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A/N: Okay, I'm going to be updating this super fast because I want all my old ficcies completed before updating the new one, so make sure you watch for this fic ok? Ok.

--/Chapter Seven: Nerissa/--

She woke up the next morning, warm, comfortable and in a good mood. The mirror seemed to be asleep, grinning she dressed as fast as she could and ran out the door as the mirror started talking. Grinning Naiya made her way to the kitchen. A smaller meal was set on the table and she sighed her relief.

"Hey." Coven said as he sat down. Naiya smiled and chewed her toast.

"Does your mirror talk?" She asked him

"Yea," He said. "Kind of weird." He said shuddering. Naiya opened her mouth to talk when a loud bang erupted from the hallway.  They kitchen door opened and an extremely tired Numair stepped into the kitchen. He sank into a chair and looked at them.

"I'm sorry I missed you yesterday. Some stuff came up. Did you go through the library yesterday?" He asked. The two nodded. Numair grinned. "Good. Good, I have a few books I've taken out." He said. Naiya snorted, she'd seen the 'few' books Numair had left with.  More like fifteen. "Keep studying the books and meditating. I wish I had more time for you two but the Copper Islanders decided they want to invade." He said as if it were nothing. Naiya grimaced; the islanders were cruel, and slightly insane. "You're probably safest here." He said. "Now, what have you been learning?" He said, leaning forward eagerly. Naiya and Coven launched into a detailed description of their day.

Numair left late in the afternoon. He had left them enough work for a week but promised to be back before then. Naiya hadn't told him about the study she'd discovered the day before. She wanted to go through it first.

She had discovered a lesson in Annalia's journal about shaping water. She was waiting for Coven to leave the kitchen so she could try it in the big sink. She had decided to try and make a boat. The object she was most familiar with.

Coven left an hour later eating, reading, and walking at the same time.  Naiya stifled a giggle as she snuck into the kitchens. Numair hadn't strictly told them not to use their magic but he hadn't given them permission either.

She filled the sink with warm water and sat down Indian style in front of the tub. She slid into the meditation easily. She felt her magic encased around her. Smiling she drew it through her body. Thrilled she opened her eyes.

Everything was hazed in blue. Some spots had more blue than others. She focused on the magic she had formed over her body the past few days. Inhaling deeply she drew the magic within her. It swirled around inside of her body before settling inside of her. Naiya exhaled before focusing on her image of the Nerissa.

She pictured the wide body, the three huge masts, flying sails. She pictured sailors running around the deck.

She threw her magic into the image. She coaxed the water to form around the magic. Eventually the water took to the image. Solidifying to the image. She sighed and exited her magic.

Looking at the image without her magical sight Naiya smiled. It looked like a moving crystalline ship, suspended in the air. It wasn't a perfect replica, and nothing moved but she figured she could fix that later.

"Impressive." Came Covens drawling voice from the doorway. Naiya flipped around and looked at him. He was lounging against the doorframe. She smiled nervously.

"H-hey." She said, stumbling over her words.

"This is what you've been up to?" He said amused. Naiya smiled weakly. Standing up she swayed for a moment before toppling over. Coven grabbed her at the last moment so her head didn't hit the ground. "Forgot what Numair said about using' magic, eh? Takes allot out of ye." He said as he picked her up. Naiya nodded miserably as he laid her on a couch in the front room. She looked out the huge window out into the cove. Gulls were flying around in circles, hunting for fish.

"Here." He said setting down a large plate of food. "Eat, then sleep." He commanded.

"It's the middle of the afternoon. I can't sleep." She protested. Coven wavered in indecision. "There's a book on my nightstand." She said, remembering about Arrieal's diary. "Could you get it?" She asked playfully. He sighed.

"The things I do for you." He said before leaving.

--/--

Hehehe, This chappie's in first person again. I have fun doing them this way.

Coven

All right, I admit it. She is in control of me. I'll do whatever she wants me to. All she has to do is smile and I surrender. Why I can't figure out, but when I do I'll be my own man again.

I've never been in her room before, but then we've only lived here less than a week. Her room is colored in shades of blue, like mine. My fingers trail across the satin bedspread before picking up the book. It had a worn silver cover. She picked up the weirdest books. I thought before exiting her room.

"Here." I said handing her the book. She smiled and my heart twisted inside of my body. I wasn't sure if it was a good feeling or a bad one. But I need to know 'cause it's driving me insane.

I love my room. The dark blue walls, the bookcases, the books. It fits me.

Behind one of the bookcases is a set of spiral stairs. Up the stairs is a small stone study, cut right out of the cliff. You can see far out into the ocean. I can feel the storms building from far out.

There are no windows in the study. Just a wide-open cavern. I can feel the wind dance over my body, the damp that comes before a storm.

There's a storm building in the west. A big one. I'm waiting for it to blast the land with its immense power. Smiling I pulled off my shirt and dove from the study into the sea.

I reveled in the salt of the sea. The tender but biting cold of the water against my body. Water that I believe flows in place of my blood. Water that I lived for, water I found very hard to stay out of. I couldn't tell you how many times I'd dived out of my study and into the water. I couldn't help being indoors when there was a great big sea just a few feet away.

Naiya

I was happily reading the book Coven had brought me when I saw something fly past the great window. I jumped up to see what had fallen but my head spun in dizzying circles and I had to grab a chair to keep from falling. A few minutes later I was able to walk shakily to the window.

It was Coven; he had dived from somewhere above. I shook my head, he was so weird. But he looked so cute when he was sopping wet, his skin glittered with a blue tinge. His hair fell in his eyes and he had to flip it out of his eyes. I couldn't just watch him; I had to do something else.

I stood up and walked back to my couch and my book.

I've perfected my water sculptures but I've realized that keeping them solid is draining. I'm trying to figure out how to keep it solid without draining my magic. It'll take me a few days, but I'll get.

One of the other students tried to control the tides this morning. Stupid, he's dead now. Oceanic Magic isn't about control; it's about how you use the powers in the water. That's the first thing we're taught. I'll write more later, I have to study.

Naiya sighed as she slowly sunk into a fitful sleep.