Chapter Eighteen
Once a midnight dreary,
I met a warrior with a soul of weary,
golden wings and hair
but also brave and fair
Do not live to fight for death
but live so light may not meet it's death
The song filled her ears again. She could see the shadow sitting in the room. It looked at her, it held a flute in its hands and had a cheshire smile on its lips..
Do you wish for power?
No.
what do you wish for?
Knowledge.
Of?
The heart.
I cannot give you that.
I wasn't asking.
No, you already hold that power.
Hoshi felt the darkness cover her bed and she felt as if she was drowning. Her lungs burned, and her mind began to grow hazy.
Then there was light.
She felt her eyes open softly. She rolled her head towards the light, she wasn't at home. She must be at Mia's, how did she get there? Slowly she remembered the anger, such powerful and immense anger that wasn't hers, but she didn't know how it filled her so and the fight with Rowen. She felt so stiff and numb. She looked over to her right, she felt a warmth in her hand. Rowen had fallen asleep uncomfortably at her bed side, his hand wrapped in hers. When did he get back? The others must have to get him. She tried to smile, but she felt so numb and empty. Whatever had filled her up, had left with her with even less than she had before. She gently squeezed his hand, she couldn't do much more than that. He shifted and then looked up, there was a book under his head as well. He immediately leaned over and kissed her, and she felt something return. It was a deep kiss, his fingers strong against her skin. She broke the kiss to breath a moment, "are you prince charming?"
"Only if you're sleeping beauty," he smiled as laid his head against hers.
"Can I be snow white," she replied with a weak smile. "I don't know what happened Rowen, suddenly I was just so angry..."
Rowen kissed her in mid sentence, "don't worry about it..."
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you," she managed to tell him and he only shook his head.
"I shouldn't have gotten that mad," he answered as he brushed the angled bangs out of her hair.
She kissed back, starting to regain her normal energy back, but her head began to feel like lightning was splitting it into two. She cringed and pulled away instantly.
"Are you alright?" He was starring into her eyes, but they became hollow and she couldn't see him clearly. There was a tremor running through her, but she suddenly became still. She heard the music in the distance. She felt her energy leave her and she collapsed against her pillow. She could hear Rowen calling her name, but it came from far away, it was all so far away.
Do you want power.
No. Not at you're price, she replied. Never at your price.
Suit yourself.
She walked passed the shadowing piper and starred out at the lake. She could feel someone more powerful calling her name under the music. She understood why the spirit played, he didn't want her to hear the other voice.