*6 months later*

Caddie's POV:

Rain pelted the window of my dorm room as I put the rest of my things in my suit case. I heaved a heavy side before chancing a look outside. The weather had been dreary for the past few days, it mirrored my mood perfectly. My heart ached as I timidly reached for the locket that hadn't left my neck since it was given to me months ago. I held back the tears that threatened to fall free as I thought of the kind-hearted boy that died for me. There wouldn't be anymore dry jokes, short but meaningful talks. I also didn't have to worry about picking out a dress, for a long time. Looking back on the first-half of my freshman year I wouldn't have been able to survive without him.

He understood me, and took the time to get to know the real me. He didn't just see me as a freak or the Dark Witch's heir, but as Caddie Mae Jones. The months passed in a blur, I cried, I screamed, I grieved but in the end he didn't come back to me. Aleksander was rushed into intensive care as soon as we got back to the school. Except for the times that I visited, I didn't see him. For some reason that made the whole situation easier for me, I couldn't help but feel like I had chose Aleksander over Cam.

No one deserved to suffer the way Aleksander had, but if I had to do all again I wouldn't have risked my friends' lives. We were all to young to even think about death. We wouldn't dare think that one of us could die so easily, until the unthinkable happened. The council members were alarmed but not because he died, but because they now had the threat of war over their heads. They didn't care about Cameron, in fact it seemed as if I was the only to grieve over his death. Alix and Dmitri had been genuinely upset but over time they learned to move passed that, 'unfortunate event', as they so kindly put it.

Some of his werewolf friends seemed hurt and shocked at first but just like everyone else they got caught up in the excitement of the drama. It was disgusting. Once the word spread about the possible upcoming war the rest of the student body forgot about Cam and began to worry about losing their own lives. We were teenagers, it was easy to get caught up in the mystical part of our magical society but now we had to remember about the dark parts of magical world. We all were in danger.

One night Alix had woken up shaking and shivering, tears poured down her face. It was weird, normally I was the one that was falling apart and needed the comforting. She had continued to shake and mumble a slew of words incoherently. The only words that I was able to pick out in the most of her babbling was, the wolf won't be the only one to die.

A shiver ran up my spine as I thought of that night. Who else would die because of me? I placed the rest of my clothing in my suitcase and sighed. I managed to survive the rest of the school year and so did my friends but I knew the threat wasn't gone. A war was about to break out, I promised myself that next year I wouldn't be so helpless. I would stand up and fight the dark ones, and save my friends.

"I still can't believe that was all you had to live off of for the year," Alix scoffed as she stood in the doorway.

She looked stunning as always. Her auburn hair flowed freely down her shoulders contrasting nicely against her signature black attire. Her dark painted lips were twisted into a cocky smirk, but I could see the pain behind her mossy green eyes. The atmosphere was tense, not only did I feel my sadness but I felt hers as well. Alix was my best friend, I had so much to thank her for. Spending the next three months without her seemed impossible.

I glanced down at my only suitcase and shot her a sheepish smile. She knew shopping was never my thing. Ebony, my cat, jumped onto my suitcase and snuggled into the neatly folded sweatshirts. I nudged my beautiful cat off of my bed and sealed my suitcase. Alix rolled her eyes at my mundane action and wiggled her fingers. Sparks flew and her luggage began to levitate in the air.

"Show off," I muttered with a smirk on my face.

She heard me and stuck her tongue out before leaving the dorm room. I shook my head and chuckled before following behind her. The atmosphere was overwhelmingly sad, I took a deep and forced the tears away. Everyone was sad to leave Nox Haven, it was our magical sanctuary. We could be our true selves freely, and be with others that understood. 

I was quickly captured in a bone crushing hug. I looked up and stared at the mischievous blue eyes that belonged to Ryder. His blonde hair was spiked in different directions, and he wore a simple white t shirt and a pair of Levi's. He ruffled my golden locks before letting me go.

"Ugh, really Ry?" I asked agitatedly while smoothing my hair.

"I'm going to miss you so much," he sniffled, "life is going to be so boring without having you screw it up every five seconds."

I heard someone snort behind him, and saw Maddox waiting patiently for his hug. A second later I was engulfed into the gentle embrace of Maddox. His raven black hair fell past his dark almond shaped eyes. With his high cheek bones and gentle features, Maddox always looked like the kindest soul out of our group. I gave them both a small, sad smile. They were some of the few people who didn't try to take part in the gossip, instead they focused on putting my life back onto the right track. They were like brothers' to me.

"Give her some space guys!" A beautiful but authoritative voice said to the boys.

I peeked around the boys and watched as Kimone made her way towards us. She threw her luggage into Ryder and Maddox's arms and wrapped her tanned colored arms around me.

"Good luck honey," she whispered.

Kimone was the leader of our group, there were many times when she would take on a motherly persona. In the past nine months she had proved to be a genuine friend, and I was going to miss her bossy ways.

