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A Sleeping Birthday, One Last Night Altogether.
"Enyo, Argona and Aella are triplets." Ullieag said when we were having a meeting at the Moon Love Cafe. " Argona's the oldest, and Enyo's the youngest. They're young, only one hundred years old, but talented. They've raised to high social status in Nemesis' court. They all are powerful clairvoyants."
"So you know them?" Phil asked.
"Sort of. Mostly I know of them. They frightened me so much with the eerie way they speak."
"I can't believe you know about them." Lugh said. "I mean I don't."
"Well, you've been asleep for fifty years."
"It sucks to be out of the loop."
She shrugged. "I don't know much more about them then you do I'm afraid."
Eleanor smiled at her. "Thanks. The information you gave us should be very helpful."
Ullieag grinned back. "Thanks."
"Is this all?" Tim said. "I have to get to work."
"I have to as well." Eleanor added.
"Can you guys wait a minute?" Talia said. "I've got something to say."
We all looked t each other. "What is it?"
"Well," She started to blush. "My birthday is on the 12th of December and my mom insisted on throwing me a birthday party. I want to invite you guys. The cake's going to be chocolate and you don't have to get me anything. So will you?"
I smiled. Talia could be so cute sometimes. "Of course will come. Right guys?"
Everyone nodded and smiled.
"Totally." Esmeralda said.
"Wouldn't miss it." Tim added.
She smiled back at us. "Thanks."
"So should we go shopping together for her Birthday present tomorrow?" Eleanor asked Esmeralda and I the next day between classes. "I'm free. I men she told us not to get her anything, but I feel like it."
"Me too. I can go. You?" I asked Esmeralda beside me.
"I think it can be arranged." She shrugged.
"Great. Let's meet by Honey's locker tomorrow."
"Why my locker?"
"In case you forget we'll still be able to find you." Esmeralda said.
"What? Don't imply that I'm that forgetful."
They walked off to their next classes. Grrr! Oh well I guess I should get my Italian books and get to class. I dropped one in my haste. Someone picked it up for me.
"Thanks!" I beamed up at the person, only to discover that it was Chris. "Oh hey."
"Hey." He seemed as uncomfortable with the situation as I was.
I took Beginner's Italian from him. Since we.. Well since we kind of kissed nothing has been the same. We can't joke around like we used. It sucks because its not like it meant anything. I mean I could never love him of all people. It was absurd. Yes absurd.
We walked together since we were going to the same place.
"Nice day, huh?" Chris said looking at the snow pouring down.
I looked at him. "Is that a joke?"
"I guess."
"It sucks."
"I know."
That felt almost normal. Maybe things were back to normal..
"Hon-Fox, about last week-"
Just than Calla came up to us.
"Hey Chris." She said sweetly grabbing on of his arms. "Oh hello Honey."
"Hello."
"Come on let's go." She said drugging him off.
"Wait-" He called out.
I've never been happier to see her drag him away. What was he going to say?
"I'm going to the bookstore." Esmeralda announced as soon as we got to Lily Street, Lee Brock's coolest shopping street.
"Okay we'll meet up in front of the Penguin." Eleanor said meaning the restaurant not the bird. "Want to stick together?"
"For awhile anyways." I said.
We started to window shop. What would Talia like? I mean I know she likes history,but I couldn't get her a book or anything like that because I don't know what she has or about history anyways. She likes the super chocolate milkshakes from the Cafe, but I can't exacting gift wrap that can I?
"You got any ideas?" I asked Eleanor.
"Kind of."
"What is it?"
"I want it to be a surprise."
"I see." What could I do? I looked though a fitness store's window.
Besides if I wanted to spend money I'd buy some weights or...
That's right! She weight trains. I looked at the price for a set of weights and winced. My babysitting money wouldn't cover this. Plus it would be hard for me to lug them around. Still there had to be something I could do..
"That's it."
"What is?" Eleanor asked.
I just walked into the store without answering her.
On Friday afternoon I walked over to Talia's apartment. Halfway there I met Clara holding a flat package.
"Hey." I said. "Ready?"
"Yep."
We pressed the buzzer and Talia's mother buzzed us up. Talia opened the door with a grin.
"Come on in." She said. "Everyone is already here."
We walked in. The first thing Talia did was walk us over to a middle aged couple. The man had brown hair like Talia's and glasses. The woman had deep blue eyes and a laughing smile like Talia.
"Honey, Clara these are my parents. Mom, Dad this is Honey and Clara two of my friends."
"Nice to meet you." Mr. Alloway said.
"Talia's told us so much about you both." Mrs. Alloway added.
"Nice to meet you." Clara and I said together.
"Come on guys. Everyone's in the living room."
"Hey guys." I said as I walked in to the tiny living room.
"Hey you two."Eleanor said looking up from the card game everyone was playing.
"Great everyone is here." Lugh said. "Now Talia can open her presents."
"I told you guys that you didn't have to get me anything."
