A/N Thanks for the reviews everyone! I'm sorry that I haven't been on this week, but I was in Belgium and I couldn't get to a computer. The good thing is that I know how the stories going to go (at last)!!! I did promise I'd try to update today so here goes.
Mystic- Thank you very much!
Pipergirl2003- It was quite freaky, wasn't it?
Wake Robin- All will be revealed over the next few chapters. It's all starting to take shape.
Anna- Thanks for the ideas. I've thought about it, and I've decided what to do, but your ideas really helped!
JessicaShade'sWiccaSide- I'm glad you like it!
AUtHiStIc- I've decided what to do about Morgan, so you'll find out soon. Ciaran is still alive just now- he's not dead yet! I have heard of Singapore- my geography isn't that bad, lol. I do have MSN messenger. I don't go on it that often, but I do have it so add me if you want.
Taz- They swapped more than I had intended to, but it actually worked quite well.
Rhiannan Star- Thank you so much! I hate Cal as well, and you're going to hate him even more soon (if the plan works out). My holiday was great, but it was very sad because we were at the battlefields. I hadn't realised how many people died. It was just a number before.
Witches Kat- It was a bit confusing because I didn't really explain what had happened before the scene in the dream. It will be made more clear soon- I promise!
Thank you to everyone who reviewed! There are so many of you, but I think I've mentioned everyone! Hope you like this chapter (and understand it a bit better).
Morgan's POV:-
As the clock chimed half past six I was still pacing my bedroom. Everything seemed dimmed, as if it wasn't quite as colourful as it had been before. I felt sick, and it was a struggle just to stand, but I felt as if I couldn't sit down.
The phone rang and I jumped. "Morgan?" It was Sky. I nodded stupidly, but then remembered she could not see me.
"Yes? Have you seen Hunter?" I picked up on waves of panic and deep sadness at the mention of Hunter's name, and sat up a little straighter.
"Can you come over? Please. It's important." She hung up and I looked at the phone for a second before slamming it down and pulling off my pyjamas. Within five minutes I was sitting in my car fully dressed. I turned the key and Das Boot's engine gave a comforting growl.
"Morgan, come in." I smiled nervously at Sky and went into the living room where Daniel was sitting with his head in his hands. Sky closed the door behind me and sat down on the other sofa. I noticed that she looked unnaturally pale as well, and I frowned in confusion.
"What's going on? Where's Hunter?" Daniel flinched when I said his name and a single tear rolled down his cheek. I sprang to my feet. "Where is he? Tell me, dammit! Just tell me!"
"Morgan, please sit down. Let me explain." Sky motioned for me to take the empty seat and without thinking I sank into it. "Hunter left the house this morning and he hasn't come back. He didn't leave a note or anything..."
"He came to see me." I interrupted, not caring if I was being rude. "Where is he? He didn't come to my house though." Sky looked at me silently and bit her lip.
"Morgan..." The phone rang and she grabbed it quickly. "Yes... Really?" The last of the colour in Sky's face drained away. "I understand. Thank you." She whispered.
"Who was that? Was it Hunter? Where is he, I don't understand." Daniel stood up suddenly and walked across to Sky.
"That was them, wasn't it?" Sky nodded solemnly. "What did they say? Have they found anything new?" I looked between them in confusion.
"What's going on?" Anxiety was pressing on me from all sides. I wanted to know where Hunter was. Now.
"He's dead Morgan." Sky covered her mouth as the words spilled out and the world began to spin. The floor rushed up to meet me and the world went black.
)o()o()o(
I struggled to sit up as an awful stench reached my nose. A wave of memories washed over me, and I felt someone put a hand on my back to steady me as I swayed drunkenly.
"Please tell me that's a lie." I was finally able to make out Sky who was crouched in front of me. Daniel came up from behind and kneeled down.
"Drink this, it'll make you feel better." I sipped the drink and nearly spat it all over him and Sky. I pushed it away and, to my surprise he didn't argue.
"Does it feel like a lie?" Sky asked me quietly. I shook my head. Hunter couldn't be gone. He just couldn't. It was like my dream, where I ended up with Cal, not Hunter. Except that I couldn't be with either of them, they were both dead.
"This has to be a bad dream, a nightmare. Please tell me I'm dreaming."
