Josie and Rafael walked through the hallway as she showed him the layout of the school.

"Everybody gets along with everybody here," Josie said, looking at Rafael. "For the most part. The wolves, though, typically stay together because of their pack mentality so you won't see them far from each other."

Rafael glanced at Josie, taking in the information.

Josie met his eyes briefly before looking away. Briefly, she realized that he had really pretty eyes.

"Which is in defiance of the school's commitment to inclusiveness," Josie continued. "Which is why my sister and I typically volunteer as tour guides, so that you meet some witches before the wolves pull you in."

With that Josie's thoughts turned to her sister. Was she doing okay? Had she convinced their dad yet or was she biding her time?

Josie's worry for her sister was threatening to overwhelm her. This morning had left her confused and a little scared.

Her sister had a vision of her death which was a terrifying thought. Especially since Lizzie implied it was going to happen in a few years.

Josie never thought she would die young but now, she didn't know what to think or how to feel. Besides, seeing her sister so different had shaken her.

Sure, Lizzie was a very emotional person but she was typically very good at pretending with certain emotions.

While others, like anger, just burst out of Lizzie as if she was a volcano, which wasn't her fault but still.

It was even more strange to see her apologize - for being a bad sister? Lizzie never apologized for anything.

It made Josie happy to learn that Lizzie actually appreciated her but it was scary to learn it at the same time as Lizzie seeing her die.

God, if Josie had seen Lizzie die, she had no idea how she could keep going. It would destroy her.

Wait, she was on a tour, focus Josie.

Josie turned her attention back on Rafael as he started talking again.

"I wanted to ask about that, why did your sister want to go with your dad?" Rafael asked.

"Lizzie wanted to see if she could convince our dad to let your brother stay," Josie said, looking over at him.

That was a shock as Lizzie typically only did things that benefited her in some way, and from what Josie could tell, babysitting a human so that he could stay here with his brother wouldn't help her in any way.

Except, it could also make Rafael like her or get her in their dad's favor, but for some reason, Josie could sense that that wasn't the reason she wanted to do it.

"Landon's not allowed to stay?" Rafael asked with a frown.

"This school is for the supernatural only, mainly because it's far too dangerous to have a human around. In case, someone doesn't have good control, which could result in the human getting hurt or possibly killed," Josie explained, causing Rafael's eyes to widen in surprise but also worry.

"Why would your sister try to convince your dad to let my brother stay?" Rafael inquired, looking confused and Josie couldn't blame him. Being in foster care, they had learned that most people didn't do things out of the goodness of their hearts.

Some do but greed often wins.

"Because she didn't want you and your brother to be separated," Josie replied with a smile.

It was confusing and probably would be for a while but Josie also was a little pleased because it seemed like Lizzie was changing for the better.

"Really?" Rafael muttered, looking surprised.

"Yeah. I know Lizzie looks and acts like the typical mean girl but she's a really good person and she would be devastated if she and I got separated, so she didn't want you to go through that," Josie said, smiling warmly.

"Wow, but you said it would be dangerous for him to stay," Rafael said, as he thought about what she said.

"It is, but Lizzie and I brainstormed some ideas this morning that may allow him to stay. For example, he could train with my sister and me, so he can fight back if necessary and also he'll need to have a constant protector, which my sister volunteered to do - and I'll help her out," Josie said, giving him a shorter version of their plan.

Their dad might not agree at first but if they put on the twin charm, it should work.

"You guys would really do that so that he could stay?" Rafael asked, staring at Josie in awe.

"Yeah, but first we need to convince our dad. But once he's convinced, we should be good to go," Josie responded.

"Thank you, I can't even begin to say how grateful I am. You and your sister are amazing," Rafael said, voice full of emotion.

Josie blushed. "It's nothing."

"It's not nothing. You're trying to find a way to keep me from being separated from my brother. Not a lot of people would do that," Rafael denied, smiling at Josie.

Josie met his eyes, blushing. "I'm just glad to be of help and so is my sister."

The two stopped in front of double doors and peered into the room.

"Anyways, to continue the tour, this is our librarian, Mr. Williams," Josie introduced. "He's subbing for our chemistry of magic teacher who accidentally incinerated himself last week in hellfire."

"Hellfire? Is he dead?" Rafael asked, looking slightly worried.

"Oh, no. Don't worry he's fine. He's just now hairless everywhere now, somehow he didn't scar..." Josie replied, reassuringly. Rafael relaxed after hearing that.

Rafael looked into the room with curiosity as he listened in on the lesson.

"Alright," Mr. William said, underlining something on the board. "Now, this language has been carefully crafted over centuries. So you may think you can play fast and loose with the syllables, but you'd be very wrong about that. Because otherwise, a love charm becomes a what? Penelope, show us."

He gestured to Penelope, who moved, turning in her chair.

"Of course it's her," Josie muttered under her breath.

"Who are you talking about?" Rafael asked, quietly as Penelope glanced over.

"My ex, Penelope," Josie revealed, glaring at Penelope as she sent a wink at Josie.

Arrogant, no good, witch...

"Phesmatos is lucas odoray," Penelope enchanted as a glowing yellow ball appeared in her palm. It popped and Penelope instantly started coughing. As did a bunch of the other students.

Josie rubbed her nose outside the room as the stench reached them.

"That's right..." Mr. William's said, with a little bit of a laugh in his voice. "...a stink spell."

Both Josie and Rafael wrinkled their noses and exchanged looks.

"Come one, I'll show you the turrets," Josie said. "It's where the seniors go to smoke."

"What do they smoke, eye of newt?" Rafael asked sarcastically.

