Hey!! Sorry about the late update on the last chapter! It has to be the most rubbish chapter in this story in my opinion!!
Anyway, this chapter (might) be better than the last one and WILL be more eventful… Hopefully!
Enjoy…
Morgan woke up on her own the next morning feeling slightly better than last night, at the moment she woke up. Last nights event came crashing upon her mind as soon as she woke up and the awful guilty feeling of getting Killian hurt. She just lay in bed doing nothing-just thinking till Ciaran knocked on her door. She turned over and looked at her bedside clock and realised it was rather late in the day. Oops… She thought. She sent him a witch message saying she was getting up and she felt him leave. Getting up feeling surprisingly full of energy at her very long lie in. Getting dressed she quickly left the room and found Ciaran just leaving Killian's. He looked up sensing her in the corridor. He motioned for her to come to him and he opened the door to Killian's room.
"He's got worse…" He explained simply. Morgan went wide-eyed with fear at the thought of loosing Killian. She ran to the bedroom and Raquel was there working healing spells and Maeve was helping. Slowly Morgan took off the bandages just to reveal that he had actually internal bleeding.
"Is anyone here good at controlling liquids?" Morgan asked with a side-glance to Ciaran.
"I'll get Rei…" Ciaran said and Morgan nodded slowly trying to slow down the internal bleeding. It wasn't a massive pool of blood with three powerful witches all slowing it down when Rei managed to get there. Morgan stepped out the way for Rei to do what he needed to do when he wordlessly handed her a knife…
"What do I need this for?"
"To cut him open. You're the healer not me…" Rei answered waiting.
"I'm a Magickal Healer. Not a Qualified Doctor." Morgan said in disbelief gazing at the knife stupidly, "I-" She began to protest.
"All you need to do is cut over the blood…" Rei said cutting her off, "I can't because I need to start casting the spell so not a lot of blood gets everywhere, because it will go everywhere if I don't…" Rei explained in a calm voice, "Now… Cut." Rei said pointing and stepping back. He started to chant the beginnings of the spell basically to hold the blood in like a small ball. Morgan sighed and nodded and stepped forward biting her lip. Shaking with the scalpel in her hand she put it closer. Then stopped breathing out trying to calm herself down. She tried again failing once again then this time Ciaran grabbed her hand as the blood pool inside his body was just getting thicker and bigger. He grabbed her hand and steadied it then helped her slowly make a clean cut over the gigantic blood spot. Some blood did spill out on to the sheets however not as much as would have if Rei hadn't been working the spell. Morgan stepped back after slicing Killian open, whom was thankfully unconscious from pain.
Rei's spell was pretty simple basically he contracted all the blood into one simple ball and pulled it out of Killian's body and held it gently in his hands still compressed. He then took off into a bathroom and let it go down the sink and washed it away. When Rei had left she instructed Maeve and Raquel to work on the outside cut she had made while she tries to find the source of the internal bleeding. Putting her hand on the wound itself she was already feeling the effects of Raquel and Maeve closing it. She shut her eyes and instantly she could she inside Killian's body and started to look frantically for the source. Soon she found it, A large gaping cut in the stomach and on his inside skin however didn't cut the outside. Deciding to start on the larger stab wound, which was in the stomach, which was loosing blood as quickly as a fountain spouts water.
Rei in the mean time kept on removing the blood from the wound Morgan had created and the blood that was coming from the internal wounds themselves. Soon the external wound was closed however Morgan had just finished the stomach wound and her eyes almost fluttered open but she forced them to stay shut as she hadn't finished, even if he wasn't in any life threatening danger anymore as this cut was rather small. It took her seconds to heal it. Then her eyes fluttered open and leant forward on the bed to steady herself. Killian soon opened his eyes as well groaning in pain.
"Killian…" Morgan said staying put as she felt really weak at the moment, pulling off extremely big magick. Killian, regardless of his condition, managed a full force grin then a wince at his side. Smiling and leaving Killian to his rest Morgan silently started to leave, when Killian weakly grabbed her wrist. She stopped and looked back.
"Thank you…" He croaked out, "Don't blame yourself…" He continued then let go of her wrist. Morgan fought the impulse to leap and hug her brother. Smiling toward him she freed herself from his grip and left the room having done what she could. The others left soon after and she was downstairs sitting on the stairs. Raquel joined Dani in the living room and Rei joined Exlea somewhere in the house probably the work room. Maeve left the house to do some food shopping and Ciaran stood in front of Morgan, not saying anything.
"Are you alright from last night?" He asked after a few moments.
Morgan gave a short laugh, "It wasn't me that got internal bleeding…" She said then asked, "How many people know how to block magick?"
