Don't fall, don't fall, no don't fall! I landed softly on my but, knowing it would take more than a simple spell to get rid of the bruise that was forming. I shot out my hand speaking a binding spell to make sure the books wouldn't fall, the spell worked the books didn't even wobble.
"Oh dear, Aislin are you okay?" Alyce asked walking over to me and offering me a hand.
I flipped my long honey colored hair and pushed some behind my right ear. " Ya, i'm fine, nothing a good spell and some thyme won't fix. My binding spells seem to be getting way better!" I said pointing to the books, Alyce smiled and told me to go man the front desk.
I love working at a wicca book store, i get to read books for free, practice magick when i can and learn from a great blood witch! When i was born my mother knew i would be a very strong witch. From the moment i could speak she started teaching me everything! Being a Wyndenkell i took to casting and writing spells very quickly. I was a rather good healer, i could write spells to heal just about anything. My father was another Wyndenkell, he tried to take power over my mothers coven but didn't succeed. When i was 10 years old he left me and my mother, we haven't heard or seen him since.
Alyce Fernbrake had taken me in after my mother died of a heart attack. She took over my training, at that point i had already been incited as a blood witch, so she taught me magicks at one point even doing a tatha menna branch with me giving me all of her knowledge.
I turned when i heard a car drive by. I could see myself in the window, i had long honey hair and deep blue eyes, the kind guys just want to swim in. I wasn't very tall only about five foot four or five inches, i wasn't what you would call big chested but they weren't small boobs by any means. I was only 16 so they were a medium sized boobs, and i often got stares if i wore low cut shirts. I looked rather nice today, i was wearing a black turtle neck and blue jeans with black doc martins.
The bell over the door jingled and i looked to see a boy coming into the shop. He had silver hair and jade green eyes that could kill. He was a blood witch for sure i could sense it in him, he was of some good power. He didn't look much older than me, maybe 18 or 19.
"Ello, do you know if Alyce Fernbrake is in?" The boy asked smiling lightly at me. He had an amazing smile, something that could melt ice.
I cleared my throat and responded, " Alyce is in back, I'll be back in one moment."
I hopped up and quickly walked to the back room of the shop where Alyce did her Magick. I knocked on her door, a soft come in came from the other side.
I walked in and said, "Alyce, there is a boy here who wants to see you. He's very cute too! With an Irish accent and everything."
Alyce laughed and followed me as we walked out to the front desk. The boy was leaning on the front desk leafing through one of the books near the register.
"Hello, I'm Alyce Fernbrake, how may i help you?" Alyce asked the boy.
He smiled and bowed his head, "My name is Hunter Niall, I've come here looking for someone." Hunter said becoming slightly serious.
"Who are you looking for? I will help if i can." Alyce said looking at me and at hunter.
"Her name is Aislin Hutton, I was told you could tell me where i could find her." Hunter said glancing at me, i didn't know why he was here for me but he was.
I stepped forward and asked in a even voice, " What do you want with me?"
He looked somewhat startled then looking me over he said, "I am here from the Internation Council of Witches, I was sent here to protect you from someone."
I took a step backwards i knew what he was if he was from the ICOW, he had to be a Seeker but they didn't usually send Seekers to protect people. Then it hit me, " Who are you protecting me from?" I asked as Alyce put her arm around my shoulder.
" I am here to protect you from your father. He was spotted coming this way after doing a blood letting and opening a Bith Dearc, he must have asked a spirte where to find you. We found a book of Shadows where he said he wanted you gone." Hunter finsihed, Alyce led us to the back part of the shop and gave me a cup of herbal tea. Rosemary, lavender, thyme, lemon, i said softly in mind.
Alyce and Hunter spoke while i drank my tea. I wasn't paying much attention to what they were talking about.
"Aislin, Aislin!" Alyce said my name snapping me back to reality. I looked to her, "Hunter will be staying with you until your father is caught. Is that going to be okay with you honey?" Alyce asked
I nodded and told Hunter to follow me. We went out to his car and he got two bags one i could tell had his tools in it the other was just common tings. I opened the slim door on the left of the Practical Magick shop that had a steep set of stairs. We went up those and to the very end of the hall. My apartment was the last one which was at the very end of the hallway. I put my key into the lock and drew the rune of thorn on the door and it unlocked the defensive spell on the other side. We walked in to my small one room apartment it had a decent sized kitchen and a good sized family room with a pull out couch.
"Here we are, my humble abode." I said closeing the door as we came through. I had painted the walls a light blue and the kitchen had yellow cupbords. It looked pretty i had lived here since i was 15, Alyce knew i needed a place where i could be alone but where she could watch over me.
Hunter walked around the room as i set my small purse on the counter and hung up my keys. I lit a few incense infusing the room with the scent of a slaty ocean. I had a thing with water, i could scry amazingly with water, it hardly lied to me.
I started taking out things to make dinner as Hunter walked around the room with his Anthme, it was a very pretty knife too. My Anthme was in my room, i had swen a hilt for it too one made of pretty leather.I used my wand more though, it was made from drift wood and had a saphire on the end and it was painted a silver color with flics of blue.
I settled on making some chicken and rice with some bell pepers and banana pepers. Hunter sat at the table writing some things down. I put on the kettle and waited for the tea to boil. When the tea and food was finished, Hunter and i sat down to dinner. The whole time we ate i could hardly keep my eyes off of Hunter he was so cute and when he spoke he was always talking about something important, i felt drawn to him for some reason.
When the time came to go to bed i got sheets and pillows and blankets for Hunter and helped him make a bed.
"Merry Meet." I said as he layed down.
"Merry Part." He responded with a smile.
"Merry Meet again, Blessed Be. I don't have school or work right now school got over last week so summer vacation for me. We should go and see the town in the morning maybe go to the farmers market and get some herbs." I said he nodded then rolled over. I closed my door and went to my walk in closet.
There was a small alter in my closet i sat down infront of it and drew a circle of chalk around me. I sprinkled salt around the edges and set out the four elements. I called them one by one to me. I took my scrying bowl and filled it with Wiccan water.
" Water of magick and power goddess. Please let me see what i need to know about a boy named Hunter Niall." I said looking into the water. I started to whirl pool and i saw a young Hunter, a boy using small spells and magicks. I could see him in my living room writing in his BOS, he was writing about me. He looked and senced me watching.
I dismantled my circle and left my closet, i snuffed my candle with my mind. I went to bed and fell asleep quickly but not before i felt Hunter watching me with his magick.
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