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MORGAN'S POV
"Forgive me Morgan." Hunter fainted, and I ran to catch him.
"Hunter!" Whats wrong? Why did he say forgive me Morgan? I pushed away a faint feeling of panic and concentrated on healing Hunter. I couldn't. Whatever had happened to him was beyond my power. I looked around for my mother.
"Mother, could you" I gestured to Hunter.
"Of course." Mother concentrated for five minutes, then sighed and opened her eyes. Hunter stayed very still.
"I'm sorry Morgan. I don't have the proper tools. I'll have to bring him home." I swallowed and nodded. Oh no. Mother took Hunter away, and I stayed where I was. Hunter had gotten very pale. Almost white. And he had probably hit his head. What if he was-
A wave of panic, sadness, and fear washed over me even thinking about it. But he would be all right under Mother's care. I reassured myself. I hope.
"Hey, Morgan!" I turned as Bree came towards me. She was walking with someone who looked slightly familiar, although I couldn't place her.
"Hi."
"Have you met Iona yet? She's so awesome." Iona. Now, looking at Iona, I could see bits of Grania in her face. She didn't have quite as much of Ciaran as I did, but her coloring was more like his then Grania. So this was my half sister. Iona MacEwan. How had she gotten to Bree?
"Um, no. I haven't." I stuck out my hand, striving to be civil. "I'm Morgan."
Iona took my hand. "Nice to meet you, Morgan." Yeah right. I thought. I'm probably the only person on Earth she'd wish to never meet.
"I have to go now Bree." Iona said. Bree nodded.
"See you later." With that, Iona turned on her heel and began walking away.
"Isn't she cool?" Bree asked.
"Bree," I said. "That's Iona MACEWAN."
"And? So?"
"Bree," I said more urgently. "MACEWAN! That's my half sister!"
"Oh, right! Ciaran MacEwan, Iona MacEwan- Oh my God Morgan! She's you half sister! Go and talk to her!"
"Ok." I walked up to Iona.
"Hey." I said.
Iona turned. "Morgan."
"Um..."
"Your Morgan Rowlands aren't you?"
"Well..."
"By the Goddess I hate you! What is your problem? How dare you go up to my Mother and strip her of her magick like that! What has she done to you? You stole my Father and my Mother's magick! I hate you, sister."
"I didn't do anything though. It was-"
"You didn't do anything!" Iona laughed. "You did everything. You should be struck down, dear sister. By the skirts of the dark Goddess, may your karma come back to you!" Iona yelled. I felt her magick pressing in on me. I forced my way through it.
"Iona, please. I-"
"Get away from me."
"Please. I-"
"Get away!" She shrieked, hissing a spell at me. I shouted as the spell hit me. I was reminded of the time in when Selene used imaginary pain as her primary weapon against me. Iona was too. Iona jumped into her car and sped away. I got up from the road two minutes later. I swung into my car. I drove to Hunter's.
"Hey Morgan!" I heard as I got out of my car. Sky was unlocking the door. "Come on in." She said.
"Is Hunter alright?" I asked. Sky looked at me.
"I didn't know he was hurt." She said.
"Morgan?" I heard my mother call. I walked into her room. Hunter was lying on the bed, but he was awake.
"Hunter!" I said. I ran up to the bed and took his hand. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine." He smiled at me. "Just got a little overwhelmed is all."
"What happened?" I asked.
"I-its-" Hunter paused. "I don't know." He said finally.
"Ok. And what was the whole, 'forgive me, Morgan' thing about?" I asked, needing to know.
Hunter frowned. "I said that? I don't remember. Must have been babbling." But everything means something. A little voice said inside of me. So was Hunter lying or was it some kind of subconscious thing?
