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Ancient Magic meets Ancient Magic chapter 3

Sophia kept glancing up at him from her textbook. Miles was a mystery to her but one she wanted to figure out. Carmel skin, green eyes, dark hair that was cut short. He was usually wearing jeans and a college sweatshirt, who knew what he looked like under those.

Whoa… that was fast and totally uncalled for. She needed to focus.

"So the War of 1812 started what year?" His voice rang through the silence of the library.

"What? War of 1812…" Sophia began franticly flipping through the pages of her textbook. She should know that.

"Sophia, think about the question." There was a hint of joking in Alyssa's voice. She did kind of feel like a third wheel, but had to admit it was cute to watch the interaction between the two. She knew in her gut there was something very different about Sophia and had the same thought about Miles.

"The War of 1812 started in…" The answer dawned on her and she felt stupid. "1812."

"Maybe we should stop for the night. We have been here for three hours. I think we are sleep deprived." Miles suggested. "We can always pick this up later in the week."

"Ok, maybe that is a good idea." Sophia gathered her books and shoved him into her bag.

'I'll see you both in class." Miles said, his eyes were focused on Sophia.

Yes, she needed to collect her thoughts and get everything under control.

A few weeks passed, classes went on, as did study sessions. They certainly did, help, the class was filled with quizzes and tests in addition to the midterm and final exam.

And Miles was her constant companion. He joined Sophia's small group of friends. They had attended every campus lectures and events together for the month.

Then one weekend, all her friends abandoned her to go off campus for a concert. Sophia had no interest in a rave, that wasn't her scene and it wasn't about to become her scene.

"You want to grab diner at campus center south tonight?" Miles asked, they were walking back from class that Thursday.

Sophia smiled. "Yes."

"Great, it's a date."

Date?

Oh bloody hell, it was a date!

"I can't believe you have never been on a date. You're 18. Did your parents not let you or something?" Alyssa asked, from her spot on the bed, her bag was packed and ready to go.

"I'm related to everyone in my small town. What am I going to wear?" Sophia whined. Why hadn't she brought anything cute to college? Everything in her closet was jeans and sweatshirts, she hadn't planned on impressing anyone here. She didn't have any dresses or skirts.

Alyssa went to her own closet and pulled something out. "Here, this sweater dress should fit you. And you have those cute black boots…" She was being so helpful.

"Thanks, you are a lifesaver. What about makeup?"

"You're just going to the Hub, not a ball. Calm down there, Cinderella."

Sophia bit back a comment. Alyssa was an unapologetic fan of Cinderella. She even had a glass slipper tattoo.

So it was two Disney fans in a small room. They both lived and breathed Disney, just in different ways. Sophia had considered taking Alyssa home with her when they graduated.

Ten minutes later, Sophia gave herself a last once over. The black and blue sweater dress was cute and paired well with her boots. Her hair was held back with a headband and her makeup was light. She was ready.

"Go get him, tiger. You have my number, let me know if you want me to stay out later so you can have the room to yourself for a more few hours."

"Alyssa! Seriously?" Sophia was horrified. She did not move that fast, she couldn't even imagine moving that fast. It was only the first date after all.

"I'm just looking out for you."

Sophia shook her head then headed out the door.

"Wow, you look amazing." Miles complimented her instantly.

Sophia blushed. "Thanks. Didn't know you wore glasses."

Miles pushed them further up on his nose. "Yeah, ran out of contacts. I'm stuck with them for a few weeks."

"It's a good look. You want to grab food?"

"Sure, then hopefully there's a free table."

Sophia got a personal cheese pizza and Miles got an Italian hero. They sat in a semi quiet corner.

"Enjoying your second semester here?" Miles asked.

"Yeah, the classes got harder from the fall semester. College life is crazy; I never saw so many people in my life. I'm a history major, what's your major?"

"Double major, political science and environmental science. And I dabble a little in ancient history. Why did you pick University of Maine?"

