Chapter 6

Diana had never flown anywhere. She gazed out of the window, watching the sunlight rise above the clouds. It had to be the most beautiful sunrise she had ever seen.

It had been a week since they had discovered the coven, and Nick and she were on their way to Ireland. He sat steadily in his seat, eyes closed.

"Have you ever been on a plane before, Nick?"

"Nope." He didn't stir.

She looked back out the window, not wanting to bother him. She noticed the plane lightly going into the clouds. Over the speaker, she heard the flight attendant announce that they were almost at their destination. Diana sat back and enjoyed the descend, noting that she had never felt something so exhilarating in her life.

As the plane made it's way to the gate, she twisted her napkin around in her fingers. She was very nervous. Everything would be a new experience for her. New people, new country, and she knew her life would never be the same.

"You'll be fine, Diana," Nick whispered near her ear.

She turned slowly and smiled at him. Now that he was sitting up, she could see he was anxious as well. The plane ride alone seemed to make Nick look like a different person. There was a gleam in his eye that she had never seen before, and easiness to the constant grim look to his face. He slid his sunglasses down, standing to grab their stuff from the overhead compartment.

Diana made her way off of the plane and stood next to Nick in the terminal. She wasn't quite sure what to look for. She knew that Katherine would be meeting them there, along with the leader of her coven. Diana wasn't sure what they looked like, but she had sent details of herself and Nick to Katherine.

Her and Nick made their way through the crowd until she saw a girl sprinting towards them. Her long, wavy brown mane of hair swept down her back and her bright, violet eyes shined as she smiled. The girl slowed down to embrace Diana. In a clear, English accent, the girl spoke, "Unity, Diana. I am Katherine."

Diana laughed, dropping her bags to hug the girl back. As she let go, Katherine grabbed Nick to hug him as well. Diana tensed, hoping he wasn't rude.

"Unity, Nicholas. Welcome."

To Diana's great surprise, Nick hugged her back, laughing.

Still smiling, Diana turned and froze. Walking toward her was a tall boy, no older than her, with golden blond hair falling over matching eyes, and a smile that looked as if it never came off of his face. He was wearing baggy blue jeans, and a loose, green shirt with long sleeves. He was the most beautiful person she had ever seen in her life.

Amazingly, he leaned over and hugged her. "Unity, Diana." His voice was light and crisp, sending chills down her spine. Releasing her, he looked down and smiled again. "I am Aidan."

"It's very nice to meet you," Diana grinned.

"The pleasure is all mine."

She began to blush, and decided to distract herself. "Aidan, this is Nick."

Nick reached out to meet Aidan's hand. "A pleasure to meet you."

"Unity, Nick," Aidan replied.

Diana was overwhelmed. She had never met such kind people in her life. Aidan reached over and grabbed Diana and Nick's bags, walking toward the luggage pick up.

With their bags in hand, they headed out to Aidan's car. The hunter green Volkswagen Jetta sat parked in short term parking. Diana sat in the back seat next to Nick, completely anticipating their arrival in Salem.

Once on the road, Katherine began with questions. "How many covens are there on your island?"

A look passed between Diana and Nick before she answered. "One."

Katherine looked back at them, apparent shock in her eyes. "Only one?"

Diana sighed. "It's kind of a long story. The digest version is that the families all slowly diminished into our few. This could have been prevented in the last generation, but something kept it from happening."

Aidan looked at Diana in the mirror. "We have several covens, of all different ages. Our coven is the prime one. We're all of respectful age, with more than enough people."

"Your lucky," Diana said wistfully. "We're the last generation in America. No one wants it to end with us."

Katherine turned and smiled at her again. "Well, then I guess it's a good thing you found us."