Ember (#Wattys2015)

Chapter Five - Run until you feel your lungs bleeding

Rare is this love, keep it covered
I need you to run to me,
Run to me, lover
Run until you feel your lungs bleeding

Run- Hozier

~CANDY~

Running is N.O.T fun. Especially when you've been up all night talking and pigging out. I'm literally so tired I think I might drop dead. How the fuck does River still have energy, heck even Ember is back running even though they aren't supposed to be. They've never really cared for rules, but still who passes down an offer not to run? Or is it just me and my asthma? Ash is being nice, running with me, but I can see she's holding back. Man, I'm so damn tired I literally can't keep my eyes open. It doesn't help that I don't get to sleep for another twelve hours. Lucky River and Ember, they get to have a rest period because they have to be back at school. Damn I kinda wish I hadn't dropped out, but then again if I hadn't I wouldn't be here and I certainly would've never met Ash. That would've been a disaster...

Sometimes I swear I'm a vampire, the sunlight is making my skin feel tingly. Also I hate people who open the curtains before eleven. Those people are crazy. Oh well, at least we can listen to music while we run. Ash listens to mostly rap, I don't mind as long as its not too annoying. Its funny because people have always underestimated Ash and I, well apart from Ember and River, but we look nothing like our personalities. I swear people look at me and see a girly child of an eighteen year old who listens to Disney and throws up her food, but I'm actually a rebellious tomboy who listens to The Weeknd and Eminem and LOVES food. If you hadn't already worked out, I really dislike people who judge a book by its cover.

One of those very people was fast gaining on us, ready to take the mickey out of me. Adeline Chase loves to make fun of people's sexualities and particularly Ash's. I don't mean to, it's just something about her that makes me want to punch her every time I see her.

"Hey Ash, long time no see? How's the lesbian life going?" She twitters. "Must be hard only getting the cat when everyone else has a cock,"

"Nice to know you have a penis, Adeline," Ash replies cooly. "Anything else we should know about your genitalia or are you finished being a stuck up cow?"

I smile, trying to hide my laugh as Adeline's face changes to one of disgust. "You know what I meant you panorama,"

"Pan- romantic," I correct her. "Panorama is a wide shot photograph, being panromantic on the other hand means you can love all genders. Which also means you were wrong about her being lesbian,"

"Oh my gosh Candice! Would you shut that big mouth of yours, do you really think I actually give a crap what panorama means? Can't you ever just stay out of things like your homo girlfriend does?"

That was it. One she called me Candice, which is an incredibly stupid thing to do. Two she insulted Ash. I'm not putting up with this crap, I think to myself. Usually it's Ash punching people, but I think she's too tired to deal with the consequences. Lucky I'm not.

Candy! Don't you dare, come on please don't overreact. Don't get yourself into trouble!

Anger clouds my judgment and I ignore Ash and punch Adeline square in the jaw.

~ASH~

For goodness sakes, when is Candy going to learn. You can't solve all your problems by punching them in the face, sometimes you have to walk away. Well, I guess I'm sort of a hypocrite there.

Adeline overreacted as always, playing the drama queen. Only this time she was stupid enough to continue fighting. I did try to peel Candy off of her, but nothing would pump any common sense into her. Two shifters leading the run came and pulled them away, unfortunately to the High Court. I'm currently waiting alone in a cold dank hallway, waiting for the hearing to finish. I really hope that she hasn't gotten herself kicked out. That means no more soul bond and no more Dragon Academy. Once you're kicked out, you're kicked out for life. There's an incredibly annoying clock ticking away in the corner, which obviously has never told the time accurately in its life. Thank goodness they made the executive decision to put couches in the hallways, because it would be so much more painful sitting on a wooden bench like they have in the dormitories.