CHAPTER 16
After half an hour of trying to figure out what to do I looked back at Renee and the ball of light that encased her. “Is she alright ? Is she in pain?”
Fates indigo eyes met mine with sympathy, “Kaylyn I am sure she is ok. Lets just think of a way to get her out of there.”
My frustration was building as I looked back at the limp figure floating in the air, what if she was dying? What if she was dead? I was tired of wasting precious minutes just sitting here talking.
“What is happening to her?’ I looked to Fate who had no answers for me as he shook his head.
The lack of information and answers was more than I could take.I through my hands up in frustration, it was time for action. I needed to get her out of there, the thought of making it back home and telling my parents…, her parents that I let her die was just a thought I could not bare. I turned to the ball of light I took a deep breath and before anyone could stop me I ran as fast as I could towards her. Maybe just maybe I could pull her out of it. I prayed it could be that simple.
I was approaching the light and couldn’t help but notice the heat that was emanating off of it. It must have been really hot if I could feel the warmth of it through my crystal. It only pushed me to run faster and get her out of there, but before I was able to get any closer something stopped me. A hand wrapped around my wrist pulling me to a quick stop.
“Kaylyn stop!” I turned to look at Emett and met him with a fierce glare.
“Let me go!” I yelled at him yanking my wrist from his hand.
I was confused by the look on his face. His eyes widened, and he wasn’t looking at me . He was looking behind me. Before I could turn to see what he was looking at I felt his hands push against my shoulders. I lost my balance and fell to the side and watched in horror as a streak of light struck Emett. The hit was so strong it knocked Emett back to the edge of the meadow.
“Emett!” I ran to him as fast as I could. My arms and legs shaking with fear .
He was down on the ground and I heard him groaning in pain. As I got closer I saw him gripping his shoulder as smoke came off his body the smell of burned flesh in the air. I slid on my knees in front of him as he sat up. I got down next to him and looked at the burn he was trying to hide with his hand.
He pushed me out of the way…he was protecting me.
“Emett are you ok?” The panic in my voice was clear.
He looked at me with a cocky smile on his face.
“I’m fine its just a little burn.” I searched his burning eyes to see if he was in pain. I saw nothing but my own reflection of worry in his eyes. As I stared at his wound and the blood that leaked from between his fingers I went numb, and drifted away.
I felt like someone had turned a switch on inside of me and the urge to protect him was over whelming.
I followed Emett’s eyes as they fell on my chest and saw the red glow in his reflecting in them. It was my angel’s tear.
“Kaylyn control yourself.” I could hear the concern in Fate’s voice as the feeling of protection grew. I was angry that he got hurt protecting me. I was his guardian I was suppose to keep him from getting hurt, not be the cause of it.
I was losing control but my angel’s tear pulled me back.
‘Behind you.’
I sensed another serge of energy heading towards us. I quickly got to my feet and turned around to face it head on.
“Kaylyn get down!” Emett was still on the ground yelling up at me I could feel his hand around my wrist trying to pull me down, but I wouldn’t let him take another hit for me. I put my foot on his chest forcing him to stay down. I put my arms up in front of my face to block the bolt of light shooting towards us.
I felt the power of it as it pushed me back I quickly took my foot off Emett’s chest for fear of crushing him. I felt the heat of the light leaking through my cool crystal, for a second I felt fear but it was quickly replaced with anger and determination, and with that the crystal hardened and I looked at my crystallized arms and saw the color of my indigo armor change to a tint of red.
Its hard to explain but I felt a darkness filling inside of me.
“Kaylyn control yourself!” I felt Fate by my side but he sounded so far away.
I felt myself drifting away, ‘Breathe Kaylyn you have to calm down. It will be ok.’
The comforting words of my Angel’s Tear echoed through my head, and I forced myself to take a deep breath. I was still angry, I was angry that I wasn’t doing anything to help Renee, I was angry that Emett got hurt protecting me, I was angry that I was still weak.
‘Help me, tell me what to do.’ I pleaded for an answer I wanted to control my temper.
Finally the light reseeded back to the ball it came from and my crystal armor was hot to the touch.
“Kaylyn are you ok?” Emett was behind me holding his shoulder. I wanted to protect them. My job was to keep them all safe, I refuse to fail at this.
I was a guardian this was who I was.
‘She is scared.’
I looked through my crystal eyes and focused hard on Renee.
Was this energy that surrounded her just trying to protect her? Did it see us as a threat?
I turned back to look at Emett, Titus, Fate and at my own hands. Of course she was scared, she didn’t know about blood shifters she doesn’t know what is happening to her and here I was charging at her. She doesn’t know we are just trying to help her.
“You need to change back.” Emett and Titus looked at one another and back at me there eyebrows arched in questioning looks like I had lost my mind.
