Guarders: Playing With Fire

Chapter 12

:|Are you sure you want to do this?|: Fireflame asked.

"Flame. This was your idea. But I really need to see her." Flameheart replied.

:|I know. But now I'm having doubts.|: He replied, and Flameheart felt a pang in her chest. Cayley had said the same thing just before she ran away.

"Not helping. Can we just get this over with?" She said impatiently. The Companion didn't reply, but Flameheart soon noticed that a swirling vortex of fire was opening up in front of her. The gateway. "How do I get through to the park?" She asked.

:|Imagine where you want to go. Then just step through the gateway.|:

Flameheart took a deep breath. "Ok." She imagined the park, how it would be. The swings, the climbing frame. The stretch of grass that Cayley and her used to play on. Then she threw herself into the gateway.

It was different to the first time she Fire-travelled. Before she was on Flame, and his height protected her from the flames. But this time, it was like she was in a bonfire, right in the centre. Flameheart thanked Regulus that she was immune to fire, or she would have been burned to a crisp. The fire was a whirlwind, and it spun around, getting faster and faster before the Guarder was spat out onto the familiar grass of the park.

"Kelly?" Flameheart spun around at the uncertain voice of her best friend.

"CAYLEY!" She yelled, and flung herself into the other girl's arms.

Cayley giggled and hugged her back. "Kelly! It's so good to see you! To be honest I didn't think you would actually come. And what are you wearing?"

Flameheart sighed. "Of course I would come. And Cayley, what I told you in that dream is real. I am a Guarder, and my name's Flameheart. How else would I have appeared out of a circle of fire?"

"I don't know." Cayley admitted. "I guess I kinda have to believe you, don't I. Now I don't suppose you can show me some of your tricks?"

Flameheart hesitated. "I don't know... I want to, but what if someone sees me. And I don't think that mortals are even supposed to know about Guarders."

"Please? No one ever comes here except for us anyway. And I already know so I don't really think it'll make much difference."

"Fine." Flameheart caved, and moved back.

She decided that she would use her Talents before her actual powers. Flameheart sprinted off around the park and was back in front of her friend in 5 seconds.

Cayley's mouth dropped open. "Wow. H-how can you do that?" She exclaimed.

"I have the Speed Talent. So I can move really really fast. I also have the Mind Talent. So I know that right now you are thinking about how damn right unbelievable this is." Flameheart smirked. She was always the one asking stuff back at camp, and she liked it now that she was the superior one. Flameheart was a show-off and she knew it. Cayley did to.

"That is so cool!" Cayley yelled, her voice echoing back to her. Flameheart grinned, before flicking her wrist. Flames rose up and engulfed the swings, startling her friend. Flameheart laughed and gestured to flames, making them die down. The swings were completely unharmed. There was no trace that they had been burning fiercely just moments before.

Cayley didn't even say anything, just stood there with a wondered look on her face. Flameheart started to say something before she cut herself off.

"This way! They're over here, I'm sure of it!" A voice yelled. Flameheart's eyes widened in fear and surprise, before she grabbed her friend's hand and dragged her to the bushes.