A/N: I wish to apologize for all of my long termed silence, I had run into a rather silent block of ideas, but now I should continue updates regularly, I am hoping even a little faster since my thoughts have not only come back; but with better flair . Anyone who was paying a regularly visit will be able to do so again xD. Well back to here, welcome to my newest chapter.

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Chapter 3: The Magic of a Kindred Spirit

The two had retreated to her dorm, a quiet place that Tara was for once glad to have been bunking alone; by choice that she didn't wish for anyone to know her little dark secret, such a thing that the public wouldn't understand; this was a place of sanctuary away from the real world and campus life. She looked to her guest, who had seated himself on a chair, though he looked to her very lightly, with just a little smile that was resting on his face as the talk had just began; this much seeming to be the light point.

"So Huyana, Does your wolf constitute a form of magic?" she was asking, did his wolf require this source of magic? Did he know whether his wolf drew on his magic or was it a separate source? She was testing his own understanding of his powers and how his were worked.

"Well Tara, the wolf..in its own constitute of magic does not use magic, but rather is a well form of a metaphysical being; capable of like a brilliant mantle come over the form of the human and meld with the very aura of the human, thus physically altering the form." he actually broke down the form of change, from what he understood about the change as to how the wolf's form became corporeal.

She gave a smile, well he was better than she thought, he certainly was no newbie to the world of the mystic and she was glad to see that. "I see, so the wolf is a binding force for you then." she knew that this made him more sensitive to lots of things, well most obvious being the senses. "I am happy to see that you have a good base of knowledge with you." not that she herself was a complete expert, but she did known enough that she could be considered a very good source for the mystical sense.

The two spoke a little more on the subject, there was some minor discussion covering parentage, Huyana explained to Tara about his mother and father, the particular point being that his father was an Alpha Werewolf, medicine man, and Shaman for their tribe plus the missing piece to the puzzle was his mother, he knew she was a Chinese Witch and Clairvoyant.

"Your mother...I'm sorry that she met such an ill fate...and she never told you?" Tara had learned of his mother's passing, but what his father had revealed to her was that she knew; his mother had avoided telling her child this because she knew he'd interfere.

"No, She didn't tell me, my father knew how brash I am..I do not accept fates that would be unfair or that I don't understand." he said it in open so to admit his fault, the point remained that his mother had known his wish to save her;s he was thankful but would not let fate be stopped.

"I see...well I'm still very sorry for it happening." she had cast her eyes down, as if feeling bad about asking him here, she hadn't asked his life story or even to know the personal facts; but he thought it was required and told her of it. "Um...I wasn't really wanting to talk about my past.." she said it straight forward, she didn't want to deter him; looking and hoping he wasn't upset.

He gave a little laugh and shook his head. "I don't need to know how your magic came to being, all I mean is if you wish to tell me some time; I will be all too happy to hear it from you." he meant that, to hear her tell him, it was that which would make him feel closer to her; he felt that was something earned.

"Thanks Huyana." what more could she do? He was being kind and she had imagined that it was because he was a good guy? Or because he was a genuine kindred spirit. "But what I should ask is, are you interested in exploring this?" Tara left it an open question.

"Yes, I am interested in exploring this...the furthest we can get it to go." his choice of words was not a mistake, he was accepting the full plight of hers without having heard it pass her lips.

"Huh..? You mean you are willing to..with me?" she seemed a little surprised by his answer, it was rather sudden she thought; she hadn't exactly asked him that.

Huyana actually stopped to give a soft laugh since she would ask him that, why else did he come with her? To try something? He'd hoped that wasn't a thought in her head, but he gave a nod to signify the 'yes' to her.

"I have every intention of proceeding with you, as there is no other who can show me the ropes as well as you can, from what you've explained I see you have dabbled in the arts for some time; you can make magic a basic that even I can understand." this said with a small smile, wanting her to feel a little more at ease if he could.

There was an odd moment between Tara and her guest, she found the silence disturbing and had gone to her closet, to get a book from her closet; she felt that it was time to get started. It had been but the first few moments, but she knew that it was going to be time to get things off the ground, she was excited to for once...she had come across someone with potential as a practitioner, he was interested in Wicca; that made her happy and then she was to be his instructor? Well a surprise to her, now it was time for her as she didn't believe she'd find herself in this position.

She came back over to his side and sat in the chair opposite him, brushing some blond strands back from her face as she looked at him, she was unsure where to begin with him; he was a shaman right? Or at least one in training? "Well um, where should I start?" the question was more than sensible.

Huyana gave a moment of thought, he wasn't sure how close the principles were and he wasn't really comfortable with his shortly determined past that had been revealed to him by some kind of a magic sprite; all he knew is that he had magic potential and that he felt like he was 5 again almost.

Finally he spoke up, since the point was made to him, he came to a clear response in a few short moments. "From the beginning, I would like to make sure that I can understand each of the aspects; I just want to be sure that I am not lost to it is all, this is a big step for me." he said as he looked to her, giving a smile that rested on his face.

And so it began, Tara began to explain the very basics of Wicca to him, though it was more the philosophy and ways of celebration to the ways of life that she herself loved and took as the experience of her personal beliefs and was teaching it to him, it seemed indirectly that she didn't want to impose herself on him; but what was her life teachings wasn't easy to let go. She had led him down the path now, something that would be more common between the two; a secret life that would well affect them in their life's doings; and thus began the path of the Witch and the Wolf.

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-Well, I hope this was remotely interesting to you, for all that lag that went into this chapter, I apologize for it being so short; I should've done more, but I will in time, I'll make it up next chapter! See ya!

-Quentix Starwing