The Unforgivable Mate Curse (long story ongoing)

Delmon - Learning

P.O.V Delmon

My days after joining the Tower Pack have become learning days. In the morning after breakfast, I would go with Elder Christian and Dereck to the Library, we would learn to write and read. While I would practice the human writing and reading skills, Dereck would have to learn ancient languages, scripts, we learn the story of the wild werewolves, to the days they would only shift in the full moon to the days after the Moon Goddess decided to give them the ability to choose when to shift.

We would come back for lunch together, and after they would leave to do Temple Training. I was curious as to what that was. Elder Silvanie would go with me to the young witch school.

The first week I went to all the subjects they have until Luna Leanna came to the school and choose the proper classes for me based on what the teachers saw I could do.

My schedule turns out to be Historical and Principles, Basic Elements Crafting, there is another one of this that is Basic Elements Casting but since I am not a witch that can cast spells I do the Crafting that is potions, Preparation, this one is like a laboratory where we prepare the potions, Grounding, this is more of a meditation unit were we learn to meditate and release the excess energy left over returning it to the ground, Astrology and Spirits, where we study the importance of the universe, the moon, the seasonal cycles, and how they influence the casting of spells and peoples life’s, and the importance of the god and goddess, Crystals and Crafts, were we learn the power and meaning of the Crystals, the importance of an altar, and all the objects we use to practice Witchcraft. Besides this, you have the other classes for the Casters (Spell Readers).

I found out on my second week that Catherina was my age and in some of my classes. The day I saw her she was not the same as the first encounter we had. She was quiet head down, not looking at anyone. I later found out by the gossipers that her parents died that week she went for suspension and no one knew how they were found holding hands on their knees like statues and all life seemed to be drained out of them and Catherina laid beside them unharmed. The rumors around the school were that she did a spell that went wrong and killed her parents, and everyone was avoiding her.

In Preparation class we had to pair up for a potion, and we were the last ones standing so I got paired with her. Let’s say she saved my life in class because I was about to make the room explode by putting something without reading the label and she stopped me just in time. After that day we became friends, I was not good with people and she was being pushed out by all, and that made us connect. Day by day I started seeing her going back to her old self, and the trouble started again. She often did pranks making me help her. She said it was her way of getting back to them for not helping her. I never understood a lot. After a few months, we got caught preparing one of her pranks and got to see the Luna.

Entering the Office heads down the first thing we heard, “I am very disappointed in you.” We got our heads up to see a very irritated Luna Leanna. I have never seen the Luna like this. She got around her desk and sit in front looking.

She turned her head to Catherina, “You, I expected this, I am glad you got over what happened to your parents turning to be the same girl I always knew, but YOU" she turned to me “Why are you going around behaving like this? I understand you need to be heard, but not like this.” She got it all wrong. I don’t like being the center of attention I never did, but Catherina always had a way of convincing me of doing things with her, late at night, I would pay for it.

She then sighs. “You have to be punished, both of you. I can’t have other students misbehave like this.” She looks into my eyes then on Catherina, I sense her tense up. She had no home since her parents died. “I had to make a few calls to decide what to do. There is a coven that works for the Royals, they accepted that you go there to train since you have a natural skill and good energy to be a Witch. You will spend one month there, and one month here.” She froze next to me. We have already heard about the Royal Coven and how they train witches, they are stern because they train with the werewolves, when someone misbehaves they are sent to some type of dungeons called solitary, just because the Alpha King says so, much different than the pack, here they do separate training. I got her hand and hold it. “You are not off the hook mister.” She said looking at me, the Elders are waiting for you to give your punishment.” She then dismissed us.

We were going in the corridor.

“I won’t survive in the castle.“ She starts looking at me with pleading eyes, I could never resist her eyes, but there was nothing I could do.

“I wish I could help,” I looked down not being able to see her sadness.

“Help me run away.” I stop my tracks. She stopped getting in front of me. “I don’t belong here.” She says. ‘Does she want to leave me?’ I could not find the courage to tell her that. I look down again. “I won’t leave you. I would write to you.” Her voice became soft.

