“Welcome to Cerridwen Danu. I am here for guidance. You may come to me for anything at any time. This year Mr. Terrain Mccord is the schools head master.” the man in question stepped forward and took a bow. “I will leave you with him. Blessed be.” the beautiful women bowed her head to us and turned to Mr. Mccord. He bowed to her waiting for her to pass him by before straightening and walking out to the railing. He looked over us his facial expression never changing. He’s tall with short dark hair and blue eyes. He wore a black suit with a blue button down dress shirt and a black tie.

“Hello, everyone and blessed day. This is a new year and I hope that everyone is as excited as I am to be here. I’ll start with the years. When your year is called will you and your families please step forward and head to your designated tables where you will be given your information packets and any questions will be answered.” years were called and people began to move around. After the second year was headed to their designated area only the first years were left.

The man turned back to us. “Welcome first years. I love getting new students, working with fresh minds. If you would all take a seat will be here for a while.” Take a seat? But there are no chairs. When it happened, it’s like I blinked, closing my eyes for just a second only to open them and find a chair right behind me. The thing is, I didn’t blink. We took out seats and looked up at Mr. Mc Cord. “I would like to start with your classes.”

Three beautiful women stood off to the side of Mr. Mc Cord. They were all about the same height but they were all different. One was pale skinned with fiery red hair and dark green eyes. She wore dark tan dress pants with a white, short sleeve button down dress shirt that had an open ruffled neckline. She had on big black earrings and a black chunky belt that buckled at her tiny waist. Her shoes are black snakeskin stilettos that looked dangerous. The women to her right has shoulder length brown hair, light brown eyes and wore a knee length gray skirt and a light blue sleeveless turtleneck. The last girl has dark brown skin with long braided hair that even twisted on top of her head still hung to her waist. Her eyes looked almost black but had what looked like a lightning bolt of gold in them. She wore a gray dress that was tight at the chest pushing her breasts up and flowed around her like water. A large diamond pendant shaped into three twisted triangles and a green gem that sat in the middle was nestled in her chest and glittered in the light with every movement. Each girl snapped their fingers and in an instant, a large white packet appeared in each students lap.

“In your individual packets, you will find your first semester’s schedule. Now I know you’re wondering why only first semester. It’s because you will be taking thirteen classes. Your six magic classes, seven witch classes, and one lecture class. Monday through Thursday you will have one magic class and two witch classes. Friday will be your lecture class. Your five magic classes will cover Color magic, Crystal and Gemstones, Talismans and Amulets, Herbal, and Weather and Knot magic. Your six classes will be Kitchen, Ceremonial, Celtic, British Traditional, Healer, and Solitary. You will take all of these classes your first semester. By the end, you will know what kind of witch you are and what kind of magic you are destined to do.” Holy cow that’s a lot of classes. What if I don’t find the one I fit into? I never fit into my other school before, I always felt like an outcast. What if it’s the same here? “When you get your new schedule you will also get a new uniform that will fit with what kind of witch you are. Each year’s uniform is also different, each year’s uniform is a different color while each type of witch wears a different style of uniform. Now each of you will be living in a dorm. Boys in the south dorm, girls in the north. There is a paper in your packet that tells you your dorm room number and your roommate. Yes, each of you will have a roommate no exceptions. You must be in the school by nine and in the dorm by ten. If you want to stay up late in the reading room provided in the dorm that’s not a problem. People who break curfew will be punished.” he lifted up a thick folded piece of paper. “Everyone this is your map of the school. You each have one in your packets. Now nothing moves, this isn’t Hogwarts. We don’t have moving staircases, but it is easy to get lost here if you don’t know your way around. So please keep this on you at all times. Your books are in your rooms along with your uniforms. Now I think I have kept you here long enough. We have a scheduled tore at five if you would like to go, dinner will be served at seven. Have a great time exploring.” We got up from our seats once he walked away and decided to split into two groups. Mom and I went to go see my dorm room since boys weren’t allowed there, while the guys went to explore the castle. Mom and I stopped by the garden and the library before heading to the girl’s dorm room. We climbed up two flights of stairs before coming to a dead end with a single door. In big painted letters it read Girl’s Dorm Room. We walked in and found ourselves in the reading room.

“It’s wonderful,” I said to Mom. The carpet is a light blue color, the walls an off white. Book shelves covered one whole wall. Every inch of the shelves was covered in books. A big white stone fireplace was in the middle of the room. A large painting of the three beautiful women hung above it. There were different sitting areas in the room, each with a big tan comfortable looking couch and two tan chairs. A glass table divided the couch and chairs. We went over to the large curling staircase that looked like it never ended.

“Lily, honey what’s your room number?” I dug through my packet and found the paper with the room number on it.

“Floor twelve room two o nine.” We walked up to my room and I pulled out my key from my packet. I held my breath as I put my key in the lock and slowly turned it. I turned the knob and pushed open the door. Letting the breath I held out. There was two bed one either side of the room, two wardrobes, and two desks. A large rug with sea shells on it was placed in the middle of the room. Mom walked over to one of the beds and sat down on it.

“The mattress feels good, will have to pick up some sheet sets a few blankets and pillows.” Mom pulled a pen and paper from her pocket and set it down on the bed side table. She waved her hand over it and mumbled something I couldn’t hear. The pen stood up on its own and started to write everything Mom said.

“Mom that’s so cool.”

