This chapter will be really interesting I think. Just remember this: Things
are not always what they seem.(from book 9 I think.) Well yeah. This has a
bearing on the story. Sorta.) So.. read this chapter. review the last one,
enjoy my story!
HUNTER'S POV
"Sky!" I called. "Are you and Raven ready?"
"Yes, Hunter." Sky said. She and Raven came down the stairs. I had invited Sky to come with me to do some shopping for Morgan, and she had invited Raven. We got into my car.
"So what stores are we going to?" Raven asked.
"I though we could go to this store called Kay Jewelers. You know, the "Every kiss begins with Kay," people." I said.
Sky and Raven nodded their heads. "They have nice stuff." Sky said,
"When are you going to ask Morgan?" Raven said after a couple minutes of silence.
"I'm not sure." I said truthfully. "I was thinking maybe on her birthday."
"That would be cool." Sky said. "Maybe we could have some type of circle for her."
"Sky," I said irritably. This had to be the 8th time she forgot. "Morgan's birthday IS on Saturday."
"Oh yeah." Sky said, laughing a bit.
I pulled into the parking lot for Kay's Jewelers, and we all got out. We walked into the store.
"Hunter," Raven said, looking at a ring priced at 200$. "Some of this crap is really expensive. How much are you willing to pay?"
I evaded her question. "It doesn't mater. When I find the right one, I'll get it."
Raven murmured something I couldn't here, glancing and Sky.
"Hunter look at this!" Sky said. "Its beautiful." She was pointing to a ring with moonstones circling a diamond.
"It is." I said. But didn't think it was Morgan's type of ring. I turned around and came face-to-face with the most beautiful engagement ring ever. (A/N Thaaaats right! Hunter's proposing to Morgan!!!) It was a unique diamond engagement ring of small round diamonds criss cross set over a round cut center diamond. It was meant to be Morgan's.
"Hey, that's nice." Raven said. Sky came over and agreed.
"I think this is it." I said.
"Um, Hunter." Sky said. She pointed to the ring. "How much?"
I looked at the rack. It was 20% off. It was 20% off of $299.99. I gulped, and then went to the counter.
"This all sir?" The clerk asked me.
"Yes." I said. I took the ring and the velvet box that it came in and left the store. Raven and sky followed me.
"Morgan will love it." Sky said.
"She better. That's thing probably made you both broke." Raven said. I glared at her for a second, and then put my attention back to the road.
"I had some money saved for this for a while." I told her.
"Oh." She said as my cell phone rang.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Hunter?"
"Oh, hey Morgan." Sky and Raven were trying hard not to laugh. Raven snorted, and then they both cracked up. I ignored them.
"Where are you? I checked your house, but you weren't there and your dad gave me this odd look." Oh Da! I thought.
"I was just doing some shopping." I said vaguely.
"Ok." Morgan said, unsuspecting. "Do you want to do something tonight?"
"Sure.
"How about we go to a movie or something? I don't have any homework."
"That'd be great."
"Alright. Bye."
"Bye." With Raven and Sky in the car, I didn't want to say it out loud, and have them crack up even more. So I sent her the witch message.
* I Love you.*
"Your proposing to the girl, and you don' even say 'love ya.' on the phone? Geez, what is your problem?" I had gotten used to Raven ever since Sky started bringing her over more.
So I knew her well enough to reply, "Be quiet, Raven." (A/N This used to be shut up Raven, but I just couldn't see hunter saying that to her. To killian, yes, to a women, no.) MORGAN'S POV *I love you too*I witch messaged Hunter, wondering why he hadn't just said that on the phone.
"Mom!" I called. "I'm going to Hunter's house tonight!"
"Oh Honey, I wish you wouldn't. We invited that nice teacher Mr.MacEwan over again."
"Whaaaaat?" I screeched. Mary K. gave me an odd look.
"I knew you liked him." She murmured.
"Shut up Mary K." I said. "And did Father AGREE to this???"
Everyone's mouth dropped open, and I clamped a hand to my mouth.
Crap. Double Crap.
"What did you say?" My mom asked very quietly.
