Maybe I wasn't in love with Austin I just had a tiny crush on him. I would hate to get this all in my head. Eversince we somehow got into this strange place I had always viewed Austin in one way. To me he was a Jerk a straight out jerk. He was hard to cope with. I was supposed to be over seas and I was here. I remember talking to this old lady who had lost her child. She was crying hard. So I voulenteered to help her find him/her. Then I wake up and I see that I'm on a boat with the rudest person on earth. We both have no Idea how we ended up here. It was all just so strange. Then we meet his Aunt who is actually some maniac killer who used to be so sweet but then turned cruel. And apparently she hates her sister a lot too. Which is Austin's mom, who he hasn't seen in so long. I also figured out that the blue flame in there eyes symbolizes strength. It's passed from generaion. The only thing that fuels the flame is anger. It's like a reflection of a fire in there eyes except there is nothing being reflected. And now we are are doing our first practice mission and there is a ninety nine percent chance we won't survive.

"Push more"! Austin yelled. He glared at me from a distance.

I pushed harder but my hands began to tremble. I wasn't the strong type. Which made this mission a whole lot harder. I felt as my arms began to wobble. The room began to push in on Austin and I. I looked over my shoulder to see Austin sitting had stopped pushing and had probably decided to take defeat. The walls inched closer and closer every second. He looked scared and defeated.

"'Save the litte strength for our deaths Dawson. The worst death is a weak death." He said.

He looked at the cold cement ground. The walls were very close now and I wasn't ready to die. I had to fuel his anger, fuel the flame. And I had to do it quick before it was too late.

"How could you accept defeat like that you coward. You will die weak because weaklings always give up trying. Take that from an expert. I know what weak is and that's what I see when I look at you right now. You act like you can take on any challenge but when the real challenge comes along you coward out!" I screamed.

He looked so furious. He clenched his fist and I watched as he pushed. The flame growing and growing. His strength increasing. He was pushing with all his might. The whole room fell apart. I could see Claire through the glass. The shocked expression on her face was priceless.

"Don't ever call me a coward again. Or next time that room will be you". He cracked his knuckles.

He glared at me and then stared at Claire from a distance. He had a smirk on his face and she looked completely horrified. I was as horrified as her but I tried not to show it. But I knew Austin could sense fear. It was a skill he developed growing up.

"Our lesson is over." Austin said.

He still watched her intensivly. Like a cheetah ready to catch it's prey. He was like a caged animal; wild and ready to burst. How could I believe I was in love with him at first? He sees me as bargin. Nothing less. Nothing more. I'm absoulotely insane to even have a small crush on the boy. He's a monster built from a rough past. Nothing's gonna change that.

"Sorry, Darling I couldn't hear you. Speak up." Her voice sickly sweet.

His eye twitched. He looked as if he wanted to strangle her so bad. He breathed deeply, trying to calm himself.

"Lesson is over, shortie. Don't make me angrier because trust me little girl you can't handle one of my temper tantrums. Now let us out." He growled.

I looked at him, freightened. And I was sure that Claire was scared too. Maybe even more. She was just stubborn and didn't want to show it. That's the thing about Claire. She doesn't want to be the one scared, she wants to be the one who scared. But she had lost her flame. She had lost her confidence. Her strength. Everything that the flame defined. And she knew it.

"I'll take you put but not the girl. You know she's just a bargain. Austin I know how much you hate to put other people's life in front of yours. Feeling the pain that they should be feeling." She said. Her voice light and hypnotizing.

He figited a bit but then kept his stand strong. He looked her down like she was the most repulsive thing he had ever layed eyes on.

"Dawson may be annoying but she is not weak. And I don't need to test her another time. She can take care of herself and she is stronger than you'll ever be. The flame is gone, Claire. Don't think I don't know". He said.

Claire was quiet. She stared at Austin intensively. Her hands shaking. I was a bit flattered and offended but I wasn't sure which one. It was sweet that he stood up for me. But the way Claire was looking she probably wanted revenge. She hated feeling weak. She didn't want to be stepped on. And her height never helped with that.

"Austin Monica Moon! You are to be silent and apologize. You will do nothing to stop me when I click this remote and cause one of my robots to attack your little girlfriend." She yelled.

Austin narrowed his eyes at Claire. But he obeyed. He leaned against the side of the wall hand in his pockets. He kept his eyes on her.

"Where's my apology"? She yelled. Her hands flying every where.

Austin smirked and pretended to zip his lips and throw thhe key to the floor. Claire stared blankly at him and then realization hit her. She glared at him and clicked a green button on her tiny remote. I turned to see a ten foot tall robot. It began t spit acid at me. I heard Austin whistling. I broke off one of the robot's leg but it grew back. It's cold metallic arms wrapped around my waist. I tried kicking the thing in the head but it just shook it off and it's eyes turned red. I struggled in it's grasp. The only thing I had managed to do was break off an arm and damage an eye in the 30 minutes.

I screamed as the robot began to squeeze the blood out of me. Crushing me like an orange. I glanced at Austin and he would look at me then turn to give Claire a menacing look. Dark spots covered my vision as blood leaked out of me. For a second I heard and saw nothing. But that was only for a second. Austin 's flame was strong. Growing like there was no tomorow. His hands were flying every where. I watched as the robot broke apart after a series of punches. He punched the wall and the whole training area collapsed. A peice of ceiling nearly hit me but Austin grabed me before it could. His breathing was loud and un steady. He jumped off of a ledge and into the room Claire was in. He glared at her. He wiped blood from his cheek. Then he layed me down in front of her. My body ached and I couldn't move. Claire looked at him horrified.

"Fix her"! He shouted.

His blond hair was all mussed up. And he had ceiling and blood all over his shirt. He stared at me, his eyes soft and caring. But when he looked at Claire his soft expression hardened.

"You- You dare dis obey me! I told you that you were not to stop me. How do you think your mother will feel? She did watch you by the way. I will not help your friend because you did not do what I asked of you". She screeched. Austin growled. Making her jump.

He paced back and forth. He looked really angry. I could tell that all he wanted to do was make that woman's life miserable. And I think he did just that just by staring at her. He looked at her again.

"I never dis obeyed you. I did nothing to stop you when you clicked the remote. You never said I couldn't save her. I saved her without talking. So that was good enough. Now lesson's over, so I can resume talking and resume obeying my mother by treating you with little to no respect. So you will fix her or give me the stuff to help her." He yelled.

Claire gasped and ran to get the medicine. She tripped a bit but got up and ran faster. I wanted to laugh but my insides felt all gooey and weird so I decided not to move.

"Don't worry Ally. I know it hurts. Just stay in there." He whispered. His voice soothing and protective. My eyes began to close and I let them. And I prayed that this wasn't gonna be my last time seeing the world.