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Forest of Love! A Hope For The Future!

The first week of school had gone pretty well for me. Dunstan was a pretty good tutor. Not as good as Talia (though I might be slightly biased) but still okay. Plus he was funny and he was nice to me. That was going well at least. However, every time I saw Chris now Calla was practically hanging off his shoulders. Like at the end of the day on Friday, Chris was walking by himself in the hallway. I was about to go over and talk to him when Calla popped out from nowhere and grabbed his arm pulling him away.

"I wouldn't worry to much." Someone said behind me. " Worry a bit though."

I turned it was Aiden. When had he gotten here?

"Worry about what?"

"Her." He pointed to Calla. "She likes to prey on smart, slightly good looking guys as long as their not smarter or better looking then her. She can't stand any type of competition."

"Do you know her too Aiden?" How many lives had she ruined?

"A little. She competed against our math club a couple of times."

"Oh."

"Guys usually like her for awhile anyways. I myself was smitten with her. However, she has some personality problems. I'm sure once Chris realizes this he'll avoid her. She'll probably get board after awhile."

I looked up into his eyes. "Now listen to me Aiden Argall. I could care less what Chris does, or says or feels. I don't care who likes or who likes him. He can do what he wants to. Why so chatty today anyways?"

"Need caffeine." Someone said as they put their hand on my shoulder.

"Eek!" I said and jumped back. "Lugh?"

It was Lugh. Just a very tired Lugh.

"So tired. Glad this stupid week is finally over."

"Still not use to get up early again huh?"

"Yep. Oh. That's right, were having a meeting at the Moon Love Cafe at 3:30 pm. You tell the others. I'll get Clara." And he walked away.

"That little-" I said. "Tell you what Aiden, I'll the others. Don't worry about it."

He didn't say anything, but he looked relieved.

The last person to arrive was Eleanor. A guy with amber colored eyes and coppery hair walked her to the door. She smiled at him said something and then opened the door.

"Hey guys!"

"Hey," I said. "Who was that guy?"

"Oh he was Tristan Brennan. He's new at our school and he's on the student council."

"He must be the last guy for LOAHG."

"Um what's LOAHG?" The guys asked curiously.

"Uh. Oh nothing." I replied.

"Well," Charles said. "I don't like him. There's something untrustworthy about him."

"Yeah, that Melvin Tornincasa is suspicious as well." Tim added. Melvin and Tim were both in our Home Ec. class. Melvin had asked to be Esmeralda partner today and she had said yes two minutes before Tim came over and asked.

"That's a horrible thing to say, Charles!" Eleanor said. "Tristan was nice enough to walk me over here."

"Yeah, Tim, Melvin's not that bad. He seems to know a lot about cooking too."

"Not bad to look at either." Talia added.

"Maybe," Lugh said. "We could talk about what I called this meeting for instead of gossiping about the new boys at school."

"Alright," Talia sighed. "Why did you call this meeting Lugh?"

"I suppose you've all heard about Glutch forest."

"Of course we have!" Esmeralda said.

"Who do you think we are Lugh?" I added.

Glutch forest is legendary at Lee Brock High School. If you can walk to though the entrance and out the exit holding hands with another person, then you two are meant to be together as a couple.

"There have been reports," Ullileag said. "Of people falling unconscious in the forest."

"We think the side of dark might be targeting the couples for wish energy." Lugh confirmed.

"So, what can we do?" Phil asked.

"Well, I have a plan. Each of the warriors of light will take a Knight of Justice though the woods. Then if you sense an attack you can go investigate it."

"But, Lugh if people see us coming out together, they'll think were a couple." I protested.

"You can wear disguises. No one should know."

"In that case, I'll take Eleanor." Charles said.

"I'll take Esmeralda!" Tim said.

"I'm okay with that." Eleanor said.

"Me too." Esmeralda added.

Talia and Phil looked at each other.

"I guess I'll have to take this one," Talia said jerking her thumb at Phil. "I'm the only one who can stand him besides for his brother."

"Oh like you're not the same." Phil rolled his eyes.

"Well, it looks like its you and me Aiden."

"Yeah," He turned his face towards the wall for some reason.

"Hey what about me?" Clara asked. "Who am I going with?"

"Uh. Oh I hadn't thought of that." Lugh said rubbing the back of his head sheepishly.

"I have an idea." Ullileag said taking out a pill. "If you take this Ginger-Ginger, you can turn into a real boy and escort Clara though the forest."

"Really?" Ginger-Ginger asked. "Hey, you said you couldn't turn me into a human!"

