Winter's Faith | Ongoing

20 | Magic

That was her magic,
She could still see the sunset,
Even on the darkest days
- Atticus

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"Is that Astrid?"

Jake and I looked up to the girl that was walking towards us. I smirked when I saw Jake's jaw slacken as he took in the Wonder Woman costume she was wearing.

I looked at Lina because she was the one who had given Astrid the idea to go as Wonder woman.

Which was ironic, since Wonder woman was from DC comics while Jake was dressed as Captain America from Marvel. Two people from different worlds.

Leaning forward, Miley stage-whispered to Jake, "Look away before Roman gauges your eyes out."

"I wasn't looking at her," Jake denied with a shake of his head, finally snapping out of his trance.

Lina snorted. "Uh-huh. Because I'm sure Declan looks very appealing to you."

Declan did look cute in his Ash costume with a stuff Pikachu. Well cute compare to Roman - who had worn a leather jacket to make him look a little more badass than usual - and Gabriel - who wore a V for vendetta costume along with the mask.

Declan frowned at me as they all got closer.

"How on earth are you still alive?" He inquired and I pouted, because I knew what was to come next.

"That's what I keep telling her," Miley chided just as she had been since the moment I got into my tinkerbell costume. "-to wear something warm. She just got better a few days ago and now she's out here again."

I only smiled brightly in response. "It's not that cold," I said with a shrug and we all started walking ahead to Cameron's Halloween party.

I felt a presence loom behind me and I knew exactly who it was. He leaned down and broodishly said, "Should've worn something warm."

I haughtily looked back, but didn't do that as gracefully as I wanted to, because of my wings. "I'm still waiting for you to tell me why you care," I responded and then looked ahead.

But after a second thought, I turned back to him. "Why didn't you tell anyone you were the one who found me?"

I had been soaked to bone once I had gotten home after my fight with Roman and had went to bed after changing into my pyjamas.

I don't remember much of what happened after that, but when I had gained conscious, Roman was sitting beside my bed, glaring at me.

I didn't get much out of him because I was too weak to ask anything. He fed me warm soup - which I didn't know he made or not - and medicines before he made me call my friends and then without another word, he left.

I had stayed home till Tuesday and the rest of the week was spend deciding our Halloween costumes, so we didn't see each other much.

"Why didn't you?" He retorted and I smirked, "Touché."

"What are you two talking about?"