CHAPTER 03: JONATHAN.
A couple of days after the ball Kol had finally found a witch with information about the profecy and was meeting with her in the forest near a cave, he had told me that he would be home as soon as the meeting was over. For the first hour or so, I cleaned the house and made preparations for dinner, that would I would have less work later. When I was done I walked towards our bookcase and grabbed a book about magic spells and sat down in the chair near a window, I opened the book and let my eyes glide over the pages, seeking for something interesting to learn. My eyes landed on a protection spell. I needed a Black Tourmaline stone to spell as a talisman. When it was spelled it needed to be placed near the entrance of the house, it would not give people or creatures entry to this house only by invitation by me and Kol.
-Hic non est locus inanis, Ego tamen non esse domi;
Et relinqueret phylacterium dum praesidio ut vagentur.Non medius plus vel minus loquar
Vestibulum consequitur ipsam factam;
Vallo, obsignatorum, et seruauit, Per spiritum meum ut sis salus mea
Huius ego cum damno gratia nulla
Ex herbis et lapidibus eaque fit –
Ingredients for spell:
• Salt
• Basil
• Sage
• Calendula
I stood up and walked towards the cabinet that held our dried herbs. Every ingredient was there except Sage. I put the book back in it's place and grabbed a basket that was near the door. I had seen Sage grow in the forest and it was just a couple minutes out of town into the forest. I quickly wrote a small letter to Kol to inform him where i would be heading and invited him to join me, if he was home before me. I layed the letter in a place I was sure he would see and made my way outside. The walk through town was not long and I soon arrived at the border between the forest and the town's edge. I got a nervous feeling inside my stomach as I almost reached the spot where the sage grew, I felt as if I was being watched. I stopped in my tracks and looked around me. I could not see anything between the tall trees and bushes that looked out of place. Slowly i continued walking towards the sage. The uneasy feeling never left me and I stayed on my guard. When I arrived at the plant I needed, I crouched down and started to pick a couple of leaves so the plant would continue to grow. I gently layed them down in my basket. When I heard movement around me I quickly got up and whirled around.
On the path infront of me I saw a familair man with blond hair and brown eyes, he wore a cloak she would recognize anywhere. My breath caught in my throat and I stated at him for a second. I wondered if he was here alone.
"Jonathan." I said through clenched teeth. "I would love to talk with you but I have to go."
His brown eyes narrowed at me as he shook his head.
"I am afraid I can not do that Rosa." He said with a hint of sadness in his voice. "You need to come back."
"I will do no such thing!" I slowly moved to my left. Jonathan did the same.
"I was afraid you would say that. Rosa please come with me I do not want to hurt you, but I will if i have too."
"Why Jona?" I whispered at my childhood friend.
"Because I have no choice." He growled at me. "Do you think i want to do this?"
"Then don't!" i yelled at him. "There has to be another way."
"I really can't. I am truely sorry. They are threatening my sister, Rosa you know how much she means to me."
I did know how much she meant to him. He was over the moon when she got born and When their parents died he took care of her. I could understand why, but it didn't make it hurt less. I felt betrayed by my oldest friend.
"Tomorrow more of our coven will arrive and it is my task to make sure you will not leave." He looked down to the forest floor with a heart breaking look in his eyes. I could see he was really sorry, but I could not let him do this.
"I am sorry Jona that they made you do this. I do understand but you have to understand I can not let you take me back."
He looked up at me with a confused expression. I quickly turned around and started running deeper into the forest. Since Jonathan was alone I could out run him.
I could hear him curse and start his pursuit. "Rosa wait!"
I ignored him and moved around the trees and bushes that were in my way. I tried to remember a fire spell Kol had taught me. I had not mastered it but that did not mean I would not try.
"ad ignem plumbum mihi ministrat me sequatur
audi vocem meam, et defendat me a mala." I whispered the spell quietely over and over, until I could feel the element answering my call.
I turned around towards Jonathan and flicked my hand his way. I could feel the magic pulsing around me and the feeling made me smile. I could see fire rapidly moving through the trees towards my old friend. I could see him stop in his tracks when he saw it. A circle of flames surrounded him, which he could not cross, the fire didn't spread and kept only burning in the circle around him. I could see him mumbling a spell of his own and I quickly retaliated with the same spell as before. I could feel his magic fighting mine and in this moment we were evenly matched. The only problem for me was time. I did not know how long I could keep the fire burning. The last time I tried it only lasted ten minutes. I could already feel the element weakening. A couple minutes the flames ceased to exist. Jonathan stepped over the ash circle that was left behind. He slowly walked towards me with his hands raised in front of him.
"I have to say your magic has grown in this story time." I could see a small smile play on his lips, but it quickly was gone and his face was an emotionless mask as he began to quicken his pace.
I started to run, I knew he would catch me since he was a lot quicker then me. A fact I learned many times when we were younger and played games together. I moved past the trees as I could hear his footsteps coming closer. For a second I could imagine us in our woods when we were seven. That was the time that I felt happy with my coven and really felt like they were my family.
I felt Jona's hand grab my shoulder, turn me around and push me against a large tree. His second hand grabbed my other shoulder to keep me in place as I tried to struggle against his hold.
"You never could out run me Rosa." He said in a not taunting manner he was just stating a fact I knew myself.
