Love Spreads Like Fire - Demon

Ch. 7: Near Death Experience

Demon's POV

"What are you talking about?" I was extremely confused.

"When I touched her hand, I saw something. I saw her using the power of light and shadows. She was bending them to her will. It was almost..." He paused and looked at Flare. "Almost KISSterian."

"How is that possible?" Catman wondered. "How could we not notice?"

"Has she used her powers here?" Spaceman looked at Starchild.

"I think so. I'm guessing the light chased the shadow away from Daphne was Flare."

"If she's KISSterian, who exactly is her family?" Spaceman looked at Flare. "How do we not know her?" Starchild opened his mouth to speak.

"She believes she's human." I cut him off. "She grew up on Earth. The only things she knows of KISSteria is what she's seen from us. She's hiding her powers."

"Scooby!"

"Scooby come back!" We looked to see the gang running after Scooby. We all looked at each other and followed. We found them a ways away next to the flume ride. Flare was holding Scooby back from a small fox.

"Scooby, enough!" She told him and he finally stopped. She moved and coxed the fox to her arms. It huddled up into her arms and hair. 

"So cute!" Daphne gently pet it's head. We made our way up to them.

"Yes he is but how did he get here?" Flare looked around. I moved up behind her and looked over her shoulder at the fox.

"Hey there." I pet his head, down his back. I turned and saw Flare giving me a surprised look. "What?"

Flare's POV

The fox was shaking like a leaf in my arms with it's tail nearly wrapped around my bicep. His nose was buried in my hair, trying to hide. A presence came up behind me and stopped nearly touching me.

"Hey there." Demon's hand came into view and pet the fox. I looked at him and saw a slightly gentle look on his face. Surprise came across mine. "What?" He asked looking at me.

"I've never seen you so gent..." He placed a finger on my lips, quieting the statement.

"Don't say it." He took his hand away and I giggled. He rolled his eyes but a small smile appeared on his black lips. He then just continued to look at me.

"What? Is there something on my face?" I brushed my fingers across my nose and cheek.

"No, nothing is on your face. It's just..." I looked at him with question. "It's nothing don't worry about it." I furrowed my eyebrows.

"Okay then."

"AHHH!" We both whipped around to see Daphne, scared in Fred's arms. She pointed in a random. "The shadow! I just saw it again."

"Where Daphne?" Velma asked. I had walked over with Demon in tow.

"It was over there by the games. In the ally." Starchild and Catman went over and checked it out. Out of the corner of my eye a different figure caught my attention. I looked over gradually to not cause superstition. A man was standing there. About middle-aged and seemed to be watching us intently.

"Hey Demon."

"Hmm." He turned his attention to me.

"Check out this guy to my left. " His gaze moved sideways to see. "Do you know him?"

"No, never seen him." The man moved slightly and a pendent was revealed. "Wait a second, he's..." A loud crash cut him off.

"Ha ha ha!" A red mist flowed around us, We all looked up to see the Crimson Witch. "Did you miss me?" She was hovering just above the flume. I looked around, we were all spread out across the blacktop. I felt the fox move in my arms. I looked at it and it was looking at the man.

"What?" I looked closer to see a smirk on his face. He then looked around, locking eyes with me. Still clad with a smirk, he backed up and disappeared. Never breaking eye contact 'til he was gone.

"Zoinks!"

"Jeepers!"

"Jinkies!" I looked over to see the gang jumping out of the way of an energy blast. I saw Catman fly up behind the Witch and got one hit in before being blasted. The fighting continued, Starchild was thrown into a billboard, Spaceman was on the ground protecting the gang, and Demon was facing her now.

"You won't win!" The Witch screamed. She hit Demon away and that blast reverberated and knocked Spaceman over and out. She smirked and powered up to everyone on the ground. 

"No!" I threw my hand out and a laser light shot out and hit her right in the chest. She grunted as it hit her and was thrown off balance. The energy ball was thrown in a random direction. It hit a full on beam just above me. I looked above me in horror as it started to fall.

"Flare!" I tried to move but fell instead leaving the only option to scream. I threw the fox out of danger and covered my face in fear. As I heard the beam come closer, a grunt sounded above me then silence.

"Not on my watch." I looked through my arms to see Demon holding the beam from falling on me. His red aura shining bright as he growled and held on tight. 

"Flare." I turned just in time for Spaceman to pull me out of danger. I was in a daze but saw Demon drop the beam off his shoulders as I was out from under it. He quickly flew over to me. 

"Flare? Flare, are you okay?" He took me in his arms. I held tight to his biceps and just stared at the beam.

"What happened here!"

"Chip, Manny. The park needs to be shut down for the rest of the day."

"Flare was nearly just killed!"

"What? Is she okay?"

"Flare are you okay?" Everyone was trying to get my attention.

"Flare?  Spitfire?" Demon gently made me look at him.

"De, de, Demon." I barely got out before I fainted in his arms.