No one POV

It had been three years since the Fairy Queen had rebuilt all of her shrines and the battle at Zzyzx. The day that our story starts, it was actually the anniversary of that battle. And Kendra was depressed. It had been a year and a half since Bracken had last talked to her. Sure, the first year or so, they'd had it going good. He'd taken her to see the new fairy kingdom, he'd taken her to see the new shrines, they'd even gone on some dates. Kendra had really thought that he was the guy for her. At first, she had been hesitant to try again with another guy, especially after Gavin, but eventually, she found herself opening up to her new boyfriend.

Then, one day, he just stopped coming. He didn't text her, the letters from when he was on missions stopped, he didn't stop by to see her anymore, he stopped showing up on dates. Outwardly, when people asked her how she was, all she could say was that she was great, thanks for asking. But inside, she was a sad, emotional mess. And even though he never said anything, she knew that Seth knew how she really was. She would often tell herself that she would never have really had a chance anyways, he was hundreds of years old and had probably found someone more suitable around his own age.

Over time, she became more laid back, less outgoing, and she gained the air of someone who was just tired of it all. Whenever Seth would look at her, he mentally cursed Gavin, even though he was dead, for introducing Kendra to heartbreak, and Bracken for leading her on like he did. Seth promised himself that if he ever saw either of them ever again, he would give them a lesson that they would never forget. Because in his protective 16 year old mind, his sister had been hurt and he intended to do something about it. Little did he know, he would have to wait a year for his wish to come true.

On the day when our story takes place, Kendra was sitting in a hammock that had been set up out in the garden, watching fairy's as they flitted around the garden, when she heard a loud commotion coming from the house. Curious, she gets up and starts to walk towards the house. Her confusion grows as she starts to hear angry yelling. She quietly walks into the house and walks towards the living room, where it sounds like the yelling is coming from.

But when she gets to the doorway, she stops, a look of horror coming onto her face. In the room ahead of her, she sees Seth arguing with Bracken, and standing in a corner near Bracken is… no, it's not possible. Raxtus ate him! Standing behind Bracken is Gavin Rose. Someone who is supposed to be dead. Seth must have sensed something, because he looked over to the doorway where she was standing. Suddenly, it feels like everyone in the room is looking at her. Seth has a look of apology on his face while Gavin looks away in guilt. But Bracken, he has a smile on his face, as if he is happy to see her and he's only been away for a couple of days. This both angers and saddens her.

She feels the tears start to fall down her face as she turns and runs back the way that she came. She hears Seth and Bracken call after her as she bursts out through the door. She doesn't make it very far before running into Warren. The look on his face shifts from one of happiness at running into her to one of concern. "Kendra," he asks, "what's wrong?"

She doesn't say anything just looks down as tears fall down her face. He grabs her arms and asks what is wrong again. Suddenly, she breaks away and starts running towards the forest. He calls out to her and tries to grab her again but she is out of his reach. He sprints after her expecting that he will easily be able to catch up to her. But what he doesn't know is that Kendra had been training at the gym and with Vanessa more than ever in the past year. She had needed a distraction and knew that she wasn't in the best shape. Hence, visiting the gym more often. He had to stop running when she hit the edge of the woods because he knew that he'd never catch up to her now that she was in the woods.

Frustrated, he goes back to the house to see what the matter was. He hears loud yelling from the living room and assumes that that is where the commotion happened. "LET ME AT HIM! I'VE GOTTA TEACH HIM A LESSON! LET ME AT THE BASTARD!" He hears.

Even more confused, he hurried to get to the living room. When he gets there, it is a sight to see. On one side, there was Dale, holding an angry Seth back. On the other side of the room, Stan was talking to Bracken, a look on his face that Warren couldn't quite identify. And standing behind Bracken was… Gavin? Isn't he dead? Didn't he turn out to be Navarog?

He sees Gavin look up at him and an apologetic look comes over his face. Wanting answers, he shouts, "OKAY! What the hell is going on?"

Silence falls over the room. Warren looks at Stan. "Well," Stan says, "I was out near the fence with Dale, investigating a supposed broken part. Turns out it was nothing. And then, as we walk up to the house, we heard yelling. So, we went to investigate. When we came in, Seth was arguing with Bracken about what I have yet to determine. As it turns out, Bracken was here with Gavin on business form the Fairy Queen. Of course, we were confused about the whole thing with Gavin, so Bracken explained that Chuck Rose actually did have a son, but Navarog was made to look like him so we would trust him."

"Why is he here Grandpa?" Seth asks angrily, shaking off Dale.

"Like I said, on business from the Fairy Queen," Bracken says.

