The next morning Spring found that she had lost her emerald.
"Should I go look for it," she asked the reflection in the mirror. "I am sure I will see him if I do. Could I stand another confrontation with him without killing myself... or him?"
She looked at herself in the mirror for a few moments longer.
"Why couldn't I be beautiful."
"You are beautiful Spring." Spring jumped and turned to see Angel. "You always have been, no self pity remember!"
Spring ran into Angel's arms and they hugged each other for along time.
"Why are you here?" Spring asked wiping her tears on her sleeve.
"You wouldn't believe me!" Angel said moving to sit on the bed, she patted the bed next to her for Spring to sit. "Daisy sent for me, she said you were upset about a lover, and she said she didn't know what to do, that I should come and comfort you."
"Daisy?" Spring thought back to the last night in the gardens. "I hugged her you know."
"Yes she said you were going insane, I am beginning to agree, unless of course you slipped a roach down her dress."
"No, I was crying too hard to think of something like that, but thanks for the idea." Spring said imagining the image of Daisy dancing around trying to remove a roach.
"What is this about a lover, Spring?" Angel ignored the last statement, she hoped after this 'hug' and such Daisy and Spring would be kinder to one another.
"Daisy was confused, I was ranting, I mean who could I love? Or who could love me? And really, where would I find such a man, in the woods? you know I have better since then an old beggar-"
"You are lying, tell me Spring."
"I did, and even if I was lying what would it matter? Like I said, who could love me?"
Angel nodded, knowing that no matter what it was she said Spring would not listen. But she had to attempt something! "Many men could love you Spring, you are beautiful and kind." She stood and kissed Spring on the forehead. "Now come on, lets spend the whole day together."
"Is the baby going to be a girl or a boy?" Spring asked standing and noticing for the first time the slight growth in her sister's belly. Angel glanced down at her rounded belly and smiled.
"Hoping for a boy, but I will take anything. And so will Henry."
"Do you love him, Angel?"
"With all my heart." Angel had a dreamy look in her eyes.
"Does it hurt?"
"Well, for me no. I love him and he loves me. But you do know that it wasn't easy for us to tell each other, and we fought a few times in the process. But if he didn't love me back it would tear my world apart, but I am strong, and would pull it back together." That was a lie; she would die if he did not love her as well. But it was best for Spring to think this, hopefully if this love of hers was true, and he truly did not love her in return, Spring would have the strength to pull through.
Spring and Angel spent the day together. They had both truly missed each others company.
The next morning Angel left. Feeling renewed Spring walked for the river. She found Dev, just as she thought she would. He stood tall with his back to her, he was staring at the water.
"Hello Dev." Spring said gently. He turned slowly and looked at her, a gleam of green caught Spring's eyes and she noticed her necklace around his neck. He slowly removed it.
"You probably came looking for this, well here it is."
"That isn't what I was looking for. I was looking for you." Spring looked down at her hands. She felt Dev walk up closer to her, she felt him right there in front of her.
"I am here." He said gently, almost a whisper. Say it! Say that you love her!
*What happened when you loved Page? I seem to have forgotten, enlighten me please.*
"I missed you, Dev, please be my friend again." Spring looked up to see his face. Could it really be this simple?
"A friend never stops loving Spring, I think I told you that once before." Dev smiled, please let her understand! Don't make me say the words!
"And I am your friend." Spring said as a few tears fell. "Keep the necklace, it is special to me, I want you to have it."
Dev hugged Spring close and let her cry into his chest. Say it! Tell her you love her! Let her know!
"Spring, I-" Dev stopped and looked down at the young girl.
*PAGE!*
"Yes?"
*Remember Page!!*
"What is it Dev?" Spring asked after a few more moments of silence.
"I-" Say it you damn frog! "I love you, Spring."
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AU: Hehe, your probably wondering what's going to happen next aren't you? Wonder what Spring is going to do... What if I stopped the story here huh? Hmm....
JK I wouldn't do that to yall! But I do want some MORE REVIEWS! *what can I say... I'm greedy* So you know what to do just hit the lil Review button and do what you are supposed to do! Even if you hate this story, I really can handle it, and I really really really really wanna know! So please review.
Thanx bunches to Firebird who is reviewing!!
