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moved back. I got another step closer, but the bush stayed just out of my reach. I frowned, trying to make sense of what was happening, but my brain wouldn't focus.
I turned around and around, the colors of the flowers and trees swirling together into a blur. I held my arms out, delighting in the dizzying madness, no longer caring about the thing that had been bothering me. All my problems and worries seemed to float out and away from me, up into the air and out of the garden. I looked up at the sky and felt myself falling backwards, while my heart and mind flew up into the ether. I knew I must have landed on my back, but I felt no pain and no jarring as my body was cushioned in the leaves, branches, and vines of a nearby tree. It was almost like falling underwater.
I was zooming away from the earth, now, going to the heavens to be with Chase, not caring for a second about the friends and family I was leaving behind. I could see my guardian angel's face, looking at me, intent and not smiling, as was his way. His strong arms hung by his sides and his wings remained folded behind him, but I could see them over his shoulders and down by his legs. I'd never seen a man look so beautiful as he did in that moment. The closer I got, the higher my heart soared. He'd only been gone for a day, but I missed him so much. We were going to be together again, and it was all I wanted. I got closer and closer, and only when I was nearly to him, did I see that one of his wings had blood on it.
A splash of cold water shocked me out of my dream.
The vision of Chase disappeared and was replaced by Tony's face above me, a worried expression telling me I'd messed something up again. I was lying on the ground in the garden, sticks jabbing me uncomfortably in the back.
"What the hell?" I asked, totally confused. "Tony, where did you come from?" I turned my head to the left and right, seeing plant stems and dirt near my face.
"Welcome back," he said, holding out his hand for me to take.
I grabbed it and used it to stand, brushing myself off absently, looking at the three pixies hovering in front of me.
"Papa, she's awake!" said a very disappointed-sounding Willy, pouting. "You said I could look in her nose, but she got up."
"Well, you should have done it when I said you could instead of talking about it. Now it's too late," said Tim, smiling at me. "Welcome back, Jayne. Thought we'd lost you for a second there."
"Samantha needs to get in here and put a grounding spell over this place or we will lose her," scolded Abby, looking at me critically. "Why didn't she do that before? She knew this could happen." Abby flew away, muttering to herself.
I gave up on removing all the soil from my clothes and looked from one friend to the other. "Does anyone want to tell me what the heck just happened here?" It sounded like I had Samantha to thank for my garden-tripping. Surprise, surprise.
Tony guided me gently out of the plants and into my sitting area, pushing me down onto a chair.
"I found you in the Gray. You were wandering around looking for Chase, I think."
I dropped my gaze to my lap. "I wasn't looking for him, but I did find him."
"Well, I suggest you not try to not look for him again," said Tony. "How did you get in there anyway?"
I shrugged and mumbled, "I have no idea."
Tim flew over to join us. "You saw Chase? How's he look?"
"Awesome, of course." I sighed, looking up at my pixie friend, noticing he was back to normal, his color pink again and his smile in full force.
"Jayne, seriously. You need to let him go," said Tony. "He's dealing with some heavy-duty stuff right now. You're a distraction he can't afford."
My head snapped over to Tony. "What? How could you possibly know that?" The blood that I'd seen on Chase's wing was nagging at me. It couldn't possibly be a good sign of anything.
Tony glanced to the side, almost guiltily. I could practically
I turned around and around, the colors of the flowers and trees swirling together into a blur. I held my arms out, delighting in the dizzying madness, no longer caring about the thing that had been bothering me. All my problems and worries seemed to float out and away from me, up into the air and out of the garden. I looked up at the sky and felt myself falling backwards, while my heart and mind flew up into the ether. I knew I must have landed on my back, but I felt no pain and no jarring as my body was cushioned in the leaves, branches, and vines of a nearby tree. It was almost like falling underwater.
I was zooming away from the earth, now, going to the heavens to be with Chase, not caring for a second about the friends and family I was leaving behind. I could see my guardian angel's face, looking at me, intent and not smiling, as was his way. His strong arms hung by his sides and his wings remained folded behind him, but I could see them over his shoulders and down by his legs. I'd never seen a man look so beautiful as he did in that moment. The closer I got, the higher my heart soared. He'd only been gone for a day, but I missed him so much. We were going to be together again, and it was all I wanted. I got closer and closer, and only when I was nearly to him, did I see that one of his wings had blood on it.
A splash of cold water shocked me out of my dream.
The vision of Chase disappeared and was replaced by Tony's face above me, a worried expression telling me I'd messed something up again. I was lying on the ground in the garden, sticks jabbing me uncomfortably in the back.
"What the hell?" I asked, totally confused. "Tony, where did you come from?" I turned my head to the left and right, seeing plant stems and dirt near my face.
"Welcome back," he said, holding out his hand for me to take.
I grabbed it and used it to stand, brushing myself off absently, looking at the three pixies hovering in front of me.
"Papa, she's awake!" said a very disappointed-sounding Willy, pouting. "You said I could look in her nose, but she got up."
"Well, you should have done it when I said you could instead of talking about it. Now it's too late," said Tim, smiling at me. "Welcome back, Jayne. Thought we'd lost you for a second there."
"Samantha needs to get in here and put a grounding spell over this place or we will lose her," scolded Abby, looking at me critically. "Why didn't she do that before? She knew this could happen." Abby flew away, muttering to herself.
I gave up on removing all the soil from my clothes and looked from one friend to the other. "Does anyone want to tell me what the heck just happened here?" It sounded like I had Samantha to thank for my garden-tripping. Surprise, surprise.
Tony guided me gently out of the plants and into my sitting area, pushing me down onto a chair.
"I found you in the Gray. You were wandering around looking for Chase, I think."
I dropped my gaze to my lap. "I wasn't looking for him, but I did find him."
"Well, I suggest you not try to not look for him again," said Tony. "How did you get in there anyway?"
I shrugged and mumbled, "I have no idea."
Tim flew over to join us. "You saw Chase? How's he look?"
"Awesome, of course." I sighed, looking up at my pixie friend, noticing he was back to normal, his color pink again and his smile in full force.
"Jayne, seriously. You need to let him go," said Tony. "He's dealing with some heavy-duty stuff right now. You're a distraction he can't afford."
My head snapped over to Tony. "What? How could you possibly know that?" The blood that I'd seen on Chase's wing was nagging at me. It couldn't possibly be a good sign of anything.
Tony glanced to the side, almost guiltily. I could practically
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