I hope you are liking it so far! From now on the story will be from both Amanda and Nick's POV. Just did the first few chapters in Amanda's POV to set the story. I don't care if I get reviews or not. This story is long and I have most of it written already so I'm just going to post chapter after chapter regardless of how many reviews I get.
Xo H
Nick POV
I got back into my room and the clock said 4:43 and I was wide awake. What just happened? I was bewildered by the turn of events that had taken place this evening. I didn't even plan on doing that stupid pizza thing after the floor meeting, but I spotted her when she walked into the meeting and I was intrigued. She wasn't too tall maybe 5'4" thin and she was beautiful. She had long brownish red hair and hazelish eyes. She looked friendly and kind. As that Brett weirdo started the introductions she was the second person to go. He voice was bubbly and enthusiastic she said her name was Amanda from New Mexico and majoring in physics with a minor in engineering. Beautiful and smart. Everything about her was familiar. As I walked passed her to leave I noticed on the inside of her right wrist she had a tattoo of a crescent moon with the points facing up. It was similar to my cousin Deborah's and I became even intrigued. Who was the beautiful creature who had a hold on me before we even spoke? I went back to my room and waited the hour. I thought maybe I could try to find her. Just to talk to her and see. Something was pulling me to her and it was uncontrollable. I was so used to wanting to be alone and I liked being alone which is why I got a single room in the first place. My friends even called me cold pretty frequently. I heard the RA in the hallway yelling party time or something and I opened my door. I noticed the door across the hall was open so I wandered in and there she was coming out of the bathroom. This was her room. We talked for quite a while. It was easy to talk to Amanda. She was funny and smart and could hold her own. No matter how hard I tried not to be drawn to her, the further into her I became. She had snuck some booze in her drink and gave me some so we spent the night drinking Captain and Colas and talking. Every now and then people would wander into her room but she seemed always aware of me. When she was talking to some hot shot ROTC kid I noticed her necklace. It was a honey Calcite. Very similar to the clear calcite I wore though hers was yellow and in the shape of a tear drop. That intrigued me even more. After the pizza was done I closed the door and we talked and drank some more. I was looking at her tattoo and my hand had a minds of its own. Next thing I know my fingers were intertwining with hers and it can feel the charge between us. It was like nothing I have ever felt before. Not like I had much to compare it to but the way it felt to hold Amanda's hand was way different, way better than holding Cassie's. We ended up going down the hall to the big party after and she got me to dance which was an experience in itself. She was a great dancer and she flirted with her body language which I have to say was a huge turn on. We danced a slower dance and the intensity between was outrageous. I so wanted to just get the hell out of there so I told her I wanted another drink so we could go back to her room and talk more. I felt more comfortable, more at ease more like myself talking to her than anyone else. We ended up puting a DVD on she told me to pick so I picked Italian Job. She had some great guy movies in her collection. When she sat down on the couch I couldn't understand why she was leaning in to the arm of the couch. I wanted her to lean into me. I thought earth water fire and air bring Amanda over here. It just came to me which was really odd because I hated magic. I only used it in emergencies. She leaned into me and held my hand. The sensation was overwhelming. The urge to tell her my secret was even more so. I put my arm around her and the heat from her shoulders permeated my entire body. I leaned down and looked into those hazel eyes that were filled with curiosity and I kissed her. The kiss was something in its self. I could hear the crackle of the sparks as our lips touch. Kissing Amanda was the most euphoric thing I had ever experienced. I reached utopia and I never wanted to go back. The kiss wasn't long but it was enough to have me hooked. Enough to make me feel torn between who I was, and what I wanted. I wrapped her in my arms until she fell asleep. She jolted herself awake and I left but not before I asked her out for tomorrow night. I kissed her softly and left. So here I am alone in my room at 5 am though my mind is with the girl across the hall. There were so many things about her that seemed so out of place yet so familiar. She made me want to trust again. She made me want her to see who I really am or what I really am. I was falling for this girl and as far as I know she was an outsider and I had never told anyone other than my Circle about anything magic or witch related. I had snuck a call into Deborah earlier and she said I should talk to Adam. The last person I wanted to talk to however he knows what I am going through feeling something so strong for someone you believe to be an outsider. My gut was telling me she was something more something really special and maybe Cassie was put into my life to get me to Boston to meet Amanda. I groaned. I was so tired I couldn't think anymore.
