Time flies too fast. It’s almost three weeks since the day I came here to Atenowa with Mia, a lot of things that I wanted to know, those secrets that they are hiding with me. I didn’t know but; I feel there is something that I need to know. As me as a witch and as being a person. Sometimes I felt that there was a magic power living inside of me. The lights coming from my palm is one of the proof that there is something more about my power, that I need to find out.
Just as like that I used to do every morning, I attend the class after I had my breakfast together with the other students of Atenowa, the witches, just like me. As I walk along the hallway of the University, I have noticed there are crows and owls flying everywhere. I wonder what they are doing here inside the Atenowa. I may guess that it could be one of the subjects that we were learned for today.
I had noticed everything that is different in my eyes has something to do or a connection to our magic lesson.
I startled when the black bird throwing over my shoulders. It has about the size of a red - tailed hawk, has longer middle tail feathers, has larger thicker curved beaks. His black shining eyes staring at me, his black color feather from his head to toe that makes me awe.
I extended my arm and let him graze in my arm. His black eyes were all over me. He had the power to magnify me. My senses speak to him as if he has something to tell with me.
A voice rushing into the air, whispering my name. I looked around to find where that voice was coming from but, then suddenly it was all gone. A black bird fly away from me and I take a look at his high flight that I could hardly see because he was covered by clouds.
Once again, I walked to the University of Atenowa with the other students just like they are attended with Black Birds with shiny feathers and dark Eyes.
All of us startled when we were entered at the University a massive volume of black birds flying around with us.
What is more surprising to me? I saw Willow standing at the superior witch’s place. It comes to my senses that he will be the one who will teach us the magic.
“Holy shit! “
That was the only word I whispered to myself.
All the girls of Atenowa were stunned by his looks. I can say that he is handsome too, with a long pointed nose, has a blue ocean eye colored and adding his white color hair that is rare for his age. I just smiled beneath the room and observing the others of how they are got star struck by that boy named Willow.
After he introduces himself to all the students of the Atenowa, everyone was amazed and others were thrilled and felt butterflies in their stomach flying around. I was not wrong. He will be the one who will teach us about the magic.
There are black birds suddenly flying inside the class that makes everyone gets startled.
Black Birds graze on everyone's shoulders as I expected those crawls and owls flying are one of the ingredients of learning a magic.
Everyone has a black bird has its own aside from me that surprised by many. They are wondering if I am capable to handle this black bird. My witch nature will not be completed if I don’t have a black bird of my own. The owls and crawls are considered as the eye and guardian of all the witches.
Lilith gave me a sadden look and mischievous smile and smirked at me. I just ignored her and look at the others of what they will gonna do of having a black owl that perch on their shoulders.
A moment later, Willow comes to me, crossing his arms and stared at me from head to toe.
“Ms. Thana. I wonder if you are here in my class now?”
Willow said to me with insulting of my pride. I just give him a sharp look and I don’t want to argue with him. Well, maybe yes, having nothing of the black bird just like the other is shameful to a witch like me.
They foretold that the black owls and crawls are the witches’ eyes. They are the one who delivered message and give warning to the witches. For me, it doesn’t matter to me anymore. I had Mia who guide me and my mother gave me a necklace and bracelet to protect me from danger and it shine when I am in danger.
“I guess. I better leave now. I think I am not belong to this class. “
Willow just stared at me and give me a glimpse of his smile. I don’t know if is that acceptance or he is just trying to insult me again.
I was surprised when the black bird perch on my shoulder that made Willow stunned from what he saw. A black bird with a shining black feather and black eyes that stare at me. I remember this blackbird, he is the one who throwing in my arms just as like a while ago his looks magnified me. His eyes spoke to me as if I can understand what is he trying to say.
“There you are. “I greeted him.
I look at Willow and I see in his eyes that he was too surprised by the blackbirds that suddenly appear.
Everyone was amazed and whispered. Lilith, who hates me most, looks to disgusted, her eyes rolled and look away from me. I just smiled and raised my eyebrow and give her a big smile.
“Oh, I guess I can join you guys now? “
Willow just gives me a nod and back to her place and starts teaching magic and it’s a bird language.
Just as with a broom flying, we need to familiarise to yourself from them. We need to understand them. This is a subject supplier to understanding the language of the birds.
WILLOW POV
“I may not be surprised that Thana is special among the witches. I can sense her power the magic that lives in her. I had proved it to myself. She is stronger than I ever thought. She has the special ability that a witch could never had her speed and strength for the first time I encountered a witch like her that I had never seen before.
And what is too surprising to me? She has a different blackbird from the other. It’s not like just an owl or crawl. It’s a raven that only witches who have stronger power can be had.
A raven is a clever and cunning bird they has an ability to fly upside down in the sky they can soar the highest sky and hills and has a sharpness eyes if all among the blackbirds, no doubt that this Raven is Thana’s gem.”
I didn’t know why? But, I understand what he is saying to me. I may say that he was the voices that rushing into the air. I wonder if he could really talk.
“Who are you, blackbird? Are you my guide? “
Suddenly, his eyes glisten and turn to yellow. It’s like a light of the moon that shines above the darkest night. The light of the full moon.