Chapter 11: Found
It had been an hour since Krystal had shown Antauri the book. They hadn't said a word to each other. Krystal wouldn't talk to him for two reasons. One, she didn't want him to bring up the subject. Two, for once in Antauri's life, he'd seen her cry. So, they just sat there in silence. Antauri was getting bored. He would've meditated but he was afraid Krystal might stab him in the back of his head or something. He cleared his throat.
"I know you probably don't want me to ask you this but, what happened to you before the fire?"
She was afraid he'd ask her that. "Do you really want to know?"
He thought for a moment, and then nodded.
"Alright." she reluctantly began, "Something happened not long before the fire. I was home alone one night. My sister was at a friend's house and my parents had gone out to dinner. I was in my room when I heard someone trying to break in. I peaked out my door to see what was going on and the back door broke in half. I ran back in my room and locked my door, but he got in. I tried to hide but was easily found. I was scared to death. I had no idea what was going on. Apparently he was looking for me in particular. He held a gun to my head and told me if I said one word, he'd kill me. So I didn't say anything. He blindfolded and dragged me out of my house and into the trunk of his car. When we got to wherever we were going. He tied my hands together and moved the blindfold from my eyes to my mouth. He took out a pocketknife and moved towards me. This guy was psycho. He beat me, gave me a black eye, cut my wrists, arms, ankles, and my shoulders. Surprisingly, he didn't try to kill me. He brought me home. He told me that if anyone found out, he'd hunt me down and kill me slowly and painfully. When my parents came home, they thought the wind had knocked down the door. They thought I had gotten in a fight at school and that's how I got a black eye. That's what I told them. They never saw my cuts. This went on daily for a while but one day I found out he'd shot himself. I also found out why he beat me. He had something against people who were different, really different. Having power over fire and air doesn't exactly qualify as normal. Even after he died nobody ever found out. You're the only one I've ever told."
Antauri looked sympathetic. He glanced at her arm and saw faded scars. "I'm sorry."
"Don't be. You're not the one who hurt me,"
"Yes I did. I killed your family,"
"Can we just get off the subject?" She paused then peered out the window. "Looks like it's about time for your demon to wake up." She grinned.
Krystal was right. The sun was setting.
She once again used the black stone to transport Antauri right back where he started. Krystal transported as well, but to where she had been found before, near the abandoned building.
Nova, Sparx, and Otto were searching in the woods.
"This is getting us nowhere. I mean those two are seriously hard to find," Sparx complained to Nova.
"Hey guys I found Antauri," said Otto.
"Really?" asked Nova.
"Yeah, look,"
They walked over and sure enough there was Antauri, pacing back and forth.
"I stand corrected," said Sparx.
Antauri noticed them.
"What are you doing here?"
"We came to find you…and Krystal," said Otto.
"Why?"
"We think she might have something to do with why you attacked Chiro," Nova answered.
"That's great but now is really not a good time."
They stared blankly.
"I don't have time to explain. You really need to get out of here."
"We're not going to just leave you here."
"You really have to go, now"
Too late. Antauri collapsed, pain surging through his body. He closed his eyes and clenched his teeth. He shook uncontrollably and breathed heavily. He tried not to give in to the pain but he failed.
Nova, Otto, and Sparx watched in horror. "Antauri!"
He wore a look of shock. Something was happening, something that never happened to him before.
Chiro and Gibson were searching the city. Suddenly they heard a blood-curdling scream. Birds scattered from the trees, indicating where the cry had come from.
"Gibson, let's go!"
They ran into the woods. To their surprise, they met up with the rest of the monkey team and realized that Antauri was the one who screamed.
Note: When will I make a long chapter? Who knows. I wonder if anyone can guess what happened to Antauri. You can try to guess if you want. If you get it right, I'll give you a computer cookie. Get it? Well, that wasn't funny anyway. Please Review.