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Chapter 16: Just Another Battle

-Kai's POV-

We sat there for a small while. I was rubbing Prim's back softly and carefully, remembering how she was burned. The poor thing. Her burns were so bad that even a slight touch made her in pain. I had basically just met her, but I couldn't stand the fact that she was in pain. It made me mad, worried, and sad. But I couldn't help it; my heart just felt that way. Even though it was a little awkward, I didn't care.

She slowly stopped crying, her body still trembling. I looked down at her, not remembering that I had held her in my lap. But she didn't seem to mind, because she never moved. I placed my hand on her head gently and began stroking her head and hair. This seemed to calm her down even more than I thought, her scarred body no longer trembling. "Better," I asked her with a kind smile, still stroking her head and hair. I felt her nod her head, and I sighed with relief. I looked over at the now pile of ashes and saw the small smoke trails travel to the blue sky.

"I should probably make us some breakfast, even though the last batch got burned," I smiled down at her, still stroking her head. She nodded her head again and I laughed a little bit when I saw her faint blush. "That means I'm going to have to get up, Prim," I tell her, hoping she can hear the smirk in my voice. She nods her head again, and let's go of my shirt. She sees the tears stains and blushes more, looking away and trying to look tough. I couldn't help but chuckle as I saw her face as I got the dirt off of my pants.

"You can come with me, if you'd like," I told her with a small smile on my face. She looked at me for a brief second and shook her head as she looked at the ground. I simply nodded my head and got my hunting materials together once more. But before I left back into the deep forest, I lightly patted her head and smiled to myself. And with that I jumped into the thick wood before me, looking for any sort of wild animal that I could bring back easily. That's when I spotted a doe, and I got behind cover so she couldn't see me.

Getting my bow and arrows ready, I kept a close eye on target. I pulled back the arrow I had placed on my string slowly, as to not startle the animal in front of me. With my arrow back as far as I could pull it, I was about to release it... when a baby came towards it. I looked at them, the mother and baby reminding me of my mom and how she loved me. I put the arrow away, not being able to Kill these two. That's when I walked away stealthily, making sure to not disturb them.

Putting my bow away, I headed to river again, hoping that more fish will show up than this morning. Getting out my hand-made fishing rod, I sat on the green, damp grass and patiently waited for any one of them to grab the line. What felt like an hour was only a few minutes, thanks to the bait I had with me. In no time, I had gathered about four fish, and I would've had five if one of them stayed on the hook.

I walked back to the makeshift campsite I had made and saw something crazy: Prim was making fire from her own body. I stood in awe, watching her flames dance upon the pile of dead sticks and logs. She looked serious, and not going to lie, it looked rather cute on her. I could tell she was concentrating, she didn't even know that I was there. I wasn't trying to scare her, I just admired what she can do. It was beautiful.

I must have stepped on a stick, because she turned around with fear on her face. She stopped making the flames and grabbed both her arms. Then she suddenly fell to the ground, looking as though she was in pain. I rushed over to her, holding her in my arms. I instantly regretted it as I saw her push me away. She was curled up against the ground, crying as I saw the burns spread to her neck.

I rushed to her side again, but hesitated and decided to hold her in my arms gently. I was scared for her. I had no idea that her making the flames caused her so much pain. I stroked her hair again, hoping to calm her down once more. She gripped my shirt so tightly as she cried, I felt like it was going to tear. But I still held her in my arms. Nevertheless, I refused to let her stay in that pain.