I was running. From what, I have no clue. My scales were glistening with
my sweat. My muscles hurt. I had been running for to long. I tripped and
fell. A shadow loomed above me. A screamed.
-End dream-
I flew forward in bed. My body was covered in cold sweat. A few of my scales had appeared. I groaned at that. I retracted my scales slowly. It still stung. Mariah was asleep. I envy her. She doesn't have the dreams I do. She can actually sleep. I felt myself smile at the way she was sleeping. Her hands were moving through the sheets as if she was chasing something. I shook my head and fell back to sleep. The dreams did not plague me the rest of the night.
-Next morning outside of town-
Lee was jumping over logs and stumps. We had recently found what his spirit was, Mountain Lion. Mariah was chasing him. The two cats were flirting and not even realizing it. I smiled at that and turned to my brother. He was almost laughing at the two cats.
"They're funny, aren't they? They don't even know what they're doing. Now to business. How are we going to fight with so few warriors?" I asked. He looked at me with surprise in his eyes.
"I thought you knew the old prophecy," he said. I gave him a very confused look. He let out a short sigh. "When our parents came through the blades they brought a prophecy that went something like:
The child sleeps and awakens at deaths door. Her lover cries tears of red. His energy brings her back. All that's left is for love to conquer all."
"Weird," I said.
"There's a beginning to it that you really won't like," he told me. I looked at him in shock.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Hidden within the heart, Emotions run wild. Child fear not what love will give. Speak the truth, Thy lover will answer back. Daughter of the Storm, Tell thy secret love tonight," he said and looked me straight in the eyes. I turned pale and then blushed. He smirked.
"I'm not going to tell you," I whispered.
"Pleeeeeaaaaaaassssssssseeeee," he begged. I turned even redder. I looked around and saw everyone was out of hearing range.
"Michael," I whispered. He coughed and sputtered, and then he grinned. He nodded his head. I took a second before I realized he was giving me permission to ask Michael the question. The problem was getting alone with him.
"I'll get you time," Tyson told me. I gave him a grateful look and then a sisterly hug. I noticed Michael's look when I did that. He was jealous of my brother. He couldn't love me, could he?
-After training-
"Alright, let's go eat," Tyson and Crystal both said. Everyone sweatdropped.
"Guardians and their big appetites," Judy muttered. I felt a small grin make its way to my face. Tyson and Crystal were both heading toward a dinner, the Dimesdale Dinner to be exact. I paled at the sight and backed away. I must have transmitted my fear to Tyson because he looked back at me.
"What's wrong?" he asked me. Crystal realized where she was heading and hung her head sheepishly. She turned around and mouthed sorry to me. I nodded and headed for the town.
"Go with her," I heard Tyson tell Michael. "She shouldn't be alone right now."
"Alright," I heard him respond. I could feel my tears forming behind my eyes. I forced them not to fall. It was getting harder. I heard Michael running toward me. He placed his hand lightly on my shoulder. I took a chance and looked up at him. The sunset's light gave him an earth-real glow. He looked like an angel. I looked away.
"What's wrong?" he asked in a soft voice I have never heard from him. That broke the dam. My tears came pouring out. He wrapped his arms around me in a comforting manner. I turned a light shade of red.
"My past is worse than any of yours. Let's sit down," I told him and headed for a bench by the road. We both sat down. "My past is worse than Kai's. You see, I've had to protect everyone once before. A group of people attacked us at the camp."
-Flashback-
It was a cloudy day, perfect for training the storm and lightning type hybrids. They were learning to shot off blasts of their power. Out of nowhere, thirteen, maybe fourteen, men attack them. They had guns, clubs, and daggers. The hybrids all ran behind me.
"Leave, you are not welcome here," I stated. One man held a gun up. I fled up my hand and he flew backward from the force. "Leave." They all attacked me at once. It had no choice but to kill them. All of them lay in pools of their own blood.
-End Flashback-
"They all died. I have their blood on my hands," I said in a shaky voice. I hated thinking about that. Everyone feared me after that. I used that to protect everyone. I was a Trainer, but a slight Guardian as well. I felt two arms wrap around my shoulders. I looked over at Michael. He had a blush on his face.
/It's now or never./ I thought.
"Michael, I.I..I.lo..lo.lo.love you," I managed to stutter. He looked at me with surprise evident in his eyes. I looked away. He pulled my chin up so that I was looking at him.
"The feeling is mutual," he whispered before giving me a small kiss. My mind was reeling. I knew I had a grin on my face. I leaned into him and sighed.
