We were sitting on my bed when Alex knocked on my door."Do me a favor and turn into a bunny please."He did and I opened the door."I thought I heard you.How was the ball?"I let him in."You might want to sit down for that buddy.But be silent.They're asleep."He nodded.I told him everything.Not leaving a detail out."So...the bright side is I burned her nose.Not so bright side is that I openly announced I have been recieving death threats."He stood up."Finally!I have been telling you for years to tell someone!Anyone!This is better."I rolled my eyes."Ugh!Just leave.I'm tired as it is."Then he saw the chocolate on the bed."You don't like plain chocolate.Imean you like it but you prefer with caramel."I turned at my bed."I know.But you think only caramel was going to be enough?"He shook his head."I thought so."He looked at the bunny."What's with the bunny?"I chuckled and picked Ralph up."I think he waits for me to come all year every year.Every night he is here when I come."
"Hmm...Great.I'm going to leave.You obviously need to be alone tonight."I nodded and we hugged for a little while tightly.It felt great."Love you."I chuckled."Love you more dummy.Now to bed."I pushed him slowly."Fine I'm leaving."He left and I locked the door after him."You're cuter when you're a bunny.I will admit."I rubbed his tummy.And when he tranformed back I was hugging him.I let go of him and stepped back because it was way,way too close."I'm sorry."He had this smirk on his face."I'm gonna leave."He went to the window."Ralph?"He turned around."Yeah."I sighed."I'm going to be honest with you.I hate fighting with you.I hate it.A lot mreo than I should be hating it.So...could we call for truce?"I put my hand on the air.Waiting for him to reach.
"What do I gain from it?"I looked at the ceiling.For some reason my heart was shattering into thousand pieces."I don't know Ralph.I don't know.Maybe instead of spending your time mocking or talking back at me you could focus that hate or anger to the team.I-I don't know.I just don't want to anymore.It's tiring and hard."He reached for my hand and we called for a truce."See you at school?""Don't hold your breath Fern.Maybe I'm lying."He rolled his eyes."I don't need the flamekeeper to figure out when you're lying or not.You're not lying."Then he turned into a bunny and went to the window.He forgot to open so he turned to me."Oh my God!Before you leave I need to say it.You look friggin adorable as a black bunny."I opened the window and he left.
A week later I went back to school and every third,fourth,fifth,sixth and seventh year stared at me intensely.Except Kendrick,James,Peter,Silver and Ralph.Besides Peter they saw it.Plus they know me.Peter is just...clueless at this point.It was lunch and not even once did Ralph talked to me or faught with me.Which caught Silver's attention.We were leaving lunch to get some fresh air in the garden."So..what's with you and Ralph not fighting once today?"I turned to her."Nothing.I guess we both realized it was useless in the end."We talked but she didn't seem convinced.But she didn't pried into it either.
After some time we went over to watch the team practice.It was mostly me and Silver talking about classes and our holidays besides the ball.We talked about the ball a little in the begining.After practice ended Juniper came over."What are you two doing here?"I looked up to his eyes."Huh?What were you saying?"He scoffed."What are you two doing here?"I rolled my eyes."These benches are a really good place to chit chat Crooks.What are you doing?"He rolled his eyes."Hemlock.Leave?"Silver looked at Crooks and when she realized he was for real she left.I stood up."What is it Crooks?"
"Dress up.I'll knock on your door around 8."Then he walked away."What the hell was that?"I left and I went to dinner.I sat next to Peter.It was unintentional but it kinda happened."Hi.""Uh...hi."Then girls saved me and I told Silver what happened."Wow.He totally asked you out."I rolled my eyes."It's been less than two months since you've been broken up."I chuckled."I wouldn't call that asking out.That was more like an order.And I don't know.I think he's joking around.I really don't want to find out.Besides I don't have to do anything he says.I'm gonna sit in the common room all night."
And I did as I said.At 8 he left his room and saw me."I thought I told you to dress up."I turned to him."Oh you were serious?"Then he had his fist around my neck and made me stand up and kissed me in front of ever student in the club tower.I pushed him away and wiped my lips."For fuck's sake Juniper Crooks what are you doing?!"Alex cam over.It was my hand on his arm holing him back."That's no way to treat your fiancé Rose."Me and Alex made eye contact and burst into laughter."I'm not engaged Crooks.You're delusional."
"Really?Because appearently your grandparents signed an engagement apporvement with my parents.I was ok with it.You're hot."I slapped him."Fuck you.""You can do that freely after we get married babe."Then he left.I turned around and asked."I wasn't hallucinating was I?"They shook their head and I ran to the headmaster's office."I request a portal to my grandparents' manor.""Is everything alright Ms.Monroe?"I chuckled out of anger."Headmaster Lyre with all due respect if you don't open that portal you might end up with a crumbled school because I am about to lose it."He opened it and I went there with Alex."WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!WHEN THE HELL DID I GOT ENGAGED?!"Margie came running down the stairs.
"Master Alex.Mistress Rosalind.Don't you have school?"I calmed down before I talked to.She's a tad bit more sensitive."Marige where are my-"Then they came down."Nevermind Marige.Go to your room and lock your door.Cover your ears maybe."She ran away."I'm engaged?""No."I laughed."Then why the hell is Juniper Crooks coming and kissing me totally out of the blue and tells me that him and I are engaged now?I think I deserve a little information over here."Grandma held my hand."They think that you two are engaged.We sent you a letter but I guess it never reached.Honey sit down please."
I took my hand and backed off."I can't sit down grandma.Not until one of you explains.I'm going out of my mind here."She sighed and grandpa spoke up."To get to them we thought it'd be better for them to think that we're on their side.Mrs.Crooks liked you and we just need you to go with it until we get to them.We don't know how long yet."It makes sense.
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Fires Collided
FantasiLegend says that one those two people finds their other half they will be stronger than anybody else.If two flames from the same spark...If two earths from the same seed...If two waters from the same drop...If two airs from the same wind...They may...