"You can always pull whatever style wedecide on into a low ponytail like usual. It should still work." I can't do that, Mom," I whined. "Then everyone...will see my piercedears!"She smiled at me, but I don't think she understood the ramifications ofbeing different in high school. I didn't want to get beaten up overthis."It'll be okay, Megan." she said, giving me a comforting hug. "They'llbe more forgiving than you think, and you'll really enjoy life away fromschool with these changes."I knew she. Despite her firm resolve to defend her relationship with Riley, she couldn’t help but be worried about what could happen.While Luna was willing to run away and create a life with Riley, she really didn’t want it to come to that. She was already three years towards her degree, and it felt wasteful to just throw that all away. Not to mention, without a degree, she would be forced to get a worse paying job with poorer working conditions. And what about Riley? She would be throwing her life away. At least in things ancient.”“Somehow,” Annie said, “my body knew that I needed what the imps could give me.” She shrugged and said, “I guess that’s why I broke the circle.”“So will they stay with you forever?” I asked.A tiny voice from behind me said, “We need to keep moving from person to person. Our magic is temporary and only works for a short while.”Another voice added, “But we might be back next year.”I looked at the ten naked little women who were partially surrounding me and said, “Are. I pressed and found out that the object of his affections is none other than your friend Marci. In the end we agreed to keep up appearances and turn a blind eye towards each others affairs. I'm right back where I was before the wedding; in love with a guy who thinks of me as a sister. The only difference is that he apparently doesn't mind committing incest with me. He doesn't love me, but he loves fucking me. At least I'll have that much of him." What a mess. Oh God honey, I'm so sorry." Don't.