Hunter was standing over me. I smiled. It had just been a dream. He offered me a hand and I stood up. I smiled at him, but he didn't smile back.
"What's wrong?" He took my hand and led me down the beach. Stars twinkled above us, lights in a velvet cover of midnight blue. The colours looked rich and full, rather than thin and faded as they had looked only minutes ago.
"Morgan, you are in trouble. We do not have much time." My eyes snapped to Hunter who looked solemn. "I can't help you. I can only guide you."
"What do you mean? I don't understand. Sky said you were dead. But you're not, you can't be." He looked at me sadly and my eyes brimmed with tears. "I can't live without you. I need you." I remembered the reason he had been coming to my house and quickly explained my dream.
"This is very serious Morgan. It must be a sign. Someone is trying to hurt you and you must try to find out who it is."
"I need your help Hunter. I can't do it without you." He paced the sand in front of me, and I watched him with tears rolling down my cheeks. "Do we have time to scry?"
He froze and looked at me closely. "That's a good idea. Just a second." He delved into his pocket and pulled out his scrying stone.
Wordlessly we sat together and called our power. Moving together, we called on sigils of protection and wove an intricate pattern of spells around us. As we leant over the stone, it was already beginning to swirl and change.
There was a woman. It was the woman from my dream. I saw her lead Hunter into a building. He looked half dead, and I wondered if he was conscious.
The stone changed. There was Hunter, with the same woman. They were talking earnestly, and she leaned in to kiss him, stopping him mid sentence. We watched as their relationship grew.
Then it switched to the scene on the beach. What I had seen in my dream. I tried not to cry as Hunter and I withdrew. I couldn't look at him, but I could sense his embarrassment and pain. He wrapped his arms around me, and I collapsed into him.
"I'm so sorry, Morgan." He held me as I cried and eventually I looked up into his green eyes. He smiled at me and my worries melted away. "Was that what you saw in your dream?" I nodded.
"Who was the woman? Do you know her?" Hunter frowned as if trying to remember something. I watched him impatiently.
"She seems familiar, but I can't quite place who she is." I nodded eagerly. There was something about her. Something that reminded me of someone else. I tried to picture her in my head, but it was as if I could only look at her out of the corner of my eye. "She looks a bit like Killian." He said thoughtfully.
I swept up a little bundle of sand and then let it slip out of my hands. "That's it," I sat up and grabbed Hunter's arm. "It's Iona! Killian's sister." Ideas were streaming through my head, and I could tell from the way that Hunter was rubbing his chin, that he was considering the idea.
"You could be right," I raised my eyebrows and waited for him to elaborate. "She must have let something slip. That's why Ciaran and Killian know."
"That's what they were trying to warn us about!" I began excitedly. We were finally managing to figure this out.
"I know who killed me." I looked at Hunter in astonishment. "It was Iona. She wants to hurt you, and she must think that the easiest way to do that is by hurting me."
"Well she didn't succeed there." Seeing Hunter's hurt look I went on quickly. "It has hurt me, but we're still together. She can't break our bond."
"What was it you were saying about your dream? About you thinking I was dead, but me just being lost or something?" I stared at him blankly, but then the cogs of my brain started turning and I gasped.
"You mean... you're not dead? She hasn't killed you." Hunter nodded. "Then I have to find you! We have to stop my dream from happening."
"Our time is up Morgan." I clutched him desperately, not wanting to let him go. "We will meet again." I pulled him towards me and caught in the moment, our lips met and we pressed ourselves together.
As we eased apart, breathing hard, I tried to take in his every feature. "I love you Hunter." He smiled at me and kissed me lightly again.
"I love you too, Morgan. Tell Sky... Tell Sky I'll miss her, but that we'll meet again. Soon." I nodded, memorising the message. "And tell Da that I'm glad I got him back, but that he hasn't lost me again."
"I'll miss you," I called as we parted. "I'll miss you with all my heart and soul." My voice caught on the wind and drifted towards him.
"Do not despair, we will meet in our dreams. Goodbye my love." He began to fade, and when I looked back he was gone. I took a deep breath and concentrated on going back.
