#toris pearson

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Stopping by for some sweets after that visit. Some days just call for a little sugar.

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All gathered to witness the union.

So many emotions. Some happy, some sad.

But hey, at least there’s cake. 

“I love weddings,” Tobias enthused. “So sweet.”

“So romantic,” Carly added. “And hot.”

“Can you two believe your kid is getting married?” Iverson asked his friends.

“Uh...” Sylvia kept herself together. “I feel old.”

“You’re not old, Mom,” Xander reassured her. “They’re just getting hitched young.”

“They’re still getting hitched,” his father argued. “Just let us have a moment, kid.”

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Meanwhile, Bristol spotted Toris coming in and making her way to the darts.

“Hey, what’s up?” she greeted him.

“Hello. Do you know her?” he nodded in Ophelia’s direction.

“Ophelia? She’s local, but she isn’t from my family. Did she tell you something upsetting?” Toris ventured.

“No, but isn’t it weird how she seems to know everyone and everything?”

“I guess, to someone who’s not used to her. She’s harmless, if you’re worried. If anything, her future-telling skills have been more a pain in the butt to her than to anyone else. I still remember how she got hurt trying to stop an accident a couple of years back.”

“Did it work?” he asked.

“Yeah, but she was laid up with broken bones for over a month,” Toris told him. “But seriously, if she tells you something, it’s a good idea to heed it. She’s been trying to reach me before I left for the Stoneshields, apparently, and I didn’t get to talk to her back then. It probably would’ve saved me some trouble if I had.”

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“Thanks for coming to our wedding. Do you have any news from the island?” Lakeisha asked the fairy.

“I do. Well, the people of Northeney were all very confused, and rightly so. We ended up having to tell them the truth about what happened.”

“They didn’t take it well,” Lakeisha understood.

“It was a mixed reaction. Some were horrified. Others didn’t seem too surprised. Turns out, there was a fortunetelling witch living on the island sometime before the event happened and she kept warning them to beware three evil men. Some of the older folks told me and my family that they haven’t seen her for several months leading up to the event.”

“Wouldn’t be surprising if those three did something to her,” Lakeisha supposed.

“Or she just left. If she knew a bad thing was about to happen and that no one was taking her warnings seriously, it’s possible she decided to take care of herself and go somewhere safe. Anyways, it was most likely her house you’ve stayed in while you were there.”

“That explains a lot about the contents.”

“It does. But a couple of the local youths from there seem to have magical talent. Boris and the others at the Academy have offered to enroll them.”

“Did they agree?”

“I think the girl will.”

“How are you, though?” Lakeisha asked. From what Terra told her, the fairy didn’t deal too well with the family revelations side of things.

“I’m much better, thank you for asking. I was able to talk things over with the rest of the family and things are looking up.”

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Cake for all, music for all, fun for all.

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I don’t even know what’s going on here.

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“Well, Mrs. Sidheins, how do you feel?” Bristol approached his new wife.

“Amazing. Today’s been better than I’ve ever pictured it,” she grinned. 

“I think so too,” he agreed. “You aren’t too tired, are you?”

“On the contrary. Want to dance?”

“Absolutely.”

As they danced, he ventured a question, “You know, our new house is really old. There’s lots of history that comes with it.”

“Hmm, I’ve heard,” she nodded. “Are you afraid?”

“I’m concerned. But there is this feeling that I don’t need to worry. Besides, I trust your judgement on this.”

“You do, don’t you?” she smiled. “I did feel a presence in there. They aren’t malevolent, though. If anything, they seem shy.”

“Any idea about who it is?” he asked.

“Not yet. It’s strange - every time I’ve encountered signs of them being there, the presence disappears almost immediately. Like they are scared of me.” She seemed sad about this last part.

“You want to make contact,” Bristol understood.

“I don’t know. I feel like we got to that house for a reason. Why else would fate bring someone like me to a haunted house if not to try to contact whoever’s haunting it?”

“Have you talked to your parents about this yet? About you sensing things?” he asked.

“It’s a funny thing,” she admitted. “Dad’s cool with it, but he doesn’t seem to know if anyone on his side is sensitive like me. But every time I bring it up to Mom, she finds a way to either be busy or change the topic.”

“I guess there’s your answer,” he looked in the direction of his new mother-in-law. 

“Yeah, she definitely knows something. I just wish I could find someone to teach me more about it all.”

“Sage can help, probably.” Or not. His teacher was a powerful witch, but she required an intricate ceremony to reach out to the dead. And here, his wife had the ability to sense them with no problem without any help. They needed someone a bit more intuitive. “We’ll figure it out.”

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“This is the place,” Lawson told them, bringing the two women and cat to the dock. For some reason, Bartholomew didn’t let Sylvia leave him behind.

“You’re right,” the fairy agreed, feeling the area out. “There is still some remnant magic from the portal.”

Summoning her powers, she reached out to where she was sure the shield had to be. And it was, just as strong as she remembered it. Yes, she will need more fairies to deal with that thing.

Huh?! What was that?

She ducked out of the way just in time to avoid getting hit by the magical force coming right at her.

The portal was already reopening, much to everyone’s surprise, with some familiar and some unfamiliar faces spilling out of it.