Author's Note: Well, here you all go, the twelfth chapter! Hope you like
it! Please review!!
No, I don't own anything (well, except the plotline for this fic) so don't sue.
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I knew what I needed to do. But what if joining the dark side still led to the death of my muirn beatha dans? Would he wish me to spend the rest of my life in the malicious arms of darkness? Or would he rather have me sacrifice his life in order to live one of my own, even though it's without him? One last glance at Hunters screaming body melted away the small amount of doubt that had rooted itself in the depths of my mind. I would do anything for him, and this small sacrifice on my part would only bring our souls closer together.
I blinked away the tears that stung at the edges of my eyes, and sitting on my knees in front of Ciaran, I lowered my head and covered my face with my hands. As I finally lost control and let my tears flow I felt the last ounce of my pride slip away. I began to beg.
"P...please, Ci...Father, please, d...don't hurt him. P...please take the pain away. Father, please, I'll ...I'll do anything, just take the pain away. P...please, daddy," I cried. For the first time in my life, I actually felt like a daughter to him. Without the walls that had kept me guarded, the walls that had reminded me constantly of my father's evil, I could actually look upon him as whom he really was. He was my father, and no amount of evil or betrayal can take that away. He sat down beside me, his hand petting my hair as I laid my head in his lap. If someone was looking in on us, they might assume that my father was comforting me as I sobbed about a recent fling that broke my heart. The scenario was similar but in this case, it involved an evil, demented father whose poor, good-hearted daughter was begging him to stop killing her soul mate.
"Now, honey, you know there's only one thing I want from you," he whispered sweetly in my ear. I cringed. "Now, this is the last time I'll ask. You either join me on the dark side, or I'll give you one minute to say good-bye to Hunter before I kill him. It's your choice, I'll give you a couple seconds to think about it, but I want it word for word from your mouth that you'll join me. You better decide fast because I don't thing his body can take it much longer." I nodded and slowly crawled back to Hunter as his life slowly began slipping away. I reached to wipe the tears from his face but I only felt the air where warm flesh should have been. I let out a sob and turned to look at Ciaran.
"P...please, I'll go with you, I'll join the d...d...dark side, but I want to feel his touch one more time." I turned back to gaze once more at his body. I reached up and wiped the tears from my eyes, taking a deep breath so I could continue. "I want to kiss his lips one last time, for one last memory of this life. Please, just give me this one wish and I'll surrender to you. This is all I'm asking of you, please." Turning back around to face Ciaran, I saw him nod and mumble some words.
I looked back at Hunter, and this time when I reached out to touch his face, I could feel his skin. I laughed in joy and pulled him into my lap, his head resting on my lap. Still engulfed in pain, he opened his eyes and stared up at me. Tears began dripping down my face again, and I leaned down to lightly touch my lips to his. His hand tried to reach up and touch me, but the pain that wracked his body had sucked his strength out. Using my thumbs to wipe his tears away, I whispered my final goodbye.
"I love you Hunter, despite all that has happened I'll always love you. Never forget that." He smiled slightly, but it slipped from his face as another wave if pain took over, and he began to cough, his chest heaving for breath. I saw blood begin to seep out the corner of his mouth.
"Ciaran, take the spell off him! Take the damn spell off him now or the deal is off!" I screamed out. I wrapped my hands around his body, cradling him. "Oh please, just take it off him!" I whispered. He complied. Hunter's body relaxed as he fell unconscious in my arms. Ciaran grabbed my arm, pulling me away from Hunter's body. I shivered, a sudden chill possessing my body.
"We have to go now, Morgan. It's time to begin your training." Ciaran said as put his arm around my waist. I looked up to see the rest of my coven, staring at me, crying and hugging each other. I realized that Ciaran must have put a spell up to keep them away from us. I met their eyes one by one, whispered one last 'I love you' as I heard Ciaran chanting a spell. Then darkness took over.
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Well, that's it for now. I finally dragged myself away from my piles of homework to finally sit down and write this. Please review!!! The more reviews I get, the less time you'll have to wait for the next chapter! (It's the inspiration that keeps me writing!) I'm thinking about editing the earlier chapters (I read them over and found many unwanted glitches!) so if there's any critiques (and I'm sure there are!) feel free to email me! Thanks!
