Chapter 5

A/N: Ugggh. I suck at fight scenes! GUYS I GOT A TUMBLR! CHECK IT OUT! LINK ON MY PROFILE!

The mystery man narrowed his hazel eyes, and released the arrow.

Emer flinched, bracing for the pain, but another arrow hit the first, knocking it out of the way. The mystery man whipped his head around, making a sound of surprise. Callie already had another bow summoned, this one crackling with electricity. Taking advantage of his surprise, Blight threw down a handful of seeds, causing a flurry of vines to burst out of the ground and wrap around the man. The guy blinked hazel eyes in defeat.

"Congrats, lads. Ye got me." He said. His voice was laden with a heavy highland brogue, not something one would usually hear in these parts of the country.

Callie, who had seemed to nominate herself the spokesperson, narrowed her eyes. "Who are you?"

"Malac Konrad. With a K, not a C."

Ani hung out the window of the limo, her face a violent shade of green. She had been reduced to groaning pitifully and trying not to lose her lunch. Lenore seemed totally unfazed by her friend's plight, amusing the four Lunar Haven mages by showing them how she could turn in to a human. It was rather fascinating to them.

"You'll get along great With Kitty, I think." Maverick stated, inspecting Lenore's ears.

"Who's Kitty?" The exceed enquired, morphing back into a cat and smoothing her white skirt. "Is she an exceed like me?"

"Nah." The card mage answered. "She's like, half cat demon or something. I'm not sure."

Mal was eyeing Ani worriedly. "Does this always happen?"

"Aye."

Axel sweatdropped. "You think she'd get used to it."

"We don't really use transportation that much." Lenore answered.

Ani pulled her head back into the vehicle, glaring at Axel with an unnerving ferocity. "I'm never forgiving you."

Lenore patted the Nephilim's knee. "Don't worry. She will."

"I wasn't worried."

Back at the guild, Echo was interrogating Alyannie. "What did Raid say to me?"

"When?" The Earth Mage inquired, turning her sightless eyes on her friend.

Echo huffed, her cheeks turning pink in embarrassment. "YOU know."

For the record, Alyannie knew exactly what the Empathy mage was talking about, but wanted her to say it out loud.

"No, I don't."

"WhenIwaslookingatShawn."

Alyannie raised an eyebrow. "Sorry, What?"

"When. I. Was. Looking. At. Shawn."

The Earth Mage began to grin. "Oooh. THAT time."

Echo nodded.

"Raid asked if you liked Shawn."

The Empathy Mage turned bright red. "I'm gonna kill him."

"Kill whom?" Shawn enquired, popping up on Echo's blindside.

"KYAAAAA!" She yelped, shoving him away.

Alyannie dissolved into laughter.

The Limo pulled in to a long driveway and slowed to a stop in front of a massive mansion.

The mages gawked at the building, wondering how it could be classified as a house. Ani's awe did not last long at all. She kicked the car door open and tumbled out. Mal and Lenore, who had been leaning over the dragonslayer to peer out the window, fell out on top of her, landing in a pile.

"Whoops!" Lenore chuckled.

"Ow." Mal muttered.

"Solid ground!" Ani cheered.

Axel and Maverick sweatdropped. Hopping out, they helped the girls detangle themselves. Ani suddenly stiffened and began to turn around. A magical cage of pure energy burst in to being around them.

"That wasn't supposed to happen." Maverick muttered.

A/N: Another short chapter, sorry. But guys, I got a tumblr. The link is on my profile. You can see pictures of the characters and stuff, check it out!