AN: Hey guys this is my new story called the in-between times. I don't know
weather it's any good so please review and tell me what you think.
Chapter one: Missing you.
Everything is so strange without him, he is where my home is, and nothing feels right without him. I wonder when I will see him again, but he is busy with is dad, going to workshops and talks about the bubble spell. He wants to change things and I am so happy he has found his life's calling but... I miss him so much. He just called to say he will be flying with a friend over to France to meet with some others who will try to establish connections to members within the council and see if they can see their way of thinking. Hunter won't be back for nearly a mouth, and by that time I would have left Scotland... and I don't know when I will see him again for I know he will not come back to America...
Morgan.
"Morgan... come on Morgan were already late get a move on" my room mate Karalee whispered to me trying to wake me up.
"Go away" I grumbled and I swatted her hand away.
"Morgan..." she tried again and she shook me.
Dagda shifted beside me and I saw his little head peek through the covers to stare at Karalee. She scratched him behind the ears and crooned
"Aw what a sweetie pie, and unlike some he knows when to get up, come on this is the last time I'm going to tell you, get up." She ripped the covers away from me and I shivered from the cold blast.
"Goddess alright! Alright I'm getting up!" I yelled throwing up my hands. Karalee sat back with a small smug smile.
"Good... you have five minutes then I am leaving with or without you," she warned getting of the bed and re-applying lip-gloss.
I looked at her as I hoisted myself out of the bed a pawed through my closet for something decent to wear.
"You look tired" she commented watching my movements.
"I am tired, "I grumbled pulling on a long denim skirt.
"Not surprising your tired since you were with that boyfriend of yours all Monday night... I didn't hear you come in," she said pointedly to me with raised eyebrows.
I threw the pillow at her and we both burst out laughing.
"Shit Morgan, classes come on!" she yelled struggling to put her coat on. Karalee was about my height, with curly red hair and blue eyes, she had been a godsend when I had first come here to study with the elders. She was the only one that hadn't cowered away anyway and she offered to share a room with me since I was on my lonesome and so was she. She really was a good friend and best of all she is a witch, a woodbane like me.
I grabbed my coat and we both dashed for the door.
"So... how long have you been with him again?" she asked as we walked briskly down the dorm halls and out the door.
"Just over nine months... feels like longer though," I said grimly remembering all that we had been through together. He was so proud of me now and I was of him.
"Don't know how I forgot really, I probably no more about him than he does by this stage" she said snidely.
"What?" I asked confused
"Well you know you talk about him all the time right?" she asked stating the obvious.
"Yeah, sorry" I could feel my cheeks heating up.
She looked at me sideways and laughed"it's nice to know you love him so much"
"Were are we now?" I asked changing the subject.
"Eh... Spellcraft I think. Come on or we'll be late"
Fortunately we managed to turn up without being late and we snagged to seats together near the back.
Professor Eric Lawler came into the room and plonked his briefcase on the table and shouted for silence, Karalee and I looked sideways at each other.
It was just so funny to look at him because his eyebrows seem to have a life of their own, they grew out of his brow and seem to be growing upwards, that and his nose hair just about came down to his lip and he had to blow it out of the way.
Don't get me wrong Prof. Lawler is a wonderful teacher; he is taking me for private lessons to give me some extra experience.
"Last time I spoke with you I told you I would be discussing herbal work with you, so shut up, sit down and if its not to much trouble pay attention." He blew his nose hair out of his face and Karalee erupted with silent giggles.
I nudged her in the side and hissed "Karalee... shut up!"
"The use of herbs and plants is an integral part of the craft and is a practise which goes back many centuries. Whilst it would take a lifetime – probably longer for some of you- to learn all the healing and magical properties of plants it is necessary that we learn the basic and common uses of the most used plants in herbal work."
"Right... would anyone like to start us of with a herb or plant?" he looked around.
No one spoke for a moment but then I sat up straighter.
"Chamomile?" I volunteered nervously
"Yes... excellent and can you tell us what chamomile is used for Morgan," he said expectantly.
Crap I thought.
"Erm.... It helps calm the nerves and is and is an excellent aid to digestion, it can aid sleep, reduce wind and even to reduce tantrums. It is a great purifier and can be burned to break bad habits and even to drive away the negative thoughts of others." He gave me an appraising glance then spoke.
Couldn't have said it better myself" I smiled at him. "Anyone else?" he asked looking around once more.
"No... well lets run down a list.
Parsley: good for preventing pain during menstruation, good for purification and cleansing.
Rosemary: This aids concentration- are you writing all this down? There was a scurry for pens and papers then he continued, I grabbed my pen and wrote.
"Also it helps protect those against influence and conflict"
Could have used some of that when I went up against Selene.
