Chapter 8: Breaking Up
I've gotten a lot of reviews telling me how much you guys hate Bree and how you want Morgan and Hunter to be together. Well, you guys are probably going to hate this chapter. But I want you to know that everything will become clear in the final chapters. Because this chapter might not be pretty (I'm not sure what I'm going to put in it yet), I'm going to try to cover up this posting with another one soon. Try to enjoy, please? LOL. Whatever, just hope it's okay.
JadeMoon**
~Hunter's POV~
(Later in the day from the previous chapter.)
I called Morgan and asked her to come to my house after school. Morgan had had that excited tone in her voice when I asked her over, and it hurt me a little that I had to break up with her. I found it a little odd that my feelings for Morgan diminished quickly and that my feelings for Bree set in so quickly, as well. But I was now so in love with Bree, I just didn't care that it was a little suspicious. (AN: Aha, he suspects something! Yep, Hunter isn't dumb.) I still felt the tiniest bit of love for Morgan, but not really. She wasn't the number one priority to me anymore. She fell towards the bottom of that list.
I sensed Morgan pull up to my house, and I opened the door, waiting for her to come in. "Hey," she said, smiling. She stood on tip – toe to kiss me, but I pulled back. I sensed hurt, worry, and suspicion coming from her, and I quickly ushered her in. "What's going in?" she asked. "Is there something you want to tell me?"
"Yeah. It's really important."
"Okay, go on."
"Well, I um… I want to break up." Morgan gasped and stared at me with her mouth hanging open.
"B- but we can't!" Morgan exclaimed. "We're soul mates. Does that mean anything to you?"
"I know, Morgan, we may be-"
"What the hell do you mean, "we may be?" We are!" Morgan shouted angrily.
"Okay, okay, we are." I was starting to get annoyed. Morgan really could be annoying sometimes. I never realized it. I felt my love for her dying. This would be easier than I thought. "But I just don't love you anymore." This was the same excuse she had given me when she wanted to break up. She had obviously still loved me then. Wow, we had been through so much.
Morgan's eyes filled with tears that had started to spill. I felt her senses on me, and I quickly blocked her from my mind. She cried harder. "You- you really don't love me anymore. I felt it." She looked up and met my eyes. "I can't believe this. Why not? Was it something I did? I can change," she told me desperately. It was quite pathetic to listen to.
"No, Morgan. It's over. I don't want anything to do with you anymore."
Morgan began sobbing. "Is there someone else?" she choked out. My eyes widened. How did she know?
I remembered Bree telling me that she thought is would be best to keep us a secret, so I shook my head. "No, Morgan. There's no one else."
Morgan nodded and looked up at me again. "Are you leaving Widow's Vale?"
"No, I'm staying. The Council made this my base. (AN: This is before Book 14, when Hunter quit the Council. So let's say this is somewhere between books 12 and 14.) Don't worry about seeing me around. You probably won't." I knew that I sure didn't want to see her again. I was over Morgan and totally drooling over Bree.
"I don't want to let you go," Morgan whispered. She put her arms around me. I hesitated but put my arms around her. She relaxed into me and cried. After a few minutes, she straightened and tried to kiss me. I pulled back. "It really is over," she whispered again.
Morgan stepped back and sighed. She was handling this better than I thought she would. I definitely underestimated Morgan's strength. "Goodbye," Morgan said. She opened the door but turned back to look at me. "I hope you thought this through. Because I don't think I'll take you back if you want me back."
"I thought this through. We're done."
"Alright," Morgan said. She left without saying another word. I wished that I hadn't sounded so mean and rude.
~Bree's POV~
(Same day as the posting above.)
I was sitting on the benches outside of school, waiting for Robbie to emerge from the building. I saw him and waved. "Hey, Bree!" He leaned down and kissed me. "What's up?"
"Robbie, I'm going to make this short without a big discussion. I'm breaking up with you." I checked my watch and stared at him pointedly. Robbie lips moved, but no sound was coming out. "Ur, Robbie? Hello?"
"No way. Bree. I know you're afraid of commitment. Don't be. Be with me. We're right for each other. You and I both know this."
"No, Robbie. I don't think we're soul mates. Not like Hunter and Morgan." I bit my lip to keep from laughing. Hopefully, by this time, they were already broken up. Wow, I drove the devastating wedge between soul mates. Quite a feat. "I'm sorry, Robbie. We're not right for each other. We shouldn't have gotten involved in the first place." I felt quite contrary to that. I still wanted to be Robbie's friend. And I still loved him. But I just loved Hunter more.
"Okay, Bree. I'm not going to stand in you way. I obviously wanted this relationship more than you. But just one thing. Can we remain friends?"
I smiled. "Sure. You're taking this so well."
Robbie shrugged. "I guess it didn't really come as a surprise to me."
"Why not?" I asked.
"You've been kind of distant the past few weeks. I thought something was up. I wish it could have worked out between us."
"I'm sorry, Robbie. I had high hopes, too. But I guess it's not meant to be." I really was sincere. I had hopes, but my feelings for Hunter were much, much stronger. "I'll see you later, Robbie. Bye," I said, getting up. As I walked away, my cell phone rang. It was Hunter.
"Where are you?" he asked me.
"At school. I'm heading home now. I broke up with Robbie."
"I broke up with Morgan. I'm driving to your house right now. See you soon."
"Bye," I said, all tingly at the prospect of seeing Hunter again. God, I was really evil. All of a sudden, the threefold law popped into my head. My love spell, Wiccans believed, would return actions to me threefold. That meant I might come into bad luck. God, I hoped not.