Six

I woke up the next morning with determination flooding in my veins, thanks to Jared. All my life, I've never really bothered to test my strength and magical abilities. I just assumed that I was the weakest of the weak, due to my low magical energy.

I was unable to draw out energy from natural sources like others which caused me to be a burden on the Coven. They regarded me as useless, throwing me aside and going about with their own duties. They didn't give a fuck if I had manifested some powers. No, they didn't. It didn't help that my mom was ignorant about magic too.

And thinking about it made my motivation flare up even more. If I had honed my powers earlier on, I'd be more powerful and stronger than I was now. But, I won't think of the past now. I had to prove myself to be worthy. I had to prove to Jason that I wasn't a "weak human" as he claimed.

I quickly got out of bed, heading straight into the bathroom to get rid of my morning breath. I took a quick shower too, putting on a baggy t-shirt and some sweatpants. I went downstairs, tying up my unruly hair into a knot.

Luckily, no one was up yet. Which meant I had enough time to make some breakfast before I started my training. Rummaging through their kitchen cabinet, I found a bottle of pancake mix and punnet of strawberries in their refrigerator. That'll do.

Humming quietly to myself, I greased up the pan and poured the mix into it. Busying myself with the strawberries, I watched as the pancake bubbled in the pan before flipping it over. I repeated it over and over till I had a golden stack of pancakes on my plate. I topped it with some sliced strawberries and a little drizzle of syrup on top.

By the time I had finished dishing my food out, I felt something wet touch my ear. I yelped, jumping a bit as I turned around to see what it was or rather, who it was.

A grinning Jared stood behind me, looking highly amused. I calmed my beating heart and glared at him. Immature attractive piece of shit.

"Looks delicious," he drawled. I ignored the heat creeping through my skin and pushed back my arousal.

"Why the hell did you do that?" I frowned, turning my attention back to my food as I headed for the dining area.

He shrugged. "It was fun. Your reaction made it worthwhile," he teased. I simply rolled my eyes and dug into my food. I have no time for his silly antics. "So, what are your plans for today? Wanna take a stroll around later?" He asked.

I shook my head. "I wanna try harnessing my powers and get a good grip of it. After our talk yesterday, I decided to take the whole day off and practice,"

A slow, soft smile spread on his face and his eyes glowed with an emotion I couldn't pinpoint. "That's great, I'm glad to hear it. You'll keep me updated on your progress, right?"

"Of course. You're the one who motivated me after all," I sent him a wry smile. Shifting out of my chair, I pushed the plate towards him. "I'm going to go practice. You can have the rest of my food,"

He raised an eyebrow. "You don’t eat much, do you?"

I merely shrugged to which he replied with an eye roll. "Fine. I'll let it slide for now since you look so cute being excited," he teased and I let out an indignant huff as a blush spread on my face.

Jared grinned. "Alright then. Have fun. I'll be out for a bit. If you need help, just...call Jake. He's less of a dickhead," I laughed, making my way upstairs.

Once I got into my suite, I locked my door and sat on my bed, cross-legged. Now that I'd had a quick, light meal and some rest, I was ready to begin.

As a witch or a warlock, sleep is very essential. Rest helps to build up energy even faster than drawing from nature. My magical energy was dim, but I could feel bits of it thrumming in my body from time to time when I had healthy amounts of rest.

So far, I was able to conjure a small ball of fire in my palm. I could try spells, but they never seemed to work.

Today, instead of focusing on spells, I was going to do something I never usually did. And that was, drawing energy from nature. There were different ways to draw out energy from a source as a magical being and one of them was through nature. I could absorb mother nature's magical essence and compress it, turning it into an ability.

It was a good thing we were in the woods and were surrounded by trees and plants. It'll make things much easier for me.

I got off my bed, opening the windows for better access.

I heard Jason's boisterous and obnoxious voice from downstairs which made me roll my eyes. Maybe he brought a friend over.

I sat back again on my bed, blocking out any distractions as I tried to focus.

I relaxed, allowing myself to pull out energy from the earth. I didn't feel anything for a while. After a few minutes though, a sudden surge of energy passed through my veins which made me smile. It worked. It really worked!

With the accumulated energy in me, I decided to try the spell I was most familiar with and see the effect.

"Infernum brono!" I said with a firm voice, spending all the stored energy on that spell.

Suddenly, sparks flew out of my hands in huge bursts, spreading all around the room, the flames rapidly licking each surface it touched.

My eyes widened as the flames inched closer to me, destroying everything around me. I quickly grabbed my camera and unlocked my door, running out of the room with a reversal spell on my lips.

By the time I had said it, the damage had already been done. Half of the room was a disaster, with most of my things destroyed and the other half was barely manageable.

I grimaced at the sound of heavy footsteps rushing towards me.

"WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO?!" Jason boomed, making me wince. Fuck, I really screwed up.

"I—" I tried saying, but he cut me off.

"Jake! Prepare her punishment! I don't think I can control my anger any longer!"

Fuck, now I was really screwed.