The Elementals

Chapter Twenty-Nine "why?"

Chapter Twenty-Nine "Why?"
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SnowDrop's p.o.v
It had been a week since the fight, since the invasion of the ghosts we thought we could trust, it was awkwardly silent throughout the whole castle, no jokes, no laughs, not even a smile or happy feeling, I hate it, it was lunchtime everyone shambled down into the dining hall, all except Jade and Summer who'd not left their guardians/brothers side for the whole week, every time I shift my foot against the floor, I see the team and then the two broken-hearted girls waiting by their sides, I got up from the dining hall table, I grabbed two plates of food before leaving the hall and heading into the hallway, I arrived at James' door, I put down one of the plates before knocking knock,knock,knock no answer "j-jade?" I asked "I-I've brought your food" I picked up the plate again, I heard movement on the other side of the door but the door was still locked 'now this is just frustrating' I thought putting down the plates before changing into my elemental form 'there now at least I can see what I'm doing' I thought with a huff, I saw my breath in the cold mist as I huffed, I knocked on the door again 'Jade, Jade open this door or I'm busting it down!" I threatened, I waited, I waited, click, the door opened slightly ajar I sighed grabbing her plate of food and walking in, the room was dim, being an owl, that didn't effect me so much, I sighed putting down her plate of food and taking her empty one, her eyes were red from crying, she looked like a shell of her normal self, I balanced the two plates in one wing whilst hugging Jade with the other, "you gonna come out soon? You need some proper sun" I said she sighed "no, not until he wakes up" she said hoarsely "d-do you want me to get you some water?" I asked "...if you don't mind..." Jade whispered looking back to her brother I nodded leaving the room, I sighed heading towards Teep's room, I knocked knock,knock,knock, the door was opened slightly I took a breath before entering, Summer's ears were drooped, her tail unmoving, and just like Jade she looked like a shell of her former self, her eyes seemed to be sunken in and red from crying, I put her plate of food down and taking her empty one "Summer?" I asked "you gonna come out soon?" Summer took a shaky breath before answering "w-when he wakes up..." summer said in a whisper, I nodded leaving the room and heading to the kitchen, I changed back to normal almost falling over, I went into a shoulder roll with the plates to my chest landing on my butt, I shook my head feeling for what I tripped over, just the god damned carpet, I sighed getting back up and entering the kitchen, I put the plates in the sink, I sighed remembering where the glass cups were, I grabbed a chair and moved it against the bench reaching up and opening the cupboard reaching for a cup, 'this is such a hassle! C'mon!' I thought I finally grabbed a glass and sighed in relief "howdy!" A voice shouted I jumped throwing the cup in that direction, smash, falling off the chair I hit my head on the tiled floor I felt a liquid gather to where I hit my head "Ow! Ow! What the hell?! SnowDrop why'd you throw that at me?!" The voice asked again I started panicking, I couldn't recognise the voice "who are you? How'd you get in here?! How do you know me?!" I shouted out wanting to move away I summoned ice shards as a defence "holy shit calm down!" The voice shouted out again "WHO ARE YOU?!" I shouted out.

"Aw look at the blind kid she's so pathetic!" A voice cried out "no I'm not! I'm not pathetic!" I cried out in defence I was pushed to the ground the the cold wet snow covering my face I tried to sit up but I was kicked aside, more snow covered my body I coughed "stop it, stop it, stop it!" I cried out in desperation "your useless! Worthless! You'll never amount to anything! You useless piece of fucking garbage!!" Whack I was thrown 10 feet awake I heard foot steps crunching away I laid in the snow cold, shivering, sore, I don't want to die, I never wanted this...

"I'm not useless" I muttered sending the shards forward I heard them dodge I jumped up to my feet, shifting my foot across the ground I saw the figure it was blurred 'dammit!' I mentally cursed freezing the ground beneath us the figure seemed to slip so I skidded past ice following my movement I spun around as something shot towards me I created a ice shield blocking the attack "snow drop calm down!" The voice cried again I growled in response, how dare this stranger attack me and then tell me to calm down?! "I don't want to die, I never wanted this!" I growled creating a snow storm just behind me it came down heavy the wind and ice sleet pelting down onto my back I didn't care "What is your name!" I shouted "I'm —!" The voice was muffled "WHAT IS YOUR NAME?!" I shouted out as the storm came down heavier "I told you I'm —! SnowDrop stop this!" The voice cried out a heard a door slam shut 'good now me and this intruder are left alone' I thought freezing the door shut behind me the vibration of the door disappeared I felt ice crawl up my arm and around my hand, ice gauntlets, fragile but effective I saw the figure trying to find their way through the storm I rushed up leaped, CRACK, the ice had collided and partly shattered on something I heard a thumping sound a body I shifted my foot again the body was on the floor but getting up "you don't give up do you?" I asked with a snarl I heard the person cough then mutter something "say again?" I snarled they muttered the same thing "STOP FUCKING MUMBLING AND SPEAK BITCH" I shouted out as I lifted my fist up to finish the job I felt something grabbed both of my hands and hold me aloft in the air "gotcha" The voice whispered hitting me in the head with something hard, I felt the liquid pool faster down my face and into my mouth I spat in their face, before kicking them in the gut getting them to drop me I stumbled backwards into the storm, I held my head in pain wincing the liquid kept flowing out of my head and out my my mouth and nose it wouldn't stop! "Make it stop! Make it stop!" I shouted "snow...?" The voice asked "I SAID MAKE IT STOP MAKE THE LIQUID STOP" I shouted out panicked, I felt the feeling in my legs go, I fell down I couldn't feel my legs the storm got worse I created a ice dome, the ground was covered in snow, I heard feet crunching around and loud thumps coming from the door I had blocked, I laid in the snow, Freezing, sore, alone and scared 'what are they going to do to me?' I wondered, 'I don't want to die, I never wanted this....' I thought I looked through the ice dome and saw the figure trying to break in "please just make it quick" I muttered before passing out, letting whatever force I was fighting with be it body or person have free rein.