"Keaira?" Keaira span round and looked up into a face she knew only too well.
"kyle? What, what are you doing here?"
"I'm with my girlfriend, she comes to this college. Wow, its er… weird seeing you again. Are you ok?" he said, searching her face.
"I'm fine," she said, oh goddess this is weird. She felt an arm round her shoulder,
"who's this?" Kai asked, Keaira tried to stop herself laughing at the jealous note in his voice.
"this is kyle, my… an old friend."
"hey," Kai said. Taking in kyle's muscular build and tanned complexion. "come on Keaira, I have to tell you something."
"oh ok, bye kyle, maybe I'll see you around," Keaira said, smiling shyly, it was impossible not to blame him for her being kidnapped. Even though deep down she knew it was her fault, for running off and doing a dark spell. Kai took her hand, roughly and practically dragged her through the crowds until they were outside in a little courtyard.
"what was that all about?" he said facing her sharply.
"what do you mean," keara said frowning
"you know full well. I know that kyle's your ex, what you want ot get back with him or something,"
"WHAT?" Keaira almost screamed, "what are you talking about Kai are you totally stupid, you know what happened with me and kyle!"
"yeah well it didn't look like there was much hate going between you"
"yeah it's called being polite! Not that you'd know anything about that, you were totally rude back there, and what's with treating me like something you OWN. I have my own free will and I can do what ever I bloody like!" Keaira shouted
"fine go with him, see if I bloody care, you've always been to mouthy anyway!"
Keaira growled frustadedly and kicked him hard in the shins "you stupid macho, shovanistic pig. I bloody hate you and…" Kai grabbed her arm, pulled her closer to him and kissed her, fiercly. She met fire with fire, putting all the anger she had felt before into the kiss. She pressed her body against his, balancing on tip-toes to meet his hight. When they broke apart they were both breathing fast. Keaira frowned at Kai as if to say, what is going on in your wierdo mind.
He grinned, "had to do something to shut you up!" Keaira gasped, trying to be outraged but found herself laughing.
"look, if you know me at all, you should know, I don't like kyle. At all. I don't even think I should be explaining myself to you."
"I know I'm sorry," Kai said, wrapping his arms around her, "I just…"
"what?" Keaira said, looking up into his eyes,
"I got a tiny little bit jealous is all, ok?"
"a tiny bit jealous?" Keaira said raising her eyebrows. He gave her a dirty look and she stuck her toungue out at him.
The next Saturday was Keaira's birthday. She was now 18, an adult, techniqually. Her mum woke her up, and she went down to find Moira, ian, sky, mathew and a few members of her mum's coven there. She opened presents and they all had a nice leasurly breakfast. At about 12 there was a car horn outside and Keaira ran out to Ali's car to meet Yasmin and him. They were all going to the beach, and having a mini party. Kai was meeting her there.
At the beach there were more presents and people wishing her a happy birthday. She got a withc message from Kai, I'm on my way, get into a swimming costume.
She smiled, thinking it was kind of a weird request but she got changed into her bikini, a new one form Moira. When she came back, Kai was there with his surfboard. Her pulse quickned as she saw he was only wearing a pair of baggy trunks. He smiled as he saw her walking towards her.
"hey happy birthday!" he jumped up and leaned down to kiss her.
"hey, why the need for a costume?"
"ah because, as it is your birthday, one of your presents is… drum roll please… I'm going ot teach you how to surf!"
"what? Seriously?" Keaira said, shocked, "that is… so cool! Thank you!" she went up to kiss him.
"I aim to please," he whispered in her ear, "you look goreous by the way." She grinned stupidly,
"can we go now, please!"
they headed out into the water, and Kai swam next her as she tried to balance on the board. When she fell in (which was quite often) he caught her and they went plunging down together. Soon she could just about balance and knew the right way to stand. After about an hour Kai ran out to steal his frineds board and came back and they surfed together. Kai got a little bit further though.
When they came out they were both dripping wet and smiling goofily. It was getting a bit darker and people had got a bonfire started. They had already decided that this was going to be the first circle of their new coven, Birkita, meaning strength. There were 9 of them there for the first circle. Keaira, Kai, and Sarah were the only blood witches. There was also, Yasmin, Ali, Tom, Mellissa, and franky, greg and Jenny, who were friends of Sarah and Kai. Keaira wasn't to happy about letting Sarah be in the coven. But Kai had persuaded her.
