Ok You guys! Hunter gets confronted….*valley girl voice* OH NO! HE IS LIKE,
SOOOOOOOO SCREWED!. …ok, I hope you hate Katherine…cause I do…and if you
don't…well, in a few chapters…YOU WILL! MOAHAHAHA! Ok, this is mostly
hunter-and-Morgan conflict which I know you all want so here! *folds her
arms and sticks her tongue out*
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Hunter left me as I thought he would, and again, I'm alone, all alone. Though he did tell me that he still loved me…I must have hope. Hope that he will return to me again, freely in my arms without the memory of Morgan to haunt him. He belongs to me, my muirn beatha dan, my soul mate. I'll see him again, and he'll know to choose me. He just has to…
- Raynach
It had been a long night, I was sitting on the kitchen table for about 3 hours already, worrying about everything, trying so hard to think of nothing. My emotions were mixed with so much sadness, hatred, anger, and fear. I stared at my hands. I lost quite a lot of blood from the cuts that I had, and they still hurt pretty badly.
Just then, Mary K. walked into the house, at 12:30 in the morning still wearing her utterly freakish outfit. What the hell was her problem? I thought… I had too much anger inside me that I didn't have any remorse for Mary K. and her problems anymore. I took another sip of my coffee. It had been my 5th cup. Mary K. walked into the kitchen, taking a drink. She looked at me for a moment noticing my scarred hands. "what happened?" She asked.
"Oh nothing, just shattered glass," along with my shattered life, my hopelessness….but I kept my mouth shut. "what happened to you?"
"I thought I might try something different you know…"
"Well at least you're not worshipping the devil or anything," I said indifferently.
"No of course not. I'll leave that to you," she said irritably. I was so sickened by her remark, I got out of my chair and pushed it back against the table violently. As I was walking up the steps to my room, I heard the phone ringing. Sky…why had she decided to call at this hour? I picked up the phone.
"Yes Sky, what is it?"
"Morgan, are you alright? I'm so sorry, would you like to tell me what you saw?" she asked in a worried tone. I was amazed to think she cared so much.
"Um…I guess. Actually, I'll come over. My parents are asleep. But only for a little while. It's a school night.
"Okay, I'll wait then. Hurry." She said on the other line.
I quickly took my keys and coat, put on my shoes and headed out the door Quietly.
I arrived at sky's in about 10 minutes. She greeted me at the porch taking y hand. "does it still hurt?" she asked.
"Yes, but not a lot. I have a bit of a headache though." I noticed a warm fire burning and I went to sit next to it on the couch.
"Morgan, I'm sorry if the visions was a bit too much for you. Maybe I was acting too fast, giving the scrying lesson…can you please tell me what you saw?" she said softly.
"Well, not good news obviously. I don't know how to say this…Hunter, he – he was with someone else that night." Sky appeared shocked. "I don't think he was drunk…he looked very much like he knew what he was doing. I couldn't believe it at first, but now, I do…." My voice started breaking, "I don't know….I know I reacted pretty harshly, but I didn't know what to do…I didn't believe Hunter could do it. Now I know….I'll never be enough for anyone…" I was crying hard. Sky came up to hug me.
"I'm sorry Morgan. Knowing Hunter, it must have been a mistake, did you recognize the girl when you scried?" she asked.
"Yeah, actually I did. I had a few visions of it before, you know…her eyes were purplish with a slight bit of pink in them." Sky's head popped up.
"I Know that girl…Katherine. Hunter and her were best friend back in England. They only initially dated for about 2 months, until Hunter turned into a seeker." Sky spoke quietly, I had a hard time hearing her.
"Well, I guess, it's true then…" I couldn't take much more of this. "I better go," I said quickly.
"Alright. Hunter called me 30 minutes ago. I'll be picking him up at the airport. Are you sure you don't want to come? He's expecting you –"
"I think not, I need to get some sleep. Please don't tell him I know," I asked.
"sure then. I'm sorry Morgan. Things will turn out alright. I know it will. But please don't make any final judgements until you've confronted him. Give him a chance to at least explain himself." Though I didn't think there was any explanation for this.
