Chapter: 2

Lunch and a sweet surprise

By: Cure Efret

Chung's unusual long hair flowed with ours as the wind softly blew. "Chole I'm-" I was interrupted, by a dagger pressed against my neck. "Save your excuses!" She barked at me. The dagger dug deeper into my skin, a burning sensation came from the dagger. I yelped, grabbing her arm and twisting it around. She out maneuvered my speed and cut my leg. I dropped to the ground, whimpering in pain. That burning sensation was felt throughout my body, making me feel like I was on fire. "I didn't think you would last that long." She smirked. She sharp teeth glicened in the sun, while the dagger had a burning aura with it.

"That isn't an ordinary dagger, is it?" I managed to chock out. Blood fell from the corner of my mouth. "Nope. It's the dagger of fire, Carmen. This dagger doesn't just enmit poison but it slowly burns your entire body." "Damn..." I cursed. I looked over at Chung, he was in the same predicament as I. He was having difficulty moving with that huge armor on. "Ha ha ha! This is your judgement, demon!" She grinned evilly. 'Crap...She knows!' I thought.

"Demon...?" Chung interrupted my train of thought, making me realize that he was still here. "Chung..." I started to calm him down. "I don't wanna hear it! Demons took away everything from me, my family, friends, and whole kingdom! Why should I help an demon with her problems?" Chung roared. He was visibly shaking with rage, inhuman rage. While staring at Chung, I failed to realize Chole was still here.

A kick to the gut, made me gasp for air. I stumpled into a tree, clutching it for support. "Ha still weak as always!" She mocked. "I'm bored, might as well kill you off." She grinned. "BALL OF FIRE!" She yelled, summoning a massive fireball like the sun. It shone like hellfire, the brightest thing on earth. "I can do this!" I said out loud, repeatedly. The ball came zooming straight for Chung.

I ran straight towards him, putting my body in front of him. "I'm sorry." I apologize for him, just before using this skill. "REFLECTIVE KICK!" I yelled, sending a gust of wind to my foot and doing a backflip. It didn't work...the spell was too powerful, breaking the gust of wind thrown at it. "Run away as fast as you can, Chung. I'll stay here and try to slow it down." I said. He stared at me in disbelief then uttered, "No!" I was taken back from what he said, breaking my concentration on the fire. The fire was approaching fast!, I could feel the heat rising making my hair stand up.

He got in front of me, with his cannon up facing the fire. 'He intends to take in?!' I thought. A black shadow fell down from a tree. The shadow punched the ball back, with shear force. I was so amazed by his strength that I ran to him. "Thanks for the help!" I said, trying to act more mature. He grunted then said," Your still annoying to babysit, tch." "I'm not a baby!" I retorted. We bickered back and forth at each other. Chung just sweatdropped, already annoyed with the both of us. "Baka! Jerk! Jaxkass! Whore! Bastard!" We agrued. "THAT'S ENOUGH!" Chung yelled at us both.

I gulped instantly shutting up, causing Raven to laugh at me. "You guys look cute as a couple, always arguing." Ara said, as she hopped down from the roof of an abandoned building. I growled at her then said, "No way in hell!" She laughed then shrugged it off, while I still yelled at her. "Let's just go!" Raven barked at us. I started to walk, but felt a pain from my leg. I collapsed under my leg, worried looks from the others. "Such a troublesome girl..." Raven said, before lifting me up and onto his back.

"Don't get any ideas." He ordered. Everyone remained quiet, obviously thinking about us. Behind him, I was blushing like crazy. 'I can't be...n...NO WAY! I forbid myself!' I screamed in my head. Chung kept glaring at me, a soft and sweet glare. I felt bad for what happened to his family, so I'll help him. "So Rena, did you meet Aisha yet?" Chung asked. I nodded then looked behind us, Aisha was teleporting behind us while another red-haired person ran beside her. Her eyes glowed a pale yellow, the color of madness.

"Elesis, sense anyone yet?" Aisha asked the red girl. The gril smirked then said in a demonic voice, "I smell twelve life forms, six in front and six behind us." That scared the hell out of me, making Raven chuckle. I tried to scold him but ended up failing. "You suck..." I mumbled, loud enough for him to hear. "Ok, we're almost there, just need to get the flag and we win." Elsword said.

He had joined the group that was behind us. They were on our team which was good! I gave Elsword a wink then buried my face into Raven's back. 'The steadiness of your heartbeat...' Raven thought. I felt a bit better after hanging onto Raven so long. We were at base, With a few surprises. On the leader board, I was listed as captain, my status was hurt. On the team status tho, we had won even without the flag. We cheered but it was short-lived, when I fainted on Raven's back. "Rena?...Rena!" Thier voices echoed and everything faded to black...

As I came two, I felt someone touch my face then leave. I sprang up but this stringing pain came from my stomach. I saw myself bandaged from my stomach and leg. Ara walked in and gave me some water. "Where am I?" I asked."Your in the infirmary, Miss Archer." The nurse said. "You took quite a beating a few days ago. Someone said you might actually die." Ara said. "A FEW DAYS AGO?" I exclaimed. "Yep, you were heavy to carry!" Raven moaned. He was holding his back to simulate his pain.

Of course, I didn't believe his bullcrap. 'Jerk!' I thought. "Can I go to lunch? Ms.?" I asked politely. "Ms. Apple, and yes you are free to go." Ms. Apple said. Ara grabbed some walking canes and helped me up. She handed me a walking cane and I gladly took it. "Good luck and be careful!" Ms. Apple called after us. We all nodded then exited the room. Ara said that she had to take care of something, so she had to go. "Rena..." He stared at me and I stared back. "I want you to come to lunch with me." He said, making me cringe. "No way! Just leave me alone..." I said, turning away.

"What happened to you?" He asked. I stopped then said," You're not my childhood friend anymore, you've changed. I thought I could avoid you but here you are." He was getting angrier and I could feel his rage from back here. "Do you know how long I missed you? You just up and disappear like you never existed! Rena, please talk to me." He said, in a shaky voice. "Just go... leave me alone, Rae-kun." I teared up as I walked past him, only to be yanked back.

"Don't go...not again!" He growled at me. His wrist dug into my hands as he pushed me against the locker. He nicked my breathe as he came closer. "Raven-" I started to say, but he kissed me. My eyes widened in shock as he broke the kiss. "This changes nothing!" Raven said. He walked away leaving me in embrassment and confusion.