"There are others like tea tree, lavender- that sooths and heals-, peppermint, sage, dandelion – that's good for digestion and increasing your psychic ability-, garlic, onion and thyme.
"Those are only the basics and you would be making a good start if you learned those basic ones." He said shuffling papers on his desk.
"Right today I want you in groups of three, you are going to do some herb empowering, it's simple so it wont in any why damage brain cells so... get to work. The spell is on page 113 of your textbooks"
I looked up the spell on the page and read
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Create your scared space in the usual way, with the glass of your herb and a small piece of large cloth to contain the herb and a piece of thread.
Once the circle is cast, hold the glass and herb up to the goddess and the god, state your intention, whether Magical or to enhance the natural properties that you have chosen the herb for and ask the lord and lady to enhance the herb through the powers earth, air, fire and water,
Once you are certain that this has happened place the herb onto the cloth and tie it into a small bundle ready to use later.
Clear away your sacred place in the usual way and then your herb is ready for use.
This spell can be done in a group or by yourself.
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"Right well what Herb are we going to use?" I asked Karalee but she was talking to someone else.
I saw that it was Colm Bryne, her boyfriend. He was a really nice guy, he and Karalee have been going out about 4 months now, a bit before I came here.
He was about 6 ft, smaller than Hunter and was muscled, a trait that I learned Karalee liked. He had pitch-black hair and blue eyes; those blue eyes were watching me.
"Can I join you-I'm on my own since both John and Anthony decided to sleep in this morning" he was saying to me but I was spacing out.
"O- yeah sure comes on"
We got down to work and soon the spell was done, I loved spellcraft there is just something about a well-done spell that makes you feel warm inside.
It was pelting rain after class- something that was frequent in Scotland I had come to realise. I looked around for Karalee and soon saw her with Colm making out up against the building, He and I met eyes over Karalee's shoulder and I smiled at him and turned around and headed back to the dorms.
Guess she won't be coming back for a while.
Ugh I hate wet jeans, I threw of my sodden clothes a wriggled into fresh ones, I ws just flopping down on the bed when Karalee walked into the room.
I consulted my watch "You were snogging for 25 minutes?" I asked in amusement.
Her face was flushed when she answered "Yeah... goddess he makes me crazy" she said almost awed.
Suddenly the phone rang and after a minute I sensed it was Hunter so I raced over to it, but Karalee got there first.
"Hello this is Karalee," she said joyfully into the phone and I tried to get it of her but she just moved it out of my reach.
"Give it," I whispered.
I heard Hunter talking saying "O hi can I speak with Morgan?"
"O and who, ay I say is calling?" she said
"Karalee just give it to me" I said lunging for the receiver but she again put it out of my reach.
"It's Hunter" I heard him say
"Okey dokey here she is then," she said handing the receiver to me.
"It's lover boy," she said and I stuck my tongue out at her.
"Hunter?" I asked sitting down on my bed and chucking the book back into my bag.
"Yeah hey sweetheart how are you?" he asked and I looked over to Karalee and almost laughed she was making swooning noises, god she is a pain in the arse sometimes.
"Who's a pain in the arse?" He asked and I realised he had read my thought like he so often did.
"O my roommate Karalee" I answered and she kept up the swooning.
"So... I am coming down again soon," he said
"You are?" I asked eagerly.
"Yeah I have a meeting but I might be able to drop in for a while" I got the hint; he was coming to my dorm room for a couple of hours so we could ahem... be alone together
So romantic, but I couldn't help but feel excited, I couldn't wait to see him again.
"That's great when?" I asked twirling the cord around my fingers.
"This Friday, I will be nearby so I might be able to stay the night- hopefully- with you" he said meaningfully.
"Are you trying to seduce me Hunter Niall?" I asked in mock astonishment and he laughed
"Yes" he said simply.
"I miss you," I said after a pause.
"I know... I miss you too I can't wait to see you, to touch you-it's driving me crazy" he said honestly.
"I hate being so far away from you," I said matching his honesty.
"Its hard I know but we'll see each other soon" Hmmm only three days, could I wait three days- no.
"I love you" I stated and I could feel waves of love and warmth coming from him
"I love you too- listen I have to go but I will be by your place at noon on Friday ok?" he asked I could hear someone speaking to him in the back.
"Is something wrong?" I asked worried
"No. I'll see you Friday love" he said warmly.
"Yeah see you then, love you" I said again.
"Love you too bye"
"Bye"
And then he was gone and I looked out the window to the darkness.
Hunter...
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AUTHORS NOTE
I hope you liked that, please review and tell me what you think.