"Um. I um." I guess it was time they knew anyway. "Did you happen to notice that Mr.MacEwan and I have the same eyes?"
"I noticed that." Mary K. said when no one else answered.
I sighed and dropped into a chair. "Maeve Riordan," I shrugged. "Ciaran MacEwan. Had me."
"And.. this Mr.MacEwan is your.. Father?"
I started to nod when mom said, "Is that the same person who gave you that letter a couple weeks ago? The one that scared you? Why did you bring him over to dinner?"
I gulped. Guilty. I stink.
"Um. yes?"
"Morgan." My dad sighed. "When did you figure out he was your- birth father?"
*Morgan!* I was startled by Hunter's urgent witch message.
"What!" I said out loud. "What?" My family asked me, confused.
*Hunter, what is your problem? *
*Sorry love. I just got this feeling that. what-exactly- is happening with you right now? *
*My parents found out about Ciaran. *
*Bloody Hell! What did you tell them? *
*The truth. *
*Morgan.. *
*Hunter could you pick me up? It's not very pleasant at my house right now. *
*Of course love. *
"Morgan Rowlands! What in heaven's name are you doing?!"
"I'm sorry Mom. um. oh yes. I met Ciaran on that trip to New York (The Calling) with Hunter."
"All that time you knew. and you never told us?" Mary K. asked.
"I like being a part of this family." I said, standing up. I heard and felt Hunter in the driveway. "And I didn't want to leave you."
"Morgan, we-"
"That's Hunter." I said. "Gotta go, sorry." I flashed a quick 5- second freeze spell to make my escape.
I jumped into Hunter's car, slamming the door. Mom and Mary K. were at the door first, screaming my name.
"Are you alright?" Hunter asked after a minute.
"Yeah." I said. "I'm fine. They just didn't take it so well."
"So. where do you want to go? My house isn't an option. Sky and Raven are there."
"How about we go and see that movie?" I suggested.
"Alright with me." Hunter said. He turned onto the highway. We drove in silence until we reached the theater.
"I'm hungry." I said absently. Hunter gave me a small smile.
"I figured as much." He said. We parked in front of the pizza hut.
After the movie, we went back to see if Raven had left. She hadn't. I checked my watch. I was late to meet Father anyway.
"Its alright Hunter. I need to do something. Thanks for the movie."
He leaned down to kiss me, and I made it a little deeper then a goodbye kiss. A little longer. Hunter smiled at me as I drove away. I pulled into the Methodist graveyard, already seeing Father's car.
"Sorry," I said as I entered the clearing. "I was talking to. Oh my god." I stuttered. I saw Maeve, my mother, in person, standing in front of Father. She seemed real, flesh and blood. Father smiled at me.
"Meet your mother." He said, almost near tears. But she wasn't actually there. I could she that now. She was fading.
"Father." I sat down next to him.
"We're doing it today Morgan. Right now."
"Ok." I said uncertainly. We cast everything as we normally did. Then we called on Maeve's spirit. Then Ciaran snatched up the Riordan athame, and cut his hand. I gasped at the amount of blood that seemed to be pouring out. Then I looked at up and screamed for all I was worth.
Oh.
My.
God. CARRIE'S POV
I looked up when I heard the scream. It was coming from the cemetery. It was Morgan's voice. She sounded scared to death.
"Figures when you work with Ciaran MacEwan." I muttered.
I stepped behind a tree to watch. I almost screamed also. Ciaran was holding his hand up to a spirit. It was drinking from him. The spirit was ugly. Twisted and gnarled. It looked like death and evil personified.
The more blood it got, the more it seemed to get ugly. Then Ciaran took his hand back. Morgan was watching in the corner of the circle. She looked really scared. The spirit seemed to be waiting.
"Morgan." Ciaran said. "Come here." Morgan stayed hunched back where she was, but that didn't stop Ciaran. He quickly slashed her arm, and she screamed again. She sank to the ground. Oh my God. I thought. I have to get Hunter. The spirit was coming towards Morgan and she was trying to protect herself.
Morgan wasn't evil, I realized. She didn't deserve this. *Hunter Niall! Come now! Morgan's in trouble!* I sent it with all my power. Morgan had put up a powerful force field, but the spirit was breaking away from it.