When I got home, I quickly jumped into bed. I couldn't stop my tears. "I'll never be good enough, will I Hunter?…never….not for anyone…Not even to my own Muirn beatha dan." I gave myself a little smirk. "Powerful Woodbane witch, that's all I'm good for…an object to the world of magick…" and I cursed myself to sleep.
I woke up at 7:45…shit! I was going to be late for school. Mary K. was probably still pissed at me. No problem I thought. I just won't give her a ride then.
I was ready in 15 minutes and I headed for the door sipping on a diet coke. That's when it hit me. Hunter was back in Widow's Vale. The thought made my car swerve on the road. My traitorous heart skipped a beat, though my anger filled me just as quickly. I got to school feeling a little light- headed. I went off to y usual hangout with Kithic. Everyone turned quiet when I walked down the steps. Was everyone afraid of me now? I guess so. Though, I hadn't given them a good enough reason to be. Bree gave me a small smile, explaining so much. She was worried about me, and she cared. It made me wonder, how did I ever lose her friendship before? Robbie was the one to only look away.
School was finally over and it was exceptionally agonizing. It felt like each class was a day. as I was heading out of the school, I felt a little prickle at the back of my neck. Oh no…Hunter. I quickly put up invisibility spells when I got outside. Unfortunately they didn't' work. Morgan? I heard his voice in my head. I pretended not to hear him. I ran to the car but Hunter caught me by the arm.
"Morgan!" Was it love that is aw in his eyes? Or just another act, like cal? I couldn't be sure anymore. I had lost my trust, not only for Hunter but to everyone else as well. "Morgan," again he spoke softly, but it hadn't warmed my hardened heart. "Is this the way to greet your muirn beatha dan?" he asked me softly.
"I don't know, is it?" I said, not smiling. He didn't seem to notice. I instead he pulled me closer into his embrace. "I love you," he said, and his words stung my heart. I pulled away quickly
"I have to go, me and Mary K are going to do be doing something important today." I lied, backing away from him. He seemed almost hurt.
My expression must have accidentally betrayed my knowledge because for a moment I thought I had seen a look of guilt on his face for a brief moment.
Though he seemed unaware of my growing power, I felt his emotions. Deep inside of him he felt that I already knew about what happened between him and 'his' Katherine. I silently cursed him on and on in my mind, that lying bastard. Only, again, my heart betrayed me. Slowly I lifted my hand to caress his cheek…….who are you Hunter? I wondered to myself…..Why?!
Quickly, I got into my car not saying a word leaving hunter to stare, clouded in his own thoughts and suspicion.
I dropped my book bag on my bedroom floor, wanting to kick myself. Damn myself for being so weak! I should have cursed him, spit hurtful words in his face and wound him, and make him suffer so that he could feel the same pain and anguish that I had felt……but I didn't. Deep inside me, I knew I still cared….I just didn't know whether to forgive him and tell him that I love him, or to walk away with a wounded heart……In a way, I wanted both.
Morgan……a voice was calling to me……Morgan……it echoed through my mind, I felt her presence, but I didn't know who she was….. power sink……
Oh my god! Who could it have been? Was it Amyranth? I was absolutely clueless and afraid. But I was too curious to let this go. I wanted to know….I needed to know. Quickly I grabbed my keys and got into das boot. I drove all the way to the cemetery, my heart racing. Am I stupid? This could be a trap, just like in New York, but something in me told me that it wasn't and not at all threatening. Quickly I traced some protection sigils that I learned from the Council…that should do it, I thought.
Power come in swiftest light, give me strength beyond my sight….the rhyme came to my head suddenly, and quickly I felt a rush of strength come into me in waves. I was more alert and aware now, I was prepared.