“And very handy” when she was done with her list she waved her hand over it again and the pen dropped. She picked it and smiled at me. Her phone beeped and we headed down to meet the guys for dinner. The Dining room is a large open area. The walls the same stone as the rest of the castle, the floors an old finished wood. Small four person tables sat all around the room. At each table sat a menu. We took a table in the middle of the room. A huge glass chandelier hung above our heads. I couldn’t help but smile. Mom and Luke were right this place was amazing. A girl wearing a red apron walked up to us. In a cursive writing, her apron read Kitchen Witch.

“Hello, my name is Amelia. I’ll be serving you tonight. What can I start you off with?” Amelia pulled a pen and small note pad out of her apron. She set it on the table and did the same thing mom did bring the pen to life. I looked up at Hayden who had his mouth hanging open. I put my hand to his chin and closed it for him. We finished our orders and started talking about what we needed to get done. Mom and Luke talked about shopping while Hayden told me about the gaming equipment out in the back of the school and how cool the boy’s dorm is. I didn’t understand why he was checking everything out but I’m glad he likes it. Our dinner was served and I swear it was magical. The food was juicy and melt in your mouth delicious. We ordered Mom’s favorite chocolate cake for dessert and boy was she right, that was a cake to die for. Light, fluffy, rich in chocolate and chocolate chips. The cake was brought out freshly baked and served with vanilla bean ice cream.

“I could live on this cake alone,” I said stuffing my face. Everyone agreed and we all laughed because we looked like greedy little chipmunks stuffing our cheeks with cake. We finished eating and headed out to our car. I decided to take my suitcase up to my room grabbing my two big rollers and my carry on. I only expected there to be three cases left one for Mom, Luke, and Hayden but instead, there were six.

“Mom do you plan on staying for a year? Why are there so many suitcases?” Hayden smiled and started pulling three of them out along with his own carry-on.

“Hayden what are you doing there not all mine.” he smiled and laughed at me.

“Lily their mine. I get to stay.” I smiled so big my cheeks started to hurt.

“What do you mean you get to stay?”

“Well the school has a program that lets in ten none witch students, but we found out that I don’t need to be a part of that program.”

“Why's that?”

“We found out that I’m a half witch on my Mom’s side.”

“How did you find that out?”

“Luke and I had gone back to that shop where I bought your bracelet to pick up some things for school; and that same blonde haired, white eyed lady was there. When we were checking out she grabbed my hand and started to have a vision. She said, “I didn’t see it before but I see it now. A secret you have not been told will soon come to light. You have been lost but are now found. You have a choice to make. Choose right and you will live a full happy life with the love of your life. Choose wrong and you will be angry and bitter for the rest of your life.” When the women were done Luke and I went home and told your Mom. Your Mom pulled out a small wooden bowl and started to mix different herbs in it. She added a small crystal to it and lit the herbs on fire. She grabbed my hand and chanted

I Seek To See

I Seek To Know

I Seek the Past, Present, and Future

Let It, Show

She breathed in the smoke and her eyes turned purple. She then told her what she saw. “Hayden Son of Adisa Ward Heathen. Power burns in you. Found by a family of three. Love will hold you, help you and make you stronger. Watch who you give your love to or regret your choice.” With that, we found out that my Mom had been a blood born witch and dad had been a mortal. So I’m at least half witch. That means I get to go to school here with you.” I screeched and jumped at him dropping my luggage in the processes and wrapping my arms around him. I laughed as he hugged me in return pulling me up against his hard chest.

“I can’t tell you how happy I am. You’re staying with me, Hayden!” I squeezed him harder. I’m so happy I want to cry. My best friend in the whole world and the only guy who has able to understand me is able to be with me through this weird yet incredible circumstance. I feel like I just won the lottery. After I settled down he set me down on my feet and we headed to our separate dorms to put our suitcases away. Dragging my suit cases up to the twelfth floor felt like it took forever. When I finally got to my room I was out of breathe. I leaned against the door and ended up staring at the ceiling. I hadn’t realized the door had only been cracked shut and when I leaned against it swung open and I fell in. A girl who was laughing hysterically at me walked over and held out her hand, I took it and she helped me up.

“Hi, I’m Meli, you must be Lily it’s nice to meet you.” Still holding the hand she had helped me up with, I shook it.

“Yes, I’m Lily. It’s nice to meet you too.” We started talking about how we ended up at the school and how excited we were to be here. I placed my suitcases in the corner of the room thinking I would unpack them later and turned to Meli. “Hey I’m going to head downstairs to meet up with my family, would you like to come meet them?”

“Sure.” We headed down to the front hall where we meet up with Mom and Luke. I looked around but I couldn’t spot Hayden.

“Is Hayden not back yet?” I asked before introducing Meli.

“I’m right here.” He called out to us. I looked over in his direction and wanted to drool. He must have changed because he was dressed in his tight fitting biker jeans and an even tighter white t-shirt. Every muscle showed when he moved and his hair blew back as he walked. When he came to stand next to me he snapped his fingers in my face.

“Huh, what?”

“I asked who the new girl is.”

“Oh, guys this is my roommate Meli. Meli this is Mom, Luke, and Hayden.” Meli looked at Hayden and her eyes went wide.

“Boy aren’t you a looker.” She held out her hand to him and he shook hers.

“A nice strong grip. I like you.” I laughed and smiled at Hayden who seemed to blush at the straight foreword attention.

“Meli I think will be good friends,” I said to her and clapped her on the shoulder. We laughed and started talking. Luke, Hayden, and Mom went to go up to Hayden’s room to add things to her ever growing list.