Astonished
Sera was still on cloud nine from her awesome powers and didn't notice the malice on Lucien's face or the contempt on Jacks.
———————-
A few days later Sera was reading a book on practical witchcraft. It was a boring book on technical terms and definitions. Not very exciting, but it did have a few good things that she filed away in her mind. The knowledge that she was acquiring was overflowing in her mind and it was giving her headaches. She was currently suffering a horrendous headache when a cup of tea appeared before her and there was a note attached. The note was short, but the penmanship was impeccable. It read: "please drink this herbal remedy to aid your headache. Sincerely, Jack." After reading this, she smiled a warm smile and then took a sip of tea. It was fragrant, bold, and crisp with a flowery finish. It was refreshing and almost instantly banished the headache. Feeling the relief Sera sighed and smiled yet again.
'I should go and thank Jack and see if he can teach me about this brew. It's different from the hangover coffee.' She thought. As she was getting up her phone buzzed indicating a call. 'Bzzz. Bzzz. Bzzz.'
"Hello" Sera answered. "Sera! I haven't seen you in forever come have coffee with us." Izzy coaxed. It had been a bit of time since the party and she hadn't set aside time for her friends. Making up the excuse that she had classes at a special school for arts. Which wasn't exactly an excuse, but what she was studying wasn't art per se. Technically it is a craft of sorts, but a craft of magic and not actual art. "Okay, I'll meet you guys at 2 p.m. today." Sera laughed. Izzy then squealed and hung up making it a short, but sweet call. She then proceeded to get ready and leave promptly.
Sometime later it was 2 p.m. and Sera and her friends were seated at a table in a coffee shop within the mall. "Oh man this feels great" Sera stretched and looked very relaxed. "So happy that you could join us finally." Hannah said flatly with a blank look on her face. 'Why is she so sour? Did I forget her birthday?' Sera frantically thought. Seeing the panic in Sera's eyes Hannah quickly responded, "I'm just sleepy and sort of grouchy. I'm sorry if I'm coming off annoyed or angry." She seemed to be telling the truth so Sera calmed down and decided to help her friend. She remembered a simple spell to aid in tiredness and deceptively cast toward Hannah. Sera smiled a happy and warm smile at Hannah, masking the spell being cast. By the time their coffee arrived Hannah was acting more normal and even had a slight smile on her face.
Hannah had no clue about Sera's abilities, but she felt like her presence helped her overall mood. "I'm feeling ten times better, I need to hang out with you more often." Hannah beamed and she hugged onto Seraphina like a lost little girl. She seemed like an innocent little girl at the moment and Sera couldn't help but giggle and her friends childlike behavior. Isabella could sense she was being left out of something so she quickly leapt into action and grabbed Sera's other arm. She too was acting like a small child who was jealous of a friend making other friends. It was almost as if the past few weeks hadn't happened and it was an invigorating feeling.
Knowing that she had friends like the girls made her feel warm and fuzzy. Spending time with them made her realize how genuine people outside of her parents circle could be. She realized that she had something special with these two. Living dual lives was hard, but having friends that could melt away the distance in mere seconds, made it worth the duality. 'How would her friends react to the truth? Could she even tell them the truth? Would they ditch her once the truth was known?' These are the questions that were circling in Sera's mind during this small interaction. Who knew what was to come? The main question was, would they stay loyal once loyalties dissolve?