Chapter 9 Revelations and Near kisses

Amanda lay on her bed, crying as softly as she could. Lily was sitting in a
chair by the fire, believing she was asleep. If she made too much noise,
Lily would realize she was awake and make her explain everything. Amanda
was too confused at the moment to talk. She began to re-track the night,
thinking over everything that had happened.

After Lily had nearly pulverized Evan when she saw him, things got even
worse as Peter showed up. "Amanda, I was looking for you. Father said you
were…" He had trailed off when he caught sight of Evan, who was looking
around in awe. Peter had glanced down and, seeing their hands intertwined,
had grabbed her and pulled her into the castle. "What is that mortal doing
here?? And why were you holding hands?" Amanda just looked at him,
silently comparing him to Evan. Peter was slightly taller than Evan. While
Evan's hair was black, Peter's was an icy blond (A/N: I apologize, but I
have a thing for icy blond British guys: Draco Malfoy, Jareth, etc. Prongs),
and while Evan had pale skin, Peter was a very bronzed tan. Peter was also
slightly more refined than Evan could ever hope to be. And Amanda had a
very sneaking suspicion that Peter would never dream of hitting her the way
that Evan took liberty to.
"Huh? Sorry I didn't hear you." Amanda peered up at him. Suddenly she was
very aware of the differences between the two boys. Peter stepped closer to
her and lifted her chin. "I said who is he? Is he your boyfriend?" Just
as he said this, he began to lean down with the intent of kissing her. She
stared up at him and found herself leaning in also. He was going to kiss
her, and she was going to let him. Just before their lips met, however, the
door flew open, and a very harsh voice sneered, "So, this is what's been
going on behind my back."

Minutes later, Amanda was on the ground with a broken leg and black eye. As
Evan neared her, an evil madness in his eye that she had never seen before,
Amanda realized that she was trapped with no savior in sight.

Meanwhile…

Lily and James were strolling through the gardens of the castle, discussing
the Peter/Amanda/Evan problem. "I just don't think that it's such a good
idea." James suggested, taking Lily's hand. "What do you mean it's not a
good idea? It's a great idea! If they're not in love yet, this for sure
will get them to! Come on, James. You want to see them happy as much as I
do." James still looked unconvinced. But still, anything for his girl.
"Peter's gonna kill me." As a reward for this comment, he received a
shriek, a kiss, and a "You are the greatest!". Not the worst reward for his
sabatoging his brother. After they had started for the castle, Lily noted
something odd: Amanda, Evan, and Peter were nowhere to be found. Sensing
something was desperately wrong, Lily sped up. Upon entering the entrance
hall, she stopped short. Peter was currently bruised, bloodied and
unconscious on the floor. Amanda was lying on the floor, unable to get up.
She was staring at Evan, whose back was to them. He was standing over her
in a victorious stance. Lily was horrified; she had always known that one
day this would happen. Not the whole goblin castle thing, but you know what
I mean. She quickly analyzed the situation. If she and James just
charged at him, he would probably kill them, but if they sneaked up on him,
they could knock him out and then take care of Amanda. It was then that
Lily realized that Evan was muttering something, standing over Amanda.
"It's all her fault; she's the one who nearly kissed him. She's probably
been cheating on me all along." With that, he started toward her, and she
in return curled into a ball along the wall, trying to make herself as small
as possible. As Lily and James started sneaking toward the pair, Amanda was
again struck by Evan's fist. As he began to raise, intent on striking her
again, Amanda realized that she had only one hope. She picked up her head,
and, staring at Peter's still form, whispered, "I wish that Peter would take
me away from here." A flash of light later, Peter and Amanda had
disappeared.

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