-Reunion-
Author's note: sorry for the last chapter, I just had to get that out. Okiee, forgive and forget, right? Right! Okay, on to the next chapter homies! Oh, and on a more personal note, I HAVE A BOYFRIEND!! And this is me still not owning anything because I'm a poor person with no money and. I'm shutting up now. Now on to the chapter..seriously..read!
~Chapter 3~
Hunter walked in along with Aaron and my father, led by Nikolas. I stayed stiff as Aaron ran over to comfort me.
"Sage, look at me, please. I need you to look at me love, just so I know you're alright," he said. I could feel the worry in his voice. I looked away. I couldn't dare myself to look him in the eye without crying.
"Is it that bad, Sage, bad enough that you could not look at me in fear that I might find out what happened to you? Well Hunter told me what happened on the way over here. You don't need to worry about us breaking up or me hating you, because I assure you, I love you more than anything in the world. No spell can break this love that I have for you. Alwyn, look at me. Alwyn!" he grabbed my wrist with a firm grip.
"Let go of me Stephen!" I screamed.
"It's me Alwyn, its Aaron. It's okay, I'm letting go." He said calmly.
As soon as he let go I bolted for the hallway. I randomly chose a door, went in, and spelled it shut and locked.
I took a good look around to see which room I chose. It was a guest bedroom, with a bed, nightstand, and vanity. I layed down on the bed and heard a knock on the door.
"Alwyn, I have the key to every room in this house, let me in or I'll have to force myself in. I don't want the latter." Nikolas said calmly.
"I would rather be alone, thank you. You're not the only on who knows how to use force when needed." I replied. No way was I going to talk to anyone. I just needed to be safe, alone, and secure. I couldn't trust anyone anymore. Not for a while.
"Alwyn! Get out here now!" Hunter yelled through the door.
"No! I'm not talking to you, to Da, or to anyone!" I yelled back.
"Well we're not leaving until you come out and talk to us!" he yelled to me. I sighed and went to the door to unlock it. Right when I unlocked it Hunter barged in, hitting me to the ground with the door.
"What in the world did you do that for?!" I screamed at him, holding my arm in pain.
"I'm sorry, I thought you used magic and I didn't know-"
"Well you used to be a seeker for the Council! By the way, I forgot to tell you, they want me as a Seer. I guess our family is a line of prodigies' right?" I said nonchalantly.
"I hope you didn't accept their offer. They're not the best people in the world, they knew where Da was the whole time, and failed miserably to tell me. They used to have a good hold on the witches of the world but now they don't. They've lost control and sanity. And you don't have the kind of power they're looking for." He said calmly.
"Oh, so now I'm stupid and weak?! You are so rude! I'm leaving!" I yelled. He was being so stupid. He probably thought that I wasn't as powerful as his beloved Morgan. Little did he know, I was as powerful as Morgan. He had no idea how I had grown in the time he was gone. All the various check-ins, and he never had time to notice my power, just my beauty. Just like everyone else.
"I didn't know that's how you really felt Alwyn. Why didn't you just tell me, I would've understood. I know you're a powerful witch, I have noticed, but I just never said anything. I'm sorry." he said.
"Fine, I'll talk to you and everyone else, but only if you promise to have an open mind about it, alright?" I asked him.
"Right then, after you." he escorted me out of the room.
When I entered the living room I saw Aaron standing next to a window with his right hand clasping his left wrist behind his back. He looked very angry and sad, but who wouldn't be after this whole mess?
I walked up to him and put my hand on his shoulder. For a minute he just stood there, then he released his arms and put his right hand on mine. Then he turned and took my other hand and we put our palms together and laced our fingers. I felt our energy joining, his giving me strength, and mine giving him understanding and love.
"I love you Aaron and you must know that this was not my doing. I didn't see exactly what was coming and therefore I didn't prepare. Please, this was partly my fault I admit, for not going to you right away, right when he entered my room. I don't deserve your forgiveness yet, and I suspect it will be a long while until I do, but I ask anyways, will you forgive me?" I asked looking into his eyes, mine tearing up.
"Of course I forgive you Sage, because I love you too and you have only wronged me this once. And it wasn't even your wrong doing, it was Stephen's, and you do not deserve the blame you put on your shoulders," he said, releasing my hands. I put mine around his waist as a tear rolled down my cheek. "Now, don't cry love. It's alright." I rested my head on his chest as he comforted me, Shh-ing and stroking my long hair, kissing my forehead, and calming me.
"Are you ready to talk Alwyn?" my brother gently asked me. I nodded and Aaron walked me over to the couch as everyone came from where they were standing. My Da from the window across the room, and Nikolas from the kitchen where he had been fixing some tea. They all sat down as Hunter and Nikolas passed mugs out to everyone.
