Hi guys! I'm sorry for not updating sooner, but I've been busy lately. I hate math. Anyways, I know this chapter is shorter then chapter one, but I kinda had writer's block, so yea -smiles nervously- Enjoy!
Kendra looked around contentedly. The flowers were in full bloom, which were enhanced by the numerous fairies in the garden, and the pond shimmered in the sun. However, she knew better then to stand too close to the pond-the naids were there, after all. They wanted revenge for Lena who had been killed in the shadow plague. Kendra felt a twinge of guilt at the thought of Lena, thinking that it was her fault that Lena died. Shaking it off, she sat under a tree, daydreaming about what was going to come when she met Bracken. Was he excited to see her too? Did he miss him? Kendra blushed as she thought of the possibilities.
Suddenly, there was a flurry of wings in front of her, and a shiny dragon crashed on the grass. Kendra yelped and backed away, until she saw who it was.
"Raxtus! What are you doing here?" Kendra breathed heavily, startled.
"Sorry! I didn't see the ground until I landed," said Raxtus, grinning sheepishly. Then his expression turned serious. "Kendra, I have some bad news…"
Kendra paled. "What is it? Is it about Bracken? Is he hurt?" A thought formed in her head, and she gasped. "Raxtus… is h-he… is he dead?"
Raxtus laughed nervously. "No, he's not dead. He's not hurt either. However, he can't come to the ceremony tonight."
Kendra frowned. "Why not?"
Raxtus sighed. "Kendra, I don't really know how to tell you, but Bracken… he never liked you."
Kendra looked at him blankly. Then she registered what he said, and she sank to the ground.
"B-but… he said he liked me! He even said t-that the queen a-approves…"
"The queen approves of his choice. However, Bracken never really liked you. I'm sorry, Kendra, but I have to go. I'll see you soon." Raxtus said heavily. He turned invisible and took flight.
Kendra sat there in shock. She felt betrayed, sad, and anger. However, grief won out, and she started sobbing uncontrollably. How could this happen again? It was like every person she crushed on was going to leave her. First Gavin, now Bracken… suddenly, a pale hand reached out of the pond and grabbed her foot. It turned out when she backed away, she was edging toward the pond. However, Kendra made no move to stop the hand from pulling her into the pond. She heard heavy footsteps running toward her, and just as she was dragged underwater, the footsteps stopped and two pairs of hands grabbed her onto the boardwalk.
"Kendra! What's wrong? Are you okay?"
It was Warren and Seth. Again. Kendra stared blankly into space.
"Uh, Kendra? You're starting to creep me out…" Seth chuckled nervously.
"What's more important is the reason why you didn't stop the naiads from pulling you down. What happened, Kendra?" Warren asked.
"Bracken." Kendra answered flatly.
"Bracken? He's coming soon, isn't he?"
"He's not coming."
Tee hee! I'm sorry if you're a Brackendra shipper, but it just seems fun to let Gavin come back to life and try to win Kendra's heart again :D Look forward to many catfights in the coming chapters. Until then, please review what you think. Thanks for reading! ;D