"That's considered actually dark magick, unless you have a good reason for it." Ciaran said, "But it's the only way to make you go back. Probably the only people who could take you somewhere against your will would be me and Alexis…" He answered.
"Yeah…" Morgan said.
"It wasn't your fault that Killian got hurt." Ciaran said reasoning with her feelings, knowing she felt entirely guilty for his injuries.
"If I had stayed inside…" She started.
"They would have tried anyway, in or outside…" Ciaran said, "Just more convenient outside. Anyway, just try and stay inside till they give up. You don't have to go out partying every night…"
"I know. I'll try and stay inside…"
"You have many things to learn for your Great Trial, you can study those. It will keep you busy."
"Yeah… there is…" Morgan said giving a halfhearted laugh.
--Three Weeks Later--
Three weeks later, Morgan had rarely gone out the house at all. She continued all her lessons with each member of the coven. She felt ready for her Great Trial at least for a week now but Ciaran insists she waits till the end of the month. Killian had healed up quite well and was walking around as if nothing had happened. However Morgan would not let him out the house at all incase something happened because the wounds were still quite tender. Jet apologised to Morgan for what he had done and she had forgiven him and nothing had happened since…
Morgan today was in her usual classes with Dani going over everything she knew and he was teaching her more sigils to boost their power. Dani could tell she was getting extremely bored in going over it all again.
"I know you're bored. But think of it this way. If you forget them when the time comes… your life is on the line…" Dani said as an encouragement boost so to speak.
"What are the chances of that…?" Morgan threw back smiling.
"Slim, but it can happen…" Dani said, "Well it won't if you keep learning it over and over again…" He said and laughed slightly. "Well Jet is waiting for your usual hour of pain and torture. Better get going. I'll clean up." Dani said starting to clear up the papers. Raquel came in a few moments later asking if he wanted to go out. He agreed and Raquel helped him tidy. Morgan wondered on upstairs and met him just as he was coming out of his bedroom. Sensing her approach he smiled and greeted her.
"Hey. Were working in the circle room today…" He said shutting his bedroom door.
"Alright. I'll be up there in a second. Just putting this in my room. Homework" Morgan smiled. Jet laughed to himself then took off in the opposite direction of the stairs and left through the door at the end of the corridor. Morgan quickly went into her room and put her sheets that she had to learn from Dani on her bedside cabinet, then left to join Jet in the circle room. In there thankfully it was just a bare room that felt like power was bouncing off the walls.
"Lets begin then…" Jet said standing up when she came in, "Don't forget to use the spells…"
Morgan nodded and sat on the floor on her knees. Jet cast the spell so she would feel the effects once again but this time Morgan used her spells and sigils she had learned to counteract the poison itself. She managed to recite all the spells she had learned before her tongue started to go heavy and numb. Then she started on sigils just as her tongue went numb she started to draw the booster sigils for the power sigils just as her fingers slowly went numb; when she felt that she quickly threw up her mind blocks. Her body after that felt like it was on fire however she couldn't scream. Jet let her suffer like that for at least ten minutes and she managed to keep her mind blocks up. Jet helped her sit up.
"You alright?" He asked offering her hand. Once again Morgan just nodded and took his hand and sat up and leaned against a stone table, "If you're feeling bad now. Imagine how you'll feel after the real thing…" Jet said with his odd sense of humour.
"I don't really want to…" Morgan said.
"Well you'll probably be unconscious for most of the time after it." Jet said, "I was for at least four days…"
"Well that's good then…" Morgan mumbled. A few moment passed and nothing was said. Mainly it was Morgan trying to regain her strength after what had just happened. Jet then whilst Morgan was just relaxing touched her chin, cupping it with his right hand. Morgan opened her eyes just to be kissed by him. Morgan's eyes widened in some what shock then closed them slowly responding herself, willing the other person to be Hunter, then unconsciously started to compare, but there wasn't a lot of differences apart from the fact he just wasn't Hunter. Remembering who it was she was actually kissing Morgan pulled back quickly also pushing Jet back by the chest.
"Sorry, I- er" Jet said trying to explain himself. Morgan silenced him and then stood up.
"It's fine…" Morgan said standing up, "I didn't exactly stop you did I?" Morgan said and then left the room without another word and Jet was left rather shocked and confused by what she meant. Morgan left the circle room and walked into her own bedroom. She heard and sensed Jet go downstairs when Ciaran and the others had come home. Extending her senses she heard Dani and Jet talking with Ciaran downstairs obviously about her progress today. Leaning back on her beds headboard she decided to write something in her book of shadows. During writing she gave her bedside table and there was a candle on it. She sat there looking at it for a little while and found herself unconsciously reaching for it.
