Authors Note: Sorry this took me so long!!! I've been really busy these
last couple days…Hope you like this part!!! I'm coming close to the end of
this fic…I think that there will be a chapter nine, and then that'll be
it…unless someone has some good ideas for a sequel… Read and Review!!!
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I felt like I was going to faint. Would he recognize me? I quickly turned my head away, looking at Alyce once again. She stared at me, understanding in her eyes. I looked down at my hands. I felt the weight of another shove into my side, harshly slamming me into the counter. Hunter pushed past me, not even glancing my way. He leaned in close to Alyce.
"Alyce, where's the book you let me read yesterday? I found some information in there that might help me find her," he told her, his body language becoming more polite. She nodded slowly, still looking at me, then turned and walked into the back room. No, don't leave me alone with him, my mind yelled at her turned back.
"I'm sorry for pushing you," Hunter mumbled to me. I nodded, not trusting myself to speak. We stood in silence, my head staying down, not wanting to give Hunter a chance to recognize me. When Alyce returned, she handed him an old book covered in black cloth. He nodded to her, then turned and left, with Bree and Robbie trailing behind him. They went over to the corner of the room, and sat huddled together, trying to find a way to track me down. I felt an unexpected wave of amusement as I thought, I'm right here! My gaze stayed on Hunter until he looked up and met my stare. I felt a bolt of electricity shoot through me. I looked away.
"What's wrong with that guy?" I asked Alyce, trying to sound casual.
"Hunter is a seeker, and he…You know what a seeker is, right?" she asked me. I nodded, and she continued. "He fell in love with this very powerful witch, and she fell in love with him. Well, one day, it was discovered that she had called on the dark forces, and someone had died because of her," Alyce said quietly, looking at me, waiting for a response of some kind. Unfortunately, I opened my mouth immediately to defend myself, blowing my cover.
"I didn't-," I caught myself before finishing the sentence. She looked at me, and I could see in her eyes that she knew it was me. I looked down, bracing my body for what would come next. I heard Alyce take a deep breath, and was surprised when she kept speaking.
"She was sentenced to have her powers stripped by a seeker, who just so happened to be Hunter. When the day came, we could all see the pain he was going through. Everyone but Morgan, his muirn beatha dans. Hunter had his walls up, creating a stone wall blocking us from his view, from his feelings. But we could all see his pain. The pain that was ripping him inside. She did this spell that froze us all, and then her father, a very powerful and evil witch, came to her," her voice slowly faded, and I began to get dizzy. She knew my father came? But he said they couldn't hear or see… I shook my head lightly, needing to get back to reality.
"When she refused to join him, they began to fight, and he stabbed her with a switchblade, then left her to die. What she didn't know, was that we could see everything. We could hear everything. She came up to us, telling us that she loved us, then left, thinking that when that spell lost affect, we would still find her guilty. But when the spell did lose affect, we were all torn apart with guilt and the pain of losing a loved one. Hunter collapsed on the ground, weeping over his lost love. We all made a promise that night. We promised that we would find her, and bring her back to us.
"Hunter has been like this since that night. Never really connected to reality. He's always off in his own world, thinking about her. He loves her so much, if you could see inside his mind, feel what he was feeling, you'd probably die of pain. You see, he blames this all on himself. He has taken in so much guilt and pain that he is miserable. All he thinks of is her, and how much he hates himself for doing this to Morgan," she paused, then looked up at me. Looked right in my eyes. "He loves you Morgan. He needs you to survive. You're like his oxygen, he'll die without you. He needs you Morgan, go back to him, before he dies." I looked at her through the tears in my eyes. Was what she said true? Or did she just want me to go back to him so he could try to take my powers again? Ya, she could be lying, but couldn't she just deliver you to Hunter if it wasn't true? My mind fought back and forth, and I lightly shook my head. I turned my head to take a long look at Hunter, letting my gaze linger on his face.
"I can't," I whispered to Alyce, then grabbed my candle and ran out the door.
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I laid there, looking up at the ceiling for hours, trying to decide what to do. I needed to see Hunter again, feel his touch. Every time I tried to convince myself to go to him, fear blasted through my body. I felt tired and confused, trying to make up my mind.
What if what Alyce said was true? What if they all knew I was innocent? Then I would be able to go back to Hunter and my coven. I could stay here, in Widows Vale, my home. I could stay with my family. An unexpected smile broke across my face.
Get up, I commanded myself. Get up and go to Hunters. I waited a while, until I had enough courage built up inside me, then left the house quickly, before the courage had a chance to disappear.
I turned on the radio, and turned up the volume loud, feeling the beat of the music all the way to my bones. I was going to do this. I was going to talk to Hunter. I felt my pulse speed up as I neared his house.
I parked on the side of the driveway, and laid my head down on the steering wheel, sitting in silence. I took a couple deep breaths, wondering if meditating would calm me down. Taking one last breath, I slowly opened the car door.
Left foot, right foot, I directed myself. I took the last few steps to get to the front door, then stood there in silence, trying to gain more courage. I looked down at myself, smoothing my hands down the side of my pants, wiping the sweat off my palms. I took a deep breath, held it for a minute, then released. Blinking away the sudden tears that had blurred my eyes I raised my fist up to the door.
I knocked.
I heard footsteps walking to the door. The door swung open, and I found myself staring into the Hunters striking green eyes.
-Fatalinie Blanchet
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Sorry you guys!!! I had to end it there!!! You see, I'm only expecting to write one more chapter…Unless something inspires me to write another part… Anyway, I'm in the middle of the last chapter…It'll be up in a couple days…Hopefully… Review!!! Review!!! Review!!! Review!!! Review!!! Review!!! Review!!! Review!!! Review!!!
