Chapter Nine

Little Promise

Okay I'm sorry it took long I just went on vacation to Busch Gardens so ya I'm sorry. Now I'm sure you have all been awaiting this chapter so I won't make you wait any longer. Unless of course you have reviewed. So here is my answers to your wonderful reviews! Keep reviewing please cause it really motivates me. Now time to answer:

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Suze POV

In front of me was one of the most beautiful rings I have ever seen. It was a silver band with a nice sized emerald on it with 4 little tiny diamonds around it. It looked beautiful.

"Will you marry me?" I put my hands over my mouth. He had asked me he had asked me! Oh my gosh he…..asked me! I just stood there with a shocked look on my face. I couldn't say anything. Was this real? I mean it could be a dream. I closed my eyes and then opened them slowly and Jesse was still in front of my with a jewelry box that had a beautiful ring in it. Tears started streaming down my face and I was all choked up and couldn't say anything. Jesse must of taken the tears the wrong way because he said

"I understand Querida if you're not ready or you don't think-" I had cut him off by jumping on him. His statement had made my vocal cords work again magically. The thought that I would ever say no was impossible and I couldn't believe he would think that. So I had jumped on him. I had my legs wrapped around his waist and my arms around his neck and I said in a whisper

"Yes." He had the most happiest look on his face.

"Really?" I laughed and said

"Really Jesse. How could you even imagine that I would say no?"

"Well I….wasn't sure." I just laughed again and pulled myself closer and said

"Silly why would I ever say no when you are perfect." I closed the gap between us and we had a very passionate kiss. Jesse pulled away and said

"No you're perfect." I just smiled and he put me down. The box was laying in the sand forgotten because I had jumped on him. He then said "You know Querida. It's more of a promise." I looked into his face and said

"Promise?" Jesse just smiled and said

"Yes Querida a promise. It's a promise that I will always love you and will eventually marry you." My happiness level lowered a little.

"Eventually?" Jesse just looked down at me and said

"Querida you are very young and this ring means that I will always be your and you will always be mine. That anyone or anything will never tear us apart. That is why it is on a chain." He bent down and picked the ring out of the box. I hadn't noticed before. The silver chain matched the silver chain perfectly and was so fine that it almost disappeared. "You are young so I thought that after college we could get married." I looked up at Jesse and smiled

"Then I promise I will always be yours." We then made out for who knows how long before Jesse said

"Susannah I think it's time to take you home." I just sighed. Jesse and his 19th century manners. We got up and cleaned up dinner then we walked back to the car with are arms wrapped around each other. I was the most happiest girl on the face of the earth. The man I loved wanted to spend the rest of his life with me. I just looked up at Jesse and smiled. He looked back down at me with a twinkle in his eyes and a smile on his face. Madam Zara was right. Our love would last forever.

Pam POV

I was BORED! Gosh when would Suze get back? I needed some entertainment. I just sighed. I didn't want to read my book, there was nothing good on TV, and nothing good to do on the internet because none of my friends were signed on. Man this sucked. Then an idea struck me. The Shifter article! I hunted in my dirty clothes for the capris I had worn that day. Got them! I searched through the pockets and I had it! I unfolded the old newspaper article. I studied the picture for a long time because ancient Egypt absolutely fascinated me. I then moved on to the article. It gave a brief description of the capabilities of these shifters. They could read minds, telekinetic powers, leave their body and become a ghost for a short period of time, become invisible, time travel, and many more that weren't mentioned in the article. They seemed like they were a whole other being. My eyes scanned the page and I sucked in all the information. I then heard something and I hid the article immediately fearing Suze or Jesse would catch me with it. I looked up and to my surprise the ghost from before was there. Her name was Elle, Eleanor, Elvia…Elvira! That was it! Just incase that was wrong I just said

"Hello. Do you need anything?" The ghost looked me right in the eye and it felt like she was looking right into my soul. She answered in her stone cold voice

"Has the mediator come up with a solution?" I felt that if I lied the ghost would be able to see right through me so I said

"Well……she is…..out. I could probably help you. What else is it that you need?"

"I want revenge." That's not a good answer. That's never a good answer. So I tried to calm down the ghost

"That's not the best idea. Why don't we try and handle this in a non violent way?" I said in a (I hoped was) calming voice. The ghosts eyes flamed with anger and said

"I think I have figured out why I'm still here."

"Oh really why?"

"They need to be killed." She said with maliciousness.

