Chapter 2: Calm Down

Jun was terrified, her guardian was being beaten to a pulp by a kid that looked as if he was a few apples short of a tree; his hair was dirty and tangled and covered the top half of his face and he obviously been out on the street for a while; his jean were muddy and his black polo shirt was ripped in several places.

If Pailong couldn't stop him then there was no way that she would be able to do anything, but that didn't mean she wasn't going to try. She ran into the kitchen and pulled out the longest knife's she could find and waited at the entrance to the kitchen.

She heard the fight go on in the hall and felt the house shake when the young shaman summoned his guardian spirit to deliver the final blow to Lee Pailong. The fact that he had defeated Pailong so easily by only using spirit unity told Jun that the shaman was strong but she could still catch him unawares if she was fast enough.

Jun saw his shadow approach the kitchen and was just getting ready to attack when he stopped and said

"I'm not going to hurt you"

"Why should I believe you?" hissed Jun

"You shouldn't really" said the boy "After all I did just take out your guardian, although I don't think I damaged him that much. You should have him up and about again in no time."

"Why did you attack him?" asked Jun

"I didn't he attacked me" replied the boy casually

"liar" Hissed Jun "Why would he do that"

"Huh…" the boy sighed and Jun thought she detected some disappointment

"I see we're not going to get anywhere like this" remarked the boy "I don't suppose there is anyway I could get you to give me the knife?"

"No if you want it that badly you'll have to come and get yourself"

"If you insist" was the cold reply

Jun felt a cold breeze blow past her and suddenly two arms wrapped round her from behind and lifted her off the ground, she tried to struggle but couldn't seem to break free.

"Drop the knife" said the boy again

What the, how did he get behind me? There's no way he could have gotten past without me seeing him thought Jun frantically as she struggled to get free while at the same time replying

"No"

"Huh…" the boy sighed again and Jun gasped as she felt the boys arms tighten around her, she struggled harder but soon stopped so that she could concentrate on breathing; the boy was crushing the life out of her!

"Just drop the knife what have you got to lose?" whispered the boy in her ear, his voice was no longer cold, in fact it seemed worried.

He's right thought Jun and she obediently dropped the knife.

Instantly the arms released her and she fell to floor gasping for breath.

"There now that wasn't so hard was it?" asked the boy picking up the knife and throwing it up in the air where it got stuck in the ceiling out of Jun's reach. He stopped talking when he realised that Jun was still on floor and was hardly moving.

"Are you all right?" asked the young shaman his voice full of concern.

There was no reply, the boy slowly walked up to her inert figure and flipped her onto her back to check that she was all right…

"Master look out!" cried Zhou

The shaman blinked in surprise as he saw a knife a few inches from his throat, but this wasn't what surprised him, what surprised him was the fact was that his own hand had moved to block the knife thrust seemingly of its own accord.

"Good job Zhou" the young shaman breathed, before tuning his attention to the green haired girl who was struggling to free her wrist from his grasp.

"Calm down I am not going to hurt you" he said, the girl ignored him and continued to struggle.

"Huh…" the boy sighed again, he grabbed the girls other wrist with his free hand and sat on top of her pinning her to the floor.

"Relax, I've already told you I'm not going to hurt you so drop the knife"

The girl just glared at him and continued to struggle. Looks like I'm going to have to do this the hard way thought the boy.

"Look at me" the boy said in a calm and reassuring tone. The girl immediately turned her head left and right to avoid eye contact.

A look of annoyance crossed the boy's features and he placed the girls arms across her chest and wrestled both her arms under his left hand so that his right hand was now free. He placed it under her chin and forced her to turn and look at him.

The boys voice suddenly changed; it became deeper, more powerful and as he spoke Jun felt that she couldn't disobey.

"Look into my eyes" the boy ordered, Jun did so and noticed that his eyes were a startling ice blue, as she continued to stare she noticed the colours of the iris seemed to swirl and dance and then she realised she couldn't look away.

"I'm not going to hurt you, you're perfectly safe, so relax" the boy told her his voice softening as he spoke. He felt her muscles loosen beneath him and she stopped struggling.

"Very good" the boy said as though speaking to child "now what's your name?" he asked the girl. She gazed at him silently for a moment before replying

"Jun"

"That's a pretty name, now Jun do you believe me when I say I'm not going to hurt you?" The girl bobbed her head slightly as an indication that she did.

"Then could you please let go of the knife" it was a request not an order and Jun complied. "Very good" the boy said again "Now Jun I'm going to let you get up and when you do you will be calm and perfectly relaxed, you will not be frightened or nervous understand?"

The girl nodded her head vaguely and the boy sighed and seemed to relax when…

"GET OFF MY SISTER!"

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