“Do it.” I pleaded with them , they both nodded at me and I watched as Emetts wings dwindled away and his eyes went back to the green I was used to seeing. Titus’s wings and tails were gone by the time I looked at him and when he opened his eyes I was met by his deep ocean blue ones.
I relaxed and closed my eyes allowing the crystal to melt off my body and back into the pendant.
Fate looked at me with his ears cocked up as he sat in front of me. “What are you doing?”
I turned back to look at Renee, "She is scared. The light is just protecting her."
Emett and Titus looked like a light had just been switched on. I saw the pain in Titus’s fac. I knew he felt guilty for what was happening and I walked over to him and wrapped my arms tight around my best friend.
“She is going to be ok.” I felt him press his face into my neck.
His words were muffled as he spoke. “I just want to protect her but I seem to be doing the very opposite.” I gently pulled away from him and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
“She is alright, and I wouldn’t trust anyone more than you to keep her safe.” I smiled at him and I saw the corners of his lips twitch into a half smile. I knew he would die for her if it came down to it.
I turned my backs on them all and walked to the light. Half turning to look at Emett as he called out to me.
“What are you doing?” I heard the worry in his voice.
“Trust me.”I said nothing else hoping that would be enough.
I passed Fate, and couldn't help but notice the look on his face as if he knew a secret. I ignored it I was on a mission, and didn't need any distractions.
As I often did I held my angels tear tightly, I swear I would have a permanent imprint of it in my hand at this rate.
‘Help me save my sister.’
Its words surprised me ‘You don’t need my help.’
Even though there was no face I could tell by the way it sounded it must have been smiling, and I smiled back.
I felt the intense heat from the light, I didn’t have the protection of the crystal this time. So I hadn’t realized how hot it was. I felt like I was walking into an oven. I was already sweating and I hadn’t walked but maybe 15ft towards her.
“Renee its me, its ok.” The closer I got the more energy I felt coming off of it. The static feeling through my body was becoming more intense.
I heard no response.
“Let me help.” I had to raise my voice the wind started picking up and my hair was slapping me in the face. I touched my arm and it started to sting like when you got a really bad sunburn.
I walked a little closer and watched as steam and precious water left my body, my insides started to tingle and burn. I pushed on I was almost there I looked above me, I could see her now.
I was so close.
“Renee its me, I know your scared…but I can help if you let me.” For a moment I thought I felt a small waiver in the energy that surrounded her, but then it only intensified.
“This is your fault.” I looked around me it sounded as if her voice was coming from all direction, and even though she was baling me I couldn’t help but smile. At least she was alive.
“I know Renee I am so sorry, but I promise I will get you home. Everything will be ok.” My throat and mouth were starting to feel dry. I was getting a headache and my skin felt like it was on fire, I had to actually look at it to make sure I wasn’t really burning alive.
I waited for a moment in agony, I didn’t hear her voice. Was she not going to listen?
Breathing was becoming difficult the longer I stayed in the heat, and just when I thought I couldn’t take anymore the energy lessened and I looked up. I hadn’t realized I was right underneath her.
Her feet were within my reach, and I grabbed them. I held back a scream and gritted my teeth touching her felt like putting your hands on a stove top that had been set on high.
I spoke through my teeth and held my breath. “Renee please…its me… I am here for you just like I was there when you broke your arm and helped you paint your fingernails. Like when you sprained your ankle ice skating and we sat inside watching christmas movies while Hank and Jamie were catching colds outside. I am here. Everything will be ok.”
I felt like my hands were melting, and shut my eyes trying to ignore the pain. I had to do something. I concentrated on my hands and watched as the crystal formed around my hands the coolness stinging my burning skin.I was careful not to let my claws touch her and startle her.
“Promise?” Her voice echoed around us.
I smiled “I will do my best Renee that’s all I can promise.” With that I felt the heat of the light retreading back to Renee. The heat was gone and I took a gasp of air.
Renee fell into my arms and we both collapsed to the ground.
Finally, I thought to myself.
I wasn’t sure how much longer I was going to be able to stand that heat. I looked at Renee who was laying on the ground in front of me and I scooted closer to her.
“Renee are you ok?”
She slowly sat up looking around, blinking a few times like she had just woken up. She slowly nodded her head.
“Does anything hurt?” My voice was low and soft, I was half afraid of scaring her back into whatever form she was just in.
She quickly looked over her body shaking her head. “No nothing hur---“ she pause when she got to her wrists.
We both looked down in shock when we saw matching Sapphire jewels impeded in each one of her wrists. I watched as her hands began to shake a little and I heard the approaching footsteps of the boys. I smiled a gentle smile at her when I looked back at were her eyes were focused.
“Titus is ok I promise.” I laughed slightly knowing that’s what she was worried about. Even though she had jewels in her wrist. I wonder if they hurt?
