One Hundred Words

My vision blurs as I fight my way conscious. Hakkai is hovering over me, frowning intently. His hands roam across my chest, his powers easing the pain of the burns that linger there. His hands are pale and soft, so unlike my own, calloused and roughened from years of battle. Unthinkingly, I reach out, taking one of his smooth healers hands in my own. I watch mesmerized as the cool glow of Hakkai's chi briefly flows from his hand to mine. Glancing up, I see that light captured for an instant in his equally green eyes.

"Kieri....."