The Sacred Six

The Hunch

“We have Six different classes here on Pentagram Graceland, it is stated in your school schedule… You have a lot of free time on your hand because that is when your coven must meet… And Practice what you have learned…” Areson Says handing a Schedule to them after showing them around most the campus. “Coven?” Demi says looking at her schedule. “yes Dear Demetria… Coven… You six are a coven, that is all you need to make a coven is six Magical Individuals…” He responds, with a warm smile. “What is s*x Magic and Why Do I have the class twice a day?” Phoenix asks comparing her schedule to Rowans. He chuckles, “Does the name of the class not give it away? ‘s*x Magic’?” Areson says walking on as they follow, “Okay I get that, but why do I have it twice a day and My Brother here has it once a week?” Phoenix asks again, “Dear, I don’t know… Your schedules weren’t put together by me… All I know is that you will be learning and using the tools so all of your classes and schedules are of equal importance…” He say announcing to all of the children plus the two tag alongs, Mason and Trinity.  They walk on as he shows them block by block explaining to them where they would go to their classes as they would start their classes as soon as Monday. “Okay so that is all of it for today… I’m going to take you all back to your dorm and then you can rest and settle in…” Areson says. Walking them back. Suddenly they all stop in a Holt as Valkyrie screams in glee. “CROWLEY?” She says calling towards two Men who were walking nearby along side one another. That one freezes and looks in her direction, “Valk? What are you doing here?” He says with a smirk on his face. Phoenix and Stone look at each other suddenly pulling a face, that looks contorted.  ‘well his not creepy looking at all…’ Phoenix thinks so that her brother can hear, he just nods and looks at her in agreement. She runs and hugs him. Her Siblings shocked because I mean what a damn coincidence that the guy she fell in love with is actually here, at a secret academy for Witches. They all stand together as they watch their youngest sister speak to this unknown gentleman. Phoenix looks at him from head to toe, seeing something familiar in him. He was tall and thin, towering over their little sister, with long fingers, and lean physique. What scared Phoenix the most was when Valkyrie pointed at the group and she saw his eyes. She bit her lip nervously and looked to Rowan as they were approaching, “Row, Those eyes… those icy cold eyes…” She turns to her brother, he too recognized them but couldn’t place a finger on it at that moment. “Do you know them? Tell me you remember?” She says in a whisper yell attracting the attention of her other three siblings. “Yes… I know them but don’t say anything for Valkyries sake…” He mumbles.

“Hi guys! I want you to meet someone…” She says looking between her siblings, They  nod in return with uncomfortable smiles on their faces. “I would like you to meet Crowley… It is just a coincidence that he is here don’t you think?!” She says with happiness in her voice. Pagan remembered her, sister had told them that she had fallen in love with someone by that name, so she was the first to extend her hand, to shake his, Motivating the rest of them to do the same. “This is his brother Xavier…” Valkyrie smiled again, introducing the second Man that was standing with them. His hair black, a complete opposite to his brother which was an icy white, His eyes a deeper blue, but just as chilling. He had more or less the same build but his presence didn’t make any of the siblings uncomfortable like Crowley’s presence did.  When Crowley approached Phoenix it was the worst thing she could do by taking his hand to shake. Suddenly she goes into convulsions squeezing his hand and putting it in a grip he could not get out from. She shook to the ground, as Mason and her siblings went into Hysterics. He finally got free releasing himself, and as soon as he did, her eyes few open and glared at his. “Are you Okay my Love…” Mason says holding her head in his arms, but she didn’t take her eyes off of him. “You are a bad witch aren’t you?” She asks, her voice calm but stern, “What?! how can you say that Nix? You just met him?!” Valkyrie defends, But her head rolls back again putting her into a deep sleep.

