“A blue topaz, for love. A white topaz, for romance. A rose quartz, for happiness, and an aquamarine for tranquility,” Jason said softly, as he picked up each one and held it to the light, and watched as the sun caught the facets, and splashed color onto his skin. The leaves. Gavin. As Jason laid the stones in his hand, one by one, tiny flames of color bloomed in each stone, until they looked like glowing multicolored coals. The lights spilled out of Jason’s hand and into the air, becoming pink and blue and white and green-blue streamers circling the boys, turning the little hollow of earth into a pool of magical energy.
“You know what they are?” Gavin whispered as he let the colored streamers pull him down into the leaves beside Jason. Their knees touched. “I didn’t know they would do th
