Chapter 24
My entire body lifted off the ground and floated there. What the h?
High keening started in my ears. Where was it coming from?! I turned my head one way and then the other. And I realized it was me.
A yellow glow started to envelope my body from the head down to my feet and whirled around me. Like a demented, happy sandstorm. . . . I should really find better similes.
Anyways, I couldn't see, couldn't do anything but float (not by my own power), so I might have been imagining the rustle of wings and the "Kari!"
The healing process was beginning, but I, too tired and weak to care, just closed my eyes and let it be.
I woke up with an 'oomph' spilling out of my mouth, arms holding me up bridal – style. I looked up into Iggy's clouded blue eyes.
"Kari, you okay?" he asked softly.
I stroked his dirty blond hair. "Fine," I whispered. He relaxed his arms and I slipped to the ground, balancing on wobbly feet in the acrid grass. I must've burned it in the healing process. Or maybe I sucked the life force from it. Weird.
I fell forward into Iggy's chest, and wrapped my arms around him, letting me hug him.
"Kari . . ." he murmured into my hair. I hugged him tighter. "I'm glad you're alright. I heard your song Kari, it was beautiful."
"It was for you," I whispered. I heard a disgruntled 'ahem' from behind Iggy. We both blushed, seeing the Flock standing there grinning at us, good - naturedly and disgustedly.
"Get a room," Fang smiled.
"Get one yourselves," Iggy retalited, making Max and Fang both blush crimson. Well, Max more than Fang.
Derrick sidled up to me, and hugged me roughly. "You try to die again and you're in big trouble," he said.
"I'll try to pencil it in. 'Do not die for fear of death,'" I muttered sarcastically into his shoulder, hugging him back. Ah, I love my idiot.
I pulled back, wrinkling my nose, "Shower, Derrick!" He frowned at me until I broke his gaze, "Everyone all right?" The Flock nodded.
Max glared sadly at me. I grinned toothily back. She would have to catch me and kill me if she thought I was going to submit to her lecture. Yeah, yeah, I knew I totally deserved it. A LOT.
Let's see, through the last two days I fell in love with Iggy, brought a lecherous sibling of mine to oogle her, almost killed everyone with my explosion. Yup, if she took out a gun and shot me, I wouldn't have been surprised.
She gave a tired sigh and said in a world-weary voice, "Come on, let's settle down for the night."