"You didn't just fix it, you… You're absolutely incredible Maisee." I hadn't gotten words of praise from anyone in my whole life. It felt odd. I didn't know whether to believe that he was telling the truth or not. A very big part of me wanted to just agree, but the side that had trust issues was finding it harder to place my faith in him. Even after he'd told the truth about the 'magic powers' (which I was trying not to think about too much) my mind was still fighting desperately against my heart.

"I'm not. I caused the mess to begin with."

"You literally just discovered you have this ability and you're already able to control-"

"Please don't say that. I don't control anything, I simply… Encourage, I suppose." That word was despicable, it was what true monsters like my father did. And I'd rather die than be described with it. In fact, I would sooner kill myself than have to use my ability in that way.

"Alright. Well, you've already got nature wrapped around your pinky finger, willing to do anything you ask it for." Glad that he didn't question my abhorrence for the word, I smiled shakily at him, sitting myself back down on the log. It had been such a long day, and I was still avoiding any and all thoughts on the magic. Sure, I'd seen it to be true, with that much proof it would be hard to say otherwise, but my mind still found it hard to believe. Just thinking about it made a headache rise between my brows. "You've had a long day. Why don't you go rest for a little while? There's school tomorrow so we're having an early night anyway."

"Will I be expected to go to that?" As I asked the question, I shifted my eyes away from his face. Whilst I'd been entranced by nature I'd been a little lax on the rules, seemingly forgetting that I wasn't to ask questions. That I wasn't to order people around. That I wasn't even to speak to them. I'd broken every single rule. All because of this boy. What was he doing to me?

"Nah, I think mom and dad will be nice, especially with all you've had to go through today."

"Thank you. I think I'll leave now." I knew he expected me to go to my room, but that would mean bypassing the destroyed living room and his parents, who were probably livid. So instead I turned on my heel, moving further into the forest as fast as my legs would carry me. The silence would help me think. And if all else failed it would at least provide a tranquil ambience for me to forget all of my worries.

Gray's POV

As her small figure retreated into the forest, I couldn't help but admire the way she walked. Even as I strained my ears I couldn't hear her at all, her footsteps light enough to avoid crunching leaves or frost or anything in her way.

All I'd seen her do, it just confirmed my thoughts on her. She truly was the queen of nature. At a single thought from her, all the birds had basically bowed to her command, spiralling away in a beautiful exit for their queen. It was mesmerising to watch, especially while under the influence of her savant ability. It seemed that she was so powerful that whenever she used it, she oozed it to her surroundings, allowing me to see what she experienced daily. I didn't know whether it only affected me because I was her soulfinder or if everyone around her would be able to see, but it was the most fascinating, magnificent thing I'd ever seen in my life.

It made me wish I could live in her shoes for a day, although I was thankful that I got to experience it at all. If I'd never met her, I would've continued living ignorantly, traipsing through the forest without a care in the world. Now though, even when she wasn't with me, I was trying so hard to be able to understand it all. And on the way I was discovering just how stunning the world could be.

That's not even talking about her own beauty – I could go on and on for days about that already.

"Gray? Honey, are you ok? You're kind of gazing off into space." A quick turn of my head revealed that the person that had asked me the question was mom. She was in her fuzzy pyjamas, with the blanket I'd given to Maisee yesterday draped over her shoulders. She must've changed after the search ended.

"Mom… I found her."

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