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home," she said.
I stood, leaning on her for support.
“Thanks, El.”
She grimaced. “Can I wash my hands before we leave? I just crawled across the gross bathroom floor.”
I laughed, but it sounded more like a snort. “Sorry.”
She smiled and gave me a squeeze. “The things I do for you.”
Many things had changed in the past few months, but my relationship with my sister hadn't been one of them. I didn't know what I would do without her. Even though I was the older sibling, she took care of me.
Chapter 7
Ash
"Did you have fun last night?" I asked as Kendall opened the door to her room.
"Whoa!" she yelled, stumbling into the wall.
I didn't move. Just stood near the window with my arms folded, watching her.
"What the heck, Ash?" She looked over at me, her eyebrows knitting together, and, messing with the neck of her sweater, walked to her bed. "You can't just hang out in my room whenever you want!"
Sitting down, she took her shoes off and kicked them into the closet. Well, near the closet. Not like it mattered anyway, since her room looked like a tornado zone.
"So?"
"Yes. I had a great time."
For some reason her tone wasn’t very convincing.
She saw me watching her and smiled. "Cameron actually talked to me. It was nice."
"You mean Cameron hasn't talked to you before?" I asked.
"Of course he has. Just … not recently." She busied herself with her cell phone. I took a step away from the window. "Why?" I asked. Her cheeks reddened a little.
"It's nothing."
"Did you cheat on him or something?" As soon as the words left my mouth, I knew I shouldn't have said them.
She stood, putting her hands on her hips. "Don't talk about me like you know me. Or him either."
Oops.
"I know you better than you think," I lied.
"So, you know we were never together then, and there's no possible way I could have cheated on him?"
"Well …"
"That's what I thought! You have no idea what you're talking about."
Wow. I’d have to finish reading her file now. "Sorry. I was just asking a question, and I guess I have my answer."
Her icy glare scared me a little. "You don't know anything about me."
"Have you thought of your second wish yet?" I asked, changing the subject.
Her chest rose and fell and it took a moment before she answered. "No."
I ran a hand through my hair and let out an exasperated sigh. "Well, hurry up. I want this job over with."
"Then why don't you quit?"
I resisted the urge to fling a spell at her. Like a "stop-freaking-out-over-everything-I-say" spell. She looked away and sat down on her bed.
"I'm not mad at you ," I grumbled. "You didn't get me into this mess." Feeling sorry for myself again, I made my way over and sat next to her.
"I feel so much better now." She turned around and jumped in surprise, her eyes widening.
"Sorry, I move quieter than I used to," I said, shrugging.
"Yeah, you sort of float. You're really graceful."
"Please. Don't ever tell me that again." Looking like a fairy was bad enough, without hearing that I moved like one. I frowned, hoping I’d still have some dignity left when this was all over.
"So, um, it looks like my first wish really did work."
"Duh," I said, smirking. My unpleasant thoughts dissolved. "Let me know your second and it'll happen even faster."
She raised an eyebrow. "Are you this cocky with all of your assignments?"
"Always," I said.
"Lucky me." She sighed.
"Yep." I popped my knuckles and stretched. The rope holding my wings down dug into my skin, reminding me they were there. I shrugged it off. "Actually, you're my first and only assignment. When I'm finished with your wishes, I have bigger plans than being a …" I trailed off, twisting my wand between my fingers. "A fairy."
"You really weren't always like this."
"No." My hands clenched into fists, and I forced myself to calm down so I wouldn't break my wand.
"What are you, then?"
I shook my head. I wasn't about to discuss that with her. "I'm just Ash. That's all you need to
I stood, leaning on her for support.
“Thanks, El.”
She grimaced. “Can I wash my hands before we leave? I just crawled across the gross bathroom floor.”
I laughed, but it sounded more like a snort. “Sorry.”
She smiled and gave me a squeeze. “The things I do for you.”
Many things had changed in the past few months, but my relationship with my sister hadn't been one of them. I didn't know what I would do without her. Even though I was the older sibling, she took care of me.
Chapter 7
Ash
"Did you have fun last night?" I asked as Kendall opened the door to her room.
"Whoa!" she yelled, stumbling into the wall.
I didn't move. Just stood near the window with my arms folded, watching her.
"What the heck, Ash?" She looked over at me, her eyebrows knitting together, and, messing with the neck of her sweater, walked to her bed. "You can't just hang out in my room whenever you want!"
Sitting down, she took her shoes off and kicked them into the closet. Well, near the closet. Not like it mattered anyway, since her room looked like a tornado zone.
"So?"
"Yes. I had a great time."
For some reason her tone wasn’t very convincing.
She saw me watching her and smiled. "Cameron actually talked to me. It was nice."
"You mean Cameron hasn't talked to you before?" I asked.
"Of course he has. Just … not recently." She busied herself with her cell phone. I took a step away from the window. "Why?" I asked. Her cheeks reddened a little.
"It's nothing."
"Did you cheat on him or something?" As soon as the words left my mouth, I knew I shouldn't have said them.
She stood, putting her hands on her hips. "Don't talk about me like you know me. Or him either."
Oops.
"I know you better than you think," I lied.
"So, you know we were never together then, and there's no possible way I could have cheated on him?"
"Well …"
"That's what I thought! You have no idea what you're talking about."
Wow. I’d have to finish reading her file now. "Sorry. I was just asking a question, and I guess I have my answer."
Her icy glare scared me a little. "You don't know anything about me."
"Have you thought of your second wish yet?" I asked, changing the subject.
Her chest rose and fell and it took a moment before she answered. "No."
I ran a hand through my hair and let out an exasperated sigh. "Well, hurry up. I want this job over with."
"Then why don't you quit?"
I resisted the urge to fling a spell at her. Like a "stop-freaking-out-over-everything-I-say" spell. She looked away and sat down on her bed.
"I'm not mad at you ," I grumbled. "You didn't get me into this mess." Feeling sorry for myself again, I made my way over and sat next to her.
"I feel so much better now." She turned around and jumped in surprise, her eyes widening.
"Sorry, I move quieter than I used to," I said, shrugging.
"Yeah, you sort of float. You're really graceful."
"Please. Don't ever tell me that again." Looking like a fairy was bad enough, without hearing that I moved like one. I frowned, hoping I’d still have some dignity left when this was all over.
"So, um, it looks like my first wish really did work."
"Duh," I said, smirking. My unpleasant thoughts dissolved. "Let me know your second and it'll happen even faster."
She raised an eyebrow. "Are you this cocky with all of your assignments?"
"Always," I said.
"Lucky me." She sighed.
"Yep." I popped my knuckles and stretched. The rope holding my wings down dug into my skin, reminding me they were there. I shrugged it off. "Actually, you're my first and only assignment. When I'm finished with your wishes, I have bigger plans than being a …" I trailed off, twisting my wand between my fingers. "A fairy."
"You really weren't always like this."
"No." My hands clenched into fists, and I forced myself to calm down so I wouldn't break my wand.
"What are you, then?"
I shook my head. I wasn't about to discuss that with her. "I'm just Ash. That's all you need to
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