The Moons Darkside

Chapter Twenty-Nine |Overdrive

Tara doesn't sleep; she is in seths bed and holds his hand, looking at her boyfriend as his chest rises and falls in his slumber. She gets frustrated and quietly and quickly slips out of bed and leaves his room. She quickly changes into some active clothes and goes outside. She has a tray of candles as she walks down the steps to her backyard. The faint noise of the stream below plays in the background, and Tara sets up her candles. she stands in the middle and slows down her breathing. she lifts her hands, and the flames from the candles follow her.

She waved her hands around her and made a dom of fire protecting her. she flicked her wrist, and the flames disappeared. She lifted her hands against and a single flame lifted. she put her hands together like a triangle, letting her hand flow freely. The flame became a shield. Tara opened her eyes, and she brought the guard closer to eh ground. She took one step, then another. It was like riding a skateboard. she smiled and kicked off. she started to go faster, smiling as she felt the wind on her face.

She dodged trees and made shape turns. She reached the watershed, leaned down, and trailed her fingers in the water. She returned to her circles and dropped down, letting the fire-board drop alongside. she caught her breath and closed her eyes again. she lifted her hands again, and all the candle's flame emerged, and she started to whirl her hands and the fire from into spheres. She opened her eyes and began to shoot them one by one. Her powers come from fire, but once she uses her magic, the once dangerous thing cools. So the core is the element of fire when it becomes the golden red ball of the spell.

She hears a tree branch crush and turns to look at Seth, ready her spheres at him. She was quickly shooting his hands up in defense. She quickly drops her hand, and the spheres disappear. "Why weren't you in bed?"Seth asked, walking towards her.

"I wanted to train a bit more." tara said, walking to the circle. she got her hand ready, but Seth walked in front of her and held her arms in his hands.

"Tara, we promised to share everything. I know you don't want to talk about your past, and I'm not going to force you to. But when it comes to stuff like this, you need to tell me.'Seth said, looking deep into her eyes. Tara saw pure concern in his eyes. "I do want you to burn out."

Tara got out of his grip, keeping eye contact."I haven't seen or heard charlotte since that night. and the stupid p-pressure.'Tara said, her lip quivering."The pressure of feeling that I can't make it in time and master what I need to do." tara said and her voice hicked, and she covered her mouth." and I'm scared everyone is going to die, and it'll be my fault, and I down want to lose you."Tara said; her head fell, and she let the tears fall down her face. Seth quickly wraps his arms around her.

"Oh, baby," Seth said. They were holding her and soothing her back.

"I'm going to disappoint everyone again; I just want to make you proud," Tara said, sniffling and letting out a sob. she pressed her face closer to his chest.

"Tara, you're doing an amazing job; of course, you're feeling stressed out. You just started. This is different, especially from how you grew up. You'll master this so fast you'll be a witch in no time."Seth said, holding up her face to look at him."You're into going to lose me."Seth picked up her hand and placed it right above his heart."This heart is beating, and it will never stop beating. Because every time I look at the young mage standing in front of me, it gives a spark. Something I never want to get over with. Because of Tara Oriana. I fall more in love with you every day. When I see you smile or laugh. When you're dancing around in our kitchen, when you are sitting behind me on my bike, all I can hear are your little squeaks. You keep making me fall in love."

Tara blushed."How can I find a man as unique, charming, caring, and strong? Like you. I'm so in love with you, Seth Amaris. You fill me with butterflies and send my heart to the moon. You make me want to live like every day, my last because when I see your face, I see love. And hope. And my dream in your dark eyes. You make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world, and you're my hero."Tara said, kissing his hand. Seth brings her closer, and they share a kiss in the circle of lit candles.

"come back to bed. We have each other."Tara grabbed the last of the candles, and Seth extended his hand. Tara took it, and he gave them a small kiss.

He leads her to the main bedroom, and they both lie down. Tara is on her side and loses her leg to cage Seth. Seth wraps an arm around her and draws small circles to cool her.

"When did you realize you liked me."

"When I told my mother about you, it was over the phone, and I think it was one of our study nights. You were so focused you just worked and worked. I returned with a coffee, and your hair was all messed up, and you just kept staring at your books. And you were asleep. So I gently woke you up, and you started mumbling. I gave you coffee, and we just went back to work. So I guess when you were first-ever vulnerable."Seth looked at her, she had an upside-down smile, and her eyes gleamed with joy. "What about you."

"I think when I called you during my first panic attack. And you just told me to stay on the line and didn't leave me. Or leave my side after that."Tara looked up at the ceiling to think."The fact that someone was even there for me, I wanted that so badly."Tara said, looking at him and giving a light kiss on his cheek, slowly drifting off.