"It's within driving distance of home, but I only go home once a month. It's nice to know they are close."

"Lucky for you. I am nowhere near home. I grew up on a tiny island off the coast of Greece. Like it's so tiny it doesn't show up on a map."

"Sounds like my town. What's your family like?"

"My mother is the mayor and my dad is a teacher. Then I have a few siblings. Athena and Calliope are twins, they are thirteen and Orion is ten."

"Wow, such mythical names. My older brother Henry is in his thirties. Derek is fifteen and Wendy is twelve. My mother is the town librarian and she volunteers on the police force when they need backup. My dad works in an auto body shop and part time at his father's pawn shop."

"They sound very active in the community. The police force needs help? How much could happen in a small town?"

Sophia chuckled. She had grown up hearing stories about curses, witches and an army of the undead. "You would be surprised."

And classes only kept getting harder. Science labs and presentations and a ton of reading and volleyball practices. All this work left no room for study sessions, that made Sophia very sad. Thankfully Miles understood. He had his own classes to keep up with.

She finally gave in and began drinking coffee, she did not want to rely on her magic to keep her going during the dreaded all-nighters she was forced to pull.

Sophia's head finally hit the pillow and five seconds later or what felt like five seconds, she was rudely shaken awake.

"Sophia, I need to show you something!" Alyssa sounded more excited than was humanly possible at the ungodly hour.

"I want to sleep." Sleep was the only thing on her mind. She wanted to see the inside of her eyelids.

"No, you need to see this!"

Sophia lifted her head and saw her clock. "Alyssa, you know I pulled an all-nighter. All I want to see is the inside of my eyelids. It's six in the morning."

"Trust me, you will thank me."

Sophia growled but gave in. "I hate you."

"I know. Now, put some clothes on."

Sophia already had a tank top and sweatpants on, she put her college sweatshirt and sneakers on. Basically she looked and felt like a slob. Alyssa had to half guide Sophia out of the room where they met up with Fern and Delilah.

"You three aren't doing an innervation, are you?" Sophia woke up slightly.

"You haven't given us a reason, yet." Fern said.

The four of them walked across the college campus to one of the athletic buildings.

"Why do I smell chlorine?" The smell hit Sophia like a ton of bricks.

"You'll see." Fern assured her.

The sat in the bleachers. Sophia rested her elbows on her knees, her chin was in her hands, though that position might make her fall back to sleep.

Then her eyes opened completely when she saw him. There was only one word to describe Miles Thatcher.

Hot.

Smoking hot.

There he was, dipping wet and shirtless. Sophia didn't even realize she was biting her lip.

"He's on the swim team. You're welcome." Alyssa nudged her.

Miles couldn't be real. He was too perfect to be real. Part of her, the bold part, wanted to touch his perfect tan and chiseled chest just to make sure. But the reasonable part of her hoped he didn't see her there. She looked like something the cat dragged in.

"The next swim competition is in two weeks; you should go cheer him on." Fern suggested.

"Good idea. Now, she saw what we needed to show her, Sophia should get out of here." Alyssa stood up.

But it was too late. Miles looked up and saw the four girls, but he only had eyes for Sophia. He sent up a wave and Sophia felt she had to say hi now. It would be rude not to.

She walked down to the pool with a smile on her face. Thankfully she could fake looking bright eyed and awake.

"All-nighter?" Miles asked.

And he had seen through her ruse, great. "Yeah, a science class. It's going to be the death of me."

"Sorry, I hope everything calms down. Practice has been taking up a lot of my time. I miss our study sessions."

"Same here. Volleyball practice is killing me."

"Maybe I should come see you at you practice. Be your cheerleader or something."

Sophia grinned. "I would like that. I'll look for you, just make sure you have water or something."

And Miles did show up, with an energy bar, a bottle of water and compliments. He was impressed. 'My hand eye coordination is pretty bad; doubt I would get the ball anywhere near the net."

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