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I shot up in bed, gasping for breath, tears pricking my eyes. It was that dream again. I brought my knees up to my chest and let the tears fall. "It wasn't my fault." I whispered softly to myself, but the words felt hollow and broken to my ears.

I stumbled out of my soft bed and into the adjacent bathroom. I placed my hands on the cool tile next to the sink and looked down, letting my black hair fall over my eyes. My cursed eyes. I hate them.

It doesn't matter that Hunter and the others accept me. It doesn't matter that I was born to this element for a reason. These stupid eyes killed them. No. I killed them. It didn't matter how many times I tell myself that it wasn't me that killed them! It wasn't! I knew deep in my heart that yes, it WAS me that killed them.

I had pushed their deaths to the back of my mind, well, until James came in. He started calling me Freaky Eyes. That gave way to unpleasant memories.

Hey look! It's the demon!

Run away!

She'll never fit in! Not with those Freaky Eyes of hers.

Yea! Stupid freak!

Monster!

"SHUT UP!" I yelled, clutching my ears and feeling more tears slip past my eyelids. "I'm not a monster…" I trailed off. Who was I kidding? Hunter was wrong. I was a monster.

Ever since I could remember, everything inside of me just wanted to fit in…

I was never one for pretenders, and everything I tried to be just wouldn't settle in.

If I told you what I was, would you turn your back on me? And if I seemed dangerous, would you be scared?

I get the feeling just because everything I touch isn't dark enough. That this problem lies in me…

I'm only a girl with a candle to guide me. I'm taking a stand to escape what's inside me.

A monster, a monster. I've turned into a monster. A monster, a monster! And it keeps getting stronger.

Monster- Imagine Dragons

I sat in the dark, head in my hands. I didn't deserve such good friends.

Hunter: A strong person. Someone you would look up to. A little childish, but serious and strong when need be. She's hiding something. I'm sure of it. I guess everyone has secrets, but I'm most concerned about this one. It seems to be hurting her more than it should.

Adian: A stupid knucklehead. Spaztic and silly are a few words to describe him. He handles killing better than someone really should. He never has any qualms about death. What is he hiding, and could it somehow connect to Hunter's secret?

Vector: The only one I know isn't hiding something dark. Smart and funny. A little out there, but not so far as to never come back down. He is a strange fellow, but a friend none the less.

Sky: A strong leader. Someone who demands respect. She might be a stick in the mud, but I would still follow her to the ends of the earth, as I'm sure everyone else on the team would.

James: I'm not sure what to think of him. He seems daft when it comes to people's emotions and practically everything that isn't something to do with building. I'm able to read him like an open book. That might just come back to bite him in the butt one day.

Yea, I didn't deserve them. But it's too late to get rid of them, even James. They burrowed their way into my life, and I have a feeling that they're not going anywhere any time soon.

I stood up on shaky legs and dragged myself into bed once again. I lay down and prayed for a dreamless rest-of-the-night. The gods must have been listening.

I soon fell into the black embrace of sleep.

I woke up to someone shaking me. I rubbed my eyes and yawned, opening my eyes to the face of a sheepish Hunter. Then I realized the alarm bells were ringing.

"What did you do this time, Hunter?"

"I know the voices in my head aren't real, but sometimes there ideas are just so good!" Was her way of explaining.

I got out of bed and grabbed my kanatas, strapping them around my waist. I was already dressed, having never getting out of my clothes in the first place. I noticed Hunter hade her guns on her hips and her two knives of her upper arms.

Whatever she had done, it must have been bad.

She was running in place and grabbed my hand when I was done with my slim swords. We ran-Well more like, she dragged me- out of the room and down the hallway, where Sky, Vector, and Adian were waiting. They all had their weapons of choice as well.

Sky held a bronze staff with blades on either end in her hands. Adian had a small gun in his hand, and while Vector looked unarmed, I knew better. He probably had a giant bazooka in his little tool belt of death.

I sweat dropped when I heard the thundering of footsteps in the Fireclan hallway. I gave Vector a look.

"She went into the Fireclan hallway?"

"Yep."

"I'm guessing she went armed with pranks."

"Correct again."

"Leader?"

"Now covered in tar and feathers."

"You have got to be kidding."

"I wish I was."

"Bring it on."

We faced the rest once again and saw that our exits were all cut of. A flash of metal caught my attention, and I saw Hunter pull out her guns and spin them around on her pointer finger before catching them and pointing them at the small army assembled. A wide grin was on her face.

"Lets do this!" She yelled before pulling the trigger and deflecting a spear with the other gun.

I pulled out the white kanata on my waist, leaving the black one sheathed. After all, that was only to be used in emergences. I joined in the fun. Soon enough, Vector and Adian jumped in, despite Sky's rather loud complaints.

Then she came in.

One epic fight scene later, we walked out of the mountain in slow motion. A ticking was heard and we turned around before hauling butt. We ran in slow motion. Yea… That didn't work to well. The mountain exploded-well, the top did- and we were all blown forwards.

Hunter sprang up first, smile still intact.

"Don't tell me you planted that bomb." Sky groaned weakly.

"Yep!"

Adian, who had just gotten up, face planted.

"Well… to James's house?" I asked, rubbing my head.

"To James's house." Vector agreed.

"I hope he doesn't kill us…"

What was Shade's dream about? Who died? What is Hunter and Adian's secret? How will this affect their quest that they don't know about? Will they even live to find out about the quest? Will James not kill them? Why am I asking so many questions? Find out next time, on Kitsune! Well, I mean, you won't find out all the answers at once… That would ruin the story… *Rambles*

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