Cold water splashed on my face and I awoke shivering. Zivanor stood over me and held his hand out to me. I took his hand and got out of bed as he pulled me close to his chest. I shivered and clenched onto his shirt as his words cam out softly. " I'm sorry about what I said the other day. It was wrong of me and I hope you can forgive me."
" I don't accept your apology. P-please go away Zivanor." He stepped back and I turned to the closet picking out a pair of blue skinny-jeans and a long sleeved, blue and black plaid shirt. I turned to see master Jun standing behind Zivanor. " What did you do to her," Jun asked curiously.
" I woke her up, just as you said."
" You told him to pour cold water all over me!? You're a jerk Jun!" My words came out harsh and I pushed past them, locking myself in the bathroom. I heard Jun growl as I turned the shower on, stripped, and stepped in beside the water. I drew in a deep breath and stepped into the warm water letting it rush over my skin, stinging as it passed. I poured soap into my hair as the door opened and closed softly behind footsteps. " Who's there," I called out scared."
" It's just me. Master Kellen. I know how water hurts your skin so I brought baby oil to help it not hurt as much."
" Master Kellen you didn't have to do that."
Master Kellen opened the curtain and sat me on the floor. " Have to, no. Want to, yes." Kellen opened the bottle and poured some oil on my back, rubbing it in softly and walked out of the room when he was finisihed. I rubbed the rest over my body and washed the soap out of my hair then stepped out of the shower and turned the water off. I sprayed my hair down with gel and quickly got dressed. I walked out of the room and my heart sank when I saw Kellen's hands wrapped around Zivanors neck. I rushed over between them and pushed Kellen back as he stumbled and returned to his regular self.
"Master Kellen are you OK?"
Kellen wrapped his arms around me, hugging me tightly. " Please tell me I didn't just hurt you Violet."
" No master. No you didn't." I turned to Zivanor and un-wrapped Master arms gently. I touched his neck lightly and traced my fingers across his neck. " Does that hurt?"
" No."
" Alright you'll be fine. Master Kellen was in a huge fight a few years ago and flashbacks make him see enemies that killed his brother."
Zivanor took my hands into his and looked me in the eyes, smiling widely at me. " You actually cared if I was hurt or not?"
" No. My masters want me to work with you and I'm not going to be blamed for your death." I slipped my hands from his and walked over to Master Kellen, taking his arm and skipping into the main room.
We had all settled into chairs when Kellen had cut the lights and flicked his projector on. Kellen gracefully walked to the front of the room as his long white hair danced behind him. He turned, letting his hair fall beside his crystal blue eyes.
Kellen pointed to the picture of the woman that suddenly appeared on the screen and outlined her head with his finger. " As you can see, there are multiple skull fractures that seem to have came from some type of gun." Kellen traced his fingers down to the woman's neck. " The marks on either side of her neck lead me to believe that she was brutally chocked, probably slammed around while doing to." Kellen moved his hands and the image changed, showing cuts all over the woman's sides and stomach. " If I'm correct, the wounds here were made from a 2035 model butterfly knife."
I glanced and Kellen and to Asagi. " Master Asagi, were the 2035 model butterfly knives not recalled due to their paint and contamination of the blade?"
" Good girl. Yes, the knives were re-called and only a few hundred people have them today."
Zivanor glanced at Asagi and pulled out a 2035 crimson blade butterfly knife and let Asagi examine in. " My father got it for me two months ago." Asagi gave the knife back and Zivanor slipped it back into his pocket.
I looked back at Kellen as he walked over to me and kissed my forehead and took my hands in his. " You can do this babe. I have confidence in you."
