Chapter 4: Next Monday

Just some very mild cursing in this update. I put stars after the F-word. Enjoy!

                                                                                                                           JadeMoon**

~Morgan's POV~

            I burst into school angrily on Monday. My eyes were peeled for- who else?- Bree. Hunter told me that she had kissed him on the cheek after their lesson on Friday. Hunter begged me not to go after Bree, that the kiss didn't mean anything, that he could handle this himself, but I knew I had to. Bree was my best friend, and Hunter was my boyfriend. I made my way to the basement and slammed open the door. My fellow coven members looked up at me in surprise. A quick scan gave me negative results- Bree wasn't there. "Where the hell is Bree?" I practically screamed.

            Robbie's eyes widened. "Whoa, calm down, Morgan."

            "Don't tell me to f*****g calm down!" I yelled. At the same exact time, everyone's jaws dropped. I hardly ever cursed. But this was a major exception. I closed my eyes. "Sorry," I said in my normal voice. "I'm sorry. Do you know where Bree is?" I asked, calmly and quietly.

            "No, we don't know," Raven supplied. "Were you smoking something last night?" I growled, turned quickly on my heel, and swept out of the doorway. I stepped into the hallway and almost immediately saw the back of Bree's head. I rolled my sleeves up to my elbows. I was ready to fight if I had to.

            I grabbed Bree's shoulder and spun her around. But it wasn't Bree. It was Haley Houster, who was in my English class. She looked at me in surprise. "Yeah, Morgan?"

            "Oh, I'm sorry," I said, smiling slightly, "but I thought you were Bree."

            Haley's eyes brightened, and she smiled at me. "Really?" Haley thought this was a compliment, and it kinda of was, because Bree is drop dead gorgeous. Anyone even remotely compared, even on one aspect, to Bree is considered pretty, too.

            "Yeah," I said, "from the back of your head you really look like Bree."

            "Thanks!" Haley exclaimed. "I just KNEW I was doing something right with my hair." She walked away, smiling brightly. Weird exchange, I thought. Oh yeah, Bree. I almost forgot. I heard a familiar laugh down the hallway and followed the sound. Bree was walking with a boy I didn't know.

            "Bree," I snarled, "we need to talk."

            "Sure. Bye, Ron," she said to the guy next to her. "What's up, Morgan?"

            "Don't play innocent with me. I know what you did to Hunter on Friday. You kissed him. I've been calling you, e-mailing you, and going by your house since Friday trying to get a hold of you. Where were you?"

            . "I was visiting my aunt in Albany. Guess I forgot to tell you. And that kiss?" Bree laughed and waved her hand. "It was only a simple kiss on the cheek. A thank you. I really appreciate Hunter helping me. God knows I probably can't learn this stuff on my own. It's so extensive. But that kiss was no big deal. Besides, Hunter pulled away pretty fast. In his eyes, I'm no competition to you." After Bree said that line, she looked sad.

            "Whoa, wait a minute, Bree. You don't like Hunter, do you?"

            Bree smiled but kept her eyes down on the floor. "Of course not, Morgan. I mean, he is really good looking. But I've got Robbie. I couldn't be happier." I sent out my witch senses and knew Bree was lying.

            "Bree," I said," you can't hide anything from a witch. I know you're lying." She raised her eyes and gasped.

            "I do not like Hunter!" she exclaimed. "Morgan, he's YOUR boyfriend. I am NOT going after him."

            "Bree, don't lie to me! I know you like him! So what, you're only doing these stupid lessons because you want to be around him?"

            "Oh my God, Morgan, no! I am completely serious about Wicca. Completely." I cast my senses again and was surprised to find she was actually telling the truth. But how convenient that she could take witch lessons from someone she liked.

            "Why didn't you ask Sky for lessons? You know her better than you know Hunter." Bree opened her mouth and closed it again. She looked nervous.

"Uh, well, you know, I'm more comfortable with Hunter."

            "Bree, you're much better friends with Sky. And you have been ever since you met her and Hunter."

            "Sky's busy. She's trying to work on her relationship with Raven. I don't want to be in the way. Morgan, you're my best friend. I'm not hitting on Hunter or anything. Besides, this a better way for me to get to know him. Whenever he and I hang out, you and Robbie are always there. We only go on double dates."

            I sighed. It was hard to stay mad at Bree ever since we put our relationship back together. "Okay, Bree, I'm sorry. I overreacted."

            Bree laughed. "Yeah, you do that sometimes. I'm sorry about that kiss. It won't happen again."

            "Okay, Bree. I got to get to class. See you later. Bye."

            "Bye."

~Bree's diary entry that night~

            Morgan blew up at me in the hall today at school. She knows I like Hunter. But little does Morgan know that she can't get in my way of stealing Hunter. Tonight's the night- no more waiting. I'm casting a love spell.