Chapter Three
"Mom!" Mady whined at breakfast a few days later.
"I'm not completely convinced that you're 100 percent better." Prue replied, pulling her hand off of Mady's forehead.
Mady sighed and glared at her Mother. "I feel fine. And it's not like I can miss all of these test that I have today." Mady grumbled and it was Prue's turn to sigh.
"Ok, you can go to school. But you feel the slight bit sick and you call me and I'll come and get you."
"Ok Mom. Now I have to go get ready if I want to catch a ride with Ty." Mady pushed her chair back from the table and practically ran upstairs.
Mady slipped from her pajamas and into the jeans, tanktop and matching jacket that had been flung over the back of her chair for nearly a week. The then pulled her hair back in a low ponytail, put a light coating of makeup and ran back downstairs.
Just to please Prue, Mady slipped into a thick, fall jacket and then grabbed her backpack and raced to the kitchen. "Bye Mom!" Mady said racing out the side door, reaching her neighbor, best friend and boyfriend's car at the same time he was.
"Hey Ty." Mady said casually, leaning against the driver's door.
"Mady?" Ty asked seeming shocked and Mady wondered how much he had talked to her Mom while she had been sick.
"You're still willing to give me a ride to school, aren't you?" Mady teased and Ty nodded his head and wrapped his arms tightly around her.
"You're all better!" Ty exclaimed and Mady nodded her head, kissing him.
"I wouldn't be here, if I wasn't all better."
"I guess so." Ty whispered, kissing her back. "I'm glad you're back." Ty whispered kissing her again. "The silent car rides have nearly killed me."
"What about English?"
"That too."
"What have we been talking about?"
"Fantasy elements in literary works."
"Are you serious?"
"Yep. So maybe it's a good thing you've been sick."
"Probably." Mady sighed and Ty shrugged his shoulders.
"How about we make a deal right now. You spill some kind of major magical fact that would change the world, or at least or English class, give me a sign and we'll make a run for it. We'll head to Baja or something."
Mady giggled at this idea and shook her head. "I've kept my secret and helped keep the magical world hidden for my whole life, I think that I'll survive a few class discussions."
"But I'm still there, just in case."
"Ok Ty. I'll just grab your hand and squeeze really hard."
"Sounds like a deal." Ty said leaning in and kissing her again before they climbed into his truck and drove to school.
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"Ok, break it up!" Wyatt grumbled at the end of school, as he came upon Mady and Ty making out next to Ty's locker.
"Shut up!" Mady grumbled, barely removing her lips from Ty's.
"Mady we really need to get going." Wyatt said, then clearing his throat loudly behind them.
"I'll see you later." Mady whispered, kissing Ty lightly one more time.
"Yep." Ty replied pulling her close for one more kiss. Mady chuckled and then broke away, following a disgusted Wyatt.
"That was extremely rude." Mady pointed out after a few seconds and Wyatt chuckled at his cousin's comment.
"So is you dating one of my best friends. I like you two better as a just friends anyway. Any chance you'll go back to that."
"No and the only reason you don't like me dating, it because you're friends with Ty."
"Exactly. Wow you are a lot smarter then what most people give you credit for." Wyatt grabbed Mady's hand and yanked her into an empty classroom and then orbed them to magic school.
"You're just sore, because I have a love life and the only people that like you are Savannah's friends."
"Shut up." Wyatt growled and Mady chuckled happily at her victory.
"Mady!" Mady spun on her heel, only to find Paige hurrying towards her.
"Paige!" Mady said happily, being careful to catch herself from calling her Aunt Paige.
"Hey Sweetie! How's it going?" Paige asked, wrapping her arms tightly around Mady.
"Good. Well except for the whole flu thing."
"Yeah, sorry about that. I had to do that. Um, Sweetie I checked you out of your classes today, so we could talk."
"Ok. Wait, did you ask my Mom?"
"Of course and she said just to bring you home when we're done."
"Ok then. Um, I'll see you later Wy. Behave and grow up." Wyatt shook his head and watched Mady go with their aunt, curious obviously at what his cousin and aunt would be talking about.
After orbing out, Paige took Mady to the beach, it was a fairly stormy day and the beach was mostly empty. "Now, I'll admit that I've been watching you and I know that you've been struggling with something, other then the flu. So spill." Paige said, watching as Mady took her own sweet time to settle into the sand and think about what she was going to say.
"I want to ask them all of the questions that have been bugging me for as long as I can remember, but I'm scared that I'll say the wrong thing and…." Mady mumbled looking up at Paige.
Paige settled into the sand with Mady and thought about what had just been said. "I don't think that there's any way to really approach the whole subject, or the right way to say what needs to be said. But I really don't think that they'll care either. They're your parents and they're supposed to answer all your questions, no matter how odd, childish or unrealistic they may seem.
"But I still don't know. How do you ask someone about their own death, how do you ask your parents about death at all?" Mady whispered, she herself having thought about the subject many times herself.
"How do you ask anyone a question on a touchy subject?" Mady looked at her aunt, playing with the piece of wisdom in her mind for a few seconds.
"I-I guess it's just something you do. No matter how hard it is."
"So?"
"I just have to talk to them. Get past all of my fears and know that they won't judge me for my questions?" It was more of a question then an answer and Mady looked to Paige expectantly.
"Exactly Sweetie and don't worry, they won't figure out why you're asking the questions and I'll be here to help you figure it all out."
"Promise?"
"Promise." Paige replied, taking Mady's hand. "Now, let's get you home and out of the cold, last thing we need is for you to get sick."
