The seeds were bitter, but she chewed them nonetheless and quickly felt the magic wash over her body. Before Miss Abercrombie even realized it, Becky..., now a bright red finch had flown out the open window, a tiny black bag clutched in her claws. "Rebecca Poole! You come back here this instant young lady!" Old lady Abercrombie's face was a shade of red only slightly deeper than Becky's feathers. The last thing Becky heard as she flew away from the school into the mountains was the crone. Your clothes are still on and Im hovering over you, waiting for you to see me. You pull against the restraints, such a futile move, and notice me sitting next to you on the bed. Your eyes open wide and you scream. I stare at you until youre too hoarse to scream anymore. I hold a straw to your lips and tell you to drink. Its just water baby, I assure you. You take a sip and confident that it is just water to gulp it down thirstily. I watch as your slender throat moves with each swallow. I want. He took his time crossing it, the stress of the interruption showing upon the old man's face despite his attempts to hide it as he adjusted the microphone to his height."Is this on?" he inquired after a moment, pleased by the way his voice echoed through the area, "Okay, now I know that all you youngin's are all hyper over the excitement we just had, and you all want to gossip about it, so the judges have decided to speed things along a little."He waited a few moments for his words to sink in,. Is that going to be a problem?'"I know you have a lot of lovers, but I hadn't heard of a real boyfriend, Sara, ' Charity said. "Is this something new?'With a start, Sara realized that she had skipped a few steps. She gulped and closed her office door. "Charity, here's the situation. You know I told you there was a guy I was beginning to like a lot? Well... ' and Sara explained the developments in her relationship with Steve and his interest in their working together."And you want to live at the.