Morgan knew it was hunter a split second before the phone rang," I'll get
it!" She called out, almost to the phone by the first ring.
" Hi hunter, " She smiled and panted, a bit out of breath from the sudden sprint.
"Hello love, I have some good news for you."
" Your dad decided to come here, instead of making you go to Canada?" She blurted out sarcastically, regretting it the instant it came out.
" No, umm, I'm still going to Canada." He said, his voice growing quiet.
" I'm sorry, that was mean, what did you want to tell me?" Even though she was sad he was going, she understood his position.
" Oh, yes…my news.." he continued, again resuming his business-like air. " I wanted to tell you that my former student is coming. To visit and to help you with your natural and historical studies." He said, sounding pleased once again.
" Oh? A former student? I didn't know you thought." Once again, a layer of Hunter was stripped away as Morgan peeped into another part of his life he had kept secret. But it just managed to make her love him more.
" Yes, I did for a while actually. The council was having trouble finding her a mentor; she was so shy around most people that it hindered her magical ability. She's actually quite an adorable little thing, I can't wait to see her again."
" Wait. SHE ?!? Your student was a girl?" Morgan couldn't disguise the jealousy in her voice, nor did she want to.
With a small laugh, something he didn't do often, he said, " Morgan. Love, calm down. She just lately turned fourteen. She was but a small girl when I tutored her."
Morgan sighed, and relaxed her death grip on the phone. " So she's a young girl."
" Yes Morgan. Besides, even if she wasn't. I love you. You alone."
At that, Morgan smiled, he always knew how to melt her heart. " Ok, well, when is she coming?"
" She'll be here tomorrow, On the afternoon flight. I'll pick her up. And she's staying in Sky's room, since she's been gone and all, the room's empty, and it's only logical. And besides, it gives you two easy access to each other."
" Will she be going to school here, or is she only staying for a few weeks?" Morgan wasn't quite thrilled about the idea of her, but if Hunter was so fond of her, Morgan was sure she'd like her eventually too.
" Yes actually, she'll be enrolling in your school. She's a freshman, Mary K might like to meet her, they seem compatible. She'll be staying for 2 months, that leaves me one month before I'll be leaving for Canada, and I will have to spend a weekend over in Ireland, for her inundation. Being her teacher and all, it's customary."
One thing was still nagging at Morgan, " Hunter, why didn't her parents just teach her magic?"
Hunter paused a moment, then continued, " Her parents were from the sister community of the one Mave lived in. They fled the country, coming to America. But they figured that the dark wave was either tracking their power, or wanted it, or both. So they stripped themselves of their magic, and bound their children's until they thought they were out of danger. "
" Oh my god Hunter, that's so sad. I can't believe it. The sacrifice her parents made for them…" Morgan choked on her words and fell silent.
" I know, and the three of them, especially Sammy, they're just the most adorable things ever. I know you'll love her. "
" I know I'll love her too. But right now I have to go do trig. Homework." With a groan, and a farewell from Hunter, she returned to her work, thinking about what the next day would bring.
" Hi hunter, " She smiled and panted, a bit out of breath from the sudden sprint.
"Hello love, I have some good news for you."
" Your dad decided to come here, instead of making you go to Canada?" She blurted out sarcastically, regretting it the instant it came out.
" No, umm, I'm still going to Canada." He said, his voice growing quiet.
" I'm sorry, that was mean, what did you want to tell me?" Even though she was sad he was going, she understood his position.
" Oh, yes…my news.." he continued, again resuming his business-like air. " I wanted to tell you that my former student is coming. To visit and to help you with your natural and historical studies." He said, sounding pleased once again.
" Oh? A former student? I didn't know you thought." Once again, a layer of Hunter was stripped away as Morgan peeped into another part of his life he had kept secret. But it just managed to make her love him more.
" Yes, I did for a while actually. The council was having trouble finding her a mentor; she was so shy around most people that it hindered her magical ability. She's actually quite an adorable little thing, I can't wait to see her again."
" Wait. SHE ?!? Your student was a girl?" Morgan couldn't disguise the jealousy in her voice, nor did she want to.
With a small laugh, something he didn't do often, he said, " Morgan. Love, calm down. She just lately turned fourteen. She was but a small girl when I tutored her."
Morgan sighed, and relaxed her death grip on the phone. " So she's a young girl."
" Yes Morgan. Besides, even if she wasn't. I love you. You alone."
At that, Morgan smiled, he always knew how to melt her heart. " Ok, well, when is she coming?"
" She'll be here tomorrow, On the afternoon flight. I'll pick her up. And she's staying in Sky's room, since she's been gone and all, the room's empty, and it's only logical. And besides, it gives you two easy access to each other."
" Will she be going to school here, or is she only staying for a few weeks?" Morgan wasn't quite thrilled about the idea of her, but if Hunter was so fond of her, Morgan was sure she'd like her eventually too.
" Yes actually, she'll be enrolling in your school. She's a freshman, Mary K might like to meet her, they seem compatible. She'll be staying for 2 months, that leaves me one month before I'll be leaving for Canada, and I will have to spend a weekend over in Ireland, for her inundation. Being her teacher and all, it's customary."
One thing was still nagging at Morgan, " Hunter, why didn't her parents just teach her magic?"
Hunter paused a moment, then continued, " Her parents were from the sister community of the one Mave lived in. They fled the country, coming to America. But they figured that the dark wave was either tracking their power, or wanted it, or both. So they stripped themselves of their magic, and bound their children's until they thought they were out of danger. "
" Oh my god Hunter, that's so sad. I can't believe it. The sacrifice her parents made for them…" Morgan choked on her words and fell silent.
" I know, and the three of them, especially Sammy, they're just the most adorable things ever. I know you'll love her. "
" I know I'll love her too. But right now I have to go do trig. Homework." With a groan, and a farewell from Hunter, she returned to her work, thinking about what the next day would bring.