There weren't meetings or notes for the next two months. Seraphina saw the girl and the boy around the hallways on rare occasions. They never talked about the new circle, and the boy never looked the way he had that night. How he had seemed to turn into a completely different person.
Seraphina, Jonathan, Jace, and the Lightwoods had drawn closer into a little group of their own. They met up during free hours.
She had ran into Enora again with her friends and that time she had looked happy. Her sister, best friend, and his sister had also been there. It seemed that their little group might grow.
School had become a routine, and the new circle cross Seraphina's mind only on occasion.
That Saturday was the beginning of their first break from school. It also was perfect timing because Adele's first marking ceremony was in the next week. Adele had been sending them letters of excitement. Their father had let her pick out a stele-the tool used by shadowhunters to draw runes on themselves. Runes enhance a shadowhunters abilities.
It was special for a shadowhunter to get their first rune and start their training.
Early in the morning the Lightwoods, Jace, Seraphina, and Jonathan parted ways. Seraphina and Jonathan rode to the Morgenstern manor.
They brought their horses around to the stable and tacked them. Then they headed into the house where their parents and Adele were waiting for them.
"Jonathan! Seraphina!" Adele ran up to them and threw herself into Jonathan's arms, then Seraphina's.
"I've missed you guys so much! Guess what?" she exclaimed but gave them no time to guess. Jonathan and Seraphina knew anyway.
"I only have a few more days left and then I get my first rune!"
Jonathan and Seraphina laughed having missed this.
"Come on let me show you the stele I picked out! Don't tell dad I know were he hid it. Mom made me promise not to tell anyone she showed me!" Adele ran off through the house leading them to their fathers study were the door was just a crack open. That's how they knew Valentine wasn't in there.
Adele moved expertly to a small space were a key was hidden and put it in the lock of there fathers desk drawer.
"Look!" she held it out carefully to them. Like she thought she might brake it.
It was beautiful. It had vines etched into it coming up from the bottom point, with leaves branching out. A little spot on the top left room for wings to circle around it and then stars to circle around above them.
"See! I have the wings for Fairchild and stars for Morgenstern! For mom and dad!" Adele admired the stele with an eagerness that seemed to be on the brink of exploding.
"You guys are coming to my ceremony right?" she asked with wide eyes.
"Of course Adele. We wouldn't miss it," Seraphina smiled.
At dinner that night everyone had a ton of questions for one another, with Adele asking most of them. Seraphina promised to take Adele out tomorrow to go horse back riding.
It would just be them two for an hour or so.
Monday brought a quit day and Tuesday was the same.
Wednesday brought Adele's ceremony.
She was wearing her first set of gear which made her look much older. Her hair was pulled up into a high pony tail and her face was set with determination. Although her eyes held excitement.
A silent brother stood by with her new stele and spoke the words of the ceremony.
After he asked for her right hand-the hand she would fight with- and marked it with the voyance rune.
To have one placed on you for the first time stung, and the few times after that stung, but you got use to it. Shadowhunters had to tolerate pain.
Adele did not cry, but her eyes watered a little. She blinked quickly hoping no one would see.
When it was finished the silent brother spoke the final words and Adele was done. She was officially a shadowhunter. Complete with the ability to have runes and start her physical training.
They would have a party tonight to celebrate and then they would all go into the training room with her to see what weapon she choose to work with primarily. They would then take turns showing her a few tricks. It was their own tradition.
The training room at the Morgenstern manor was stocked full of a variety of different weapons. Adele took a look around the room and then picked up the bow and arrow.
Lining herself up to the target she nocked the arrow and fired.
It zoomed past her and hit the wall next to the target. Adele looked down at the bow with a frown.
"Do you want some help Adele," Jonathan spoke up, but Adele shook her head.
"No, its not my weapon," Adele looked around again.
She picked up a sword and felt the weight of it. It wasn't right either, so she set the sword down too.
Next she picked up the knives and walked back over to the targets.
She looked over at her brother and sisters who walked over to her. They showed her how to line up and hold the knife. Then how to let it fly.
Her knife hit the target off the side a bit but very good for her first shot. She threw a few more and then turned to everyone.
"This one is perfect!" she announced.
*I would like to apologize for the craziness of this story. Again all my readers mean a lot and I would like to thank you all! Here is another late and short chapter! I hoped you liked it! And as for the engraved stele-I had know idea if steles could be engraved so sorry about that if they can't!*