The Crystal Of Light

Chapter 2

Age chart: Violet: 12 Aqua: 10 Flame: 5 (our age goes back and forth and doesn't make sense.)

One overcast day, Flame was building a cave with pebbles. As she sat, she stacked the rocks delicately with her hands. As she studied her work, Aqua came outside with a fresh mushroom in her grasp, ready to chew away. She laid down and started munching happily. Suddenly, it started to rain. "Ugh.." sighed Aqua. "Guess we have to go inside, in case of a lightning storm." "Wait!"cried Flame. "I see something." Gesturing to the sky, where black clouds stirred il-intentionally, she pointed to the forest in the distance. The rain was pouring so hard now, they could barely see the small green, soaked, slivers once identified as trees. "Trees?" said Aqua sarcastically. "No," sighed Flame. "The forest. Let's have an adventure!" Aqua rubbed her forehead desperately. "Flame, What if there's a lightning storm?" "What if there isn't?" countered Flame, sticking her tongue out at Aqua. "Hey, what's going on?" I said, stepping out of the hole to our underground home, instantly getting drenched. "It's pouring out here, come in." "Flame wants to go on an adventure." Aqua said the word adventure sharply. "I don't think so. Now come inside before you guys get permanently soaked." I replied. "You know I can't get wet," said Aqua, annoyed. "Violet.." whined Flame. "Please??" "Yeah, what if there's a storm?" I cried, exasperated. "I! DON'T! CARE!" yelled Flame and ran off in the direction of the forest. "Uh oh..." Aqua and I exchanged looks. Then we ran after her. "Flame!" "Stop!" Flame looked over her shoulder but didn't stop running. "You aren't my boss!" Aqua and I chased after her, side by side. As we ran, Aqua tilted her head and said, "Should I?" I nodded my head desperately. "Do it now." Aqua nodded in return and began to form the water. As she turned the magic in her pale hands, it grew and grew until it was big enough to capture Flame. "I'm sorry, Flame," whispered Aqua, and let the bubble of water float towards Flame faster than she could run. "Agh!" cried Flame as she struggled as the bubble encased her. Soon she was in the transparent bubble, in the sky, floating to the grass. Thankfully at the last second Aqua had added a breathing bubble for Flame. The bubble landed. Aqua snapped her fingers and the bubble popped. Then she said,"Flame, I- " All Flame did was glare at her and head back underground, dripping.