Those few days slowly crept by and I felt like Saturday would never
come, but to my surprise, it finally did, and there I was, in Morgan's
car, headed for Hunter's house. It was dark outside and sleet was
bucketing down, but nothing could dim the bright sunshine that was
shimmering inside me.
When we pulled up to his house, I was surprised to see about eight other cars already there. We walked up to the house and Hunter was standing there waiting to open the door for us. He smiled when he saw me and my heart melted. He held open the door and said (in that English accent that makes me crazy!), "Why hullo, love. Genevieve! You came! I was hoping you would."
I smiled back at him. I couldn't speak. Goddess, why does he do this to me?
I walked in and saw a bunch of other people staring at me. I just smiled and gave a shy wave to them. Then Hunter took over. "Everyone, This is Genevieve. She's a witch from New York who decided to attend one of our circles. She's initiated so she's going to help me lead. Is everyone ready?" Everyone nodded, and I admired the way he took complete control over everything. "Then let's begin."
I helped him draw the circle with chalk on his floor. We gathered the bowls with water, incense, a candle, and some dirt on them and set them on the accurate places around the circle. All of us stepped inside the circle, and I hurried to get next to Hunter so that I could hold his hand, but Morgan and another girl I didn't know got there first. We grabbed hands and began moving deasil. Hunter began a chant and we all followed and repeated after him. Then he said, while we were still moving, "Everyone think about what you want to take from this circle tonight. Picture it in your minds." In my mind his green eyes danced around me as I thought, I want love. Then everything went dark and I couldn't see anything accept a distant light that was getting closer. I squinted my eyes hoping to get a better look, but it only blurred it even more. As it got closer, I saw that it was a face. I saw it's eyes, hazel, and then his facial features got clearer and I knew who it was. Ciaran. "Genevieve," he said to me. I just stared at him.
Finally words came to my mind. "How do you know where I am? How did you find me? You have no power anymore."
"No power? I have all of Amyranth. They'll do whatever I ask of them. I am still their leader, Genevieve. Now, down to business. I have this strange feeling that you aren't doing what I asked of you. I asked you to find out if Morgan and the Seeker were planning anything, but you haven't done that, have you?"
"No, I haven't. I'm sorry. I need time," I said to him as an excuse.
"Well, get to it. You wouldn't want me to lose faith in you would you?"
"No!" I screamed, and with that, he faded away, and when I opened my eyes Hunter was looking down at me.
"Genevieve? Genevieve, are you alright?" he said.
"Hunter?" I said, totally out of it.
"Yes, It's me, Genevieve."
When I finally came to my senses, I gasped and sat up really quick. I looked around me to make sure Ciaran wasn't hiding anywhere or anything.
"Are you alright? What happened?" Hunter asked me.
"I'm fine, I think. I just have a really bad headache. I had a vision," I said. "But it's ok," I added quickly. "I'm fine. I'm sorry. I'm afraid I ruined your circle."
"Oh, no, it's perfectly alright. Different circles have a diverse effect on people. And plus, we're all pretty used to things like this. With Morgan around you never know what is going to happen," he said looking at Morgan.
"Shut up," she said to him and smiled.
"We'd better call it a night though. Thank you everyone for coming."
Everyone started to get up and get their things. "Can you stand?" Hunter asked me as he helped me get to my feet. I stood up and my knees buckled. He caught me in his arms and I looked up at him, with a longing in my face that was unmistakable. He smiled at me and I smiled back. He brought me over to the couch and said, "Sit here. I've got to go let everyone out, but after that I'll make you some tea to help your headache, ok?"
"Ok," I said to him.
Morgan came over and sat down next to me. "Are you ok?" she asked me.
I nodded, and then regretted it because my head started to throb with pain. "I'm sure I'll be fine."
"Just don't move your head. I know how you feel. I've been through this dozens of times," she said with a smile on her face. "You'll feel better soon."
"Thanks," I said to her, for her reassurance.
When everyone was gone, Hunter went into the kitchen, and came out with a small cup of steaming tea. "Drink this," he said, as he sat down on the other side of me.
Morgan looked down at her watch. "Oh no, It's already ten o'clock? I gotta get home!"
"I can take Genevieve home when she finishes her tea. Don't worry about it," Hunter said.
YES! I thought to myself. Time alone with Hunter in his house! I nearly screamed out right then!