"Its okay we wanted to." Esmeralda said firmly. "Here's mine."
Talia slowly unwrapped it. "Oh my god! A Distant Mirror. " It was a book.
"You said you wanted to read it during tutoring."
"Thanks."
She continued to unwrap her presents. She got another history book, The Guns of August from Tim, Charles and Aiden, she got a copy of Sleeping Beauty from Eleanor, a set of bracelets from Lugh and Ulliieag that were suppose to be 'power chargers'. She smiled when she opened the strap on leg weights that are suppose to strengthen your leg muscles I had picked out for her.
"I wanted to get these." She said. "Thanks."
"Your welcome."
Phil handed her a sliver chain with a blue piece of sea glass on it.
"Oh this is from when we went to the beach together when we were six. This is your special piece right?"
"Yeah. I hope you like it."
"I do."
They looked at each other for another moment as if they were the only people on Earth. They snapped out of it a second later and Talia opened her last present from Clara.
"It might suck." Clara said. "I had to make it myself."
Talia ripped off the last piece of paper and gasped. "Oh my." She held it up to show everyone.
"Aww." Lugh said. "Clara made all our gifts look sucky."
It was a picture of Clara, Talia, Eleanor, Esmeralda and I on Track and Field day. Eleanor's smiling sweetly with her hands clasped in front of her, Talia sitting on the ground holding her knees to her chest, I'm standing next Eleanor with my arms thrown out, Clara's beside me grinning merrily and holding Talia's shoulders., and behind us with her arms folded is Esmeralda sort of smirking. The frame had all sorts of different shaded purple tissue paper stuck to its wooden base.
"Good work kid." I said slapping her on the back.
"Can I have a copy of that photo?" Eleanor asked.
"Sure. I'll make copies for everyone."
"Thank you Clara." Talia said. "Its beautiful."
"Everyone," Mr. Alloway called. "Its supper time."
Everyone grabbed a chair and some pizza and ate hardily. When everyone was done eating, Mrs. Alloway brought out a chocolate cake with six candles on it.
"Make a wish." She said.
Talia blew out the candles and said "It's already come true. Now I'll cut the cake."
She raised the knife and cut a piece.
"Ouch."
"What is it?" Phil asked her.
"Oh nothing I nicked myse-" Before she could finish her sentence she started to faint. Phil reach out and caught her before she hit the floor.
"Talia? Talia wake up!" I said touching her face.
"I'll call 911!" Ed said.
Two hours later Lugh, Ullieag, the Knights of Justice, Eleanor, Clara, Esmeralda and I were in the waiting room of Kay General Hospital. The doctors didn't know what happened to her. She was fine apparently just asleep. They didn't know what to make of it.
"How could this have happened?" Lugh whispered.
"I think I know." A person with blue hair and eyes said. It was Lorelei, a fairy godmother friend of Lugh's.
"What?"
"Every warrior of light has to face an individual challenge from the side of darkness. Talia is now facing her challenge in her dreams."
"How did you know about this?" Esmeralda asked.
She paused saddened. "Two of my girls are currently face their challenges."
The Lakeview warriors! I asked "Who?"
"Amanda and Sedna."
Amanda was a friend of mine. "Oh sorry."
"Dammit!" Phil whispered as he pound a fist against the wall. "I should be with her. Ullieag, can you sent me to were she is?"
"I can, but are you sure?"
He nodded solemnly.
Ullieag stepped forward and touched his forehead with her right index fingertip. "Sleep!"
Two second later Phil collapsed to the ground.
"Nurse! Someone fainted." Lugh called out.
When I got home I finally released that Talia was lost to us for awhile anyways.
"I really like fairy tales. I mean I like fantasy and other stuff to, but I think fairy tales our my favourite. Pretty embarrassing for fifteen year old isn't it?"
"Nothing to do with me? We're a team you little punks!"
"but we do have to keep our wits about us at meal time though. You snooze you lose, Honey. "
"Like we wouldn't fight. Who do they think we are?"
"I'm here to stay. You can't get rid of me anymore."
"Remember how I slaved for months to tutor you two in history? Remember how long it took for me to get the date of the Normandy invasion though your thick skulls? Remember the extra time I took from my own study schedule to assist you guys? Remember that because of all my hard work you managed to past history with decent grades? Remember all that? Then when I ask you guys for one little favour what do I get? 'Of course we don't want to do it.' Well, I have to say I'm not exactly happy with that response. So what are you 'grateful' former pupils of mine going to say?"
"I guess I'll have to take this one, I'm the only one who can stand him besides for his brother."
"Dammit! He may be the most annoying person I know sometimes, but he still doesn't deserve to have his energy stolen by you jerks."
"Oh she's not alone. I'm the girl who dreams of happy endings. The threads I weave stop evil in its tracks. I am Beauty!"
Strong, smart, mouthy, macho, lonely, dependable Talia. I'm not to proud to tell you that I cried a bit.
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