Well, Happy New Year to everybody! It's 2005, and my resolution is to do right this time… I say that every year! I hope everybody's enjoying everything in January! I'm back at work now, which means I'm back to work on my stories! Doesn't say much about my work ethic… This one may be a little shaky at first, but what y'all see is all that I have written on it so far, so take it or leave it!

The new year had finally come. It was 2001 and everyone was partying like it was going out of style. James, Matthew, and Wesley had decided to throw a huge party at their brand new house. It had been mysteriously willed to them by their real parents, who had died shortly after meeting them. In fact, everything that had happened to these three people over the past six months had been nothing short of mysterious.

Just six short months ago, Wesley was a mere sixteen years old and a graduate of a Dallas, Texas private school, planning to attend Oxford College, a smaller two-year division of Emory University, where he would automatically transfer as a junior. Six months ago, Matthew Hart was a seventeen year old graduate of a Philadelphia high school and his town's next boxing sensation. He had been accepted to Oxford College and everything was going just fine. Only six months ago, nineteen year old James Armstrong had begun his second year at Oxford College as a Resident Advisor. He was well on his way; he had enrolled in the five year biological engineering program and seemed to be doing just fine.

That is, until he met Wesley and Matthew. The moment the three of them met, their lives changed forever. They all found out that not only were they actual brothers, but witches as well, destined to "free the world from all evil" as a Prophecy had foretold. Slowly, they began to accept their new roles and since then had become very close to each other, which was expected since they were constantly battling various forces of evil. They had met their birth parents once, but shortly after they were both killed by one of many warlocks and demons who had tried to acquire their powers.

Since then, the three brothers had learned to trust and help each other, no matter what. Their newfound brotherhood had taken them on a path of ups and downs that no one else would have been able to cope with and understand. They had grown and matured, or at least as much as they wanted to do so. Now, James was twenty years old, Matthew was eighteen, and Wesley was seventeen. In addition to dealing with all the supernatural things they had to deal with, they also had the grueling reality of college life as well.

Now, they were back at college, back to the books. James, who had his own dorm room, had gone to the library to study. He claimed that he could never get anything done with Wesley always hanging around. Wesley had spent the last hour ducking and dodging books, pens, pencils, and anything else Matthew could get his hands on. The strange thing, though, was that just before the objects would hit Wesley, they would turn transparent and pass right through him!

"Matt!" Wesley pleaded. "Stop that! Why can't you pick on somebody else?"

"Because you conveniently live here," Matthew answered. "And you're the easiest person to pick on. Besides, I have to work on this new power, don't I?"

"Not all the live long day," Wesley said. "I'm done being your guinea pig. I'm out of here."

Wesley went to open the door, but an unseen gesture from Matthew caused Wesley's hand to pass through the doorknob, as if he had never touched it at all. Wesley turned back and glared at his older brother, but Matthew only grinned slyly and winked back. He was really starting to get the hang of this new aspect of his power. Since becoming witches, Matthew had inherited the ability to alter the density of his body, effectively allowing him to phase through solid matter. Now, his power had expanded to the point where he could cause other things or people to phase as well.

"This ain't right, Matt," Wesley said calmly. "You can't kidnap me in my own room. And I've never used my powers on you."

"That's because your powers don't work on us," Matthew said, referring to the fact that Wesley couldn't freeze either of his brothers.

"One day," Wesley said, "I'll get a power that'll tear you up."

"Until then," Matthew said, picking up a shoe, "stand still, homeboy."

James was in the library, trying as hard as he could to keep his mind focused on the enormous biology book in front of him. For the past hour, though, his mind was preoccupied with other things, mostly Lina. He hadn't seen her since before the holiday break, which was a month ago. Even though the students were starting to trickle back into the school, she still hadn't come back yet. He was starting to get worried about her. It wasn't like her to wait so long; she had presented herself as one of those people who would never miss a class. She seemed to be as dedicated to attending classes as postmen were about delivering mail (the whole rain, sleet, and snow thing).

He was about to give up "studying" when two hands suddenly covered his eyes. He smiled as he turned around, not saying a word, to see Lina, the very girl he had been daydreaming about for the past hour. She looked exceptionally beautiful, probably because he hadn't seen her for a month.

"Hey there, big boy," she said, wrapping her arms around his neck.

"Hey!" he exclaimed. "Where've you been?"

"Here and there," she answered. "How was your vacation?"

"It was," James said, "exhausting. You?"

"Very relaxing," she replied. "What do you mean 'exhausting?'"

"You know," James said, thinking quickly. He didn't want to expose his secret. "Dealing with my brothers and all."

"Of course," Lina said. "They're new, after all, right?"

"Yeah," James said. "We should all hang out sometime."

"I'd love that," she responded, smiling. "I'd love to get to know them."

"Great," James said. "You won't believe what Wesley think about you."

"Try me," she said, leaning in closer.

Jimmy! Don't be tellin' Lina what Wesley thinks about her! You know better than that! And Matt! Practicing your new-grown powers like that! You oughta be ashamed! How strange, then, that Wesley hasn't done anything wrong…yet. Hopefully coming up next: Wesley gets a job, and into trouble with his brothers for using magic a little too freely…