Scarlett Brown - The Half Witch

Chapter Ten

I couldn't stare at his face so I opted for his vans. "W-what do you mean" I sounded nervous, I wanted to smack myself for it.

"Every object has a soul so you need to find the soul within the object and that's how you will change it." I could feel his gaze on me. "you are a witch you blood runs with magic in it. You have the ability to control all elements but your soul has not connected to it or rather to your magic."

I watched his plump lips move as they formed the words, they were a slight natural pink, he had a small beard adding on to his handsome look.

He has a lovely deep voice

It was a bit difficult at first to concentrate on what he was saying. He sounded too strange for me to understand or maybe too unbelievable for me to grasp, for a long while this man was simply someone out of my reach yet here he is, actually attempting to assist me with my magic.

Concentrate!

"I know Mrs Shetty usually says the power comes from within you for some witches it takes a while longer if you haven't connected with it.”

He placed his hand underneath my own. He took my index finger and traced it on the leave I held. "you need to feel it. Don't just feel it with your hand feel it with your mind and your magic, know the soul of what you are holding. Feel the texture, every line and every curve” I closed my eyes imaging and memorising the texture trying to let myself feel the leaf with my magic and not my body, “once your magic knows it you can change it into anything." He said letting go of my hand.

I kept my eyes closed, moving my fingers across the leaf simultaneously finding my magic. It felt wonderful. Like a power erupted in me I felt it surge through my veins and I some what felt alive, awakened. I opened my eyes and my fingers were glowing just like Mrs Shetty there was light coming from them. I imagined the small leaf turning itself into a rose. I imagined the feel of rose petals and the smell that always made me feel happy and there it was a single rose lay on my hand where the leaf once was.

I couldn't help the joy that made me laugh out loud. I felt slightly dizzy after feeling so much power but I was so happy I chose to ignore it, I wanted to hug him but I restrained myself.

"How did you know that." He was a Vampire I didn't expect him to know anything about witches.

He smiled at me and shrugged "I've lived a good few years." I laughed at his response

"I met a few people who were experienced in these things so I'm glad it has finally come in handy." He smiled looking at me.

I didn't mind the huge grin that was currently plastered on my face he had genuinely made me happy. So as a gesture of gratitude I gave him the rose.

My phone rang loudly ruining the moment. "Yes Amanda"

"What is this that I'm hearing about us and a party?!"

This was probably my cue to leave. I stood up with my stuff in hand and made a hand gesture saying that I'm leaving. He gave me a small nod and I went towards the female's dormitory.

"Scarlet?! Why are you quiet"

"I'm on my way I'll explain it to you when I get there."

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I closed the door slowly behind me making sure I don't alert Amanda of my presence. She was busy setting out her music collection she was really into music, she had all types of it even hard copies they were her most treasured possessions.

" I know you're here" she said without turning to look at me.

I cursed under my breath, "well,” I cleared my throat trying to find the words I could use to make her say yes, “Jacob came up with a really great idea of us going out to a party to distract me and the rest of the school from my recent scandals which seems to be what most of the school is talk about. So obviously I wasn't going to go alone that's why you and Hanna, being the amazing and caring friends that you guys have become, will accompany me to this party. "

"So you just tagging us along to your date" she turned and smirked, sat on her chair facing me. "It's not a date," I threw a glare at her. "it's a party, with lots of other people.

Amanda chuckled and shook her head," When will you realise that the guy is into you. He likes you Scarlett! " She emphasized. I was about to respond when I smelt something.

It smelt so good my whole body was craving for it. I didn't know what it was but at that moment I felt like I really needed it, I had to have whatever it was. The whole world paused and all of my senses could only concentrate on that aroma filling the air around me, I had to have it. "Can you smell that" my first thought was it must be food, I lifted my nose in the air to get a better sniff. Amidst the distraction of whatever good food someone was making I heard someone cry out in pain. "Did you hear that?"

"No I don't hear or smell anything." Amanda slowly got up from her chair watching me weirdly. "Scarlett?"

"Scarlett!?" I dashed out of our room and down towards the entrance of the dorm. I had a terrible craving for whatever it was I was sniffing. When I reached down stairs it was not what I had expected, on the grass near the entry steps Jasmine was trying to crawl. There were scratches all over her body and a big gush on the side of her head, I didn't know how she was still able to manage crawling.

She eventually gave out and I heard Amanda from behind me call out for Ms Clara. Some of the girls having heard her scream came out of their rooms too.

I could only focus on the blood. The lovely smell I came to realize was the blood surrounding her. My gums were paining my heart was beating fast and something was leading me towards her. I wanted her or was it her blood.

Ms Clara rushed down to us telling all the girls to leave and one of them to go call Ms Sara and an ambulance.

I stared at Jasmine her eyes pleading for help I slowly walked towards her. She needed my help, I told myself. I just had to get closer to her.

A sudden hunger emerged from within me, a sudden hunger that seemed to be eating me alivI, and thirst, I was thirsty for that sweet smell that came from her. I was almost close to her when I felt someone grab me. I tried to push them off "Come down Scar. Come here, just come with me" Amanda pushed me away from the dorm.

I wanted to go back I tried to push her again grunting and trying to scare her but she wouldn't budge. She took me far beyond the dorm house and into one of the other houses. The house was dark and empty. It seems like nobody had used it in a very long time.

It seemed pretty dark inside but my vision was perfectly clear and I was still very thirsty it was getting too much to control. She had distracted me only for a short while but I could still smell Jasmine. Pain was now surging through me "Amanda!" I cried out. She rushed through some stuff looking for something.

I wanted to go back, I wanted to go and taste the blood oozing out of Jasmine. I could imagine the sweetness it would bring into my mouth. Another terrible hunger pain surge through me. I felt starved.

"Amanda!!" Why did she bring me here. Where was here?

"I found it." she ran to me and stuffed something into my mouth. "Just drink it Scarlett drink!"

And I did. I couldn't stop myself whatever she had given tasted exactly as I had imagined Jasmine's blood would taste like. It tasted amazing as it quenched down my hunger and thirst, I couldn't get enough of it.

I could feel it nourish every single cell in my body. I was like a thirsty man finally drinking water after a long period of being stuck in the desert.

I felt revived

and

I loved it.