Chapter 3 Miss Counselor!

     Last night’s ritual with Isis took place on the Full moon night of August 15 and she was so honored to have you with her during her Sacred moment, but then again, every succulent breath that Isis take is a sacred moment indeed!  Everything went well since Isis snuck back in undetected by her parents and went upstairs to her room to get some much-needed rest!  She really should have been a cat burglar though, since she is so quiet and can sneak in any place without being seen or so she thought?

     Mom was watching her out the window the whole time she was with you, and when she finally saw her new daughter come inside, she whispered to her husband.  "Do you think she will be ok?"  Her poor husband so tired from work slowly opened one eye and quietly said "Yes!" while comforting his wife to sleep.  Isis is a powerful Queen from Egypt, she has magick that is unbelievable, but parents have magic too!  They just can't seem to sleep until they know you are safely inside a loving home with them.

     Well the next couple of long summer days went well for your new family.  They got to spend time with each other and got a feel for their new home!  On one sunny afternoon day Astraea was spending some time with her mother in their back yard when she suddenly told her to "Wait for it!"  The wind was absolutely still, when suddenly out of nowhere a strong cool breeze came to her mother's amazement.  Astraea gave her mother a hug and smiled while saying "Magick!"  "But how did you know the wind was coming Astraea?"  "Well I'm the element of Air mom, and our Earth wanted to blow a kiss for you because you're special!"  Yes, those summer days were treasured the most by mom and why she loves her new family so much!"

     There's an old saying though "There's always a little bitter with the sweet!" and they did get a little bitter news from their court ordered social worker that the school's counselor wanted to meet the girls before they are allowed to register for the upcoming school year.  This counselor had a reputation for being burned out by hearing so many sob stories from selfish kids that don't know how to behave. At least that is the way she saw it, but somewhere down the line this counselor lost her way and lost faith in the people she was supposed to serve.

     There was something else that was bothering mom when she noticed that the girls didn't seem to show any concern for the upcoming school year or if they would fit in?  She also noticed that there was no discussion about boys, or shopping, or hanging around kids their own age?  So, she went to Aphrodite and gently asked her about her love life.  "The girls told me that you're the love expert around here, do you mind if I ask you a few questions?"  "Sure mom, that's what I'm here for, how can I help you?"  "Well I was young once and was wondering if things are still the same with kids today about love?"  "I believe so, why?"  "Well I was just wondering; how do you know when you are in love with that special someone in your life?"  "Oh, that's easy mom, just think of a thousand years!"  "A thousand years?  I don't understand?"  "It's very easy mom, love isn't about saying the right words to the one you care for, it's about action!  It's about being there for the one you love even after a thousand years have passed!  If the one you're with is still there at the end of your life, you found your true love!"  Mom was so amazed at Aphrodite's response all she could say to her was "I don't have to worry about you!"  And gave Aphrodite a wonderful hug!

     Well Sunshine, school is going to start Monday and all three of us have to see the school counselor this Friday morning.  Can you come with us to meet our new counselor so that you can see our troubled past?  Do you remember when we told you that your part of our family now?  Well there is no secrets amongst us, and we want to share our life with you to help you understand where we came from.  Just know that when we share our deepest darkest secrets with you, we share it out of love and your deepest darkest secrets will be safe with us too!

    "Hello Isis, I am your school counselor at Juanita High school, and I have been assigned to look over you while you attend our institution."  Isis tried to put on her best smile when she talked to miss counselor but there was something about Isis that really annoyed her  "Pleased to meet you miss counselor I see that you know my name that is a good start"  The counselor thought Isis was mocking her and she just kind of lost it when she blurted out:  "Listen girlie, this isn't a joke!  I have listened to your kind for over 20 years now and you're going to behave in our school or you're going to get shipped back to the foster care system so fast ,you'll be gone before the ink dries on my report to send you back!"  Amazingly enough this counselors firm threat didn't seem to faze Isis at all.  "Thanks for your honesty, I see that we are going to be good friends, I can't wait to tell you all my stories about this life, my past lives and how to live it well! where shall we begin?"  The counselor decided to try some tough love to break Isis down!  "Let's start with your drug addict parents.  I read your file, you came from an abused family, and you set fire to your home the night you ran away with Aphrodite, and Astraea.  You're own parents are afraid of you and I don't know if it was the drugs they took or your mean spirited attitude that makes them think you're a witch, but they don't want to have anything to do with you and that is how you ended up in the foster care system!"  Isis responded "Oh sorry about that, you see that was an accident that happened in Halloween of 2006 when lightning struck our home during dad's drug induced episode.  You see I'm really 30 years old now, but I been protected by a magick bubble on ShadowFire’s property and I never aged!  That is why I am still 17 years old and need to finish school so that I can move on with my life dear!"  The counselor was astounded by this young girl's arrogance and delusions!  "That fire occurred less than a year ago!  Why did you take Aphrodite and Astraea to ShadowFire's home?"  "Well because he is a witch too and he needed our help counselor, we can't desert a witch in need!"  Isis said while winking at you! "And who are you winking at?  Do you see how out of touch with reality you are!  Your so delusional that you can't even tell reality from fantasy, do you see why I have concerns about you?"  "It's ok counselor, Sunshine is our invisible family member that I invited to be here while we talk, besides I'm so sorry to tell this to you this but when you're a witch, reality and fantasy is merged into a beautiful creation of distortions on life.  It can frighten you at first, but until you see the delicate intricacies and complexities our magical world has, you will never understand what true reality is and it is I who pity you, blessings child!"  Amazing how Isis pure honesty can send a person to the breaking point ha-ha, the only thing the poor counselor could say to Isis was "Get out and send Aphrodite in here when you leave."

