I felt a warmth rise in me and spread though my being. I felt the heat lick my skin. Chi jumped from my shoulder into Wistleys arms as my body became covered in flames, "So if you're telling me that's not all a Hunter thinks about, stop. You will not win." I finally realized we had been taking steps towards one another until we were in each others faces. "A Fire Elemental huh? Thought those were extinct. Thought all elementals were gone in fact." "I'm right here, aren't I?" The flames grew larger as my anger increased, and I heard some of the people in the Guild sigh and take shelter. I've been known for my outbursts and fights with the others, and most of them went along with it, joining in even, but when it was with a stranger they knew when to steer clear.
"Kiki! Stop! You'll lose control like last time! Please! Chi doesn't want to see you in that much pain ever again. Please..Kai.." Chi said this last part quiet and soothingly. I closed my eyes and pictured ice and calmness, gentle breezes. I felt the flames dim down and i let out a breath of steam as i opened my eyes. The guys face was inches from mine and I instinctly jerked back, just as Chi jumped into my arms. I lowered my head to Chi, "I'm sorry, I'll try to keep better control, promise," I whispered. "Kiki.." I heard the guy mutter. "Excuse me?" I jerked my head towards him, did he hear Chi again? He shook his head and smiled, "I'm Christian. Christian Hart." I gave him a look and put Chi on my shoulder, "Kai. Kai Locke." "I'm Jax Arting, pleasure." The other guy spoke up for the first time. They both had fairly deep voices i noted. " I'm Wistley McGarden!" Wist piped up with confidence as the tension died down a little.
I nodded to Jax and then turned to leave. I heard more words said to the Post Master and then footsteps behind me. I could hear the difference in footsteps from Wist to the other two. We had just passed the book store from earlier when i remembered something and slowed down allowing them to catch up. "Why were you both in the apartment building this morning under an invisibility spell?" I asked. I looked at them both and saw shock cover their facial features, then after a minute of thinking, realization hitting them. "So that was you. I thought you looked familiar," Jax said looking at Wistley. We began walking again when i realized we had stopped, "that doesn't answer my question," I said with a pointed look. "You're building manager isn't open to tours for potential renters, so we gave ourselves a private tour," Christian said. I had to agree, Nora is pretty strict on outsiders.
"So did you both get the apartment?" Wist asked. "We won't know until next week," Jax answered. His voice was so musical that it made me turn my head to look at him. His hair was in just the right position to see his ears. Pointed, as i expected. "So you're the Faery?" It wasn't really a question but it came out that way. "Yep! Illusionist Faery at your service!" He said grinning. Wist giggled, "I'm a Forestry Witch." "Cool! Got any cool woodsy spells?" He asked. "One you may like," She grinned, no doubt giving her illusion spell from this morning. I placed Chi on my shoulder and reached for the building entrance door when a hand flashed in front of me, opening the door first. I looked up to see Christian holding the door open, grinning. I nodded politely, walking past him and to the elevator in the middle of the lobby.
"So..you're a Fire Mage?" Jax asked hesitantly, as we waited on the elevator. I turned to look at him, giving him my most evil smile and having a ball of fire appear in my hand, "and if I am?" He made a small gulp and then smiled, "That's cool, I thought there wasn't anymore Elementalists." I flinched, "there's not." I said lowly, entering the newly arrived elevator. I waited until the elevator doors were shut before continuing. "My whole family was Elementalists." "'Was'..meaning they aren't anymore?" Jax asked. Christian elbowed him. "'Was' meaning they're dead. My whole family was murdered when I was eleven." Chi nuzzled my cheek and Wist looked away to the side. "I'm sorry..I should have known not to ask." Jax said quietly. I shook my head, "It's fine, in that next year I hunted down the Hunters who did and got my revenge." My eyes gleamed at this and the rest of the ride was quiet. We exited the elevator and quietly walked to our apartment.