"Danke Sen. Nikolas," I said. He nodded and took his seat. My Da was the first one to speak.
"Well, it seems we all know the story, so what are we going to so about this predicament?" he asked?
"I'm not exactly sure what we can do. But it's apparent of one way we can prevent it from happening again. We need to stop Stephen from ever being near her again." my brother said.
"Why do you precede to talk about her like she's not here? Can't you see her? She's right here, and she's afraid, aren't you Sage? But it's going to be alright my love. This will never happen again, I promise." he said.
"Everyone, be quiet! Listen to me! Yes, I'm afraid to have this happen again, but I can't avoid it forever, so I think it's clear what we have to do. I'll confront him again, clear this all up, and it'll be over. Please, I just want to let it pass, this is one thing about him that I don't want to remember. I want to remember when I was little, how you three would always stand up for me when boys from other covens would pick on me at the market. I want to remember how nice he was and how he always favored m-.. me." I drifted off in my thoughts. My eyelids were getting heavy and I felt like I was falling asleep. My head was falling back onto the couch.
"Sage! Wake up!" Nikolas yelled, he rushed over to me with his athame, searching for magick.
"There are runes all over her face, Gi`omnach. Look," he pointed to them on my forehead, along my cheek, and down my neck.
"I see them. Da, come look at these," Hunter said
"Hmmm. they look like.oh no!" his eyes widened in fear.
"Da! What? What is it?!" Hunter asked frantically
"These are energy-sapping runes. She won't wake up until they're removed." he said losing patience.
"Well let's get to it! Let's get these runes removed so she can wake up!" Aaron yelled.
"Well lad, it's not that simple. They're protected by something, a spell, maybe, or a charm. So I'm afraid it might take a while, and we'll have to start tomorrow." my Da said trying to calm himself.
"alright, tomorrow." Aaron said looking worried.
"why don't you stay here, I have blankets and pillows for you." Nikolas said.
"Thank you Nikolas, you're very kind," my Da said.
"Just trying to help," he said nodding," we can put her in the guest room, and I guess I'll see you in the morning. Blankets and pillows are on the top shelf in the coat closet." he picked me up and carried me to the guest room and put me on the bed. "Good night, Alwyn."
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Well that's the end of this chapter! Hope you liked it, read on for more stuffs in this. Sorry it was so late, not like I really have a set time period for updating, but sorry anyways. I had some family what-nots to take care of. Okay, have fun kids! Buh-bye!
Author's note: sorry for the last chapter, I just had to get that out. Okiee, forgive and forget, right? Right! Okay, on to the next chapter homies! Oh, and on a more personal note, I HAVE A BOYFRIEND!! And this is me still not owning anything because I'm a poor person with no money and. I'm shutting up now. Now on to the chapter..seriously..read!
~Chapter 3~
Hunter walked in along with Aaron and my father, led by Nikolas. I stayed stiff as Aaron ran over to comfort me.
"Sage, look at me, please. I need you to look at me love, just so I know you're alright," he said. I could feel the worry in his voice. I looked away. I couldn't dare myself to look him in the eye without crying.
"Is it that bad, Sage, bad enough that you could not look at me in fear that I might find out what happened to you? Well Hunter told me what happened on the way over here. You don't need to worry about us breaking up or me hating you, because I assure you, I love you more than anything in the world. No spell can break this love that I have for you. Alwyn, look at me. Alwyn!" he grabbed my wrist with a firm grip.
"Let go of me Stephen!" I screamed.
"It's me Alwyn, its Aaron. It's okay, I'm letting go." He said calmly.
As soon as he let go I bolted for the hallway. I randomly chose a door, went in, and spelled it shut and locked.
I took a good look around to see which room I chose. It was a guest bedroom, with a bed, nightstand, and vanity. I layed down on the bed and heard a knock on the door.
"Alwyn, I have the key to every room in this house, let me in or I'll have to force myself in. I don't want the latter." Nikolas said calmly.
"I would rather be alone, thank you. You're not the only on who knows how to use force when needed." I replied. No way was I going to talk to anyone. I just needed to be safe, alone, and secure. I couldn't trust anyone anymore. Not for a while.
"Alwyn! Get out here now!" Hunter yelled through the door.
"No! I'm not talking to you, to Da, or to anyone!" I yelled back.
"Well we're not leaving until you come out and talk to us!" he yelled to me. I sighed and went to the door to unlock it. Right when I unlocked it Hunter barged in, hitting me to the ground with the door.
"What in the world did you do that for?!" I screamed at him, holding my arm in pain.
"I'm sorry, I thought you used magic and I didn't know-"
"Well you used to be a seeker for the Council! By the way, I forgot to tell you, they want me as a Seer. I guess our family is a line of prodigies' right?" I said nonchalantly.