"ok I'm going to draw a circle" Kai said drawing a circle in the sand with a stick. He invoked the goddess and made everyone enter the circle. Then he closed it. He passed the salt to Keaira.
"with this salt I purify our circle," she said, going around the outside of everyone, moving clockwise. "salt if very good for purifying and cleansing things, so always try to use it when casting your circle."
Sarah went next, placing a candle, for fire, a bowl of water, a stick of incense and a bowl of crystals at each of the compass points. Keaira noticed she explained clearily what each element was for. Next the group joined hands. Keaira was between Yasmin and Greg, with Kai almost dead across the circle from her. They began to walk round slowly, chanting softly, soon the pace got quicker and the chant louder as more people picked it up. Keaira could feel a warm rush of energy flowing through the circle, she heard some people gasp. It felt like they were flying. This was so different from being in a circle with all blood witches, it was strong, but in a totally different way. Soon they began to slow, much to Keaira's disappointment. Then they stopped.
"now everyone sit on the ground and ground yourself," everyone sat down. "goddess, we birkita, send this energy to you in thanks, make our coven strong and true."
"blessed be," Keaira and Sarah said, and the rest of the group followed suit.
"now," Keaira said, "is there anything bothering you, making magick is about being clear with who you are and it helps you to see this, like a circle, do you see? So if there is something you'd like help with then always mention it, you never know the goddess might help and it will help us bond as a coven. So did everyone enjoy the circle?"
"it was amasing, I felt like I was flying" Kai nodded,
"yeah it was very powerful, I've never had a circle with people who aren't blood witches, it was different but good."
"what's a blood witch?" tom asked,
"well," Sarah piped up, "it's basically someone who can trace there ansestors back to one of the great clans, they are usally more powerful, well they have more innate power anyway, but with magick, as with anything, practise is really needed. You really have to study."
People around the circle nodded.
"so if this week people can think of things that are bothering them, next week we can address them. Oh the next circle is going to be at my house by the way. I hope that's ok for everyone" Keaira said. Again people nodded and they headed off to their cars. Kai pulled Keaira over to him,
"wow, that was really wicked wasn't it" he said with an excited glint in his eyes,
"yeah it was," Keaira smiled, "we have a coven! Go us!" Kai laughed,
"so you coming back to my house?"
"its kinda late, why?"
"so I can give you your presents!"
"but you already did," Keaira said, puzzled
"theres loads more where that came from!" so she sent Morgan a witch message saying where she was and they went back to his house.
They went up to his room and he sat her in an armchair.
"ok firstly," he produced a book, and a pack of tarot cards. They looked really expensive and Keaira could tell at once that they were the ones she had pointed out a week ago. Sje grinned
"Kai thanks!"
"thank yous after, and I promise there will be a lot of thank yous!" he produced a lovely blue robe, the same colour as the dress she had worn to "prom" it had faint silver stars etched onto it. She gasped,
"and last, but hopefully not least," he produced a blue box, that looked vaguely like a jewelry box, she opened it and sitting on the blue velvet was an athame. It was engraved with runes and set with glistening stones, all of which were different shades of blue and purple. On the other side, engraved lightly was to my muirn beatha dan. Keaira grinned stupidly.
"its lovely!" she placed it down on the pile of presents and jumped up to hug Kai. Then she kissed his, and whispered against his lips,
"thank you, how can I thank you enough!"
"well the kissing, its very good so you could keep with that until I think of a better arangement." He said grinning.
After half an hour of kissing and a quick tarot reading Kai drove he home, he leaned over and kissed her,
"happy birthday, I hope this years a good one!" she smiled,
"it will be!" she got out quickly before she was tempted to stay even longer and went inside. Her mum and dad were in the living room
"hey sweetie, how was your circle?"
"it was really good," Keaira said, perching on the side of her dad's armchair, "different though."
Hunter nodded, "I know what you mean, what've you got there?"
"presents from Kai, look." She showed them all and they ooh'd and ahh'd. Morgan paused with the athame in her hand, remembering.
"what's wrong mum?"
"oh nothing, I was just thinking of the past."
"ok" Keaira said, confused, "well I'm going to bed," when she had gone upstairs hunter said,
"what's up love?"
"I was just remebering when I got an athame for my birthday."
A/N well what do you think? I'll never know unless you review and I hope you liked the fact that this was a nice long chapter! and i'm sorry, there's lots of mistakes, but my computer won't let me spell check, grrrrrrr (hope you dont mind)