Annaka

We run out of our spot behind the hill to see the monsters attacking the students.

Kennedy quickly turns their souls blue and crashes them into nearby trees, away from the students and teachers.

Everyone looks at us, as we start to commence in battle.

The monsters get up with a bit of a struggle, now growing very angry.

"Ready guys?" Kennedy asks.

We all nod.

"Oh, and Madie..." Kennedy turns around and looks Madie in the eyes. "Please, try not to hurt them too much."

Madie grins and nods. "Yea, ok."

Kennedy grins and nods.

Although, I can see straight through her grin.

I know she just wants to take Madie out of battle, not knowing if she can trust her.

Kennedy turns back around. "Alright, let's do this. Everyone, be careful."

Everyone nods again and we charge into battle.

I do the usual: turn monsters souls blue, then make a sort of cage with bones.

There are four monsters left.

We have to be careful while we fight because there's a ledge on the right side of the trail, and if we fall down...well...we're done for.

But, at one point, I don't realize that I'm standing very close to the ledge while fighting the monster.

"Annie, look out!"

Kennedy turns the monster's soul blue and crashes it into a tree as Kennedy rushes over and puts her hands on my shoulders tightly.

"Be careful," she says sternly. "You could've fallen."

"S-sorry," I say.

I look over her shoulder to see an attack shooting straight towards the both of us.

"LOOK OUT!" I yell.

But it's too late.

It's already hit us both and we start to fall down down down.

I try to reach for something-anything!-to help us, until I feel my fingers touch something.

I grip onto it, stopping me from falling.

Then I grab Kennedy's hand, holding on as tight as I can.

"Annie, what're you doing?!" Kennedy exclaims.

"Trying to save us!" I reply.

But I can already feel the branch that I am gripping onto snapping from both of our weight.

The branch doesn't look very sturdy.

Oh god, what am I going to do? This all up to me. I have to save-

SNAP!

The branch snaps off of it's trunk from a tree.

I look at Kennedy.

I know she wants to break my fall.

And she's trying to grab onto my back.

But I quickly grab onto her back, holding on as tightly as I can.

"Annie?! Please, let go!" Kennedy pleads.

I ignore her.

I got us into this mess, she's not going to take any pain that I deserve.

And that's when I feel myself crash to the hard ground.

Pain shoots through my whole body, especially my back and head.

I don't think I'll survive this.

But at least I saved Kennedy.

I mean, no one ever said being these...I don't even know...supernatural...? Ugh I don't know, these people with Soul Power would be easy.

I can feel myself losing consciousness quickly, so, with what I believe is my last breath, I whisper one simple sentence to Kennedy.

"Never forget me, ok?"

And then, everything sinks into darkness.

Kennedy

I quickly scramble off of Annaka and grab her shoulders tightly.

"Annie?" I call, shaking her shoulders. I can feel tears welling in my eyes. "Annaka, please wake up!"

Suddenly, someone pops up beside me.

"Oh my god, I saw everything!" Alyssa exclaims. "Is she going to be ok?"

"Believe me, I'm going to ensure that she'll be ok," I say, wiping my eyes.

"But...how...?" Alyssa asks.

I close my eyes and move my hand to Annaka's chest, feeling her heart beat.

I can feel it start to slow.

I know I have to act fast.

"By using the only power of mine I haven't used yet," I reply. "Healing."

"Wh-what?!" Alyssa exclaims. "But won't that take, like, all of your power to do."

I flip Annaka to her other side so I can see her back.

It's even worse than I thought.

Especially because her back was exposed.

I tenderly touch her back and also do the same to her head, knowing she hurt her head too in that fall.

I can already feel her bleeding both on her back and head.

I turn her back to the other side and hold her close to me, squeezing her a little bit.

"It doesn't matter," I say. "I have to do it."

I turn Annaka back so where her back is facing me again.

I take a deep breath, then exhale.

My eye glows blue, as do my hands.

And I start.

First, I heal her back.

Her wounds close up with a lot of effort and the bleeding stops.

She now has closed up wounds and possible scars, along with bruises on her back.

Then I move to her head, knowing she crashed her head hard.

I start to stop in the process and take heavy breaths.

"Kennedy, stop!" Alyssa demands. "You can't go on like this!"

"I...have to..."

I regain myself and finish the healing with much effort.

When I am all done, my arms collapse to my side and I breath heavily.

"There..." I say between breaths. "Done..."

"Now let me get you two back up," Alyssa offers.

I hold Annaka in my arms tightly as Alyssa wraps vines around my waist and lifts me back up to where everyone else is.

Once I am standing, Alyssa unravels the vines and pops up in the ground next to my feet.

It looks like the others have finished the monsters off and are throwing them into the portal someone created, then it closes.

I start to walk over uneasily to the hill we hid behind.

But I am stopped by a bunch of students and teachers crowding both me and Alyssa.

"Wow, you guys are amazing!"

"Who are you guys?"

"Why do you choose to protect us?"

"Where do those creatures go to?"

"Are you guys actually human?"

The last question catches me off guard.

And I think a little bit.

Wait, are we human? I mean...I don't...think we are...but...ugh! Why does Soul Power have to be so confusing?! And why do we have Soul Power? I mean, there's a lot of other people who could have Soul Power, other than us.

My thoughts are interrupted by someone barging through everyone.

I see that it's...Kealani!

She grabs my arm and pulls me out of the crowd.

"Sorry for the interruption," Kealani says, her armor equipped and helmet on. "Continue on with your daily routine."

I see Alyssa duck underground.

One of the teachers snaps out of it and says, "Right. Let's continue on, not too much longer!"

They continue on hiking as Kealani quickly pulls me behind the hill.

Everyone else it sitting down in a sort of circle.

Kealani takes her helmet off and lets go of my arm, as Alyssa pops out of the ground by us.

Once Kealani lets go, I collapse onto the ground.

"How did you guys survive?!" Madie exclaims.

I sigh. "It's a long story."

I explain everything that happened, Annaka still in my arms.

Nya puts a hand to my shoulder. "Your a great friend Ken. I don't know what we would without you."

I smile at her. "Thanks NyNy."

Nya nods.

I feel Annaka move and groan.

I gasp. "She's waking up!"

Everyone looks at Annaka as she slowly starts to squint her eyes.

"Mmm...what happened...?"

The sight of bonding friendships fills you with...you know what...good ol' DETERMINATION:3

(Yep, I just wrote this. Idk...XD! Stay determined!XD)