Disgraced Magical Being Chapter 9

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Chapter 9

“You do realize that I will have to be secluded in a month or so.”

Coven Leader Oaks’ shoulder lifted and fell. Hard. “I do. I had hoped that you would have accepted that you would never be able to regain your love for your chosen one.”

“Others words you had hoped I would chose and Alpha before then.”

“No.” he shook his head. “I had hoped . . . Never mind. When you need the time off, just let me know. I will clear it with your boss.”

“Thanks.”

“Now, how about supper?”

“Fine. I will join you.”

Wasn’t sure why he wanted me to. I was nothing to him. Nothing to Joshua, but the kid was adorable and it wasn’t like I had time to carry what little food I had from the other place here.

Disgraced Magical Being Chapter 8

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Chapter 8

Damn. That was the best fitting word I could come up with. The house wasn’t huge, but far from the one room run-down shack I’d been living in. The yellow and white trimmed two story house had a fresh coat of paint and flowered curtains shinned through the front windows.

“You can take down what you don’t’ like and give it back to the Storage Shed. They can reuse them for when we have to prepare another house.”

I walked into the house, taking note of the huge open floor plan. The size reminded me of the house I’d left behind. Not quite as big, but more than suitable for one person, even a newly paired couple. Not hat I would ever be that again. I’d lost my true love. There would never be another. Not for me. Didn’t want one either.

“The bedroom is upstairs. It has a bathroom of it’s own. There is a huge basement for storage.”

“Why give me such a nice place?”

“It is not a joke. I promise. This is stand housing for all single and newly pairs coven members.”

“Nice.”

“I told you that you are no different than any other Magical Being under me.”

The rest of his muttered response was not missed, but all it did was confuse me more. Oh, I’d heard about the type of Magical Being he referenced me to, but he was majorly mistaken. I was not a Jumper. Not someone strong enough to leap from bottom rank to the top level if I had been rated upon gaining my powers. I had been ranked into level eight when I was twelve, but all that power I had then faded away the moment I chose the Human World. It would not every come back to me. Oh, I would regain some of it over time, but never the full amount I had grew into.

“I came over to tell you that we are having a ranking in two weeks.”

“I heard that.”

“Truly, glad you are making friends. It will help you more than you know.” He snatched up the suitcase.

“Hey. That’s mine.”

“I’m just going to put it upstairs.”

“I can do that myself.”

“I know, but I need to.”

“Why?”

“When you are ready to know, you will know.”

“What!” I shouted as he topped the stairs and faded.

Several second later he descened the steps and made his way to the door. “I thought you were ready, but I can see you are still struggling with settling in.”

“You mean letting go of the Human World?”

“No.” Coven Leader Oaks sighed. “Yes, but I meant letting go of your love. As much as you hate to hear this, it will happen. Even by your choice, or by nature taking effect. It’s simply the way the Elders control those who had to return from the Human World.”

Another fact I knew, which was why I had been trying to find someone that interested me. Larry wasn’t someone who did. In fact, that guy freaked me out.

“Just make sure when you do start dating that you have to  be careful with your choices. I may run the area so that there are no such thing as a Disgraced Magical Being, but I still have some that do not quite believe the way I do. They do not go against me, but they do test the water at times.”

Other words, they would harm him, or use him to show others their position on people like him. And if they did, Coven Leader Oaks could only discipline them in small manners, because of the Elders rules.

“Let me guess, Larry is one of those people.”

“Yes.”

“How do you know?”

“He’s done so before.”

“Is your second one of those people?”

“Looks like it. He’s never showed so much distain before, and I will find out what his issue is. I fear it is one more personal than related to the reason you joined our coven.”

“Like what?”

“Fear.”

“Why would he fear me? I am no one.”

“You were though.”

“Huh?”

“You were the heir to your father’s leader position.”

“Was.”

“Doesn’t matter. That means you could work your way up like I did. Take over from me at some point and I fear my second is afraid that you will try to overtake me.”

