A/n: Okay, hope you like the story so far! Next chapter is about the character we all love - Hunter! Please r&r guys, I love hearing feedback, its a big confidence boost and convinces me to write chapters quicker!
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Hunter.
I didn't believe they would do it,so I kept pushing my luck. Me the youngest seeker at 19, actually the youngest member of the whole council, and they fired me. But what would they do in my shoes? I bet they all would have done the same.
I looked out the window of the French taxi, rain tapping on the sides of the window, I would be there soon.
I was barely 11 when it happened, my parents disappeared, went into hiding to protect me and my brother and sister, whatever good that did. Uncle Beck told me its because of the dark wave, it's hunting them out. I'm not sure what the dark wave is exactly, no one does, all we know is it's for total destruction.
My poor brother, Linden is now dead because of me, he followed a path to dark magick to find them and I lead him down it, I was so stupid, his death weighs heavy on my shoulder's and I carry the guilt inside every single day.
Alwyn has now rejected the craft, she's living in a Catholic bording school in southern England and has stripped her own magick, to this day I still don't know how she did it, niether will she tell me, she said that she doesn't want to be a part of something that hurts all the people she loves, "I'm still here for you" I told her when she told me what she did to herself "I beg to differ, Hunter!" she had replied, "You're always off on your Seeker missions, using every chance you can to find out the truth, you've become obsessed, it's too much pain to see my family slip away one by one, and I don't want to be here to see when it happens to you. I'm getting on the next train to Essex and I'm enrolling at St Ann's" she said and she stormed out of the room, I haven't seen her since.
That was six months ago, I have sent her a couple of letters, asking her how she is and telling her how I'm getting on in my search. I've not had any replies yet.
I remembered the conversation I had with Kennet Muir my mentor just yesterday, "Hunter the council wish to let you go, your not going through with your missions, your using your sources for your own use to find your parents, you've become a liability, your hindering the councils dutys and not helping, Hunter, we can't be doing with that. I'm sorry"
That's when I realised I no longer had anincome and I had no place to stay so I packed up my things and headed to Dordogne in France, where my cousin, Sky Evantide is currently living.
The taxi pulled up outside a small stone house with a red door, "combien?" I asked the driver, "24 euro s'il vous plait" I nodded and handed him a few notes, he handed me back a euro coin in change and I headed up the walk and knocked on the door.
"Hunter, bad news?"Sky said as soon as she had opened the door, man she can read me like a book, "The council fired me and I have no where to stay," Sky rolled her eyes, "Come in, tell me what happened"
After 2 cups of tea and a conversation with Sky later... "The council is right, Hunter," I nodded,
"I knew that but I'm desperate, I need to know whats going on, where they are Sky... so I can prove to Alwyn that her family are all here for her."
Sky shook her head, "Hunter, it's too late for that, Alwyn needed you, not for you to run out chasing rumours that may or may not be true of your parents," I really didn't think, "I've been stupid" I admitted foolishly, "The council also sent you on these missions because they knew you were willing to help people and you were, once upon a time,what changed?" Sky asked
"Because I met a witch, in Mexico,who knew my parents,he met them on their travels,he knew more about the dark wave,I thought I was getting close but I guess my parents moved fast, soIbecame tired of helping people and decided it was me who needed help, I realize now I was wrong"
Sky nodded, "Thats why I stopped coming with you, you became so engrossed with your parents disappearance and I couldn't bare to see you building up your hopes and shooting yourself down anymore."
A silence settled between them, interrupted by the sound of a ringing, "Oh, it's my mobile" I realised after a second, "It's Kennet" I announced, "I know, answer it then!" Sky told me
I picked up, "Hello?" "Hunter, we have a propersition for you, are you willing to take your job back?" "Oh,yes,Kennet please, I'm listening" "You're the only one we could think of for this mission and if you do it properly, follow it through, we'll give you your job back, it's really important but theres a catch" I rolled my eyes, I knew it, there's always a catch,
"A seer in the council found a witch, unknown is her name,she's no older than 17, we need you to find her out" "Okay..." I said, "Why is this so important?" I asked, I had to admit I was intrieged
"Because her power is great, she's the sguirs dan, and more amazingly, she's only just discovered shes a witch, we want you to find her, and guide her in the craft" "why have you chosen me for this mission?" I asked, "because your close to her age, it'll be less intimidating for her, and besides the seer also saw that this girl may be able to help you too" "Help me how?"I asked "With what you want help with more than anything," Kennet said, "My parents?" I asked
Ignoring my question, Kennet pressed on "Hunter the only thing we know about this girl is that she live's in an American town called Widow's Vale, its in upstate New York" "Thanks Kennet, I'm on my way" I hung up the phone
"Did you catch any of that?" I asked Sky who was looking at me with fascination, she nodded, "Every word""Are you coming?" I asked, she nodded again, "too right"
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