Chapter 1

Chapter 1

"Do I really have to go here?" Jessica asked. She was in the back of her mom's old BMW. "I mean why couldn't I have stayed with Lilly and the Macedon's for the last few months of the school year?" she was more than mad at her mom for making her transfer in the middle of her senior year. They weren't even moving to this side of the country yet her mom was making her switch with out an explanation.

"Yes you have too." Her mom looked at her through the rear view mirror. "Spencer will be a good experience for you. Just wait and see."

Jessica just looked at her mom not wanting to believe her. After her dad left when Jessica was 13 it had just been her and her mom. They had gotten along nice, they never had to worry about money but Jessica missed having a dad around. They pulled up to the dorms and Jessica got out of the car grabbing her bags.

"Be good and don't-" her mother started.

"I know, I know." Jessica said before walking up the steps to the dorm. The area around Spencer had this dark feeling about it. Everything was dark and gloomy the total opposite of what she was used to.

Jessica walked up the stairs to the third floor and down the hall to her room. When she opened the door the room was empty. There was a bed that was unmade and another that didn't have anything on it. Jessica placed her stuff on the bed and started to get settle in. After about thirty minutes a short girl with curly red hair walked in.

"You must me my new roommate." She said in a bitchy voice. The moment that she opened her mouth Jessica wanted to punch her but she decided against it.

"Yeah I am Jessica Johnson."

"Well I am Kira Snider and," she looked Jessica up and down. Jessica stared at her with her chocolate brown eyes waiting for her to say something. "You doing anything tonight because there is a party and I was thinking you might want to come."

"Sure." Jessica said.

"Awesome I will give you a ride." Kira said then she sat down on her bed and started to listen to her Ipod. Jessica then continued to put her stuff away. "So where did you transfer from?"

"California." Jessica said shortly. "Weather is different here."

"Everything is different around here." Kira said.

When Jessica and Kira got to the beach there were many fires and people dancing around and the music was louder. Jessica was surprised that no one heard them.

The first thing Jessica wanted to do when they got there was to ditch Kira. She had been bitching at Jessica the whole way to the beach. "Why are you wearing thing?" and "don't hang with these people."

"Here we are. What do you think?" Kira asked. Jessica was about to answer when a boy came up behind Kira.

"Who do we have here?" he asked Kira like Jessica wasn't even there. Kira looked at the boy and her eyes lit up. She was a girl for gossip and was happy to know something that no one else did.

"This is Jessica Johnson she just moved her from California." Jessica just nodded her head and then continued to look around.

"Hey, I am Aaron Abbot." Jessica flipped her light brown hair to get a better look at Aaron, he was somewhat good looking and he knew it. He had this thing about him and Jessica didn't like it. "So you like it here?"

"Like as in Spencer or the party?" Jessica asked. She started to stare at Aaron's hair, it was long and shaggy, some guys could pull it off but Aaron was not one of them.

"Both." Aaron replied.

"Spencer is okay but I will enjoy the party more in about 10 second."

"And why's that?" Aaron asked getting closer, his breath smelled like a bad burrito and made Jessica want to gag. Instead of replying she just simply walked past him and to the far side of the beach where she was far, far away from Aaron and Kira. So much better she thought.

"Dude lets go!" Reid said to his three friends, he ran his fingers through his blonde hair in a kind of cocky way.

"Hold onto your balls will yeah?" Tyler asked. They were on their way to the party on the beach and all of them were ready to let out some steam from the school week.

"Its not like you are going to get anything tonight anyway Reid so just chill." Pogue said.

"Yeah you have already had every girl in the school. They all know your tricks." The eldest Caleb said.

The four of them had grown up with each other, there were like brothers. They had a secret and that is what kept these four unlikely friends together. If that secret would to get out they would all be in danger, it would be the Salem Witch hunt over again. They were warlocks. They were the four of five descents of the surviving warlocks that survived the hunt.

The four boys all had different personalities, Caleb was the responsible and oldest, Pogue the bad ass, Reid the troublemaker, Tyler the youngest of the four and was just along for the ride.

"Look there it is." Pogue said looking out onto the party just below them. It was fully alive music louder than ever.