I walked silently into the cemetery hearing leaves crunch under my shoes. The day seemed clear and beautiful…at last I arrived at the power sink. This place brought back so many memories, it hurt so much to remember Cal….beautiful Cal……..I moved my eyes to the left pretending not to notice. For a while now I felt the presence follow behind me. It was coming closer, and closer, but I wasn't afraid. I stiffened my arms and rushed energy toward my hands. I turned around quickly and shot white witch fire straight at the girl and she was knocked down to the ground so suddenly that I couldn't see her face. She was about my age, blonde hair, average height like me… purple and pink eyes… anger flooded me so quickly, coming off in waves. I stood there staring at her as she stood slowly. She was gasping heavily.
"So you're Morgan…" she said in her crisp English accent. "you're surprisingly strong…" I kept staring at her, my arms folded. I didn't take her words as a compliment. "Yes I replied coldly. "Why are you here?"
"You don't know who I am, sol let me explain this to you…Hunter… I've known him for a while now. My name is –"
"I know who you are, Katherine," I spat at her name. She looked shocked to find that I knew who she was. She raised her head slightly, trying to look confident, but I know she was filled with mistrust and fear…fear of my power.
"Well, I guess I don't need to explain after all."
"Of course you don't…I've learned quite a bit about you," I spoke harshly, she took it as an insult and for some reason, reached into her turtle neck sweater and pulled out a pentacle necklace! Almost the same one that Hunter gave me, only in the middle were pink jade swirls that matched her eyes. I grasped my throat wondering where mine had gone…I just remembered…I threw it into the river…
"Looking for this?…" she reached into her vest pocket and held out the pentacle that was mine…how the hell did she get that?! Why did she get it?!
"What do you want Katherine?" I was getting irritated and angry.
"You know what I want and why I am here!! I 'want' you to stop getting in the way of me and Hunter! He doesn't love you enough! He loves me!" I shook my head in disbelief, was she utterly insane? "You don't believe me but I've seen the way he's looked at me…I know he does!" she raged at me.
"stop lying to yourself. This is pathetic. What makes you think that YOU have any say in our business? YOU are the one getting in the way of things, SO get out of my way! " I wanted to leave this ridiculous confrontation, and I walked toward das boot but as I passed Katherine, she pushed me back and slapped me hard so that I fell to the ground. In an instant she as at my side, taking my hands and placing them on her forehead.
"No!!!" I screamed, but I was already in the bond. She was forcing me to do that meanma, and I didn't want to see!
Instantly I was back in England watching the memories of Hunter and Katherine since they had been young. I saw Hunter and Katherine at 5 years old holding hands in a small park…Hunter a few years later giving Kat his first kiss… both of them laughing, smiling, enjoying each other's company… watching Hunter flirt and turn to so many other girls and I felt Katherine's envy and sadness as she watched silently…Hunter making love to Kat for the first time! No! No!!! oh Goddess! Why hadn't I known?… Hunter leaving her to be seeker, her pain and hurt…there was so many other things I saw that I didn't want to see, and a lot of it was unbelievable and shocking. Quickly, I broke away from the brach. Two tears shone in the corner of my glistening eyes.
"Don't you see?!" she was shaking my shoulders… "can't you see that he belongs to me! E's my muirn beatha dan, you're nothing to him! Nothing!!!!!" and with that I kneed her in the side, she fell over. Quickly, she was about to get up but I was too angry, I somehow shot a yellow ball of sparking energy that hit her on the shoulder. Again she fell over, only this time it was me that hovered over her. I twisted her shirt with my hands and spoke, "you're very brave to face an uninitiated witch – the last of the Riordans, and daughter of Ciaran MacEwan", I pressed her with a cunning smirk. Her eyes widened in utter disbelief, though she spoke with a hoarse voice,
"I am a Red-Witch, I could easily compare. I can burn through your power with little effort, but you're not worth the energy!" I wasn't even close to afraid, although I wondered what she meant by red-witch.
"Believe what you want…your words have no effect on me. I don't ever want to see your face again! So stay the hell away from my life, or you won't even stay alive long enough to wish you weren't born…" I glared into her eyes and got up slowly heading for das boot. I wanted to die from all that I saw. Damn her for soiling my image of Hunter! Now I couldn't even understand who he was anymore. He was like a stranger to me now. But I knew what I had to do…and I wouldn't let Katherine leave without paying a price…
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ok….read and review, the next one will be the actual confrontation…it will get a little bit ugly! But…..oh well!
