John was lying on the couch. Seraphina brings a glass of water to John. She moves the glass of water to his neck.
"Ahhh! Cold!" John says as he shivers. "WHAT THE-?" he suddenly stops as the pain gets to him. "Ah fuck!" as he holds his arm. "Hey! Can't you see that I'm injured?" he asks.
"It's alright. Elaine will be here soon anyways." Seraphina says then she takes a sip of the water. "Water?" as she gives the glass of water to John.
'But you already drank most of it.' John thinks. He grabs the glass of water and drinks it.
"My! That's one hell of a indirect kiss right there." Zari says with a smirk.
John and Seraphina look surprised and blush a little.
"So... What happened out there?" Seraphina asks, trying to ignore what Zari said earlier.
"Ah... Well, it's what you expected. The Ace leaves and everyone targets her weak friend." John says.
"Unless me or Zane scare or beat them." Zari adds.
"No. That's not what I'm talking about. I've never seen you break down like that before. After two weeks, the first thing you say to me is 'Don't look at me right now'? That's not right." Seraphina states.
"But I'm fine now, see? Zari helped me get here. I just didn't expect you back so soon! Anyways, what about you? Where have you been? You weren't online and-" gets cut off.
"Don't change the subject." Seraphina says with a stern look.
'Damn! She caught on quick.' Zari thinks.
"What do you mean? I was worried that something had happened to you! You disappeared without saying anything." John says.
"*sigh* My parents cut off the internet. But I convinced them to let me come back early. So, I'm crashing at your place." Seraphina says.
Zari raises an eyebrow. 'She gonna stay here with John. Oooooo! I bet they are really gonna enjoy their fun.' Zari smirks as she thinks about it.
"Now explain." Seraphina says with concern.
John looks at Seraphina. Seraphina glares at John. Zari looks at the message from Zane.
[Message]
Zane: Me and Rosa will arrive shortly.
Zari: Oh okay. Just to let you know. Seraphina called Elanie to heal John.
Zane: Well Rosa can heal John from any injuries she might have missed or couldn't fully heal. It's better than letting him still feel the pain. So, did you tell Seraphina yet?
Zari: Well... John and Seraphina are kinda having an argument.
Zane: Great! That's the last thing we did. No matter, We'll see you soon.
Zari: Alright!
Zari looks at John and Seraphina.
"I had enough of the bullying, alright? And I really didn't want you to come back and see me so defeated. But, whatever! You're back now, so everything can go back to the way it was." John says.
Seraphina looks shocked by his answer. John and Zari stay silent.
*DING DONG, DING DONG*
"That's probably Elaine." Seraphina states.
Seraphina walks toward the door and opens it. She looks at the tired Elaine.
"*pant* Sorry it took so long, I was hanging out with Ar-a friend!" Elaine says while still panting.
"It's fine. Come in." Seraphina says.
"U-Uhm Seraphina! I just wanted to... Uhm, about the whole 'Unordinary' thing.. I'm so sorry! I had no idea things would get so bad. I really wasn't trying to get you in any trouble! I-I just didn't know what to do." Elaine says with worried.
"There's no need to apologize." Seraphina says.
"Huh?" Elaine says in surprise.
"You didn't do anything wrong. So don't stress over it." Seraphina adds.
"Ah, okay." Elaine says.
They get inside and the door closes.
"So what did you call me for-?" Elaine says happily at first before stopping herself to be in shock. "WHAT'S HE DOING HERE!?!" Elaine shouts and points at John.
"Bitch!, I live here." John replies.
"Pffff! Hahaha! What a comeback from someone who was just yelling at you John!" Zari says as she covers her mouth to hold her laughter.
Elaine looks surprised to see Zari. "Z-Zari? What are you doing here?"
"I was the one who brought John here." Zari says.
"Elaine, start healing John." Seraphina says.
"R-Right." Elaine says.
Elaine begins to heal John.
"Well, I'm gonna start-" is interrupted by a knock at the door.
Zari gets up and walks towards the door. Zari sees Zane and Rosa.
"Oh hey! You two made it!" Zari says.
Zari moves out of the way to let Zane and Rosa in. Zari closes the door. Zane and Rosa see John injured and Elanie healing him.
"Zane? What brings you here?" Seraphina asks.
"Oh! I came to bring John the three bag of drugs he asked for." Zane says.
"WHAT?!" Seraphina shouts and glares at John.
"I DIDN'T ASK FOR THAT! I SWEAR!!" John shouts.
"*laughs* He's right. I was joking." Zane says. "Ahhh! Anyways, the real reason why I'm here was that Zari told me that John was injured. So, I brought our friend Rosa to heal John. But, seeing that Elaine is healing him, we'll wait until she's done. Rosa will take over once she is finished." he states.
"Okay." Seraphina says. "*sigh* John, you better not be doing-" gets cut off.
