of that
horrendous place known as The Underworld.
But I had a feeling it wasn’t going to be nearly that
easy.
“Okay, so now what?” Laylen asked. “Gemma’s just
supposed to go into a vision and faerie boy wil show
up here and hand over this Ira crystal bal and then,
BAM, we’l just be able to travel to The Underworld
without having to get dragged down through the lake
by a Water Faerie?”
“Something like that,” Alex mumbled quietly as he
stared at the crystal bal . He looked at me. “Whenever
you’re ready, go ahead.”
I eyed the crystal bal warily. “Okay….” Wel , here
goes nothing. I reached for the crystal bal , but Alex
caught my hand before my fingers grazed the glass.
“You need to make sure you go somewhere safe,”
he insisted, holding onto my hand. “Just think of
something simple that might have happened in your
past. You have to be careful you don’t alter anything.
Or get yourself stuck…You do remember how
Nicholas got you out of the vision, when you went in
with him, right?”
“Yeah,” I nodded. “He just blinked and we were out.”
He frowned. “But he didn’t have you try.”
I sighed. “Look, I’l be okay. I’ve gone in and out of
visions on my own before. Some without using a
crystal bal .”
“What?” Laylen said, at the exact same time Alex
shot me a pointed look.
“You can go into a vision without a crystal bal ?”
Laylen asked, his bright blue eyes wide in
amazement.
“Alright, let’s get this done and over with,” Alex said,
before I could answer. It was funny, but I was realizing
that Alex was doing the same thing with Laylen as he
did so often with me—dodged the truth and
answering questions.
Alex let go of my hand, and I took a deep breath
and reached for the crystal. Then I was surrounded by
nothing but light.
Chapter 9
I’m not sure what went wrong. But something was
definitely wrong. Al I could see was light, everywhere.
Bright and blinding, stinging at my eyes. For a split
second, I thought somehow I’d sent myself to the sun
or something.
But it wasn’t hot or anything. In fact, it kind of made
me feel sparkly, almost like whenever Alex touched
me. It wasn’t making me panic or anything. In fact, I felt
peaceful and calm.
I started to move through the light. “Where am I?” I
whispered.
“You’re in your future,” someone said from behind
me.
I spun around and squinted through the light. My
nostrils were instantly hit by the smel of lilacs, rain,
and forest. And I knew, even though I couldn’t see him,
that there was a faerie standing out there in the light.
“Nicholas,” I cal ed out. “Where are you?”
He didn’t answer, but I could feel him next to me, his
warmth radiating from his body.
What is this place?” I asked, turning around in
circles, searching for him.
“I already told you it’s your future,” his voice purred
in my ear.
I jumped to the side, startled by how close he was
to me. “My future…How do you know it’s my future.”
“Because I do.”
“But how…” I glanced around, trying to see
something—anything—but was blinded in return.
“How can this be my future? There’s nothing here.”
“Is that what you see?” Nicholas’s voice encircled
me. “Nothing.”
I’d always been cautious around Nicholas. When I
had gone into the vision with him, I had been careful
not to let him know what I saw. But now…There was
something off about this particular vision. I could feel
it. I just felt…
I just felt too peaceful.
A feeling which I’d never felt before. Yet there was
no prickle to help me acknowledge it. I just knew what
it was.
“I see light,” I told him, my voice soft. “It’s
everywhere.”
“Are you sure that’s al you see?” He whispered in
my ear.
This time I didn’t flinch away. “Yes.”
“Wel , then.”
“Wel then what?”
There was a pause. “Then I guess that means your
future’s
horrendous place known as The Underworld.
But I had a feeling it wasn’t going to be nearly that
easy.
“Okay, so now what?” Laylen asked. “Gemma’s just
supposed to go into a vision and faerie boy wil show
up here and hand over this Ira crystal bal and then,
BAM, we’l just be able to travel to The Underworld
without having to get dragged down through the lake
by a Water Faerie?”
“Something like that,” Alex mumbled quietly as he
stared at the crystal bal . He looked at me. “Whenever
you’re ready, go ahead.”
I eyed the crystal bal warily. “Okay….” Wel , here
goes nothing. I reached for the crystal bal , but Alex
caught my hand before my fingers grazed the glass.
“You need to make sure you go somewhere safe,”
he insisted, holding onto my hand. “Just think of
something simple that might have happened in your
past. You have to be careful you don’t alter anything.
Or get yourself stuck…You do remember how
Nicholas got you out of the vision, when you went in
with him, right?”
“Yeah,” I nodded. “He just blinked and we were out.”
He frowned. “But he didn’t have you try.”
I sighed. “Look, I’l be okay. I’ve gone in and out of
visions on my own before. Some without using a
crystal bal .”
“What?” Laylen said, at the exact same time Alex
shot me a pointed look.
“You can go into a vision without a crystal bal ?”
Laylen asked, his bright blue eyes wide in
amazement.
“Alright, let’s get this done and over with,” Alex said,
before I could answer. It was funny, but I was realizing
that Alex was doing the same thing with Laylen as he
did so often with me—dodged the truth and
answering questions.
Alex let go of my hand, and I took a deep breath
and reached for the crystal. Then I was surrounded by
nothing but light.
Chapter 9
I’m not sure what went wrong. But something was
definitely wrong. Al I could see was light, everywhere.
Bright and blinding, stinging at my eyes. For a split
second, I thought somehow I’d sent myself to the sun
or something.
But it wasn’t hot or anything. In fact, it kind of made
me feel sparkly, almost like whenever Alex touched
me. It wasn’t making me panic or anything. In fact, I felt
peaceful and calm.
I started to move through the light. “Where am I?” I
whispered.
“You’re in your future,” someone said from behind
me.
I spun around and squinted through the light. My
nostrils were instantly hit by the smel of lilacs, rain,
and forest. And I knew, even though I couldn’t see him,
that there was a faerie standing out there in the light.
“Nicholas,” I cal ed out. “Where are you?”
He didn’t answer, but I could feel him next to me, his
warmth radiating from his body.
What is this place?” I asked, turning around in
circles, searching for him.
“I already told you it’s your future,” his voice purred
in my ear.
I jumped to the side, startled by how close he was
to me. “My future…How do you know it’s my future.”
“Because I do.”
“But how…” I glanced around, trying to see
something—anything—but was blinded in return.
“How can this be my future? There’s nothing here.”
“Is that what you see?” Nicholas’s voice encircled
me. “Nothing.”
I’d always been cautious around Nicholas. When I
had gone into the vision with him, I had been careful
not to let him know what I saw. But now…There was
something off about this particular vision. I could feel
it. I just felt…
I just felt too peaceful.
A feeling which I’d never felt before. Yet there was
no prickle to help me acknowledge it. I just knew what
it was.
“I see light,” I told him, my voice soft. “It’s
everywhere.”
“Are you sure that’s al you see?” He whispered in
my ear.
This time I didn’t flinch away. “Yes.”
“Wel , then.”
“Wel then what?”
There was a pause. “Then I guess that means your
future’s
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