"Ok," Morgan said as she got up to get her coat. Hunter followed and opened the door for her. She gave him a quick kiss good-bye and then walked out the door to her car. Hunter locked the door and came back to sit next to me.
"Are you feeling better?" he asked.
"Yes," I said. I looked at him, and he looked back at me.
"That happens to Morgan all the time," he said.
Once again, we were just looking at each other, studying each other's faces. He was amazingly gorgeous.
Before I knew it, we were leaning closer to each other. Out lips touched. His were so warm, and a flash of numbness soared through my entire body. He put his arms around me and I put my hands on his face. His touch was amazing. It sent chills up and down my spine. His kisses were urgent and full of longing and it felt so good to be in his arms. I just wanted to stay like that forever. And I would have. But then, Ciaran's face flashed in my mind. "Genevieve," he said. "You've got a job to do. What are you doing?"
I pulled away and looked at Hunter. His lips were red from kissing, but it just made him more attractive. "I'm sorry," I said. He just smiled at me. We looked at each other again. I didn't want to leave, but for some reason at that moment all of the pain from the vision came back to me and I felt like my head was going to explode. I also felt that I had to because Ciaran knew what I was doing. But how? "I should go," I said to him.
"Yeah," he said, with a sort of disappointment in his voice.
We got into his car and I just stared out the window thinking about what had just happened. I think he was doing the same thing.
We pulled up to the hotel and he I turned to him. "Thank you for taking me home. I enjoyed the circle."
"You're welcome, Genevieve," he said with a smile. Listen, take a couple asprin tonight and call me in the morning. Okay?"
He wrote down his number on a piece of paper and handed it to me. "Uh-huh," I said to him.
"Good-night," he said, still looking at me, our gazes locked.
"Good-night, Hunter," I said. I tried to rip my eyes away from his, but I couldn't. Despite all of the pain I was in, I would rather be here with him than upstairs in my bed.
Suddenly he grabbed my hand and held it in his. He smiled at me and I smiled back. "Try to get some sleep ok? Sweet dreams."
Only if they're of you, I said to him silently. "Ok," I said. "You too," and with that, I opened the door and walked into the hotel with a smile tattooed on my face.
*** FYI! The next chapter will be this part in Hunter's view ok?!?! XoXoXo!!***
When we pulled up to his house, I was surprised to see about eight other cars already there. We walked up to the house and Hunter was standing there waiting to open the door for us. He smiled when he saw me and my heart melted. He held open the door and said (in that English accent that makes me crazy!), "Why hullo, love. Genevieve! You came! I was hoping you would."
I smiled back at him. I couldn't speak. Goddess, why does he do this to me?
I walked in and saw a bunch of other people staring at me. I just smiled and gave a shy wave to them. Then Hunter took over. "Everyone, This is Genevieve. She's a witch from New York who decided to attend one of our circles. She's initiated so she's going to help me lead. Is everyone ready?" Everyone nodded, and I admired the way he took complete control over everything. "Then let's begin."
I helped him draw the circle with chalk on his floor. We gathered the bowls with water, incense, a candle, and some dirt on them and set them on the accurate places around the circle. All of us stepped inside the circle, and I hurried to get next to Hunter so that I could hold his hand, but Morgan and another girl I didn't know got there first. We grabbed hands and began moving deasil. Hunter began a chant and we all followed and repeated after him. Then he said, while we were still moving, "Everyone think about what you want to take from this circle tonight. Picture it in your minds." In my mind his green eyes danced around me as I thought, I want love. Then everything went dark and I couldn't see anything accept a distant light that was getting closer. I squinted my eyes hoping to get a better look, but it only blurred it even more. As it got closer, I saw that it was a face. I saw it's eyes, hazel, and then his facial features got clearer and I knew who it was. Ciaran. "Genevieve," he said to me. I just stared at him.
Finally words came to my mind. "How do you know where I am? How did you find me? You have no power anymore."
"No power? I have all of Amyranth. They'll do whatever I ask of them. I am still their leader, Genevieve. Now, down to business. I have this strange feeling that you aren't doing what I asked of you. I asked you to find out if Morgan and the Seeker were planning anything, but you haven't done that, have you?"
"No, I haven't. I'm sorry. I need time," I said to him as an excuse.
"Well, get to it. You wouldn't want me to lose faith in you would you?"
