Wayward Mages

Chapter 18

Kaira

I'm really freaked out. I went to Charlie's room to talk about our powers, but she shut me out. I'm afraid something's happened to her. I slip my phone out of my pocket. I send her a text:

K: Are u ok?

C: Fine... Just leave me alone

K: Well...Ok. I'm gonna go talk to Kyle ... without you :(

C: Nah , I changed my mind; can I come too?

K: Of course :)

I get up from my bed, relieved that she was coming out of her room. I went to the next door (Kyle's room door) and knocked on it. "Come in!" he calls. I enter. "So... you heard about your powers, didn't you?" "Yeah, you?"

"Me too. What's your power?"

"My power is over electric currents. What's your power?"

"Mine's Fog Warping. It means That I can make people's vision different, like I can make a mug look like a book to you."

"That's so cool! I wish -"

"Mine's over temperature control, it means that I can change the temperature of my surroundings and the temperature of people's bodies," I hear Charlie say, interrupting our one proper conversation so far. I smile at her, though on the inside I'm frowning. When did she even come into the room?

"That's cool too," Kyle says. "I got electricity."

"No wonder you got that," says Charlie.

I have no idea what she means.....ohh I get because he's so hot....that means she thinks he's cute! Awwww! But I'm still steaming on the inside, 'cause I like him and I think he's handsome, not just cute.

All of a sudden Kyle starts speaking and it snaps me out of my reverie.

"So, can we use the garden to practice? You know, target range and one - on - one sword fighting?"

"I think so. Should we ask Mara?

They were starting to cut me out of the conversation, so I interrupted them. "I couldn't see her when I went down, but I don't think she'll mind," I say. "Charlie, could you ask her?" "Nah, let's race." "Fine, then last one down is a rotten egg!" "Deal!" she grins. "Fine on the count of three.....one, two,three aaaaand go!" I run down the stairs and I'm waaay slower than Kyle and Charlie. Then all of a sudden I'm tumbling down the stairs. Wait! How did that happen? I was about to hit the ground until someone catches me. I look up and it's Kyle. "Are you okay? I saw you trip over the rug at the top of the stairs." "I---I'm fine," I mumble. He props me up and I'm leaning against his shoulder. WOW!!! He has muscles!

I walk outside with him and see Charlie sitting on the grass. When she looks up at me I can see that her cheeks are red..... I mean like the color of the highlights in her hair red. "Well, well, well, what do we have here?" she says. "Ohh, um, it's nothing much Kaira tripped over something and I caught her," says Kyle. 'Nothing much!!!!' That was so exciting and just when I thought that he just might like me back, he goes and squashes my hopes.

Everything was silent after that. "Ummm... why don't we start training?" I suggest. "Ok..." says Kyle and walks over to get his sword. I'm about to do the same until I see Charlie face it's even a brighter red than it was....which was very, very bright indeed.

We train for like three hours, and Kyle is really good maybe even better than Charlie. As Kyle goes inside for a drink of water, Charlie and I start sword fighting. Man, she's good but right now she's acting like she wants to kill me. I manage to slash her black leather glove off her right hand, and I immediately stop fighting in shock. Her hand is metal. Like a cyborg's.