“We need to get her to the dorms immediately!” Areson says being a witness to all of this. Mason picks her up bridal style, The four siblings run with mason and Areson, Trinity runs too, But Valkyrie stays with Crowley and His brother, Demetria stops running seeing that her sister has no concern for Phoenix. “Are you not coming Valk?” She asks frowning, Valkyrie shakes her head… “No… I don’t like what she did there to Crowley,  I don’t appreciate it…” Valkyrie responds, Demetria shakes her head disappointed, “Its not always about you and what’s going on in your life Valkyrie… Its our sister! You have no concern for what’s happening to her? I mean your boyfriend was unaffected? It was her that is going in a seizure like state, by his hand. I’m not being judgmental because I have no room to judge and I don’t want to make a scene in front of your friends but think about all the times you’ve been bailed out by her, and besides maybe she was right in her trance state of mind, by saying that he is a bad witch, because by his touch he put her like that? Are you not worried, I mean that is our flesh and Blood?” Demetria reasons, Valkyrie shrugs her shoulders, “You are judgmental and Your right! who are you to judge? Given your situation with your girlfriend back at home?” Valkyrie gasps and covers her mouth in an instant as the words left her mouth before her brain thought about them, which she instantly regretted. Demetria had a tear in her eye, but huffed it away, shaking her head and running after her other siblings to see if there was a way to help her sister.

Mason placed Phoenix on the bed and as soon as he did she jolted up into a sitting position. “MY GOD SHE POSSESSED!” Stone screams in a girly voice, “The f**k Stone?! I’m not possessed?” she says now looking at him, He grabs his chest where his heart is, “Oh thank Goodness your alright…” He responds hugging her, “Why wouldn’t I be?” She asks now looking around. “don’t you remember?” Page asks frowning, “I remember running here… To the dorm…” She looks around, “Which I have never been to before…” Her eyes widen, “Oh My God what Just happened?” She blurts suddenly not so calm anymore, “You had a sort of a premonition…” Areson says, “Your powers must have surged when you entered the school… Phoenix, do me a favor and never shake anyone’s hand again unless you know for yourself who they really are…” He says again, and she nods in response, “What else did you see?” Trinity pipes up from the corner of the room, she was lying on one of the beds, “I saw Butterflies, and someone was chasing me… I was laughing… It was Rowan…” She smiles at her brother,  “We were playing hide and seek… Then I ran here to hide…” She says and pauses looking at Rowan… He shakes his head when he saw her face… “It can’t be Nix… You heard Mom… Besides, I can’t even remember that day all so clear… I get it… But it cant be, His dead… Besides what connection would Crowley have to Him? I’m sure it was his eyes, because their eyes were similar weren’t they? Maybe it was his eyes that freaked you out but I mean have you seen your twin flames eyes, I mean he can freak a person out… So No… I know what your thinking, and I think You should not shake anyone’s hands again, Like Areson said…” He says pacing back and forth.   “Lysander? You think his connected to Lysander?” Stone gasps, Stone with his mind reading. “Hush all of you!” Areson shouts which draws everyone’s attention. “We do not speak of him here… Firstly… We will not speak of this to your mother, because we don’t want to give her a heart attack, secondly and thirdly Lysander is dead, and any of his descendants are bound to hell! So I don’t think that Crowley is connected to Lysander… Scratch that from your minds… Now it’s time for you all to settle in… Come Trinity…” Areson says , walking to the door to leave, Trinity complies standing and walking after him, flipping her ice blonde dreads over her shoulder and waving at Mason. Demetria and Page all look to Mason with a scowl on their faces. Rowan and Stone hug Phoenix comforting her because she had a look on her face that said something wasn’t right. Mason Shrugs, and the girls both huff, They see the way trinity is looking at Mason and they don’t like it whatsoever, they know that Phoenix needs her space but if he had waited countless lives for Phoenix, waiting a little while longer shouldn’t be a Problem, and having a past flame back in his life shouldn’t give him motivation to flirt and make Phoenix Jealous. They walk away picking one of the seven beds that lay in the big room. “He doesn’t want her guys…” Stone pipes up, obviously reading Masons thoughts. “the only thing this Cat, or guy, or what ever he is thought about was Phoenix… the whole time… Even when she waved… Trinity is the one with the cruel intentions not Mr. Jinx over here…” Stone Defends Mason. Jumping on a single bed next to Demetria.

