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 14: Odd News

For the rest of the week I did what Hilary told me. I hated having to lie to my father but he wasn't giving me much of a choice in the honesty department. After my father left for work Hilary took my to Practical Magick. Alyce was there and I grabbed a new Book of Shadows and went over to the counter.

"Is this it?" she asked.

"Yes," I said, handing her the money that Hilary had given me.

She handed me the change and I left. I was glad that she hadn't asked me how things were going at home.

When we got back I finished the last bit of my old Book of Shadows and then put it in a place that I knew dad would never find. In the vent that was behind my shelves. I placed the new Book of Shadows where I had hid the old one and then laid back in bed. I closed my eyes and fell asleep.

The next day, when my father had gone to work, I got a visit from my grandmother. I hoped that she wasn't telling me that this was goodbye. I really needed her right now.

"Can I come in?" she asked.

"Sure."

I moved so that she could pass.

"Alisa, I'm heading back home and I've talked to Alyce and she said that she'll give you the training that you'll need this summer."

I felt upset that I wouldn't be going with her.

"I'll be checking on you from time to time," she went on. "So keep your head up and things will get better."

"Will I still be able to take those tests after my year and day is over?"

My grandmother nodded.

"Thanks," I told her.

She kissed me on the forehead and left.

On Sunday Hilary took me to the first gathering of the Starlocket Coven. I had heard about the coven from Morgan and I was really excited about meeting them. A young woman opened the door when I knocked and I smiled at her.

"I'll pick her up in an hour," Hilary told her.

"Very well," the woman said and I was led in.

The house was very nice, a lot nicer then the one that I had. Several members of the coven were already there, but none that I knew of. When Alyce finally appeared I smiled at her.

"Thanks for coming, Alisa," she said, kissing me on the cheek. "Do you have your robe?"

"No, I wasn't told to bring it," I confessed.

"No need, bring it next time," she told me. "Now let me introduce you to the rest."

For the next ten minutes I was introduced to everyone in the coven and they were all looking at me as though I was a strange person, but Alyce explained that I had different powers because of the fact that my mother had stripped herself of her powers. This seem to be okay with everyone and I felt calmer.

Alyce drew the circle and then brought us inside before closing it. She then took out a bowl of salt and sprinkled some around the circle.

"With this salt, I purify our circle."

Several coven members helped with the other elements and soon our circle was purified.

"Tonight were sending calming energy into us," Alyce told us. "A lot of us are finding that we need this after the stressful season that we've had."

Several people nodded in agreement including me.

"Lets gather hands," she told us and I grasped Alyce's hand and someone that I didn't know. "Now close your eyes and feel the warmth that comes with the Goddess, feel it surround you, and then bring it into you. Ask her to take away the pain, the sadness, and the stress that has come into your life."

I closed my eyes and focused only one what Alyce had wanted us to feel. I felt my mind opening up, feeling it coming closer to who I wanted to be. And then I felt all the tenton, stress, and everything that my father had forced on me, float away.

"Now lets move counterclockwise and feel the connection to everyone and the Goddess."

Alyce pushed me and we went around counterclockwise. I felt the air rushing around me, taking away everything that had happened. I felt myself connecting to the Goddess and she was smiling down on me. And then we stopped and I threw my hands up, feeling the energy leaving me. As soon as it was gone I felt peace.

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"Thanks for taking me," I told Hilary when she came to pick me up.

"It was nothing," she said. "I told your dad that we went bowling and he didn't come around to check if I was telling the truth."

I felt relieved by that.

"So how was it?" she asked me. "Being around people that are like you and your mother."

"It's great," I told her. "I really like connecting like that."

"I'm glad that your happy."

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To XxHyBriDk10: I'm glad that you've read what I've so far written. Thanks for the review and I hope that you liked this chapter. Also, if I got her year wrong, then I'm sorry. I'll place her as a junior in the sequel to this story.

To MoriaRownlands222: Thanks for the review.

To allison lightening: Thanks for the review and yes, they are.