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Gee, thanks Ben.

Lilie wasn't really the sarcastic type, but geez, could the guy have [i]any[/i] sympathy at all for her? She just had the living bajeebers scared right out of her! Even now, she could hear the laughing ringing in her ears, sending a chill down her spine. Just the sight of some random guy just coming out of a tree was enough to guarantee that she was going to have nightmares for the next week. All she could hope was that that would be the end of it. Hopefully. Unless he popped out of another tree and tried to grab her and [i]oh no what if it was an omen?![/i] 

Her eyes darted around to the other trees as she let out a tiny whimper. She thought this was a test of magical endurance, not something taken straight out of a horror film! As the thought crossed her mind, though, she had to stop for just a second, resting the spell. She had pushed it just a little too much, seeing way more of the forest than she needed to. If they were going to be out here for hours, she needed to be more conservative. Taking in a deep breath to calm herself, she opened her eyes to the darkness. Okay, she could do this. She could totally do this. 

Activating the spell again, she continued until she spotted the faint blue line on the pot. Pulling Ben along, she stopped before it to read. [color=deepskyblue]"[i]Whether it be love or friendship that sees you through the night, place it here and listen to my plight.[/i]"[/color] She read the clue out loud, pausing for a moment. Friendship or love? It must have been talking about the flowers. Love obviously represented the rose, so she figured this part was obvious. 

That said, though, was it really love that helped her through the night? She and Ben were maybe friendly at best, there wasn't really anyone she considered herself to be in love with. Well, that wasn't true, she did have a crush on Aaron, but love? Was it love? Was she in love? Is that why she picked the rose so easily? Okay, yes, technically she did admit that he did help her through the day, but that was before she even realized she had feelings. Unless she liked him before? Whenever she got upset, she [i]did[/i] find herself thinking back to Aaron's encouragement and their time together, but...

Oh geez, what the heck was she thinking? She needed to focus! After lightly pinching her cheek as punishment and feeling her (probably red) face, she gently placed the rose on the soil, waiting to see if something happened. [color=deepskyblue]"There's a small pot here with soil, so I'm placing the rose on top,"[/color] She decided to tell Ben, the tiniest smile on her face. [color=deepskyblue]"I guess love gets me through the night..."[/color]

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