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Hunter left me as I thought he would, and again, I'm alone, all alone. Though he did tell me that he still loved me…I must have hope. Hope that he will return to me again, freely in my arms without the memory of Morgan to haunt him. He belongs to me, my muirn beatha dan, my soul mate. I'll see him again, and he'll know to choose me. He just has to…
- Raynach
It had been a long night, I was sitting on the kitchen table for about 3 hours already, worrying about everything, trying so hard to think of nothing. My emotions were mixed with so much sadness, hatred, anger, and fear. I stared at my hands. I lost quite a lot of blood from the cuts that I had, and they still hurt pretty badly.
Just then, Mary K. walked into the house, at 12:30 in the morning still wearing her utterly freakish outfit. What the hell was her problem? I thought… I had too much anger inside me that I didn't have any remorse for Mary K. and her problems anymore. I took another sip of my coffee. It had been my 5th cup. Mary K. walked into the kitchen, taking a drink. She looked at me for a moment noticing my scarred hands. "what happened?" She asked.
"Oh nothing, just shattered glass," along with my shattered life, my hopelessness….but I kept my mouth shut. "what happened to you?"
"I thought I might try something different you know…"
"Well at least you're not worshipping the devil or anything," I said indifferently.
"No of course not. I'll leave that to you," she said irritably. I was so sickened by her remark, I got out of my chair and pushed it back against the table violently. As I was walking up the steps to my room, I heard the phone ringing. Sky…why had she decided to call at this hour? I picked up the phone.
"Yes Sky, what is it?"
"Morgan, are you alright? I'm so sorry, would you like to tell me what you saw?" she asked in a worried tone. I was amazed to think she cared so much.
"Um…I guess. Actually, I'll come over. My parents are asleep. But only for a little while. It's a school night.
"Okay, I'll wait then. Hurry." She said on the other line.
I quickly took my keys and coat, put on my shoes and headed out the door Quietly.
I arrived at sky's in about 10 minutes. She greeted me at the porch taking y hand. "does it still hurt?" she asked.
"Yes, but not a lot. I have a bit of a headache though." I noticed a warm fire burning and I went to sit next to it on the couch.
"Morgan, I'm sorry if the visions was a bit too much for you. Maybe I was acting too fast, giving the scrying lesson…can you please tell me what you saw?" she said softly.
"Well, not good news obviously. I don't know how to say this…Hunter, he – he was with someone else that night." Sky appeared shocked. "I don't think he was drunk…he looked very much like he knew what he was doing. I couldn't believe it at first, but now, I do…." My voice started breaking, "I don't know….I know I reacted pretty harshly, but I didn't know what to do…I didn't believe Hunter could do it. Now I know….I'll never be enough for anyone…" I was crying hard. Sky came up to hug me.
"I'm sorry Morgan. Knowing Hunter, it must have been a mistake, did you recognize the girl when you scried?" she asked.
"Yeah, actually I did. I had a few visions of it before, you know…her eyes were purplish with a slight bit of pink in them." Sky's head popped up.
"I Know that girl…Katherine. Hunter and her were best friend back in England. They only initially dated for about 2 months, until Hunter turned into a seeker." Sky spoke quietly, I had a hard time hearing her.
"Well, I guess, it's true then…" I couldn't take much more of this. "I better go," I said quickly.
"Alright. Hunter called me 30 minutes ago. I'll be picking him up at the airport. Are you sure you don't want to come? He's expecting you –"
"I think not, I need to get some sleep. Please don't tell him I know," I asked.
"sure then. I'm sorry Morgan. Things will turn out alright. I know it will. But please don't make any final judgements until you've confronted him. Give him a chance to at least explain himself." Though I didn't think there was any explanation for this.
