Mia

He's a wizard.

I can't believe I didn't see it before. I'm usually so good at detecting witches, but I was so scared from gang stuff, his gun, his plans to make money off me...I was too distracted.

I quickly get back on my feet, and look at Deno with angry eyes.

"Another witch!" I shout at him, throwing my forearms in front of me, my Kanay markings glowing. I'm building up for another attack. He conjures up some of his red magic in his fingers, sinisterly twirling it around.

"Sweatheart, I don't need to use magic to operate my business. I'm powerful enough as it is. Magic is just a perk for me. Another trick up my sleeve. See, in this game of drugs and violence and money, magic can't always be used. But when it can, it gives me the power to be on top. To be in charge. No little Kanay is going to stop me from getting what I want. I can crush you," he says. He paces back and forth, keeping a careful eye on me.

He's underestimating my strength. Just because my first fireball wasn't all that great doesn't mean he's more powerful than me. He's probably never fought a kanay before. He has no idea what I've got in store for him.

I do my version of a "signature move". I punch my fist into the palm of my other hand, and my orange kanay glow bursts up. I blow a gust of freezing wind at him, and he frosts over. Only a moment later, his red magic is engulfing him, and he's unfrozen.

"What," I question, frustration on my face. He should've been frosted for at least a few more minutes.

Maybe now I'm the one underestimating the strength of my opponent.

"You think your little fire and ice tricks can stop me? Trust me, Mia, I'm a man who doesn't stop until he gets what he wants. And what I want is for you the pay the price," he snarls. He flicks his hand at me, releasing the magic at his fingertips.

I dive to side, dodging his shot.

"Yeah? And what 'price' do I have to pay? For what? The $750?" I question him, shooting another icy blast his way. He moves swiftly, blocking it with a magic shield.

"Of course the $750, darling. But it's turned into much more than that...you've made an enemy outta me. You be a coward and try to run away from this, then you attack me with your kanay powers. The price you have to pay is to me. I'm going to have control of you, Mia. I'm going to make you beg for mercy, sweetheart." He makes another attempt at a spell, doing his move and aiming for me. This time I'm not as quick on my feet and it hits me.

I stumble around, my head spinning. I'm becoming nauseated...his spell is making me sick.

I must fight through it.

Fire shoots shoots through my hands, but my dizziness is causing is causing my aim to be off. I end up hitting a vase, and it smashes to the ground, turning to ashes.

Deno strikes again, and in the blink of an eye I find my self tied up in ropes. I try as quickly as possible to burn my way through the ropes, but before I can finish he's cast another spell. This one throws me to the ground, and I land on the shattered glass of the broken mirror. I can feel a cut bleeding on my face.

After a moment, I finally manage to get the ropes undone and free myself. No. More. Games.

I run towards him, blasting fire his way. Some catches on his curtains and it begins to burn. He hastily casts a spell to put the fire out.

"Trying to burn down my house now, are we?" he says. He shoots another beam of magic at me, but I'm still charging towards him.

I throw one huge fireball at him, making him go stumbling the the ground. I stand over top of him, I've got him now.

I conjure up fire in my hand, bend down, and hold it a few inches from his face.

"I'm not letting you hurt me," I say, lowering the fire closer and closer to his face.

"No!" he screams. He uses his foot to sideswipe my legs, sending me the the floor with him. I can't take this anymore.

I punch him in the face. His lip is busted, it starts to bleed. My hand feels the punch, too.

"Dammit!" he shouts, climbing to his feet as he holds he wipes blood off his lips. "If you wanna push the magic aside and get physical with me, you should've said so," he yells jokingly, his face boiling with anger.

As soon as I stand back up, he gives me a black eye.

"Shit," I mutter, stumbling back a few steps. The room is a mess. A beautiful space turned into a heaping fiery mess.

"You seem to be holding up a good fight for a little girl, even if you do have kanay powers," he says, leaning his head to the side in a wicked way.

"I'm no helpless little girl. I'm a fighter. I'm a kanay!" I say screaming, doing my move and blowing a powerful gust of freezing wind at him. Ice crawls up his body, but instead of just a frost this time, he's actually frozen. I've done it, I've got him. I could cry from happiness. He's not moving, still in his icy prison.

I catch my breath for a minute, then run, full out sprint, for the front door. I open the heavy doors, taking a deep breath of the fresh air. I hadn't been in there for long, but the suspense of the conversation and Deno and Milo, and then the epic fight...it felt like years in there.

But I have no car, no real transportation besides my own two feet. Milo took the car with him, so now I'm left with now.

