The Witch Outcast

6- I’m not surprised

6- I’m not surprised

It’s been a little over a month since Tiffany kissed Cas and the regret he felt in the car lost all its sincerity when they began dating again a few days later.

I’m not surprised they became a couple….now I know why people say once a f**k boy always a f**k boy.

I’m just glad that I didn’t fall for his fake ass. Jeanie gave up on trying to vouch for him once she saw that he was with Tiffany again and she told me that he’s a fool.

Today is Saturday and since I don’t have anything planned I’m on my way to my secret spot behind my house. The weather is perfect for a day in nature. I sigh happily and smile once I see the tall assorted trees and hear birds singing. As soon as I get to the secret opening through a barely-there pathway I place my bag down and sit against my favorite tree.

I know it’s weird having a favorite tree, but I do. This tree is just as tall as the others but it has a butterfly shape engraved in it. I love butterflies so I’ll always come back to this special tree. This is my happy place and the best part of it is that the tall trees have so many branches and leaves that it provides shade from the heat and it keeps me dry on rainy days.

Once I sit on the ground and lean against the tree I text my parents, Mark and Peter to let them know where I’m at since I could never be too safe here. Once they respond I place my phone down and lean back against the tree with my eyes closed while enjoying the peacefulness that surrounds me.

Opening my eyes a few moments later I grab a couple of books from my bag and study some spells. Deciding to try them I lay a blanket on the ground and sit with my legs crossed as if I’m about to do yoga and I place some rocks in a line in front of me ready to practice what I read, but instead of doing the spells from the book I decide to play around with my magic instead….the guys and my parents and uncle and aunt tell me to only stick to textbook magic when Mark and Peter aren’t with me so I don’t lose control, but I’ve had control of my powers for a while now and they’re just worrying too much.

I let the ice flame appear on my left palm and the fire flame appear on my right palm and engulf two of the rocks I laid in front of me, then I make them both fly in a circle until they form a swirl of both first and ice. While maintaining the swirl I freeze two more rocks and make flames cover the remaining two rocks then make them enter the fire and ice swirl from the first two rocks. I now have the first two swirling in the other ring then two of them slowly swirling in the inner ring and the last two floating still in the center all while remaining inflamed in the fire and ice….this is the first time that I’m doing this and I’m glad that I’m able to remain in full control over my powers and the rocks.

I stare at the swirls for a while as I sit still seeing how long I can hold it together. Suddenly I hear a snap of a twig coming from a direction that the guys nor my parents use. Then another twig snaps and it’s closer.

I don’t have time to grab my phone to contact the guys so I have no choice but to handle this alone. I knew this day would come but I didn’t think it would happen here in my sacred secret spot.

I send the rocks toward the sound and then I hear him:

“Ah f**k! what the hell!?” Shouts Cas.

What the hell is Cas doing here? I can’t let my guard down, he might have already seen what I was doing.

As soon as he comes into view I stand on guard ready for a fight and surround myself with my powers just like that day I lost control while arguing with Mike, but this time I’m in full control and I don’t need my cousin’s help.

“Sol?” He asks with shock and confusion written on his face.

I immediately blast a fireball then a shard of ice at him and he blocks quickly.

“What the f**k Sol!, why the hell are you attacking me?” He yells.

I smirk: “I’m not going to give you a chance to attack me and take me to your father… I’d rather die or kill you than become one of your father’s victims!” I state menacingly.

“What the f**k!?, I’m not here to attack you and I have nothing to do with my father…I told you that I don’t like him, I didn’t lie about my feelings towards that asshole” he responds in an exasperated tone.

“Right, just like you told me that you had feelings for me and lied. I can’t believe anything you say to me.”

“I didn’t lie to you Sol, I was being honest with you about my feelings.”

“Bullshit!…you had so much feelings for me that they led you to continue f*****g around with Tiffany and letting her make it known to the whole school.”

“Marisol, I did that because of you.”

“That makes no sense, you’re literally just trying to distract me to save your ass right now.”

He sighs while letting his guard down: “Look I’m not lying…I didn’t even know you were here. I was just out on a run and something told me to veer off the path and head this way then rocks came flying in my direction out of nowhere and one of them got me right on my head so I walked in the direction they came from and here you are with more power than anyone here knows about….I’m not lying and I’m not here to attack you; even though you attacked me…. I have nothing to do with my father and I don’t even care about Tiffany which is why she still calls me Caspian” he states as he rubs the side of his head.

“How do I know I could believe you right now?”

“I mean, look at me, I’m dressed in running clothes and my guard is down so you can take me out at any moment. You’re obviously as powerful as me, if not even more powerful and I’m still here talking openly with you instead of running away or trying to get help” he states as he sits down by my favorite tree with his legs bent and his arms leaning on his knees while his hands are folded in front of him.

“Fine, you have a point but don’t try anything or I’ll have no choice but to defend myself and apologize to Jeanie for killing you afterward” I warn.

“Damn! That’s cold Sol…I didn’t know you had this side to you but I like it and I get that you’re just protecting yourself but don’t worry, I’m not someone you would have to protect yourself against….I’m not my father.”

