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Lydia smiled to herself as she walked down the hallway, Jackson's arm around her shoulder as always. It seemed like everything in her life was coming together. She was the most popular girl in Beacon Hills High, got a scholarship to the top college of her choice last week, and as of now was first in line to be the head of the coven when Braeden decided to step down. Which was not going to happen for a while so Lydia knew she had some time to go to college and possibly establish a career.
Lydia was thinking about whether or not she should go up to the college and start touring when she froze, a small gasp escaping her lips. She could feel another witch's presence. 'But there isn't supposed to be another witch here. Not besides the guidance counselor, Morrell,' Lydia thought to herself. "Jackson..."Lydia cooed as she turned to her boyfriend.
"Yeah?" Jackson replied with his eyebrows raised.
"Will you please go get my jacket from Harris' class?" Lydia asked as she batted her eyes.
"What? No-" Jackson started before Lydia raised her eyebrows and he sighed, giving in. Jackson turned around and began walking to the classroom,"Meet you in the cafeteria!"
Lydia smiled at him before walking down a few hallways. She closed her eyes and took in a deep breath as she focused on the magic energy she sensed earlier. It wasn't experienced, whoever it was probably just got powers. Whoever it was had a sort of... innocence coming off of it. Lydia took a deep breath in as she tried to figure out where this person was, snapping them open when she realized they were walking towards the same hallway she was standing in. Her head snapped to the left with alert and small hint of fear in her eyes, the direction this new witch was coming in from. She felt as if time slowed down as the witch walked in.
The witch was a girl with porcelain skin that made her hazel hair and eyes stand out. Lydia's hands gripped the lockers she was leaning against and her breath hitched. Her chest and stomach suddenly felt weird to her and she whipped her gaze away from the girl. Lydia glanced towards the girl out of the corner of her eye, watching the girl to see if she was doing the same. Lydia only felt her confusion rise as she realized the girl didn't notice her at all, only paying attention to the teacher that had been stuck with her.
'This girl must be a real novice if she isn't sensing my magic energy,' Lydia rolled her eyes as she pushed herself off the lockers. This girl was either a novice or a real genius that could watch Lydia without making a movement. Either way Lydia knew it was better to get information on this girl and report back to Braeden than to just say there was a new witch in town. "Lydia!" Ms. Morrell, the only other witch in the school, whisper-yelled from a hallway over.
Lydia rolled her eyes before turning around and facing Morrell. Morell glanced at the witch before her gaze went back to Lydia,"Do you know anything about... her?"
"No. But I'm about to," Lydia replied before turning around and following the girl, ignoring Ms. Morell's objections.
'If I'm going to be the head of a coven and deal with possibly hundreds of witches, I think I have to be able to handle one new witch,' Lydia told herself to try to dissipate the fear in her gut. She bit her lip as she realized no matter what she was saying in her head she was terrified. Lydia took a deep breath as she walked towards the witch and teacher confidently, as if she walking anywhere else.