"Morgan! Oh thank the goddess you're okay." I rubbed my eyes, and tried to focus on Sky. I was lying on Hunter's bed, and I looked around hoping to see him. He wasn't there, and once again the colours looked dimmed. It was as though Hunter was a part of me. He has a part of me.
I remembered Hunter's message and tried to sit up. Sky propped a pillow under me and I leant back against it. "Hunter said that..." I struggled breath normally, "...that he'll miss you, but that you'll meet again soon."
Sky's face paled. "What happened Morgan? We were so worried. The smelling salts didn't work and we thought you were dying." Her eyes met mine, and I could see relief shining in them.
"Where's Daniel?" As if in reply, Daniel stepped in at that moment and he smiled sadly as he saw me and Sky.
"Ah good, you're up." I nodded and he sat on the end of the bed. "We were a bit worried there. What happened?"
"Hunter says that you haven't lost him again." Daniel edged closer. "He's glad he got you back." Sky and Daniel were gaping at me, and I sighed, trying to ignore the feeling that something was missing.
"I had a... dream tonight. That's why Hunter was coming to see me." I paused and they nodded for me to go on. "Just there, I saw him again. I don't know how, but it was like that spell that Charlie taught us. It was as real as that. We were on a beach, and I told him about my dream. We decided to scry because he had his lueg with him."
I explained what we had seen, and what we had worked out, but didn't tell them about our kiss. "It just seemed so real." I finished lamely.
"Morgan, this is very serious." That was what Hunter had said. "We have to find Iona and stop her." I nodded, blinking back tears. "We have to find Hunter," she added softly. I nodded my agreement and she shook her head in frustration.
"What time is it?" Daniel picked up the clock and I peered at the hands. It was seven o'clock. "Oh no! I have to get home! My parents will be up."
"Do you want me to drive you?" I though for a second but then politely refused the offer. "Take care Morgan."
"I will. Can I come back later? After school?" Sky turned away and picked something up off of the hall table. I looked at it more closely, and I saw that it was a photograph of Hunter and I from my birthday.
"I just got these developed yesterday. You can come whenever you want." I grabbed the photo, trying not to look at it and shoved on my coat. I clutched the photo and ran out of the house to my car.
A/N That was quite a long chapter as well! I'm sorry if this sounds a bit like Night's Child, but I promise it isn't!!! It's just part of my idea. Please review!!!
Mystic- Thank you very much!
Pipergirl2003- It was quite freaky, wasn't it?
Wake Robin- All will be revealed over the next few chapters. It's all starting to take shape.
Anna- Thanks for the ideas. I've thought about it, and I've decided what to do, but your ideas really helped!
JessicaShade'sWiccaSide- I'm glad you like it!
AUtHiStIc- I've decided what to do about Morgan, so you'll find out soon. Ciaran is still alive just now- he's not dead yet! I have heard of Singapore- my geography isn't that bad, lol. I do have MSN messenger. I don't go on it that often, but I do have it so add me if you want.
Taz- They swapped more than I had intended to, but it actually worked quite well.
Rhiannan Star- Thank you so much! I hate Cal as well, and you're going to hate him even more soon (if the plan works out). My holiday was great, but it was very sad because we were at the battlefields. I hadn't realised how many people died. It was just a number before.
Witches Kat- It was a bit confusing because I didn't really explain what had happened before the scene in the dream. It will be made more clear soon- I promise!
Thank you to everyone who reviewed! There are so many of you, but I think I've mentioned everyone! Hope you like this chapter (and understand it a bit better).
Morgan's POV:-
As the clock chimed half past six I was still pacing my bedroom. Everything seemed dimmed, as if it wasn't quite as colourful as it had been before. I felt sick, and it was a struggle just to stand, but I felt as if I couldn't sit down.
The phone rang and I jumped. "Morgan?" It was Sky. I nodded stupidly, but then remembered she could not see me.
"Yes? Have you seen Hunter?" I picked up on waves of panic and deep sadness at the mention of Hunter's name, and sat up a little straighter.
"Can you come over? Please. It's important." She hung up and I looked at the phone for a second before slamming it down and pulling off my pyjamas. Within five minutes I was sitting in my car fully dressed. I turned the key and Das Boot's engine gave a comforting growl.
"Morgan, come in." I smiled nervously at Sky and went into the living room where Daniel was sitting with his head in his hands. Sky closed the door behind me and sat down on the other sofa. I noticed that she looked unnaturally pale as well, and I frowned in confusion.