"Don't. Alexis is here remember. She catches you she will do more than just take candles away from you trust me." Ciaran said announcing his presence suddenly in the room. Morgan turned her head and pulled her hand away from the candle shocked at his presence.
"I did knock but I didn't get an answer…" Ciaran said striding over towards the bed and broke the candle she was reaching for, "Sorry, but I don't want you to give Alexis a reason to hurt you…"
"I know. Sorry." Morgan said putting her pen down and shutting her book and putting it down.
"Anyway. Dinner is ready…" Ciaran said putting the broken candle pieces in the bin, wiping his hands to get rid of the wax. Morgan nodded then got off the bed and followed Ciaran downstairs just as dinner was being put on the table. Morgan didn't really talk much and just stayed out of the convosations, not really in a talkative mood. Raquel asked her quietly from her side if she was all right and she said she was fine, plastering on a fake smile. That was mostly all she said through out dinner.
When everyone had finished Morgan excused herself politely and so did everyone else. Morgan wondered on upstairs Killian followed her knowing her too well to think something was bothering her.
"Morgan!" Killian said catching her as she was going in her room. Looking up at her name called she smiled and motioned for him to come into her room if he wanted to talk. Killian followed and shut the bedroom behind him.
"Want to tell me what's wrong?" Killian asked not waiting a moment.
"I'm fine Killian." Morgan said not turning around but a hand on the bed, "Seriously."
"Don't fob me off with lies Morgan, what's wrong?" Killian said smiling and letting out a breath.
"Please Killian. I want to sort out problems for myself, I'm not a child anymore." Morgan said turning around and sitting on her bed.
"There is nothing wrong with accepting help sometimes Morgan…" Killian said.
"I appreciate it but I want to sort it out on my own. Alright…" Morgan said smiling, "Really. I'm fine…" Killian sighed. Silence filled the room however Killian didn't make a move to leave. Sighing herself, Morgan sparked up convosation," How's your side?"
Killian narrowed his eyes; "I should have charged you for the amount of times you have asked me that. Its fine. I'm moving around, it's not opening. So it's fine."
"Sorry…" Morgan smiled, "I take it as you don't have to sneak out anymore then. Your free to go!" Morgan said as if ending a prison sentence.
"Oh joy!" Killian said actually happy, "I'm off to bed now. Really tired."
"Yeah the dinner was rather late tonight." Morgan said.
"Ciaran lost track of time whilst he was out… "Killian answered giving her the lame excuse.
"Typical…Well goodnight." Morgan said just as Killian opened her bedroom door.
"Night." Killian smiled then left her room and went into his own. Eventually she heard the others come up to bed themselves by extending her senses. Extending her senses gently and eventually picked up everyone was asleep except Jet. Making it a tad bit more powerful but being discreet at the same time, she got confusion and lust in a huge wave, which almost knocked her for six. Ignoring it she decided to write in her book of shadows continuing the entry she was writing earlier. When finished she just put her pen down on the paper not bothering to shut the book just staring into space thinking. Sighing and wondering what she was doing herself but either way continued doing it.
She got out of bed still in her normal clothes and quickly cast a spell so the others wouldn't wake up at the sound of her moving. Even with the spell she crept across the hall to Jets room. Gathering her courage she knocked on the door quietly knowing the spell won't cover that sound. Faintly she heard Jet move and extend his own senses towards her. She didn't bother shutting him out. Jet whom was rather even more pushed into confusion when Morgan knocked on his door. Either way he got up to answer it.
Jet himself was also still in his normal clothes which was basically full black. Morgan then began to question why she even came here then decided to go back to her own room.
"Urm… Sorry for disturbing you. I don't-" Morgan said then started to walk backwards into her own room when Jet cut her off.
"Morgan please. We have to talk…" He said opening the door to his room.
"We can talk tomorrow…" Morgan said smiling then taking another step back. However Jet caught her arm and pulled her towards him and in his room and shut the door. Morgan stepped back and found that stupid as she was now up against the door and Jet was dangerously close. She saw lust ignite in Jets eyes, which he tried not to show.
"Why do you want me so much?" Morgan asked her breathing shallow shaking her head from side to side slowly.
