Uncharted Sorceress

The Fated

This is the part where you're supposed to talk. My internal voice spoke to me. Talk you i***t before she thinks you're completely incompetent!

"No... Nobody." I stammered over my words "what I mean to say that is, is that I'm nobody of importance" I managed. Her perfect heart lips twitched into a smile. "Does this nobody have a name?" she asked innocently. "Ah, Phoebe. I'm sorry if I erm scared you or anything. I was just" I hesitated for a moment. What was I going to tell her that could possibly make sense? I was just chilling on some haybales when her approach spooked me, I hid then chose to stay hidden to, to check her out? I felt the blood pool into my cheeks and was sure she would have noticed their colour change. "Just um, taking a break from work. Your approach startled me initially. I'm sorry" I finished with a slight smile. "Oh, you're working the festival then? Why don't you come out from behind the hay, I don't bite you know" She smiled widely this time, flashing her brilliant white, straight teeth at me. As I started to make my way around and over the haybales towards her I couldn't help but once again think of her lips at close proximity to my skin, and I kind of wished she would bite. I flushed red once again and stumbled forwards off of the haybales. "Yes, I took the position to inlist people within the grounds. There must be another enterenace though. I would remember inlisting you through." Sh*t I had said too much. I had never in my life been this way about anyone, ever. I never even guessed I'd have these sorts of feelings towards another female, and a witch of all people! What was this girl doing to me? Even though I had been the one to open my stupid mouth and say too much yet again, it was her this time to shy away from me. "Oh, yes well perhaps I inlisted whilst you were on break" She offered with a bite of her lip. "Speaking of your break, would you like to spend it with me? I could perhaps show you around a little?" she half smiled at me. Was she serious? This beautiful creature actually wanted to spend her time with someone as common and mundane as me? "That's so nice of you. I'd really love that. I didn't catch your name by the way?" "Nora. Comon I'll show you the lights show. It's pretty magical if I do say so myself" She smiled and walked towards the opening I had come through earlier. By the time I had managed to squeeze back out through the opening Nora had pulled the hood of her black cloak up over her head and face, leaving only her lips exposed. My internal voice wanted to question this but I squashed her down instantly and reminded her that it was still spitting. I walked alongside her up to the main path. It truly had gotten busy within the grounds now. You weren't able to see anything in front of you at all besides more cloaks, dresses and suits of the witches in front of you. Nora and I's shoulders were brushing together along the walk towards the lighting show. Tiny electric pulses shot down my arm where our arms collided. Surely I wasn't the only one feeling this connection? I wish I could ask her without sounding insane! I hope she feels this too...

Neither of us spoke on the short journey to the tent and all too soon we stopped in front of one of the perfectly round bubble tents. This one appeared perfectly clear or see through however there was nothing to actually see inside of it. I would be lying if I wasn't a little perplexed.

I joined the line up behind Nora and waited patiently to enter. "I remember my first time seeing these lights" She smiled from a distant memory far away "they're always magical but the first time is truly something special. I'm glad your first time will be with me" She tilted her head back slightly so I could see her eyes twilking at me underneath her hood. I blushed once again. This girl will be the death of me. Before I knew it we had entered the tent and everything went black. I was completely blinded. I couldn't see my fingers if I held them in front of my face. "Ah, Nora. Nora, I, ah, can't see anything" I mumbled in the darkness as I instinctively waved my arms outwards from my body. At that moment my left hand hit something solid. A soft electric pulse that sent goosebumps and shivers shot up my finger tips all the way through to my arm. Nora's hand found mine and she intertwined her fingers through mine. My heart hammered in my chest and my breathing turned rapid. She gently pulled my body closer to hers, my body swayed slightly until my chest bumped into hers and we were standing chest to chest. My heart was beating so fast I could hear it within my ears, my lips had parted to allow for my extra and unexpected breathing. I could literally taste her breath on my lips. She smelt like all natural wood and earth and all things right in the world. She was so close to me but yet I wanted her closer still. "Thanks" I whispered gently to her. She chuckled in response "You're welcome Phoeb's. Your heart? It's beating so fast. I can hear it. Are you frightened of me?" If only she knew how terrified I truly was of her but not in the way she thought of. A smile broke accross my lips "frightened? I suppose maybe am but not for the reasons I should be or perhaps the reasonings you think I might be" I offered her. It was much easier being honest with a basic stranger whilst in the complete blackend tent. "I think I might understand this better than you know" She replied. She gently let go of my hand and trailed her fingers up my arm, onto my shoulder and laid her hand to rest on my neck. My pulse thudded underneath her palm. I couldn't resist any longer, I needed to feel her under my hands. I outstretched my hands and gently grabbed at her waist, I gently tugged her towards me so she had to rest the weight of her firm but small frame against my body. Her forehead rested against mine and I let out a sigh of lust at our closeness. Our noses began to trace each other's and she slowly moved her hand from my neck to my cheek. She tilted my face ever so slightly and I could feel her breath directly on my lips. I could taste her. This was it. She was mine. I closed the remaining small distance between our lips. Our lips touched each other's, I pulled her body even tighter to my own. She let out the slightest moan. She traced my face with her fingers and I completely melted within her hands. Everything about this moment was perfect. She nipped the bottom of my lip ever so gently and this time it was my turn to let out an accidental moan. I wanted her. I needed her. I never wanted this to end. Just then a blindingly bright blue light shot through the blackned air, illuminating the entire tent packed full of witches. Nora suddenly pulled herself away from me, dropping me like a sack of potatoes. I stood there alone for a moment all feelings of ecstasy gone, replaced with the sting of rejection. Another blue, pink and green light had just shot into the air and were now dancing around the tent in little orbs, adding enough light to see Nora's face. She walked back to me and took my hand within her own "I'm sorry Phoeb's. It's just that this" She gestured to us "is shunned upon within my kind" she glanced around at the full tent surrounding us as she spoke. She turned back to me her eyes searching mine, pleading me to understand. I'd been shunned out my entire life, this at least I could understand. "It's okay Nora, I understand." I squeezed her hand in response and smiled at her. I could almost physically feel the relief fall off her little shoulders. She relaxed into me more comfortably, allowing our arms to touch and our fingers to stay intertwined together. My heart swelled with happiness. This was enough. This was more than I'd ever had in my entire life. Who was I kidding, this was too good to be true. I smiled happily for what felt like the first time in my life and looked at the beautiful lights dancing around the room. My eyes however couldn't be held long by the lights, they kept darting back to the girl I was holding within my hand.