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we’d gotten
ourselves into.
    “The first thing we ever did with it was
invent the Loc Ness Monster. He disguised me as this giant water creature and I
swam around in the lake for a little while. Everyone started freaking out about
it and eventually—when the Mother figured out what we’d done—we got in a lot of
trouble for it.”
    Emilee was laughing, sparkles gleaming
in her gaze.
    “What else have you done, oh great
prankster?” She said in a mocking tone, bowing her head in reverence for added
effect. “Is Bigfoot your creation as well?”
    “Well,” I said, getting slightly
embarrassed.
    “No way!” she snorted. “You did that
too?”
    “Actually, that one was all Michael,
although we both got in a lot of trouble for it—mostly because we had been
making fun of how a certain Fae walks. Turns out, he was high on the important
person list and had just been keeping it to himself.” It had been a while since
Michael and I had been into mischief together. We were separated by the Mother
when she’d had enough of our excursions.
    “So you’ve always been a jokester. What
an interesting and new side to you!”
    She was making fun of me but I didn’t
mind. I loved her laugh and the way we were able to talk so freely with each
other.
    We laughed together a little bit longer,
and then fell silent as we took in our surroundings once more.
    “This place is beautiful. I can see why
your kind would come here to perform their sacred rituals.” I could see the sky
reflected in Emilee's eyes. Her hair lay perfectly around her head—like a
crown—and in that moment I wished again we would never have to be apart.
    I could feel her mind starting to slowly
slip away and I began to ready myself for the imminent separation. I
felt . . . surprisingly good for telling her my secret and
sharing part of myself with her. She knew everything now, and it didn’t seem to
matter to her. She hadn’t asked me to leave, and that was all the invitation I
needed to keep returning.
    Emilee suddenly looked me right in the
eye and said, “Raith, do you really love me?” I was caught off guard by the
sudden change in topic and quickly stammered out my consent. My heart went from
a normal rate to that of a race horse in a second and my mouth went dry. I’d almost
forgotten I’d told her that during all of my questioning. Her gaze softened
and—fighting to remain asleep—she leaned in slowly and kissed my lips.
    The fire returned like it had never been
gone, filling me with desire and longing. I reached out for her, pulling her
onto my lap with her legs around my waist. I grasped her as she held my face in
her hands, kissing me with renewed heat. I nipped her lower lip with my teeth
and she sighed softly, holding me tighter.
    She began to fade away faster, no longer
able to keep herself asleep. She broke away to look at me one last time before
she was gone completely. As our minds slid delicately apart and I could no
longer see her, I heard her voice like a whisper on the wind.
    “I love you, too.”
     

 
    Chapter Six
     
    It felt like paradise.
    I didn’t go home to The Glen again, I
was beginning to prefer sitting in the woods, staying as close to Emilee as I
could be. I didn’t care if anyone missed me.
    She loves me, she really said it! I grinned like a
fool as I thought of her warm lips on mine and imagined the kisses in our
future. The thought of having to wait all day to see her again was driving me
insane.
    How insane will I feel when she’s gone? I grimaced at
the thought—it had been bothering me whenever I was alone now. The truth was,
we hadn’t ever really been together, and I hated it. It hurt knowing everything
that happened was just a dream.
    What if we just run away together? We
could live together in secret somewhere, forever. Until she dies. I stopped that
train of thought. The ending was unacceptable to me. I considered several other
options, but they all ended the same way. I couldn’t take it