Sorry it took me so long. I just started school and I really need to focus on it. Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN THE BLACK CAULDRON.
It has been an hour since I came back from dreamland and I didn't Ordu the message from Taren yet. He probably knew that I didn't know what a spirit partner is and told me to ask her. Better said than done. Since today is Saturday I have all day and tomorrow to ask. We were getting ready to go to the mortal police to give them information when I suddenly asked, "What's a spirit partner?" Ordu being shocked was an understatement. Her face was as pale as a ghost and she looked like she had just seen one. Maybe asking her this early in the morning was a bad idea. "Where did you hear those words, young lady?" Was I not supposed to know what that is or again was she just surprised? "My 'spirit partner' told me to tell you that he is my spirit partner and to ask you what that was." She pinched the bridge of her nose and answered, "A spirit partner is a spirit who assists witches with anything that is demanded; from keeping company to defending you in a life-witch dual. Now who is your spirit partner so we may register with the witching counsel?" "His name is Taren. He told me that he was an assistant pig keeper and that the horned freak had done terrible things to him when he was still alive." Now she was surprised because she was carrying a vase full of herbs to plant in the garden and she dropped it due to shock. "Taren is not dead, Scarlett. After the Horned King did unspeakable things to him; my sisters and I separated his soul from his body so it will never be used. In further to keep him safe we split apart the necklace that we put him and his body in different locations. Oldu was supposed to keep his body safe, but the Horned King found them both and killed her. After killing her; he took Taren's body." Now I was majorly shocked. A kid from a different century was living a normal life when the Horned Freak entered into his life somehow and made his life a living Hell and now his soul is away from his body and sealed in a necklace. All I want to know is… "Where is the Horned Freak now, Ma'am?" Yeah, I may be bold, but he also killed one of the only people that cared about me. Paybacks are a bitch you know. "He owns and runs Perdain Industries now and he is currently trying to get interns for the summer. I know you want to enter, so as your new mentor you have my permission to enter so we may have his body back with us." Okay she gave me an easy in, but how to get a body that doesn't have a soul out of a secured building with top notch security made it a lot trickier than I thought.
We got back to the city to the station to answer some questions and eliminate us as suspects. After an hour we had to go to the school and change may address since I'm living with Ordu from now on. It didn't take considering Ordu had used magic on old lady Catana; any one that can do that on her is alright in my book. We got to the store and gathered up everything in there and teleported the stuff back home. Ordu let me gather up my room on my own which was fine by me. I had too much on my mind to even help Ordu with the stuff downstairs and in the Witch Chamber. I teleported everything to the house when I became dizzy and fainted.
I was back in the dreamland and Taren was there with a sad smile on his face. While I was waiting for Ordu to finish up with the principle I was reading a book that she gave me on Spirits and their partners. According to the book; spirit partners can sense their living partners' emotions. I guess Taren can sense my emotions right now. I was angry, sad, hurt, and lonely. Taren sensed it and embraced me in his arms. He had lived for hundreds of years and had seen loved ones die.
"How are you holding up?"
"I'll get back to you on that. Right now a hug is all I need."
We stayed silent for a little while then Taren asked, "Where do you think my body is?"
"Ordu thinks it might be in Perdain Industries and she's letting me in, but the only problem is Perdain Industries has top of the line security because of the kind of company they are. You have to be a computer genius to hack into their software and I may use a computer, but it is only used for school and the shop and that was it. I didn't have any friends so I don't go on social sites like the other kids at school do."
"You need to make some friends and who knows they may help you in the end. Ordu is going to wake up in a second. I'm going to ask this quick. Scarlet, would you like to go on a date with me here in the dreamland?"
"Yes I would. I'll see you tonight, Taren."