[u][b]Friday, Sa’Cha’s Home, 7 AM
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The shadows swirled around him like black smoke as he levitated within the spell circle.

“Sa’Cha, listen to my voice.  What do you see?”

There was silence.  An eerie wind blew through the room, but Sa’Cha did not answer.  The candlelight flickered, daring to extinguish.
“Sa’Cha, concentrate.”

His body shivered in response to the strain.  Chaotic energy pulsed around him and stretched out touching the walls.  The spell circle began to glow brighter and brighter until Sa’Cha opened his eyes.  The energy subsided quickly and Sa’Cha’s body slammed against the floor.  He groaned and looked up at his grandmother who touched him gently.

“It’s alright.  You’ll get there.  Your magic is unique.  With training, you will master it.  Now go take a shower.  You’ll be late for school if you don’t.”

Sa’Cha stood up slowly.  Over the past months, he trained extra hard to put a dent in learning his abilities.  Lunar Magic wasn’t an everyday type of magic.  Even his grandmother, a master in her own right, knew little about it.  He was worried about the nightmares he’d experienced.  It always ended when he woke up in the middle of the night with items floating around him, only to come crashing down.  Everything in his room was a potential risk now and he wanted to know why.  His grandmother saw his expression and sighed.
“It’ll be alright, don’t think too much about it, and enjoy your senior year.  I have something big planned for your graduation.”
Sa’Cha smiled and hurried off to take a shower and get dressed.  His normal outfits consisted of plain clothes.  Nothing that would make him stand out lived in his wardrobe.  A simple red shirt with a pair of black jeans that hugged his butt, and a pair of red shoes completed the look.  He always wore earrings that dangled, and although his grandmother didn’t like the earrings, he loved how they made him look.  Today was a good day.  He had relived the date he asked Finn out on a date and the fact that the date was fast approaching made him slightly nervous and very happy.  Finn was amazing.  After he’d asked him out on a date, Sa’Cha had been hard at work getting to know him as much as he could during school hours, and even after school, he’d call and text whenever he felt it was appropriate.  His friend thought it was hilarious how smitten Sa’Cha was.

Sa’Cha grabbed his backpack and keys and kissed his grandma on the cheek.

“See ya after school.  Love ya.”

“Love you too.  Be careful.”
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[u][b]Friday, Angel Grove High School, 9 AM 
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“Hey Sa’Cha, how’s grams?”

“Hey Mark, she’s good,” Sa’Cha said as he stepped onto campus, his friend Mark joining him.

“Have you talked to Finn?” Mark asked.

“Not today.  I’m kinda running late though,” Sa’Cha said, trying to avoid conversations about Finn.  He had to concentrate on classes.  They would all be graduating at the end of the semester and so many things played out in his head.  Would he keep in touch with everyone he’d come to care about while at Angel Grove High?  What about Finn?  Was it just a puppy romance or could they possibly become something more even after graduation?  What about the main reason they’d moved to Angel Grove?  His grandmother had visions of darkness that enveloped the city, and she was there to ensure it didn’t happen, but Sa’Cha hadn’t felt anything since his arrival.

“Penny for your thoughts?” Mark said.