"Morgan, this is your mother." Ciaran was saying. Whats wrong?"
"That's. not. Maeve!" Morgan screamed. "That's. pure. evil!"
"Morgan." Ciaran and Morgan continued bickering, and Morgan continued keeping the spirit away from her.
"Morgan, I don't want to do this, but you leave me no choice." Then Ciaran hissed a powerful binding spell at her. Morgan fell to the ground. She was crying and bleeding. This shouldn't be happening. HUNTER'S POV (A/N better save ur girl soon hunter! Before the bogeyman get her!!! Lolz)
*Hunter Niall! Come now! Morgan's in trouble!* I listened closely to Carrie's message. Then I jumped out of my chair. Morgan was in trouble. She was at the mthodist cemetery.
"Hunter?" Da asked. We were in the middle of a meeting with Kennet and some other council members. It was about Ciaran and how he was in Widow's Vale. They still didn't know that I had had the opportunity to get him and didn't. But who cares. Morgan first.
"I'm sorry. someone needs me." Then, without further explanation, I was in my car and speeding away. I parked next to Das boot and a white Pontiac. I ran into the clearing. Carrie was standing behind a tree.
"Hunter!" She said. Then she pointed to where Morgan and Ciaran were. I heard a great deal of whimpering and before I had heard a scream. "You have to save her!" She said.
I looked over there.
BLOODY.
HELL.
Morgan was under a strong binding spell, and she was writhing in pain. Her arm had a rather large gash in it, and she was crying hard. A spirit was closing in on her, then in began to take the blood. She screamed again.
"Father." She said. "Relieve of pain, please." Huh? Ciaran nodded and muttered a few words. Morgan stopped screaming. Then she looked into the face of the spirit. A smile crossed her face. Ciaran smiled too. The spirit left her, and Morgan got up. She walked over to Ciaran.
"Hunter!" Carrie whispered harshly. "She can't do this!" She was right. But I watched, in a trance, as Maeve went back to bith dearc to form into a human being. A shadowy figure came out of the bith dearc. In seconds I had recognized him.
Angus Bramson.
Morgan spotted him next. "Father!" She yelled. Ciaran looked at her. But Angus was already going for Morgan.
"Morgan, No!" I shouted, just as Carrie ran out. She jumped in front of Morgan. Angus took Carrie instead.
"Carrie!" Morgan shouted. "No!" We all watched as Carrie disappeared inside of the bith dearc. Morgan uttered three words that I couldn't here. There was a loud crack of thunder, and Morgan seemed to be lost inside a bolt of lighting. For a frightening second I thought she had been struck, but then something else, totally inexplicable happened.
Silver rain was falling on her head. She was lifted into the air, becoming a goddess. She was adorned in gold and bloodstones and moonstones from head to toe. She looked absolutely beautiful. A silver light was coming from around her, and she directed one beautiful beam at Maeve. Even Ciaran was staring now. Maeve became a goddess too. Coming up to float with Morgan. Then Morgan's beautiful dark eyes locked on me, and she sent a beam my way. I found myself floating to her. Morgan held me when I got to her. She looked deeply into my eyes, and for a second I saw something, a flash of a vision. Then I got the whole thing.
#@# (A/N this is like a vision now) Morgan and I were in a room, and were locked in. We were both at opposite ends of the room, reaching for each other. But we never got there. Then we were in a bedroom, and Morgan was crying, putting her hands on my chest and muttering words. I uttered three words, and then my head turned to the side. Morgan burst into more sobs and threw herself onto my shoulder. "No Hunter! Come back my love!." Then I saw the goddess Morgan that had brought me into this vision. She was speaking to me. "I am Archangel Cliodna, angel of truthful visions." Morgan said in a deep, ancient voice. She was glowing with power. "I have shown you two truths. One must come true. Decide now. The fate of your descendants rests on your shoulders. #@# (A/N end of vision)
"Hunter? Hunter!" Morgan was shaking my shoulders. I looked at her. We were no longer floating. I looked passed Morgan.
