Chapter I:bonding

Growing up Sebastian witnessed the growth of witches and sorcerers. He watched the magic awakening of all his cousins and siblings except for himself. Despite being the first-born son of the Pennysile family, a family which was notorious for engaging in witchcraft, Sebastian never had his own power awakening, unlike his younger siblings. The latter grew immensely powerful overtime. On the other hand, Sebastian acquired the name of the "powerless being". He had to tolerate the mockery and bickering of the nosy family members and the worry of his parents. The poor boy was eventually pushed over the line and found the pressure from his family to be overwhelming. He had had enough of being patient and waiting for his power awakening. Overtime he became and hopeless case and packed his bags to leave his family, with the hope of embarking a fresh start.

Life was peaceful until the day prior to Aurelia's arrival. His mother's words kept ringing in his ears.

-"when the time comes, you will come running back to us with countless questions"

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-"Who is Evy?" Aurelia asked with eyes filled with concern.

-"I will get him a glass of water," Mr Brown rushed to the kitchen, followed by Aurelia.

In the meantime, Sebastian grabbed his hair in frustration and tried to recollect his breath. After convincing himself that it was a mere coincidence, the brown haired boy strolled to the kitchen. His eyes fell on the back profile of his new roommate. Standing by the door frame his eyes traced the slender waist of the new girl. He hated to admit but loved how the tight clothes exposed her curves and well-rounded buttocks. He shrugged his thoughts off as he overheard her conversation with the landlord.

-"Are you sure that I am safe with him," she asked with a voice filled with fear.

-"what a fool I am for acting out of my mind in front of such a breathtaking girl," Sebastian muttered under his breath causing both the girl and the landlord to exchange glances and turn to him.

The boy cringe with shame upon recalling his last interactions with Aurelia. He just wished that he could turn back time and recover from this embarrassing moment.

-"hello Aurelia. Let's please forget our past encounter and start afresh. My name is Sebastian. I am pleased that I will have someone to keep me company. Allow me to show you around," Sebastian extended his hand forward.

-"You see, you have nothing to worry about. Sebastian is a nice boy," the landlord reassured the terrified lady and lifted his bag over his shoulder.

-"I am leaving you two. Goodbye young people," he said jiggling the keys before handing them over to Aurelia and leaving the room.

A heavy and awkward silence lingered in the atmosphere before Sebastian uttered a word.

-"let me show you around and carry your bags to your bed," he proposed.

Aurelia failed to respond, instead she stared at his face. She hated to admit that despite her roommate's weird demeanor, he was incredibly good-looking.

-"About earlier I-" Sebastian started still embarrassed.

-"it-it's okay. No worry about it. Y-you said that you would show me a-around," Aurelia stated quickly avoiding the conversation at all cost.

As Sebastian was eying her, his eyes fell on her pendant. The piece of sparkling emerald at the end of the string hanging around Aurelia's neck looked quite familiar to him. He had seen it somewhere. But where? He shook his head, shrugging his inquiries off and grabbed his roommate's bags.

-"As you know this is where you cook. It is the kitchen. This is where you sleep. There's only one bedroom. So we will accommodate a second bed next to mine. Well uhm. Not next, a bit far away.... This is the washroom, this is a toilet to...pee and yea. You take a shower here. And at last, the balcony. We were on fourth floor, so better be careful,"the boy presented as they walked around the apartment.

During her visit, Aurelia did not bother to pay attention to what he was saying. Her eyes and mind were busy admiring his well-built torso and the way his cherry lips moved as his tall and masculine figure walked around the small apartment. The idea of living with such a mesmerising man thrilled her, yet she had a hard time to move on from the scene as she first stepped foot in the apartment. The name Evy felt strangely familiar. It was almost like a déjà vu. Nothing was adding up since she had barely been around people in her life and none of them had the name Evy.

-"may I ask you a question Aurelia?" Sebastian asked taking a step closer causing Aurelia to freeze.

-"Ye-yes," she stammered.

-"Where did you get that necklace from?" he asked.

-"oh... We-well,that's a ra-rather lo-long story. I-it ma-may be a bit per-personal," she explained

-"oh, my apologies dear. I didn't mean to ask a question which may be out of line. I respect your boundaries," he explained.

Aurelia wanted to scream. He was so well-mannered and respectful unlike other boys she had encountered.

Sebastian was helping his roommate unpack. He was sitting on the bed while Aurelia walked towards the opened wardrobe with a stack of folded clothes. She walked right in front of the mirror, causing the young man to look at her reflection. He froze, the mirror portrayed his new roommate with paler skin and long silvery hair.

-"Ar-are yo-you okay? Yo-you look pa-pale," she asked concerned.

Sebastian eyed her up and down. She was totally different from her reflection. Her hair was still light brown, her skin still slightly tanned in contrast to her blue ocean eyes. The young man felt that he was going insane. He wanted it all to stop. The fact that it could well be a sign haunted him.

-"Ye-yes... I am fine. Don't worry," he smiled at her.

-"It's getting late Aurelia. Let's set your bed up," he said standing up and patting her shoulder.

While working on the furniture with bolts and buts, Sebastian's mind kept wandering with countless questions. He eventually came to the conclusion that despite his relationship with his family and despite the fact that he hated how right he mother could be, if such illusions persist, he may have to contact them and ask them questions. He could have opted to pay a visit to a doctor first, but it seemed that it was something else.

-"Here," he exclaimed after spending nearly an hour after setting the bed up.

-"tha-thank you, i really appreciate it," Aurelia thanked.

-"It's too late to cook something. Why don't we head out for food," he proposed.

Aurelia's eyes shimmered at the proposal and immediately accepted.

-"there's a fast food restaurant nearby. Let's go!"

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Aurelia's heart pounded in her chest as she caught Sebastian staring at her from across the table. Every eye contact they made, caused her head to spin around. She had never seen such an attractive man her whole life. They way his forest-green eyes shimmered under strands of his pitch black wavy hair which fell on his forehead. His skin was pale and freckles were sprinkled over his rosy cheeks. What was most eye-catching to her were his broad and sharp shoulders which stood over his small waist, resulting in a V-shaped torso. Her mouth watered at the sight. She wondered how she would resist him.

-"Tell me more about yourself Aurelia. Where are you from? What do you work as?" he asked slicing his streak smoothly.

She froze at the last question, causing Sebastian to raise an eyebrow.

-"We-well... Uhh," she started.

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