Blaze World

Chapter 3

I open my eyes to see that I am pummeling toward the ground. I mean what the hell have I done to deserve this. I see Chase standing on the ground. He doesn't look hurt. Or dead. Huh, I wish. He is in an isolated area. It is kind of like a crater. There is a cave-like opening a few metres away from him. I focus back on Chase. He gives me a look. Not a sympathetic look. It's more of a "Good luck with trying not to die" look. God, I'd love to punch him. In the face. With a chair. I scan my surroundings. It is red. Very red. Fire is blazing everywhere. Actively burning creating a dull, hazy atmosphere. There are people everywhere. No not people, creatures. Creatures that are big, small, scary and hairy. But one of them catches my eyes. He isn't scary nor hairy. He is amazing. He is hot and not just because there are flames surrounding him. And better yet he is standing right next to Chase. As i am coming closer to the ground I begin to panic. I look at Chase helplessly and he just laughs.

"You realize you're an angel. You can fly," he shouts. I feel the heat creeping up my cheeks. As I near the ground my wings beat with incredible force, stopping me dead in midair. "Woah I need to learn to use these things," I mutter quietly. I was slowly drifting down, gradually getting the hang of the wings. I was heading toward where Chase and the hottie were. Suddenly my wings were going haywire. They were disintegrating as I came closer to surface of the scorching earth. I was about four feet from landing when my wings disappeared completely. I began falling again. I landed in the arms of the hot guy, making him stumble. We just about fell over, but he held me strongly.

"Ah, Erica, this is Noah," says Chase awkwardly. I stare up into Noah's eyes. They are glimmering from all the flames surrounding us. His hand was strong aggainst my back, preventing me from collapsing on the floor.

"Uh, hi. Nice to meet you," I say, with a humorless laugh.

"Yea, back at ya," he says. I gaze into his eyes and realizing that I'm probably creeping him out.

"Uh, Noah? You can let me up now," I say. He kind of snaps out of his own little world.

"Oh, right sorry," he replies. As I land on my feet, the earth is a blistering heat scorching my feet. I hop from one foot to another until I can't take the heat anymore. I jump back into Noah's arms as he laughs at me.

"Chase! Do something," I whine.

"About what?" he asks me, innocently batting his eyes like a twelve year-old girl. I shoot him a dirty look and he just snickers. "Ugh, fine!" he scoffs.

"Also-," I begin.

"Oh. My. God! What now?" he interrupts me. "Would you like some hot cocoa and a blanket,"

"Oh, man that would be great, but, everyone is dressed in red and black," I say.

"Nah really? Great work Sherlock," he replies sarcastically.

"Well I'm sitting here, in your friends arms, dressed fully in white, with a halo on my head whilst I'm in a place that resembles hell!" I yell at him.

"Oh so you want a new look?" he says.

"No, I didn't say that. I meant -"

"Okay ready? I'm just kidding I don't care," I begin to rise out of Noah's arms and into the air like last time. Although something is different. A blinding light is shot out from all directions forcing me to close my eyes. As I am lowered to the ground, I examine my hands. They are covered in flames. Every time I move them, wisps of fire dances around before turning into thin air. I urged a flame to sit on my palm. It was blue at the base and it curled into an orange flame. 

"What did you change me into this time?" I look at Chase.

"You're a phoenix. Well it's more like half phoenix half human. Only your body changed. Well parts of your body," he says.

I look down at my hands to see they are covered with fire dancing and jumping around on my palm. My feet are like my hands. But my hair is still the same except the ends turn into fire, sparking every now and then. But because I was to busy checking out what Chase had done to me, I didn't realize that I was standing there in a bra and underwear. I look down at my body and scream as I feel heat creeping up my cheeks. Chase and Noah begin to laugh. Chase lifts his hand and I feel soft fabric against my skin. He put my in some black shorts with a red midriff top.

A girl with long black hair, came running  from around the corner. She was breathing heavily, inhaling deeply and releasing the air from her lungs.

"Chase! Thank god I found you,"

"Lauren? What's going on?" asks Chase, sounding alarmed. Lauren scanned the area, making sure there was no one by to hear. She lowered her voice, and whispered,

"He's awake,"