The New Reaper

Chapter 42: the secret's out

Cora's POV

I hate it say it. I really do. I really really do but the thing is, I was terrified. I've never been so terrified before a fight before and I had no idea how to deal with it. I knew I was weaker. That was probably why I was so scared. I had no idea how we'd beat a witch; nevertheless, the countless backup she has.

Kayla laughed cynically. "You two are really petrified aren't you? Aw how endearing." She was walking closer to us as she spoke- quietly now. She sounded like a mother speaking to a daughter who had just had a bad dream and wanted to sleep with her parents for the night. She was being cocky. She was overconfident in her abilities as well as her cushion of support- the witches that came to back her up I mean.

Kid chuckled and smirked. He began to glare at her and mirror the same boastfulness that Kayla was emulating back at her. "Listen here, little witch-if you're even suited to be called such a strong meister- you have no idea who you're up against and you have no idea how terrified you should be of us." Kid didn't break eye contact with her once.

Kayla was enjoying the attention I could tell. She continued stepping slowly toward us and didn't stop until she was six inches from Kid's face. "I should be scared of you?" she stiffled laughter. "Hm I see. And you think that because ..?" She trailed off and begain stepping back confidently ".. Because you're a reaper? Because she's a reaper? " she laughed- her back to us now. "I guess we'll have to-"

She was cut off by Kid slamming his feet into her back and causing her to slam forward.

"Kid!" Maka yelled from quite a distance down the road.

"Maka, oh thank god," Kid said to himself. "Is Soul with you?" he then yelled.

"Of course!"

I felt a small sigh of relief release out of Kid's chest- his breath frosting as it left his mouth. Even summer nights in the desert get cold and that worried me to see.

"There's four of them," Maka said when she reached us- Soul already in weapon form.

"We know" I said.

Maka's eyes might as well have just popped right out of her head. "C-C-Cora-a!?!" She stuttered- shocked.

"Yes I-I'm alive."