Title: Alisa's Story

Rating: G

Summary: Alisa makes a choice that will change her life forever. This is the first of many stories about her training to become the Rowenwand witch that she knows that she has to be and everything that will happen to her, both good and bad.

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

Chapter 10: A Visit

"I can't believe that you disobeyed me," my father yelled the next morning. "I told you that I don't want you to be around those people and I find out that you went against me."

"And if you cared about my roots then-."

"Don't bring that up," my father snapped. "I'm coming home early. Apparently you can't listen to anyone while I'm away."

I wasn't shocked that my father would do this, but I was half expecting him to stay away until the ship returned.

"Do you really have to," I asked.

"Yes, I do," my father snapped. "Once we're back then I'm setting you up with someone."

And he hung up without me telling him goodbye.

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"I can't believe that he's coming home early," Morgan said when I had hung up and told her of the conversation.

"I know, but I'm not ashamed that I went last night," I told her. "I mean, I was around my grandmother and that made it even better then I could imagine."

"I'm glad that you were happy," Morgan said, "but are you worried that he's going to keep you away from your grandmother."

"No," I answered. "Nothing can keep my grandmother from seeing me. And if my father thinks that then he has another thing coming."

I said this with such determination that Morgan was impressed.

"Well I wish you luck," Morgan said.

"Thanks."

Two days later Hilary and my father returned from the cruise. He thanked Mr. Rowlands for watching me and then took me home. As soon as I got home he started on me.

"Your grounded until school ends," he said. "And no going anywhere except school and home."

I gave him a death glare but he ignored me.

"Now go to your room right now."

I didn't dare say anything as I left.

The next few days was a nightmare. He kept his word about taking me to a shrink, but the woman told him that she wouldn't be able to see me until school had ended. When he told me I pretended not to hear him. I had more important things to do then to listen to a man that didn't want to hear anything other then what he thought was the truth.

Thankfully Hilary had talked my father in letting me keep the books that my grandmother had given me. I spent hours reading up on things that I should of known for years and add entries into my Book of Shadows. On Saturday my grandmother called right after my had left to take Hilary to the doctor.

"I'm glad that I caught you," my grandmother said. "Do you have some time alone?"

"Only until dad and Hilary returns," I told her.

"Good, I'll see you in five minutes."

And I hung up.

Sure enough my grandmother came over five minutes later. I wondered what she wanted to talk to me about and I was scared that I wouldn't like it. Finally she spoke and I waited with baited breath.

"I was wondering if you wanted to spend the summer with me," she said.

I stared at her shocked.

"Really," I muttered. "I mean, you really want me to spend the summer with you."

"Yes," my grandmother answered. "You'll be around your own kind as well as with Charlie."

I blushed at the thought of seeing him and my grandmother laughed. She knew that I had it bad for him.

"So, do you want to go?"

"Yes, yes I do." I answered.

"Great," she said. "Now lets see if your father will see it our way."

I wondered what she meant by that. Of course I had a feeling that I would soon find out.

When both of them returned home my grandmother was still there. I had tried to get her to come back another day but she wanted to face my father. I figured that she had more guts then I did.

"Alisa, who's this?" my father asked.

"I'm Alisa's grandmother," my grandmother answered.

My father went white which made me want to laugh. Nothing hardly ever made my father go that white.

"What do you want?" he asked.

"Well I wanted to take Alisa with me over the summer," she said. "She'll stay out of trouble and will be out of your hair for the summer."

My father gave her a look, which told me that she was about to not get what she wanted.

"No, I don't think so," he said. "She's going to see a shrink and get the help that she needs."

My grandmother looked like she wanted to kill him, but she then smiled.

"Fine, but I'll be back."

And she was gone.

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