CHAPTER 3

Kara gazed at Keith. He was so...perfect. He was close with friends and laughed at everything. Kara was mesmerized. Like she was under a spell.

Lorren and Samy walked hand and hand into the mall's food court. Kara looked over and gasped. Then she turned back to the conversation, and giggled at ALL the things Keith said. Lorren didn't even look at her.

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Ozzie looked at the computer screen, astonished. Emily carried some cookies into the manor's library, Adriane close behind. Adriane slumped into a chair, and Emily set the tray down. She looked at Adriane and then stood up. Adriane looked at her.

"What's up, Em?" Adriane nodded the black sheen of her hair away. "Where are you going?"

"I'm talking to Zach!" Emily shouted, running to the door. "You haven't done anything since the incident last week! Your blaming yourself for being the Warrior, and that is NOT okay with me!" Emily was really mad. Emily slammed the door behind her.

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When Emily got outside, she tried to reach Kara. "Kara!" she hissed.

"Yeah...?" Kara said dreamily.

"Whats wrong with you?" Emily asked.

"Absolutely nothing. Everything is positively perfect." Kara replied.

"Whatever, your no help." Emily rolled her eyes. Emily cut off the connection, and tried to open a portal.

Emily shuddered from the cold. She tried to call the d'flies but nothing seemed to work. "Heeeeere Fiona! Fiona, come here girl! Fred? Barney? Blaze, Goldie? ANYONE!?"

"Emee!" came a faint cry.

"Fiona?" Emily asked. Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop! Out came 5 dragonflies. "Fiona! I need you to open the portal!" Emily said.

Fiona cocked her head to one side. "Hm?" she asked.

Emily tried again. "Spin in a circle, Fiona! C'mon, Fred, Barney, Blaze, and Goldie! Lets play the circle game!" she coaxed.

"Ooooo!" Blaze cried. He buzzed in a circle. The other d'flies followed his lead. Soon a portal appeared and Emily stepped through.

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Zach sat alone by Okawa. He fingered a leaf as Okawa wrapped a branch around Zach. Zach knocked it away.

"Sorry, Okawa. I screwed up." Zach hung his head. "Now I don't know if Adriane is mad, or if it's me." All of a sudden, there was a rush of wind. Zach shook his hair out of his eyes, and there stood Emily. "Emily?"

"Yeah, you screwed up. But I know one person that's ready to forgive you." Emily half-smiled.

Zach just shook his head. "I'm sorry, Emily. But isn't this Adriane's fault? After all, she's the one that hit me..." He trailed off.

Emily slapped him on the arm. "No! First rule about normal couples! It is ALWAYS the guys fault!" Emily smiled. "But you and Adriane aren't normal."

Zach smirked. "Not really."

"Well, are you going to apologize?" Emily asked.

Zach smiled. "I guess I have no choice, huh? Is that why you came? To bring me and Addy back together?"

"Yes. Now go. Oh, and have you talked to Kara lately?" Emily asked, fiddling with her jewel.

Zach shook his head. "No. She's always around 'Keith'. I don't really like that guy."

Emily called the d'flies. She waved good-bye to Zach, and stepped through the portal.

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"You have such cool friends," Keith commented as he walked Kara home. He looked at her with his blue eyes and smiled. Kara's heart melted.

"Yeah, I like your friends too! I like James, Leigh, and Krimson. Is Leigh always that hyper?" Kara asked.

Keith laughed. "Yeah. But she's totally cool. We've been friends forever. I'm teaching her how to skateboard. Maybe I can teach you sometime." He threw a flirty smile at her.

"I'd love that," Kara said. And with a BOOM! her heart exploded.