I sigh and make my powers disappear then sit back down on my blanket and face him: “Since you brought up your father tell me what happened between both of you.”

He places a hand on his face and sighs: “I didn’t bring him up; you did.”

“Symantec’s,” I say while shrugging.

“Fine, I’ll tell you…the rumors I’m sure you heard; judging by the way you thought I would take you to him are correct…he’s a cruel piece of s**t and he deserved what happened to him…I wish my mother didn’t go after him but she did and I only left with her to try to stop her but she didn’t want to listen to me so I left her to search for him on her own and I moved in with Jeanie’s grandparents. When Jeanie and her family decided to move back over here I decided to come back with her…..I never approved of what my father did and I never will…I don’t want anything to do with him and since he picked my name, I don’t like the people close to me to call me by that name….if my father ever shows his face here again and tries to go after you, I will kill him myself, I promise you that Sol.”

“I’m sorry you were stuck with a father like that and had to go through all of that. Now I know why Jeanie kept vouching for you.”

“Vouching for me? You talked about me?” He asks with a playful smile on his face.

“Anyway…what did you mean by you started being with Tiffany because of me, when you know you’re with her because she’s easy and you like her.”

“I’m not going to lie to you, I used to like her but when we were together freshmen year she cheated on me and whored around and tried to gaslight me and tell me she was pregnant with my kid, but I was already living with Jeanie’s grandparents at that time and we didn’t even have s*x, she tried to say that she found a used condom and put it on her dildo and that’s how she ended up pregnant…when she saw I wasn’t going to believe her and I told her that I wasn’t coming back; she admitted that she cheated and ended up having an abortion because she didn’t know who the father was.”

A few moments of silence pass between us and I can’t hold in my laugh any longer and I burst out laughing: “I’m sorry I’m laughing but how stupid can she be?”

“I know right!?… I know you’re probably thinking I’m just as stupid for getting back together with her but I wanted to get your attention…I know there were easier and better ways to get your attention, but when I tried you kind of just gave me the cold shoulder” he responds.

“You know that sounds dumb right? I mean; yeah I gave you a cold shoulder because you allowed Tiffany to kiss you that day and because I didn’t know if I could trust you or not and you didn’t seem open to speaking about he who shall not be named and Jeanie told me that she couldn’t give me any information about you because it wasn’t her place.”

“If things didn’t happen the way they did, I would have told you…I wish things didn’t happen the way they did because we could have been together instead of Tiffany going around calling me her boyfriend…I never even told her I would be her boyfriend.”

“Yeah but you made her and all of the school think it…don’t act as if y’all don’t make out and stuff, I see how she’s always all over you and you obviously like it.”

He laughs: “I only let her act that way when I knew you were watching, if you weren’t around I would push her off of me and we haven’t even kissed once since that day she kissed me.”

“I call bullshit” I state in a challenging tone.

“You know what, now that I know you’re really powerful, how about you create a truth orb and use it on me.”

“I never heard of it” I respond.

“That’s because it’s something that the original bloodlines were able to do and I’m curious if your powers are on that level.”

I smile because I know I’ll be able to do it since my mom and dad are both descendants of the original bloodlines: “Okay, I’ll try.”

“Okay, so what you’ll do is concentrate on wanting to know the truth then swirl your powers in your hands to form an orb, if the orb turns white when I answer a question then I’m being honest and if it turns red I’m lying” he states and I do as he says then a translucent orb that looks like a bubble forms between my hands.”

“Wow, I didn’t think you would be able to do it…you can test it out first so you can see how it works, I’ll ask you questions….first question is do you think Jeanie’s car is ugly?”

“Yes,” I reply and the orb turns white. “Don’t tell her I said that” I scold.

“Don’t worry I won’t” he replies while laughing….second question is do you think I’m hot?” He asks with a smirk.

“No,” I say embarrassedly and look at the orb and it turns red.

“Ha! I knew it!” He shouts playfully.

“Back to you, imma throw the question back at you, the first question: do you think I’m hot?” I ask with reddened cheeks.

“Of course I do” he states matter of factly and the orb turns white which causes my cheeks to heat up even more.

“Second question have you made out or had s*x with Tiffany since she kissed you by the car?”

He replies “No” and the orb turns white.

“Last question: do you like Tiffany?”

He replies “Yes” and I feel jealousy rise until I notice that the orb turns red and he starts laughing.

“You play too much” Cas.

“I’m sorry, I couldn’t resist…I wanted to see if you would get jealous.”

“How do I get rid of this thing?” I ask while looking at the orb.

“Just wish it away, it’s just like you would make any of your other magic go away.”

I do as he says and it disappears.

“Now that you know my story care to share yours” he asks.

“I guess I can; since you already saw my powers….both of my parents are from the original bloodlines but their powers never developed…I wasn’t born with powers so we were living in a regular human place until my powers appeared in class and I had to run home, then my parents told me everything and called Peter and Mark to help us move quickly…It’s a good thing they did because my boyfriend showed up and I almost lost control of my powers and Mark and Peter had to try to help me contain my powers so I wouldn’t kill him.”