"Oh Goddess." I said. Maeve was a person again. Maeve and Ciaran were kissing.
Why not I thought. Then I grabbed Morgan and kissed her, hard.
"Sky!" I called. "Are you and Raven ready?"
"Yes, Hunter." Sky said. She and Raven came down the stairs. I had invited Sky to come with me to do some shopping for Morgan, and she had invited Raven. We got into my car.
"So what stores are we going to?" Raven asked.
"I though we could go to this store called Kay Jewelers. You know, the "Every kiss begins with Kay," people." I said.
Sky and Raven nodded their heads. "They have nice stuff." Sky said,
"When are you going to ask Morgan?" Raven said after a couple minutes of silence.
"I'm not sure." I said truthfully. "I was thinking maybe on her birthday."
"That would be cool." Sky said. "Maybe we could have some type of circle for her."
"Sky," I said irritably. This had to be the 8th time she forgot. "Morgan's birthday IS on Saturday."
"Oh yeah." Sky said, laughing a bit.
I pulled into the parking lot for Kay's Jewelers, and we all got out. We walked into the store.
"Hunter," Raven said, looking at a ring priced at 200$. "Some of this crap is really expensive. How much are you willing to pay?"
I evaded her question. "It doesn't mater. When I find the right one, I'll get it."
Raven murmured something I couldn't here, glancing and Sky.
"Hunter look at this!" Sky said. "Its beautiful." She was pointing to a ring with moonstones circling a diamond.
"It is." I said. But didn't think it was Morgan's type of ring. I turned around and came face-to-face with the most beautiful engagement ring ever. (A/N Thaaaats right! Hunter's proposing to Morgan!!!) It was a unique diamond engagement ring of small round diamonds criss cross set over a round cut center diamond. It was meant to be Morgan's.
"Hey, that's nice." Raven said. Sky came over and agreed.
"I think this is it." I said.
"Um, Hunter." Sky said. She pointed to the ring. "How much?"
I looked at the rack. It was 20% off. It was 20% off of $299.99. I gulped, and then went to the counter.
"This all sir?" The clerk asked me.
"Yes." I said. I took the ring and the velvet box that it came in and left the store. Raven and sky followed me.
"Morgan will love it." Sky said.
"She better. That's thing probably made you both broke." Raven said. I glared at her for a second, and then put my attention back to the road.
"I had some money saved for this for a while." I told her.
"Oh." She said as my cell phone rang.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Hunter?"
"Oh, hey Morgan." Sky and Raven were trying hard not to laugh. Raven snorted, and then they both cracked up. I ignored them.
"Where are you? I checked your house, but you weren't there and your dad gave me this odd look." Oh Da! I thought.
"I was just doing some shopping." I said vaguely.
"Ok." Morgan said, unsuspecting. "Do you want to do something tonight?"
"Sure.
"How about we go to a movie or something? I don't have any homework."
"That'd be great."
"Alright. Bye."
"Bye." With Raven and Sky in the car, I didn't want to say it out loud, and have them crack up even more. So I sent her the witch message.
* I Love you.*
"Your proposing to the girl, and you don' even say 'love ya.' on the phone? Geez, what is your problem?" I had gotten used to Raven ever since Sky started bringing her over more.
So I knew her well enough to reply, "Be quiet, Raven." (A/N This used to be shut up Raven, but I just couldn't see hunter saying that to her. To killian, yes, to a women, no.) MORGAN'S POV *I love you too*I witch messaged Hunter, wondering why he hadn't just said that on the phone.
"Mom!" I called. "I'm going to Hunter's house tonight!"
"Oh Honey, I wish you wouldn't. We invited that nice teacher Mr.MacEwan over again."
"Whaaaaat?" I screeched. Mary K. gave me an odd look.
"I knew you liked him." She murmured.
"Shut up Mary K." I said. "And did Father AGREE to this???"
Everyone's mouth dropped open, and I clamped a hand to my mouth.
Crap. Double Crap.
"What did you say?" My mom asked very quietly.
"Um. I um." I guess it was time they knew anyway. "Did you happen to notice that Mr.MacEwan and I have the same eyes?"
"I noticed that." Mary K. said when no one else answered.
