Felix Constantly Strikes Out: Interlude
"Give me back the battery!" Corin's furious words rang through the alley, and she advanced towards me with fingers drawn into deadly claws. Her eyes followed my every move- she'd given herself over to her hunter side, and she was hunting me.
Most other people would have had the overwhelming temptation to run. My temptation wasn't quite overwhelming, per-say, but it wasn't far away from that. My hands trembled, but I hung onto the phone battery for dear life. She wasn't getting it back.
"Just give her back the battery, Felix." Demetri lounges on a nearby bench, his eyes closed and his entire body relaxed. He obviously isn't going to make a move to help me. I'm on my own.
I stand my ground. I will not lose to her this time.
Corin's snarl echoes, and she takes a step closer. My stupid body takes a step back- one of those involuntary movements, you know?
"She can't have it back. It's her stupid phone that's distracting me. It's why I keep getting shot down!"
Demetri snorts, and I hear a bit of Corin-style sarcasm in his voice.
"Yes, Felix, the phone is making them shoot you down."
Corin tilts her head to the side, her eyes clearing a bit as she digests what Demetri says. Slowly, I can see her return to herself, and I know she's finally normal as her joyous laughter sounds around the alley. I relax.
"Fine!" She gasps between wails of laughter. "You keep it! It'll only show you that it's you they're running away from."
She turns and starts off in the direction of our second destination, and I get the feeling that I haven't won this argument at all, and have in fact only dug myself a deeper hole.
Squeezing the stolen battery in my hand, I toss it into the garbage can next to Demetri. His eyes have opened, and he's watching me now, those dark orbs alight with amusement.
"You realize she's not finished yet, right? You may have taken her phone, but you haven't taken her spite. She won't lose, Felix."
"And you think I intend too?" I raise my eyebrows, before remembering it's something Corin does often- I jerk them back down using my fingers. Demetri laughs, and pats my shoulder.
"It's your funeral, friend."
He starts off after Corin, and I get that sinking feeling my gut. It's not a great feeling, either.