Wanda's Point of View

My eyes have seen the person…. thing that I have yearned for since the day I woke up.

I couldn't read the emotion in his eyes but it was something I have never seen before.

He whispered my name and I whispered his name as a reflex.

He lunged towards me and at first I thought he was going to attack me so I clenched my hands into fists ready for the attack, but what surprised me was that his lips landed on mine! What was this action supposed to mean?

I didn't know what to do at first because his actions were so unreadable; his lips moving in every direction and way with mine. I tried copying him moving my lips with his too and it felt good. This was a feeling I never imagined, it's amazing how an absurd movement of 2 mouths moving together could bring such a feeling. Then his hands started reaching for my waist and I didn't mind but he pulled my waist to him to a point where there wasn't any room left. This was too far for anybody… THIS WAS IAN O'SHEA! I couldn't do this with him! I was supposed to kill him. I knew I couldn't considering that he was 3 times bigger than me so my only hope was for my healers to send people to fetch me. This was too much… I pushed him off of me with all my might and screamed "HOW DARE YOU IAN O'SHEA?"

… Hoping that it would scare him and leave me alone…hmmm

I almost felt smug because his reaction was exactly what I wanted.

Then a flash of pain passed his face and my knees began to tremble. Do I really want to hurt him?

"Wand...Who are you?" His lips were also trembling and as weird as it seemed I wanted to put my lips on his again.

"I am Leaves from Below" I said in a strong voice, hoping that he would not see the fear I was feeling.

"I didn't try to kill you, Wanda…I didn't. I really didn't try to kill you. It's my fault…this was my fault…I lost her…" I realized that he was talking to himself.

"Of course you tried to kill me. What other reason do you have for me hanging off a cliff and your hand letting go of mine?"

"I didn't… you slipped" Tears were streaming down his face and I didn't know what to do. I felt so bad that I had made Ian O'Shea cry.

Part of me should've been smug about this but the other part sensed something else. He looked at me with such intensity and it read an emotion I didn't understand. I also felt a yearning for this man. A man I needed to kill. That thought brought the fierceness back into me and I tried to comfort him in the same way I would try to scare him.

"You mustn't cry for me, my other seekers will be looking for me soon and I shall return home soon"

The pain struck his poor face again. Was he scared that the seekers might take him and his family away? Or was he sad to see me go? I secretly hoped for the second one.

Again, I didn't know what do to comfort him and then I searched my memories or what I have access to of my memories with Jamie and something came to me...plain and simple. A hug. I could give this Ian O'Shea a hug and as scared of him as I was I wanted… I needed to be in his arms again. The few moments before and as mad as I was the feeling was impenetrable.

Before I could do anything, his body leaned into me until our faces were so close I was breathing in his air. I looked into my eyes with hat intense gaze he had before but it seemed rougher this time. He opened his mouth and I could smell him, a mixture of dirt and him and he let his mouth linger open for a while. He finally took in a deep breath that I thought I just let out and he said while our eyes were still locked…

"You. Are. Not. Leaving. Me. Again,

I love you too much." I could tell he was trying to control the volume and intensity of his voice and that scared me.

He raised his left arm and I slightly winced thinking that he was going to slap my face but instead he placed his rough hand gently on my cheek and he walked out of the room.

What did he mean by again? What was he going to do with me? Did he really love me?

And as these questions were flooding into my head something else appeared too. This was something different, this was another memory.

So I am so sorry I wasn't able to update sooner. School just started so I was a little busy all week. And as sad as it is, I have only received one review for both chapter 6 and 7. Please review. It means the world to me. Did you like chapter 8? I tried to end it off in a little cliff hanger. I hoped you liked it Please review3

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