Wistley unlocked the door and began to open it when i heard a click sound. I had just pushed Wistley out-of-the-way when the gunshot sounded. i caught the bullet in my hand and melted it with ease. I slammed the door open and flame punched the shooter with lightning speed. I saw Christian claw at another man with his razor-sharp nails as two other guys escaped through a window. I saw an invisibility spell, dispelling off of all of them as I glanced around. I picked up the man on the floor and slammed him into the nearest wall. "What is your purpose here?" I asked darkly, holding up my fist, now covered in flames, to his face. Silence. "That face of yours is about to get a keen reminder to stay away if you don't start talking," I threatened, the flame growing. I noticed Christian, Wist, and Jax all come up behind me.
The man deliberated for a moment, then looked past me and i could see a hint of a smile in his lips. "Kill the Elemental Mage," he said, looking at me. My grip loosened a little,shocked, then got shoved out-of-the-way as Christian took my place, slamming the guy harder against the wall. I saw a rising bruise on his face and looked around to the see the other guy gone, figuring he got a lucky shot in before escaping. "Why?" Chris asked. I tuned back in, curious. "Flames..only cause problems," the man smirked and said this as if reciting something. I flinched and looked away, angry. "Kai Tyler Anamielia Locke, Fire Elemental Mage. 5172 Granite Ln. Apt.5D. Age: 17, fiery red hair and green eyes." My body froze at all this information on me. "eliminate at all costs."
As he said all this, I had been concentrating on him so much that I hadn't sensed the man behind us in the kitchen. He ran up from behind and plunged a knife in the right side, middle of my back and again just above my left shoulder-blade. I heard Wist scream my name and saw Jax tackle the man with the knife. I doubled over trying to clutch somewhere that didn't hurt. I opened my eyes, not realizing I had closed them. "He severed and artery." I heard from somewhere. I looked up to see Christian hovering over me, his hands just above my body. "Don't..touch me." I gasped out. "Shut up, I'm trying to save you." He flipped me over on my stomach and I let out a grunt. He ripped the back of my tank top open and began to assess the damage more. "This isn't good. He's punctured your appendix as well as severed and artery. This will require major healing runes."
Chris took out of his pocket an oversized looking black pencil and whispered a few words, making it glow. "WOAH WOAH! What the heck?! What do you mean runes?" He didn't answer me and I began to try to move away when I felt hands restrain me. I looked over the see Jax and Wist hold me down. "Let me go!" I tried to summon my flames but i felt burnt out. I tensed up when i felt something sting and slice across my skin in a set pattern. I cried out in pain, then everything went numb, "That should help with the artery and appendix." I panted as the after sting was setting in, feeling my body shake. A new pain shot through me though when I felt the same slicing motion. I gritted my teeth this time but that didn't stop my cries of pain. I felt his hand on my forehead and realized I was on my back. I must have blacked out for a minute there.
"What..did you do to me?" I asked, panting. Everything was getting fuzzy and my body felt numb. The room began to spin and then it was like someone was dimming the lights. "I'm putting you to sleep. You need to rest and heal." I shook my head and tried my best to sit up but i just got pushed down. "Stop, rest please. I'm not letting you stand." Chris said. "Like snapple you aren't." I tried to summon my fire but it was like my container of magic was gone. Instead of what left my hands was sparks. Christian chuckled, "You're running on empty, you need to sleep. Just give in." He picked me up gently and layed my on the couch. I noticed I had a t-shirt on now and panicked.
Christian noticed and blushed, laying a blanket from the closet in the hall over me. "Wistley put that on you while you were passed out and I was finishing up." I nodded. "She and Jax went to take those two guys to the police, they'll be back soon so please sleep." I frowned as drowsiness was setting in, but i wasn't giving up that easily. "Why did you save me?" He looked at me in shock, then his facial expression softened and he sat on the edge of the couch looking at me. "Because we're not all bad, us Hunters. I said some of us have a heart. I care for all people. True, I want a reward, but, when it comes to my friends, they come first. You can get money however you want now days. But friends are one in a million." As he said this, I smiled. I felt sleep coming on as his magic was taking effect. "You're not half bad, for a Hunter." He chuckled. "Get some sleep, Kiki." I nodded and closed my eyes. For some reason, Kiki bothered me and reminded me of something, but I couldn't think of why. I didn't have time to though, before the silence of sleep took me over