against a near boulder. He slid across the
ground and his body slammed against the rock. He wheezed as the
wind was knocked out of him. Dust and dirt crumpled on top of
him.
I feared that I’d been too rough and quickly
released the pressure-hold I’d had keeping him smooshed against the
boulder.
Are you alright? I asked.
He didn’t answer. He was
angry. I hadn’t really hurt him, I realized, just battered the hell
out of his ego. In one fluid motion he got up, levitating ten or
more pieces of the boulder that had cracked from the rock. His
hands flew madly as he catapulted at me. He was so strong now. He’d been
holding back before of course, this was training. Now he was so
angry at being bested he was wild.
Rock pieces flew at me so quickly that I was
only able to dodge the first two. One clipped my thigh causing me
to lose my balance and another sliced open my cheek as it whipped
by my head. Down on one knee, another rock hit me in my side.
Suddenly, I felt myself being flung back like I was a ball being
thrown.
I used my power to slow myself and I skidded
to a stop without hitting anything but I was too out of breath to
do much more then suck in and cough back out air.
“ ENOUGH,” I heard Keegan
roar.
Keegan don’t.
It was such a faint whisper of a thought I
wasn’t sure if he heard me at all. I looked up at Ajani who
ironically did not have the smug impression I’d expect to see on
his face. His jaw was tight but his eyes held all his emotion, he
was shocked that he’d hurt me. He wouldn’t be able to block Keegan
attack because he was only paying attention to me.
I didn’t mean to hurt
you, Ajani thought desperately to
me.
My body hurt so much that I couldn’t even
focus. I knew I was about to blackout. The last thing I thought was
to Keegan, asking him to stop.
12: KEEGAN
Keegan. Sariah was calling out to me.
I wanted to rip Ajani to pieces. Wipe that
smug fucking expression off his face. I didn’t even need to see his
face to know it was there. He was a selfish, arrogant prick. I made
a conscious choice to control my anger. Sariah would always be more
important to me than anything or anyone else. I choose her.
I changed directions at the last moment and
went to her instead. I moved so fast that the wind from me passing
Ajani blew him over. I’d deal with him later.
When I got to her she was only
semiconscious. I scooped her up into my arms and she groaned as I
cradled her to my chest.
“ Take her to your room and
heal her,” Bem instructed urgently.
I nodded silently and took off as fast as I
could—which was like a bullet—back to our flat. I was thankful for
my powers.
I moved as quickly as I could inside the
building without crashing into anything or dropping her. When I got
to our room, I kicked the door closed behind me. I practically flew
up the stairs to our room. Laying Sariah down on our bed, I kissed
her forehead and then leaned back so I could see her examine
her.
The connection between was so strong that
even a kiss sparked the creation of healing energy and the slices
on her cheek were began to scab. However, her other more serious
wounds were still wet with blood. I needed to get her into the
bathroom soaking in our tub. I hoped I’d given her enough strength
so that undressing her wouldn’t be too painful.
Can you hear me, Wats?
He didn’t mean to hurt
me, she insisted faintly.
“ He’s an arrogant prick,”
I said aloud. Sariah eyes fluttered open at the sound of my
voice.
Relieved that she was fully conscious now, I
bent forward brushing her lips with mine. I felt the heat pulse
between us. A little more color splashed in her cheeks
“ I need to get you
undressed and into the water then you can sleep. You’ll feel better
after that,” I said.
She nodded and I slowly peeled back her body
suit. Her beige mocha skin was bruised on her ribs and around the
gnashes on her legs. My gut twisted in my stomach.
“ You’re blushing,” I
ground and his body slammed against the rock. He wheezed as the
wind was knocked out of him. Dust and dirt crumpled on top of
him.
I feared that I’d been too rough and quickly
released the pressure-hold I’d had keeping him smooshed against the
boulder.
Are you alright? I asked.
He didn’t answer. He was
angry. I hadn’t really hurt him, I realized, just battered the hell
out of his ego. In one fluid motion he got up, levitating ten or
more pieces of the boulder that had cracked from the rock. His
hands flew madly as he catapulted at me. He was so strong now. He’d been
holding back before of course, this was training. Now he was so
angry at being bested he was wild.
Rock pieces flew at me so quickly that I was
only able to dodge the first two. One clipped my thigh causing me
to lose my balance and another sliced open my cheek as it whipped
by my head. Down on one knee, another rock hit me in my side.
Suddenly, I felt myself being flung back like I was a ball being
thrown.
I used my power to slow myself and I skidded
to a stop without hitting anything but I was too out of breath to
do much more then suck in and cough back out air.
“ ENOUGH,” I heard Keegan
roar.
Keegan don’t.
It was such a faint whisper of a thought I
wasn’t sure if he heard me at all. I looked up at Ajani who
ironically did not have the smug impression I’d expect to see on
his face. His jaw was tight but his eyes held all his emotion, he
was shocked that he’d hurt me. He wouldn’t be able to block Keegan
attack because he was only paying attention to me.
I didn’t mean to hurt
you, Ajani thought desperately to
me.
My body hurt so much that I couldn’t even
focus. I knew I was about to blackout. The last thing I thought was
to Keegan, asking him to stop.
12: KEEGAN
Keegan. Sariah was calling out to me.
I wanted to rip Ajani to pieces. Wipe that
smug fucking expression off his face. I didn’t even need to see his
face to know it was there. He was a selfish, arrogant prick. I made
a conscious choice to control my anger. Sariah would always be more
important to me than anything or anyone else. I choose her.
I changed directions at the last moment and
went to her instead. I moved so fast that the wind from me passing
Ajani blew him over. I’d deal with him later.
When I got to her she was only
semiconscious. I scooped her up into my arms and she groaned as I
cradled her to my chest.
“ Take her to your room and
heal her,” Bem instructed urgently.
I nodded silently and took off as fast as I
could—which was like a bullet—back to our flat. I was thankful for
my powers.
I moved as quickly as I could inside the
building without crashing into anything or dropping her. When I got
to our room, I kicked the door closed behind me. I practically flew
up the stairs to our room. Laying Sariah down on our bed, I kissed
her forehead and then leaned back so I could see her examine
her.
The connection between was so strong that
even a kiss sparked the creation of healing energy and the slices
on her cheek were began to scab. However, her other more serious
wounds were still wet with blood. I needed to get her into the
bathroom soaking in our tub. I hoped I’d given her enough strength
so that undressing her wouldn’t be too painful.
Can you hear me, Wats?
He didn’t mean to hurt
me, she insisted faintly.
“ He’s an arrogant prick,”
I said aloud. Sariah eyes fluttered open at the sound of my
voice.
Relieved that she was fully conscious now, I
bent forward brushing her lips with mine. I felt the heat pulse
between us. A little more color splashed in her cheeks
“ I need to get you
undressed and into the water then you can sleep. You’ll feel better
after that,” I said.
She nodded and I slowly peeled back her body
suit. Her beige mocha skin was bruised on her ribs and around the
gnashes on her legs. My gut twisted in my stomach.
“ You’re blushing,” I
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