She looked at me with big tears welling up in her eyes, and she allowed a small smile on her face. I looked down and watched her tracing her fingers over the jewels as she watched Titus come closer.
“Are you guys alright?” I heard Emett’s voice right over my shoulder as they both looked us over.
Renee nodded and I did the same “Yeah we are alright.” I responded verbally just to reassure them,but I honestly wasn’t sure if I was alright. I was sweating and felt thirsty with a huge headache, and that’s when I remembered the crystal on my hands and the reason for it.
Renee was looking at them as well. “Your hands there crystalized…”
I smiled sheepishly at her. “Yah long story we will explain everything back at camp ok?”
She smiled and turned her attention back to Titus who had a hand outstretched for her. He helped her up to her feet and she swayed back and forth for a moment and he held onto her tight. They turned to walk away and I looked down at my still crystallized hands afraid of what was underneath.
I didn’t want her to see them and freak out. So I waited till they started walking away, before I let the crystal slowly melt away. I cringed when I saw my hands and felt the sudden pain.
“Oh my God Kaylyn…your hands…” Emett dropped down in front of me, his hands hovered above mine. Not wanting to touch my burned hands. I looked him in the eyes and back down at my hands. I felt nausea's, but tried as hard as I could not to throw up.
Skin was peeling off my burned hands blood oozing out of blackened cuts and blisters. I didn’t want to let any of them know how much it hurt so I tried to put on a strong face. While I was screaming and crying on the inside.
I felt something trying to force a peaceful feeling over me. I knew it was my crystal but my body was having a hard time trying to accept that calm feeling when all I wanted to do was freak out. The wounds on my back were more life threatening but at least I couldn’t see how bad it looked. Actually being able to see the wounds made it seem worse.
I heard Renee and Titus running back and tried to hide my hands by putting them between my legs so Renee couldn’t see them. I instantly regretted that and couldn’t stop the small cry that left my lips as my jeans rubbed against the raw burned skin.
Fate sat next to me and looked at Renee who was now crouched next to me.
“Oh my god…did I do that?” I quickly shook my head.
“No no no don’t you dare think that. I was the one that went in with no protection on my hands.”
I saw her starting to get upset and tried to smile to act like I was ok.
She closed her eyes and looked at the ground and I watched tears staining her jeans.
I sighed not knowing what else to do, I just felt like barfing. I thought about doing it to but before I could I screamed in pain when Renee gripped both my hands in hers.
Emett lunged forward to stop her. “What are you doing!?”
I couldn’t say anything I was still cringing in pain, when Emett tried to pull her hands from mine she only held on tighter. I was biting down so hard I thought my teeth were going to snap in half.
I looked at fate for some help but only saw a smirk on his face. That made me mad what the hell was he so giddy about!
‘Watch’ the Angels tear echoed through my head and I turned my attention back to Renee and the now glowing blue aura around my hands.
“What the hell…” I looked at Renee who had her eyes closed and then back down at my hands. The glowing blue aura was coming from the jewels in her wrist.
I felt goosebumps spread across my body as I watched my hands…healing.
The blisters were disappearing, the burned skin healing, the blood stopping, the pain…gone.
My mouth dropped open in awe as I watched my sister. A faint glow appearing around her body. The same glow I had seen earlier.
I looked back at Fate..he knew what she was… had he known all along? The smirk on his face only grew wider .
I felt Renee release her grip around my hands and she fell back Titus catching her and cradling her in his arms.
I looked down at my hands in complete awe, I held them up all of us looking at them in shock. They were back to normal….
We all looked at Renee who had a confused yet proud smile on her face.
“How did you do that?” I asked surprise still clear in my voice.
“I don’t know…” She looked at me and then at Emett and Titus.
“Maybe I can heal all your wounds?”
Fate growled at her and she sat back down.
“Now take it easy you aren’t ready for that you could kill yourself if you don’t know what you are doing. Kaylyn's back wounds are healing just fine, and Emett and Titus have miner wounds. For now everyone just needs to get cleaned up and get some rest.”Fate stood up and walked back towards camp.
We all exchanged looks before we got to our feet.
“Well I think that sounds like a great idea.” Emett smiled and stretched like his shoulder wasn’t even bothering him. I could tell he knew what she was aswell. I was trying to be patient hoping someone would give me answers when we got back to camp.
Titus held Renee tight in his arms as they followed Fate. I smiled at the both of them, her body pressed tightly into his like they were never going to let each other go. I looked at Emett who had a big goofy smile on his face as he looked between them and me.
I laughed “Don’t even think about it, I don’t feel like any hugs right now.” We both laughed and followed the group.
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Sorry I haven't uploaded sooner, trying to get in the groove of things after vaca took a little more time then I thought. :) Hopefully this chapter was worth the wait.
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