"I- don't really know…" Jet said trying to hold himself back instead lay a hand on her hip not really conscious about what he was doing, "Morgan-"
Morgan just melted into that touch and lost any barely functioning brain cells. Then marvelled on how he was so much like Hunter, but yet not him. Jet smiled and not holding back kissed her. Moaning gently, Morgan kissed him back. Jet moved his free hand to her neck and made the kiss deeper and Morgan didn't protest when she just moved her hands to Jets hair and started running her fingers through it. Pulling away briefly Jet looked at her and this time Morgan kissed him and Jet realising it was alright picked her up gently around the waist and lay her gently on the bed…
Morgan woke up rather early in the morning even before Jet and he is usually cooking breakfast for everyone so that's rather early. First she didn't recognise the place she was in. Then realised that she was naked in bed… with Jet. She widened her eyes in shock remembering the events of last night. Getting out of bed and made sure not to wake Jet in the process she quickly found a towel that she quickly wrapped around her and ran straight across the hall practically falling inside. Running she quickly leaped into the shower. As the water trickled down her body she leaned her head against the wall almost crying.
"What have I done…?" Morgan questioned out loud feeling she had completely and utterly betrayed Hunter in every sense of the word. Staying like that for ages she started to hear the others getting up and so quickly washed and got out of the shower and got dressed. She left the bedroom and ran downstairs and was surprisingly early for breakfast. She acted normal throughout breakfast and managed to talk Ciaran out of giving her another day of unneeded lessons. She was about to go upstairs and Killian stopped her.
"Yes Killian…?"Morgan asked, ready for another one of his Lectures.
"Don't give me that tone. I have to teach you something…" Killian said and Morgan raised an eyebrow.
"What is it?" She asked.
"Something fun." Killian grinned stupidly and then started to lead her towards somewhere in the house she had never come across. Ciaran stopped Killian from pulling her and stopped them for a moment.
"Everyone's going out except Exlea alright?" Ciaran said, "She still has to make your Wine Of Shadows…" He said as an excuse for Exlea staying. Morgan nodded and Killian instantly started dragging her in the same direction again. Ciaran laughed then took off towards the front door. Killian lead her towards a room at the back of the house that was barely used. It was really dark and Morgan couldn't see any light source at all, thanking the goddess once again for Magesight. She looked around with her improved vision and realised it wasn't furnished and barely used. A really high ceiling and wondered what Killian wanted to do in here.
"Ok Killian enlighten me. Why are we here?" Morgan asked.
"I read something in a book the other day about fireworks caused by magick…" Killian said in a hinting voice.
"So your wanting to create fireworks… inside a house?!"
"Yeah. The reason why I specifically bought you to this room because it's fire resistant. Even you couldn't set it on fire. Also its good for practising spells those have to be done in the dark because there is no light source in here."
"So your going to teach me how to make magick fireworks…?" Morgan asked a little hesitant.
"No, we are going to learn together" Killian grinned like a complete and utter loony showing a book he had been hiding and handing it to Morgan, "Plus its fire so its your speciality…"
Morgan looked at him as if he suddenly grew antlers. Sighing she gave in, "Fine…" Morgan said and took the book. Her and Killian plonked in the centre of the room and began to read with the help of course from Morgan's fire kindling.
Exlea was in the kitchen making a cup of tea and occasionally glancing at the clock to check the time. She was enjoying having the house quiet for a change. Raquel and Dani had supposedly gone out for supplies and she hadn't had the heart to tell them that Ciaran, Maeve and Rei had already gone so she had played along knowing that they probably just wanted some alone time. Morgan was in the workroom with Killian. She had asked what they were doing a couple of times but given up after getting nothing but an innocent "Nothing" or the odd explosion and string of curses in reply.
She turned, hearing footsteps behind her and mentally groaned knowing that the peace and quiet was too good to last.
"What do you want?" She asked Alexis shortly, really not in the mood to deal with her. She glared at Alexis who was standing very close to her in an attempt to intimidate her.
"You're going to need some extra ingredients for Morgan's Wine of Shadows." Alexis told her handing her a piece of paper.
Still glaring, Exlea took the paper and scanned it quickly, her expression changing from annoyance to shock and anger.
"But this will..."
"I know perfectly well what it will do, Exlea."
"You're going to sabotage Morgan's trial?! Ciaran won't allow it."
"You aren't going to tell him."
"What makes you think that?" Exlea squared up to Alexis refusing to be intimidated.
"Because, Exlea, I know your little secret. A certain six year old secret..."
Exlea swallowed the lump in her throat and met Alexis's eyes defiantly.
"You can't threaten me with him. Ciaran already knows, you think it would have escaped his notice that a member of his coven was pregnant? And I don't care if the others find out; I won't sabotage the trial."
Alexis laughed softly. "You misunderstand me. Lets just say that if you do not do this, your precious son whom you sent away to protect from Amyranth will meet with an unfortunate...accident."