     Aphrodite came in with the biggest smile on her face and said to the counselor.  "ello Love! so glad to have met your acquaintance, I'm you're love Goddess Aphrodite at your service my lady and may I add?  How wonderfully defined and proper you look this fine lovely day!"  Aphrodite said while winking at you.  Yep this poor counselor's day is going to be hell alright!  "What are you doing?"  "Oh, sorry love, I reverted back to my old English days from 386 years ago from my previous life, sorry I'm a little rusty in my proper grammar miss, by the way, what day is it in the year of our Lord?"  The counselor coldly responded, "It's August 30, 2019 which happens to be 3 days before you are either coming to our school or to an alternative school in the foster care system miss, do I make myself clear!"  Aphrodite said, "Oh my, I better behave then!"  The counselor continued.  "Look Aphrodite, I'm going to be blunt with you and I'm not going to hold anything back!  You girls are trouble, you don't deserve a second chance, your mother is a whore that deserted you and now you use this sick fantasy that you are some type of love Goddess Witch but you're not!"  Aphrodite responded with a smile "Well it's true that mom liked to hang around the boys for money, but that doesn't define me as a person.  It's really very simple to see counselor, if you can, just find that compassion in your heart for just one moment; You see, my mother was a human that made some mistakes in her life, and that's ok, that's what we humans do, we make mistakes and we live on.  What defines us as a person is our ability to forgive ourselves so that we can forgive others, and that is how we grow up to become better people when we do!  Oh, by the way, are there any cute boys here at your school?  You know, your nephew is a fine handsome young man at this school! and when I meet him Monday, I promise to take good care of him!  Can I call you Aunt now or later?  The counselor was getting that look of despair on her face so Aphrodite quietly left and said "I'll get Astraea for you, good day to you fair wise counselor lady of Juanita High School!" and blew a kiss at her while she left the room.

     "Astraea, come in!  I understand about your loss when your parents were killed by that drunk driver last year, but why did you run away with Isis and Aphrodite on Halloween Night?"  Astraea quietly responded "Because they are my sisters and wanted to protect me from the foster care system, I was going to be placed in."  The counselor responded, “But you know that they are not your blood sisters, don't you?"  Astraea answered back, "It is true that they are not my blood sisters, but they are my soul sisters!  You see we are family that has been here for thousands of years in previous lives from ancient Egypt and Greece to the present time in America, we always managed to find one another. We were burned, hanged, and threatened our entire lives because we were different than the people that were around us at the time and I see that things haven't changed much, but it's ok, We're survivors and we love the mortals we are blessed to meet in our life!"  Astraea said while batting her pretty little eyelashes at the counselor.  "Well Astraea, you have some real problems, but I believe there is hope for you, that is why I'm going to recommend to the state to separate Isis and Aphrodite from you since they are a bad influence, and I'm getting them out of here as soon as I can, just to let you know!" Before Astraea left, she hugged her new counselor friend and said "you know what counselor?  I had a friend back in 1839 that went by the name of Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, He wasn't knighted by Queen Victoria at the time, we just gave him that title since we are royalty too!  Anyway my love, he coined the phrase "The Pen is mightier than the sword!" and that inspired us to come up with a phrase of our own; “The pen is mightier than the sword, but the wand is mightier than the pen!" 

 True, This!

Beneath the rule of men entirely great

The pen is mightier than the sword. Behold!

The arch-enchanters wand! Itself is nothing! 

But taking sorcery from the master-hand

To paralyze the Caesars, and to strike

The loud Earth breathless!  Take away the sword

States can be saved without it!

     "That was his message of peace at the time that humble communication was mightier than violence of a sword.  My message to you is as simple as this:  You have to do what you feel compelled to do counselor, we have to do what we feel is right!  Just know that when you use your mighty pen to separate us, we are going to use our wands and love to keep us together until it is time for us to leave your world.  Take Care my love we will see you Monday!"

     Well Sunshine that is our story and what we are sticking to lol!  Can you see why ShadowFire had trouble figuring us out?  I mean really what are we?  Are we really teenage girls with a super active imagination living in a fantasy world, or have we really been around for millenniums?  That's the beauty of magick though, you never know what is real or not, but I guess it really doesn't matter, because whatever we are, we have a mission to get our demon back into the tree before he causes harm to the world we love!  We also have a mission to save you from your demon as well, and that is why we need your help!  Your demon will determine if there is hope for humanity or not.  I'm so sorry we have to place this burden on you, but we are here for you!  Have faith in yourself and the people that love you and you will be alright!  Get some rest my love and thanks for coming with us to see the counselor!  Say a prayer for her if you can and try to remember that she is not the enemy, just a lost sister that needs to find her place back in the world! ;)