Next chapter: A spell goes wrong and Morgan and Hunter have some alone time, what will happen, tune in next time.
Chapter one: Missing you.
Everything is so strange without him, he is where my home is, and nothing feels right without him. I wonder when I will see him again, but he is busy with is dad, going to workshops and talks about the bubble spell. He wants to change things and I am so happy he has found his life's calling but... I miss him so much. He just called to say he will be flying with a friend over to France to meet with some others who will try to establish connections to members within the council and see if they can see their way of thinking. Hunter won't be back for nearly a mouth, and by that time I would have left Scotland... and I don't know when I will see him again for I know he will not come back to America...
Morgan.
"Morgan... come on Morgan were already late get a move on" my room mate Karalee whispered to me trying to wake me up.
"Go away" I grumbled and I swatted her hand away.
"Morgan..." she tried again and she shook me.
Dagda shifted beside me and I saw his little head peek through the covers to stare at Karalee. She scratched him behind the ears and crooned
"Aw what a sweetie pie, and unlike some he knows when to get up, come on this is the last time I'm going to tell you, get up." She ripped the covers away from me and I shivered from the cold blast.
"Goddess alright! Alright I'm getting up!" I yelled throwing up my hands. Karalee sat back with a small smug smile.
"Good... you have five minutes then I am leaving with or without you," she warned getting of the bed and re-applying lip-gloss.
I looked at her as I hoisted myself out of the bed a pawed through my closet for something decent to wear.
"You look tired" she commented watching my movements.
"I am tired, "I grumbled pulling on a long denim skirt.
"Not surprising your tired since you were with that boyfriend of yours all Monday night... I didn't hear you come in," she said pointedly to me with raised eyebrows.
I threw the pillow at her and we both burst out laughing.
"Shit Morgan, classes come on!" she yelled struggling to put her coat on. Karalee was about my height, with curly red hair and blue eyes, she had been a godsend when I had first come here to study with the elders. She was the only one that hadn't cowered away anyway and she offered to share a room with me since I was on my lonesome and so was she. She really was a good friend and best of all she is a witch, a woodbane like me.
I grabbed my coat and we both dashed for the door.
"So... how long have you been with him again?" she asked as we walked briskly down the dorm halls and out the door.
"Just over nine months... feels like longer though," I said grimly remembering all that we had been through together. He was so proud of me now and I was of him.
"Don't know how I forgot really, I probably no more about him than he does by this stage" she said snidely.
"What?" I asked confused
"Well you know you talk about him all the time right?" she asked stating the obvious.
"Yeah, sorry" I could feel my cheeks heating up.
She looked at me sideways and laughed"it's nice to know you love him so much"
"Were are we now?" I asked changing the subject.
"Eh... Spellcraft I think. Come on or we'll be late"
Fortunately we managed to turn up without being late and we snagged to seats together near the back.
Professor Eric Lawler came into the room and plonked his briefcase on the table and shouted for silence, Karalee and I looked sideways at each other.
It was just so funny to look at him because his eyebrows seem to have a life of their own, they grew out of his brow and seem to be growing upwards, that and his nose hair just about came down to his lip and he had to blow it out of the way.
Don't get me wrong Prof. Lawler is a wonderful teacher; he is taking me for private lessons to give me some extra experience.
"Last time I spoke with you I told you I would be discussing herbal work with you, so shut up, sit down and if its not to much trouble pay attention." He blew his nose hair out of his face and Karalee erupted with silent giggles.
I nudged her in the side and hissed "Karalee... shut up!"
"The use of herbs and plants is an integral part of the craft and is a practise which goes back many centuries. Whilst it would take a lifetime – probably longer for some of you- to learn all the healing and magical properties of plants it is necessary that we learn the basic and common uses of the most used plants in herbal work."
"Right... would anyone like to start us of with a herb or plant?" he looked around.
No one spoke for a moment but then I sat up straighter.
"Chamomile?" I volunteered nervously
"Yes... excellent and can you tell us what chamomile is used for Morgan," he said expectantly.
Crap I thought.
"Erm.... It helps calm the nerves and is and is an excellent aid to digestion, it can aid sleep, reduce wind and even to reduce tantrums. It is a great purifier and can be burned to break bad habits and even to drive away the negative thoughts of others." He gave me an appraising glance then spoke.
Couldn't have said it better myself" I smiled at him. "Anyone else?" he asked looking around once more.
"No... well lets run down a list.
Parsley: good for preventing pain during menstruation, good for purification and cleansing.
Rosemary: This aids concentration- are you writing all this down? There was a scurry for pens and papers then he continued, I grabbed my pen and wrote.
"Also it helps protect those against influence and conflict"
Could have used some of that when I went up against Selene.