Exlea's face went white. "You wouldn't..."
"Wouldn't I? One thing I wouldn't do is call my bluff, Exlea. Think about it carefully. Morgan's trial? Or your son's life?"
Suddenly the door opened and Maeve came in followed by Ciaran. They looked at the two women standing there, one looking on the verge of tears the other maliciously triumphant. Exlea closed her hand around the list Alexis had given her before Ciaran made a grab for it.
Ciaran raised his eyebrows at them flicking his gaze in turn to either one of them. "What's going on here? Exlea? Everything okay?"
She looked slowly at Alexis then back at Ciaran. Part of her wanted to tell him what was going on and let him handle it but another part of her was frantically telling her to keep her mouth shut for her son's sake.
She swallowed hard and met his eyes with difficulty. "Everything's fine." She whispered.
Then forcing back angry tears she slipped past him and Maeve and bolted upstairs, ignoring Ciaran's attempt to shout her back.
She gave the workroom a wide berth as another window shaking explosion came from within followed by Morgan yelling "Whoa! Killian, what did you do?!" Followed by Killian's frustrated swearing.
Exlea sank down onto her bed. She was shaking with a mixture of anger and fear of what was going to happen to her if the rest of the coven found out about what she was being forced to do. Felix being the father had gone into hysteria and shock and left the house getting caught by many Charter Agents during that time ended up getting his powers stripped for the many things he had done. That lead to his death. His death had hit her hard and not being ready to be a mother either gave him up for adoption. No one but Ciaran had known about it because it didn't really escape his notice.
She unfolded the paper and stared at it, gripped by indecision. She was pulled out of her thoughts by Killian's voice yelling: "Hit the decks!" Followed by the biggest explosion yet.
Deciding she would probably be safer out of the house she got up and went downstairs.
Picking up the car keys from where Ciaran had dropped them on the hall table on his way in she slipped out the front door, closing it as quietly as she could behind her. She could hardly believe what she was going to do.
Outside the house she hopped into Dani's car. Unlike him she drove carefully like most of the others in the Coven. Dani was the only insane but also safe driver. Driving to a near by Wiccan shop owned by someone she knows. Thankfully the place was empty and only her friend in the store at the cash register.
"Hey, 'Lea long time no see…" She said sensing her approach.
"Hey." Exlea answered, "I need a few things…" She said handing over the list.
"You do know what will happen whoever you give this to…?" She asked and Exlea merely nodded.
"Yes, I know." She said then waited. Her friend shook her head and went in the back room where she keeps the products that she only sells to experienced blood witches. Coming back a few minutes later with a bag with all the stuff she needed inside of it. Taking the bag and paying for her purchases she left saying goodbye along the way. Getting back into the car and drove home eventually. Alexis was just leaving. Exlea slammed the car door discreetly showing Alexis the bag. She smiled then walked away going somewhere. Exlea didn't really care so she didn't ask. She walked upstairs and dropped the stuff in upstairs then went downstairs and joined the others for dinner. She didn't let onto to her thunderous mood at the table however. She joined in most of the convosation. People who knew her well for example Ciaran and Rei were having none of it.
When Exlea had finished her dinner she didn't get up to go first. Like usual Morgan did and just went into the living room to relax a little. Dani and Raquel went upstairs. Killian went out to meet up with some friends. Exlea then stood to go back upstairs and finish something she really didn't want to do. Ciaran watched her leave and Rei go up to follow her. Ciaran got up not long after Rei left the room and left the house without a word to Maeve.
When Exlea got upstairs she went into her bedroom and slumped against the door. Running her hands through her hair then resting her head on her knees almost crying with frustration at what to do. Knocking her out of her thoughts was Rei knocking on her door.
"Hey 'Lea. Let me in." He said in a gentle tone of voice. Exlea stood up and opened the door and let Rei in, "You ok? You seemed odd at the dinner table…?"
"Yeah I'm fine" Exlea smiled, "Just remembering some stuff that's all." She said picking the shopping off the floor and putting it in her little cupboard out of Rei's sight. Then looked back towards him and pulled a fake smile to throw him off. He gave her a look as if to say he wasn't fooled.
"I really want to tell you but-"
"Well whenever you're ready to tell me…" Rei said cutting her off.
Exlea smiled and kissed his cheek then hugged him, "Thank you anyway." Rei hugged her back.
OK…… How to explain the INSANE delay….? No good excuse so you can shout all you like. It was a horribly awaited chapter but I will get better I promise!!
Anyway hope you enjoyed this chapter and the next one should be up soon…. Hopefully… definitely not about 6 months since the last one. Hehe.
Byes!!
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