to help keep peace among the wizard lines as the United Nations was formed to help keep peace among the nations.”
“Okay,” Everett said in an uncertain tone.
“Anyway, I learned last night that the Tri-Star Confederation is still in operations today. The members are peaceful with good morals, and Blaire—one of Harris’s cousins… she’s a second cousin actually—is a member of the Tri-Star Confederation. Blaire, two other members of the Tri-Star Confederation and Sadie flew in last night from London, and they…”
“Wait, your house isn’t big enough for that many overnight guests,” Everett interrupted.
“They have a couple of rooms at a nearby hotel,” Ellen informed. “Anyway, Blaire and her two coven members had offered me membership.”
“And you accepted?” Everett quickly asked.
“Not yet,” Ellen replied as she stared into Everett’s eyes as if she was waiting for his approval.
“You’re going to though,” Everett accused.
“I want to,” Ellen corrected as she continued to stare into Everett’s eyes. “I had heard them out last night, and I’m convinced that the Tri-Star Confederation is a moral group. I think that this is a good opportunity for me, but I won’t join if you don’t want me to.”
“If I don’t want you to join, you won’t join?” Everett asked incredulously.
“I don’t want to do anything to lose your trust or respect for me, so I won’t join if you don’t want me to,” Ellen replied. “Before you answer though, you should know that Blaire and the others knew what Immortal Magic was, and they are going to back me up if this wizard comes after me.”
“Okay, well, what is Immortal Magic?”
“It’s the magic that a wizard borrows from the spiritual world, and the wizard who practices Immortal Magic can emulate God-like powers.” Everett gave Ellen a curious look as she continued with, “And by God-like powers I mean, teleportation, levitation, shape-shifting, alchemy, resurrecting the dead and limb regeneration.”
“Wow!” Everett let out.
“That was my reaction too. Anyway, can you accept me if I join the Tri-Star Confederation?”
“Is Harris joining?”
Ellen thought about it before saying, “He was invited to join, but I didn’t think to ask or find out if he had accepted the invitation. Oh and the invitation to join is also being extended to Jessica and Karla, so I have to speak to them, except Blaire and the other two want to be the ones to invite them into the coven though. So I guess I’ll just talk to them about coming over to my house tonight… or I’ll take Blaire and the others to Jessica’s house.”
“Okay, well, what does joining entail?” Everett asked.
“What do you mean?” Ellen asked.
“Will you have to move away and move in with the other coven members?”
“Oh, uh, no,” Ellen began. “There are periodic meetings, but other than that, I would live my life as normal… with maybe one exception.”
“And what is this exception?”
“I would assist other members of the Tri-Star Confederation if one becomes threatened by a sinister wizard.”
Everett amusingly grinned before facetiously asking, “And how is that an exception for you?”
Ellen smirked before asking, “So what do you say… about me joining?”
“And you would seriously not join if I didn’t want you to?”
“Everett, you are more important to me than joining a coven, and I don’t want to lose your friendship or our relationship.”
Everett grinned, and after a short deliberation, he said, “You respect me enough to allow me to make the choice for you. I also learned that I can trust you, and I trust that you wouldn’t even consider joining the Tri-Star Confederation if you thought that the coven could be sinister…”
“If I thought that they were sinister, I would be looking for ways to take them down,” Ellen interrupted.
“You would take on a coven?” Everett quickly asked.
Ellen grinned before saying, “I have to admit to you and to myself that when I believe in a cause I have the tendency to go all out to fight for that cause—which I guess I’m more like my uncle than I realize.”
“Great,” Everett uttered in an unenthusiastic tone.
Ellen caught his tone, and as she amusingly grinned she said, “Oh, don’t worry. Unlike my uncle I would fight my cause legally.”
Everett grinned before saying, “I believe you, and I also believe in you. So join the coven if that’s what you want and I’ll support you.”
Ellen pleasantly grinned before giving Everett a passionate kiss. The kiss ended when Danny cleared his throat.
“I’m going to start carrying a water pistol when I come to my locker,” Danny told them as they backed up to allow Danny to get to his locker.
Ellen grinned while saying, “We’re not that bad.”
“Pretty close,” Danny retorted as he moved to his locker, which was the locker between Ellen’s and Everett’s lockers. “Anyway, did you two have fun last night at the party?”
“We did,” Ellen quickly said. “Or I did anyway.”
“I had a good time,” Everett added.
“I saw you two talking to Andie and Robin,” Danny said as he was opening his locker. Everett was opening his locker as well.
“You know them?” Ellen questioned.
“I do,” Danny began as he put up what he needed to put up. “Their uncle lives next door to me, and a few years ago, Andie and Robin would spend the summer with their uncle. In fact, last night at the party was the first time in… in two years since I saw them last.”
“Is their uncle on bad terms with them or with their parents?” Ellen asked.
“I don’t think so,” Danny replied while turning towards Ellen and shooting her a confused look. “And why did you ask me that?”
“People don’t normally change their habits without a reason, and since you haven’t seen Andie or Robin visiting their uncle for two years, it makes me think that they’re no longer on good terms with one another.”
“I never really thought about it,” Danny said.
“Of course Andie and Robin might’ve stop visiting their uncle over a reason that I can’t currently think of,” Ellen added.
“Yeah, well, for whatever reason, they haven’t visited their uncle for two years,” Danny said.