HUNTER'S POV "Ok. And what was the whole, 'forgive me, Morgan' thing about?" Morgan asked. I couldn't believe I was lying so carelessly to her, but it was best if she didn't know what I had done. But I also didn't want her to get the wrong idea. I toyed with the idea of telling her and finally made a decision. "I said that? I don't remember. Must have been babbling." Morgan didn't seem to believe me. She was thinking deeply and had a frown on her face. "I'll go now..." Maeve said, following Sky out the door. She closed he door behind her. I smiled at Morgan, and after a second, she smiled back. I saw her consciously decide not to worry about it. I pushed a piece of hair out of her face. She let out an uncharacteristic giggle. "What?" I asked, smiling at her. "It seems that we haven't been this close for such a long time." I grinned. She had set herself up for that one. I pulled her to me, and we began kissing. I kept the kisses slow and friendly, and could feel her frustration growing, she tried to increase the pressure and speed, but I kept it at a steady, leisurely pace. I loved the fact that I could do this to her. That I could fill her with so much desire. She did it to me without even trying. I felt her frustration and desire grow to the point where it was almost radiating off of her. Then I gave her what she wanted. I pressed her against me hard and our mouths were joined fiercely, kissing each other over and over again. Morgan and I fell back against the bed, heavily making- out. Slowly, the pressure of the kisses eased. I gave her one last kiss, and Morgan propped her self up on her arm, gazing into me eyes.
"I love you, Morgan." I told, her surprised at how breathless I sounded.
"I love you too." She said, cuddling up next to me. For a long time we stayed like that. Suddenly Morgan detangled herself from me.
"I'm sorry Hunter. I have to go now..."
"Must you, love?"
"Yes. I'm sorry."
"Goodnight then."
"Bye." I watched Morgan leave my room, closing the door quietly. What will become of us? MORGAN'S POV
I drove home, thinking about Hunter and I. What would become of us? Will we end up married? Or does life have tragedies in store for us? I sighed as I pulled into my driveway. Then I stopped. There was a gray beetle pulling out. I cast out my senses. Iona. What had she been doing here? I realized that the last time I had seen my family was when Mother had teleported us out. I swallowed.
I knocked on the door instead of just going inside. Mary K. opened it. I chickened out and cast a cloaking spell over myself. She looked around, and seeing nobody, closed the door. I slipped inside before she did.
"Who was it?" Dad asked.
"No one." Mary K. said.
"I wonder where Morgan is?" Mary K. said.
"Maybe we should call Bree's."
"She's probably at Hunter's. Maybe we should call." I sighed. I didn't want them to call.
"Don't call. I'm right here." I said, undoing the spell.
"How did you do that?" Mary K. asked, awed.
"How do you think?" Mom snapped. "She's a witch." I gaped. What was going on? They had never directly admitted this.
"Um...."
"Morgan, we just had a nice long visit with your sister."
"Oh, uh...."
"I'm very upset with the fact that you had enough nerve to bring your birth mother inside this house."
"About that...."
"I'm even more upset that you didn't tell us. What were you thinking Morgan? Bringing your whole family over here! We didn't even know!"
"I wanted you to know that they're nice people! Just because they are witches doesn't mean they're evil and not to be associated with!"
"Morgan. I don't want you associating with any of them. Iona told me all about what you and Maeve did. She also told me what you and Ciaran did. You brought up the dead Morgan! How do you know she won't go crazy?" Mom asked, red-faced.
"Because Ciaran and I know what we're doing!" I yelled. "Maeve won't go crazy! She's a witch, and she knows how to take care of herself! She's been a witch for 22 years Mom."
Mary K. and Dad were watching us fight with scared expressions. "Go to your room Morgan."
"Mom, I-"
"Just go." I went. I trudged up the stairs and slammed my door. I even through a locking spell on my door. This way no one but a witch could get in. Not even if they had a key. I melted onto my bed and reached for the lapis lazuli on my dresser.
*Hunter. *
*Morgan. I sense... what's happening with you? *
*Just... everything Hunter. Everything is going wrong. *
*Maybe tell them your having a sleepover at my house. Then you won't have to face them in the morning. * I sensed humor in Hunter's voice.
