My Muirn Beatha Dan Chapter: Bring On the Rain
It's almost like the hard times circle round.
A couple drops, and they all start coming down.
Yeah, I might feel defeated; and I might hang my head,
I might be barely breathing, but I'm not dead, no,
'Cuz tomorrow's another day, and I'm thirsty anyway,
So bring on the rain.
----Bring On the Rain by Jo Dee Messina and Tim McGraw
Ten minutes Robbie, Ethan, Sharon, Matt, Jenna, Hunter and I were all sitting in a circle, holding hands. I was between Robbie and Jenna, holding their hands in mine and trying to concentrate. My mind kept wondering to other things, like Cal, and the harder I tried to think about something else, the more Cal's image kept popping into my brain.
"We are going to try to do a spell," Hunter said, looking around the circle at us. His eyes stopped at me, and blushing, I looked down at the floor beneath me. "It's a spell to get what you all most desire. Before we try this, I want you all to close your eyes and think of something that you want most in the world."
I closed my eyes, and immediately two thoughts popped into my brain: I want Cal and Selene to leave Widow's Vale and never come back, and I want Hunter. I almost yelped as that second thought came across my mind. Since when did I want Hunter? I mean, Hunter was...well; Hunter was Hunter, a Seeker for the council, and now the leader of my coven. I tried to shove the thought of wanting Hunter out of my brain, since it was so ridiculous, but it just came back, stronger this time. That's when my eyes shot open; Hunter seemed to be very aware of my thoughts, and I really didn't want him to know that I was thinking about wanting him.
When I glanced up, I found that those familiar pale green eyes were focused on me, so I snapped my eyes shut again. This was terrible. Now Hunter knew that I was starting to have feelings for him. Oh, Goddess, this was bad.
"All right, now that everyone has something in his or her mind about what they want the most," Hunter began, and everyone opened their eyes, "let's all stand up, and move widdershins in the circle."
We all obeyed, standing up and keeping our hands connected, and moved widdershins around in the circle. I was careful not to let my gaze wander to Hunter as we moved around, but soon, I didn't have to worry about anything. I was incredibly happy, rushing around in the circle with my friends, and I could feel the magick crackling around us.
Then suddenly, we all stopped, and Hunter looked up at the ceiling and said, "Now release the thought of the thing that you want to the Goddess, and trust Her to grant your wish."
We were all briefly confused. How were we supposed to release our thoughts to the Goddess? But then I got it. I looked up at the ceiling, and I thought, Goddess, I trust you with my innermost desire, and I wish for you to grant it. Grabbing at a thought that was tugging at the back of my mind, I released it to Her. Please, let me have Hunter.
I was shocked. I had thought wanting Cal and Selene out of my life for good was my innermost desire, but apparently it wasn't. Apparently, my deepest aspiration was to have Hunter as mine. I couldn't believe what a sudden change that I'd went through. First, I thought I hated Hunter, and now I was realizing that I really loved him!
We all released our hands and said, "Blessed be!" at the same time. I felt dizzy and light-headed, the way I always felt after doing magick. Everyone looked at me expectantly, because they knew that after every circle we did, I always had to be centred from using too much magick, or whatever.
I almost passed out, but I grabbed onto Robbie's arm, tightly, and blinked a few times, trying to steady myself. Robbie looked down at me, concern deep in his eyes as he grabbed onto my shoulders, also trying to steady me. Hunter crossed the circle to take a hold of me, to centre me, but he was a fraction too late. I fainted right in Robbie's arms.
When I awoke again, I was in someone's car, all curled up in a little ball in the passenger seat. I sat up, and kind of stretched my legs a bit and looked to see who was driving the car. Hunter. Of course it was him. We were in his rental car, heading toward my house.
"Good," he said. "You're finally awake. I was starting to wonder about you."
"What do you mean, 'finally awake'? How long was I passed out for?" I asked, and he momentarily took his eyes off the road to glance at me.
