The Changeling

Chapter 9

When I calm down, I land on my ass in exhaustion. Tightly closing my eyes while pulling my knees to my chest to wrap my arms around my bent knees. Taking slow, deep breaths trying to calm down all the way, I keep my eyes close when someone starts rubbing my back gently.

"What the bloody hell happened?" mum questions, fear leaking lightly from her voice while she still rubs my back trying to calm my breathing, too.

"He has tapped into his power of protection. The power of protection uses all four elements in order to protect Arizona," King Sol says, awe dripping from his voice. "We were wondering when his powers would present, and now I am wondering if he has any other powers."

"Can I go lay down, please, I am tired?" I mumble to mum as I lean into her side with a slight pout.

"Of course you can, baby," she quickly agrees, pushing the loose hair that fell from the hair tie behind my ear.

"Come on, Ka," Arizona says, helping mum stand me on shaky legs.

Arizona and Eilonwy help me to slowly make my way to my bedroom where I lie on my stomach on top of my made bed. Sliding my arms up under the pillow, and I am sound asleep one I am comfortable a few seconds later.

Bronx's P.O.V.

"Where is Alaska?" I ask my dad and Eilonwy as I enter the kitchen to grab my plate for lunch. "I didn't see him in the dinning hall with everyone else."

"He finally tapped into his power earlier today which is protection," dad grins as he takes his plate, rolled in a napkin of eating entitles, and a glassed filled with iced tea.

"What caused his power to present itself?" I question as I take my plate from Molly a cook with a smile and a 'thanks'.

"Eilonwy took Arizona down while we were training, and his power presented by protecting his brother," dad says with a proud smile.

"Interesting," I say with a small smile, feeling extremely proud of Alaska, and it only took Alaska two weeks for his power to present.

Impressive.

"So, where is he then?" I ask once the three of us are settled at a small table to eat in the kitchen.

"He is in his room sleeping," Eilonwy says after swallowing his bite of pizza. "He was exhausted after his power came through."

Eilonwy rubs his chest with a grimace, and it clicks then he was on the receiving end of what happened.

"That is understandable," I reply with a slight nod of my head. "All of us were tired after the first time our powers presented, but I am sure he was overly tired since he wasn't expecting it to happen."

We spend our thirty minute lunch break talking, and catching up since I have been gone for the last week and a half tracking a rouge. The man had murdered a man for the money he had on him, and yes, I brought the man back just earlier today.

"I am going to check on Alaska," I say once we have finished our lunches.

Dad raises an eyebrow at me curiously; "Why are you checking on him?"

Barely holding back my blush as I shrug; "I like to think that Alaska and I have developed a type of friendship, so I want to check on him."

"Sure son, if you say so," dad chuckles, and I know he doesn't believe me at all.

Yes, I will only admit to myself that I have a little crush on Alaska. I know he would never return my romantic feelings since I believe he finds me annoying. Leaving the kitchen I make my to Alaska's room where I knock softly on the closed wooden door in case he is still sleeping.

There is soft rustling behind the door seconds before it is opened by Arizona who frowns at me. Yeah, he isn't fond of me either.

"Yes?" Arizona asks with a bored tone, and a frown with his hands on his hips.

"I have come to check on Alaska, to see how is doing and feeling after what happened earlier in training?" I explain fully knowing that if I don't Arizona will give me a hard time.

"He is still sleeping, so thanks for checking on him," he replies with an eye roll. "I will tell him you stopped by if I think of it."

As he takes a step back to shut the door in my shocked face, Alaska grumbles; "Ari, who are you talking, too?"

Arizona loudly sighs as he steps aside enough from the door to let Alaska see me; "Bronx. He came to check on you, so do you want to see him, or can I send him away?"

He sounds way too eager to send me away, making me roll my eyes at him, and his antics.

Alaska sits up slowly while rubbing the sleep from his beautiful brown eyes; "He can come inside for a few minutes."

Arizona lowly groans at his brother as I step inside with a smirk. Alaska is now sitting criss crossed in the middle of the bed as he pulls his long hair free of the tie to run his long, thin fingers through his hair before pulling his hair back into the tie.

"How are you feeling?" I ask Alaska as I sit down on the couch as Arizona sits on the bed next to his brother.

"I am not as tired as I was when I came in here to sleep," he mumbles as he rubs his eyes again with a yawn. "Did you find the guy you were looking for?"

We spend the next forty-five minutes catching up, and I reassure him that he will have the proper help learning to control his power.

"Who possibly could help me learn to control my power?" Alaska asks softly as he leans into Arizona's side.

"Um, there are several people who could help you," I answer with a fond smile. "Kingsley, King Sol, and myself to name a few."

Alaska and Arizona stare at me in shock.