All For Not

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The fire behind the doors had quelled as everyone had returned, the elemental teacher having joined the group in a rush at his bosses command, Weems and him immediately beginning to discus quietly as she unlatched the door and handed the teacher the blanket, "use those to put out any fires, understood?" Her words were directed to the boys behind her and she watched with a sigh as Kent and Xavier nodded before she opened the door to find that the fire was all but burnt out except for a few wooden pieces around the room.

She walked in with Mr. Kinnings first before Enid skirted past them both and rushed to my form, feet running with ease now that the paint was cooked till it dried against the tiled flooring. She paused before me stunned at the sight of me curled up in the fetal position, the giant appendages laid over and curled around my form. "Morella?" She kneeled close to me, avoiding the ashes as best she could while reaching down to touch my shoulder.

She was yanked by Weems though at the sudden sound of her gasp, sucking in sharply as she cradled her hand against her chest with a whimper. The blanket was wrapped around me by Mr. Kinnings, cocooning me in a careful manner as the boys stood frozen at the front of the room, until Ajax stumbled forward out of his shock at his view on the new surroundings and moved forward to grab onto Enid and pull her away as Weems stood up and swallowed looking at the damage. The woman immediately began directing and helping put out some of the fires around the room as my form was moved around in a decent way to keep my modesty before the elemental reached underneath my limp body to move the large wings and pick me up bridal style.

The damage to the room was done, almost everything disintegrated under such an intense heat, one that I wouldn't be able to see the results of. As my body was lifted, ashes fell from my hair and my wings leaving a trace of what had happened to me other than the scorched room and the soot stuck to my skin.

Everyone had stopped to watch as the large wings fell from the cradling position to hang from my back and drag across the floor as Mr. Kinnings walked me towards the entrance, "everyone to my office, quickly. Quickly..."