Magus {Complete}

10

Cinder woke to find himself in a completely different room than usual. The ceiling had a fan that wasn't in the rooms at the house they lived in. The blades swung in slow lazy circles overhead, throwing bits of dust every so often. He stared at it for a while before he noticed there was weight on the edge of the bed. Looking to the side, he spotted a head of black hair resting on a pair of arms. The pale skin, leather bracelets on both arms, and his usual denim jacket made it easy to figure out who it was laying half stretched over the mattress while seated in an ornate chair.

"Kydyn," Cinder croaked the warlock's name, but the sound and his moving on the bed woke Kydyn instantly.

"Finally," Kydyn said with a heavy sigh and stretched. Leaning back, Kydyn let out a yawn as he popped his back. "You've been out for days. Jika healed you up just fine, so what the hell? Why the long snooze?"

Cinder shrugged and sat up slowly. His body protested, but he forced it anyway. Once he was leaned against the wall, he eyed Kydyn. "You all right?"

"Why wouldn't I be?"

"You used a lot of magic to get that building out of the way. I was.... Never mind." Cinder didn't finish. Instead he looked away and rubbed absently at his chest.

"You were what?" Kydyn leaned in, a wicked smirk on his lips. "Worried about me? How sweet."

"Shut up. I wasn't fucking worried."

"You so were. I kinda like it."

Cinder shot him a glare, jaw tight as he frowned. He was trying to think of something to say in return but nothing was coming to mind. Instead, the door opened and Jika walked in with a tray in hand. He paused in the doorway, watching the two of them with an eyebrow arched. Shaking his head, he continued into the room and put the tray down on the table that sat near the bed.

"You shouldn't be moving too much. I healed what I could but there was quite a bit and I didn't have much time to pack what I needed to do a complete job."

"You said you healed him," Kydyn pointed out with a dark look.

"I said I healed what I could," Jika retorted. "He's still got some bruising. It'll take longer to heal, but at least he's not broken anymore."

"Broken?" Cinder asked.

"You had quite a few broken bones. Not too many thankfully or I really wouldn't have been able to heal you. Fractures too. I've had quite the headache thanks to you."

"I'm sorry."

"You didn't put a barrier around yourself?" Kydyn asked.

Cinder stared at him for a while before he felt the heat of a blush washing over his face. "No."

"God. What the hell did I do all that work for then? I teach you how to protect yourself and the first thing you go and do is let some asshole who throws our car through a building nearly kill you!"

"I wasn't exactly thinking straight all right! I was a little worried about you and Lyn told me to wake you up by giving you a jolt, whatever the hell that means! So I was a little preoccupied, all right!" Cinder shot back. He leaned forward in anger and felt the bruising pinch all along his sides. Wincing, he relaxed his body against the wall and rubbed at his torso lightly.

"So you were worried," Kydyn said.

"You're as reckless as ever, Kydyn. Don't agitate him. I'm still working to heal him. Now that he's awake that should be easier. Take your shirt off, Cinder. Let's see what's left to heal," Jika said, giving the warlock a hard look.