"No!" I screamed, and with that, he faded away, and when I opened my eyes Hunter was looking down at me.
"Genevieve? Genevieve, are you alright?" he said.
"Hunter?" I said, totally out of it.
"Yes, It's me, Genevieve."
When I finally came to my senses, I gasped and sat up really quick. I looked around me to make sure Ciaran wasn't hiding anywhere or anything.
"Are you alright? What happened?" Hunter asked me.
"I'm fine, I think. I just have a really bad headache. I had a vision," I said. "But it's ok," I added quickly. "I'm fine. I'm sorry. I'm afraid I ruined your circle."
"Oh, no, it's perfectly alright. Different circles have a diverse effect on people. And plus, we're all pretty used to things like this. With Morgan around you never know what is going to happen," he said looking at Morgan.
"Shut up," she said to him and smiled.
"We'd better call it a night though. Thank you everyone for coming."
Everyone started to get up and get their things. "Can you stand?" Hunter asked me as he helped me get to my feet. I stood up and my knees buckled. He caught me in his arms and I looked up at him, with a longing in my face that was unmistakable. He smiled at me and I smiled back. He brought me over to the couch and said, "Sit here. I've got to go let everyone out, but after that I'll make you some tea to help your headache, ok?"
"Ok," I said to him.
Morgan came over and sat down next to me. "Are you ok?" she asked me.
I nodded, and then regretted it because my head started to throb with pain. "I'm sure I'll be fine."
"Just don't move your head. I know how you feel. I've been through this dozens of times," she said with a smile on her face. "You'll feel better soon."
"Thanks," I said to her, for her reassurance.
When everyone was gone, Hunter went into the kitchen, and came out with a small cup of steaming tea. "Drink this," he said, as he sat down on the other side of me.
Morgan looked down at her watch. "Oh no, It's already ten o'clock? I gotta get home!"
"I can take Genevieve home when she finishes her tea. Don't worry about it," Hunter said.
YES! I thought to myself. Time alone with Hunter in his house! I nearly screamed out right then!
"Ok," Morgan said as she got up to get her coat. Hunter followed and opened the door for her. She gave him a quick kiss good-bye and then walked out the door to her car. Hunter locked the door and came back to sit next to me.
"Are you feeling better?" he asked.
"Yes," I said. I looked at him, and he looked back at me.
"That happens to Morgan all the time," he said.
Once again, we were just looking at each other, studying each other's faces. He was amazingly gorgeous.
Before I knew it, we were leaning closer to each other. Out lips touched. His were so warm, and a flash of numbness soared through my entire body. He put his arms around me and I put my hands on his face. His touch was amazing. It sent chills up and down my spine. His kisses were urgent and full of longing and it felt so good to be in his arms. I just wanted to stay like that forever. And I would have. But then, Ciaran's face flashed in my mind. "Genevieve," he said. "You've got a job to do. What are you doing?"
I pulled away and looked at Hunter. His lips were red from kissing, but it just made him more attractive. "I'm sorry," I said. He just smiled at me. We looked at each other again. I didn't want to leave, but for some reason at that moment all of the pain from the vision came back to me and I felt like my head was going to explode. I also felt that I had to because Ciaran knew what I was doing. But how? "I should go," I said to him.
"Yeah," he said, with a sort of disappointment in his voice.
We got into his car and I just stared out the window thinking about what had just happened. I think he was doing the same thing.
We pulled up to the hotel and he I turned to him. "Thank you for taking me home. I enjoyed the circle."
"You're welcome, Genevieve," he said with a smile. Listen, take a couple asprin tonight and call me in the morning. Okay?"
He wrote down his number on a piece of paper and handed it to me. "Uh-huh," I said to him.
"Good-night," he said, still looking at me, our gazes locked.
"Good-night, Hunter," I said. I tried to rip my eyes away from his, but I couldn't. Despite all of the pain I was in, I would rather be here with him than upstairs in my bed.
Suddenly he grabbed my hand and held it in his. He smiled at me and I smiled back. "Try to get some sleep ok? Sweet dreams."
Only if they're of you, I said to him silently. "Ok," I said. "You too," and with that, I opened the door and walked into the hotel with a smile tattooed on my face.
*** FYI! The next chapter will be this part in Hunter's view ok?!?! XoXoXo!!***