"This isn't forever. Its only for a few hours and its only an illusion anyways. To everyone except a fairy you'll look like a human, but in reality you'll still be a cookie."

"Oh."

The next day I got up early to go to Glutch forest. When I got there Lugh met me.

"Sorry, Honey." He said. "Aiden's sick he can't make it."

"Oh. I'll go home than."

"Wait we might need you to be around in case something happens."

"Fine."

The others came soon. Charles put on sunglasses and a blue baseball cap, Eleanor donned a long, blue haired wig, Esmeralda wore a long, blond wig, Tim was wearing fake glasses and a green baseball cap, Talia wasn't wearing her glasses and had her hair out loose for a change, and Phil was wearing sunglasses. Ginger-Ginger had became a thirteen year old boy with ginger colored hair and chocolate chip eyes.

"I hate my contacts." Talia whined. "They make my eyes itch."

"I guess we should go." Eleanor said linking her hand with Charles. The rest fellowed suit.

"Bye, Honey." Clara called back smirking.

I rolled my eyes. Like I wanted to go though the forest of love anyways.

"Honey," Milly said. "What are you doing here?"

I turned around. Milly stood there with her 'darling' as she calls her boyfriend.

"Hey, guys." I said. "I was just passing though. What about you two?"

"Don't be silly!" Milly giggled. "We're here to take the love challenge. Isn't that right Darling?"

"Yeah. It is."

"Fox is that you?" A familiar voice called out.

I turned. It was Chris alright, with Ai Ng and Tom Fisher.

"Why are you here?" I asked.

"Well," He sighed. "I was hanging out with these two when they suddenly decided they wanted to take the love challenge."

"Oh you're couple now?" Milly asked Ai and Tom.

"Yep. Since June." Ai said.

"Why are you here, Fox?"

"Oh I was just passing though."

"Oh hey," Ai said. "If you're not here with anyone special would you mind taking this guy though the forest. So he doesn't have to stand around looking like an idiot. At least not like more of an idiot."

"Yeah could you?" Tom asked.

"Uh."

"Guys don't pressure her to do something she doesn't want to do." Chris said.

"You should go, Honey." Milly said. "It might be fun. And who knows? You might be meant for each other."

Chris and I looked at each other. If we didn't give in the couples would just keep pestering us.

"Okay." I said. "I'll go."

"Great!" Milly said. "Let's go Darling." She linked her arm though his and walked into the forest.

Ai and Tom smiled at each other grasped hands and went.

"This is why I hate couples." Chris muttered as he took my hand.

I nodded and we set off.

"Charles," Eleanor said. "I wanted to thank you."

"For what?" He asked.

"For not telling anyone about what you saw at my house last spring."

"Oh yeah. Well it wasn't anyones business."

"Still you might have told someone and you didn't so thank you." She smiled at him.

"Oh no problem." He seemed momently dazed.

"I feel bad today, too."

"Why is that?"

"Well, you probably had a date planned today, but you can't go because of Lugh's plan and you have to spend the day with me instead."

"Oh there was no date!" He protested.

"You used to have a girlfriend in grade nine right? I think her name was Julia Smith. Right?"

Charles sighed and stopped looking into Eleanor's eyes. "I don't really want to talk about my ex-girlfriends right now. The person I'm in love with is-"

A scream was heard.

"We should investigate that." Eleanor said. "Come on Charles."

"Yeah." Sigh. Maybe next time.

"So what do you think of Melvin?" Tim asked Esmeralda as they walked through the forest.

"He's okay.." She paused. "Did you hear that?"

"Yeah."

"We should go!"

He nodded and they ran in the direction of the noise.

"What a waste of a Saturday!" Phil said. "I was off until 3:00 pm today too."

"I know. I could have gone to museum or something." Talia added. "Oh well."

"Can you believe that people actually believe this BS?"

"I know." Pause. "Do you want to stop holding hands?"

"Uh. But it would look suspicious if someone saw us calmly walking though the forest of love not holding hands."

"Your right. So for the sake of our cover we should continue to hold hands."

"Definitely."

"Older kids are stupid. They actually think this works." Clara said.

"Is there anyone you love Clara?" Ginger-Ginger asked gently.

"Not now."

"Oh," He looked dejected. "But, if you did fall in love it could be with anyone right?"

"Yeah I guess."

He smiled. Then they both heard a scream.

"That's cue Ginger-Ginger! Let's go."

"Right!"