"I'll be fine," I said meekly, "I lived there my whole life, it won't be that bad."

My friends shifted uncomfortably, the didn't need to be cursed with empathetic powers to know I was lying. Nine months ago I dreaded coming here, now I didn't want to leave. Life can be awfully ironic at times. Now I had to go back home, and live with my father who hadn't bothered to call me or check up on me except for holidays or yesterday when he asked me when I was coming back home. I really didn't understand what happened to our loving daddy/daughter relationship. For most of the year I was able to forget about my old life and tried not to question too many things that had happened. But as the school year came to a close I couldn't help but wonder. Did my dad ever love me? Did anyone back at home think of me? Did they believe I was more crazy than before because I had to go to a 'special' school? All of those questions haunted my mind until I realized that I didn't care.

"It's only three months," I assured them and pulled out my phone, "plus I have you all on speed dial, if there's a problem I'll text you."

"Damn right," Ryder said through clenched teeth, "if any of them try messing with you just give me a call and I'll straighten them out."

"I'm not exactly the weak little girl that I once was," I reminded him.

He relaxed slightly once I said that. We all knew that my confidence had greatly improved due to their friendship, and my powers were dangerous to say the least. I'd like to see Tiffany mess with me now, I thought smugly. Maddox's lips twitched upwards as he read my thoughts.

"Who said you're not weak? I can still take you down in defense class," a voice with a slight Russian accent purred in my ear.

I rolled my eyes as Dmitri slung his arm around my shoulders. Out of the corner of my eyes I could see Mira's eyes trained on me. I smiled sweetly as she continued to glare. I could see Kimone, Ryder and Maddox tensed seeing Dmitri. They still couldn't believe that Dmitri was able to trick them all. As far as I could tell they didn't harbor any resentment for him, but they also didn't regard him in the same manner. In their eyes he was just a royal, not an heir.

I shrugged Dmitri's arm off of me, but before he could say another idiotic comment I wrapped my arms around his waist. At first he was shocked but then he quickly wrapped his arms around me as well. We embraced for a minute until somebody cleared their throat impatiently.

"I'll see you next year," I told him.

His eyes darkened and he corrected me, "you'll see me and my brother next year."

A nervous smile broke across my face as I joined Alix's side. There was no way that I could forget that Aleksander would be attending school next year. He was still on bed rest at the hospital but in a week they would release him. If only they had released him a week earlier, than maybe I wouldn't have to wait three months to talk to him.

"You know my mom wouldn't mind housing you for the summer," Alix said in a desperate attempt to keep us from saying goodbye.

As tempting as that offer was, I had to pass. I fought for my life against deranged witches and warlocks, I could survive three months in my hometown. I kept picturing the dark ones in my mind, as much as they scared me. It was nothing compared to going home.

"I'll be fine," I said again.

We stood at the door large entry doors in the front of the school. Two burly looking men had already taken most of Alix's luggage. The rain had stopped and the sun began to break through the clouds. Jaxon, Alix's brother, stood next to us with same pained expression that his sister was wearing. Just like Maddox, Jackson could read minds and whatever Alix was thinking was hurting him as well.

"Seriously Caddie," Jaxon said, "we wouldn't mind taking you in. You're practically family."

I clutched both of their hands and squeezed tightly. They weren't like family, to me they were family. Alix slipped her favorite pair of sunglasses into her bag and pulled me into a tight embrace. Jaxon joined in after a few seconds and we all laughed. I saw Alix's sunglasses peek out of her bag and smirked, she really loved her shades. I wondered what would happen if her favorite pair disappeared. I slipped my hand into her bag as we were hugging and put them into my bag.

They turned to leave, and bounded down the large marble steps. Christopher, the man who drove me to Nox Haven, opened the car doors. I was about to walk back into the school when Alix rolled out the window and called out to me.

"Caddie!" She called.

I turned around and gave her a questioning look.

"Give me back my sunglasses," she said and the sunglasses levitated out of my bag and flew into her grasp. I sighed as she cackled. Stupid psychic, I thought as the car rolled away. I fought the tears that prickled in my eyes as the car disappeared. My phone buzzed in the pocket of my grey sweatshirt.

Alix: miss me already ;)

I smirked and quickly responded.

Caddie: what are you talking about? I'm throwing a party XD

My phone buzzed seconds later but instead of answering it I smiled to myself and pushed through the crowd to find Heidi's office. I entered the cosy looking office, my eyes were immediately directed to the back of the room where Heidi sat behind her desk reading through a large leather book. She noticed my presence and stood up. Unlike other people I could never really decipher what Heidi was feeling, in many ways she was still a mystery to me. But I couldn't deny the fact that she was the only person I considered to be apart of my real family.

She walked around the desk and embraced me. It was uncommon gesture for Heidi, even though we were family she wasn't fond of expressing affection. I noticed over the months that I was the only exception.

"I'm going to miss you," I whispered.