"We should get going. I'm starved," I said and got up. Michael misjudged my strength since I pulled him up with me. I got out of his arms and headed for town.
-End dream-
I flew forward in bed. My body was covered in cold sweat. A few of my scales had appeared. I groaned at that. I retracted my scales slowly. It still stung. Mariah was asleep. I envy her. She doesn't have the dreams I do. She can actually sleep. I felt myself smile at the way she was sleeping. Her hands were moving through the sheets as if she was chasing something. I shook my head and fell back to sleep. The dreams did not plague me the rest of the night.
-Next morning outside of town-
Lee was jumping over logs and stumps. We had recently found what his spirit was, Mountain Lion. Mariah was chasing him. The two cats were flirting and not even realizing it. I smiled at that and turned to my brother. He was almost laughing at the two cats.
"They're funny, aren't they? They don't even know what they're doing. Now to business. How are we going to fight with so few warriors?" I asked. He looked at me with surprise in his eyes.
"I thought you knew the old prophecy," he said. I gave him a very confused look. He let out a short sigh. "When our parents came through the blades they brought a prophecy that went something like:
The child sleeps and awakens at deaths door. Her lover cries tears of red. His energy brings her back. All that's left is for love to conquer all."
"Weird," I said.
"There's a beginning to it that you really won't like," he told me. I looked at him in shock.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Hidden within the heart, Emotions run wild. Child fear not what love will give. Speak the truth, Thy lover will answer back. Daughter of the Storm, Tell thy secret love tonight," he said and looked me straight in the eyes. I turned pale and then blushed. He smirked.
"I'm not going to tell you," I whispered.
"Pleeeeeaaaaaaassssssssseeeee," he begged. I turned even redder. I looked around and saw everyone was out of hearing range.
"Michael," I whispered. He coughed and sputtered, and then he grinned. He nodded his head. I took a second before I realized he was giving me permission to ask Michael the question. The problem was getting alone with him.
"I'll get you time," Tyson told me. I gave him a grateful look and then a sisterly hug. I noticed Michael's look when I did that. He was jealous of my brother. He couldn't love me, could he?
-After training-
"Alright, let's go eat," Tyson and Crystal both said. Everyone sweatdropped.
"Guardians and their big appetites," Judy muttered. I felt a small grin make its way to my face. Tyson and Crystal were both heading toward a dinner, the Dimesdale Dinner to be exact. I paled at the sight and backed away. I must have transmitted my fear to Tyson because he looked back at me.
"What's wrong?" he asked me. Crystal realized where she was heading and hung her head sheepishly. She turned around and mouthed sorry to me. I nodded and headed for the town.
"Go with her," I heard Tyson tell Michael. "She shouldn't be alone right now."
"Alright," I heard him respond. I could feel my tears forming behind my eyes. I forced them not to fall. It was getting harder. I heard Michael running toward me. He placed his hand lightly on my shoulder. I took a chance and looked up at him. The sunset's light gave him an earth-real glow. He looked like an angel. I looked away.
"What's wrong?" he asked in a soft voice I have never heard from him. That broke the dam. My tears came pouring out. He wrapped his arms around me in a comforting manner. I turned a light shade of red.
"My past is worse than any of yours. Let's sit down," I told him and headed for a bench by the road. We both sat down. "My past is worse than Kai's. You see, I've had to protect everyone once before. A group of people attacked us at the camp."
-Flashback-
It was a cloudy day, perfect for training the storm and lightning type hybrids. They were learning to shot off blasts of their power. Out of nowhere, thirteen, maybe fourteen, men attack them. They had guns, clubs, and daggers. The hybrids all ran behind me.
"Leave, you are not welcome here," I stated. One man held a gun up. I fled up my hand and he flew backward from the force. "Leave." They all attacked me at once. It had no choice but to kill them. All of them lay in pools of their own blood.
-End Flashback-
"They all died. I have their blood on my hands," I said in a shaky voice. I hated thinking about that. Everyone feared me after that. I used that to protect everyone. I was a Trainer, but a slight Guardian as well. I felt two arms wrap around my shoulders. I looked over at Michael. He had a blush on his face.
/It's now or never./ I thought.
"Michael, I.I..I.lo..lo.lo.love you," I managed to stutter. He looked at me with surprise evident in his eyes. I looked away. He pulled my chin up so that I was looking at him.
"The feeling is mutual," he whispered before giving me a small kiss. My mind was reeling. I knew I had a grin on my face. I leaned into him and sighed.
"We should get going. I'm starved," I said and got up. Michael misjudged my strength since I pulled him up with me. I got out of his arms and headed for town.