Eleanor and Charles transformed and ran to the part of the forest that the scream had come from. They came to a clearing in the forest. Loki stood there hovering over a couple that had fallen down.

"I am the girl with a clean heart, I wash away evil with the flick of a finger. I am Cinder! And I fight for happily ever afters!"

"And I am the protector of this princess! I am a knight of Justice."

"Oh where are the others?" Loki said.

"They're not here. But we don't need them to beat you." Eleanor said calmly.

"Is that so? Bolts of Darkness!"

"Broom Sweep of Justice!" She took the broom and sweeped it. The bolts disappeared.

"Ginger Hope Drops!"

The sugar balls came forward and knocked the warrior of the side of dark down.

"Justice Bond!" Charles said.

A fat rubber band came from seemingly nowhere and wrapped its self around Loki.

"We should get this guy to Riding Hood." Eleanor said. "Wait isn't that Milly and her boyfriend?"

"Oh two of you only?" Thanatoes asked. "Well, Thanatoes should have no problem beating you?"

"Maybe," Tim said. "Hey, isn't that Feardoucha over there?"

"Where?" And Thanatoes looked in the direction he was pointing in.

"Snow of Understanding!" Esmeralda announced.

Thanatoes fell to the ground as the windy snow hit him.

"Love Bonds!"

Bonds wrapped around Thanatoes hands and legs binding them together.

"Excellent! Hey, isn't that Ai Ng and Tim Fisher from school?" Esmeralda asked.

"I think so. Hey they're still holding hands. Should we take them with us too?"

"Nah. Lugh will deal with them. Let's go find Honey."

Chris and I had been walking for awhile.

I sighed.

"What, not having fun Fox?" Chris asked.

"You look like you are either."

"Well the company's not exactly the stimulating you know?"

"Yeah, and I rather be here with a lot of other people."

We realized what the other had just said a moment later.

"Well, I'm sorry I'm not as beautiful and smart as Calla or as nice and talented as Alyssa."

"Well, I'm sorry I'm not as handsome and charming as that jerk Dunstan or as smart and quiet as Aiden."

"Why did you pick those two names? They're just friends." I started to pull away. "I'm going!"

"Wait don't let go of my hand!"

"Why not?"

"Well...You could lost or hurt if we were sperated."

"I guess."

"You are clumsy after all."

"That's it! I'm really leaving now!"

"Going so soon?"

I looked up Feardoucha was standing there.

"So we meet again." He said to Chris.

"I don't know who you are."

"Don't play dumb in front of your girlfriend. I heard what you could do from Dion and Thanatoes. Why don't you do it again?"

What was he talking about?

"Like I said I don't know who you are, but I suggest that you leave us alone."

"Well, I could since neither of you seem to have any surface wish energy at least. However with spirits as strong as yours it's too much to resist." He put his hand. "Sleep!"

"Fox look out!" And Chris jumped in front of me. He fell to the ground.

"Stupid humans,"Feardoucha muttered. "Always risking their lives for one another."

"What did you do to him?" I said clenching my fist.

"Don't worry little girl. You'll be joining him shortly. Sleep!"

"Wall of Protection."

A barrier formed protecting me from the attack.

"Sleep Dreaming Needles!"

Silver needles hit Feardoucha causing him to fell to asleep instantly. It was Phil and Talia.

"Yo. Time to change girl."Talia said.

"Riding Hood Wishing Transformation!"

Suddenly, Eleanor, Charles, Ginger-Ginger and Clara walked over to us with Loki in tow. Esmeralda and Tim came by a moment later with Thanatoes.

"Okay, well I hope you three enjoy your voyage home." I said. "Passionate Disc of Fire!"

"Where am I?" Chris said as he woke up. "Fox what happened to that guy?"

"Oh Riding Hood's crew took care of him."

"Is that so?" He said looking at me strangely.

"Yep!" I said quickly. "Look, I'm still holding your hand."

"I see." He smiled. "Shell we finish our walk?"

"Yeah!"

"Well," Taila said. "I'm glad we left the love birds alone."

"Me too." Everyone said.

It should be noted, that only Eleanor, Ginger-Ginger and Clara didn't looked depressed. Everyone had to let go of their partner's hands to fight, even though they now held them again.

"Hey, I just thought of something." Tim said.

"What?"

"Well, people say you only need to hold hands at the entrence and exit right?"

The other caught on to what he meant. Phil and Talia ran ahead, Esmeralda and Tim fellowing close behind, while Charles dragged along a confused Eleanor. Clara and Ginger-Ginger shrugged and skipped after the others.

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