I have 4 reviews...yay, me. Oh, and one is from myself. Thanks to Race Star for my first real review. Hopefully Chapter 2 will bring in more. Read and PLEASE REVIEW (even if it stinks).
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Chapter 2: Heart of Gold
A hand reached down to Cornelia's. His touch sent shivers down her spine. He gently and carefully lifted her up. "I am SO sorry. Are you okay?"
Cornelia looked up into his shimmering green eyes and at once knew she was okay. "Yeah," she whispered dreamily. "I'm fine."
He scratched his head a bit nervously and swallowed. "I'm Caleb Drakeson. Sorry again. I, uh, have long legs, as you can see, and I, uh, stretched them out a little too far into the aisles." It was true that he had long legs. He was tall for his age, lean and athletic with gravity-defying brown hair and foresty green eyes. Cornelia couldn't help but stare a little at how cute he was. He offered his hand and she shook it bashfully.
"Cornelia Hale," choked Cornelia uneasily. "I, uh..."She searched desperately for the right words, and finally came across a question to keep the focus off herself. "Where are you headed?"
"I'm just coming back from California . I was on vacation, and now I'm heading back to New York where my parents live."
"I'm going to New York, too!" exclaimed Cornelia happily. Then she realized something. "You mean your parents let you go to California alone?"
"Well...yeah." He needed desperately to change the subject. "What kind of music do you like?"
"I like rock and roll, pretty much. The seventies rock was pretty good, too." Then she spotted his white earphones. "Ipod?"
"Yup," he replied. "Listen." He handed her an earphone and Neil Young's song 'Heart of Gold' started playing.
"Heart of Gold"
I want to live,
I want to give,
I've been a miner for a heart of gold.
It's these expressions, I never give,
That keep me searching for a heart of gold,
And I'm getting old.
Keeps me searching for a heart of gold,
And I'm getting old.
I've been to Hollywood,
I've been to Redwood,
I've crossed the ocean for a heart of gold.
I've been in my mind, it's such a fine line
That keeps me searching for a heart of gold,
And I'm getting old.
Keeps me searching for a heart of gold,
And I'm getting old.
Keep me searching for a heart of gold.
You keep me searching for a heart of gold,
And I'm growing old.
I've been a miner for a heart of gold.
In the bottom level of the train, where only minutes ago she had been laying on the floor, Cornelia Hale and Caleb Drakeson were dancing around, listening to Neil Young, and acting as if they had known each other for ever. When the song finally ended, they were embarrassed to no end. Cornelia blushed a deep red and so did Caleb, but then he started laughing a cheery, good-natured laugh, and soon Cornelia joined, too. By the time their fit of giggles was over, they were both sighing and catching their breaths and then Cornelia remembered Lillian. "Oh, no!" she gasped. "Lillian!" She turned to Caleb. "I'm sorry. I have to go find my little sister, Lillian, or my parents are gonna kill me. I had a really fun time!" She started to rush up the stairs.
"Wanna meet me in the observation car tomorrow at 10:00?" Caleb asked Cornelia , who was up the steps already.
She turned around and grinned. "Yes!" Then she continued down the aisles looking for Lillian. Caleb just smiled to himself.
Lillian jumped out from behind a seat. "Coneewya!" "Lillian, thank God," sighed Cornelia. She clasped her little sister's hand and walked toward her parents' seats and mulled over what had just happened to her. "Caleb Drakeson,"she murmured quietly. Was it a date that he had asked her on? Most people would probably think of it as a "meeting" or an "invitation." But Cornelia herself knew that it was a date, grinned, and continued on toward their seats.
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Yeah, the whole "Heart of Gold" thing seems a bit cheesy, but it comes in later in the story. Also, Cornelia is 12 because this is before W.i.t.c.h., and she and Caleb meet again when she is a Guardian. Hope you liked it, and thanks for reviewing!