Here is another chapter…

The smells of summer and honeysuckle fill my aunt's house, all the memories merged into one. Nothing major happened that was so very different, I was friends with Lucie on the down low to make sure Kai never went after her once again. Nikki was her girl but also a spy, nothing major changed but if Aurora was right something was about to happen before tomorrow.

I just know that I cannot fight fate, not anymore, and will have to deal with what comes when I walk from this fucking house. So, with clothes that would make my Aunt faint, a white top and jeans that have been messed up from falling off my board so many times, last was just Vic's overshirt. And I was right my Aunt just groaned at me before I waved leaving her house, the weather was great, and it brought very earthly scents making you feel better just by walking out the door.

My hair was tied up in a haphazard bun, I was not on this earth to impress anyone and in turn, none were impressed by me. Even when driving down the roads leading into town, the trees were deep with late spring foliage and the flowers rioted in the jubilant way that only the most divine of blooms can. I loved this town, it was close-knit, I mean everyone looked at Warren with something in their eyes, he still did time here and was just released when I started Sky High. My baby slide into a spot at Dutch, I was only staying out for a little as possible since fate was going to royalty fuck us over in some grand way today. Watching Warren smiling talking to Bandit while I chilled under the umbrella waiting on Magenta to finish ordering since she just arrived with her suave boyfriend.

Her tone was silverly in a way, but not the going to stab you in the back short of way. "You look radiant,"

"Thanks, always dress to impress," but my heart is so destroyed, my son was not here, my life was ruined but in my head, I repeat. Those painful memories are books with chapters, deep and horrible; and so, leave them on the shelf to gather dust. I can pick them up if I need to learn something, to gain a perspective that helps me to create my own good story. I can use them to re-see situations through the lens of their needs and traumas rather than mine. I want today, tomorrow, and every tomorrow after to be wonderful; I want to choose what to write on those blank pages.

Talking to her was easy, talking to Vic was easy and I have avoided Warren unless I could mess with him in some form. So I stand since Magenta was having me talk to Bandit about my car, when as anyone saw it was a stunning beast. Warren his eyes slide to me and I wish I could pull off a nice outfit but here I was rocking this, but his emotions make it better in ways nothing else could. He thought I was beautiful regardless of my fashion, but he raised his brow at me. "You just roll out of bed after a week," trying to play off staring at me.

I called him out fast, "Yeah Peace if I didn't feel your emotions that jab could have done damage. Wait… no, it wouldn't. I was not placed in this world to impress anyone, I impress myself enough," my cell was going off and I answered without looking as Peace and I are staring daggers at the others.

"Sup?"

Deep and cold, "Hello, Bexley babe,"

Nostrils flaring, "Kai, what do I owe the honor of your call. I am trying to cause problems," his deep chuckle was heard. "Aren't you always, I have a little friend of yours might want to come to the beach," I heard her, it was Jennifer she was sobbing, that bitch was told to leave town till I left, I warned her. I felt the panic begin like a cluster of spark plugs in my abdomen. Tension grew in my face and limbs, my mind replaying the last attack. My breathing became more rapid, shallower.

I glanced into the darker, cold, and menacing eyes of Warren who was watching my face, Magenta gave me a look she knew something was wrong. "I am on my way, don't you fuckin hurt her, Kai,"

I just hung up, "Kai has Jennifer, Magenta call Vic," I vanished in the black mist trying not to see Warren who reached out for me, trying to make me stay. But in no way was that going to happen this power was connected to Kai, he might not know that I had it but and he was about to find out fast.

She was standing on the Eastern cliff, under her were jagged rocks but she was just standing there with Siggy and Kai on each side of her. His dark eyes grew to a cartoon size, "Hey fucktard, here I am," he was looking to be spitting nails.

By the way, they don't rush at me en-masse I know my reputation has preceded me. Either the gang give me a wide berth or go wholesale until they're all dead or running away. All they see is a girl, a girl who used to run with this crew and they know me. "How did you manage,"

I scoffed at him, "How did you manage to fail, it just happens," but my eyes are on Jennifer, she is weak and a device is around her neck. "Addie place the blockage around her neck, do this Bexley and she goes free," he was lying.

But before I spoke it was around my neck, "Lucky this was placed, I know you're lying," but I was now standing next to her. "Sorry Bex," but not like we could do shit about it now so I just shrug, I tried to fight fate, and this is the price.

I just winked, "Hey, fate is twisted. But Vic, Bandit, and Peace are on there way so this won't last long," and something shit was still going to happen.

Kai just broke his fist slammed into my face, but not like I was going to sit and take it. I lashed out my foot nailing his chest when my body moved like the wind under his second hit, his body went back and nearly off the cliff. Face red when he stood trying to catch his breath, "I am not your bitch anymore, lay a hand on me again and next time your limp dick ass will die. But such a little bitch to one hit a female, but add in she has no powers currently," each word spat at him with venom, it was more to show his little minions he was nothing.

