Chapter 2: Meeting
In a place surrounded by darkness with a small lamp that gives miniature light in the area, Shana lay sleeping in a bed with flames encircling her. Her wounds were covered with a glowing light and a man probably 5 feet 9 inches tall with squinty blue eyes, thin lips and black spiky hair gelled to the right side, wearing a black coat with shades of silver, sat beside the bed looking at her.
"Flame haired, Burning eyed hunter…" a deep, husky voice coming from the golden wristband the man is wearing, echoed in the room.
"I thought she was tall and mature looking" the man spoke with voice so cold and calm, talking to the voice heard earlier.
"If we haven't got there on time, they would be killed"
"I have no regrets Raijin, even if I am now an Outlaw for the Azurian council."
"When you became a flamehaze, I know this would happen"
He sighed, stood and locked the door before leaving her inside. While on his way to the kitchen, he took a glance at Yuji on the other room, he was in a deep sleep like her.
He placed the frying pan on the stove the moment he arrived. Took some tomatoes and eggs in the bin and tossed them into the pan. He left it that way and sat on the chair resting his face on his palm while looking at the flame inside the circle glass on his golden wristband.
"You seem to have njo knowledge in cooking" Raijin spoke.
"We always cook our food this way; you're the one who taught me. I asked the lady selling those red and white balls if they are edible to eat and she said yes. Though the white one seemed hard,it's just a good thing that it broke when I placed it in the pan"
He sipped water from the bowl and played with it, watching smoke flow to the chimney. For minutes, only the bowl's contact with the table was heard until he noticed an increased amount of smoke coming from the pan.
"You think it's cooked?"
"Smoke suggests burning, so maybe"
He approached it and placed it on the table, the egg turned white, some was still inside the shell that has turned brown. He pricked the tomato using a stick he saw and took a bite. He was chewing slowly when a loud thud alarmed him, it came from one of the rooms of the house; he rushed to it and saw Shana standing.
"Who are you?" She materialized her night coat, wielded her sword and pointed to him.
"Oh, I'm Saito Eiji. The manipulator of sacred flames with my partner Raijin, Flame of sacred flames" bringing his arms to his eyelevel, showing his golden wristband.
"Long time no see flame of Heavens" He greeted, emitting light from the wristband.
"Hmm, I never thought someone will be able to sustain your power" Alastor, Shana's pendant answered.
"Only him"
Silence surrounded the place where Shana and Eiji stood staring at each other, her sword still aiming at him.
"Maybe you want to draw your sword back? I cooked something for you to eat. The mystes by the way is still asleep so just eat first." He smiled before walking back to the kitchen. She followed and took a peep at Yuji's room. Her eyebrows raised when she saw the pan on the table and even higher seeing how the tomatoes and eggs were cooked.
"How does it taste" she asked, pointing her fingers on the meal in front of her, looking at him.
"Good, except for that hard, brown thing"
She looked at the egg, rolled her eyes, took the pan and placed on the washing area, Eiji, observing her with her actions"
"Need some help?" She looked at her sharply as an answer, dropped the pan and placed both hands on her hips.
He smiled, turned around and sat on the chair, playing with the stick he used earlier. Minutes later his head was already on top of the table, both hands hanging under. Only the smell of good food awakened his sleep.
"What's that?" He sniffed around and saw her in apron tossing eggs in the air.
"This is the right way to cook" catching both eggs with two plates; she placed one in front of him.
"Soft. Not like that hard, brown thing" He stared at it, touching it gently, wondering.
She rolled her eyes but was surprised when he raised the egg up, with his mouth waiting under.
"Don't you know how to eat properly?"
He placed it back to the plate and stared at her with a questioning look.
"Where are you from? Why are you ignorant about human things?" she asked again.
"Oh, I'm from Lapis Lazuli, we don't have food and things like this there. When I want to eat, I just toss it in the pan or heat it with my flame" He took the egg back and ate it.
"You're the same as the green haired flamehaze?"
"Reigi? Yeah, we're fighting partners before, changed after I decided to disobey every order of the Azurian council, making me their number one enemy."
"Like, getting the Reigi Meigo?"
"Yeah, they want to destroy it together with the silver because they're afraid that it would surpass their capabilities. You know, insecurities"
"But you, why are you not afraid with the reigi meigo?
"I'm more powerful than their powers combined" and he finished his last bite of tomato.
She stared at him, wondering if what is he like if he was in his most powerful form.
"Can I have another redball?" He looked at her, with his stick pointing at the tray where the last tomato was placed. His eyes met hers, making her feel awkward. She stood and throwed the last tomato at him, Gold with blue flame encircled the tomato before it reached him, he ate it whole the moment he had it.
"I made a spell that disables anyone to detect you here, you'll be safe until you're fully healed. I'll just go and buy another set of red balls" He smiled before heading to the door.
"Its tomatoes" She answered before he disappeared.
"Is he really that powerful Alastor?" She spoke with her eyes still looking at the door from where he disappeared.
"Yeah, more than you could imagine. We're just lucky He's on our side" She blinked twice and went back to her room.