Chapter Eleven
The Small Things
Shortly after I reached the portal Mallory came running towards me with a slice of cake. The cake was tie-dye but, the icing was white and formal.
"Hey Briar! Before you left" She hands me the cake, " Ug started making you his signature cake, the lying cake. Whenever he makes it he says 'The cake is a lie!' But I decided you had to go so he didn't have time to give it to you." Mallory said, a bit out of breath.
"Aww! That's so nice! But why did you rush over here?" I said sincerely thankful.
"Oh, you mean why I came Russian towards you? I wasn't sure if you had already left so I came as fast as possible."
"That makes sense… but you still have to explain why you're not going to go through the portal with me."
"Okay, but I'm only going to say it once because we don't have time so keep up! Number one, I need to fight the shadows here, this is where they are the weakest. Number two, Spike isn't mentally or emotionally capable to see me again, you'll help with that. Number three, Ug needs me here. He's been fighting off shadows for a long time and knows more about them than anyone else, together, we can defeat them. Now go through the portal and don't worry… I'll be back."
"Bye Mallory… you're like a sister to me now."
"I feel the same way about you Briar." With that I grabbed the cake, waved goodbye to Mallory, and jumped through the portal.
"Briar? You're safe? Are you hurt? Thank the fairies you're alive!" A deep silky voice spoke, disbelief clearly heard. I opened my eyes. It was all so bright, but right there was my angel, my own Tuxedo Mask! But it had no wings. Then I remembered, Mallory, Ug, Prick, the shadows. It all came back to me. And Spike!
"Spike? Spike! Where are you?" Suddenly the bright light was blinding.
"Well I'm on a rosebush, silly!"
"Ha,ha. Now help me up, I can't see anything."
"Maybe it's because you're staring at my glistening abs of steel."
"When did you become so sarcastic and cocky? Just a moment ago you were worried about me."
"Maybe because I'm not Spike…"
Hey guys (and girls)! Hope you like this chapter, I call it my Easter egg hunt. There are some hidden, small things in the chapter which I call Easter eggs. There are six in total. Leave a review saying which ones you've found and if you know where they are from. Remember, the best things in life come free to us. Now there are seven Easter eggs. I will give a shout-out to the top three people with the most correct Easter egg guesses. May the odds be ever in your favor. Now there are eight Easter eggs. Oh, and a shout-out to KittyCheshireluv for showing Pricked so much support! Love you all, see you guys (and girls) in the next chapter!