The scent of the Ocean was trying to calm, it stood no chance not even the sound of the waves could soothe the rage and tension that was building. Kai just cracked his neck, "Well what will Peace find when he arrives,"

Siggy like a well-rehearsed move sent her over the cliff, my heart stopped and dropped and rage-filled every vein. Knowing Siggy was also going to go after Layla enhanced the blood lust for this bitch with no distinction between the ones who stay back and those who harmed. They acted as bad as the rest, only Becca Faith turned spy for me, she would protect Layla. Time to do it, Shadow would be so proud seeing the way I moved now like air nothing could touch me even as my body flipped over Siggy. The feeling of the red cotton of his shirt, I used my body weight and his surprise to launch him from the cliffside. But even with my skill human error is a factor as the rock crumbled and I went down with Kia launching himself over the cliff to grab my hand.

The dirt caked under my nails as I grabbed the rock, it dug into my palm, the blood dripped on my swollen face but my left hand gripped it, my eyes see Jennifer her face is paler than normal as I reach out to her both sweating and dangling. But I hear it fighting above us, but Kai is in a panic mode not using his head for once, he could use his powers but right now he only wants to reach me. "Grab it," each word weaker than the last as I wasn't that damn fit. Her cold hand was wet to the touch but it was in mine as I felt the muscle strain to pull, but she moved closer, but she was able to grasp the ledge firmly.

She groaned, "Thanks," the activity up there was not working for us as rocks and the earth moved. I yelled out, "HEY CAN WE GET HELP," praying my voice was heard as Kai had vanished to the unknown.

I was losing my grip and so was Jen, the ledge was as wide as a single foot and with all the grip of black ice. Now I was drenched in sweat, it soaked the clothes on my back like a map of some foreign land. Sweat trickled down our face into our eyes, and they were stung by a mixture of salty sweat and running mascara. "Hang on," it was Magenta her face filled with fear.

"Sure, please take your time we can do this all damn day," rolling her eyes as she calls out to someone. But Jennifer when she spoke, it hurt me on every level. "I am ready to go, are you?"

I answered her, in truth. "I am, but that ain't going to happen. Just hang there help is coming," and there it was looking beyond scary as hell. "Don't move either of you, I have to get into a position to reach you," but the earth shook, and right in front of our eyes the cliff was splitting open between us, and our hang time was done. My eyes locked with Vic and Peace, "Save Jennifer, I can hang longer," but I knew my grip was fucked the blood pooling in my hand was making my grip slack.

The earth shook one more time when Warren bellowed behind him, to Bandit to stop it was making us fall, or something as such. Vic, he made his choice as he was reaching to me, but his arms aren't long enough as I slipped further but before I could fall another inch his warm handheld mine and with a single yank I was slammed into his arms, he held me so tight not letting my head move as a shrill scream was heard. Than nothing…

It was more than crying, it was the kind of desolate sobbing that comes from a person drained of all hope and I was. I sank to my knees at the cliffside, not caring for the damp mud that dirtied my knees. I moaned, "Get this off my neck, now," Vic and Will removed it, it cut me but the rush of power was consuming me as I vanished to the rocky bottom seeing not only Jennifer but Siggy.

I bundle her into my arms with as much care as I can manage, she bleeds but no pulse and no chance to get her back.

How for them was the choice so easy, my life for hers?

I know. Death is the gateway to rebirth, and at someone, beloved passes through, we both mourn and celebrate. We feel their loss in our life and community, yet we celebrate all that they achieved in their lifetime for goodness, for love, for the natural world, for humanity. It is a time when we are most aware of how sacred living is and to appreciate the gift all the more. But she was my best friend she deserved to live a long life, get married, and have babies but Kai took it all away.

Being swallowed by the mist stopped making me feel ill, I felt alive now seeing the scene in front of me. Layla was down as I leave Jennifer with her, I was covered in blood and the rage was at full. Moving now, Kai saw me coming and for once he was scared, I can feel it moving over me as if I was the scared one. His lashes touched me but like they were only air, but I was locked on him as the blue fire nailed his chest right before I was on him faster and faster.

"I will kill you," I would have my fist slammed into him, into the ground wherever I could land a blow. The world rushes by in a blur and I know the pain is coming. It goes by fast, yet slow, almost suspended. Then impact. I feel my bones move in a way they should not, jangled. But warm arms saved me from most of the damage, I let him hold me close it felt good and I was breaking.

He whispered, "I got you, just stay with me," I don't know if he is talking to me but Kai was filled with rage seeing this small act of Warren holding me.

I have never heard Kai talk in such a way, "This is far from over Warren. You can't have her," I was already his, in my heart, we were married still somehow I fell for him hook line and sinker.