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"No need to leave," Nathaniel said. "You can stay with me."

"I'm not, I'm just going downstairs," She replied. "I'll be back. I'm not going anywhere."

"What is it you need?"

"I can find it," She said as she closed the bedroom door. She made her way downstairs and leaned against the kitchen counter, head in her hands.

Nathaniel sighed. The will for sleep washed over him bu he got out of bed and followed her quietly.

Isla felt the scar left by the bottle thrown by her dad, hands shaking. She loved her magic, but the worst part about it was that it often plagued her dreams.

Nathaniel watched quietly, deciding to do nothing for the time being.

Her hand glowed scarlet as she used it to shoot calming magic into her mind. It was the thing she did after every nightmare.

Nathaniel watched curiously but assumed this was normal activity.

She brought her hands down, coughing up spots of blood a few times. It was a normal occurrence: have a nightmare, using calming magic, cough up blood. She didn't know why it happened, but it had been happening so long that it was now normal.

Nathaniel stepped out. "Something is wrong. What's wrong?"

She looked up, only then realising that he was there. "I told you. I had a nightmare."

He stepped closer. "I do not think you realize that blood is not a common symptom of nightmares."

"I don't think you realise that it's a common part of my nightmares." She coughed again, this time with no blood. "It's because of my powers. I can't stop it."

"Oh gosh," he breathed. "I can help." He held his hand up. "Tōht, he whispered.

"That's not going to do anything," Isla sighed. "Trust me. I've gone to so many people with the money I've made at work to fix it, and still nothing happens."

Nathaniel stepped back, shocked. "How?"

"Look, I don't know. I don't know why my powers do it, or why they're so powerful. All I know is that I have them, and whether they're a blessing or a curse remains a mystery."

Nathaniel sat silent, and there was a stillness in the darkness.

Her hand was covered in a scarlet aura, and her eyes glowed a faint scarlet. "I don't know why I have these powers, but I know that I can't get rid of them. And that means I'm stuck with them. Whether I like it or not."

"So there is nothing I can do?"

She shook her head. "No. There's nothing. But you can stay here, with me, and not leave my side." She took his hands in her. "And I know that you'll do that."

He squeezed her hand gently. "Indeed. You can count on it." He looked over his shoulder. "Can you go back to bed? Or would you prefer to stay as you are?"

Isla suddenly compelled to kiss Nathaniel, and so she did. She didn't know how he would react.

He pulled away, shocked. "Isla! I-" He stared at her, the expression on his face a whirlwind of emotion.

She realised what she did, and a look of worry crossed her face. "I'm so sorry, I don't know why I did that."

He breathed heavily, a panicked look on his face. Then it cleared and he kissed her back.

Now it was Isla's turn to be surprised. But, she kissed back. She realised that she'd been craving this for ages, but had never had the opportunity.

They broke away after a while, staring at each other. "I didn't think" Nathaniel began, "I didn't we were more than friends."

"Neither did I," She laughed softly. "Even if I secretly wished it."