Hell Fire (Wild Fire: 2) (FINISHED)

41 Part II - Watching it Burn

"Max?" Ember whispered, stepping onto the patio that came from the living room. "What are you doing out here?"

He just stared off, gesturing to the spot next to him. "See for yourself."

She stepped over to him, glancing at him nervously before returning her gaze outside.

At first, she saw nothing, but then she saw something orange. Something bright and orange and flaming, and she wasn't sure what it was until...

Until she realized that it wasn't a tabletop fire or some house light.

It was in the ocean... the place where they came back and showered.

Her lips parted when she heard a man screaming, standing by the waves and tugging the strands of his hair.

She gazed back up at Max, annoyed. "You set it on fire, didn't you?"

He only smiled.

Yep... he set the boat on fire.

She shook her head in disbelief as she looked back out, lashes lowering as she watched the abusive jerk scream incoherent words and also heard sirens from a distance.

Justice was a need in society, but it was so much fun to commit chaos while doing it.

She smiled at the man's pained screams, watching him drench the boat in water, but it did nothing.

In fact, it didn't end well.

Ember gasped when a bright light burst through the night, and seconds later came a thunderous explosion, crackling through the night.

She took a step back, heart pounding.

Crap... did he just die?

Max sighed, leaning over the banister to get a better look.

"Nope," he said then, looking to her, "he survived. And lookie there," he smirked, "ambulance is here. Well," he shrugged, "fun's over."

She stared after him as he went back inside, staring off to make sure Max was right.

When she saw the man roll over on the sand, she knew.

Ember immediately ran after Max, shutting the patio door behind her as she gazed up, panicked. "Did you rig the boat with explosives?"

Max shrugged, pouring himself a glass of water.

"Max..." she warned, "you could've killed him."

He tipped the water into his lips before drawing back. "Ember, no, I did not rig the boat."

She stilled. "Then...."

He set the water down, rolling his eyes. "Do you seriously not know common safety? The boat was on fire, there's an electrical system as well as a gas system in that boat. When he splashed water on it, the electrical fire went out, but he didn't get the spot where the gas tank was. When the fire hits gas." He made a hand gesture of an explosion with his hands, mouthing, Boom.

She drew back in shock, lashes lowering as he tossed the cup in the sink and nodded to her bedroom. "Come on. Bedtime."

She rolled her eyes. "I'm not a toddler."

He raised his brows. "Then don't make me treat you like one."

Her lips twisted in annoyance.

She grumbled about something inaudible, making Max smile, and started to her bedroom.