The Key Lies Between Both Worlds

Chapter 35

Amy

Leaf and Jack both looked so concern because of their expressions.

   Their eye brows pinched together, both of their lips grew into a thin and firm line, and also because of the worried look that was threaded into their glares towards the flames on my arms that was just there. I don't know how Jack put them out by simply touching my arm, but he did.

  When Jack's hand grabbed my arm, I felt a huge wave of coldness brush over my entire body. The brush of coldness felt like it gave a bittersweet kiss to each and every part of my body, every nerve, every organ, every vein, every part of my body, even my heart.

 Jack put a hand through his light brown hair, silently trying to decide many things in his mind.

  I suck in a deep breath as I bite down on my tongue. I was slowly getting tired of both boys never explaining anything to me.

  This little pit in my stomach was there, I knew exactly what it meant. My brain feasted on knowledge, if I wasn't learning something or reading something new, a knot in my stomach started to form. I had to understand what something meant or it drove me crazy. Having all these questionable expressions thrown at me like I was the new knowledge no one knew about; it was driving me crazy.

But I kept quiet because I was always taught that, it was just a habit I had, but it was a bad habit now.

I had freedom, I had a choice now, I would never let that get taken from me again.

  I stop biting my tongue as I spoke out the truth that I have been holding back since I got here. "I am tired of this secret silence stuff that has been happening between you two. I know there is something you two know, that you are not telling me."

 Both boys were catch off guard by my sudden outburst of a demand, but then Leaf started to grin.

Leaf grins and starts to make a dirty comment as he winked at me. "Aw Milady, you are pleasing to eye when you let your inner commander side, out for a stroll."

I let his comment roll off my shoulder but Jack doesn't.

Jack suddenly lunges for Leaf out of nowhere, tackling him to the ground. I watch as Leaf starts clawing at Jack's chest, trying to get him off.

  Jack swung his fist, hitting Leaf right in the face. When Jack's fist met the side of Leaf's face, I knew it hurt. The sound of Jack's knuckles hitting Leaf's stone hard jaw, sounded like a bag of bricks hitting concrete.

  I knew I couldn't break up the fight by simply pulling them off of each other, but I did know something that might.

  I took a deep breath as I focused on the feeling I got just a few moments ago. I close my eyes as I let that feeling explode out. When I reopened my eyes, I seen the flames I had just moments ago, but the flames were larger and brighter than before.

Jack and Leaf paused their fight.

Leaf's fist was in midair, aimed for right in the central of Jack's face, but it stayed in midair as he stared at me.

Both of Jack's hands was in midair about to go to Leaf's neck but didn't make it as he stared at me to.

I stared at the divine flames that licked at both of my arms, the feeling that went through my body when I used this ability it felt so weird but so freeing.

I snarled at them. "I don't know why you both are so worried about this," I point my hand to the ground as I finish. "I don't know how else to stop you two from fighting. But I will use this somehow if it stops the fighting that happens so often."

Jack sprung to his feet, getting off of Leaf as he slowly approached me like I was some wild animal. "Amy, you don't understand one single thing about what that power of yours mean or could do. You will kill us all if you do not get those flames on you, under control."

  When I heard the words, it's like a bolt of lightning struck right into my heart. I took a step back as the feeling hurt so bad it made me wince almost. I don't know what made that pain hit me like that, but my eyes flow up to Jack's, like my brain somehow knew it came from him.

That pain still struck through my heart, making me place my hand over my heart, squeezing it.

 My flames disappear as Leaf grabs Jack's arm rapidly as he roars. "You are inflicting pain on Milady. Your anger is doing that to her. You both are linked now that you have used y'alls connection through the Lovemate system, whatever you feel, she feels, vice versa," Leaf roared as he hit Jack in the shoulder hard. "You are hurting her Jack!"

Jack started to freak out, not knowing what he was doing. "I don't understand! How do I stop it?"

I grip my heart for a different reason now, a pain of sadness struck me in the heart now.

Jack uses that same speed trick he does, being by my side within a blink of an eye.

He took me in his arms, his body shaking as he cried out to Leaf. "What do I do! What do I do damn it!"

Leaf came to us, gripping Jack's arm. "Just breath, your emotions are hers now, you have to stop freaking out."

Jack took deep but shaky breaths, as the pain in my heart slowly disappeared.

  Once Jack finally calmed down and everything slowed down, Jack hugs me tightly. Jack held on to me for dear life, as he apologized a million times to me.

  I try to catch my breath as everything that just happened was overwhelming. I never have seen Jack lose control of his feelings or of a situation like this before, even if we just met a few days ago.

It pained me to just see him so helpless.

I pull away from his embrace as I rub the spot where my heart is, it didn't hurt but it still stung a little bit.

I look into Jack's eyes, seeing the sadness he had in them. "Don't be sad, please. Don't be."

Jack gritted his teeth but just nodded, finally collecting himself and going back to the serious guy I have known since I met him.

Leaf stays quiet, knowing even his joking couldn't fix what just happened.

Jack looks away, trying to avoid looking at me. "We need to get back on the road, and reach the next town before dark."

 Leaf silently went to his horse, getting on it while he waits for us. Jack goes to our horse, hopping on as he finally looks at me.

I could feel a sense of wonder flow from him as he wonders if I will ride with him or Leaf.

I stare back at Jack, not understanding why I trusted him so much.

 I didn't understand why I loved him so much when I never have felt that way before to anyone else. But for one thing I knew, me and Jack were connected in some way.

 That connection ran deeper than the two of us knew, but it would forever be there, and it would forever grow between us.