“Boyfriend?” He questions.

“Yeah…well ex-boyfriend…that day I was ending things with him and he got mad then he revealed that he and my since that day ex-best friend were f*****g around since Mike and I started dating and he stated that he was only with me to use my dad’s connections to secure his future.”

“Damn, I’m sorry you went through that, but I am glad you’re single” he states.

“Thanks, if it wasn’t for Tiffany’s bullshit, I wouldn’t have been classified the witch outcast and I probably would have had a boyfriend…some of the guys you hang out with actually tried to talk to me, but then Tiffany got in their heads and they ghosted me which wasn’t surprising to me.”

“I’m not going to lie, I’m glad she did that because now I have a chance” he states confidently.

“No you don’t” I respond seriously as I stand up and start folding my blanket.

“What? why not?” He asks while standing up and wiping the back of his joggers.

“Because you’re still with Tiffany,” I say while stuffing the sheet in my bag.

“But that’s not real.”

“But she still thinks it is Cas, and I’m not the kind of girl who is okay with being the other woman.”

He pulls out his phone puts it on speaker and looks at me then puts a finger to his mouth.

*****phone call*****

Tiffany- hi Caspian baby, I was just thinking about you

Cas- Tiffany, I need to tell you something

Tiffany- you can tell me anything you want

Cas- Tiffany we’re done

Tiffany- but we just started talking, and you still didn’t even tell me what you wanted to say

Cas- no, Tiffany, I’m saying we are done, I don’t want to be with you and I never did.

Tiffany- but that’s not how you acted

Cas- I know and I’m sorry if I led you on but I’m not interested in you

Tiffany- fine, whatever…I have guys lined up anyway.

Cas- of course you do, you go have fun with that.

Tiffany- oh trust me; I will, bye

*****end of phone call *****

“She never changes” he states as he hands me one of my books from the ground.

“Thank you for helping me clean up, but we still can’t be together right now.”

“Why not? What’s stopping you from giving us a chance Sol?”

“You literally just broke up with her, just give it some time to cool down….I can’t have any more unnecessary attention on me from those bitches and I can’t use my powers around people because they’ll act as if I’m trying to take over and I’m not.”

“I understand and I got your back….your secret is safe with me and I’ll take things at whatever pace you want…. but.”

“But what Cas?”

“But can I have your number so I can text and maybe call you?”

I laugh “Sure, give me your phone.”

After I give him my number he texts me a winking emoji: “There, now you have my number also…..can I walk you home? It’s already late and it’s not safe being in the woods alone.”

“I’m in these woods alone a lot, this is my secret place and there’s never anyone around except my family and I which is why I was on guard when you showed up, besides, my house is just a few minutes away, these woods lead right to my house…but, sure you can walk me home, but if my dad and cousins see you, expect to be questioned.”

“They can’t be scarier than you, so I’m good.”

Cas insists on carrying my bag as we walk back to my place.

“Hey, Cas?”

“Hmm?”

“Please don’t tell anyone about this place, it’s my little sanctuary.”

“No worries, I wasn’t planning to, but would it be okay if I join you sometime?”

“Yeah, sure” I respond happily.

Now that I know he could be trusted; I definitely won’t mind having time alone with Cas….not in that way…or…maybe….I don’t know….only time can tell.

Once we get to my place we spot Peter and Mark getting out of Peter’s car with serious expressions, but when their eyes land on me their expressions change to relief then they notice Caspian, and their expressions turn into confusion and anger. Suddenly they both run towards Caspian with anger in their eyes and Cas does no sort of movement, so of course I jump into action and form a shield between Caspian and the guys, which causes all three of them to look at me confused.

“Marisol, what is going on here?!” Shouts my dad from the door as Mom stands there with a confused expression.

“Sorry Dad, I’m just trying to stop them from starting something” I state while nodding towards the guys.

“We’re just trying to protect Sol” they state in unison while looking at my parents.

“Judging by the look of it, Marisol is trying to protect this young man….now what I want to know is why” Mom replies.

“He’s Caspian, Cepheus’s son” replies Peter.

“She’s never gone this long when she’s alone and she didn’t reply to her text so we came here to make sure she was okay then we saw him with her.”

“Did you ask why they were together?” Asks mom.

“No, but why waste time asking questions?” Responds Mark.

“Marisol, are you in any danger at all? You know we can tell when you’re lying” states Dad.

“No, I’m not, and if you’re not sure if I’m lying; here, look at this” I state while forming a truth orb while maintaining the shield in front of Cas which causes my parents to gasp as the orb turns white.

“Marisol what are you doing!” Scolds the guys in unison.

“Relax, Cas already knows how powerful I am and my back story, I attacked him in the woods so it couldn’t be helped” I state with a shrug.

“Explain!” The guys and dad demand.

“Sol put that shield and orb away….everyone inside now!, even you Caspian!” Mom demands before guiding my dad inside and leaving the door open for us.

“I didn’t think I would meet your parents this soon, we aren’t even together yet, but at least I’m getting it out of the way now so I won’t have to worry about it later” Cas whispers to me and it causes me to smile and roll my eyes while I make my magic dissipate.