I woke up the next morning at 1130 feeling anxious. I had to get in touch with Adam and possibly Cassie today and it was going to be a hard call to make. See I was the only senior that graduated that left New Salem and Cassie blamed herself which made Adam even more hostile. When I had gotten my acceptance letter and informed the group everyone was stunned. Not so much that I was leaving but that I actually got into and wanted to go to college. After Cassie had broken my heart it motivated me to work harder in school and get the hell out of there for a while. No one tried to get me to stay except for Cassie because she was still feeling quite guilty about everything. I snapped at her in my usual Nick has a temper way and Adam got overly protective as usual. I stormed out and haven't seen or spoken to them since. Hopefully they were at Diana's because she was a good buffer and she also proved to be a good friend.
I sighed and my mind went down the hall to Amanda. I couldn't wait to see her later and this was so out of character for me. The only time I ever got excited about anything was when a new part for my Mustang came in. I barely noticed girls let alone get excited about one. Sure I used to look forward to seeing Cassie but it was nothing like this not even close. I sat up in bed got my phone off the night table and dialed Adam's number. "Nick are you alright?" he answered sounding confused as to why I would I be calling him. "Yeah Adam everything's fine I just need your help" I could sense his stunned smirk through the phone and I heard whispering over the phone. "Who's there with you?" I asked. "Cassie and Diana" he said "oh great put them on speaker and ill explain." "Hi Nick" Cassie and Diana said in union. I smiled at the sounds of their voice "good morning ladies" "so what's wrong Nick and how can we help?" Diana asked. I was a little nervous "so I met this girl" I started "oh that's wonderful" Diana said "thanks. Let me explain" so I explained everything about how I felt when I first saw her to the magnetic pull and the electric current that flowed between us to the honey calcite she wore around her neck to the picture of her and he close knit group of 7 friends and to the tattoo on her wrist and then I got to the most important part. "There is a familiarity about her that I can't explain. I have never seen her before and her looks are definitely not familiar. I just don't know how to even explain it I guess it's her presence." I paused "I think she may be a witch" I said "are you sure?" it was Diana. "no I'm not sure which is why I called Adam. Adam when you first met Cassie on the beach at the cape I know you said you didn't know she was a witch but you sensed something. What exactly did you sense or feel? " There was silence. "yeah I know guys this conversation sucks and is awkward and you know that I wouldn't have called if it was just nonsense. I mean I almost divulged my secret to her the pull is that strong. "I think you may be right" Adam said. He went onto explain how he wasn't sure what the connection to Cassie was when he first met her but it was familiar and strong. He had no idea she was a witch until the night Kori Henderson was killed. When he discovered she was a witch well the connection just got stronger. "So what I do?" I asked. "I'm afraid I may risk exposure but I don't think I can stay away from her I'm taking her on a date tonight" I admitted anxiously. "Calm down Nick." Cassie said. "Whatever the pull is, whatever she is I get the sense that she is supposed to be in your life. Nothing that strong is an accident" "I agree" said Diana. "Take her out tonight. Have fun. Be careful not to give anything away but be on high alert to see if she does" I smiled. "Thanks guys. Sorry about this I tried to talk to Deb about it but she said to call you" "it's all good bro" Adam said "Nick when do your classes start?" Diana asked "Monday I got all my books and explored yesterday so I would knew where everything is" I said. "I'm really proud of you" Diana said "thanks" "it's good to hear you so sound so happy" Cassie said. "Nick if anything happens call us. We are only a few hours away and we can pop up there whenever you need us" adam said. I was shocked. "Thanks guys. I'll keep you posted" I hung up. I leaned back on my pillow and 2 second later my phone buzzed it was a text from Cassie just trust your gut and be yourself. You're a great guy when you let people really see you I just smiled and didn't respond. Usually the thought of Cassie brought me a pain to my chest but that was gone. More and more I got the feeling that leaving New Salem was the best decision I have made in a long time.