*I wish. *
*Everything will be all right. You'll see. *
*Ok. I hope your right. Good night. *
Hunter didn't reply for a second. He seemed to be hesitating. *Ok then. Goodnight. I love you. *
*Yes. I love you too. * I set the lapis lazuli down, filled with thoughts of Hunter. Once again I wondered, what would become of us?
CIARAN'S POV
It was very late when I returned to my house. Killain was sleeping. I took my little shopping bag and went into my room. I looked at my calendar.
Morgan's birthday was coming up soon. In a week. Today was November 19. I wanted to marry Maeve before Morgan was 18, so she could receive the Riordan amulet. According to the rules of the ceremony, the child must be under 18, and the parents must be married. So we needed to readopt Morgan. That should be interesting. I was picking the date when all of the sudden Amyranth contacts me.
*Neimhidh *
*Yes? * I answered rather tartly. I tried to convert back into my old self. Cold and to the point.
*We need to get to England by tomorrow. We can't wait for you and Morgan. We need her on our side before we go for Knoxworth. * I was reminded of Carrie Whittman.
*She won't be. I need more time. *
*Neimhidh- *
I was getting fed up. I was still drawn to the dark side, but I didn't want to be bothered with it until I was married to Maeve. Then I could continue along with Amyranth.
*Look Jonathan, you take over. I need until next month. *
*O-okay then. * For me to let power to someone else was almost unbelievable. I felt tendrils of my old self coming back What was I doing?
*No, forget it. I'll be there. Morgan won't. *
*Ok, be here before dawn. We're in the city. *
*Right. * What had I just done? I couldn't help it. I was a son of Amyranth. Hunter and Morgan and Maeve will have to understand that. I started to pack, leaving Killain a note. I also cast a spell that Maeve would receive in the morning. Goodbye Widow's Vale. ~Heeee! So Ciaran isn't as nice as he seems! Yahahahaha! What will happen?? Will Hunter totally kill Morgan for trusting Ciaran will? Will Maeve go evil with Ciaran? Will Morgan's family get fed up with all of them and just kill them, forever ending these questions?????~
MORGAN'S POV
"Forgive me Morgan." Hunter fainted, and I ran to catch him.
"Hunter!" Whats wrong? Why did he say forgive me Morgan? I pushed away a faint feeling of panic and concentrated on healing Hunter. I couldn't. Whatever had happened to him was beyond my power. I looked around for my mother.
"Mother, could you" I gestured to Hunter.
"Of course." Mother concentrated for five minutes, then sighed and opened her eyes. Hunter stayed very still.
"I'm sorry Morgan. I don't have the proper tools. I'll have to bring him home." I swallowed and nodded. Oh no. Mother took Hunter away, and I stayed where I was. Hunter had gotten very pale. Almost white. And he had probably hit his head. What if he was-
A wave of panic, sadness, and fear washed over me even thinking about it. But he would be all right under Mother's care. I reassured myself. I hope.
"Hey, Morgan!" I turned as Bree came towards me. She was walking with someone who looked slightly familiar, although I couldn't place her.
"Hi."
"Have you met Iona yet? She's so awesome." Iona. Now, looking at Iona, I could see bits of Grania in her face. She didn't have quite as much of Ciaran as I did, but her coloring was more like his then Grania. So this was my half sister. Iona MacEwan. How had she gotten to Bree?
"Um, no. I haven't." I stuck out my hand, striving to be civil. "I'm Morgan."
Iona took my hand. "Nice to meet you, Morgan." Yeah right. I thought. I'm probably the only person on Earth she'd wish to never meet.
"I have to go now Bree." Iona said. Bree nodded.
"See you later." With that, Iona turned on her heel and began walking away.
"Isn't she cool?" Bree asked.
"Bree," I said. "That's Iona MACEWAN."
"And? So?"
"Bree," I said more urgently. "MACEWAN! That's my half sister!"
"Oh, right! Ciaran MacEwan, Iona MacEwan- Oh my God Morgan! She's you half sister! Go and talk to her!"
"Ok." I walked up to Iona.
"Hey." I said.