I begin to run down his huge driveway, hopeful I'll be able to get outside his gate. But in the back of my mind, I remember how long off a drive it took for us to get here. If I get back home, it won't be until morning. I'll take my chances, just to get as far away from this nightmare as possible.

I've been walking for over an hour. I have no idea where I'm going, and now I'm just searching for a place where I can get some help. I'm tired, my eye is throbbing, and the hand I punched Deno with is extremely sore.

How did this happen? How could I get myself caught up in this mess? I am the strongest person I've ever known. I could've avoided all of this. I could've told Milo no. But instead, I do the bad thing. I get myself into a mess. Maybe this is just my bad karma from all the shit I gave the magic realm, for trying to destroy them.

My heart beat quickens, the hair rises up on the back of my neck. Something is behind me.

Suddenly, I'm not alone anymore.

"Mia, so nice to catch up with you again. You didn't think I was done with you, did you?" an eerie voice from behind me says. I swing myself around to the voice.

Deno.

"How did you find me?" I question, my brows furrowed.

"Locater spell," he says, taking a few steps towards me. I can see he's shivering, and his lip is swollen and purple. He is soaking wet, water is dripping off him.

"But..." I trail, struggling to find the words. I thought I was free, I thought I had won. This...this is a nightmare.

"Face it, Mia. You can't get away. You are mine until I get what I want," he growls, his eyes getting big and vicious. A mad man.

"I am not yours! I own you NOTHING." I yell. I can feel my face growing hotter from the frustration. I finally got away, and now he's dragging me back into his hell.

I still have the knife in my boot...if I can sneak up on him and stab him, maybe...I don't know. Do I really want to kill somebody? A few weeks ago I wanted all the magic realm to be gone. What would this one bad wizard do? What would happen to me if I just killed him? Could I pull it off? Would the council understand if it was for self defense? If one of them was trying to hurt me?

I start taking slow steps towards him.

"Deno, please. Give it up," I say.

"Mia, I get it. You're powerful, you froze me in that block of ice. But I'm still a powerful wizard. You might have the elements on your side, but wizards have magic. Our powers are nearly limitless. Do you really think your tricks will stop me permanently?" he says. It kills me to admit it, but he's kinda...right. I can only do so much with my powers, but witches can do so much more.

But...I know I can beat him. I have to...this is my life, I can't let him control it.

"You know, Mia," he starts, "I'm trying to figure out what to do. You could just come with me, and you're punishment could be less severe, or you could try fighting, but eventually lose."

"I will fight," I say through the gritted teeth, "I will fight."

"Okay, fine. More fun for me. More money for me, more pain and suffering for you," he states. As he says this, I quickly swipe the knife out of my boot, and run close enough to him to target him. He sees my actions, and casts a spell. The knife is ripped from my hand, and I stop dead in my tracks, dumbfounded.

Of course, magic. Magic is always stopping me.

"What?" I yell, looking at Deno. My knife is in his hands.

"Try to pull a fast one on me, yeah? You can't get rid of me that easily," he says. I take off the grey hoodie, make two fists and show off my markings. Next thing I know, he's charging towards me, and as soon as a fling a fireball at him...

He plunges the knife in my side.

I collapse to ground and shoot my hands down to my wound. My deep red blood is everywhere, I'm sweating like crazy, and Deno is still there. Watching my suffering.

I can hardly move. The pain is so bad, and I'm screaming at the top of my lungs.

"See what you did, Mia? I'll heal you up with magic...if you come with me," he says, bending down to get a good look at me.

"No!" I shout through my pain, which I'm struggling not to show.

"You have no choice," he reasons, placing his hands on the knife, still deep in my side. I take in sharp breath, pain parading through my side.

"I will...never," I say in ragged breathes, "go...with you. I will never...be with you. I won't let...won't let you take me away." I can feel myself slowly slipping out of consciousness, and I try in a last ditch effort to shoot my fire at him. It comes out in a lazy and pathetic little flame. Deno laughs.

The last thing I see is his conniving little grin as I slip into the darkness, unsure if it's the last thing I'll ever see.

Hey guys! Hoped you liked this chapter, and the giant cliffhanger with it! I worked really hard on this, though it isn't perfect. I know getting into this Mia plot is taking forever, and I was going to get it done in this chapter, but I wanted to get something out to you guys. Thanks for the support, please review! Thanks so much. Xx. Selaships.

Ps, what do you think will happen? Will Mia really die? Will she ever get away from Deno? Comment your thoughts!