Mason Pushes his single bed next to phoenix’s making it a double bed, he puts a lot of effort into it as the bed was steel and extremely heavy. Rowan Moves his bed with on hand picking it up and moving it more in to create some more leg room to move in and out, and closer to his oldest sister The rest of his siblings stare at this, not saying a word, and then they compare. Stone stands trying to lift his bed up. “Row… Can you help me here please…” He says testing out Rowans power that Rowan doesn’t even know he has just yet. He heard everyone’s thoughts and they were urging him to test the waters. Effortlessly Rowan walks over and lifts the steel bed up, looking underneath for what ever Stone was looking for. “Good Grief Row! Your Magic has Like come in?!” He shouts with glee, Rowan looking all confused, “Its not Clark Kent is Rowan Kent that…” Page says giggling, They all do, as Rowan realizes what his doing, still holding up the bed. He shrugs and goes to his single bed and jumps on it. He turns and looks at phoenix who is lying on her side cradling herself. She faces him with closed eyes. Mason lies behind her, Now wrapping his arm around her waist which she allows and end up holding his arm. “Hey Nix…” He Whispers, and she opens one eye, “We’ve got you…” He extends his hand and she takes it with one hand, and holds Mason close to her with the other.

“I know I can read your guys thoughts and s**t, but why hasn’t anyone mentioned the elephant not in the room…” Stone says looking around, He has taken out his weed and rolling it into his rizla. Page looks up from her phone, and Demetria stops unpacking her bag. “Oh… I see…” Stone says nodding not making eye contact. “So she took the Ho’s before Bros, and not the Bro’s before Ho’s…” He said shaking his head but not making eye contact still. “Stone? Are you stoned?” Rowan says confused by his brother just speaking… “Not Yet Bro… By I’m Gonna get HIIIIIIIGHHHH” Stone squeals and Laughs. “Just joking, well maybe not… I’m going to get high… But I just read everything Demi thought, and That sister of ours is currently f****d up!” Stone says contorting his face, but still looking at his rolled joint. “She is not.” Phoenix comments Not moving, but just listening. Masons nose is at the back of her neck and she is in such a comfortable position, still holding her brother hand, but holding her twin flame as well, that gives her peace. Demi, goes to sit at the end of Phoenix’s bed, dipping it in with her weight. “Nix… I’ve got something to tell you… I don’t know if you know already, because Valkyrie already knows… Its actually for everyone to hear…” She mumbles… Phoenix opens her eyes too comfortable to move out of her position, but everyone else’s head snaps up. “I don’t know if its about your s****l orientation but we accept you no matter what and we know already… Plus I don’t know what you have to Justify with us… We love you… You are our sister. We wont look at you different or judge you. Thank you for saying something or wanting to say something. But to be honest, it has nothing to do with us…. Just like stones relationships with men and my relationship with my cat…” Mason lifts his head slightly after the last line. They all giggle, “So what does being Gay have to do with Valkyrie? And The reason why Stone is saying she’s f****d up?” Phoenix asks her sister again, relaxing her head on Masons arm, trying to get comfortable again. Demetria shakes her head, and moves back to her bed, “OH NO SHE DIDN’T!” Stone says looking at Demetria, “She took a dig at your s****l orientation?” Stone says, “It’s a good thing I can read minds girl…” He adds, Phoenix sits up suddenly and Page and Rowan glares at her, Not saying a word, Stone sits and drags his joint, Shaking his head, “She did what?” Page finally asks, “Mh, Mh, Mh, I feel some angry energies in this room now… Ha, and I don’t need to be psychic or s**t…” Stone comments. “Demetria, You have to tell us this stuff… I mean we cant control what we do not know…” Rowan says, anger in his eyes, not at Demetria but with the sister that thinks she can get away with taking a dig at peoples personality. “Yeah who is she to be judgmental! I’ve had it with that girls s**t, its fine for Sibling banter, teasing but Taking a dig at you…” Page says, shaking her head, “You know I’ve always stood up for you guys… I will always be there for you guys… But this… I’m disappointed in her…” Phoenix comments, her voice sounding defeated. “OOOOOOH! So she didn’t care what happened to Phoenix… She didn’t care if she died? If she went into a coma? I mean I get that we figuring out our powers or magic, whatever it is… But for her to not care whatsoever and she didn’t know what was going