So many ideas! Alright, people, here's chapter three! Two chapters in one day! Trust me, I'll get chapter 4 up soon!

Marnie giggled and turned back to the crystal ball. She sighed and smiled sadly as she looked at the image of Raven. "I hope you'll be ready for this." Marnie said.

"Ugh. Is it 8:00 yet?" I asked. I was sitting in the main room of Alexander's home (well, mansion) and was getting impatient with time. Alexander's butler, Jameson, only chuckled and said, "It's 7:57." I groaned. I would have been sleeping with Alexander in his coffin right now (not in THAT way perverts!) if mom hadn't made me go shopping with her.

'Then again, if I hadn't gone shopping with her, I would've never gotten this ring.' I thought, staring at the pocket with the ring in it. But even still, time was being way to slow. I closed my eyes and went into deep thought.

Something didn't feel right. Something was… off. And that Marnie girl had to be a part of it. Would I ever see her again? Is she a real witch? How come she wanted me to get the same exact ring from my dream? My thoughts were interrupted by the 'dong' of the grandfather clock. I turned my attention to the stares and stood up. My heart skipped a beat as I saw my Gothic knight of the night Alexander descend the stairs.

Not being able to wait, I ran over and hugged him before he reached the bottom step, and almost knocked him over. He laughed and I giggled. "Hi! Did you miss me?" I asked, giving him a kiss. Alexander smiled and said, "Well, duh!" We laughed for a bit, and he grabbed my hand.

"There's going to be a comet shower tonight. We're gonna have a picnic in the gazebo and watch the comet shower from there." Alexander said happily. I froze. First the ring, now a comet shower? Alexander looked at me with worry in his eyes, and said, "What's wrong Raven?"

I forced myself to shake my head. "N-nothing, it's just… I've never seen a comet shower before!" I lied. Alexander had a slight look of suspicion, but instead of asking if what I said was the truth, he said, "OK."

I smiled. "Honestly, nothings wrong. I promise." I said. Another lie. Alexander's frown turned into smiled and he took my hand. "Well, the gazebo's already set up."

As Alexander held my hand and led me to the gazebo, I acted normal and rambled on about my day. Everything except for my dream and my encounter with Marnie and the mysterious shop. "I slept through the day." Alexander said. We looked at each other with serious expressions, but then we started to burst out laughing.

"You're such a dork!" I exclaimed, still laughing. Alexander laughed more and said, "At least I didn't knock over a thing of books at the book shop!" We laughed more. When our laughing decreased to giggling, Alexander kissed my forehead. "I love you." We both said at the same time. We giggled again, and he put his arm around my shoulder. A little later, we arrived at the gazebo.

I stared in awe. There were candles lit here and there that smelt like the ocean and rain. A small two-people couch with no legs was on the floor of the gazebo with a blanket laid out in front of it. On the blanket was delicious smelling Romanian food and fruits.

I looked up at Alexander and he looked down at me with a smile. "It's so beautiful!" I exclaimed, hugging and kissing him. "It's all been done for you." He said, taking my hand. "Aw!" I exclaimed silently as he pulled me to the couch. We sat down and I said, "I have something for you."

Alexander raised an eyebrow. "Really? You didn't have to get me anything." I scoffed and then kissed him. "You did all this for me. You deserve a gift. Hell, most likely a gift better than the one I have." I said, smiling. I pulled out the box with the ring. Alexander stared at the box, and I kissed him. "Go on, take it!" I exclaimed.

He carefully took the box from my hand and opened it. His eyes widened and he smiled, pure happiness written all over his face. He Kissed me and hugged me while saying, "Raven, this is beautiful! Thank you!" I giggled. "Put it on!"

He carefully took the ring out of the box, and said, "I have to put it on the same finger with your first gift to me." Alexander said. I silently gasped. He was going to put it on the same finger like in my dream. Alexander removed the spider ring and put on the silver-onyx one, and put the spider ring back on.

Hiding my shock, I smiled at him and we kissed. He broke apart the kiss and said, "I love you, Raven." I smiled. "I love you, too, Alexander." We kissed one more time, and we went to eating. We chatted about random stuff over what Alexander called "sărmăluţe cu mămăligă". It was delicious! Then we moved onto strawberries and oranges.

While I was finishing an apple, Alexander opened up the picnic basket and pulled out a strange looking fruit. It was star shaped and yellow with a tiny green leaf sprouting from the top. "I found this perfectly preserved and fresh in a box in the basement last night." Alexander said. I raised an eyebrow. "So? It's probably old and nasty." I said. Alexander took a piece of the fruit and inspected it.

"It seems fine…" Alexander trailed off. Cautiously, he put it in his mouth. His eyes widened and he smiled. After he swallowed the piece, he said, "I-it's absolutely delicious! It tastes like strawberries and oranges with a hint of watermelon." My eyes widened. "Really?" I asked. He nodded vigorously and broke off half of the fruit.

I put it in my mouth at the same time as him. As soon as I swallowed, I felt weird. The fruit was delicious, but I felt even more connected to Alexander, and light headed. "I feel funny…" I mumbled. Alexander nodded and said, "Me too." But he didn't sound like he felt light headed.

My eyes felt heavy, and I let them close. I felt like I was at a beach, and the couch felt like a tree. Then, I was falling. I heard Alexander call out my name, but it was distant. Was I dying?

Woot! Cliff hanger! I think. Don't worry! Chapter 4 will be up soon!