When I got home, I quickly jumped into bed. I couldn't stop my tears. "I'll never be good enough, will I Hunter?…never….not for anyone…Not even to my own Muirn beatha dan." I gave myself a little smirk. "Powerful Woodbane witch, that's all I'm good for…an object to the world of magick…" and I cursed myself to sleep.
I woke up at 7:45…shit! I was going to be late for school. Mary K. was probably still pissed at me. No problem I thought. I just won't give her a ride then.
I was ready in 15 minutes and I headed for the door sipping on a diet coke. That's when it hit me. Hunter was back in Widow's Vale. The thought made my car swerve on the road. My traitorous heart skipped a beat, though my anger filled me just as quickly. I got to school feeling a little light- headed. I went off to y usual hangout with Kithic. Everyone turned quiet when I walked down the steps. Was everyone afraid of me now? I guess so. Though, I hadn't given them a good enough reason to be. Bree gave me a small smile, explaining so much. She was worried about me, and she cared. It made me wonder, how did I ever lose her friendship before? Robbie was the one to only look away.
School was finally over and it was exceptionally agonizing. It felt like each class was a day. as I was heading out of the school, I felt a little prickle at the back of my neck. Oh no…Hunter. I quickly put up invisibility spells when I got outside. Unfortunately they didn't' work. Morgan? I heard his voice in my head. I pretended not to hear him. I ran to the car but Hunter caught me by the arm.
"Morgan!" Was it love that is aw in his eyes? Or just another act, like cal? I couldn't be sure anymore. I had lost my trust, not only for Hunter but to everyone else as well. "Morgan," again he spoke softly, but it hadn't warmed my hardened heart. "Is this the way to greet your muirn beatha dan?" he asked me softly.
"I don't know, is it?" I said, not smiling. He didn't seem to notice. I instead he pulled me closer into his embrace. "I love you," he said, and his words stung my heart. I pulled away quickly
"I have to go, me and Mary K are going to do be doing something important today." I lied, backing away from him. He seemed almost hurt.
My expression must have accidentally betrayed my knowledge because for a moment I thought I had seen a look of guilt on his face for a brief moment.
Though he seemed unaware of my growing power, I felt his emotions. Deep inside of him he felt that I already knew about what happened between him and 'his' Katherine. I silently cursed him on and on in my mind, that lying bastard. Only, again, my heart betrayed me. Slowly I lifted my hand to caress his cheek…….who are you Hunter? I wondered to myself…..Why?!
Quickly, I got into my car not saying a word leaving hunter to stare, clouded in his own thoughts and suspicion.
I dropped my book bag on my bedroom floor, wanting to kick myself. Damn myself for being so weak! I should have cursed him, spit hurtful words in his face and wound him, and make him suffer so that he could feel the same pain and anguish that I had felt……but I didn't. Deep inside me, I knew I still cared….I just didn't know whether to forgive him and tell him that I love him, or to walk away with a wounded heart……In a way, I wanted both.
Morgan……a voice was calling to me……Morgan……it echoed through my mind, I felt her presence, but I didn't know who she was….. power sink……
Oh my god! Who could it have been? Was it Amyranth? I was absolutely clueless and afraid. But I was too curious to let this go. I wanted to know….I needed to know. Quickly I grabbed my keys and got into das boot. I drove all the way to the cemetery, my heart racing. Am I stupid? This could be a trap, just like in New York, but something in me told me that it wasn't and not at all threatening. Quickly I traced some protection sigils that I learned from the Council…that should do it, I thought.
Power come in swiftest light, give me strength beyond my sight….the rhyme came to my head suddenly, and quickly I felt a rush of strength come into me in waves. I was more alert and aware now, I was prepared.
I walked silently into the cemetery hearing leaves crunch under my shoes. The day seemed clear and beautiful…at last I arrived at the power sink. This place brought back so many memories, it hurt so much to remember Cal….beautiful Cal……..I moved my eyes to the left pretending not to notice. For a while now I felt the presence follow behind me. It was coming closer, and closer, but I wasn't afraid. I stiffened my arms and rushed energy toward my hands. I turned around quickly and shot white witch fire straight at the girl and she was knocked down to the ground so suddenly that I couldn't see her face. She was about my age, blonde hair, average height like me… purple and pink eyes… anger flooded me so quickly, coming off in waves. I stood there staring at her as she stood slowly. She was gasping heavily.
