Chapter 11
At The Price of Death
Author's Note: Sorry I haven't uploaded in a while. I've been busy and Fan Fiction wouldn't let me get to Document Manager until…well today. Anyways, enjoy!
(Alex) I sighed. It had been kind of awkward between me and Kuru after the dance, so he had stayed in Manjipor during the weekend, and now it was Monday. I hoped he would be there for school. We really needed to talk. Suddenly I heard Anala appear in the backyard "Kuru!" I yelled happily as I ran to greet him. He turned away. "Hello Princess." He said quietly. "So…" I started. He turned to me. "About last night…" thankfully Amanda and Taylor arrived. "Hey guys. Ready to go?" Taylor asked. "Yeah-" suddenly I felt a strong ripple and I knew Diva was using magic, and that could never be good. Amanda looked at me funny. She had only seen me freeze like this once, when I felt Vashan use magic. "Alex you okay?" she asked. Taylor seemed to be the only one not knowing what was happening. "Um, Alex?" he asked. "Ah, this happens whenever she feels someone use magic." Kuru explained. Now that Taylor knew, we didn't have to hide the truth anymore. I must admit, it's a lot easier now. "I have to go to Majipor. Something's wrong." I said at last. "I'll come too. You two should get to school." Kuru said. "How come I never get to be in on the fun?" Amanda whined, then said with a smile. "Never mind. You and Kuru go. Alone. We'll cover for you at school. Right Taylor?" "Actually, I kind of wanted to go-" he started but was interrupted when Amanda nudged him. "Uh, to school. I wanted to go to school." He said, practically gagging on the words. "Okay." Kuru said, not getting it. "Bye!" I yelled as they walked away. I turned to my backyard. "Anala Mook!" Kuru yelled. Instantly she appeared and we were in Manjipor in a flash.
(Diva) I kept a stern face on the outside, but on the inside I was smiling. Surely the Princess felt me use magic to teleport myself here, make to guards fall asleep, and make the whole place messy. It was a lot of magic. It couldn't be much longer before she, and hopefully Kuru, showed up- "Diva. I thought I destroyed you." Alex said with Kuru right behind her, interrupting my thoughts. Perfect. And right on time too. "Yes, well, isn't life full of surprises?" I said tauntilly. "What do you want Diva?" Kuru asked me. "I'm looking for a book. And when I have it, you and everyone else will pay. Or…you can simply hand over the book. If you do, I'll spare you and your friends' petty lives." I finished. "Like we would do that." Alex snapped. "Oh come on. Surely you value your lives. And think of all those innocent people." The Princess bit her lip. Hah. She actually thought I would spare their pathetic lives. Regardless, it was time to get this show on the road. "I'll give you one last chance. Give me the book." "No." Alex and Kuru said together. "Suit yourself." I replied, then aimed a blast of magic at one of the guards. "Alex!" Kuru yelled as she used her magic to block it. "You seem to have forgotten, but I have magic too." She said as Kuru tried to move the helpless guard out of the way. I smirked. "Yes, but I'm trained and have more experience. I can multi-task." "So?" Alex asked.
(Kuru) I had a bad feeling about all this. A very bad feeling. Diva was smiling as she answered Alex's question. "So you can't protect everyone at once." In a flash, Diva aimed her other hand straight at Alex and fired. "Nooo!" I screamed, jumping in the way, the magic blast hitting me fully.
(Alex) "Kuru!" I yelled, panicking as I knelt down beside his unconscious body. This was the second time he had jumped in front of me and gotten hurt…because of Diva. Rage consumed me. "And now prepare to-" I never heard the rest of Diva's sentence. Suddenly me and Kuru were back in Kuru's room in my world, with Anala standing right outside the window. "Thank you." I said quickly to her, then immediately turned all my attention back to Kuru. Why would he jump in front of me like that? Again? He always said his job was to protect me, but I wasn't sure his body could take another magic blast. He was already a little bit weaker after the first. And he knew that! He protected me at the price of de-No. He wasn't. He couldn't be! "Kuru! Kuru, wake up! Get up!" I yelled, shaking him as I started to cry. He had to get better! He had too! I needed him! Not just as my adviser, teacher, and friend, but...he remained motionless as I heard someone come in.
Author's Note: Oohh! So much drama! The suspense is killing me! Wait, I know what will happen. So it's only killing you. So as I continue writing, imagine the song "I'd Catch a Grenade For You!" playing. Fitting, right? Anyways, I hope to have the next chapter uploaded my tomorrow. R&R!