"30 minutes," he said, and looked back at the road. "I figured your parents would get upset if you didn't come home, so I was going to take you home and wait for you to wake up, but oh well. This works, too."
Silence filled the car for what felt like a long time. I was starting to wonder whether Hunter wanted to say more to me or not when he pulled up to my house. I was about to open the door, but Hunter grabbed my arm. I sat back down in the seat and looked at him.
For a moment, he just looked at me. "I wasn't too bad of a leader tonight, right?" he asked finally. "I mean for the circle."
Puzzled, I said, "No, you were fine. Well, I'll see you later." I started to get out again, but his voice pulled me back to the seat.
"Morgan, wait."
Starting to get impatient, I began, "What is it, Hunt---"
But I couldn't finish my sentence, because suddenly, his lips were on mine in a gentle kiss, cutting off my words. I was really surprised at first, but gradually I responded to the kiss, moving closer to him. Goddess, this was so wrong! I'd just barely broken up with Cal, and now I was kissing Hunter! But it felt so unbelievably right, somehow, like this was all supposed to be happening. I felt his arm slip around me, pulling me even closer to him. This was amazing, but also very, very wrong.
I broke the kiss off, and opened the car door. "I'll, um, I'll see you later, Hunter." As I closed the door, I heard him sigh.
I walked into my house in a daze.
Me: Hi again, my loyal readers! I have a few things to say, so here goes: 1. I have finally read the fifth, sixth and eighth books. I would have read the seventh book, but my library doesn't have it. –Sobs—2. I know that in the books Hunter would never let them do a spell as uninitiated witches, but hey, I think there needs to be a little more magick at times in the books, don't you? 3. I am SO sorry that I haven't updated sooner, but I've been battling with my worst enemy: writer's block. I really hate when I get writer's block, especially after promising that I would be updating this story a lot.
I'm so angry with myself for not getting anything done on this story. I'm not sure how soon I'll be getting the next chapter out, but hopefully my writer's block won't last for much longer. Anyway, please review!
It's almost like the hard times circle round.
A couple drops, and they all start coming down.
Yeah, I might feel defeated; and I might hang my head,
I might be barely breathing, but I'm not dead, no,
'Cuz tomorrow's another day, and I'm thirsty anyway,
So bring on the rain.
----Bring On the Rain by Jo Dee Messina and Tim McGraw
Ten minutes Robbie, Ethan, Sharon, Matt, Jenna, Hunter and I were all sitting in a circle, holding hands. I was between Robbie and Jenna, holding their hands in mine and trying to concentrate. My mind kept wondering to other things, like Cal, and the harder I tried to think about something else, the more Cal's image kept popping into my brain.
"We are going to try to do a spell," Hunter said, looking around the circle at us. His eyes stopped at me, and blushing, I looked down at the floor beneath me. "It's a spell to get what you all most desire. Before we try this, I want you all to close your eyes and think of something that you want most in the world."
I closed my eyes, and immediately two thoughts popped into my brain: I want Cal and Selene to leave Widow's Vale and never come back, and I want Hunter. I almost yelped as that second thought came across my mind. Since when did I want Hunter? I mean, Hunter was...well; Hunter was Hunter, a Seeker for the council, and now the leader of my coven. I tried to shove the thought of wanting Hunter out of my brain, since it was so ridiculous, but it just came back, stronger this time. That's when my eyes shot open; Hunter seemed to be very aware of my thoughts, and I really didn't want him to know that I was thinking about wanting him.
When I glanced up, I found that those familiar pale green eyes were focused on me, so I snapped my eyes shut again. This was terrible. Now Hunter knew that I was starting to have feelings for him. Oh, Goddess, this was bad.
"All right, now that everyone has something in his or her mind about what they want the most," Hunter began, and everyone opened their eyes, "let's all stand up, and move widdershins in the circle."