"You really believe I would do stuff like that?" John says.
"I know you wouldn't. Anyways, I'll start unpacking." Seraphina says as she walks to the bedroom.
Zane, Zari and Rosa sit at the table.
"Did he tell her?" Zane asks.
"No." Zari says.
"God damn it." Zane says.
"Tell her what?" Rosa asks.
Zane leans close to Rosa ear. "His ability." he whispers.
"Oh. I see," Rosa says as Zane backs away from Rosa.
"What a loser! You are so lucky that you're friends with Seraphina. Otherwise, I'd never waste my precious energy on you! Always getting into fights you can't win. Get a clue already." Elaine says.
"Elaine! We can hear you." Zari says.
"R-Right." Elaine says.
John looks at Elaine with concern. 'Her aura seems much weaker than usual. She's already used a lot of energy to heal someone before this.' He bites his lip as he sweats.
"Let me see your other arm." Elaine says.
"No, it's fine. Rosa will heal it up." John says.
"Are you kidding me? I'm not gonna leave the job that Seraphina gave me half finished! Plus, there's no need to waste other people time." Elaine says as she reaches for the other arm.
"No, really. Stop!" John says.
A tick mark appears on Elaine face. "WILL YOU STAY STILL ALREADY! I WANNA GO HOME!" Elaine shouts as she grabs John arm.
"OUCH!" John shouts.
Zari, Zane and Rosa look at the two.
"Rosa, be ready to heal John." Zane says softly.
"Understood." Rosa replies softly.
Elaine begins to heal John injured arm. 'His arm is completely shattered. Who did he piss off this time? Hm, but this injury seems familiar...Why?' She widens her eyes. 'HIS WOUNDS..! Meili's claws... And Arlo's barrier..!' She remembers how injured Meili and Ventus were. She remembers Arlo being injured.
'But-!'
'Elanie. I want you to promise me that you'll keep this whole incident a secret.'
'But, he's a cripple. There's no way..!' Elaine thinks as she looks worried.
John catches on.
"That's impossibl- !!?" she gets cut off as John grabs her by the mouth.
Elaine looks frightened as she looks at John. John glares at her. Zane, Zari and Rosa get up from the chairs they were sitting on.
"Elaine." John says coldly. "Shut up." he demands.
Elanie nods as she is gets frightened even more.
"Now, Listen carefully." John states.
Elaine looks terrified.
"If you tell anyone about this. I will dethrone Arlo and come after you. Do you understand?" John asks.
Elaine nervously nods. Zane grabs John arm.
"Let her go. She understands. No need to frighten her anymore." Zane says.
John glares at Zane. Zane eyes begin to glow.
"Don't test me." Zane says.
John looks at Elaine and lets her go. Zane let's go of John.
"Leave." John demands.
Elaine rushes to put her shoes on. She runs out of the door.
"Sis, have a quick talk with Elaine, will ya?" Zane asks.
"Fine." Zari says as she runs out the door.
"Rosa, begin to heal John." Zane says.
"Alright." Rosa says as her eyes begin to glow.
"You didn't need to grab my arm." John says.
"Would you rather have her passed out in fear? How would you explain that to Seraphina?" Zane asks.
John stays silent as a pink barrier surrounds John. He begins to get healed.
"That's what I thought." Zane states.
Seraphina walks in the living room and stretches. She notices John in a pink barrier.
"Where'd Elaine go?" Seraphina asks.
"Oh, she just left. Rosa is healing me in her barrier." John replies.
"And Zari went to talk with Elaine." Zane adds.
"Hm, weird." Seraphina says. 'She left without saying goodbye?' Seraphina thinks.
*Around the same time*
Elaine runs out the door and runs away.
'He's... scary! Why..? WHY..? This whole time... He was powerful. But... he glare was so frightening.' Elanie thinks.
Suddenly Zari lands in front of Elaine. Elaine bumps into Zari and falls to the ground.
"Ow!" Elaine says then she looks up. "Z-Z-Zari?"
"Elaine, we need to talk about earlier." Zari states.
"A-About J-John?" Elaine asks nervously.
"Indeed. Listen, listen to what he says. Don't tell anyone. Because if you do... Me and Zane won't help you to stop John from dethroning Arlo and hurting you. This is what you get. You and everyone else that hurt John ever since he came to Wellston. The moment you realized he wasn't a cripple, you were scared. Weren't you?' Zari asks.
Elaine nods.
"Thought so. Now, *bends down* let this be a warning. If at any point you tell Seraphina, you will tell me. Because if you don't, I'll have you see something far far worse than John. Is. That. Understood?" Zari asks as her eyes glow.
Elaine nods nervously.
"Alright." Zari says as her eyes stop glowing. "Go back to the dorms." she says as she walks away.
Elaine gets up and runs.