“Wrong thinking.” Majorly. “I never want to lead. I might have been strong, but I am an Omega and no one would follow me. Not even if I had an Alpha beside me. Just like you said, not all believe in Disgraced Magical Beings leading, or breathing for that matter.”

“They do here.”

“Not all. You said so yourself.”

“Join me and Joshua for supper tonight?”

The shift in topic didn’t shock me. Simply told me he knew I was right and would not admit he had said such. Like any Alpha would do. Alpha weren’t rare among the Magical World. Omega weren’t either for the most part. Among the coven they were, which is why my father had kept that fact hidden, but I knew the Elders would have informed Coven Leader Oaks of my status. If others found out, the Alpha would go into a frenzy trying to claim me. It was ultimately my choice and I had done decided that I would not let my hormones dictate me. Nope. I would choose only when I was ready to. Not before. Knowing it would happen was just another reason I had been trying to convince my brain to date. I knew my cycle was coming and when it did, I would have to be secluded or choose an alpha. I knew I was no where ready for that, so . . .

“Jay?”

Disgraced Magical Being Chapter 7

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Chapter 7

Safe? What in the world? Why would he have to do such? He knew his coven like the back of his hands. Or he should have. From what little time I spent with him, I knew he was a solid leader. He might not lead like my father had, but he knew how to take care of his people. Was a way more open leader than any other I knew.

“I can see you are not buying this, and I understand why.”

“You are right. I am not buying it.”

“If you understood my comment then you would know why I am following you so closely. You’d have no other options but to do the same to me.”

“What!” I jerked my suitcase backwards as he tried to take it. “I got it.”

Coven Leader Oaks held his hands up and headed towards the door. “We’ll talk more once I get you into your new house.”

“Whatever.” I longed to tell him this discussion was over, but I knew better than to be that disrespectful.

“Attitude still counts.”

“Not in your coven. Or have your rules changed all ready?”

His deep, rich chuckle sent shards of sharp currents down my arms and over my chest until it settled in my groin.

“You do feel it.”

“What?”

“You are not as in the dark as I believed.”

“In the dark?”

“When we get to your place.”

Right. No one needed to know what Coven Leader Oaks spoke to the newest Disgraced Magical Being about. He had a reprensation to uphold. The rest of the walk was made in silence. Not welcoming silence. Nope. It gave my mind too much time to think and what came to mind did not set well with me. I wasn’t even sure half of what it came up with was possible. Some wasn’t at all. Some were things I did not want to be true. Some were things that I would never let come to pass. No matter what.

“Here we are.”

Disgraced Magical Being Chapter 6

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Chapter 6

“Jay,” Coven Leader snapped his finger in front of my face.

I shook my head and lowered it. “Sorry, Coven Leader - -“

“Thomas, please.”

“Sorry, Sir.” No way would I be able to address him so informal. I could all but feel my dad slapping me around for doing something so disgraceful. Hear him yelling me at how much like a true Disgraced Magical Being I was acting like. Didn’t want to give the men’s mental voice any validity, so I did what was best. Okay, ignoring the coven leader might not be wise, but it at least had me feeling more like a true bed Magical Being. Something I needed more and more each day. Not so much because I liked being one, but because I had to have some kind of identity since the rest of my life was going to be spent in the Magical World.

“None of the Sir, bit either. Just plain Thomas. We clear?”

Shit. No there was no way I could get by with addressing him by his proper title. He’d made it an order, even if he had not issued the order command. Nope. He’d done so like any good leader did. Insuinated and left it up to you to follow his unspoken order, or face punishment. Another trap I would not fall into.

“Jay, tell me how much money you have put into this place?” a beep from his phone gave me another second or two to avoid answering. “Your new place is being arranged. Now, onto my question.”

“About one hundred.”

“How many man hours?”

“Uh . . . Don’t know.”