“Where would you go?” I asked.

“I don’t know. Maybe travel the world.” She started walking in front of me with small steps arms like an airplane. I start looking at her like she was crazy.

“You are only seven!” She looks over her shoulder “Eight”.

“What?” Turning around, “I made eight years the passing month.” I was now devastated. ‘Was I the only one thinking we are friends? Why didn’t I knew her birthday?’ Like reading my thoughts. “You never asked.” I felt like the most horrible person in the world. She came up to me picking my hands. “Don’t worry, I never celebrated my birthday. My” She stopped for a few seconds “parents, never asked for it also.” I looked at her like something is wrong. ‘How come her parents did not know her date of birth?’

Shrugging her shoulders she starts dragging me out of the school building into the garden until we got to a place that had a fountain. She sat on a bench looking fascinated by it. I look at it, it was a naked woman with a snake around her body. “You know, there are a lot of creatures in this world, some older than others, and some still live in the shadows only letting their sons wander around in the world.” I look back at her not understanding why she would say that. “My mother met a man when she was working at a tavern. She was poor in need of money. That man seduced her, took her to the part above the tavern where they had a few rooms for those guests that drink too much or passing humans. When she woke up the next morning the man was no longer with her. She had to pay for the room with her low income, and when she got home, her husband called her a lot of vicious names and beat her up. After, she found out she was pregnant. My father continued the beatings until one day a woman appeared to him in his dreams and killed him. She woke up to a paper on the nightstand saying that I was her descendent she was only the vase that would bring me to life. My mom never knew who left the paper she ran away and keep roaming around until she came across the pack where a werewolf called her his mate. He accepted she was pregnant with another man there was no hiding the belly, they gave birth to me. He used to call me, his little princess.” She was crying, I got near hugging her letting her cry until she started to calm down. My shirt was full of tears and snot, but I did not care.

“I will be always here for you,” I said not wanting her to go. She looked at me her light green eyes red from crying. The silence stayed for a good time, then we got back. I still need to receive my punishment.

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P.O.V Brielle

I woke up to a calm song. Rubbing my eyes, sitting up on the bench. “Oh sorry! I didn’t mean to wake you up.” I look up to see a girl with light blue wavy hair that falls on her back with small pearls and seashells that look like little pendants on the hair. Her eyes were deep blue, her lips seem to have two colors on them with the perfect heart shape on the top. She was hearing rips jeans that hug her small body with a crop top and a lower sandal. She saw me staring at her and waved her hand in front of my face. “Are you ok?” I got out of whatever daze I was in.

“Yes. Your singing,” I didn’t have the rights words to say, and she started to apologize. “I am sorry. I won’t do it again.” I needed to find some way to tell her. “It sounds like the ocean, calming.” Her body stops with a big smile. “I am Raíza. You meet my brother Hassad.” Smiling.

“I remember.” She picks up a picnic basket.

“You sleep the entire afternoon. It’s almost time for dinner.” She looked to the clover field. “They will be up in a few minutes to escort you out. Hope to see you again.” She turns to leave, but before she goes in the door.

“Raíza!” She stops and looks at me. “I don’t mind eating with you or your brother.” She gave me a big smile, came to me jumping, put the basket on the floor with a thud, picked my hands. “I would love it. Thank you.” I just nodded, her high pitch voice made my body jump. She picked everything up again. “See you tomorrow then.”

Looking to the sky, the night veil was already covering the sky pushing the sun away. I put the blanket away, took the letter putting inside the envelope then closed the book with it keeping my gaze on the cover, “Why are you burn?”

Until now Delmon life seems normal, he had a rough beginning of life but he had friends someone that loves him. The color birds started getting out of the smalls houses coming up and going around me. I hold the diary on my chest walking to the exit to get home. The dinner was normal, everything was the same, my brothers, my parents, Patrice. ‘Maybe I am lucky to have what I have, even not feeling it.’