Iona turned. "Morgan."
"Um..."
"Your Morgan Rowlands aren't you?"
"Well..."
"By the Goddess I hate you! What is your problem? How dare you go up to my Mother and strip her of her magick like that! What has she done to you? You stole my Father and my Mother's magick! I hate you, sister."
"I didn't do anything though. It was-"
"You didn't do anything!" Iona laughed. "You did everything. You should be struck down, dear sister. By the skirts of the dark Goddess, may your karma come back to you!" Iona yelled. I felt her magick pressing in on me. I forced my way through it.
"Iona, please. I-"
"Get away from me."
"Please. I-"
"Get away!" She shrieked, hissing a spell at me. I shouted as the spell hit me. I was reminded of the time in when Selene used imaginary pain as her primary weapon against me. Iona was too. Iona jumped into her car and sped away. I got up from the road two minutes later. I swung into my car. I drove to Hunter's.
"Hey Morgan!" I heard as I got out of my car. Sky was unlocking the door. "Come on in." She said.
"Is Hunter alright?" I asked. Sky looked at me.
"I didn't know he was hurt." She said.
"Morgan?" I heard my mother call. I walked into her room. Hunter was lying on the bed, but he was awake.
"Hunter!" I said. I ran up to the bed and took his hand. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine." He smiled at me. "Just got a little overwhelmed is all."
"What happened?" I asked.
"I-its-" Hunter paused. "I don't know." He said finally.
"Ok. And what was the whole, 'forgive me, Morgan' thing about?" I asked, needing to know.
Hunter frowned. "I said that? I don't remember. Must have been babbling." But everything means something. A little voice said inside of me. So was Hunter lying or was it some kind of subconscious thing?
HUNTER'S POV "Ok. And what was the whole, 'forgive me, Morgan' thing about?" Morgan asked. I couldn't believe I was lying so carelessly to her, but it was best if she didn't know what I had done. But I also didn't want her to get the wrong idea. I toyed with the idea of telling her and finally made a decision. "I said that? I don't remember. Must have been babbling." Morgan didn't seem to believe me. She was thinking deeply and had a frown on her face. "I'll go now..." Maeve said, following Sky out the door. She closed he door behind her. I smiled at Morgan, and after a second, she smiled back. I saw her consciously decide not to worry about it. I pushed a piece of hair out of her face. She let out an uncharacteristic giggle. "What?" I asked, smiling at her. "It seems that we haven't been this close for such a long time." I grinned. She had set herself up for that one. I pulled her to me, and we began kissing. I kept the kisses slow and friendly, and could feel her frustration growing, she tried to increase the pressure and speed, but I kept it at a steady, leisurely pace. I loved the fact that I could do this to her. That I could fill her with so much desire. She did it to me without even trying. I felt her frustration and desire grow to the point where it was almost radiating off of her. Then I gave her what she wanted. I pressed her against me hard and our mouths were joined fiercely, kissing each other over and over again. Morgan and I fell back against the bed, heavily making- out. Slowly, the pressure of the kisses eased. I gave her one last kiss, and Morgan propped her self up on her arm, gazing into me eyes.
"I love you, Morgan." I told, her surprised at how breathless I sounded.
"I love you too." She said, cuddling up next to me. For a long time we stayed like that. Suddenly Morgan detangled herself from me.
"I'm sorry Hunter. I have to go now..."
"Must you, love?"
"Yes. I'm sorry."
"Goodnight then."
"Bye." I watched Morgan leave my room, closing the door quietly. What will become of us? MORGAN'S POV
I drove home, thinking about Hunter and I. What would become of us? Will we end up married? Or does life have tragedies in store for us? I sighed as I pulled into my driveway. Then I stopped. There was a gray beetle pulling out. I cast out my senses. Iona. What had she been doing here? I realized that the last time I had seen my family was when Mother had teleported us out. I swallowed.
I knocked on the door instead of just going inside. Mary K. opened it. I chickened out and cast a cloaking spell over myself. She looked around, and seeing nobody, closed the door. I slipped inside before she did.
