"what the actual fuck" I sigh as i relax on the roof of the science building, I've managed to doge Jake all morning and its now lunch time. after every class him making his way towards me and it took a lot of covert magic and mostly physical excursion that i don't have. But now I'm on the roof and unless he's not made of pure muscle like he looks to be he won't be able to climb up the drain pipe to get here safely, I'm safe for now.

I pull out my spell book i open it to the Summon Familiar page. Familiars are a partner for life, once summoned they take on the role of protector and companion, assisting their Magus with all matter of spells and Potions, some may even assist with a Magus' down falls or special ability.

"it's forbidden but if one willingly accepted the deal then that means it may be allowed" I kept reading and began setting up for the ritual. 

Caldron of pure water, focusing my mind, I imagined the ground opening up "come forth my caldron of ash, I call upon you for my spell" for a moment i thought it didn't work but soon a small black pot started to raise up through the ground, as if the ground itself was not there and but an illusion, meant to hide where the pot was hiding.

ok now its time for the magic circle, I pull a piece of white chalk out of my pocket "I enchant thee to do my bidding and draw the circle in which I shall preform my spell" I let go of the chalk and it floated there for a moment before it moved quickly drawing up a circle with a pentagram and runes forming the circle in order to contain the magic preventing others from seeing what I am about to do and to leave little evidence, if I'm going to do this I can't be found out.

now its time for the spell, I sit the caldron in the middle of the circle and kneel in front of it,  carful not to smudge the chalk. pouring in water I had purified before school I spoke "I call upon the all Mother, open a gateway from here to the next, send me a servant to aid me in my time of need, I give you a lock of my hair, a prick of blood and an object of importance" I cut off a bit of my hair dropping it into the pot, I then prick my finger with a needle and let the blood drip in before then pulling out the only photo of my mother, I wait for a moment, looking into my mothers smile before I dropped it into the caldron to complete the spell "take these and grant my request" there was a flash and the items where gone and in their place, floated a pendent, I looked at the book and read the next step, once cast if in place of your offerings lays a pendent wear it and your familiar shall make itself known to you "oh thank the all mother it worked"

I took the pendent out, it was shaped like an eye and the gem inside was a cats eye, it was kinda on the nose of why I did this spell in the first place. I wore the pendent and i could feel the pull it had.

"hey Sebastian" I heard a very particular voice I was not planning to hear, I looked towards the drain pipe and there he was, Jake struggling to pull himself up "can I get a hand" I quickly dispel the circle and the caldron before making my way over to him.

"what are you doing" I reached my hand down to him, he grabbed it and while I was helping I regrated it as it took all my strength to pull  him up from falling to his death, at least that way his future would change, but i saved him and he looked to be quite happy that I didn't just leave him to fall "if you couldn't climb up here by yourself you should of stuck to the ground" I kept my distance.

"but I needed to talk to you" he looks over the edge, looking down the three story drop he narrowly avoided "why would you come up here anyway" he seemed quite nervous to be standing near the edge of the roof, I how ever was quite comfortable, I guess having the ability to stop myself from hitting the ground might help with that.

"I've been avoiding a few things lately" I crossed my arms and despite him trying to look into my eyes I kept my eyes pointed anywhere but at him "how did you find me anyway" I thought I was sneaky enough to get up here unnoticed.

"your sister told me where to find you" of course she did, because I'm the one with foresight, she wants me to save her crush from his death, but to expose the one place she knows i practice some of my spells is risky, what if he hadn't called out to me and saw me casting my spell I'd defiantly be dead "she also said something about how you need to fix your own problems, what does that mean?"

"nothing, she's just being a pain" I walked to the bulkhead that was normally locked "so why where you looking for me" I knew exactly why he was looking for me, it's not like he would actively seek me out now for any other reason but because of the cryptic message I left him with.

"well its about what you said yesterday" he was looking at me with intent eyes, they made me squirm, it felt strange to be looked at, to be noticed "it didn't make much sense but I started thinking about what you said and then I kept thinking about it all night and the team from West High do have a player who has sent a few people to the ER a few times and he's number 7" well this was a conversation I defiantly could ignore.

"well yeah I just said to be carful" I made my way for the door, hoping this time my unlocking charm would work "was that all" I didn't really want him to answer and with the handle not turning I was stuck till I could get the charm to work.

"ah no" my hand was on the handle and all i needed was the spell to work and I'd be out of this situation "did you want to come to my game tonight, since you seemed worried about me and all" I risked it, I looked back and he had a nervous smile on his face, this time he shrunk under my stare but never looked away from me as if pleading his case.

"sure I guess" I answered without a second thought, hoping that will be the end of it and I could spend the rest of the day avoiding him without an issue "I'll see you at the game then bye" and as if my magic had a mind of its own, it now unlocked the door as if I hadn't wanted to just blow it off its hinges to escape this awkward exchange.

"great" his smile was warm, it made me feel weird, a pull to turn back towards him. to open up to him, but before I could let myself tell him more then I already had, I left through the door.

                                                                                       To Be Continued