Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters except the few I add in all the rest belong to Libba Bray.
NOTE: THIS IS AFTER REBEL ANGELS.
Circe. Locked in the well. Trapped. She's gone, I did it and I Gemma Doyle with my red hair and green eyes did it. Circe is gone and the realms are at peace- or at least for now.
I sat down on a rock by the river thinking about the realms where anything can happen. Where stones become butterflies and girls become beautiful. My thoughts break as I hear twigs snapping in the woods. My senses become alert, the gypsies have returned to the woods so as Mrs Nightwing the headmistress of Spence, the school for girls I attend claims that 'young ladies of our esteem should not be wondering the woods without an escort'.
Even though I'm not scared of the Gypsies I got up from my place at the rock and went over to a tree to hide. I wait to see who it was before revealing myself, it was Ann. I emerged from behind the tree making Ann jump. I laugh and Ann glares at me for scaring her.
" Gemma, how dare you scare me!" Ann said. " You shouldn't be wondering the woods along you know."
" Then why are you out here all alone?" At this comment Ann was silent. I smile. " Come, on Ann lets head back I think I hear Mrs. Nightwing calling us."
Ann and I head back towards Spence, talking about the Christmas holidays. Ann still couldn't believe I refused Simon Middleton, the handsome young man that was courting me over the Christmas holidays.
Arriving back at the school we go straight to our corner in the drawing room where we all gather for free time. Felicity our other friend was already there waiting for us drumming her fingers against the window pain impatiently.
I sit down leaning my head against the window making goosebumps rise on my arms from the coolness of the window.
" Gemma when do you think we shall go back into the realms?" Ann questions.
" How about tomorrow we meet down here at midnight. Fee is that ok?"
Both Ann and I are still wary of taking Fee into the realms. We had already gone twice without her because she couldn't seem to re enter them after Pippa our other beloved friend had disappeared in them.
Felicity looked up at us, shocking both Ann and I she said " I'll come too."
Ann and I smiled and Ann raced over to Felicity giving her a hug. Felicity smiled and excused herself heading back up to her rooms.
Ann and I talked for awhile thinking of all the things we would do at the realms. We decided we would have to visit the gorgon tomorrow. I also wanted to ask the gorgon about the temple and it's power. I excused myself from Ann who was now sewing and headed up to our room.
I opened the door of the room flopping down on my bed. I closed my eyes, and sighed. I got up and started undressing, fumbling with my corset laces.
"Bloody laces." I muttered.
"Here, let me help." I spun around to see who it was. There emerging from behind my dressing screen was Kartik.
"How dare you!" I fumed. " I thought I told you not to sneak into my room." I went over to the bedside grabbed a glass of water that was sitting there and chucked it in his face.
Kartik stood there stunned at my act. " Behind the dressing screen right now!" I yelled making sure it wasn't loud enough for anyone outside my room to here.
Kartik got behind the dressing screen and I put my dress back on not caring that a few of my corset laces were undone. Once dressed I said " Kartik you can come out now."
Kartik emerged from behind the dressing screen once again and I sat down on my bed he sat on Ann's bed across from mine.
" What do you want." I said as politely as I could my temper still not under control yet.
" I wanted to see how the realms are and…" Kartik paused.
" And what Kartik please I don't have all the time in the world Ann or Mrs. Nightwing could come in here any second."
Kartik looking towards the door quickly then turning back to me said " And…maybe you could try to take me into the realms some time…soon." Now Kartik was the one to stun me.
No member of the Rakshana had been taking into the realms or wait…yes they have. I glanced at Kartik and noticed he was looking at me in an odd way. I moved further onto my bed tucking my feet under me.
" Kartik.." I looked up he was smiling at me. My stomach did flip-flops when I looked at his smile. " All right…I'll try." Kartik smiled turned into a grin and he came over to me making my heart beat quicken and gave me a kiss…on my lips. "Thank you Gemma" he said breaking the kiss. He quickly made his way to the window and made his way down the rope that was nestled in the vines of Spence.
I lay down on my bed not caring that I still had my corset on. I was going to take Kartik into the realms. He a Rakshana, wait he used to be a Rakshana but still a man not part of the Order going into the realms it was…risky but I also have the power of the temple in me, so it should be fine, shouldn't it?
Ann returned and made her way over to her bed. I got up quickly asking Ann to help undo my corset laces. My body let out a sigh of relief when my corset was removed from my body. I quickly raced behind the dressing screen beating Ann there who glared at me when finished changing into my dressing gown.
I went to my bed and fell into a dreamless sleep.
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