"There are others like tea tree, lavender- that sooths and heals-, peppermint, sage, dandelion – that's good for digestion and increasing your psychic ability-, garlic, onion and thyme.
"Those are only the basics and you would be making a good start if you learned those basic ones." He said shuffling papers on his desk.
"Right today I want you in groups of three, you are going to do some herb empowering, it's simple so it wont in any why damage brain cells so... get to work. The spell is on page 113 of your textbooks"
I looked up the spell on the page and read
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Create your scared space in the usual way, with the glass of your herb and a small piece of large cloth to contain the herb and a piece of thread.
Once the circle is cast, hold the glass and herb up to the goddess and the god, state your intention, whether Magical or to enhance the natural properties that you have chosen the herb for and ask the lord and lady to enhance the herb through the powers earth, air, fire and water,
Once you are certain that this has happened place the herb onto the cloth and tie it into a small bundle ready to use later.
Clear away your sacred place in the usual way and then your herb is ready for use.
This spell can be done in a group or by yourself.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
"Right well what Herb are we going to use?" I asked Karalee but she was talking to someone else.
I saw that it was Colm Bryne, her boyfriend. He was a really nice guy, he and Karalee have been going out about 4 months now, a bit before I came here.
He was about 6 ft, smaller than Hunter and was muscled, a trait that I learned Karalee liked. He had pitch-black hair and blue eyes; those blue eyes were watching me.
"Can I join you-I'm on my own since both John and Anthony decided to sleep in this morning" he was saying to me but I was spacing out.
"O- yeah sure comes on"
We got down to work and soon the spell was done, I loved spellcraft there is just something about a well-done spell that makes you feel warm inside.
It was pelting rain after class- something that was frequent in Scotland I had come to realise. I looked around for Karalee and soon saw her with Colm making out up against the building, He and I met eyes over Karalee's shoulder and I smiled at him and turned around and headed back to the dorms.
Guess she won't be coming back for a while.
Ugh I hate wet jeans, I threw of my sodden clothes a wriggled into fresh ones, I ws just flopping down on the bed when Karalee walked into the room.
I consulted my watch "You were snogging for 25 minutes?" I asked in amusement.
Her face was flushed when she answered "Yeah... goddess he makes me crazy" she said almost awed.
Suddenly the phone rang and after a minute I sensed it was Hunter so I raced over to it, but Karalee got there first.
"Hello this is Karalee," she said joyfully into the phone and I tried to get it of her but she just moved it out of my reach.
"Give it," I whispered.
I heard Hunter talking saying "O hi can I speak with Morgan?"
"O and who, ay I say is calling?" she said
"Karalee just give it to me" I said lunging for the receiver but she again put it out of my reach.
"It's Hunter" I heard him say
"Okey dokey here she is then," she said handing the receiver to me.
"It's lover boy," she said and I stuck my tongue out at her.
"Hunter?" I asked sitting down on my bed and chucking the book back into my bag.
"Yeah hey sweetheart how are you?" he asked and I looked over to Karalee and almost laughed she was making swooning noises, god she is a pain in the arse sometimes.
"Who's a pain in the arse?" He asked and I realised he had read my thought like he so often did.
"O my roommate Karalee" I answered and she kept up the swooning.
"So... I am coming down again soon," he said
"You are?" I asked eagerly.
"Yeah I have a meeting but I might be able to drop in for a while" I got the hint; he was coming to my dorm room for a couple of hours so we could ahem... be alone together
So romantic, but I couldn't help but feel excited, I couldn't wait to see him again.
"That's great when?" I asked twirling the cord around my fingers.
"This Friday, I will be nearby so I might be able to stay the night- hopefully- with you" he said meaningfully.
"Are you trying to seduce me Hunter Niall?" I asked in mock astonishment and he laughed
"Yes" he said simply.
"I miss you," I said after a pause.
"I know... I miss you too I can't wait to see you, to touch you-it's driving me crazy" he said honestly.
"I hate being so far away from you," I said matching his honesty.
"Its hard I know but we'll see each other soon" Hmmm only three days, could I wait three days- no.
"I love you" I stated and I could feel waves of love and warmth coming from him
"I love you too- listen I have to go but I will be by your place at noon on Friday ok?" he asked I could hear someone speaking to him in the back.
"Is something wrong?" I asked worried
"No. I'll see you Friday love" he said warmly.
"Yeah see you then, love you" I said again.
"Love you too bye"
"Bye"
And then he was gone and I looked out the window to the darkness.
Hunter...
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AUTHORS NOTE
I hope you liked that, please review and tell me what you think.
Next chapter: A spell goes wrong and Morgan and Hunter have some alone time, what will happen, tune in next time.