(Talynn's P.O.V)
"Tal?"
"Hmm?" I looked away from my mural wall to see that Kyna and Soula had finished their sides of the room, leaving one wall bare. I was still in the designing stage. "What's up Kyna?"
"Why don't you just use your magic to finish your side?" she asked curiously. "I mean, it's so much simpler."
"Simple, maybe." I said, studying the wall. "But I think it's more fun to do it the old fashioned way."
Kyna rolled her eyes at me and began digging into her bag and putting her things in the chest. We hadn't brought that much, just enough to see us through for a while. We'd have to do some shopping later.
It'd been a bit since Soula had spoken, which made me curious. Soula never went so long without speaking her mind. I set my pencil down and went over to her as she stared at her laptop screen. I knew what she was looking at. I didn't even want to look. But I had to get her attention.
"Everything okay Soula?"
My white-haired kunoichi turned to face me with a startled face, exiting out of the photo. But it was too late; I'd seen the picture. Been reminded of the pain I held in my heart.
Soula, Kyna, and I had all lost our parents when we were very young-or at least I had. They both lost their mothers. I'd lost everything. Even my memories of them were gone. Don't get me wrong, I had a good childhood none the less. I got adopted by some great people. But it doesn't exactly help when all you really want is to remember the woman who gave birth to you, and the man who helped create you.
"Talynn." Soula had said, closing her laptop. "I was just-"
"I know." I reply, my voice low. I put my hand on her shoulder. "You have to let her go Soula. We can't move on if we don't-"
Soula shot up to her feet. "Well excuse me if I have memories of my mother! Excuse me if I'm not ready to toss her away like you so willingly did your parents!"
She stormed out the door, leaving me speechless and Kyna wide-eyed.
"She didn't mean that." Kyna said, approaching me slowly. "Soul's just upset. You know she says things she doesn't mean-"
"Did I really toss them away?" I asked, looking down at the floor. My fists clenched. "Did it seem that way to you?"
Kyna didn't reply. So that's what they both thought.
I could feel the darkness rising in me. The anger; the rage was over-flowing. I was losing control.
Kill them. They deserve it. They think you've abandoned your family.'But I haven't.' I think back. This…thing wasn't giving up. I collapsed to my knees. Kyna came up behind me. "Don't touch me!" I yelled, pushing her hand away. I can't hurt her.
But why not? You've hurt other people through me. Let me out. Just like you did this morning with the ninja. Remember the exhilaration of fighting the black one? We should do it again.'Shut up.'
Imagine it. You two are most likely the strongest, so the battle could last awhile. Your powers could be pushed to the limit.'I said shut up!'
But why? You know you want to use your powers. You're just afraid to face the consequences. You can't fight what you are. You're a-'SHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUP!' I can't take anymore. I run out the door leaving a confused Kyna in my wake.
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(Soula's P.O.V.)
"Now you've done it Evans." I mumble to myself, wandering the deck. "You've officially ticked off your leader, trapped up in the air with no way to get down, and you're also on a ship with people you barely know who could want revenge for what you did this morning."
"It seems like you have a lot of problems."
I turn on my heels, drawing my shuriken blades and tossing them. I was reaching for the Sais I had hidden in my jacket when I saw who it was.
It was the titanium ninja; Zane I think. His metal hand was holding my shurikens and his icy blue eyes glowing.
"Don't do that." I say, getting out of warrior position. "I tend to fire first, ask questions later."
"I've noticed." The titanium nindroid replied, handing me back my weapons. "You said something about upsetting your leader. I take it that your leader is Talynn?"
"What gave it away?"
"The way she spoke to the two of you. And the fact that you seem to listen when she speaks to you."
I rolled my eyes and leaned against the rail. It'd been a habit I'd picked up from my dad for whenever someone told me I listen and take orders. Don't get me wrong, I do. I just prefer to do things my way. And that's what gets me in trouble a lot.
"What did you say to Talynn that would upset her?" He asked, standing beside me. "From what I can tell, she's probably the most calm out of all of you."
"You'd think that." I replied, looking over the horizon. "But Talynn hides more than you think."
"I do not understand."
I sighed. Lord of all forgive me.
"When we were young-not sure how young anymore-there was a fire." I turned toward him, noticing he was staring at me. It…consumed everything. Our homes…Kyna's mom, my mom, and…Talynn's parents."
(Zane's P.O.V.)
I couldn't believe it. These girls had grown up without their mothers. Not only that, but Talynn had taken a harder hit, due to losing both mother and father.
"It must be hard for her." I said looking down at the floorboards.
"I guess." Soula replied, looking back towards the mountains on the horizon. "But she doesn't really remember. A hard hit to the head made her forget." She tugged off her jacket a bit and turned her back towards me. "Made us all forget."
She pulled up her shirt until I could see a burn mark on her back. It was old, the size of a pillar of wood. Carefully, I put my hand to it. She hissed, pulling her shirt down. It must've hurt quite a bit for that to be her reaction.
"Kyna and I got lucky." She said, pulling on her jacket. "We had our dad's to remind us of our past. Talynn had nobody since she was taken away after the fire to her adoptive family."
"Then how did you three reunite?" I asked, helping her ease the jacket onto her shoulders.
"We met back up when we were six at the monastery. Lived there for a bit, reunited, and set off for our home world, looking for other survivors as we go."
I looked closely at Soula's expression. You could see a bit of sorrow written on her face. But more so you could see determination. Just like before when they were fighting. Her blood red eyes became more of a ruby color, calming me a bit. Then something ran around the corner, startling both of us.
Talynn ran up to the rail, gripping it tightly as if it was a lifeline. Through my readings, I could see she was very distressed about something.
"Talynn?" Soula asked, reaching a hand out to her. "Are you okay?"
"Huh? What?" Talynn looked over her shoulder, her expression not very calm. "I…I'm fine Soula." She said tiredly. I just…need to be alone right now."
As she walked down the deck, I couldn't help but notice that she was flinching every few steps. But this did not appear to give Soula any fear. Instead, she grabbed my hand and led me below deck. As we walked down, another ran up. And it wasn't Kyna.