Disclaimer: I own all the characters in this chapter.

***** The first part of this chapter is kinda boring. The middle gets better, I promise.****

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Chapter Three

The glow of the morning light shone through the window as Kara slowly stirred.

The sunlight shone on her face and she winced, not wanting to wake up. But something told her she had to. There was much to do. And besides, she needed to find some answers about her family.

She rubbed her sleepy eyes and stretched, trying to rouse out of her tired state. Memories of last night burned through her mind. The initiation, Sasha, the confession with Ashton…it was all too much to take in. Kara sighed and closed her eyes. She did a quick spell, tracing imaginary runes in the air and pushing the negative thoughts from her mind. Focusing on the energy she had begun building, Kara imagined some sort of purple light surrounding her. She focused her energy on the purple light and imagined taking the purple light into her soul. Then slowly, she brought her hand to her chest, feeling the energy seep into her heart, mind, and soul.

The spell worked successfully, and Kara found herself feeling very calm and sedated. Bad thoughts couldn't penetrate her mind. She was just blissful and a little bit too happy. That left her enjoying the briefs moment of dressing up for the day. Normally Kara would have settled for just a plain sweatshirt and some old jeans, but today, she felt differently. So when she looked through her closet, she picked out a red tank top and a knee-length skirt instead.

Feeling confident with the way she looked, she applied make up on her face too. Not too much, of course, just mascara and some pale lip gloss. When she was done she stopped and stare at herself. The girl looking back at her didn't look like Kara. It looked like someone she could never be. But of course, Kara didn't feel sympathy for herself. She was happy.

By the time she left the house, it was already noon. Kara walked slowly on the dusty streets, taking her time. Half an hour later, she reached the cottage where the person she was looking for resided at. The cottage was set at the beginning of a stretched out forest. Blackhead Woods was famous for its wild herbs and it was an ideal location for secretive meetings. Kara knew about those because she had been to those meetings when she was a child.

Walking up the narrow road to the shabby cottage, Kara softly rapped on the door. A moment later it opened slowly and a women in her later thirties poked her head out.

" Oh hi, Ms. Kutcher." she smiled politely. "Come on in." She leaned back and opened the door wider. Kara walked in and looked around. The cottage was all but two rooms. The main room was where she was in now. A wooden table and matching stools were the only main attire in the room. Various pots, pans, and strange objects were strung up on the wall. Kara tried not to stared at a real impaled rose. Instead she turned and regarded the woman standing behind her.

"Mrs. Cosby…Alexis…you know what I came for, right?"

The plump women nodded. " Yes, Miss Kutcher, I have what you want right now." She walked into the back room and retrieved a wrapped package. Alexis handed the package to Kara.

"This was left behind by your father. He never said who to give it to. At first I assumed it was for Jae, but she never came to claim it. So I guessed it was suppose to be for you."

Kara was dazed. " But Alexis…I thought I came to talk about family. That's all you can give me?"

Alexis shook her head. "No Kara. You're still young, and all the secrets in your family lies here inside this package. I'm just the Keeper Of Things, and I may know a few things, but I think all the knowledge I'd attained from your family will be inside this." She gestured to the package. " Take good care of this. It holds many secrets, many curses, many truths. Many has try to gain access of this, but I made sure they don't succeed."

Kara nodded solemnly. "Did Sasha ever…?" She couldn't complete the sentence, so she trailed off.

Alexis grimaced. "Oh, Sasha did a lot of things. I'm sure you don't want to know. As long as you protect yourself, and your powers, which is the main key, no harm could come to you. It will hurt you, try to penetrate and break you, but you'll survive."

"Okay. Thanks for the advise, Alexis." They walked to the door together, and Kara hugged the woman before she headed out. She didn't know how much time has passed, but at least the sun didn't set yet.

"Kara?"

Kara stopped.

"Remember to protect yourself."

Kara sighed. "I will. Thanks anyway." She started walking again back to her house, never once looking back.

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Two shadows lingered behind the cottage, hidden behind thorn covered bushes.

" Did you hear anything interesting to report back to Sasha?" The older one, Thomas, hissed to his brother, Damon.

Damon shrugged. "I don't know. They were talking about some sort of package that was supposed to be important. Wouldn't Sasha be interested?"

"What kind of package?" Thomas probed his brother.

"I don't know! Probably some sort of thing that's like a legacy to her family." Damon grew defensive. "Weren't you listening?"

"No, cause I asked you to listen. I was supposed to watch for any sign of intrusion, remember?"

"Yea, sure, like somebody would actually find us when we're hidden here."

"They could! They're witches, remember?"

Damon rolled his eyes. "Whatever. They didn't find us, did they? Let's just get this to Sasha. I want to leave."

"FIne. Let's go then."

The two brothers quickly walked out of the forest, going the same way Kara did, but back to where Sasha lived.


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Longer chapters required more energy and strength to write. This chapter is not long enough. But hey, I tried at little.