6 CHAPTER 6
SAGE POV
I stretched my body to only fall from the bed with a thud, I groaned at the pain and at my bruised stomach, my stomach grumbled letting me know that I'm hungry, I stood up and checked my phone for the time, it was 3:46Am, I groaned again, standing up I noticed a letter by my bedstand.
'Young master Sage, because you didn't have dinner before sleeping I left some pie for you in the kitchen. enjoy.
Dean'
I sighed, I was physical drained, also Dean forgot to add a map of the kitchen, guess I would have to find it myself.
Walking out of my room to the main lobby of the building I have no idea where I was going so I chose to go the west wing of the mansion, after walking around the west wing for 3 minutes I realised that this mansion is bigger on the inside than it is outside.
"Who are you?"
I jumped totally scared out of my mind, I wasn't expecting someone to be awake by this time, I turned around to face the owner of the voice, and I came face to face with a beauty, she has a short black hair, grey eyes, cherry plump lips and her skin was pale and smooth, she looks truly beautiful and for a second I was speechless.
"Take a picture, it will last longer."
She was clearly annoyed by me looking at her like a creeper, she snapped her fingers in my face to get my attention.
"Who the hell are you and how did you get in here?"
Her voice has gotten fiercer and I suddenly feel compelled to tell her all my secretes, don't know what possessed me but I spilled.
"My name is Sage, I lost my parent when I was young, and got adopted by this really nice fam..."
"Stop"
She mumbled something under her breath, before she continues.
"how did you get in here?"
She was clearly annoyed by my honesty, maybe I was too honest, but why was I honest, I felt something pushing the truth out of me like an invisible force and I tried to resist it, keyword tried.
"Adeline brought me here, I'm her nephew."
Mysterious girl eyes widen and she snapped her fingers again, what with the finger snapping anyway, the force that was weighing on me to tell the truth suddenly vanished, did she do that, no way, this is not an episode of bewitched.
"Oh sorry about the interrogation, I'm Ezra Killian, nice to meet you."
She said with a sweet smile on her face, but you can easily tell she didn't mean it, what her problem? she stretched out her hand for a handshake and I looked at her with skepticism, she tilted he head to her left hand side looking me straight in the eyes, I clasped my hands with her quickly and and removed it. Damn her hand are so soft and smooth.
"Do you know where the kitchen is I'm starving."
She raised her eyebrows at me like I'm dumb for asking that kind of question, but she didn't comment.
"Follow me."
We walked back to the lobby with the grand twin staircase of the mansion before going through the family living room, the dinning hall before reaching the gigantic kitchen, apparently the kitchen was was at the back of the house, nice to know.
"Well enjoy your dinner."
And she left, what a weird girl, she is definitely my age mate, what the heck is her problem anyway, I don't have time for this I'm hungry, I went straight to the oven, and see a slice of Shepard pie, quickly I grabbed a spoon and dig in, the first bite of the pie melted in my mouth and I moaned at the taste, this beats Roses cooking, and she mustn't know I said that.
After taking a couple of bites I put down the Shepard pie to drink some water, I found a glass and took some water from the sink, I drank some before getting back to my pie, which was not on the plate anymore, so I check the floor, then under the plate, it wasn't anywhere, that when I'm confronted with a floating spoon. WHAT THE HECK!
"Sorry all the patrolling works up an appetite, if you know what I mean."
The floating spoon suddenly talked and I started to lose my shit.
"The hell are you!"
My voice was a little loud almost like I'm warning up my voice to call for help, get it together Sage, I was a little scared, I back away from the floating spoon and it came closer.
"Chillax dude, hi I'm Raphael. Man! you are tall. "
Suddenly a guy appeared in front of me but it was like a projection, because of his glitches I couldn't get a good look at him and truthfully I didn't want to, the guy was glitching like a ghost out of the supernatural series, remember when I said I was a little scared I lied, so I did the only thing that came into my mind, I pick up a frypan off the kitchen rack for self defense against the ghost, and backed away slowly as possible.
"Whoa, easy dude, you might hurt yourself with that."
Then he bursted out laughing while I continue to back away from the kitchen, how the heck is that funny, I'm not scared of things that exist, what I'm most afraid of are things that do not exist, things that exist have information about them, they have weakness but things that do not exist only have theories about them, they don't have proven facts.
"What the fuck Ralph!"
A familiar voice from my back cut me out of my thought, Ralph the ghost only shrugged, with an amused face, I turn around to face the newcomer only to hear the snapping of finger and everything went dark.
Waking up the next morning, my head ached, I looked around and I was in my assigned room, was last night a dream, doesn't feel like a dream though, I groaned and sat up on the bed, I checked my phone only to see 5 missed calls, and 3 message, one call from Darren, 2 calls and 1 message from Rose, 2 calls and 2 messages from Tess and the last call was from Lizzie, I groaned again, I read the messages and replied to them with emoji, like Tess always say, 'no message is completed without an emoji'. I also text Darren that everything is OK, as for Lizzie, she is a special case.