*Regardless to how many reviews I get I will post the next chapter within the week... promise!*
"Should I go look for it," she asked the reflection in the mirror. "I am sure I will see him if I do. Could I stand another confrontation with him without killing myself... or him?"
She looked at herself in the mirror for a few moments longer.
"Why couldn't I be beautiful."
"You are beautiful Spring." Spring jumped and turned to see Angel. "You always have been, no self pity remember!"
Spring ran into Angel's arms and they hugged each other for along time.
"Why are you here?" Spring asked wiping her tears on her sleeve.
"You wouldn't believe me!" Angel said moving to sit on the bed, she patted the bed next to her for Spring to sit. "Daisy sent for me, she said you were upset about a lover, and she said she didn't know what to do, that I should come and comfort you."
"Daisy?" Spring thought back to the last night in the gardens. "I hugged her you know."
"Yes she said you were going insane, I am beginning to agree, unless of course you slipped a roach down her dress."
"No, I was crying too hard to think of something like that, but thanks for the idea." Spring said imagining the image of Daisy dancing around trying to remove a roach.
"What is this about a lover, Spring?" Angel ignored the last statement, she hoped after this 'hug' and such Daisy and Spring would be kinder to one another.
"Daisy was confused, I was ranting, I mean who could I love? Or who could love me? And really, where would I find such a man, in the woods? you know I have better since then an old beggar-"
"You are lying, tell me Spring."
"I did, and even if I was lying what would it matter? Like I said, who could love me?"
Angel nodded, knowing that no matter what it was she said Spring would not listen. But she had to attempt something! "Many men could love you Spring, you are beautiful and kind." She stood and kissed Spring on the forehead. "Now come on, lets spend the whole day together."
"Is the baby going to be a girl or a boy?" Spring asked standing and noticing for the first time the slight growth in her sister's belly. Angel glanced down at her rounded belly and smiled.
"Hoping for a boy, but I will take anything. And so will Henry."
"Do you love him, Angel?"
"With all my heart." Angel had a dreamy look in her eyes.
"Does it hurt?"
"Well, for me no. I love him and he loves me. But you do know that it wasn't easy for us to tell each other, and we fought a few times in the process. But if he didn't love me back it would tear my world apart, but I am strong, and would pull it back together." That was a lie; she would die if he did not love her as well. But it was best for Spring to think this, hopefully if this love of hers was true, and he truly did not love her in return, Spring would have the strength to pull through.
Spring and Angel spent the day together. They had both truly missed each others company.
The next morning Angel left. Feeling renewed Spring walked for the river. She found Dev, just as she thought she would. He stood tall with his back to her, he was staring at the water.
"Hello Dev." Spring said gently. He turned slowly and looked at her, a gleam of green caught Spring's eyes and she noticed her necklace around his neck. He slowly removed it.
"You probably came looking for this, well here it is."
"That isn't what I was looking for. I was looking for you." Spring looked down at her hands. She felt Dev walk up closer to her, she felt him right there in front of her.
"I am here." He said gently, almost a whisper. Say it! Say that you love her!
*What happened when you loved Page? I seem to have forgotten, enlighten me please.*
"I missed you, Dev, please be my friend again." Spring looked up to see his face. Could it really be this simple?
"A friend never stops loving Spring, I think I told you that once before." Dev smiled, please let her understand! Don't make me say the words!
"And I am your friend." Spring said as a few tears fell. "Keep the necklace, it is special to me, I want you to have it."
Dev hugged Spring close and let her cry into his chest. Say it! Tell her you love her! Let her know!
"Spring, I-" Dev stopped and looked down at the young girl.
*PAGE!*
"Yes?"
*Remember Page!!*
"What is it Dev?" Spring asked after a few more moments of silence.
"I-" Say it you damn frog! "I love you, Spring."
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AU: Hehe, your probably wondering what's going to happen next aren't you? Wonder what Spring is going to do... What if I stopped the story here huh? Hmm....
JK I wouldn't do that to yall! But I do want some MORE REVIEWS! *what can I say... I'm greedy* So you know what to do just hit the lil Review button and do what you are supposed to do! Even if you hate this story, I really can handle it, and I really really really really wanna know! So please review.
Thanx bunches to Firebird who is reviewing!!
*Regardless to how many reviews I get I will post the next chapter within the week... promise!*