Hello, Kiera you still there? Your mom did what? Are you seriously saying your mom is a magical witch not just a practitioner," 

" Yes I'm still here, why don't you come over and we can talk ok,"

 " Sure I'll be there in a little bit," I run around getting ready for Dylan to show up, mom's laughing at me telling me to slow down it's just a boy. I roll my eyes at her to finish getting ready. Dylan show's up thirty minutes later and we head up to my room, mom peeks her head in saying she is going to run some errands. Wow, she does trust me I tell myself with a smile. "Ok so tell me what is going on with your mom," Dylan asks me? " Fine but please promise me you won't say a word of this to anyone even your mother," 

" I promise honest,"

 " Ok well remember when the box of my Elisi's things arrived, well I went through it after everyone left and I found a letter from her saying that my mom and I came from a long line of magical witches dating all the way back before the Salem Witch Trials. I am a magical witch and so is my mom," Dylan's eyes are huge looking at me like I had just told him I come from a family of mutants. " Wow! I don't believe it how did I get this lucky, I'm dating the prettiest girl at school who's also a magical witch," Dylan exclaims. I turn to look in the mirror hanging on my wall sure enough my face is red from blushing. Dylan walks up behind me puts his arms around me. " You're still beautiful even when your blushing," He whispers into my ear, then turns me around puts his lips to mine and I melt into his passionate kiss.