Author's Note: Erm… Please forgive me? Please? I know I haven't updated in forever, and that I have no legitimate excuse for that. But I refuse to allow this story to become discontinued, therefore, I'm going to finish it.
I forgot to mention that a year passed between One Step At A Time and Borderline Of Forever.
Welcome to My Side of the River
Sonya
Sil's POV
Kate's words sent a wave of shock through me. She was a sorceress?
From what I knew, it was an extremely rare ability that I had heard of, but not once did it occur to me that my best friend might be one.
Scratch that. It never occurred to me that the girl I loved might be one.
Watching her pull back the ghosts from the Otherworld, and not being able to help her fight… it scared me. You saved her once. I reminded myself. Now it's her turn to save you.
That rationality flew out the window when the demon began to make its way through her. I could see her struggling to retain her screams of agony at its unnatural presence in her soul. She nearly collapsed, and I started forward, before she held up a hand, gesturing for me to stay back.
Those few seconds seemed like an eternity before the demon was finally through. Kate did collapse then, and I caught her. "I did it, Sil." She whispered.
"You did." I agreed. Kaila was restraining Natalia and Damien as we spoke, waiting for Narcissi to arrive.
She smiled once at me before passing out. I frantically checked her pulse, breathing a sigh of relief when I felt its steady beat beneath my fingers. Kate wasn't dead, just exhausted.
Narcissi appeared in the clearing, and looked at Damien and Natalia in disgust. Striding forward, she placed her hand on their foreheads, murmuring a few words in an old language I didn't understand. Both Natalia and Damien cried out once, then fell silent.
Narcissi turned to me. "I have drained them of their powers. They now have no more ability than a common mortal, and may face trial without risk of escaping." I nodded before picking Kate up, and flying back to the castle, Kaila and Narcissi walking back with Damien and Natalia.
Once I arrived, I placed Kate on her bed, and called for a doctor. As I was waiting for him to arrive, I was deep in thought.
I was in love with Kate. I had accepted this fact long ago. But I was turning 17 soon, and I would become king when I became 18. The kingdom would expect me to have a queen. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that I couldn't picture me having a queen other than Kate.
After the doctor had pronounced that Kate was fine, simply exhausted, I quietly left the room. I had business to attend to before Kate woke up.
