Flame Rekindled

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I've been waiting here for weeks now. Roji has kept tabs with what Deziree and the others. She says they are slowly giving up. "It's time for us to go now." Roji exclaims. We have been preparing to leave for a couple days. I took a deep breath of the salty air from the beach I was standing on. I curled my toes in the sand, soaking in the view of the dark clouds. "Roji... Where are we gonna go when we get back?" I asked. She gets into view and smiles brightly. "Your father is alive, and in search of you. I talked with him via~Mirror and he has agreed to not let anyone know that you have returned. It's better this way." I cough a little bit, letting out a sigh. "What about Brianna?" I said now focusing at my feet. "He says that he will relieve her of her duties, no punishment involved. He said he would sadly take her wings away, but that's because he has to remove her status." She continues. "It's better this way. They can all have a normal life. All of them." I whisper back. I have matured once again. Knowing so much of what my life means to the people around me, losing the ones I love is a gain for another person. I serve the purpose of protecting others, not myself. "That's gonna be hard for them though." Arriyah yells with her arms crossed. "They will forget about me."

"Not just that, you have left your mark on them. They won't be fine for another year or two..."

"So be it." I call out. "They deserve all the time in the world. As long as they are happy." Arriyah shifts her stance. "That won't be easy either. You have to protect them from yourself as well." Roji sighs. She is right. When we leave, we all finally combine personalities as one person. Their temptations will always taint my mind, and I have to fight that urge. This small island is my only safe place. "I am ready." I turn to them. They both nod and the skies fly at me. Moving around my body, and invaded my lungs. I hear wicked laughter, and happy giggling. My vision finally blackens letting me know I entered the void. Fear structs my heart, and hands grab my shirt. "Just say when you are ready to go." A voice echoes in my head. "Take me there now." As the words leave my thoughts, I awaken back at that cemetery where Arriyah made me kill that evil man.

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"And so the storm clouds indicate that a tornado may be upon us! We insist that you take cover immedia-" I turn off the tv. "WHY DOES IT SMELL SO BAD?!" Brianna calls out frantically spraying the air freshener. "Cause of your bad attitude." I whisper. "WHAT DID YOU SAY, MATE?! YOU WANNA GO!?" She tackles me. "SURE. WHERE WE GOIN?" 

"I honestly I don't know. I just wanted to tackle you, beautiful." She winks. I shove her off, "Get a lover." I bark back. She snorts at me and places her hands on her hips. "What did the news say?"

"Storm. A bad one." I walk past her. Lillian suddenly pounds through the door. "I HEARD YELLING!" She screams. "We're done with that now." Bri laughs with Lilly. I on the other hand turn my attention to the floor near the cleaning closet. "Hey... guys... that smell... I think its from over there." We all turned to the closet. "Is that... blood?" Brianna gasped. I inched closely, opened the door, and there lays our newly deceased Kayleigh. With terror worn on her face.