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realized I was gay I never tried hiding it. You can imagine the hell I got from the douchebags in high school. Between that and my mother's drinking I thought I'd try making it out on my own so I headed to L.A. Of course things didn't turn out as good as I hoped. You'd be surprised to find out how many kids runaway to L.A. and end up on the streets. So, I did what I had to do to survive."
    "Malik told us as much. We thought that was why he never let any of us get close to you. Then when you became his protA(c)gA(c) we didn't know what to think. Zack took it especially hard. He was Malik's favorite until you came along." I can hear the hesitation in his voice.
    "What an asshole. Malik and Zack deserve each other." The words come out a little more harshly than I intend but even now the mention of Malik and Zack together pushes my buttons. I sense Tobias understands and he tries to comfort me.
    "Yeah but I think the Universe is doing a better job at punishing than we ever could. I can't believe we've known each other for several years and still don't know that much about each other on a personal level."
    "You can thank Malik for that. The only person he ever let me talk to was Luke. When I first moved into the mansion I had just started learning about Wicca from Malik. When I had a hard time learning one of his lessons he'd bring in Luke to help act as a second teacher. I got the impression that he'd rather had Zack assisting him but I could tell even then that Zack had it out for me in the worst way."
    "So when did Malik first learn you were magical? When he brought you to live in the mansion, it was the first we'd heard of you."
    "Probably when I first met him. I had just started to manifest some abilities around that time. He probably sensed them. For all his warnings about Initiators, turns out Malik was one all along."
    "What were you able to do?" I can hear the interest in his voice and it makes me smile.
    "It started with dreams. When I was asleep my dream self was able to wander outside my body to different parts of the city. I thought it was just my imagination at first. Then of course I found out I wasn't just dreaming it all as time went by. There was a time I hated being awake. Then I learned I could also make things move around me just by thinking of it. THAT'S when things got interesting."
    "Wow, that's a pretty powerful gift to have straight off. Most magical witches have to study for years before they're able to do that."
    "That's what Malik said. He said I was a "natural witch". I didn't really know what that meant, but it got me off the streets and I was learning some pretty cool magic tricks so I just went with it. Looking back on it now, I'm almost embarrassed about how lightly I took it all in the beginning. It was just a gimmick to me."
    Still in his understanding tone, Tobias says, "I think a lot of people are like that. For most people Wicca is just a fad faith. True Wiccans know that it's a lot more than just chants and wishing for stuff to happen. Seeing your progression in the Craft and seeing how the goddess blessed you with Fenrus, I know you've taken the beliefs a lot further to heart. Was it hard living on the streets?"
    "Yeah and no. When I first ran away I left to try to find my dad. I found some letters he sent my mom postmarked from Los Angeles. I looked up his name in the phone book when I got here but each name lead to a dead end. I ran out of the money I saved up after a few weeks but didn't have the nerve to return home. I never had a problem finding a John when I needed money. Having to sleep with them though, that was slowly killing me. I started to hate myself. I did that for about a year or so before I learned my abilities had kicked in. They helped me forget about the hate for awhile. I'd let myself wander to new places and see different things. It was the best escape I ever had."
    "Then you met Malik."
    "He picked me up on Santa Monica Blvd. I thought he was just another John. They all