I stood up and went into the bathroom I took my bath, brush my teeth and dressed, and I moved to the balcony to relax, now that I think about it, this is the best that I have slept in 2 month, because mostly I'm usually woken up by my dreams, dreams I can't seem to remember, or my brain will be full of thought and before I know it, it day break, but ever since Adeline brought me here I've had a blissful feeling in my chest like I'm at peace. A knock in my door snapped me out of my thought.
"Come in."
I called out, Dean and a girl with short black hair entered and they bow a little and I quickly bow back to them.
"Morning master Sage, I'm here to assign your personal Assistant to you."
He gestured to the girl, I swear I have seen her somewhere before, the girl with shot black hair lifted her head and my eyes widen in realization.
"Morning, I'm Ezra Killian."
Her face was blank and I was so dumbfounded, the conner of Ezra lifted in a smirk. The hell, and why do I even need a PA.
"Well then since the introduction is done, it time to meet the Elders and have a delicious breakfast. "
Dean was all smile like he won a lottery and I was a little creep out.
I followed Dean and Ezra out of the mansion, apparently the breakfast with the elders will be held outside, for some reason I couldn't stop staring at Ezra, I guess she noticed because she flipped me off, and I chuckled, the garden was beautifully design and the dinning tables has 8 chairs, sitting on the chairs were different people I have never seen in my life except Adeline and Ophelia.
Adeline smiled a little to me while Ophelia face were stone cold, I felt intimidated by all the gaze directed at me. There was one sit left and it was the sit at the head of the table, I dragged my heavy feet to the chair and sat down.
"Dean I will call you when we are done, Dean breakfast can wait, prepare brunch instead."
A tank looking man beside Adeline said and I was amazed by how deep and heavy his voice is, the man looked like a 6'6 ft tall, he looked like a cowboy with his blonde hair and light blue eyes, his cloths, he wore a red flannel , he looked like he hasn't shaved in 2 weeks, all in all, he was good looking, he must have noticed me staring because he growled at me like some animal and I gave him a what the hell face.
"Everyone I like to introduce Sage, he is the son of Nadia and Jared."
They were all mumbling something to each other except Ophelia who was face was void of emotions, Adeline smile at me and continued.
"Sage before we introduce ourselves to you there is something we want you to do."
"Keep an open mind, cause it about to get weird.."
A man that can't be more or less than 50 years said, he has gray hair with traces of black, his eyes were hazel in color, and he has his warm smile on his face that reminded me of Rose's father whenever he came to visit, and I visibly relaxed a little.
"I'm Frank, I stayed at the west wing of this building. I'm part of the lux (Latin for light) generation."
His voice was shaky like that of an old man but you can't detect it unless you listen really well, and what he said was French, that I know but I don't know the meaning.
"I'm Styx Killian and I'm a witch."
What did she mean, she is a witch, was it an alias or is she talking metaphorically, come to think of it she called herself Killian, as in Ezra's mother, now that I have a good look at her, she does look like Ezra a little bit, Ezra definitely got her black hair from her, Styx's black hair fall over her shoulder like a shadow descending on someone, her eyes were blue unlike Ezra's own and she looked like a woman in her 30's, she must have had Ezra when she was really young.
"I'm peace, I'm a earth blooded Draco."
I'm look total confused right now, what is wrong with this people, what the heck is earth blooded Draco, I know frank asked me to keep an open mind and all but this is just first degree weird.
"Don't worry after the introduction I will explain."
Adeline reassured me and I nodded my head feeling skeptical about the whole thing, the tank looking guy beside Adeline cleared his throat, bringing my attention to him.
"I'm Marcus and I'm an Alpha wolf."
Aren't all male, I scoffed and quickly covered it up with a cough but not before Marcus shot me a menacing glare.
"I'm Danny, I mostly by the East wing, I'm opposite of what frank is."
I don't even know what frank is but I nodded my head like i understand what he is saying. Danny look really young, he have black hair like Raven's feather, and brown eyes, he looked not more than 16, I thought this was a meeting for the elders.
Danny turned his left side of face to me and I saw weird black vain all over his chocolate colored skin, at the left side of the body only, like a virus out of a Zombie movie and I tried not to stare at him by forcing a smile.
"Ok that all of us and I'm sure you already know Ophelia and I."
Adeline gestured to Ophelia by looking over to her and she offered a strained smile.
"Sage, I'm a vampire and Ophelia is a were-tigress."
The whole table was silent and all eyes were on me, maybe I heard wrong I mean she wouldn't call herself a vampire without a reason right,my face is calm but inside, my brain is nagging me to run, that this people are crazy but there is this other part of me that is telling me to be calm, that if I wanted answer I need to look beyond what I truly know, Adeline must have taken my silences as a yes so she continues.
"I know it hard to imagine, heck it unbelievable, but it true, since the dawn of time we've exist, and we keep ourselves hidden because humans tend to overreact on things they don't understand."
