Chapter 3
Just as Chi was about to slam the end of staff on the side of Ash's head, knocking him unconscious, something slammed into her, and she flew backwards, colliding with a tree.
"Idiot! Put your weapon away! Get ready to use the Legendary Spirit!" Her conscience practically screamed in her ear.
"Ow… right… the staff…"She mumbled, trying to fold up the staff, sit up, and not see stars at the same time.
By the time she had accomplished all that, she felt like she would pass out. She got up and swayed on her feet, leaning against the wall for support.
"Don't pass out. Don't pass out or else it's all over for you. Get ready to use the Legendary Spirit! Use it! Defend yourself! Isn't that what you're trained to do?" Her conscience reasoned with her.
Chi quickly gathered herself and used the stances of the Legendary Spirit. It was, if used properly, a one-hit kill.
And she glanced a quick look it at Ash, who was slowly rising to his feet, looking cautious and alarmed.
She quickly pulled out a silver blade and was prepared to hurl it at Ash when something, or someone grabbed her wrist and yanked it down. It was Skye.
That was a mistake. A big one.
It struck like lightning. Chi felt like she was floating to nowhere, surround by a beautiful blue green cloud, looking up into a sky with colors that were changing every now and then, and the feeling of it all… was wonderful. Vulnerable. Then it all went away.
Then she realized that the weapon had dropped out of her hand and that Skye was holding her. She also realized that her face was buried in the cuff of his shirt, and Ash was staring at the both of them in shock.
She quickly pulled away, saying at the same time, "Who the hell are you?"
"Do you believe in vampires?" Skye asked quietly.
"Vampires. Vampires. I ask who you are and you ask me if I believe in vampires! And in case you were wondering, no! I don't believe in that stuff! They don't exist! I stopped believing when I was nine, for god's sakes! And answer my question!" Chi snapped back.
"Then do you believe in soulmates?" Skye asked.
"Soulmates?" She asked, confused.
"Soulmates are people who are destined for one another. Even if you can't be together, you know you will never totally be happy without each other." Skye explained.
"Point?" Chi asked dryly.
"We're… we're soulmates." Skye replied.
Chi looked bewildered for a moment, then laughed. "Yeah, we're soulmates. Sure. Got any proof?"
"The sensational feeling. You collapsing into my arms. We both felt the lightning. Also, soulmates can read each other's minds without even trying." Skye told her.
All of a sudden, Chi looked alarmed. "Ginger! Poor kitty, how did you get out of the house? Shit! I forgot to feed you, do my homework, and now you're loose. I don't suppose that when we get home, we'll find werewolves in the backyard!"
Chi picked up Ginger and soothingly stroked her, then started home, leaving Ash and Skye in the dust.
Halfway home, she felt a strange chill up her spine, as if something was following her. Twice she turned around, and each time nobody was there.
When she arrived home, she saw that the front door was torn down, as if someone or something had hacked it down.
Quickly, she searched around the whole house. Nothing. Only the front door was down.
"Ginger, did you do this?" Chi asked her cat. The cat meowed in reply, and Chi took the reply as a no.
"Then who did?" Chi asked, and then she saw.
Outside, across the street, was a man whom Chi recognized as the school soccer coach. He tilted his head back and howled at the moon, then began to change. Into a werewolf. He grew hair and tore off his clothes, and Chi saw that he was hairy all over.
The werewolf howled once more, sniffed, and glared at her.