Author's Note:

Here's the seventeenth chapter. Sorry for the long wait. I have been really busy with my mom going to the hospital and my computer crashing and almost losing ALL my documents (Yeah, let's just say I was really pissed about that). Thank you for waiting and hopefully that won't happen again. Here is a recap of the last chapter, Running Love.

Kendra ran away from the ceremony thinking the worse because Bracken didn't say a word. She starts to cry and he finds her. He tells her she misunderstood his silence and he truly does love her. He leans in to kiss her, and…

Will they share their first kiss? What of the injured fairy? This will be answered in this chapter.

This chapter is sad, kind of funny, and jaw dropping.

Someone commented that they think that I am making Kendra sound weak. You have to remember in the books Kendra is strong, tough, and courageous, but inside she is a scared, weak, little girl. This whole book will be in Kendra's view so you see what is happening on the inside too. Also, when you fall in love you are going to be a tad weak when it comes to the guy. Furthermore, she won't always seem so weak, just like in the books; you just have to be patient with me. Please tell me what you think of this chapter. I know it's short but I feel this is what the story needs. Thanks for reading.

Hope you enjoy... –Evangeline

First

Centimeters. His lips were only three or two centimeters away from mine. I could feel his breath on my face. My heart felt like it was going to jump out of my chest.

"KENDRA!" I'm going to kill her!

Bracken pulled back and I groaned. Of course, that only made him laugh.

LIZZZZZ! I screamed at her mentally.

She cringed.

I smiled.

"I hope we are not interrupting anything," Liz said with a forced smile and fear all over her face. The Fairy Queen, Bracken's sisters, Raxtus, and Itoro where all behind her.

I glared at her. You where the one trying to make sure we got together and then you interrupt our first kiss! Ugh! Liz if I didn't love you so much, I would sooo kill you! I told her a much calmer than before.

Sorry, trust me I WANT you to kiss the boy as much as you do, but this couldn't wait. The anxiety and fear in her voice and the sadness on her face hit me for the first time.

My glare more to a look of concern.

"What's wrong Liz?" I asked as I walked up to her and placed my hands gently on her shoulders.

"It's… It's…" she stuttered and then she crashed into my crying her eyes out. I did the only thing I could do, I wraped my arms around her and soothed her.

As I looked at the others I saw The Fairy Queen and her daughters were silently crying as well. While Raxtus and Itoro looked heart broken.

Bracken came up behind me and gently put his hands on my shoulders and began to move them slowly up and down my fore arm.

"What is going on?" he asked a little panicked. He was just as worried as me.

"The fairy is…" Raxtus' voice broke several times as he tried to speech.

"She is..." I said in a soothing voice, trying to tell him to take his time and we understood that much.

"Dead."

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