"But I don't get it either, what you claimed to be is impossible, I mean...how do you expect me to believe that."
My voice was quiet, I was worried that if I speak any louder I would sound crazy, maybe I'm crazy and this is all dream, but I can know it not.
"Seeing is believing right."
All eyes were on Marcus, they were looking at him like he is crazy.
"What, do you mean show him, you don't just go, 'hi I'm a werewolf' and turn in a big ass wolf as an introduction man, that wrong."
Marcus growled at Danny for imitating him and Danny only scoffed at Marcus threatening looks and Marcus flipped him off, earning a mocking laugh from Danny.
"If both of you are done being children, I don't think what Marcus said is wrong, I can show you some magic."
Styx was looking bored like she has more important things to do, Danny shrugged his shoulder and it looks like everyone else agreed with the way that everyone was looking at each other.
Styx move to a bed of Rose beside me, she touched it and whispered something, the red roses changed into butterflies and i stood up quickly like there was fire on my sit, my mouth was wide open as the butterflies circled around the table before they go up the sky and they changed into red smoke vanishing into thin air
My legs were suddenly weak so I sat back on my chair, witches are real, magic is real, all of the sudden a powerful dread overflowed me, and I sat still on my chair staring at the creatures before me, they are all powerful creatures that could end me anytime they felt like it and the atmosphere was suddenly stiffed
"So...magic, cool."
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Ezra POV
I knew Ophelia is not happy, I knew Ophy since we were 6 years old, she was abandoned, she didn't talk to anyone for few months when she was found by our clan, it took a lot of time before she started speaking again, that when my mom adopted her, the regular sibling bickering was different with us, it was war, Ophelia had to be best in everything, she was extremely competitive and extremely proud, she believes that victory is the best result a person could ever end up with.
My mom was not also happy either, when Ophelia was given the head of clan position, mom celebrated and bragged to other clan witches, I admitted that Ophelia did a good job as the head of clan but she doesn't feel connected to everyone in the house and that the most important role of the head of clan.
The head of clan position is very complicated, it a leadership position but also, all member of the clan answer to the head, the head of clan can feel what each member of the clan is feeling and they can connect with all members of the clan. The position is a mystery and the only way a person can be head of clan is if they come from the generation of the clan leaders. It a blood right position.
I was always in Ophy shadows, I don't hate her or anything, I just wished we could have a better relationship, I feel sorry for Sage because Ophelia won't take this lying down.
"penny for your thought."
I heard Ralph's said at my back and shivers ran allover my body. And i ignore it, I continue cooking brunch so that they can eat when they are done with the meeting.
"Just thinking about how you almost screw up yesterday night."
I let my voice sound harsh as possible because Ralph tends to overplayed things which is always annoying, he thinks he can get away with anything because of his cute dimples and amethyst eyes.
"I want my penny back because I already knew that."
Like I said he never takes anything serious, I turned around to face Ralph, who was busy picking at my ingredients for the fruit salad, I slapped his hand away and he cradled his hand like a small child. He is so immature sometimes.
"OK, I'm sorry."
It wasn't a sincere apology, it was an apology to get me off the topic so I ignore Ralph, he ran his hand through his black feathery hair and turned me around to face his chiseled handsome face and I kicked myself at the back of my mind to get myself together.
"I'm so sorry Ezra, I was being careless."
Ralph eyes were staring into mine and it was like I was caught with my hands in a cookie jar, my feelings for Ralph goes back to the day he was brought to the family by Frank, he was handsome and kind hearted, but I know Ralph only thinks of me as a friend, proof being him saying 'you are the best dude a guy can ever have'. Idiot.
"Awww, Are you guy shooting a romance drama."
Ruby voice held excitement in it and I hit Ralph on the head to break up the excitement in the air.
"Ouch, meanie."
Ralph whined and I sighed at his antics, Ruby was watching with a knowing smile oh her face and I glared at her, only earning a laugh from her.
"Where is Onyx and Michael?"
Onyx is Ruby's twin brother they both looked a little the same, they are both 16 years old, they both have white hair with dark root, Ruby has a nose piercing and hazelnut eyes which are always covered with eye linear and her body looks like that of an 18 year old.
"They are by the training grounds in the woods, they are helping Lukas control is transformation."
I nodded my head understanding, I looked over to Ralph to see him typing away on his phone, and I rolled my eyes at him.
"So what do you think of the new head of clan?"
Ruby picked an Apple and started biting into it, what do I think of sage, he didn't grow up in this family neither do we know what he is yet, he doesn't look like a leader, he looks like a lackey, he could bring danger to our clan and be our downfall, although the head of clan is his position by birthright, it doesn't mean that he is capable of the position.
I sighed a little and Ruby looked at me a little confused, I don't know how to explain what I'm feeling, I felt like a Adeline uprooted something she shouldn't have.
"It feels like a storm is coming."
