-1OK, WHO WAS THE IDIOT THAT GAVE ME MATCHES?

"Thanks, but no thanks, Donavon," Hannah said, faking politeness, her small hand resting on the doorknob. "My brother-in-law only lives a couple of blocks away. I'll be fine walking."

Claire and Kennedy stood at the bottom of the staircase, giving her suspicious looks.

"It's broad daylight, mom," Claire said.

Donavon smiled. "Alright, then," she said. "You just be careful."

"Yes, Mrs.- I mean, Donavon. I'll do that." Hannah groaned inwardly. She hadn't expected it to take so long just to get out the door. "Bye, guys."

She opened the door and stepped into the overcast Portland day before Claire's mother could ask any more questions. Hannah shivered at the cool October air and pulled her light sweater tighter around herself. She grabbed her backpack off the porch, which contained her overnight things and most of the supplies she would need for the ceremony and ran down the street. She turned the corner, walking past Edward Elementary School and then turned another corner, soon reaching a tall slate-blue house that served as the apartment building that Nic lived in. Nic stuck her head out of her bedroom window from up on the roof and waved.

"It's almost dark; you ready?" she called, her short green and black hair wild and tangled about her brown face.

"As ready as I'll ever be..."

Hannah ushered Nic inside the circle and then closed the Northeast corner with her athame. Hannah took the candle that Nic held out to her and walked around the circle with it. She did the same with the cup of water, censor, and bowl of dried flowers. At last both girls sat down on the cushions they had laid on the ground opposite each other. In the center of the circle, between both girls, was a cauldron.

In unison, they began the incantation to invoke the elements.

"Air, Fire, Water, Earth

Elements of astral birth

We call you now, attend to us!

In the circle rightly cast

Safe from psychic curse or blast

We call you now, attend to us!

From cave and desert, sea and hill

By wand, blade, cup and pentacle

We call you now, attend to us!

This is our will, so mote it be!"

Hannah could already feel the power rising within the circle, within herself. She felt her hopes rise and she continued, completely in sync with Nic, who had just recited,

"Crescent one of the starry skies."

Hannah added her own line,

"Flowing one of the ocean's sighs."

"Flowered one of the fertile plain."

"Blessed one of the gentle rain."

Their voices came together.

"Here our chant 'midst the standing stones

Waken us to your silver tones

Be with us in our sacred right."

Nic and Hannah both stood and took a palmful of powdered vervain from a small bag. Hannah closed her eyes and visualized Damon reincarnated from the flames of the cauldron. As she focused on her wish, she held the powdered herb up to her mouth and breathed softly upon it, trying to force the wish through her breath onto the herb. The girls turned to face the North and said,

"King Boreas of the North wind

By the powers of earth

We call you to carry our wish to the northern corner

And by the powers of the gnomes

We ask that you bring us success."

Hannah blew a quarter of the herb from her palm in the direction of the North. They turned to the east and said,

"King Eureus of the East wind

By the power of air

We call you to carry our wish to the eastern corner

And by the powers of sylphs

We ask that you bring us success."

Hannah blew another quarter of the herb to the east and then turned, facing the South.

"King Notus of the South wind

By the powers of fire

We call you to carry our wish to the southern corner

And by the powers of salamanders

We ask that you bring us success."

She blew a quarter to the South. She turned to the West and in unison with Nic said,

"King Zephyrus of the West wind

By the powers of water

We call you to carry our wish to the western corner

And by the powers of undines

We ask that you bring us success."

They blew the final quarter of the powdered herb to the West and then sat back down on their cushions. Hannah took a small slip of parchment and looked down at the red words 'Damon Salvatore + Hannah Jean Homes'. She spoke in a soft voice.

"My heart is strong

My spirit is weak

It is this man that I seek

My heart doth burn within the fire

So I may have my heart's desire

Bring together my prince and me

Let him fall on bended knee

I summon him to my side

Bring together my prince and me

My kingdom now I wish him to see

Crossing history to my side

From myself he will not hide."

Hannah dropped the parchment into the cauldron. Then she and Nic said in unison,

"In this night and in this hour

We call upon the ancient powers

Bring us Damon

Bring us the power of thee

Powers of the witches' rise

Course unseen across the sky

Come to us who call you near."

They placed their hands over the cauldron and continued.

"Into this cauldron we do enchant

Fetishes to bring corporeal form

From flames that tower we add our chant

To bring him here, whole and warm

May these fetishes contain the power

To make our ritual a success

From this magick we will not cower

Let him come so we can rest

Ignite these symbols of our desire

His body forms from within the flames

Ensured his transformation by the fire

Though he knows not of our claims

These words will travel through the minds

Of stubborn parties and unbind

The thoughts too rigid to be kind

A compromise they'll disintwine."

They added packets of different herbs and other fetishes they had consecrated earlier into the cauldron, naming each one and their purpose. When all the fetishes were in the cauldron, they said,

"This is our will, so let it be

As we say, so mote it be!"

They each lit a match and threw it in the cauldron. There was a large burst of flame and they both took a quick step back on instinct. As soon as the flames had died down, they knelt back in front of the cauldron. As they poured more flammable liquid into it, they chanted,

"Hear these words, here our cry

Vampire from the other side

Come to us, we summon thee

Cross now the great divide

Beloved Damon Salvatore

We seek your body, mind and soul

We ask that you commune with us

And move among us."

They stood and each lit another match.

"Claw of pain we bring you here

Damon you are here forever!"

As they threw the matches into the cauldron, Hannah's voice rose above her friend's.

"So mote it be!"

Hannah closed her eyes, trying to steady her breathing and calm herself. The heat of the fire against her skin began to fade. For the life of her, she could not open her eyes.

"Um... Hannah...?" Nic said, a note of fear and awkwardness in her voice. "Open your eyes."

A/N: The spells used in this chapter are a mesh-up of wiccan spells, spells from Charmed, and spells that i designed myself. 3rd chappie is right up after this one, I didn't want to leave you waiting for a real one. XD. but i hope you liked it nontheless. please review, i'd love the input!