"I hope you didn't accept their offer. They're not the best people in the world, they knew where Da was the whole time, and failed miserably to tell me. They used to have a good hold on the witches of the world but now they don't. They've lost control and sanity. And you don't have the kind of power they're looking for." He said calmly.
"Oh, so now I'm stupid and weak?! You are so rude! I'm leaving!" I yelled. He was being so stupid. He probably thought that I wasn't as powerful as his beloved Morgan. Little did he know, I was as powerful as Morgan. He had no idea how I had grown in the time he was gone. All the various check-ins, and he never had time to notice my power, just my beauty. Just like everyone else.
"I didn't know that's how you really felt Alwyn. Why didn't you just tell me, I would've understood. I know you're a powerful witch, I have noticed, but I just never said anything. I'm sorry." he said.
"Fine, I'll talk to you and everyone else, but only if you promise to have an open mind about it, alright?" I asked him.
"Right then, after you." he escorted me out of the room.
When I entered the living room I saw Aaron standing next to a window with his right hand clasping his left wrist behind his back. He looked very angry and sad, but who wouldn't be after this whole mess?
I walked up to him and put my hand on his shoulder. For a minute he just stood there, then he released his arms and put his right hand on mine. Then he turned and took my other hand and we put our palms together and laced our fingers. I felt our energy joining, his giving me strength, and mine giving him understanding and love.
"I love you Aaron and you must know that this was not my doing. I didn't see exactly what was coming and therefore I didn't prepare. Please, this was partly my fault I admit, for not going to you right away, right when he entered my room. I don't deserve your forgiveness yet, and I suspect it will be a long while until I do, but I ask anyways, will you forgive me?" I asked looking into his eyes, mine tearing up.
"Of course I forgive you Sage, because I love you too and you have only wronged me this once. And it wasn't even your wrong doing, it was Stephen's, and you do not deserve the blame you put on your shoulders," he said, releasing my hands. I put mine around his waist as a tear rolled down my cheek. "Now, don't cry love. It's alright." I rested my head on his chest as he comforted me, Shh-ing and stroking my long hair, kissing my forehead, and calming me.
"Are you ready to talk Alwyn?" my brother gently asked me. I nodded and Aaron walked me over to the couch as everyone came from where they were standing. My Da from the window across the room, and Nikolas from the kitchen where he had been fixing some tea. They all sat down as Hunter and Nikolas passed mugs out to everyone.
"Danke Sen. Nikolas," I said. He nodded and took his seat. My Da was the first one to speak.
"Well, it seems we all know the story, so what are we going to so about this predicament?" he asked?
"I'm not exactly sure what we can do. But it's apparent of one way we can prevent it from happening again. We need to stop Stephen from ever being near her again." my brother said.
"Why do you precede to talk about her like she's not here? Can't you see her? She's right here, and she's afraid, aren't you Sage? But it's going to be alright my love. This will never happen again, I promise." he said.
"Everyone, be quiet! Listen to me! Yes, I'm afraid to have this happen again, but I can't avoid it forever, so I think it's clear what we have to do. I'll confront him again, clear this all up, and it'll be over. Please, I just want to let it pass, this is one thing about him that I don't want to remember. I want to remember when I was little, how you three would always stand up for me when boys from other covens would pick on me at the market. I want to remember how nice he was and how he always favored m-.. me." I drifted off in my thoughts. My eyelids were getting heavy and I felt like I was falling asleep. My head was falling back onto the couch.
"Sage! Wake up!" Nikolas yelled, he rushed over to me with his athame, searching for magick.
"There are runes all over her face, Gi`omnach. Look," he pointed to them on my forehead, along my cheek, and down my neck.
"I see them. Da, come look at these," Hunter said
"Hmmm. they look like.oh no!" his eyes widened in fear.
"Da! What? What is it?!" Hunter asked frantically
"These are energy-sapping runes. She won't wake up until they're removed." he said losing patience.
"Well let's get to it! Let's get these runes removed so she can wake up!" Aaron yelled.
"Well lad, it's not that simple. They're protected by something, a spell, maybe, or a charm. So I'm afraid it might take a while, and we'll have to start tomorrow." my Da said trying to calm himself.
"alright, tomorrow." Aaron said looking worried.
"why don't you stay here, I have blankets and pillows for you." Nikolas said.
"Thank you Nikolas, you're very kind," my Da said.
"Just trying to help," he said nodding," we can put her in the guest room, and I guess I'll see you in the morning. Blankets and pillows are on the top shelf in the coat closet." he picked me up and carried me to the guest room and put me on the bed. "Good night, Alwyn."
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Well that's the end of this chapter! Hope you liked it, read on for more stuffs in this. Sorry it was so late, not like I really have a set time period for updating, but sorry anyways. I had some family what-nots to take care of. Okay, have fun kids! Buh-bye!