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to his feet. Sam groaned and then chuckled to himself, leaning onto Ash for support. “Guess what, guys? Ash banished a banshee. Ha! Get it? Banished? A banshee?”
“Ash?” Misty said slowly, her eyes wide.
“He’ll be fine. Let’s get him out of here,” he said.
“But…you can’t just…” I held tears back. I didn’t want him to leave me again, but couldn’t bring myself to tell him. I didn’t want to sound needy, because I wasn’t. I was just worried about him. Especially since he was hurt. And what if he didn’t come back?
He turned and reached toward me. “I’m not leaving you here, Kendall. You’re coming with us.” He laced his fingers through mine and squeezed.
“But you just said you can’t teleport anyone because you’re hurt.”
“I can teleport you fine. Sam is weak and so am I. If we’re both weak, it makes teleporting near impossible. I’m surprised I made it all the way here and didn’t get stuck somewhere.” I took a deep breath and wrapped my arms around his waist. I hated teleporting and it was best if I didn’t see anything. I buried my face in his chest, feeling the heat from his body. He wrapped one arm around my waist, his other arm hanging limp at his side. “Ready?” He asked. Even if he acted tough, I knew he was in pain. His voice gave it away.
“Yes,” Misty and I said in unison.
“Group hug,” Sam slurred. “We’re buddies.”
Wind and darkness greeted me as we teleported out of my house. I had my eyes closed of course, but it still felt like my body was ripped into two and slammed back together. It was over in seconds, but I wobbled when I opened my eyes.
The room spun and I blinked a few times while Ash rubbed my back. He knew how much I hated traveling like that.
“Leif,” Ash yelled through the room.
Sam groaned again. “That was weird,” he said as Ash sat him down on the couch. “Hey. This kind of looks like my couch.” He smiled. “My nice, comfy couch.” He patted the cushion with his hand.
“Ash? What’s going on?” An older man came through a door on the other side of the room. He had long silver hair and looked a lot like Sam. He seemed very familiar.
I let Ash leave my side as he told Leif what had happened to Sam. Misty was still hanging onto Sam’s arm, and he looked like he could pass out any minute. Leif pushed Sam back so he was lying on the couch, and as soon as he did, Sam’s eyes rolled back into his head. Leif and Ash knelt beside him, a light coming between Leif’s fingers as he placed them on his chest.
I was having déjà vu. “I’ve been here before,” I said, more to myself than to anyone else.
The walls looked like a tree. I remembered that. Vines and leaves hung around the room with wooden furniture placed here and there. I gasped as a scene I’d tried to forget flashed through my mind.
Pain. Blinding, horrible pain.
My hand went to my side and I felt the scar through my shirt. I shivered.
“Kendall? You okay?”
I knew I should answer, but nothing would come out. All I could do was think about that horrible night when Dax stabbed me. I was positive Ash had brought me here. I remembered Leif as well. He healed me. I think.
“Kendall?”
I looked at Ash’s hand on my arm. I didn’t know what to say or do. I was pretty sure I was going to lose it though. The pain was so real. I swear I could still feel it.
Sam groaned and I squeezed my eyes shut as he cried out in pain.
“Kendall, he’s going to be fine,” Ash said. He glanced toward the couch and then back at me. He studied me a moment before turning to Misty. “Take Kendall outside. I’ll be out in a minute.”
Misty grabbed my arm and pulled me out the door, just as Sam started screaming. The door slammed closed and Misty’s grip tightened on my arm. “He’ll be fine. He’ll be fine. He’s going to be fine,” she kept saying. I’m pretty sure she was trying to reassure herself and not me.
I looked around, trying to distract
“Ash?” Misty said slowly, her eyes wide.
“He’ll be fine. Let’s get him out of here,” he said.
“But…you can’t just…” I held tears back. I didn’t want him to leave me again, but couldn’t bring myself to tell him. I didn’t want to sound needy, because I wasn’t. I was just worried about him. Especially since he was hurt. And what if he didn’t come back?
He turned and reached toward me. “I’m not leaving you here, Kendall. You’re coming with us.” He laced his fingers through mine and squeezed.
“But you just said you can’t teleport anyone because you’re hurt.”
“I can teleport you fine. Sam is weak and so am I. If we’re both weak, it makes teleporting near impossible. I’m surprised I made it all the way here and didn’t get stuck somewhere.” I took a deep breath and wrapped my arms around his waist. I hated teleporting and it was best if I didn’t see anything. I buried my face in his chest, feeling the heat from his body. He wrapped one arm around my waist, his other arm hanging limp at his side. “Ready?” He asked. Even if he acted tough, I knew he was in pain. His voice gave it away.
“Yes,” Misty and I said in unison.
“Group hug,” Sam slurred. “We’re buddies.”
Wind and darkness greeted me as we teleported out of my house. I had my eyes closed of course, but it still felt like my body was ripped into two and slammed back together. It was over in seconds, but I wobbled when I opened my eyes.
The room spun and I blinked a few times while Ash rubbed my back. He knew how much I hated traveling like that.
“Leif,” Ash yelled through the room.
Sam groaned again. “That was weird,” he said as Ash sat him down on the couch. “Hey. This kind of looks like my couch.” He smiled. “My nice, comfy couch.” He patted the cushion with his hand.
“Ash? What’s going on?” An older man came through a door on the other side of the room. He had long silver hair and looked a lot like Sam. He seemed very familiar.
I let Ash leave my side as he told Leif what had happened to Sam. Misty was still hanging onto Sam’s arm, and he looked like he could pass out any minute. Leif pushed Sam back so he was lying on the couch, and as soon as he did, Sam’s eyes rolled back into his head. Leif and Ash knelt beside him, a light coming between Leif’s fingers as he placed them on his chest.
I was having déjà vu. “I’ve been here before,” I said, more to myself than to anyone else.
The walls looked like a tree. I remembered that. Vines and leaves hung around the room with wooden furniture placed here and there. I gasped as a scene I’d tried to forget flashed through my mind.
Pain. Blinding, horrible pain.
My hand went to my side and I felt the scar through my shirt. I shivered.
“Kendall? You okay?”
I knew I should answer, but nothing would come out. All I could do was think about that horrible night when Dax stabbed me. I was positive Ash had brought me here. I remembered Leif as well. He healed me. I think.
“Kendall?”
I looked at Ash’s hand on my arm. I didn’t know what to say or do. I was pretty sure I was going to lose it though. The pain was so real. I swear I could still feel it.
Sam groaned and I squeezed my eyes shut as he cried out in pain.
“Kendall, he’s going to be fine,” Ash said. He glanced toward the couch and then back at me. He studied me a moment before turning to Misty. “Take Kendall outside. I’ll be out in a minute.”
Misty grabbed my arm and pulled me out the door, just as Sam started screaming. The door slammed closed and Misty’s grip tightened on my arm. “He’ll be fine. He’ll be fine. He’s going to be fine,” she kept saying. I’m pretty sure she was trying to reassure herself and not me.
I looked around, trying to distract
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