-Fatalinie Blanchet
No, I don't own anything (well, except the plotline for this fic) so don't sue.
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I knew what I needed to do. But what if joining the dark side still led to the death of my muirn beatha dans? Would he wish me to spend the rest of my life in the malicious arms of darkness? Or would he rather have me sacrifice his life in order to live one of my own, even though it's without him? One last glance at Hunters screaming body melted away the small amount of doubt that had rooted itself in the depths of my mind. I would do anything for him, and this small sacrifice on my part would only bring our souls closer together.
I blinked away the tears that stung at the edges of my eyes, and sitting on my knees in front of Ciaran, I lowered my head and covered my face with my hands. As I finally lost control and let my tears flow I felt the last ounce of my pride slip away. I began to beg.
"P...please, Ci...Father, please, d...don't hurt him. P...please take the pain away. Father, please, I'll ...I'll do anything, just take the pain away. P...please, daddy," I cried. For the first time in my life, I actually felt like a daughter to him. Without the walls that had kept me guarded, the walls that had reminded me constantly of my father's evil, I could actually look upon him as whom he really was. He was my father, and no amount of evil or betrayal can take that away. He sat down beside me, his hand petting my hair as I laid my head in his lap. If someone was looking in on us, they might assume that my father was comforting me as I sobbed about a recent fling that broke my heart. The scenario was similar but in this case, it involved an evil, demented father whose poor, good-hearted daughter was begging him to stop killing her soul mate.
"Now, honey, you know there's only one thing I want from you," he whispered sweetly in my ear. I cringed. "Now, this is the last time I'll ask. You either join me on the dark side, or I'll give you one minute to say good-bye to Hunter before I kill him. It's your choice, I'll give you a couple seconds to think about it, but I want it word for word from your mouth that you'll join me. You better decide fast because I don't thing his body can take it much longer." I nodded and slowly crawled back to Hunter as his life slowly began slipping away. I reached to wipe the tears from his face but I only felt the air where warm flesh should have been. I let out a sob and turned to look at Ciaran.
"P...please, I'll go with you, I'll join the d...d...dark side, but I want to feel his touch one more time." I turned back to gaze once more at his body. I reached up and wiped the tears from my eyes, taking a deep breath so I could continue. "I want to kiss his lips one last time, for one last memory of this life. Please, just give me this one wish and I'll surrender to you. This is all I'm asking of you, please." Turning back around to face Ciaran, I saw him nod and mumble some words.
I looked back at Hunter, and this time when I reached out to touch his face, I could feel his skin. I laughed in joy and pulled him into my lap, his head resting on my lap. Still engulfed in pain, he opened his eyes and stared up at me. Tears began dripping down my face again, and I leaned down to lightly touch my lips to his. His hand tried to reach up and touch me, but the pain that wracked his body had sucked his strength out. Using my thumbs to wipe his tears away, I whispered my final goodbye.
"I love you Hunter, despite all that has happened I'll always love you. Never forget that." He smiled slightly, but it slipped from his face as another wave if pain took over, and he began to cough, his chest heaving for breath. I saw blood begin to seep out the corner of his mouth.
"Ciaran, take the spell off him! Take the damn spell off him now or the deal is off!" I screamed out. I wrapped my hands around his body, cradling him. "Oh please, just take it off him!" I whispered. He complied. Hunter's body relaxed as he fell unconscious in my arms. Ciaran grabbed my arm, pulling me away from Hunter's body. I shivered, a sudden chill possessing my body.
"We have to go now, Morgan. It's time to begin your training." Ciaran said as put his arm around my waist. I looked up to see the rest of my coven, staring at me, crying and hugging each other. I realized that Ciaran must have put a spell up to keep them away from us. I met their eyes one by one, whispered one last 'I love you' as I heard Ciaran chanting a spell. Then darkness took over.
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Well, that's it for now. I finally dragged myself away from my piles of homework to finally sit down and write this. Please review!!! The more reviews I get, the less time you'll have to wait for the next chapter! (It's the inspiration that keeps me writing!) I'm thinking about editing the earlier chapters (I read them over and found many unwanted glitches!) so if there's any critiques (and I'm sure there are!) feel free to email me! Thanks!
-Fatalinie Blanchet