Darknesss united

Chapter 14: A Scar To Remember

Grian POV

I follow Cub into his lab. Scar's staring into space, probably questioning life. He turns to Cub.

"Awkward question, but is your name Cub?" He asks. I stand there in shock for a few seconds. I've never told him. He's never heard it. How would he know?

No. He heard it somewhere. He has to have heard it somewhere. He doesn't have powers. Scar looks at me, his blue eyes shimmering in the light. Scar has green eyes. This isn't right.

"Yep! I can explain." Cub says, his green eyes locking with mine. I don't know what could explain this. Scar's eyes look like Cub's when he uses his powers. Finally, we're at Cub's lab.

I watch Cub's hand slide towards the cuff on Scar's hand, holding a tiny key. He presses it into the metal, fidgeting until it falls to the ground with a clang.

A flash of bright blue light hits my eyes, so blinding I have to close my eyes. In a few seconds, it calms down and I can open them.

The light source is Scar. He's sitting there, glowing, in the middle of the room. Not sitting, I realise. Floating. Bursts of what can only be described as magic swirl around him. I watch in wonder as they fuse with his skin. That's when I know it must be stopped.

"What did you do to him?!?" I yell.

"I undid a curse. Nothing more." Cub whispers, his voice out of character. I have to believe him. He wouldn't sound like that otherwise... plus, all he did was take off a bracelet...

Scar slowly starts sinking back to the ground, the glow fading as all the blue magic leaves. Fuses with his skin. I can finally get a good look at him.

A pair of tattered blue Vex wings are spread behind Scar's back. His now-pointed ears are tinged blue at the tips. A sharp pair of fangs rest atop his lips. He holds up a burning blue flame.

It doesn't really look like him. At least, it shouldn't. But memories of a sharp-toothed, winged Scar flash through my mind. Images of when we were younger. When he fireballed the school so we could have a snow day. When he won in hide and seek by hiding inside the walls. Are these really my memories? Did this really happen? I think that cuff affected my memory too.

Suddenly, Scar's falling backwards. He's passing through the solid walls that aren't solid for him. The tips of his fingers brush my hand. Before I can grab him, Cub is pulling him up.

A mask with a malicious grin carved into it is pressed into Scar's hands. He puts it on. Claws extend from his icy blue fingertips. He holds another flame in front of him to illuminate the dark room. His eyes glow blue, soul fire streaming out from the corners. I notice a faint blue glow in Cub's, too. He flicks the light on, and the fire dies in Scar's hand. His and Cub's eyes return to normal as Scar removes the mask.

"Really?" Scar exclaims out of nowhere. " Show me!"

"Show you what? Did you guys make up a secret sign language in the past five minutes, two of which Scar was both floating and glowing?" I say, almost defensively.

" But..." Scar stutters. "He just told us..."

" He just told us he had something else!" Scar finally gets his English together.

"What...nevermind. I'll leave you two with whatever this is." I say, irritation seeping into my voice. I turn and leave.

"Now introducing the newest member of the Hermits, Hotguy!" X says from his announcement balcony. Scar walks down the hallway wearing a black version of his normal costume. A bow and arrows are slung over his shoulder.

Is it weird that I want to kiss him? No. I'm straight. That's weird. I don't want to ruin everything.

I settle for congratulating him, the smile on his face lighting the room up like the sun.