Author's Note:

Here's the twelfth chapter. I'm so sorry it took me so long to post this. I got writers block and then my dad broke my charger when my computer was dead. Let's just say I wasn't happy. Anyways, this chapter is kind of long. The length is a make-up for my tardiness and the fact that someone told me that my chapters had been too short. This chapter is a little sad and has a pinch of humor. I have really enjoyed all of the comments and the help with this story. Please comment if you have any other ideas for the next chapters or plot. Thanks.

Hope you enjoy... –Evangeline

Flight for Life

The air was nice and cool. Wind blew my hair wildly behind me and the stars shown bright in the sky ahead of me. Flying with Raxtus was a whole different world of magic. It even gave a different meaning to beauty. Well, the sky's beauty. It felt as if I could touch the stars.

However, I couldn't think about that now. Right now, all that mattered was saving the little fairy in my hands.

The closest Fairy Shrine was in Arizona, Lost Mesa. Lost Mesa was now run by a cousin of Mara's that she trusted and who knew about the magical world. It still belonged to Mara but she wasn't ready to settle down as its caretaker. Neither was Tanu for that matter. They both loved exploring the magical and mortal world too much to end now.

Arizona was hours away from Colorado, but Raxtus was faster than any car, bus, plane, or boat.

"How is she", Liz asked in my head.

I looked down at the small, fragile fairy. Through my power, I could feel her life weakening. She was trying to suck in as much of my power as her tiny body would let her.

"Not too well. She is really weak". "Raxtus, can you go any faster?" I pleaded; I didn't know how much longer she had. The only thing that I knew for sure was that she would not end up like Kat in All Quiet on the Western Front.

"I'm going as fast as I can," he told me sadly. A light bulb went off in my head.

Wow Kendra, I told myself, you are stupid. "How about now?" I put my hand on him, he began to glow.

"Perfect," he cried and a smile could be heard on his face as he sped off. "We will be there in no time."

"You OK, Liz."

"I'm still on, if that is what you mean." I laughed out loud.

"What's so funny?" Bracken asked me. If I hadn't been so attuned to him, I would have forgotten that he was here. However, my hormones and heart would never be able to miss Bracken.

I looked at him and my heart speed off like a race horse. How is it possible that he could look… well… HOTTER! It should have been a physical impossibility. However, the existence of magic and fairies, and not to mention flying dragons and unicorns, was supposed to be impossible too.

"Oh, nothing," I said with a smile, after I got my head on straight.

Liz giggled in my head, and I replied, "Shut your pie whole."

He smiled back and sarcastically replied, "I'm sure."

I laughed even more. How can he do this to me? I'm supposed to be mad at him and ignoring him? He just has to make my life harder, doesn't he!

"Oh… you know you love it," Liz sung. Apparently, I had told her my thoughts instead of keeping them to myself.

"Shush Liz."

"Is it later?" OK, now I was confused.

"What?"

"Is it later?" OK, she was hiding something, but my curiosity was too strong. OMG, I sound just like Seth. Ugh, I have been spending way too much time around him.

"Sure Liz, it's later. Why?"

"How are you holding up?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean… How are you doing with the whole 'Society wanting to kill Seth and you more than anyone else" thing?"

"OK" LIE. I was freaking out but there was no way I was telling anyone that. They already thought I weak, no need to show them that I am weaker.

"I don't believe you."

"Why not?"

"Because you LOVE Seth way too much and the fact that you both are in mortal jeopardy is killing you. Not to mention your Bracken situation to top it off."

"What do you mean 'Bracken situation'? I don't have a situation concerning Bracken?" Lies, lies, and more lies. Why did she have to know me so well?

"Oh, really?" the words oozed sarcasm. Drat. "I know you are head over heels for him and that he feels the same way. We all heard him tell you about the arranged marriage. We saw you run from the room crying…"

"We are now in Arizona. Only a few more minutes before we will arrive at Lost Mesa," Raxtus announced and interrupted Liz rant. I snapped back into the situation, this wasn't a time to be side tracked.

"How much longer does she have?" Liz asked timidly. "We WILL continue this talk later," she added into my head. I was not looking forward to that.

"Maybe ten minutes, fifteen if we are lucky," I answered, "She is mostly surviving off of my power and her will."

"I see Lost Mesa," Bracken said.

Bracken first visited the preserve after the war when he restored the shrine. My mind started to drift off with the memories. Stop that, this fairy needs you to be focused.

We were now flying over Lost Mesa. A few seconds later, Bracken pointed out the shrine. In no time, we were in the water.

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