I got in the shower and got dressed. My signature black jeans and t-shirt. The looked worked for me apparently. I smoothed down my hair, grabbed my keys and headed out on a mission to find coffee. As I left my room I saw Allie across the hall knocking on Amanda's door. "Hey Nick" she said. Allie was a nice genuine girl, a little on the odd side. She was a glass half full type of personality I could tell and I liked that about her. "Hey Allie. What are you up to?" just then Amanda opened the door. She was wearing black pants, a red t-shirt her hair was piled messily on top of her head and she had of big bug eyed sunglasses and was carrying a canvas purse. "Hey" she said surprised to see me. "I didn't expect to see you till later" she said shyly. She looked hung over. "How are you feeling?" I smiled. "My head hurts" she whined and the 3 of us laughed. It was awkward. We had had such an amazing night last night and the distance just felt off. "We were headed to Starbucks to get some caffeine and then the book store for some last minute supplies you want to come with?" Allie said. "Sure if that's ok" I said looking at Amanda. She walked over to me, slipped her arm behind my back and hugged my side "of course its ok" she said "Sorry I'm just a little out of it" "Hope you are feeling better for tonight" I slyly smiled. "Once I get my caffeine ill be fine" she smiled. "What are you guys doing tonight?" Allie asked. "exploring Boston" I said shyly. "ooh nice" Allie said. We got out of the elevator and headed out the door. I lagged back just a little so I could light a cigarette. Amanda looked behind her to me "you coming?' she said excitedly. "Yeah I just didn't want to blow smoke in you guys faces" I said. She just giggled and kept walking with Allie. I was a few steps behind her and I was observing. She clung onto Allie's arm and the 2 of them were chatting and giggling. Amanda looked adorable and happy. She was petite and with a thin waist and nice legs and those pants she was wearing really accented her assets. The walk to Starbucks wasn't far but man was that place crowded. It was right across the courtyard from the bookstore which was also booming. It took us about 20 minutes to get our coffee. There were no tables so we took our coffees into the Courtyard and found a grassy spot to sit. The sum was warm and I could see different shades of red bouncing of Amanda's hair. She noticed me starting at her and looked up and smiled. "ok so Amanda let me see your schedule" Allie said taking out hers from her purse. Amanda dug through her bag until she retrieved hers and I followed suit by taking the folded schedule out of my wallet. We compared scheduled and Allie and Amanda had the same Pluralism and Diversity class which were required for freshman. But I wasn't taking that until second semester. I looked at Amanda's schedule and out of our 5 classes we shared 4. Physics 101, Physics lab, Engineering basics and applied Sciences. When she saw this she beamed and I beamed back. We all talked about our classes and what we heard about the professors. We got up and headed over to the bookstore. "So what do you need in here?" I asked "Me? Nothing . It's her that needs some stuff" Amanda giggled pointing to Allie. Allie just rolled her eyes. "I just need a few notebooks and one lab journal. I missed that on my first run here" it went quicker than I thought. The walk back was quiet. I could tell Amanda had livened up a bit but was still exhausted. When we got to the dorm and off the elevator Allie said her good byes and hurried down the hall to her room and I walked Amanda to her door and when we stopped she turned to face me slipping her dark glasses on top of her head. Her beautiful hazel eyes looked tired. I wiped a stray hair out of her face and wrapped my arms around her. "you look exhausted. You still want to go out tonight?" I asked. "absolutely!" she said "its 2 now is 4:30 too early?" "no 4:30 is perfect" I kissed her forehead and ducked into my room. Something was going to happen tonight and even though I had no instinct whether it was good or bad I couldn't wait. I still couldn't shake the familiarity of her and couldn't help but wonder if we shared the same secret.