to happen to her sibling… I know that Phoenix is fine but we all were scared I’m not going to lie… And she didn’t even Bat an Eye, NOW, that’s a slap in the face considering how many times we have bailed her out of s**t and lied for her! Harsh!” Stone comments taking another drag of his Joint, and offering to Rowan. “Demetria! Talk to us! We cant depend on Stone to tell us everything that your thinking…” Demetria tucked a curl behind her ear, nervously. “I don’t want a fight…” She said, biting her nails. “So she took a dig at you because you were defending me, Or us?” Phoenix asks, and Demetria nods her head in response. “I’m Done! I’m done! I’m not covering for her no more! Sorry… That’s my blood but hell, We’ve stuck our necks out for her! Phoenix, when you got into the car, when her licence was taken away, and she was drunk? Do you remember? I mean you could have gone to Jail for that? Rowan when you took the blame when the cops caught her with drugs on her? Stone? When you saved her from almost getting r***d at the party? Demi? When you lied continuously to mom on her behalf, I have too… I mean come on… She is out of control now…. Or wait, Stone, Can you see the knives sticking out our backs?” Page says, receiving a giggle from Stone. “Don’t say that too quick, I mean she is our sister…”Phoenix response pursing her lips.  “Okay well I’m not going to say anything to her from here on out, she said her say, it is what it is… She hardly knows this Crowley guy, let her bump her head if she must, We’ve all know her longer… Besides, Nix is right, she is still our blood…” Demetria says, starting to unpack again, “Well then can you remind her that we all share it, because she seems to act like the milk mans child…” Stone says, “Maybe she is, I will ask mom if she’s adopted tomorrow…” Rowan adds to the comment. “Hey guys, no… I don’t like it when we are like this… We all have our flaws, no ones perfect… I mean look at me I’m f*****g my cat… I hear voices, I see dead people, I’m f****d in the head… But she is young, She’s in love… Maybe she wants to branch off from her over bearing family…” Phoenix says, Mason lifts his head again, and smirks with her remark about f*****g him. “Girl, I could have told you, you were f****d in the head a long time ago… Aren’t all the Grove’s? I know as the oldest you feel the need to defend and take care of us, but when is it too much with Valk, if there is no appreciation from her side… I mean its not being straight forward anymore when it comes to her, she is plain to see, just being Manner less.” Stone says, Rolling another Joint… Phoenix purses her lips, “What do you think about this? I mean you see us every day you know everything? You are basically a fly on the wall?” Phoenix ask Mason, who rolls from his side to his back. “I can clearly see good intentions coming from you five, but not Valk, I think, she felt when your dad left that she wouldn’t have anyone watching what she is doing so she does the worst. Deep down inside she has a good heart Nix… I mean you all do but I think, she thinks she’s always right, and sometimes, she has a big head about herself. She is set in her ways, and what she says goes… I mean that can be good flaws sometimes… She doesn’t want to be smothered… You mentioned something to that Guy… Crowley… when you were in that trance and it set her off completely…” He says and then rolls back hugging her again as she sits up and looks at her siblings, “I said something that she didn’t like? I don’t even remember saying something…” She frowns, “You told her that her boy toy was a bad witch?” Stone says, Phoenix Gasps, “That’s what set her off. I mean does she understand that I was not myself… I mean yeah, that guy gave me the creeps but hell I would never say something about any one, You guys know me all too well…” They nod their heads, “Its actually not about what you said anymore Nix… Its about the fact that she felt absolutely no f***s towards you in that state, and she felt absolutely no f***s for Demi and her feelings…” Page says. Phoenix huffs lying back down in Masons arms. “Stone don’t you think you have had enough?!” Page says looking at her brother as he lights another fat Joint… “Oh My God, Thanks mom but its not for me…” He says with sarcasm, “Its for my siblings….” He squeals, handing it to Rowan, “ Pass the dutchie 'pon the left hand side, I say, Pass the dutchie 'pon the left hand side…” Stone sings, making everyone laugh, “Females! And, Um Mason and Row, I think we need this, after another shitty day… Just to relax…” He says again after we all pass the joint around. “Right, If mom knew…” Demetria says taking a drag…

“if mom knew what?...” Amethyst stands at the door pursing her lips…