She nodded and released me. "I can pop in whenever you want," she reminded me.

When Cam died I threw myself into my studies and practice. I wanted to be the strongest witch in the world so none of my friends could die while I was around. Not only did I master teleportation, but there were also other wicked skills I possessed. A shudder ran through me as I thought about my powers.

"I hope you will," I said honestly.

I needed to stay on top of my magic lessons, but I couldn't conjure up a demon in the middle of my dad's living room. Even though the idea of letting a blood thirsty demon destroy my hometown was strangely appealing I decided that Heidi probably wouldn't approve.

"I promise Caddie, besides we don't want a blood thirsty demon running free in your hometown," she said with a mocking gleam in her dark eyes.

I gaped at her. It still was weird how the older witches and warlocks knew everything. I guess the one thing I don't have to worry about at home is privacy. In fact I bet I'll be given tons of space, I thought bitterly.

"What time is your father expecting you to be home?" Heidi asked glancing at the grandfather clock that stood in the corner of the office.

"I said I'll be there around twelve, why?"

Heidi gave me an amused look before gesturing towards the clock. I looked at it for a moment before realizing that it was 11:30. Darn it, there was still one more stop that I had to make.

"Bye Aunt Heidi," I murmured before hugging her again and running out of the office.

I made my way towards the school's infirmary. I took in a deep breath and walked inside. The grandmotherly nurse looked up from her papers with a surprised expression on her wrinkled face. She composed herself and offered me a polite smile, but I could tell that she was scared. I returned her smile but it didn't reach my eyes. I didn't enjoy being the cause of someone's fear but I realized at this point it was hopeless. People were afraid of dark magic, and after my encounter with the dark ones I understood why.

Without asking me any questions she led me back into the intensive care section. When we first came back I would visit frequently and then as time went on I stopped visiting. Today would be the first day in a month since I had seen him, it was also going to be the last time. The next time I saw him I hoped it would be inside of a classroom.

I sat on a stool and watched him sleep. Yeah, because this isn't creepy at all, I told myself. The sane part of me knew I should just leave, but the other side just wanted to be near him. His muscular chest moved slightly with every breath her took, his mesmerizing face looked peaceful asleep. His piercing blue eyes were closed and the rest of his chiseled features were serene. The pull towards him was undeniably strong, it made me weak in the knees. I stood up and turned to leave before I did something stupid. A large hand grasped my wrist, sparks traveled through my arm. I gasped and staggered backwards.

His hooded eyes fluttered open revealing his hypnotizing blue eyes. He opened his kissable lips and managed to say, "Thank you Caddie."

Everything about him was so intoxicating. I tried to leave but instead I said, "I got you."

A dazzling smile broke across his face, "you'll always get me."

He fell back asleep and I stood there, stunned. Those words were so familiar to me. I remembered the dream from my childhood. Aleksander and I were frolicking in a meadow when we were children, we had recited those exact words. I gulped and scurried out of the room.

In three months I could worry about our strange connection and the war with the dark ones. For now, I would only worry about mundane things. Like how to work the microwave or how drive a car. I walked into the main entry of the school and saw that most of the students were gone. The vampires were all going on trip to Romania for the summer, they were getting paid to scare tourists at Dracula's castle. Most of the werewolves were returning to their packs but a few had left for Scandinavia where they could take part in the blue moon festival. The fairies went back to their kingdoms, I discovered this year that the fae were almost as egotistical as the witches and warlocks.

I watched as a fairy hugged her werewolf friend goodbye. Her hair was silver and sparkled just like her wings. The werewolf hugged her tightly before shifting into a large chocolate brown wolf and ran into the forest. I sighed heavily and gripped the locket around my neck. The girl sniffled, she already missed her friend. I knew exactly how she felt. A vampire passionately kissed his girlfriend, who was a witch. He disappeared as she opened the doors, letting the sunlight spill into the nearly empty room. I grabbed my luggage and walked out of Nox Haven.

"Would you like a ride, Miss?" One of the chauffeurs asked.

I refused, and felt Ebony's black head nuzzle against my side. I guess that's my cue to leave, I decided. The world disappeared from my view as I said goodbye...for now.

**OMG I can't believe it's over! I hope you guys enjoyed book one of The Nox Haven Series! Please comment below and vote, I really love all of the support. Also I want to thank all of the lovely faithful readers that I have. I can't believe this book has done so well. Please check out the Sequel, The Dark One. Also check out my OnceUponNow submission, Judging Covers. Voting begins on June 14 and ends on June 21st. Please please please vote it mean the world to me to win. So if you see this message please pop of to my short story and click on the little star. Votes don't count before June 14th but after that date every vote will count! Thank you for reading!!
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**P.S. Caddie cannot bring Cam back to life because she does not have his body, nor do I believe she would truly want to do that after the situation with Martha. Plus, Martha's body was kept within the circle of salt for a reason ;)**