I sighed and dropped into a chair. "Maeve Riordan," I shrugged. "Ciaran MacEwan. Had me."
"And.. this Mr.MacEwan is your.. Father?"
I started to nod when mom said, "Is that the same person who gave you that letter a couple weeks ago? The one that scared you? Why did you bring him over to dinner?"
I gulped. Guilty. I stink.
"Um. yes?"
"Morgan." My dad sighed. "When did you figure out he was your- birth father?"
*Morgan!* I was startled by Hunter's urgent witch message.
"What!" I said out loud. "What?" My family asked me, confused.
*Hunter, what is your problem? *
*Sorry love. I just got this feeling that. what-exactly- is happening with you right now? *
*My parents found out about Ciaran. *
*Bloody Hell! What did you tell them? *
*The truth. *
*Morgan.. *
*Hunter could you pick me up? It's not very pleasant at my house right now. *
*Of course love. *
"Morgan Rowlands! What in heaven's name are you doing?!"
"I'm sorry Mom. um. oh yes. I met Ciaran on that trip to New York (The Calling) with Hunter."
"All that time you knew. and you never told us?" Mary K. asked.
"I like being a part of this family." I said, standing up. I heard and felt Hunter in the driveway. "And I didn't want to leave you."
"Morgan, we-"
"That's Hunter." I said. "Gotta go, sorry." I flashed a quick 5- second freeze spell to make my escape.
I jumped into Hunter's car, slamming the door. Mom and Mary K. were at the door first, screaming my name.
"Are you alright?" Hunter asked after a minute.
"Yeah." I said. "I'm fine. They just didn't take it so well."
"So. where do you want to go? My house isn't an option. Sky and Raven are there."
"How about we go and see that movie?" I suggested.
"Alright with me." Hunter said. He turned onto the highway. We drove in silence until we reached the theater.
"I'm hungry." I said absently. Hunter gave me a small smile.
"I figured as much." He said. We parked in front of the pizza hut.
After the movie, we went back to see if Raven had left. She hadn't. I checked my watch. I was late to meet Father anyway.
"Its alright Hunter. I need to do something. Thanks for the movie."
He leaned down to kiss me, and I made it a little deeper then a goodbye kiss. A little longer. Hunter smiled at me as I drove away. I pulled into the Methodist graveyard, already seeing Father's car.
"Sorry," I said as I entered the clearing. "I was talking to. Oh my god." I stuttered. I saw Maeve, my mother, in person, standing in front of Father. She seemed real, flesh and blood. Father smiled at me.
"Meet your mother." He said, almost near tears. But she wasn't actually there. I could she that now. She was fading.
"Father." I sat down next to him.
"We're doing it today Morgan. Right now."
"Ok." I said uncertainly. We cast everything as we normally did. Then we called on Maeve's spirit. Then Ciaran snatched up the Riordan athame, and cut his hand. I gasped at the amount of blood that seemed to be pouring out. Then I looked at up and screamed for all I was worth.
Oh.
My.
God. CARRIE'S POV
I looked up when I heard the scream. It was coming from the cemetery. It was Morgan's voice. She sounded scared to death.
"Figures when you work with Ciaran MacEwan." I muttered.
I stepped behind a tree to watch. I almost screamed also. Ciaran was holding his hand up to a spirit. It was drinking from him. The spirit was ugly. Twisted and gnarled. It looked like death and evil personified.
The more blood it got, the more it seemed to get ugly. Then Ciaran took his hand back. Morgan was watching in the corner of the circle. She looked really scared. The spirit seemed to be waiting.
"Morgan." Ciaran said. "Come here." Morgan stayed hunched back where she was, but that didn't stop Ciaran. He quickly slashed her arm, and she screamed again. She sank to the ground. Oh my God. I thought. I have to get Hunter. The spirit was coming towards Morgan and she was trying to protect herself.
Morgan wasn't evil, I realized. She didn't deserve this. *Hunter Niall! Come now! Morgan's in trouble!* I sent it with all my power. Morgan had put up a powerful force field, but the spirit was breaking away from it.
"Morgan, this is your mother." Ciaran was saying. Whats wrong?"