“Then you’ll get paid for three weeks worth of construction labor and reimbursed the hundred. It will be in your account by tomorrow evening.”

“That’s not - -“

“It is necessary. I have no idea what my second was thinking. He knows better than this shit.” Coven Leader Oaks ran a hand over his face, muttering to himself. “Let me help you pack your belongings and then we can head over to your new place.”

“I can get it, Sir.” The faint huff had me backtracking on my response. “I mean . . . Thomas.”

“Wasn’t so hard was it?”

Matter of opinion. Sure took some of my pride, which I had very little left of. I needed every ounce of it I could mustard just make it through the day.

“Let’s talk while we pack.” He walked over to the small area off to the left and pulled opened the small dresser that held the few clothes I’d been allowed to bring with me. I’d yet to buy me anymore. Been focused on making the place livable.

“Thomas, seriously, Sir, I can pack up what I have.” I took the shirt from him and placed it back in the drawer. “You take a seat and we’ll talk while I work.”

“Fine.” He shook his head, muttering again. “I had hoped to find that you were enjoying your new place. I knew you’d made some friends and had been joining in with some evening activities.”

Course he knew. Every time I was among my friends, or outside of the house I saw him watching me. If that had been the case then . . . “How did you not know where I was living?”

“I’ve never been here. Never asked my second where he placed you.”

“You’ve been following me.” I hadn’t meant to bring that up, but it made a good point. I did not like being tested and that’s what this felt like. He’d followed me around to see how I’d react. My lack of telling him of my displeasure if my housing had told him something and he was ready to bust my balls about it. Sure seemed like something my father would have done, but I had not expected it from Coven Leader Oaks. Not after the way he spoke about Disgraced Magical Being being just another Magical Being.

“I . . . You spotted me. You are truly your father’s son.”

“I am not.”

Biggest insult the man could have given me. My father was a bastard. Strong one, it’s why he kept his position among his coven for so long. His entire family had managed to do so. Many fought off other to do so, but there was never a chance of his family being dethroned. Or there hadn’t been until his father came about. His father had given birth to a strong ass Magical Being, one more powerful than him, but . . . According to my father I threw his entire families desires away with one decision. Hadn’t been how I saw it. I knew that I would lose all but a small among of my power when I chose the Human World, but that hadn’t mattered to me. I never longed to follow in my fahter’s footsteps. My decision to join the Human World was not a simple rebellious act like my father thought. Noep. It was a way for me to have a life of my own. A life without having to be worried about how others lived. What troubles other got into. Not having to be rude to someone simply because they failed at living in the Human World. His belief in me being rebellious was why my father had not qualms about announcing his second son as his successor. My brother didn’t even carry a tenth of the power I had. I even had more than he did while living in the Human World, but that hadn’t mattered to my father. He wanted to show his family and every coven member how he treated those who threw away their lives. And that’s what he believed I did.

“I was not checking up on you.”

“Then why follow me.” I shut the suitcase and hefted it off the bed.

“I needed to ensure you were safe.”

Disgraced Magical Being Chapter 5

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Chapter 5

I’d been getting more and more involved over the last month. As I interacted with more coven members, I found out that what Coven Leader Oaks told me was pure truth. Most people did not view me as a Disgraced Magical Being. There were a few that sidestepped me when I approached but none spoke a word against me. Not even the  second in command, who had come into the kitchen to check on my . . . he called it ability, but I heard how he phrased it. Didn’t bother me though. What did was the heart filled ache that graced my mind every night when darkness fell. Being in the coven didn’t bother me as much as the loneliness that plagued my heart until it throbbed until I had no other choice but to scream into my pillow. The man who owned my heart was in the Human World. Where I should have been. His life moved forward. Mine would not. No one would replace him. I’d done my best not to put out the on the hunt vibe, but I must have failed.