"That may not be true. I'm sure there's a perfectly non violent way to get you to move to the other side." The ghost suddenly lifted her hands and shouted

"NO! THEY NEED TO BE ELIMINATED. ALL OF THEM! THEY'RE EVIL!" Then all of a sudden I was floating in the air. I was so scared and then all of a sudden I was thrown backwards into Suze's dresser causing it to almost tip over on to me and for all the things on it to rain down on my body. I was starting to black out but I knew I had to stay awake and get rid of this ghost then a hairbrush fell on my head. All I knew after that was darkness.

Suze POV

I was so happy. Jesse and I were arm in arm and he was walking me to my door. We stopped in front of it and then I looked up at him.

"Goodnight Querida." he bent down and kissed me. "I'll take you and Pam to the beach tomorrow." I smiled a brilliant smile at him and said

"Okay Jesse. Pick us up at 11." Jesse smiled back down at me and I almost swooned

"I will." He kissed me one last time and then I went inside after giving him one last smile. I closed the door and rested my back against it. This was one of the most perfect nights of my life. No it was the most perfect night of my life. I then was humming and practically skipping up the steps to my room. I opened my door ready to tell Pam the news because I just had to tell someone when I noticed she was slumped over on my floor.

Pam POV

I realized I was on a bed and someone was setting something down to my left. Maybe it was my left it could have been my right. I slowly opened my eyes and I saw Suze putting a glass of water by my bedside. The clock said 12:30 A.M. I groaned and tried to sit up. Suze noticed I was awake and said

"No lay back down." I did so since when I tried to sit up the whole room would spin and I had the most horrible headache. Suze then said

"What the hell happened. I come back from my date and you're unconscious on my floor." I just looked up at her and croaked

"Ghost." Suze looked down at me and said

"Ghost what ghost?"

"From before. Wants revenge."

"Revenge? Do you mean that ghost that appeared right before I went on my date with Jesse?" I just nodded since my voice didn't seem to be working. Suze handed me a glass of water with some aspirin. The water made my throat feel better and I think that I could speak now.

"You better get some rest." Suze said. I then noticed that I was on her bed.

"Let me just move to my cot." I tried to get up but my whole body was sore all over. Suze just leaned over me and pulled the cover up.

"No you stay here and I'll just sleep there for tonight." I just nodded and then I noticed something around her neck. It looked like a ring? On a chain?

"What's that?" She looked down and saw it and just smiled and said

"Nothing. I'll tell you tomorrow when you feel better." I just gave a nod and drifted off to sleep where I could escape the pain.

The Next Morning

Suze POV

I had taken care of Pam last night and this morning she seemed like she felt better. We were downstairs eating breakfast when Pam said

"So what's that around your neck?" I just smiled and said

"I'll tell you later. When everyone is here." I wanted to tell my mom and Andy first. Pam just gave a me a suspicious look before saying

"Oh please just tell me!"

"No. Now get ready Jesse is taking us to the beach." Pam just rolled her eyes and went up the stairs. I took the dirty bowls and set them by the sink. I'd clean them later. I started going up into my room before I noticed the ring around my neck. I placed the ring in my hand and looked down at it with a expression that could only be explained as pure happiness. I then was pulled out of my daze by Pam who had walked down the stairs while I was gazing and said

"That thing must be pretty important. Not form Jesse is it?" I just looked at her and said

"That's for me to know." I then walked up the stairs to my room where I put on a bikini that was white with emerald green outline and green sparkled all over the white. I looked at myself in the mirror and I had to say I looked pretty hot. I then grabbed my beach bag and headed downstairs where Pam was. She was in a tankini that was white with green, and pink, and red and other colors that were squiggly line ish things all on her bathing suite. It then had a black outline and she had put a mesh pink bathing suite cover over it. I had on a green bathing suit cover. I then looked at the clock and it said 10 minutes to 11. I grabbed Pam's hand and said

"Come on it's almost time for Jesse to be here."

"Okay I'm coming." She trailed behind me while I led her out onto the porch. We then sat on the porch swing and waited. Oh ya I forgot to tell Jesse about that ghost. Pam had told me what happened with her and the ghost. This ghost sounded dangerous and we needed to take care of her right away. Oh ya I have to tell Pam that Jesse is a mediator.

