"If you don't like this, just stop me. Oh wait, you can't. Your star isn't even visible in the night sky."

Catherine taunted as she held Josh upside down in a magic force field. Josh just waited for her to finish, trying to ignore all the blood rushing to his head. Eventually she would get bored, she always did. It didn't stop her from using him to scare anyone new who came to the school. A thin silver haired woman ran up to her and pushed her, and Josh dropped to the ground. Josh looked up at his savior, who was yelling at Catherine about her cold heart. Big mistake. Catherine spun her hand in a circle, and the woman froze in place. Catherine waved her hand, and the woman yelled as she slammed against a nearby statue. A horrifying crunch rang out as the woman went limp and fell to the ground.

"Anyone else want to try? Who wants to fight against the power of Sirius?"

All the other people looked at their feet and stayed quiet. Catherine's star was one of the closest stars to Earth, and her power was unmatched by any known wizard on this continent. The one saving grace for the school was that her skills was unrefined, though she could still brute force anything she put her mind to. She gave out a smug smile and started to walk away. The crowd dissipated after she left.

Josh walked up to the Silver haired woman laying on the ground, staring at her mangled limbs. She was still breathing, which was a good sign. Josh put a hand on her, and felt a tiny sliver of his magic flowing from him to her. Her limbs snapped into place, and the scrapes on her skin cleared up. The black circles under her eyes disappeared, and her body grew a bit as she became a healthy weight. Josh quickly withdrew his hand, he had gone too far with his healing. Her eyes snapped open.

"What just happened?" She exclaimed, as she shot up to a sitting position. "I feel better than I ever have."

"I healed you." Josh stared into her gorgeous eyes, so dark they appeared black like the night sky. "My name is Josh."

"Thank you. My name's Elizabeth." She looked at her arms and legs, then at Josh. "I thought your magic was weak."

"That is what people say. To be fair, you can't see my star in the night sky." Josh got up and started to walk towards his room. He stopped and turned back to Elizabeth. "It was nice meeting you."

"It was nice meeting you too." She said, as she stared at him. She watched him walk away, then glanced up at the hot sun beating down on the courtyard.

​

Josh stared at the unlit candle in front of him, focusing with all his might. He focused on simply lighting the candle, then shot out his magic at it.

The candle lit up in a fireball, blinding him. When his vision returned, he looked at the tiny stub remaining. He sighed, and blew out the candle before tossed it to the side. He set up another candle, and started to focus when he heard a knock at the door. He opened it, and Elizabeth walked through before he could even process who it was. She looked around at the burned walls and the pile of spent candles in the corner. Josh stuttered trying to say something, but she spoke first.

"Nice place. Is it okay if I ask you a question?" He nodded. "Why do you let Catherine treat you like that?"

"She has the power of Sirius. No one is able to stand up to her."

Elizabeth looked into Josh's eyes. "No one?"

Josh shifted uncomfortably on his feet, then sat down on the bed. It felt like she was staring into his soul. "Yes, she has the closest star in the night sky."

"What about the day sky?"

Josh's eyes opened wide, before he faked a chuckle. "You can't see stars during the day."

"You can see one." Elizabeth sat down beside him. "And I think there is someone more powerful than her. So let me ask again. Why do you let her treat you like that?"

Josh stared at her, examining her chiseled features. It took a moment for him speak.

"Because I can't control it. I once used it to push away a bully in elementary school. They found his body 15 km away. I only meant to push him a foot. I never meant to- to do that to him." Josh's eyes started to water as he remembered the poor boys mangled body.

Elizabeth looked at him, then put a hand on Josh's shoulder. "That was a long time ago. You must have better control now."

"No. You see that chess board with a missing piece?" Elizabeth looked at the shelf he pointed at and nodded. "Last week I tried to fix the piece with magic, and it became a fully grown tree."

Her jaw dropped, and she stared at him.

"What about all the people she hurts? Surely it must be worth standing up to her for them?"

"Never. I promised myself I would never hurt another human being, no matter what." Josh got off the bed and looked out the window.

"But you have so much power. You could help so many people!"

"You don't get it. I don't have a power, I have a curse. I'm so sorry, but I can't help you." Josh turned and gestured towards the door. "Thank you for visiting, but please leave me alone."

She got up off the bed. "Fine. But if you change your mind and decide to be a good person, let me know."

Josh watched as she walked out the door. He sighed, then started to focus on the candle again.

Edit: part two is out. https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/z8wsyf/comment/iyf9hdm/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

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