The Secret

Epilogue

Two months later

Ever since the incident which was what I had to call it, Ryder and I moved to my grandmother's house. Because Ian was such a big baby, he moved with us. It wasn't as far away as I would have liked it but it would have to do. Hey it was an actual house instead of an apartment so I think I could be fine.

I completely separated myself from everything. I went to a new school and made all new friends. I missed Grace terribly but you just couldn't forgive someone after they tried to kill you and your brother. I could never forget her friendship but it was easier since all of my things were destroyed when the building collapsed. It made moving easier too.

Speaking of my brother, he was devastated. After I re-explained everything about Veronica he actually cried. It was suppose to be a sad moment but I had to step out of the room before I could laugh. The woman tried to kill him but he couldn't get over the beautiful relationship. He even ate ice cream and sulked in the living room for a week.

Of course we didn't tell my grandmother what happened. We just told her that our building mysteriously fell and showed her the news reports. She was happy to accept us and even though her daughter was horrible to us, she was and is really sweet. She taught me how to knit but the only problem is she wouldn't let me stay in my room for long periods of time. I also had to ask permission to leave which took some getting use to.

My friends were normal. At least I hope they were normal. If they weren't they were hiding it and that was fine with me. I'd rather not know. I just wanted a normal, simple life. But I couldn't deny that Daniel invaded my mind all the time.

I missed him terribly. I wanted to forget about him but it was so hard. I kept convincing myself that this was the best thing for me. I tortured myself by thinking of him and Rebecca together but that didn't help either. But I got a new phone and number, lost all my contacts so there was no way to get in contact.

"Aure you have school in the morning," my grandmother said as she looked at me watching a movie from the top of the steps. "I think it's time you get to bed."

"Alright," I sighed and got up from the couch. When I passed her I gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Goodnight grandma."

"Night dear," she said before I entered my room. Sadly my room was a bright red and my grandma wouldn't let me repaint.

I jumped on my bed and sighed. I did absolutely no homework because I decided to procrastinate. I would just have to make up some excuse to my teachers.

I pulled the blankets closer to me when the room started to grow cooler. I froze when I saw my breath. Oh no.

Daniel appeared right in front of my bed. His copper hair was curly and his green eyes were sad until he saw me. I felt a bunch of emotions when I saw him but they were all over the place and I couldn't pick one.

"Aure," he said. "I've missed you so much."

I didn't know what to say. Daniel being here ruined my normal life. Without him I didn't have to deal with magic and people dying. But without him, I had to deal with a broken heart and sad dreams.

"What are you doing here?" I whispered. I didn't want my grandmother to hear this. I wouldn't be able to explain how he got in here.

"I know you don't want to see me right now," he said. "But I missed you so much and I had to see you. I'm sorry Aura. I'm sorry that I put you through my mess and that I couldn't be normal enough for you. I just want you back in my life."

I scoffed. "What about Rebecca?"

"I haven't seen Rebecca since the day you left," he answered. "She hasen't been to school and I don't know where she is. I could lie and say I don't care but I do care. I care about her but I care about you more. This has been the worst two months of my life."

"Yeah right," I said. "So I'm guessing the years you've spent not knowing me were horrible too?"

He smiled. "This is what I missed the most."

I sighed. I was happy he was here no matter what I said. "How are you without..... without Sabrina?"

He frowned and sat down on the edge of my bed. "It's hard," he said. "I know that she was on the wrong side but I would rather have that then have her dead. My mom is taking it worse because she lost both my dad and her daughter. I'm just trying to be there for her."

"I'm sorry," I said as I moved to sit on the edge with him. "I'm sorry that you lost your sister. I'm sure she was a great person when she wasn't ruining my life."

He laughed and shook his head.

"What about Grace?" I couldn't help but ask. "How is she?"

"She ran with the rest of them," he said. "I'm sorry about losing her. I know it must have been hard."

"Well she wasn't a real friend since she tried to kill me." I couldn't believe I was talking about this so easily.

Daniel's hand covered mine as he looked down. "Aura please. Let me try again. I want to be in your life again."

He embraced me in a hug. It was so comforting and familiar that I closed my eyes and smiled. If life was normal it would be boring. Like I said, Daniel made my life interesting. And plus my life was always filled with something going wrong. This was just a different way of it happening.

I pulled away and gave him a smile. "Normal people don't just appear in my bedroom Daniel," I said and he chuckled.

"You're right," he said before disappearing.  I wanted to say they don't just disappear out of thin air but I was too busy running out of my room and down the stairs.

I didn't care if I awoke the whole house. The doorbell rang and I composed myself before opening it. Of course Daniel was standing right there with a bright smile on his face.

"Hey Aure," he greeted. "It's been a while."

I laughed and gave him a hug. He was warm despite the cool weather outside. I pulled away but his arms stayed around my waist. I fought the panick as I realized he was going to kiss me. He would be my first kiss as sad as it sounded.

He leaned closer and I closed my eyes in preparation for it. His warms lips met mine and for a while I didn't know what to do. I knew I had to move my lips with his until and it wasn't so sloppy after a while. I pulled him closer as I basked in the kiss and the feel of him in my arms.

"What's going on here?" I pulled away at the sound of my grandmother. She was walking down the stairs. Ryder was following behind and when he saw Daniel he smiled.

"I was wondering when you'd show up. I gave you the address weeks ago," he said.

My eyes widened and I looked at Daniel. "What?"

He smiled and shrugged. "I was waiting for the right moment."

I looked at my grandmother and smiled. "Grandma this is Daniel my-" I looked at him for help.

"Her boyfriend," he said and smiled brightly at me. "If she wants me."

I knew that bringing him into my life would only make my life complicated but I was prepared for it. As long as I had Daniel and a tackling E I would be fine. So I smiled and hugged him again.

"It's late," my grandmother said. "You couldn't wait until the morning?"

He smiled sheepishly. "I'm sorry ma'am. It was important."

"Well come in," she said. "I have to make sure you're good for my granddaughter."

Daniel closed the door and sat next to me on the couch and Ryder and my grandma sat on the other side. Even with a powerful Conjurer sitting next to me, everything felt normal. Daniel was just a guy to my grandmother and he would be questioned like a normal guy.

Right now, even with him in my life, everything was normal. I didn't worry about a raging sister, a resentful father and a powerful family.

The only thing I had to deal with was if my grandmother approved of him.

And I knew she would.