"Who was it?" Dad asked.
"No one." Mary K. said.
"I wonder where Morgan is?" Mary K. said.
"Maybe we should call Bree's."
"She's probably at Hunter's. Maybe we should call." I sighed. I didn't want them to call.
"Don't call. I'm right here." I said, undoing the spell.
"How did you do that?" Mary K. asked, awed.
"How do you think?" Mom snapped. "She's a witch." I gaped. What was going on? They had never directly admitted this.
"Um...."
"Morgan, we just had a nice long visit with your sister."
"Oh, uh...."
"I'm very upset with the fact that you had enough nerve to bring your birth mother inside this house."
"About that...."
"I'm even more upset that you didn't tell us. What were you thinking Morgan? Bringing your whole family over here! We didn't even know!"
"I wanted you to know that they're nice people! Just because they are witches doesn't mean they're evil and not to be associated with!"
"Morgan. I don't want you associating with any of them. Iona told me all about what you and Maeve did. She also told me what you and Ciaran did. You brought up the dead Morgan! How do you know she won't go crazy?" Mom asked, red-faced.
"Because Ciaran and I know what we're doing!" I yelled. "Maeve won't go crazy! She's a witch, and she knows how to take care of herself! She's been a witch for 22 years Mom."
Mary K. and Dad were watching us fight with scared expressions. "Go to your room Morgan."
"Mom, I-"
"Just go." I went. I trudged up the stairs and slammed my door. I even through a locking spell on my door. This way no one but a witch could get in. Not even if they had a key. I melted onto my bed and reached for the lapis lazuli on my dresser.
*Hunter. *
*Morgan. I sense... what's happening with you? *
*Just... everything Hunter. Everything is going wrong. *
*Maybe tell them your having a sleepover at my house. Then you won't have to face them in the morning. * I sensed humor in Hunter's voice.
*I wish. *
*Everything will be all right. You'll see. *
*Ok. I hope your right. Good night. *
Hunter didn't reply for a second. He seemed to be hesitating. *Ok then. Goodnight. I love you. *
*Yes. I love you too. * I set the lapis lazuli down, filled with thoughts of Hunter. Once again I wondered, what would become of us?
CIARAN'S POV
It was very late when I returned to my house. Killain was sleeping. I took my little shopping bag and went into my room. I looked at my calendar.
Morgan's birthday was coming up soon. In a week. Today was November 19. I wanted to marry Maeve before Morgan was 18, so she could receive the Riordan amulet. According to the rules of the ceremony, the child must be under 18, and the parents must be married. So we needed to readopt Morgan. That should be interesting. I was picking the date when all of the sudden Amyranth contacts me.
*Neimhidh *
*Yes? * I answered rather tartly. I tried to convert back into my old self. Cold and to the point.
*We need to get to England by tomorrow. We can't wait for you and Morgan. We need her on our side before we go for Knoxworth. * I was reminded of Carrie Whittman.
*She won't be. I need more time. *
*Neimhidh- *
I was getting fed up. I was still drawn to the dark side, but I didn't want to be bothered with it until I was married to Maeve. Then I could continue along with Amyranth.
*Look Jonathan, you take over. I need until next month. *
*O-okay then. * For me to let power to someone else was almost unbelievable. I felt tendrils of my old self coming back What was I doing?
*No, forget it. I'll be there. Morgan won't. *
*Ok, be here before dawn. We're in the city. *
*Right. * What had I just done? I couldn't help it. I was a son of Amyranth. Hunter and Morgan and Maeve will have to understand that. I started to pack, leaving Killain a note. I also cast a spell that Maeve would receive in the morning. Goodbye Widow's Vale. ~Heeee! So Ciaran isn't as nice as he seems! Yahahahaha! What will happen?? Will Hunter totally kill Morgan for trusting Ciaran will? Will Maeve go evil with Ciaran? Will Morgan's family get fed up with all of them and just kill them, forever ending these questions?????~