X-TERMS

Chapter 7:Life of a bar maid

Alex stood with her mouth open staring at Nox. How the hell did this once whimpering little coward suddenly work up the courage to stand and say let's kick some ass? She was positive Foxe's little outburst would have sent him crying him, especially since he looked to be about to piss himself.

That part she could understand, hell Foxe scared her to death sometimes too. There was a darkness in that man chilled her the bone but...also a kindness, maybe that's why she was in love with him. She blushed deeply at the thought and pulled her hood tighter over her face, she had never admitted it to him but teased hin constantly and always had.

Alex didn't know what she'd do or say if he were to find out. She'd known him for quite a few years, he kinda just stumbled into her life quite literally. She'd had her bar for almost 4 years now and about a year into her ownership this young raven haired, violet eyed beautiful man was having a fist fight with some goblin and had dragged it into her bar.

Now look at where they were embarking on some kind of mission to save the damn world! If her parents could only see her now. She was born a normal human with slight magical control, her original family name was Mare and she'd changed it when she was old enough to not disgrace her family.

The power over flame, of which there was many, her family had been charged with the making of weapons since their flame control was so much more skilled. Sadly Alex's birth was a rough one and because of that she inherited all the powers but not the ability to be an X-Term.

Didn't stop Foxe from asking her to help when and if he ever needed it which was rarely. She didn't care she was here with her friends, new and old, and the fact that Foxe thought she was strong enough to be here by his side made her giddy with excitement at the road and adventure soon to come.

"I'm fucking tired of walking Foxe!"whined Nox.

Lost in her thoughts she had forgotten they started walking and now they were just on the outskirts of Astos standing in front of the closed off gate to a closed off sector that had been over run and destroyed by monsters.

Nox sighed and rubbed his temples,"Nox do you ever shut up? You've been whining for the past hour, you should've been exercising instead of sitting in that damned basement?"

"My 'basement' as you call it saved your life asshole!"yelled Nox.

The two stood nose to nose and glared at each other. Great another fight for her to break up, Alex started speak and then the two burst out in laughter and playful starting to shove each other.

"Look you two buttheads! Don't worry me like that I'm too exhausted to stop a fight,"said Alex smacking them both over and over again.

"Sorry Alex,"they said together and laughed even harder.

Foxe carried Alex on his back while he and Nox looked for a not so nice hotel. It was nice to be carried by him like this  he was so strong. His scent was a mix of sweat and the subtle cologne he always wore. She couldn't do it anymore her eyes were getting so heavy and finally she closed them giving into sleep.