"Take your bloody business elsewhere! You have no place here, especially after what you did to Kendra!" Seth yells.

Now silence really falls. So that's what Kendra was upset about. Warren didn't know what exactly had happened, but all of a sudden, Kendra had changed. She had been less outgoing, less energetic like she had been. He had thought it had something to do with Bracken, and now his suspicions were confirmed. Bracken just gets a tired look on his face. "Seth, I explained this to you. I was gone on a mission and I couldn't contact anyone, not even my mother. I'm sorry that I forgot to tell Kendra…"

That's when Seth loses it. "You're sorry you forgot to tell Kendra? How can you say that? Do you know what you did to her? You broke her heart. You led her on for a whole damn year. She actually opened up to you you asshole! She was already a little fragile after Gavin, and then all of a sudden, you stop showing up to dates, and stop talking to her, and just stop seeing her in general? Do you know what that did to her? DO YOU?" Seth yells.

Many in the room remembered how not very intimidating Seth looked as a younger man, but now that he had grown up, it was like dealing with a bear. Bracken looked a little taken aback. "What do you mean, 'what I did to her'?" He asks, sounding confused.

"YOU TURNED HER FROM A LOVING, CARING, AMAZING, OUTGOING AND EXCITABLE PERSON TO A WOMAN WHO HAS GONE THROUGH HEARTACHE SO MANY TIMES SHE THINKS ABOUT GIVING UP EVERY DAY! You broke her on the inside. You and Gavin or Navarog or whoever he was introduced her to heartbreak and just when she thought it was safe to maybe love someone again, you took it away from her! How can you say you didn't expect that when you "forgot" to tell her what you were doing?" Seth is furious beyond comprehension at this point.

Bracken gets a look of shock on his face. "I never thought…" He starts to say.

"Clearly you didn't think Bracken. Now, I'm going to go find and console my sister like a good friend, and by the time we get back, I expect both of you off of this preserve!" And with that, Seth storms off in the direction that his sister ran away.

"Don't listen to him," Stan says, "he's just hurt and upset about the effect you had on his sister. Please, sit down so we can discuss the matters at hand."

While all of this was going on, Kendra was running in the forest. She didn't know where she was going, but she just had to get away from it all. When she finally looked up, her eyes were blurry from the tears. When she wiped her eyes and got a better look, she knew why she was here. She was at the Gazebo with the naiads. The minute she started walking on the boardwalk, she heard the chattering and mocking of the naiad's.

She just closed her eyes and walked towards the edge of the dock by the boat house. Next, she sits cross legged on the edge. She opens her eyes and sees the faces in the water. "Hello girl's, how are you today?" She asks conversationally.

"Wonderfully. Do you want to join us?" One says playfully.

"Actually, I do," she says, surprising them.

There are hisses of surprise from the water. "What? Why would you do that?" Another one asks in confusion.

"I'm done with life. And I figure that you are the best ones to go to. That is if you'll help me," Kendra tells them.

There is a lot of muttering from the water before one raises slightly above the water. "Are you sure of this?" She asks, more serious than she has ever heard them.

Kendra nods. "Then you'll have to kiss me," she says playfully.

Kendra just nods, standing up. She dusted herself off and looks around. She takes in the beauty of the place. Strangely though, there are a bunch of fairies flitting towards her. And, "KENDRA!" She hears her brother yell.

She just stands there. Seth runs up to her and puts his hands on his knees, breathing hard. "Kendra. Whatever you're about to do, don't," he tells her. "I couldn't live without you."

She just smiles sadly at him. "Seth, I just can't do it anymore," she says.

He looks like he wants to say more, but decides against it. "Kick his ass for me," she says, a sad smile on her face.

The tears start to fall again and she wraps her brother into a hug. "You can always visit me. Just don't tell," she tells him.

He nods, pulling back. "Ok," he manages to get out.

Layla, when I read your comment I was wondering if you could read minds, because I actually did start making a follow up to it. I know it's a bit odd and probably, definitely OOC, but I did my best. I haven't seen a lot of Fablehaven fanfics and that made me a little sad, so here we are! Also, I apologize in advance if this or any of my other fanfics just kind of... stop. I think I mentioned it before, but my inspiration/will to write kind of comes and goes. For example, when I post what I have of this, I'm probably gonna start working on a Harry Potter fanfic that I've been stewing on for a bit. Also, I'm planning on posting some of my older ones here, just to see how they go over. I can't guarantee that they'll go anywhere (maybe if they get a good enough reception *wink wink*) Ah well!
Hope you enjoy this one!

~Marina Landbough