"What's going on? Where's Hunter?" Daniel flinched when I said his name and a single tear rolled down his cheek. I sprang to my feet. "Where is he? Tell me, dammit! Just tell me!"
"Morgan, please sit down. Let me explain." Sky motioned for me to take the empty seat and without thinking I sank into it. "Hunter left the house this morning and he hasn't come back. He didn't leave a note or anything..."
"He came to see me." I interrupted, not caring if I was being rude. "Where is he? He didn't come to my house though." Sky looked at me silently and bit her lip.
"Morgan..." The phone rang and she grabbed it quickly. "Yes... Really?" The last of the colour in Sky's face drained away. "I understand. Thank you." She whispered.
"Who was that? Was it Hunter? Where is he, I don't understand." Daniel stood up suddenly and walked across to Sky.
"That was them, wasn't it?" Sky nodded solemnly. "What did they say? Have they found anything new?" I looked between them in confusion.
"What's going on?" Anxiety was pressing on me from all sides. I wanted to know where Hunter was. Now.
"He's dead Morgan." Sky covered her mouth as the words spilled out and the world began to spin. The floor rushed up to meet me and the world went black.
)o()o()o(
I struggled to sit up as an awful stench reached my nose. A wave of memories washed over me, and I felt someone put a hand on my back to steady me as I swayed drunkenly.
"Please tell me that's a lie." I was finally able to make out Sky who was crouched in front of me. Daniel came up from behind and kneeled down.
"Drink this, it'll make you feel better." I sipped the drink and nearly spat it all over him and Sky. I pushed it away and, to my surprise he didn't argue.
"Does it feel like a lie?" Sky asked me quietly. I shook my head. Hunter couldn't be gone. He just couldn't. It was like my dream, where I ended up with Cal, not Hunter. Except that I couldn't be with either of them, they were both dead.
"This has to be a bad dream, a nightmare. Please tell me I'm dreaming."
Hunter was standing over me. I smiled. It had just been a dream. He offered me a hand and I stood up. I smiled at him, but he didn't smile back.
"What's wrong?" He took my hand and led me down the beach. Stars twinkled above us, lights in a velvet cover of midnight blue. The colours looked rich and full, rather than thin and faded as they had looked only minutes ago.
"Morgan, you are in trouble. We do not have much time." My eyes snapped to Hunter who looked solemn. "I can't help you. I can only guide you."
"What do you mean? I don't understand. Sky said you were dead. But you're not, you can't be." He looked at me sadly and my eyes brimmed with tears. "I can't live without you. I need you." I remembered the reason he had been coming to my house and quickly explained my dream.
"This is very serious Morgan. It must be a sign. Someone is trying to hurt you and you must try to find out who it is."
"I need your help Hunter. I can't do it without you." He paced the sand in front of me, and I watched him with tears rolling down my cheeks. "Do we have time to scry?"
He froze and looked at me closely. "That's a good idea. Just a second." He delved into his pocket and pulled out his scrying stone.
Wordlessly we sat together and called our power. Moving together, we called on sigils of protection and wove an intricate pattern of spells around us. As we leant over the stone, it was already beginning to swirl and change.
There was a woman. It was the woman from my dream. I saw her lead Hunter into a building. He looked half dead, and I wondered if he was conscious.
The stone changed. There was Hunter, with the same woman. They were talking earnestly, and she leaned in to kiss him, stopping him mid sentence. We watched as their relationship grew.
Then it switched to the scene on the beach. What I had seen in my dream. I tried not to cry as Hunter and I withdrew. I couldn't look at him, but I could sense his embarrassment and pain. He wrapped his arms around me, and I collapsed into him.
"I'm so sorry, Morgan." He held me as I cried and eventually I looked up into his green eyes. He smiled at me and my worries melted away. "Was that what you saw in your dream?" I nodded.
"Who was the woman? Do you know her?" Hunter frowned as if trying to remember something. I watched him impatiently.
"She seems familiar, but I can't quite place who she is." I nodded eagerly. There was something about her. Something that reminded me of someone else. I tried to picture her in my head, but it was as if I could only look at her out of the corner of my eye. "She looks a bit like Killian." He said thoughtfully.
