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Introductions

The sun shone down on the field outside Fallen Hallows Coven, where six eleven-year olds were playing happily. The summer holidays were drawing to a close, and all of them would soon be starting high school, including the eldest of the group, sisters Willow and Heather Bennington. Although Willow and Heather were twins, they could not be more different.

Willow was at least a head taller, with a creamier, paler complexion than her twin. Her golden blonde hair was ever twisted up, so as to be ready for work at a moment's notice, but the few strands that escaped from the chopsticks currently holding it up betrayed the long curls hidden away. The dark jeans and purple shirt the girl wore showed her lithe figure, honed from hours of gymnastics and kick boxing. With her heart shaped face, slightly rosy cheeks and soft pink lips, Willow appeared the picture of fragile young beauty. But the truly unique thing about Willow was her large eyes, for they rarely appeared the same shade two days in a row. The colours ranged from bright sky blue to palest grey, from ocean to electric blue, from stormy grey to icy blue, by way of deep grey ringed by darkest blue and a brilliant turquoise.

Willow was the more outgoing of the two, and the more mischievous. Although she could generally convince her twin to join her hare-brained plans, she was often impulsive and because of this, guarded her fiery temper carefully. Having said this, one thing guaranteed to set her off was an attack on someone she cared about, and Willow would happily protect her loved ones with her life. Her interests lay mainly in the work done by those around her and in her music, for Willow loved to sing. If there was one thing the elder Bennington girl loved about her new home it was the freedom it provided, as from an early stage in life, Willow had hated being cooped up and longed for the chance to be free.

In comparison, Heather was much shyer, but only around people she didn't know well. She had been interested in science from an early age, and had numerous chemistry kits in her bedroom. The smaller girl could also curl up indoors for hours without a problem, unlike her sister who would quickly become restless and fidgety. The younger Bennington twin had less of a temper than her sister, but could easily stand up for herself when in really counted. Heather was probably the smarter of the two girls, as she had a better work ethic than Willow, who put the barest minimum of effort into school work and still both girls received high marks. The petite brunette was more peaceful and focused than her hyperactive and easily-distracted sister, and slightly less sarcastic, though she came out with some brilliant one liners and put downs from time to time, she never attempted an all-out retort-war with her twin.

In looks, she was her twin's polar opposite. Her slightly tanned skin and slim frame were not all that different, but her hair was a dark brown, a colour similar to melted chocolate, and fell straight just past her shoulders. Her eyes were a warm liquid brown and showed her feelings clearly, in the same way as her sister's. With pink cheeks and reddish lips, Heather looked amazing. Her jeans and red shirt mirrored Willow's, a symbol of the close bond the girls shared.

"Willow, Heather?" Ivy Bennington called from the doorway of the main building, "Can you come here a minute?"

"Coming, Mum!" Heather yelled, while her twin turned to their four friends, saying, "Ugh, sorry, guys, we have to go in. See you later, Kirstie, guys."

At the nods from their companions, the two girls smiled and ran to their mother. They were led inside and told to sit down with their parents. After a moment of silence, Richard Bennington spoke up.

"Girls, we have something to tell you."