"We better tell Jesse about that ghost that hurt you." Pam looked at me and said

"Why?" I sighed and said

"Because he's a mediator too." Pam gave me a disbelieving look before saying

"Ahh! This is so not fair. You found a nice, hot, respectable guy who is also a mediator! You have all the luck." I just laughed and then Jesse's car pulled up. We stood up off the swing and walked over to where Jesse had gotten out. He smiled at both of us and said

"Good morning Susannah and Pamela." We just said at the same time

"Good morning Jesse." He then looked at me and it felt like him and me were the only two people in the world that was before Pam said

"Come on guys lets go to the beach. You two lovebirds will have enough time to be together once we get to the beach!" She then pulled my hand and brought me to the right side of the car with Jesse following behind us. He opened the car door for me but I think by the time he was going to open the car door for Pam she was already in her seat ready to go. Jesse then went to the drivers side and said

"Let's go." He then pulled out of the driveway and we were on out way. I then decided that it was a good time to tell Jesse about the ghost.

"Jesse last night we had a visit form a ghost." Jesse said with a confused voice

"We?" god he's so cute when he's confused.

"Yes we." Pam said. "You see I'm a mediator too." Jesse seemed shocked because he didn't say anything. He finally said

"Querida you never told me that your cousin was a mediator." I gave him a look before saying in an annoyed voice

"That's because I never knew until last night."

"Well how come you had never noticed before?" Jesse asked. I opened my mouth to answer him when I realized I didn't have an answer. I had never thought of that. How did I not notice before. Pam answered the question for me

"Well Suze visited me three years ago. When I was 10. She acted weird sometimes. Like there was someone else in the room Then after she left I suddenly started seeing things I hadn't seem before. Like all of a sudden when I went to get ice cream one day there was a girl but she wasn't alive. She was glowing. It seemed like Suze had triggered something in me. That's the best explanation I have." Jesse just nodded and said

"So what about this ghost." We told him everything that had happened.

"This is dangerous maybe you shouldn't deal with this ghost. Let Father Dominic deal with this." Maybe that was best. I still wasn't sure though. This ghost seemed like Heather and Father Dom couldn't get Heather to move on.

"I'm not sure." I answered. Then Pam said something

"Who is Father Dominic? You guys know a Priest that is a mediator?" Jesse answered before I could

"Yes he is the principle of Susannah's school."

"You go to a catholic school?"

"Yes." I answered. I don't think thought that we should be talking about what school I go to. I think we should be talking about this freaky ghost." Then we had arrived a the beach.

"Lets discuss this after we enjoy the beach Querida." I just nodded and Jesse parked the car. We got out with out towels and beach bags. Jesse had taken me to beach before so he knew what things he had to bring.

Later at the beach

We were having a great time. Pam and Jesse had tried to make a sand castle but had failed desperately. Pam and Jesse had also gone swimming in the water and Jesse had picked me up to my surprise and dunked me in the water. We then had a splash fight. We were now trying to dry off. Well me and Pam were Jesse was just sitting on his beach towel.

"What time is it?" Pam asked. Jesse pulled out a watch. Where had that come from and said

"It's almost 1. We've been here for two hours."

"I'm hungry." I said. I stood up and then something hit me causing me to fall into the sand. I stood back up and saw a girl with blonde hair and in surfer shorts that were blue with a stripe of tropical looking blue flowers on the pant leg sides. Her top was a red bathing suite top. She opened her eyes and they were blue. Her skin was also pale. She looked like she was a year younger than me. Like 16. (A/N: In this story Suze is 17.) Pam stood up and walked over to where I was. Jesse then was by my side asking if I was okay.

"I'm fine." I looked down at the girl who was trying to get up. I offered her my hand and said

"Hello I'm Susannah. What's your name?" She looked at me with her blue eyes and said

"Hello my name is Lea. I'm sorry I bumped into you." I just answered

"It's okay it was my fault I got in your way."

"Oh well maybe it was your fault then." What did she just say. She then smiled. Oh she was joking. I then introduced Pam and Jesse.

"This is Pam and Jesse." She smiled at both of them and said.

"I was on my way to get a bite to eat would you like to join me?" I nodded since I was really hungry. Jesse answered

"We would love to Lea." She smiled again and turned away to walk. We followed her. I always seem to be bumping into people.

Please review people! I hope that you enjoyed it. Tune in next time to find out what happens! Review please! It puts me in a good mood and makes me write a good sized chapter like this one. It was pretty long right?

NOTE FOR KAMI!- HA ha! That was a spur of the moment thing Kami! I hope that you don't mind me putting you in. you can write your part from now on if you want. If you don't want to be in the story then just tell me and she won't act like you. She will just look like you and have your "name".