I swept up a little bundle of sand and then let it slip out of my hands. "That's it," I sat up and grabbed Hunter's arm. "It's Iona! Killian's sister." Ideas were streaming through my head, and I could tell from the way that Hunter was rubbing his chin, that he was considering the idea.
"You could be right," I raised my eyebrows and waited for him to elaborate. "She must have let something slip. That's why Ciaran and Killian know."
"That's what they were trying to warn us about!" I began excitedly. We were finally managing to figure this out.
"I know who killed me." I looked at Hunter in astonishment. "It was Iona. She wants to hurt you, and she must think that the easiest way to do that is by hurting me."
"Well she didn't succeed there." Seeing Hunter's hurt look I went on quickly. "It has hurt me, but we're still together. She can't break our bond."
"What was it you were saying about your dream? About you thinking I was dead, but me just being lost or something?" I stared at him blankly, but then the cogs of my brain started turning and I gasped.
"You mean... you're not dead? She hasn't killed you." Hunter nodded. "Then I have to find you! We have to stop my dream from happening."
"Our time is up Morgan." I clutched him desperately, not wanting to let him go. "We will meet again." I pulled him towards me and caught in the moment, our lips met and we pressed ourselves together.
As we eased apart, breathing hard, I tried to take in his every feature. "I love you Hunter." He smiled at me and kissed me lightly again.
"I love you too, Morgan. Tell Sky... Tell Sky I'll miss her, but that we'll meet again. Soon." I nodded, memorising the message. "And tell Da that I'm glad I got him back, but that he hasn't lost me again."
"I'll miss you," I called as we parted. "I'll miss you with all my heart and soul." My voice caught on the wind and drifted towards him.
"Do not despair, we will meet in our dreams. Goodbye my love." He began to fade, and when I looked back he was gone. I took a deep breath and concentrated on going back.
"Morgan! Oh thank the goddess you're okay." I rubbed my eyes, and tried to focus on Sky. I was lying on Hunter's bed, and I looked around hoping to see him. He wasn't there, and once again the colours looked dimmed. It was as though Hunter was a part of me. He has a part of me.
I remembered Hunter's message and tried to sit up. Sky propped a pillow under me and I leant back against it. "Hunter said that..." I struggled breath normally, "...that he'll miss you, but that you'll meet again soon."
Sky's face paled. "What happened Morgan? We were so worried. The smelling salts didn't work and we thought you were dying." Her eyes met mine, and I could see relief shining in them.
"Where's Daniel?" As if in reply, Daniel stepped in at that moment and he smiled sadly as he saw me and Sky.
"Ah good, you're up." I nodded and he sat on the end of the bed. "We were a bit worried there. What happened?"
"Hunter says that you haven't lost him again." Daniel edged closer. "He's glad he got you back." Sky and Daniel were gaping at me, and I sighed, trying to ignore the feeling that something was missing.
"I had a... dream tonight. That's why Hunter was coming to see me." I paused and they nodded for me to go on. "Just there, I saw him again. I don't know how, but it was like that spell that Charlie taught us. It was as real as that. We were on a beach, and I told him about my dream. We decided to scry because he had his lueg with him."
I explained what we had seen, and what we had worked out, but didn't tell them about our kiss. "It just seemed so real." I finished lamely.
"Morgan, this is very serious." That was what Hunter had said. "We have to find Iona and stop her." I nodded, blinking back tears. "We have to find Hunter," she added softly. I nodded my agreement and she shook her head in frustration.
"What time is it?" Daniel picked up the clock and I peered at the hands. It was seven o'clock. "Oh no! I have to get home! My parents will be up."
"Do you want me to drive you?" I though for a second but then politely refused the offer. "Take care Morgan."
"I will. Can I come back later? After school?" Sky turned away and picked something up off of the hall table. I looked at it more closely, and I saw that it was a photograph of Hunter and I from my birthday.
"I just got these developed yesterday. You can come whenever you want." I grabbed the photo, trying not to look at it and shoved on my coat. I clutched the photo and ran out of the house to my car.
A/N That was quite a long chapter as well! I'm sorry if this sounds a bit like Night's Child, but I promise it isn't!!! It's just part of my idea. Please review!!!