Chapter 3

Seth's POV

I was wandering through the woods, looking for the hamadryads. Kendra explained to me about how hearing them sing would drive me mad. I also got directions from Bracken to get to the meadow. Go to the fairy queen's pond, follow the path until it forks, turn right, strait, wait for it to fork again, turn left, strait, and then you're there. I enter their meadow and they aren't singing. Thank god! Some hear me and look up from what they're doing. Then they started swarming me. More and more come. By now everyone is watching. Still, the one I like, the one I waved to yesterday stayed behind. I meet her gaze and raise my eyebrows. I wondered if I will ever even know her name when she walks over. I walked over to her and asked her what her name is.

"Cassandra" She said.

"Cassandra is a very pretty name, you know." I tell her.

"Really? You think so?" She asks, confused.

"Yeah. Hey, are you doing anything tomorrow?" I ask her.

"No. Why?" She asked me.

"Well I was kinda hoping that we could do something? I ask her.

"Uh, sure. Don't tell the others though. Did you know that ever since you came into our home a few days ago, you've been, like, mega popular." Cassandra tells me.

"Really?" I ask her. She nods.

"Seth, are you coming back?" A hamadryad calls.

"Please?" Another one says.

"See you tomorrow, I guess." I tell Cassandra. I go back over to the group of hamadryads and tell them I have to go. I turn around and wink at Cassandra. Then I leave. Finally, I know her name. I head back to the house and see Kendra and Bracken walking, holding hands, around the yard and Gavin watching from the window.

Gavin's POV

It's so boring being stuck up here in the attic. I can't go anywhere (thanks to my injuries, and the fact that I'm still considered a traitor. Surprise, Surprise. I don't blame them though), and I can't look out the window. So depressing! Fairy princess and Kendra... Seriously, I know I've done some bad things (Horrible, actually,) do I deserve this? I grab my coat and look into one of the pockets. I pull out a purple velvet box. Inside is a silver ring with a black diamond set in the middle. There were engravings of dragons all around the side. I had gotten it for Kendra. I see Seth enter the yard. What has he been doing in the woods now?

(A few hours later)

Bracken's POV

I look down at the smooth blue box in my hands. I flip it open. I stare at the golden ring with a diamond set in it. It had engravings of fairies on it. It was for Kendra and I had planned to give it to her today but since all the drama over Gavin I hadn't had the chance. I guess I'll have to wait. I close the lid of the box and put in the space in the wall behind the closet. That's when I heard someone knocking at my door. I look over at the clock. Whoa, it was 11:45 in the night! Who could it be? I look up and see Kendra open the door.

"Hey, Kendra. You ok?" I ask her. As she came closer I saw she was crying.

"Oh, Bracken, I just don`t know anymore." She sat down beside me.

"Kendra, you know you can tell me anything." I handed her a tissue box from my bedside table. She dried her eyes.

"It's just, after all this time I've thought Gavin was dead, and now it feels like all that was a lie." She burst into more tears.

"Kendra, can you close your eyes for a second? I have a gift for you." She looked up confused, but did it anyway. I walked over to my closet and retrieved the box.

"Now, hold your hand out." I instructed her. She held her hands out. I placed the little blue box in her hands.

"Well open your eyes!" I said. She kinda just stared at the box for a few seconds before opening it.

"It's beautiful..." she whispered.

"Just like you. Now, do I have to put it on you myself?" She laughed when she held out her hand and the ring. I put it on her ring finger, on her right hand.

"Thank you so much Bracken." She said. Then, it happened.

(A/N)

I know this chapter ended on a cliff-hanger but I just got a new idea for a twist in the plot and needed to end this chapter quickly so that I could get my idea in. Anyway keep on reading and reviewing! Pleeeeeeease? (Puppy dog face)