A dark-skinned man came up and took the seat beside me. He was halfway into his introduction spill before I even realized he’d joined me. Like most of the time, when I wasn’t working, or buying supplies to spruce up my place, or with one of my few friends, I found myself reliving some event that me and Kyle attended. Wasn’t good for me, but I had not been able to stop from doing so. My mind and downtime did not work. It went right back to Kyle and our life. It wasn’t until the man offered me his hand to shake that I spotted the huge goofy smile stretched across his face. What alerted me to the man’s true intention was when he winked at me and scooted a bit close to me on the bench. Took every ounce of restraint I had to keep from jumping up from the picnic table. I did not want to be disrespectful. The man had done nothing wrong, but take an interest in me. Wasn’t his fault that my heart could not leave the Human World.

“Larry,” the rich deep voice flowed around me as the guy beside me stiffened.

I didn’t have to look up to know who had came up behind us. I’d seen him around several times each day. He might have no qualms about Disgraced Magical Beings, but he sure kept a watch over them. Or he was me. Was he afraid of me? Fear I would try to do as he had? Try to take his coven from him. Wasn’t happening. If I’d wanted that I would have just stay in the Magical World to start with. What I didn’t know was why Larry, the guy who’d been about to ask me out, became on edge when Coven Leader Oaks arrived.

“Thomas.” Larry took hold of my hand and gave it a squeeze before he stood up. “What a shock to see you out here today?”

“Not so much.” Coven Leader Oak’s tone held no admonishment, but there was something in the way the leader spoke. I’d heard it several times while I trailed behind my father. Father always had this manner about him that allowed him to make a point while he carried on a normal conversation. It wasn’t so much the tone he used, but the lack of words. In that case, Coven Leader Oaks had left something major unsaid. I wasn’t sure what. Or why? But I did know I was in between something that had everything to do about me and nothing to do with me at the same time.

I was up and gathered my trash into a neat little ball before I could take two breaths. Gave them each a slight nod and then left them there staring at one another. I was just about back to my house when Coven Leader Oaks jogged up to me.

“Jay, can we talk?”

“I . . .” What did I have to do? Not like anything took president over the coven leader. Him asking to speak was just him being polite. “What can I do for you?” I stopped, but kept my attention on a dark patch of grass beside my shoe.

“Can we go to you place?”

“Of course.” There wasn’t much for me to offer him there. The fridge barely kept water cold and the ice cooler I bought from the store the other week was empty. I did have some hot soda I could offer him, but . . . Wasn’t much, but at least he’d see I was trying to be a decent host.

“Where are we going?”

“You said . . .”

“No. I know, but you should not be living down here.”

“Why not?”

“This area is not livable.”

Fact I knew, but had not bothered to tell the second in command. Second in command assigned me this house. I’d never bothered to bring anyone here. Not because I was ashamed of where I lived, but because there was barely enough sitting area for me. There’d been no one at my house since the first day I arrived. Then it was just the woman who the second in command sent to show me to my job, and she didn’t even come in then. Most of the time when I met with my friends, I met them at their place or the dining hall.

“Where exactly did . . .”

I came to a stop in front of my home abode shack, not bothering to pause to let Coven Leader Oak regain his composure. Or whatever had came over him. I simply opened the door and motioned him to go inside. It might not be much, but I had made it as livable as I could with what little I had managed to buy over the last month. Would have been more if I had been able to bring in the money I had when I lived in the Human World, but that had all been combined with Kyle’s and I chose to leave it for him to use. He would never know where it came from, but at least I could tell myself I did not leave him with nothing. Same with the house I owned with him. I had the Elders fix the deed so it was completely in his name and while they were at it they paid off the loan we’d taken out to buy the nice little ranch house.

“This will be rectified.” Coven Leader Oaks’ tone had me jerking my head up and pausing on the red fiery face. “This . . . why did you not mention this to me . . . You should have told me when you came over for supper.” His phone was out and fingers flew across the screen. “What all have you put into this place to make it look this good?”

I wasn’t sure what was going on and found myself unable to speak.