"What are we waiting for than?" Reid said leading the way with Tyler right behind him. Caleb and Pogue stayed behind.

"Are you sure you felt something?" Pogue asked after a moment of silence. He was referring back to the conversation he and Caleb were having about someone using the power earlier in the day.

"Yes I felt it, it woke me up. But it cant be-"

"You think? They never found the body did they?"

"No. But it could be possible." A few months earlier the fifth son, Chase Collins, soundly appeared after being thought of as dead for many years. He came back with much more power after ascending and he wanted more. Caleb was the next one to ascend and when you ascend at age 18 it becomes your life and when you give it away you die. The power is addictive and with every usage you give a little of you life away. Caleb and Chase had a battle and Caleb came out on top but they never found Chase. Since that night, Pogue has ascended and they have been on the look out to see if he would come back.

"We will just have to wait and be ready." Caleb said. "Come on lets go there is no point and worrying about it this second. Anyways Kate and Sarah are waiting for us." Kate is Pogue's girlfriend and Sarah is Caleb's. They both went down to the party.

"Caleb!" Sarah yelled. Sarah ran and hugged Caleb running her fingers through his short black hair.

"So you guys heard about the new girl?" Kate asked as she pulled her long black hair into a tight bun on the top of her head.

"New girl?" Caleb asked looking at Pogue. He didn't like where this might be going.

"Yeah, she is-"Sarah started but was interrupted by a scream.

"What the hell?' Pogue asked. They all looked around and saw Aaron Abbot holding tight to a petite girl.

"Abbot." Caleb and Pogue said together.

"And there's the new girl." Sarah said pointing to the girl in Aaron's grip.

"Lets go." Caleb said walking over to where Aaron was. As he approached he got a better look at the girl and for some reason he already felt like he knew her.

"Let go of me!" the girl yelled. She pulled harder to get out of Aaron's grasp but he just tightened his grip. She then turned and kicked him in the grind, hard. Aaron let go and let out a loud yell, then he lunged at the girl Caleb stepped in his path.

"Move Danvers!" he yelled.

"Is there a problem?" Caleb asked calmly, one of his strengths. There was already a crowd forming each choosing the side they are on by standing behind Caleb or Aaron. Tyler, Reid, Kate and Sarah had come over and were standing near by. Tyler, Reid and Pogue were ready just in case this turned into a fight.

"Yeah that bitch kicked me!" Aaron yelled angrily.

"Maybe if you would be less of a dick and it wont happen as often." The girl said. Caleb look at her, she had a pissed off expression on her face, her chocolate brown eyes were flashing a little blue in the light and her jaw was clinched in concentration.

"Come on Jessica you know you want me, the way you looked at me when you first got here."

"Oh really. The look I gave you was pity for your condition of being an asshole. You know 1 out 3 young men have this condition you shouldn't be touchy about it." Jessica said.

There were muffled laughs all around and Aaron looked even more pissed off.

"This isn't over." Aaron said then walked off with Kira right behind him. Kira shot Jessica a death stare that made Jessica get goose bumps.

Caleb turned around to face Jessica. They were about eye level with Jessica standing on a rock; she was more familiar no that he could see her face but he didn't know where he had seen her before.

"There goes my ride." She said.

"You roommates with Kira?" Kate asked.

"Yep and she was my ride." Jessica ran her fingers through her hair that ended at her shoulders. "I'm Jessica by the way."

"I am Caleb Danvers and that's Pogue Parry, Reid Garwin, Tyler Simmons, Kate Tunney and Sarah Wenham." Caleb said pointing at everyone in turn. "Looks like you met Aaron."

"Yeah I met the little bitch. Excuse my language." Jessica said looking at her nails; she had been biting them since she could chew. She always thought it was a nasty habit but never did anything about it.

"Don't worry about it. We cuse all the fucking time." Kate said. Jessica smiled. "I could give you a ride."

"You could? That would be awesome, thank you." Jessica said. There was a twinkle in her eyes she had finally met a semi-normal person.

"Its getting late we should get back." Kate said. She kissed Pogue and then the three girls headed into the forest to go home.