"I know but I had to try." He nodded in understanding where I came from.
"I would have done the same."
We stood there for a couple of minutes looking in each others eyes. When I moved mine from his I saw movement over his shoulder and I let out a sigh of relieve. Within seconds Jonathan was thrown of me an landed a couple of feet from where I stood. Not much later Kol had a hand around his throat and pushed Jonathan against a tree with his feet dangling in the air. I rushed towards them when I saw the fear in my friend His eyes.
"Kol let him go." I said gently and put an arm on his shoulder. His head whiped towards me with a glare. I could see he was angry not only at Jonathan but also towards me.
"Why on earth would I do that!" He growled. "He had you pinned against a bloody tree."
"Because he is my friend and he had no other choice."
"Not a really good friend." Kol snarled at Jonathan, who was starting to look blue.
"Just let him breath Kol! I want to ask him some questions." I saw Kol's grip tighten before he threw Jona on the ground and put his right foot on his chest.
"Make it quick Bella I want you as far away from them as I bloody can." He spat and turned his death glare towards Jonathan again. Who had got some colour on this face again and looked with terrified eyes at Kol. When i called his name his brown eyes found mine. I crouched down next to him and sat down on the forest floor.
"Is Marcello still alive?"
"He is and he is furious at you and your friend Rosa." His eyes shot quickly towards Kol and back to me. "What is he?"
Before I could answer Kol replied harshly. "None of your bloody concern."
"When will the rest arrive? You said tomorrow but around what time?" I asked not answering his question since Kol did not want him to know.
"They will be here before noon. Marcello will be with them as well as some of the stronger witches that are left since he killed them some of them in the forest." Jonathan glared at Kol. Blaming him for their death, they only had themselves to blame in my opinion.
"I do not want to see you hurt Jona but as you stated yourself, we have no choice if you do not let it rest." It did pain me to say that to him. " I know Anna is the most important person in your life and I do not want her to grieve her brother, she needs you."
I put my hand against his cheek and caressed it with my thumb. " I am sorry for what our coven is holding above your head. I hate them for it because you and your sister are the few kind ones. I will miss you my friend but this will be our goodbye. Kol let him go please."
Reluctantly Kol removed his foot off Jona's chest. I could see he did not agree with me. Jona got up and moved towards me. Kol let out a warning growl at him. I rolled my eyes and took the few steps toward Jona and wrapped my arms around his back. "Take care of Anna, Jona. Tell her I will miss her dearly when you see her."
I felt him wrap his arms around me and hug me against his chest. I felt a lonely tear fall onto my cheek.
"I will Rosa, I will. Now go. The next time I can not be this kind even though it pains me I have too." He led go of me and pushed me towards Kol. "I will not mention to them he is still with you and your growing powers. You could use the element of surprise. Goodbye Rosabella I do hope our paths will not cross until this is all over."
I nodded sadly and turned towards Kol. He still looked furious. I walked towards him, grabbed his hand and tugged him to the direction of our town, not looking back. It took him a couple of seconds to move. He said nothing as he quickly took me in his arms and started to run towards the edge of town. He dropped me to my feet and started to stalking in the direction of our house with out a word. I followed him and reluctantly entered the house, not knowing what he would do. When I closed the front door and turned towards him his angry green eyes met mine.
"Why did you go alone and why go into the woods?!" He growled while his eyes narrowed at me. "You knew they were close!"
"I thought it would be safe." I looked down at the floor to avoid his intense gaze. "I found a protection spell that I wanted to cast over the house and only needed sage."
"You could have gone to the market for it!" he yelled. I could hear him pacing in our small living room. "What if it had not been your bloody friend!"
"I missed the forest and how I always felt at ease in it's beauty." My head snapped up when I saw his shoes in my line of sight. He stood so close I could feel his warm breath on my face. His green eyes swirling with different emotions.
" I know I was acting reckless and I am sorry that you had to save me again." I whispered. His eyes softened a tiny bit. He raised his hand towards my face. It was trembling a bit with his anger and I could see he was trying to control it.
"I will always try and save you darling." His voice was kinder than before but still had an edge to it. His words made my heart flutter. "But until this is over you will not do anything like that again or I will lock you up for your own good! Since compulsion does not work on you it is the only choice I will have."
I only nodded I did not want to argue with him. Kol let out a large breath, his thumb started to make small circles on my cheek as he stared into my brown eyes. His eyes occasionally flickered to my lips. I could feel the tension in the room switch from anger to something more intense. A feeling that was around us more often the last couple of weeks. It always made the butterflies flutter in my stomach. His nose was now almost touching mine. I never had kissed a man before and in this moment I wanted nothing more than Kol's lips on mine. As if he could read my mind Kol closed the gap between our lips. The kiss began softly but turned more passionate in seconds. I could now feel his whole body against mine as he pressed me against the door. My hands found his soft hair and tangled with his brown locks. A small moan left my lips as he deepened the kiss. All to soon his lips left mine to catch our breaths. I opened my eyes as his forehead rested on mine and was met with his forest green ones, a small smirk played on his lips and I felt a small grin appear on mine.
Kol let go of me and took a step backwards, giving me space to move. We were quiete for a moment. He was the one who broke the silence and stretched his hand towards me, I quickly accept and laced my fingers with his.
"Let's pack our things and go. We need to leave as soon as we can."