nightmare.
I opened my eyes and was back, swimming in the warmth of his hazel eyes and his beautiful, familiar face. Samuel and Danyel were standing behind him with worried looks embedded on theirs.
I was lying on a wood en floor. We weren’t in the forest anymore, but in an enclosed building lit with glow sticks.
“Have a bad dream?” Kade asked , with a grin. He took hold of my hand.
“Yeah. It was actually pretty horrifying,” I answered.
“I hope I wasn’t the horrifying part ,” he said with narrowed eyes.
“Yes , Emma. We were getting worried that Kade had put some kind of spell on you, the way you were screaming his name,” Danyel chuckled.
Samuel rolled his eyes and shook his head.
Oh hell. I was talking in my sleep. How embarrassing.
“ I’m glad you came back to us, Emma,” Samuel smiled.
“ Yes, we’re glad to have you back,” Danyel chimed.
“I’m glad to see that you’re back to your normal self too,” I said to Danyel. He grinned widely, and looked as if he was as good as new. “How long was I out?”
“For a while,” Samuel answered. “It’s been a day and a half.”
“What?” I gasped. I was out for a whole day and a half?
“Here Emma, drink this,” Kade said, carefully holding the back of my head up, and placing the blue vial to my lips. I took a sip and let the effects of the potion work it’s tingly magic throughout my entire body. After a few minutes I sat up and tried to remember what had happened.
“Where are we?” I questioned.
“We’re at the porthole,” Samuel answered.
“ Porthole? How’d we get here so fast?” The last I heard, we had a few hours more traveling time.
“ We flew,” Danyel answered with a smile.
“What? You flew and I was out for the whole thing?” I sulked. Wow. That sucked.
“Well, I’m sur e you’ll get another chance, since your father has wings,” Danyel laughed.
K ade offered his hand to help me to my feet. I scanned our surroundings. We must have been in the Santa Claus house. It was warm, cozy, and decorated with beautiful and sparkly Christmas things.
I was standing near a pine tree, fully decorated, with wrapped gift boxes placed under it. On the opposite side of the room sat a plain green chair, with some kind of white, floral or snowflake pattern on it. It had to have been Santa’s chair. Behind the chair was a fireplace, but I didn’t see any sign of a porthole, and was hoping that we wouldn’t have to climb up the chimney to get to it.
“Emma, are you well enough to travel?” Samuel asked. I did a quick assessment of myself, and felt completely fine.
“Yeah , I’m ready,” I said.
“T hen we should be going. We need to get to Lucifer as quickly as possible,” he said. I nodded as the acid in my stomach began to bubble.
“Don’t worry, Emma. We’ll all get through this together,” Samuel nodded. He cracked a glow-stick, and walked up to Santa’s chair. He then spoke two words.
“ Patefacio porthole.”
I glanced at Kade .
He leaned over and whispered in my ear, “It means…open the porthole.”
I nodded. I guess that was the most obvious thing to say.
I started to feel a chill in the ai r, and then Kade took hold of my hand. He didn’t say anything but he held it tight, and gave me a slight grin. Behind the green chair, a small red light began to swirl, reminding me of a spinning top.
“Are you sure you’re r eady?” Samuel asked.
“Ready,” we all answered in unison.
“Wait!” I exclaimed. “What will happen to us when we get there?”
I had no idea what to expect. Would we be entering a land filled with Darkling and Fallen ready to attack us? If we were, then maybe I wasn’t ready.
“Don’t worry, Emma,” Samuel responded. “ We’ll have time to discuss everything once we cross.”
I nodded and sucked in a deep breath. I didn’t realize I was squeezing Kade’s hand so tightly, but he didn’t say anything. He just turned and smiled, and instantly
I opened my eyes and was back, swimming in the warmth of his hazel eyes and his beautiful, familiar face. Samuel and Danyel were standing behind him with worried looks embedded on theirs.
I was lying on a wood en floor. We weren’t in the forest anymore, but in an enclosed building lit with glow sticks.
“Have a bad dream?” Kade asked , with a grin. He took hold of my hand.
“Yeah. It was actually pretty horrifying,” I answered.
“I hope I wasn’t the horrifying part ,” he said with narrowed eyes.
“Yes , Emma. We were getting worried that Kade had put some kind of spell on you, the way you were screaming his name,” Danyel chuckled.
Samuel rolled his eyes and shook his head.
Oh hell. I was talking in my sleep. How embarrassing.
“ I’m glad you came back to us, Emma,” Samuel smiled.
“ Yes, we’re glad to have you back,” Danyel chimed.
“I’m glad to see that you’re back to your normal self too,” I said to Danyel. He grinned widely, and looked as if he was as good as new. “How long was I out?”
“For a while,” Samuel answered. “It’s been a day and a half.”
“What?” I gasped. I was out for a whole day and a half?
“Here Emma, drink this,” Kade said, carefully holding the back of my head up, and placing the blue vial to my lips. I took a sip and let the effects of the potion work it’s tingly magic throughout my entire body. After a few minutes I sat up and tried to remember what had happened.
“Where are we?” I questioned.
“We’re at the porthole,” Samuel answered.
“ Porthole? How’d we get here so fast?” The last I heard, we had a few hours more traveling time.
“ We flew,” Danyel answered with a smile.
“What? You flew and I was out for the whole thing?” I sulked. Wow. That sucked.
“Well, I’m sur e you’ll get another chance, since your father has wings,” Danyel laughed.
K ade offered his hand to help me to my feet. I scanned our surroundings. We must have been in the Santa Claus house. It was warm, cozy, and decorated with beautiful and sparkly Christmas things.
I was standing near a pine tree, fully decorated, with wrapped gift boxes placed under it. On the opposite side of the room sat a plain green chair, with some kind of white, floral or snowflake pattern on it. It had to have been Santa’s chair. Behind the chair was a fireplace, but I didn’t see any sign of a porthole, and was hoping that we wouldn’t have to climb up the chimney to get to it.
“Emma, are you well enough to travel?” Samuel asked. I did a quick assessment of myself, and felt completely fine.
“Yeah , I’m ready,” I said.
“T hen we should be going. We need to get to Lucifer as quickly as possible,” he said. I nodded as the acid in my stomach began to bubble.
“Don’t worry, Emma. We’ll all get through this together,” Samuel nodded. He cracked a glow-stick, and walked up to Santa’s chair. He then spoke two words.
“ Patefacio porthole.”
I glanced at Kade .
He leaned over and whispered in my ear, “It means…open the porthole.”
I nodded. I guess that was the most obvious thing to say.
I started to feel a chill in the ai r, and then Kade took hold of my hand. He didn’t say anything but he held it tight, and gave me a slight grin. Behind the green chair, a small red light began to swirl, reminding me of a spinning top.
“Are you sure you’re r eady?” Samuel asked.
“Ready,” we all answered in unison.
“Wait!” I exclaimed. “What will happen to us when we get there?”
I had no idea what to expect. Would we be entering a land filled with Darkling and Fallen ready to attack us? If we were, then maybe I wasn’t ready.
“Don’t worry, Emma,” Samuel responded. “ We’ll have time to discuss everything once we cross.”
I nodded and sucked in a deep breath. I didn’t realize I was squeezing Kade’s hand so tightly, but he didn’t say anything. He just turned and smiled, and instantly
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