SilversLittleAngel: Well, you're about to find out what happened.

Matteso585: I forgot that. Sorry.

GhostVirtuvirus: The death of a relative is always a possibility for hatred.

And now to reveal the truth behind Thatch's brother's death! I apologize in advance, the chapter's a bit short.

"WHAAAAAT?!" everyone shouted, except Thatch- of course.

Miss Bloodcraven nodded as Capser helped her sit down. "Even though Serafino's death was six years ago, it all started almost twenty years ago. You see, Dark witches are responsible for protecting monsters from humans and vice versa. I was assigned to deal with a supposed vampire that had gone into a feeding frenzy, attacking humans all over Chicago. I met Fino while working. He wasn't the culprit, but he was the one that saved me. We became good friends, and he often came with me on assignments. I was eventually partnered with a warlock named Jacob, and we were called to deal with an extremely dangerous monster that was destroying everything in it's path, also accumulating a small army of followers. As Jacob and I were called to deal with the monster- Valemore, Fino decided to join us."

She looked away. "It ended badly. As it turned out, the monster gained complete control over whomever it touched, and the first one of us it touched was Fino. Valemore decided to have Fino kill us, then Fino would kill himself. I was forced to fight my best friend. Death was the only thing that would set him free, but I could bring myself to kill him. So Jacob did it for me."

Casper noticed she was holding her necklace- a silver ring on a chain worn around her neck. "What's that?" he asked.

"My engagement ring. Fino proposed to me, the day before he died."

"WHAT?!" Thatch screamed.

She nodded. "We were going to tell you and your parents, but he died before we got the chance." She looked like she was about to start crying.

"I think we should go," Casper said, ushering the others out of the room.

They walked in silence. "How much did you already know?" Casper asked.

"Why should you care?" Thatch asked. "Not much," he admitted a moment later. "I knew he liked her, and that Fino died because he came along, but not much else."

"What do we do now?" Mantha asked. "I mean, maybe we could do something for her."

Casper shrugged. "I don't know. Do you still hate her, Thatch?"

"Not really. I mean, she didn't want him to die. It was her fault he came along, but still..."

They all nodded.

The silence was killing Ra. "Well, learning magic should be pretty fun."

"No kidding. I wonder what difference a wand would make?" Casper wondered.

"Who knows?" Mantha said. "She said it makes things easier, though. Maybe we should try and get ourselves wands, if we're gonna be doing magic."