"That's. not. Maeve!" Morgan screamed. "That's. pure. evil!"
"Morgan." Ciaran and Morgan continued bickering, and Morgan continued keeping the spirit away from her.
"Morgan, I don't want to do this, but you leave me no choice." Then Ciaran hissed a powerful binding spell at her. Morgan fell to the ground. She was crying and bleeding. This shouldn't be happening. HUNTER'S POV (A/N better save ur girl soon hunter! Before the bogeyman get her!!! Lolz)
*Hunter Niall! Come now! Morgan's in trouble!* I listened closely to Carrie's message. Then I jumped out of my chair. Morgan was in trouble. She was at the mthodist cemetery.
"Hunter?" Da asked. We were in the middle of a meeting with Kennet and some other council members. It was about Ciaran and how he was in Widow's Vale. They still didn't know that I had had the opportunity to get him and didn't. But who cares. Morgan first.
"I'm sorry. someone needs me." Then, without further explanation, I was in my car and speeding away. I parked next to Das boot and a white Pontiac. I ran into the clearing. Carrie was standing behind a tree.
"Hunter!" She said. Then she pointed to where Morgan and Ciaran were. I heard a great deal of whimpering and before I had heard a scream. "You have to save her!" She said.
I looked over there.
BLOODY.
HELL.
Morgan was under a strong binding spell, and she was writhing in pain. Her arm had a rather large gash in it, and she was crying hard. A spirit was closing in on her, then in began to take the blood. She screamed again.
"Father." She said. "Relieve of pain, please." Huh? Ciaran nodded and muttered a few words. Morgan stopped screaming. Then she looked into the face of the spirit. A smile crossed her face. Ciaran smiled too. The spirit left her, and Morgan got up. She walked over to Ciaran.
"Hunter!" Carrie whispered harshly. "She can't do this!" She was right. But I watched, in a trance, as Maeve went back to bith dearc to form into a human being. A shadowy figure came out of the bith dearc. In seconds I had recognized him.
Angus Bramson.
Morgan spotted him next. "Father!" She yelled. Ciaran looked at her. But Angus was already going for Morgan.
"Morgan, No!" I shouted, just as Carrie ran out. She jumped in front of Morgan. Angus took Carrie instead.
"Carrie!" Morgan shouted. "No!" We all watched as Carrie disappeared inside of the bith dearc. Morgan uttered three words that I couldn't here. There was a loud crack of thunder, and Morgan seemed to be lost inside a bolt of lighting. For a frightening second I thought she had been struck, but then something else, totally inexplicable happened.
Silver rain was falling on her head. She was lifted into the air, becoming a goddess. She was adorned in gold and bloodstones and moonstones from head to toe. She looked absolutely beautiful. A silver light was coming from around her, and she directed one beautiful beam at Maeve. Even Ciaran was staring now. Maeve became a goddess too. Coming up to float with Morgan. Then Morgan's beautiful dark eyes locked on me, and she sent a beam my way. I found myself floating to her. Morgan held me when I got to her. She looked deeply into my eyes, and for a second I saw something, a flash of a vision. Then I got the whole thing.
#@# (A/N this is like a vision now) Morgan and I were in a room, and were locked in. We were both at opposite ends of the room, reaching for each other. But we never got there. Then we were in a bedroom, and Morgan was crying, putting her hands on my chest and muttering words. I uttered three words, and then my head turned to the side. Morgan burst into more sobs and threw herself onto my shoulder. "No Hunter! Come back my love!." Then I saw the goddess Morgan that had brought me into this vision. She was speaking to me. "I am Archangel Cliodna, angel of truthful visions." Morgan said in a deep, ancient voice. She was glowing with power. "I have shown you two truths. One must come true. Decide now. The fate of your descendants rests on your shoulders. #@# (A/N end of vision)
"Hunter? Hunter!" Morgan was shaking my shoulders. I looked at her. We were no longer floating. I looked passed Morgan.
"Oh Goddess." I said. Maeve was a person again. Maeve and Ciaran were kissing.
Why not I thought. Then I grabbed Morgan and kissed her, hard.