We all obeyed, standing up and keeping our hands connected, and moved widdershins around in the circle. I was careful not to let my gaze wander to Hunter as we moved around, but soon, I didn't have to worry about anything. I was incredibly happy, rushing around in the circle with my friends, and I could feel the magick crackling around us.
Then suddenly, we all stopped, and Hunter looked up at the ceiling and said, "Now release the thought of the thing that you want to the Goddess, and trust Her to grant your wish."
We were all briefly confused. How were we supposed to release our thoughts to the Goddess? But then I got it. I looked up at the ceiling, and I thought, Goddess, I trust you with my innermost desire, and I wish for you to grant it. Grabbing at a thought that was tugging at the back of my mind, I released it to Her. Please, let me have Hunter.
I was shocked. I had thought wanting Cal and Selene out of my life for good was my innermost desire, but apparently it wasn't. Apparently, my deepest aspiration was to have Hunter as mine. I couldn't believe what a sudden change that I'd went through. First, I thought I hated Hunter, and now I was realizing that I really loved him!
We all released our hands and said, "Blessed be!" at the same time. I felt dizzy and light-headed, the way I always felt after doing magick. Everyone looked at me expectantly, because they knew that after every circle we did, I always had to be centred from using too much magick, or whatever.
I almost passed out, but I grabbed onto Robbie's arm, tightly, and blinked a few times, trying to steady myself. Robbie looked down at me, concern deep in his eyes as he grabbed onto my shoulders, also trying to steady me. Hunter crossed the circle to take a hold of me, to centre me, but he was a fraction too late. I fainted right in Robbie's arms.
When I awoke again, I was in someone's car, all curled up in a little ball in the passenger seat. I sat up, and kind of stretched my legs a bit and looked to see who was driving the car. Hunter. Of course it was him. We were in his rental car, heading toward my house.
"Good," he said. "You're finally awake. I was starting to wonder about you."
"What do you mean, 'finally awake'? How long was I passed out for?" I asked, and he momentarily took his eyes off the road to glance at me.
"30 minutes," he said, and looked back at the road. "I figured your parents would get upset if you didn't come home, so I was going to take you home and wait for you to wake up, but oh well. This works, too."
Silence filled the car for what felt like a long time. I was starting to wonder whether Hunter wanted to say more to me or not when he pulled up to my house. I was about to open the door, but Hunter grabbed my arm. I sat back down in the seat and looked at him.
For a moment, he just looked at me. "I wasn't too bad of a leader tonight, right?" he asked finally. "I mean for the circle."
Puzzled, I said, "No, you were fine. Well, I'll see you later." I started to get out again, but his voice pulled me back to the seat.
"Morgan, wait."
Starting to get impatient, I began, "What is it, Hunt---"
But I couldn't finish my sentence, because suddenly, his lips were on mine in a gentle kiss, cutting off my words. I was really surprised at first, but gradually I responded to the kiss, moving closer to him. Goddess, this was so wrong! I'd just barely broken up with Cal, and now I was kissing Hunter! But it felt so unbelievably right, somehow, like this was all supposed to be happening. I felt his arm slip around me, pulling me even closer to him. This was amazing, but also very, very wrong.
I broke the kiss off, and opened the car door. "I'll, um, I'll see you later, Hunter." As I closed the door, I heard him sigh.
I walked into my house in a daze.
Me: Hi again, my loyal readers! I have a few things to say, so here goes: 1. I have finally read the fifth, sixth and eighth books. I would have read the seventh book, but my library doesn't have it. –Sobs—2. I know that in the books Hunter would never let them do a spell as uninitiated witches, but hey, I think there needs to be a little more magick at times in the books, don't you? 3. I am SO sorry that I haven't updated sooner, but I've been battling with my worst enemy: writer's block. I really hate when I get writer's block, especially after promising that I would be updating this story a lot.
I'm so angry with myself for not getting anything done on this story. I'm not sure how soon I'll be getting the next chapter out, but hopefully my writer's block won't last for much longer. Anyway, please review!