The first of many (hopefully) one-shots to come! This one was inspired by a guest who called herself NoNamedGirl. Here we go!

P.S. Just so you know, before the whole flash back is Alyssa's POV, and after is Julian's POV.

Julian/Alyssa, lilac, flowers, Canada

Canada was too cold for Alyssa's taste.

Sure, Carter had heard strange reports of magic, but why one Ra's great earth did he send her here? She was studying in the path of Geb, the earth god. There weren't even any plants in this part of Canada, much less rouge magicians. And worst of all, she sent her with... with him.

Julian. That's his name. A big 14-year-old with a certain knack for annoying people- particularly Alyssa. Most of the time, she could handle his little pranks; but one night, he took it way too far.


She was alone in her room cleaning her pottery wheel. Yes, she had a pottery wheel in her room. She had grown up in North Carolina with a family of potters, and she had been doing it all her life. She had just finished her final project for her ceramics class at BAG academy. It had taken her her whole Saturday to finish it, but she was proud of her work.

It was made of the best clay that she could find- of course, when you have the internet and portals, it's not that hard to find. It stood on a tiny little base that took her hours to perfect and balance. It started out round at the bottom, then came up in a smooth curve that elongated into a beautiful slender neck. The intricate designs were highlighted in lilac, her favorite color.

With her hands dirty and washcloths stained, she started to walk to the bathroom to clean up. When she crossed her room though, fate had different plans.

Her ankle hit something and she heard a creaking noise. She whipped around to see a light blue string come shimmer into existence. At the end of that string was- she didn't even have time to process it before it was too late.

A freaking bucket of water. After the incident, she realized what it was meant to do. Under the bucket was where she usually set her computer, but right now, she had moved her computer and put her vase in it's place.

A ball dropped the string was pulled, and the water rushed out.

Normally, this wouldn't have been a problem; but the vase's base was very fragile. The slightest movement could tip it. The force of the water hit the vase. It tumbled over the edge of her desk and crashed on the hard tile floor.

Alyssa stood in shock. I didn't take her long, though, to say what was on her mind. "JULIAN!"


That's how Julian became Alyssa's number one hated magician.

He didn't even apologize. He only saw the expression on her face and ran. Her normally calm emerald eyes had then shone with anger. He was surprised that she didn't smash him to pieces- just like her had done her vase.

He felt so stupid, so... yeah, just stupid.

She didn't know that, even though he followed the path of Horus, he was practicing some earth magic, too, maybe just to win her over. She didn't know that he went and ha-di-ed himself after he broke her vase. After all, he deserved it. But she really didn't know that he only played those pranks to talk to her, even if she was yelling at him.

He knew that he needed to do something, anything, to get her back. He had no idea if she felt the same way about him. With her back to him, in this frozen, plant-less wasteland that is Canada, he thought, Well, it's now or never.

He summoned the power of Geb. He had really only tried this once when he made a piece of grass grow an inch. But this time, with all his heart, he prayed to Geb.

Please. Just one little flower. That's all I ask.

He closed his eyes and concentrated for what seemed like hours. After a few more prayers and beads of sweat, he opened his eyes to find a cluster of fresh, tiny flowers in the snow at his feet, all the color lilac.

Her favorite color.


That was hard work! But I FREAKING LOVED IT! I give up- I totally ship Julissa now. (it sounds like jewel-iss-ah in my mind.)

Keep giving me ideas!

-DaughterOfGaea2399