"Weed," Josie corrected and began to lead him away.

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Back in the headmaster's office, Lizzie was explaining to Landon the werewolf gene.

"Basically, it's a gene that is passed down from parent to child. And the bite of a werewolf does not turn humans but it is venomous to vampires but we're good, seeing as little miss perfect over there, is the cure for the bite," Lizzie explained to Landon, sending a joking wink at Hope, causing her to roll her eyes in amusement.

She was also a cure for it too but she didn't feel like explaining what siphoning was at that moment.

"However, the curse can only be activated if the carrier kills someone, however, it doesn't necessarily mean it was done purposely," Lizzie said, with a meaningful look. "If someone with the gene is walking past someone and bumps into them and the person falls and hits their head on the ground, and dies because of it, the gene is activated. So accidents count, another example is like a car accident or something,"

"And seeing as Rafael activated his curse, he killed someone. And we don't accept coldblooded killers into the school," Alaric piped up.

Oh, look, her dad was being an asshole again.

"He's not a killer," Landon said, glaring at Alaric defensively.

"Dad, you're really not helping here. Either tone down the Mace Windu vibes you're sending out or maybe, just don't say anything at all, that sounds even better," Lizzie said, exasperated with her father. Why had she never seen that he was a bit of a dick?

Landon snorted in agreement with her words.

"What?" Alaric muttered, looking like he couldn't decide between being confused or self-righteous.

"Lizzie, it's okay," Hope said, trying to smooth things over.

"God, I can't deal with him right now," Lizzie muttered, shaking her head, then turned to Landon. "Landon, what happened and be honest?"

Landon sighed and met Lizzie's eyes, which were staring at him reassuringly.

He turned around and walked towards the middle of the room.

"His girlfriend...Cassie," Landon started. "Last month, he was driving, there was a storm, he took a turn too fast. And then he started acting out. At first, I thought it was just grief. And then, maybe, maybe drugs or something."

He moved closer to her dad's desk and leaned forward onto the chair.

"And then he threw a 200-pound lawnmower 50 feet across the yard. That was when our foster parents called in the priest. I guess they thought he was possessed by the devil," Landon finished.

Lizzie whistled. "Damn, that would suck - on an unrelated note, the devil actually existed and so did hell."

Hope looked at Lizzie with raised eyebrows, and Lizzie just shrugged in response.

"Wait, what?" Landon asked, startled.

"Uh, a story for another time," Hope intervened,

"Thank you for the information, Landon," Alaric said, and Lizzie couldn't help but roll her eyes. She didn't know why everything he did seemed to irritate her, but for some reason, it just did.

Her dad sent a look at Hope, causing her to straighten and approach Landon.

"Everything's going to be okay..." Hope started to say but Lizzie interrupted by clearing her throat.

They all turned to look at her.

"MG, stay outside," Lizzie ordered without glancing at the door, where she knew MG was waiting for the signal to compel Landon. Lizzie turned to her dad. "Josie and I think we should let Landon stay."

Hope gasped in shock while Landon just looked confused.

Alaric shot to his feet. "Lizzie, you know that's not possible, it's too dangerous for a human to stay here."

"Bullshit, daddy, your human," Lizzie said, rolling her eyes - trap set but will he spring it - and crossed her arms.

"I am, but I have training that allows me to protect myself against the supernatural, he does not," Alaric said, stubbornly.

"Josie and I could train him to defend himself," Lizzie suggested, without blinking.

"What's going on?' Landon said confused as he looked at Hope, who just shrugged back at him as she stared at Lizzie in confusion.

"You two haven't trained in over a year," Alaric shook his head.

"True but we've been wanting to get back into it and this would be the perfect opportunity," Lizzie countered.

"And what about the time before he's trained, if he's attacked then?" Alaric narrowed his eyes at his daughter.

"I volunteer to protect him and Josie will help me," Lizzie said, her eyes full of confidence. She wouldn't back down from this.

"And what about classes that he wouldn't be in with you?" Alaric asked.

"Put him with Rafael," Lizzie answered.

"You've thought this through." Alaric realized. "That's why you came with us."

"I don't think it's right to separate brothers," Lizzie said, holding her head high.

Alaric stared at her determined face and was instantly reminded of Caroline. She really was her mother's daughter - which also meant she wouldn't back down from this.

"Fine," Alaric gave in, causing Hope to stare at him in shock. "But it's up to him if he wants to stay and if anything happens, it's on you."

"Got it," Lizzie nodded, smirking victoriously and Alaric froze - she looked eerily like Kai in that moment - then he shook his head, not liking where his thoughts were going.

"What's going on?" Landon asked as Lizzie turned to him.

"Hobbit, do you want to stay here with your brother?" Lizzie asked.

"Here? As in, the school?" Landon asked, uncertain.

"Yes," Lizzie said, nodding.

"Of course," Landon said, looking hopeful.

"If you stay, you'll have to train," Lizzie said warningly.

"Train? How?" Landon asked, cocking his head.

"You'll be trained so that if you were attacked, you could defend yourself. And my sister and I would train you. Think of us as your Jedi masters," Lizzie said, giving a brief explanation.

"Seriously?" Landon looked like he couldn't believe it and Lizzie couldn't blame him.

"Yep, but it will be very difficult," Lizzie said, seriously.

"I'll do it," Landon said with no hesitation.

"Perfect, come with me, my young padawan and we shall find your brother to tell him the good news," Lizzie joked and gestured for him to follow her.

They walked out of the room and Hope watched them go, looking very confused.

"What the hell happened to Lizzie?" Hope asked Alaric.

"I don't know..." Alaric frowned, concerned. "But I'm going to find out."