"So you're Morgan…" she said in her crisp English accent. "you're surprisingly strong…" I kept staring at her, my arms folded. I didn't take her words as a compliment. "Yes I replied coldly. "Why are you here?"
"You don't know who I am, sol let me explain this to you…Hunter… I've known him for a while now. My name is –"
"I know who you are, Katherine," I spat at her name. She looked shocked to find that I knew who she was. She raised her head slightly, trying to look confident, but I know she was filled with mistrust and fear…fear of my power.
"Well, I guess I don't need to explain after all."
"Of course you don't…I've learned quite a bit about you," I spoke harshly, she took it as an insult and for some reason, reached into her turtle neck sweater and pulled out a pentacle necklace! Almost the same one that Hunter gave me, only in the middle were pink jade swirls that matched her eyes. I grasped my throat wondering where mine had gone…I just remembered…I threw it into the river…
"Looking for this?…" she reached into her vest pocket and held out the pentacle that was mine…how the hell did she get that?! Why did she get it?!
"What do you want Katherine?" I was getting irritated and angry.
"You know what I want and why I am here!! I 'want' you to stop getting in the way of me and Hunter! He doesn't love you enough! He loves me!" I shook my head in disbelief, was she utterly insane? "You don't believe me but I've seen the way he's looked at me…I know he does!" she raged at me.
"stop lying to yourself. This is pathetic. What makes you think that YOU have any say in our business? YOU are the one getting in the way of things, SO get out of my way! " I wanted to leave this ridiculous confrontation, and I walked toward das boot but as I passed Katherine, she pushed me back and slapped me hard so that I fell to the ground. In an instant she as at my side, taking my hands and placing them on her forehead.
"No!!!" I screamed, but I was already in the bond. She was forcing me to do that meanma, and I didn't want to see!
Instantly I was back in England watching the memories of Hunter and Katherine since they had been young. I saw Hunter and Katherine at 5 years old holding hands in a small park…Hunter a few years later giving Kat his first kiss… both of them laughing, smiling, enjoying each other's company… watching Hunter flirt and turn to so many other girls and I felt Katherine's envy and sadness as she watched silently…Hunter making love to Kat for the first time! No! No!!! oh Goddess! Why hadn't I known?… Hunter leaving her to be seeker, her pain and hurt…there was so many other things I saw that I didn't want to see, and a lot of it was unbelievable and shocking. Quickly, I broke away from the brach. Two tears shone in the corner of my glistening eyes.
"Don't you see?!" she was shaking my shoulders… "can't you see that he belongs to me! E's my muirn beatha dan, you're nothing to him! Nothing!!!!!" and with that I kneed her in the side, she fell over. Quickly, she was about to get up but I was too angry, I somehow shot a yellow ball of sparking energy that hit her on the shoulder. Again she fell over, only this time it was me that hovered over her. I twisted her shirt with my hands and spoke, "you're very brave to face an uninitiated witch – the last of the Riordans, and daughter of Ciaran MacEwan", I pressed her with a cunning smirk. Her eyes widened in utter disbelief, though she spoke with a hoarse voice,
"I am a Red-Witch, I could easily compare. I can burn through your power with little effort, but you're not worth the energy!" I wasn't even close to afraid, although I wondered what she meant by red-witch.
"Believe what you want…your words have no effect on me. I don't ever want to see your face again! So stay the hell away from my life, or you won't even stay alive long enough to wish you weren't born…" I glared into her eyes and got up slowly heading for das boot. I wanted to die from all that I saw. Damn her for soiling my image of Hunter! Now I couldn't even understand who he was anymore. He was like a stranger to me now. But I knew what I had to do…and I wouldn't let Katherine leave without paying a price…
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ok….read and review, the next one will be the actual confrontation…it will get a little bit ugly! But…..oh well!