When morning came, I was NOT excited. I think the only two who were happy in the house mansion thing we were in were Loki and Teekl. Even Koda seemed angry. At what, I don't know. The wolfy type animal was slightly bullheaded.

When I did get up, I walked towards the scent of bacon, raspberry tea, and chocolate chip pancakes. Klarion and Celeste were already there taking up all the awkward atmosphere they could. I assumed the plate in-between My sister and Mr. Sassy-Horns was for me, but I didn't feel like walking over there so I sat down and "grabbed" the plate with magic.

"So we have each thought of one proposal, seeing as it's your training, you can decide first my proposal.

I stay here to preside over your training. If He is doing something I don't like, such as too evil or beyond your level of magic, then I step in."

"Or she could live here and have nothing to do with your training. If you think you can't do it, you can. If you don't want to do it, you will."

"I like Klarion's idea!" I screamed full of annoyance. It wasn't even 10:30 and they were already ambushing me. So I chose the idea in which I felt I'd be ambushed less. "Now let's change the subject, so I can eat my food without wanting to kill you two."

"Well we need to get this settled." Celeste argued.

"Fine. You guys play mommy and teacher and talk, Get it settled, because I don't care. "

"Someone's angry," Loki's thoughts entered my brain.

"There's a difference between angry and annoyed." I replied telepathically, "Where are you anyway?"

"Hiding."

I rolled my eyes, "Wuss-Puss"

"Baby."

That finished our mind conversation. It wasn't us being mean, it was us being playful. But if I didn't let him have the last word it wouldn't have been playful. So I left it alone.

Meanwhile Klarion and Celeste were in a huge shouting match. I sat there and watched, waiting for one of them to use some magic, but it didn't happen. They just shouted until I finished eating, then I went up to my room to sleep.

But I got maybe 10 minutes of alone time when Klarion burst in.

"You know I could've been changing."

"Doesn't matter. Be in the courtyard in 2 minutes." He left abruptly. I rolled my eyes for maybe the 20th time in 24 hours.

Deciding I didn't want to be late and face the wrath of our awkward little man-child male lead I didn't change out of my pajamas. It was obvious in his eyes that he tried not to insult me for my choice of attire.

"Well today, we start with the basics. Things that might help you in a battle for whatever reason you'd engage in one. And don't hold back, because I sense a powerful magical aura from you. Powerful, dark, and reckless." He eyed me like a piece of meat, his voice screeching higher with every syllable.

I pointed my hands like guns and had some shooting range fun with Klarion. Reckless, Definitely. Powerful, Probably. But dark, get back to me on that. I mean after the man-child started screaming I stopped. Gradually, I mean you know what they say about quitting cold turkey. (Wink wink)

But when we did get serious, I was relearning the basics of basic magic all over again. We worked until about 6:03 p.m. Then I was free to do whatever I wanted. As long as I stayed on, in, or around the building in which I'd be living in for the duration of training.

As soon as I walked in the house, mansion, castle thingy I ran to the kitchen. I could smell Celeste's cooking, which only made me hungrier.

"What'cha cookin good-lookin?" I asked, laying down on the table and rubbing my stomach.

"Side dish casserole, tater tots, corn, coleslaw, the works, should be done in ten!" She informed me perkily, "But for now, get off the table and go get dressed." I rolled off the table and ran to my room. I found a silver tinkerbell style dress in my bag. With my black hair up in a bun, I looked like some freaky black and white tinker bell. My sister on the other hand looked a bit like Marilyn Monroe with her blonde hair all curled, and her white dress. But Klarion was dressed in his normal attire. The only thought that came to mind was, that boy is extremely stick-like.

Celeste put the food on the table, and poured us hot tea. How that would mix with our signature dish, I'm really not sure it would. But as soon it the food was put down in front of me I devoured it. Finger sandwiches and mini weenies hung out of my mouth and sat on my face.

"So how was training?" Celeste asked, trying not to insult my table manners.

"I blasted Skinny Man-Child in the butt. We relearned the basics of neutral magic." I reported after a gulp of tea. My sister stifled a giggle.

"Yes, it was all fine and dandy, But even your basics need working on. Klarion was clearly embarrassed.

"Bull carp Klair-Bear! You know I kicked major magical buttocks out there!" I had put down my fork to defend myself.

"Come on, Cascade. You're amateur at best!" Now it was my turn to be in a shouting match with Klarion.

"I thought I was dark powerful and reckless."

" I just said that so you wouldn't hold back, and if that wasn't holding back, I don't want to see what is."

"YOU ARROGANT SKINNY PRICK!" I yelled at him, "But seriously you might wanna eat something. I mean you're like crack skinny."

Celeste almost peed herself in a burst of laughter after I said that.

"You guys are just adorable. I mean all the fighting you do. It reminds me of like little puppies."

Klarion and I looked at eachother. I'm fairly certain we had the same things running through our heads.