Don't own, Don't sue!!!
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I felt like I was going to faint. Would he recognize me? I quickly turned my head away, looking at Alyce once again. She stared at me, understanding in her eyes. I looked down at my hands. I felt the weight of another shove into my side, harshly slamming me into the counter. Hunter pushed past me, not even glancing my way. He leaned in close to Alyce.
"Alyce, where's the book you let me read yesterday? I found some information in there that might help me find her," he told her, his body language becoming more polite. She nodded slowly, still looking at me, then turned and walked into the back room. No, don't leave me alone with him, my mind yelled at her turned back.
"I'm sorry for pushing you," Hunter mumbled to me. I nodded, not trusting myself to speak. We stood in silence, my head staying down, not wanting to give Hunter a chance to recognize me. When Alyce returned, she handed him an old book covered in black cloth. He nodded to her, then turned and left, with Bree and Robbie trailing behind him. They went over to the corner of the room, and sat huddled together, trying to find a way to track me down. I felt an unexpected wave of amusement as I thought, I'm right here! My gaze stayed on Hunter until he looked up and met my stare. I felt a bolt of electricity shoot through me. I looked away.
"What's wrong with that guy?" I asked Alyce, trying to sound casual.
"Hunter is a seeker, and he…You know what a seeker is, right?" she asked me. I nodded, and she continued. "He fell in love with this very powerful witch, and she fell in love with him. Well, one day, it was discovered that she had called on the dark forces, and someone had died because of her," Alyce said quietly, looking at me, waiting for a response of some kind. Unfortunately, I opened my mouth immediately to defend myself, blowing my cover.
"I didn't-," I caught myself before finishing the sentence. She looked at me, and I could see in her eyes that she knew it was me. I looked down, bracing my body for what would come next. I heard Alyce take a deep breath, and was surprised when she kept speaking.
"She was sentenced to have her powers stripped by a seeker, who just so happened to be Hunter. When the day came, we could all see the pain he was going through. Everyone but Morgan, his muirn beatha dans. Hunter had his walls up, creating a stone wall blocking us from his view, from his feelings. But we could all see his pain. The pain that was ripping him inside. She did this spell that froze us all, and then her father, a very powerful and evil witch, came to her," her voice slowly faded, and I began to get dizzy. She knew my father came? But he said they couldn't hear or see… I shook my head lightly, needing to get back to reality.
"When she refused to join him, they began to fight, and he stabbed her with a switchblade, then left her to die. What she didn't know, was that we could see everything. We could hear everything. She came up to us, telling us that she loved us, then left, thinking that when that spell lost affect, we would still find her guilty. But when the spell did lose affect, we were all torn apart with guilt and the pain of losing a loved one. Hunter collapsed on the ground, weeping over his lost love. We all made a promise that night. We promised that we would find her, and bring her back to us.
"Hunter has been like this since that night. Never really connected to reality. He's always off in his own world, thinking about her. He loves her so much, if you could see inside his mind, feel what he was feeling, you'd probably die of pain. You see, he blames this all on himself. He has taken in so much guilt and pain that he is miserable. All he thinks of is her, and how much he hates himself for doing this to Morgan," she paused, then looked up at me. Looked right in my eyes. "He loves you Morgan. He needs you to survive. You're like his oxygen, he'll die without you. He needs you Morgan, go back to him, before he dies." I looked at her through the tears in my eyes. Was what she said true? Or did she just want me to go back to him so he could try to take my powers again? Ya, she could be lying, but couldn't she just deliver you to Hunter if it wasn't true? My mind fought back and forth, and I lightly shook my head. I turned my head to take a long look at Hunter, letting my gaze linger on his face.
"I can't," I whispered to Alyce, then grabbed my candle and ran out the door.
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I laid there, looking up at the ceiling for hours, trying to decide what to do. I needed to see Hunter again, feel his touch. Every time I tried to convince myself to go to him, fear blasted through my body. I felt tired and confused, trying to make up my mind.
What if what Alyce said was true? What if they all knew I was innocent? Then I would be able to go back to Hunter and my coven. I could stay here, in Widows Vale, my home. I could stay with my family. An unexpected smile broke across my face.
Get up, I commanded myself. Get up and go to Hunters. I waited a while, until I had enough courage built up inside me, then left the house quickly, before the courage had a chance to disappear.
I turned on the radio, and turned up the volume loud, feeling the beat of the music all the way to my bones. I was going to do this. I was going to talk to Hunter. I felt my pulse speed up as I neared his house.
I parked on the side of the driveway, and laid my head down on the steering wheel, sitting in silence. I took a couple deep breaths, wondering if meditating would calm me down. Taking one last breath, I slowly opened the car door.
Left foot, right foot, I directed myself. I took the last few steps to get to the front door, then stood there in silence, trying to gain more courage. I looked down at myself, smoothing my hands down the side of my pants, wiping the sweat off my palms. I took a deep breath, held it for a minute, then released. Blinking away the sudden tears that had blurred my eyes I raised my fist up to the door.
I knocked.
I heard footsteps walking to the door. The door swung open, and I found myself staring into the Hunters striking green eyes.
-Fatalinie Blanchet
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Sorry you guys!!! I had to end it there!!! You see, I'm only expecting to write one more chapter…Unless something inspires me to write another part… Anyway, I'm in the middle of the last chapter…It'll be up in a couple days…Hopefully… Review!!! Review!!! Review!!! Review!!! Review!!! Review!!! Review!!! Review!!! Review!!!