Last time:

"He-he, looks like it's time to play with my new toy,"

Now:

"What the hell's going on?!" the fireman yelled as the flames grew bigger and bigger, spreading across the ground and devouring the grass in mere seconds. Other firemen were trying to put the fire out with the hoses, but with no luck.

One fireman tried to go into the fire to save the two kids trapped inside. Every one gasped as they saw what happened to him. In less then a nanosecond his body fell back out of the fire, flesh burned off. Blood was poring out of his lifeless body and you could see where the fire had burned right to the bone, his screams of agonizing pain barley escaping his lips before he died.

On lookers stared wide eyed, even the firemen were backing up. People were staring at the monstrous fire beast, trembling in fear.

"Jaden," Syrus' chocked voice said. His whole body was trembling and more tears then before were poring from his eyes. He stared at the flames of death, his heart feeling like it was about to burst threw his rib cage. "Jaden and Alexis, they're both-"he didn't have the strength to finish his sentence.

He didn't even want to finish the thought. His trembling worsened and he began to fiercely shake his head back and forth. He stopped shaking his head and looked down, putting his hands to his head. His eyes were wide and watering as he tried to stop the tears.

He felt like he was choking on his thoughts, like if he continued thinking what he was thinking he would die from lack of oxygen. He didn't notice all his friends staring at him, concern and worry showing brightly in their eyes.

"Syrus," one of them, Bastion, said in a low, understanding voice. It was all too clear what was running threw his worry ridden mind. It was the same thing that was running threw all their minds.

"Are they still alive or are they dead?! Will they make it or won't they?!"

Syrus shook his head again. He had heard his friend calling his name, but he didn't want to. He didn't want to hear what every he had to say. All he wanted to hear was Jaden and Alexis coming out of that fire and saying that they were okay, and unless Bastion was going to tell him that they were and point to them then he didn't want to hear it!

"Syrus," Bastion repeated.

"No!" Syrus yelled.

"Syrus, calm down,"

"Why should I?! Two of my best friends are stuck in a fire that killed a guy in like a second and they've been in there for a lot longer! They might not even be alive any more and you want me to calm down?" Syrus yelled.

"News flash pipsqueak, those friends of yours are our friends too! We're all just as worried as you are, so stop acting like we have no clue what's going on!" Chazz yelled. Syrus stared and sniffled, trying hard to hold back tears. He looked at the ground in shame and allowed Bastion to pull him into a hug.

With Alexis and Jaden

"Ah!" Alexis screamed and jumped back as the fire around her grew stronger and started nipping at her flesh. She cringed at the pain and looked at her arms. One was bleeding from the flames assault. She took a few steps back, trying to avoid any danger to herself and to Jaden.

"Haha! That's it! Feel the pain, the fire of death, because that's all that you're going to feel from now till the moment you die!" Shadow laughed cruelly as he waved his hands around in the air while the fire mimicked his actions.

Alexis gulped as she saw the fire take a form, the form of a dragon.

Back with the rest of the gang

Every one watched as the fire burned brighter and the flames turned from a bloody red/orange to a dark blue. It began to grow taller and taller and the smoke began to fill the air. Every one started to cough. Some started to cover their mouths with their shirts while others used their hands. Either way every one was trying not to breath in the dark cloud like things, afraid of what might happen if they did.

"What's (cough) going on (cough)?" Syrus asked as he started trying to burry his face in Bastion's chest in an attempt to keep himself safe. Bastion didn't mind and just hugged him closer, really not wanting him to get hurt.

Back with Alexis and Jaden

"You can't run," a voice whispered into Alexis' ear. She turned her head yet saw no one there. She glared at her surroundings. She knew that she had heard a voice.

"Who's there?! What do you want?!" she yelled out, instinctively holding Jaden closer to herself. Who ever, or what ever was there she knew it was a danger to him.

"My oh my, still putting on the brave act I see,"

"What are you talking about?" she asked as she tried to locate the voice, but was sadly unsuccessful.

"Don't try to fool me, I've seen inside your head too. You're scared, you don't know what to do and you feel helpless,"

"Shut up! You're wrong!"

"Oh am I now? Well then, tell me, am I wrong in assuming that this will scare you?" Alexis looked around. Her heart was pounding and beads of sweat were forming on her forehead. "Try looking behind you,"

Alexis spun around and was face to face with…

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A/N: Should I end it here? Awe what the heck I'll spare you this time.

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Alexis spun around and was face to face with the face of the enemy. She stumbled backwards. "J-J-Jaden?!" She shrieked.

"Close, but now quite," Shadow said. Alexis looked at him more closely. No. It was not Jaden. This, this thing, what ever it was, was not Jaden. This thing was made of fire; his form wasn't real, nothing but an illusion.

"Wh-what are you?" she stuttered as she stared. She was so caught up in her trance like state to notice the heat of the fire getting warmer. She didn't notice the feeling of hot air blowing against her neck.

Jaden's eyes started to flutter open. The second they were open he saw every thing around him. He saw the fiery version of himself, he saw Alexis sitting near himself and his other self, and then he saw the fiery dragon just about to attack.

"Alexis!"

Alexis' P.O.V

'Jaden?' I thought as I heard him scream my name. I could hear the fear, the pure panic in his voice and the next thing I knew he was laying on top of me. I was about to ask him what he was doing when I felt the heat of the fire. It was all around us, and I knew what he was doing.

I looked up at his face and could easily see the pain he was feeling. With every second that that fire burned his skin his life came closer and closer to an end.

"Jaden, what are you doing?!" I asked, my own voice betraying me. I had wanted to hide my fears, but I couldn't. Tears were flowing down my face and I was having trouble breathing. Was I going to have to watch him die?

He looked down at me and said, "I won't let you die," and before I knew it his lips were on mine. I closed my eyes and savored the kiss, no matter how short it was. He spoke again, but this time I couldn't hear the words. I tried to ask him what he had said but then I realized that I couldn't hear myself either.

The next few seconds seemed to be in slow motion. Jaden's eyes closed, the fire stopped, I reached to touch his face but he fell before I could, and then every thing went black.

'Jaden,'

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A/N: Man, I'm close to tears. Don't worry every one, neither Jaden nor Alexis are dead. Oh, and BTW, the next chapter's going to make you feel so sorry for Shadow.