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Mariah

A flash of light absorbs her and she finds her self no where. There is nothing but darkness around her, but it feels a little like water. A young woman in a soft sea blue gown adorned with shimmering seashells appears before her. Felicia steps back in fear to bump into Li. He wraps his arms around her and she relaxes.

Do not fear me child, My name is Mariah I am a spirit of water and light and I am also your guardian angel or guardian spirit which ever you prefer to call me. I know you inside and out and have watched you ever since you came into existence. See I knew that the boy named Li would be a comfort to you; it is only an illusion though. He is your true love but keep it secret until he discovers that you are his.

She's so pretty her wings glow and her short Aqua hair flows with the wind or is it water.

Mariah winks.

I will always be here but I will not always help the way or when you want me to you must be your own force. There isn't much time now I'm going to unlock your magic now but you will not be able to use it until you know how to tap into it I will help you with that later when it is time. You will have great powers but I trust you will not use them without instruction or you will not use them the wrong way. Hold on, Ill disappear inside of you, do not fear the darkness for darkness draws the light and that is why we are here because you have a great magic in the way of light.

Mariah disappears into a small glowing ball. She enters into Felicia.

I can feel it a warmth deep inside me. Is that my magic? Its really warm and bright. I'm not afraid anymore.

Yes, Felicia that is your magic. Good. I'm going now you must return to your classmates and those you love.

Felicia senses Mariah wink as Li disappears and Felicia gasps as her lungs fill with real air. She collapses with the other new students.

Felicia sits straight up gasping for air as she looks around.

"Hey look Li, lover gurl's awake." Lynn shrieks.

"God Lynn will ya shut up with it already?" Growls Alysse. Felicia looks over at Li at the end of her bed.

"Lynn were you or were you not feuding with Li earlier?"

"Yeah but I figured since he woke up before you did you'd like to see him for all the time you missed watching him."

"Uh...thanks?" Felicia sits up and looks at her blankets while blushing and Li just watches the floor blushing also.

I wonder what her guardian spirit told her. Do ya think that she told her what you told me?

Li don't worry about it everything will unfold in time you have to read the first chapter in the book before you read the second.

You're right, as always, but I still wonder and how will she react to the fact that I'm not as ordinary as I look.

Don't worry, I did tell you that she's your true love didn't I? Shell see through to me and your soul to see how you really are no matter what you are.

Yeah, you're right again. I hope.

He sighs and looks over at Felicia. A bell rings outside in the halls and Lynn ushers everyone out of the room except Felicia and Li.

"Hey what are you doing Lynn!"

"We have classes and you two don't because you have to rest up. So I figured you guys would like a little alone time but none of that stuff in my room just talking if I even get the idea I'll beat you!" Lynn closes the door and opens it up again.

"Oh yeah, its more fun when its not allowed." Felicia throws her pillow at the door.

"Err...I'll get you back Lynn, You just wait!" Lynn cackles evilly and shuts the door.

"So um, Felicia what's your guardian spirit look like?" Felicia blinks.

"What? Oh she's very pretty, She's got shoulder length aqua hair, her wings are silver but they glow yellow. She's got a soft blue dress and she's got rainbow colored seashell jewelry. It's really hard to explain but she was beyond beautiful when we were in the ocean! I'm sorry I'm going on and on. What's yours like?"

"That's all right. She has the most beautiful golden hair and green eyes...She has a flowing white dress that shimmers like the ocean under the setting sun and her wings, they're such a splendor you can't really describe them. What was it like in the ocean?"

"It was really dark and I was scared but then my Guardian spirit, Mariah appeared and she created an illusion of you holding me and I relaxed a little and she unlocked my magic and I wasn't scared anymore it was really warm and bright, my magic is, not the ocean, just really warm and bright." Felicia opens her eyes to find Li staring at her softly.

"I'm sorry I shouldn't have told you all about that should I have?"

"No it's all right it's just us two here so it's not like the secrets getting out very far. To everyone Lynn and Cali tell it will just appear to be a crush no one will really know or care that it's true love." The two fall silent Felicia stares down at the blankets and Li stares down at the black carpeting, both blushing rose.

"Your guardian spirit told you too than right?"

"Yeah, uh...it's a little uncomfortable here, I should be getting back to my room before someone comes looking for me and finds us in here...together...alone." Li stands and walks over to the door.

"Li wait!"

"What?"

"Can you toss back my pillow?" Li tosses back the pillow and walks out the door.

Err... why couldn't I tell him I hate being so shy!

Humph, that Molly, she wasn't supposed to tell him.

Mariah folds her arms across her chest

And you, you just blurted it out! I'm going to have to zip your mouth shut next time I tell you something I don't want that Li guy to know! You'll spill your whole heart out before you even know what he is. You're just going to let your heart be ripped apart by some guy you don't even know and you can't have by spirit laws.

Huh? Mariah spill it what am I missing here?

I shouldn't have said that. If I don't?

I'll bug you to the end of your life.

If I do?

I won't ruin anymore of your fun and I wont tell him anything you don't want me to anymore.

Why do I believe you? Li is part spirit by all laws your not allowed to love him. He's part human and part guardian spirit . But Humans are not allowed in the spirit realm while spirits are allowed on Earth. So Li is here on Earth and the other law decreed is that any being on Earth has one true love so Li and you are supposed to be but cannot be.

Felicia counts on her fingers.

But that's not fair and it makes no sense! Why would the spirits punish him and me for something his parents did? So this means that we love each other but were not allowed?

Basically yes but don't tell him and just try not to get to close to him if you really love him you don't want to hurt him.

Felicia nods.

But how am I going to avoid him he's going to want to be with me almost every minute of the day now that he can so, how?

It might be easier than you think.

Felicia shoves the black comforter off of her and walks over to the computer that Marina had given her the other night, she could only tell because of the posted note on the monitor and the fact that the computer was sitting on her storage chest. She picked the computer and the monitor up and moved them over to the desk closest to her bed. She had finally set it up and the Internet when Li burst through the door.