"Right over there, boys." Alex said, pointing to a corner. The servants moved the flower arrangement from one place to the other. They were getting ready for the wedding of Ileana and Karsh. Their protectors and friends.

They were having the ceremony at the castle, the entire kingdom of Coventry was invited. Instead of having a regular wedding, they were having something called a handfasting. What is handfasting? Alex thought to herself.

"Handfasting is a Wiccan ritual. It's like a wedding, but it doesn't have to be permanent." Camryn said, reading her sister's thoughts.

Alex jumped. "Don't scare me like that."

"Sorry. But back to what I was saying, it doesn't have to be permanent, but it can be, if the right measures were taken." Camryn finished.

"Like? What's involved?"

"Well, they read vows, exchange rings, and their hands are tied together. Depending on how tight the hands are tied, depends on how long the marriage can last."

"We intent to tie them real tight." Ileana said, walking up behind them with Karsh and their birth mother, Miranda.

"Since I am the Queen of Coventry, I am like the head Priestess. Tomorrow they will exchange rings, recite their vows, kiss, and then I will tie the ribbons tight together to symbolize their eternal love. A marriage that will last forever." Miranda explained.

"Usually a handfasting only lasts for a year and a day, but ours will last much longer." Karsh added.

"Before i forget, after they get back from their honeymoon, they will be teaching at our college for witches. Our regular school was destroyed by the Darkness. That is where you will be getting your training." Miranda added.

"You will be dealing with powerful Witches and Warlocks of your time." Ileana added.

Just then, there was a loud crash. A glass pumpkin fell and shattered into a million pieces. A light skinned young man, about twenty-two, dark hair, and dark eyes ran into the room. He had short hair and had his ear pierced. He was wearing all black.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness..." The young man stopped when he laid eyes on Alex.

Alex looked back and smiled. He's hot! She thought, apparently not to herself, because the young man started to blush and Ileana, Camryn and Miranda giggled.

"This is Cade Richman." Karsh introduced, trying to kill the embarrassment. "He is one of our promising warlocks. Cade, this is..."

"Artemis Dubaer, or as she's known in the mortal world, Alex Fielding." Cade said.

"I see you've done you're homework." Alex flirted.

"I sure have." Cade flirted back.

Just then, another young man walked into the room. This one was tall, light skinned, he had short, sandy-blond hair. He had blue eyes and nice sized muscles. He looked to be about their age. Either twenty-one or twenty-two. He saw Camryn and stopped in his tracks. Camryn noticed him smiling and introduced herself.

"Hi, I'm..." She started.

The young man took her hand and finished for her. "Apolla Dubaer or Camryn Barnes."

Standing behind them were Miranda, Ileana, and Karsh. The older adults were much more experienced in keeping their thoughts to themselves or to the people they wanted them directed to.

I think it's cute that there's a little flare going on. Ileana thought to both Karsh and Ileana.

After what the girls have been through, they deserve some romance. Miranda agreed.

Okay, I can tell that Cade and Artemis like each other, but what about Jason and Camryn? Karsh asked, mentally.

Are you blind? Look at the way they're looking at each other. Ileana concluded.

Karsh finished the mental conversation and walked up to. Camryn. "This is Jason Weissman. Another promising student."

"We have to get back to work." Cade suddenly said. He turned to the shattered pumpkin.

Consider this as a token

fix what was not meant to be broken.

The shards of glass levitated and can together to form the pumpkin.

"We'll see you tomorrow?" Cade and Jason asked.

"Most definitely." Alex and Camryn replied.

The boys smiled at them and went back to getting the place ready for the next day.

The twin witches twirled to see their mother and their protectors grinning at them.

"What?" They asked, innocently.

"Nothing." They replied, smiling.