I was wrong, so very wrong. I will forever be under Selene's influence, even if it's indirectly. Our coven, Amyranth, will take Selene down if she lets the council capture us. I don't want to hurt Morgan, but because of my not so recent past, it seems like I will hurt her again.

Morgan, we are muirn beatha dans. Goddess guide us down the right paths so that ours will once again cross, and we can once again celebrate our love.

~Sgath

I walked out into the cold winter air, but because of all the boiling rage inside of me, I couldn't feel it at all. I could feel the years of Woodbane evil coursing through my veins. I was ready to show myself, my heritage. I won't let you down mother; I'm helping you with what you should have done years before me. Belwicket never should have given up dark magick. Us Woodbanes can't get anywhere with light magick.

Cal. Meet me by Hudson River; where the fight occurred.

I'll see you soon.

You're ready, I told myself, to become a true Woodbane. You're making the right decision, Morgan. Go ahead and meet Cal.

If I'm ready and made the right decision, then why do I feel so nervous?

~*~

The sun was starting to set by the time I found the right place in the woods. It was only four o'clock, though. The hard, ice cold wind hurt my face, and I stood, waiting, for what seemed like forever until Cal finally arrived. I heard him crunchy along the same path that he ran through the day of my seventeenth birthday. What a night that had been. I looked up to see the beautiful golden eyes carefully watching me. I saw the confusion in his eyes.

"So, um, what did you call me here for?" he laughed hesitantly.

I rushed over to him, nearly knocking him over as I clung to him. "I love you so much," I said breathlessly. I felt Cal cautiously hug me back. I looked up at him to see him staring at me with a look of suspicion in his eyes. I couldn't blame him. It's okay, I thought to myself. He'll believe me in a few minutes, as soon as I explain everything to him. I felt like I was exploding with joy, happiness, and love.

"I love you, too. You've come back to me?" He searched deep into my eyes, trying to see if I was telling him the truth. After a few seconds, he grinned back at me, and I could see the love and trust back. Seeing him like that nearly took my breath away. He picked me up and twirled me around, as we both started laughing.

"I am yours, Calhoun Blaire," I whispered into his ear.

~*~

We walked in comfortable silence until we got back to my car.

"Hunter thinks that I, and possibly you, called on taibhs yesterday night. He will blame us no matter what we say to him, and I know you agree to that." I watched Cal carefully as I said this next sentence. "I decided to come back to you, and together we will get rid of Hunter and everyone else who stands in our way. You do not have to keep your promise to stop dark magick because I will now join you. I see now that it's dark magick that gets you places in life. Light magick only brings witches down."

"Are you sure about this? You can't just decide to go back to light magick whenever you feel like it. You're sure you want to do this?" Cal looked so hopeful and surprised all at once. But there was something else that I couldn't figure out. Was it a glint of anger that I saw and fear? Fear! I must be too nervous. You're becoming delirious, I told myself.

"I'm sure that it's time to get to know my Woodbane heritage. Now, let's show the council that they won't win; that we're ready to face the world. Nothing is stronger than our love and the magick that we will make together." I smiled up at him, already getting excited. We got into the car, and when I glanced at him, he was staring out the window. There's more than he's telling me, my instinct told me. I don't know what it was, but I could feel that trouble was soon to come.

I'm sorry if that was really bad. I'm not really sure where exactly this is leading so it could be a while until I post another chapter. If anyone has suggestions feel free to tell me. Anyway, R&R. The next chapter will hopefully get better.