FIRE DEMON

chapter 36

"Hey Z come on wake up." Opening my eyes, Violet is sitting next to me on the bed. "What did you do to me?" "I'm sorry. It was Alex and Rolf, they put something in your food, to help you sleep."

Groaning, I'm not sure there's a part of my body that doesn't hurt right now. "Come on, you need to move a little." Helping me up, the stitches in my stomach hurting as I move.

"Take it slow. Just one step at a time."

"Where are we going?" "Out. You just need out of this room." "How long was I out for?" "About eight hours. It's Saturday." "So what's going on out there?" "Well Raphe and Nick came back for a while, but he left; saying he had some things to deal with at the office. Alex Rolf and I got this place cleaned up, but I think things are still pretty bad out there. They won't let me go out, not even to the backyard." Nodding. "I know. You just have to go with it."

Walking down the hall, the place looks like new. I'm not sure how they got this place cleaned up so fast.

Pain shooting through me, a gasp escaping my lips. "You okay?" Nodding we kept going, until we got the library. Sitting me on the couch, wrapping me in a blanket. Raising my hand calling on my fire.

It took a few tries, but it came back to me.

"Thank you my friend." Throwing the small ball of fire at the wood, igniting the hearth in warm flames. Feeling the warmth spreading through my body.

"So how are you feeling?" I asked looking at Violet who is standing by the window. "I'm okay. I mean my body feels strange at times, but I guess it's the change wanting to take over. What was it like, before you became a fire demon?" "It was weird. I didn't know what was happening to me. I was having these dreams, that I was on fire, but it wasn't burning me, it was just kind of floating around me."

Forming a ball of fire as I said it, showing her. "Alex found out about it, and helped me. He brought me to Raphe who helped me through it, and took me in."

"Wow. He really is a great guy. All of them are. You have a great family here." I nodded. "Yes I do. And now, so do you." Coming to sit next to me, leaning her head against my shoulder, without the stiches in it. "What happened to your family?" She asked, her voice small. "I haven't talked about that in a long time." "If you don't want to, you don't have to. I was just wondering." "No. It's okay. I'll tell you, if you want to know."

Taking a deep breathe, looking into the flames, before telling her.

"I was younger. They decided they were going away for the weekend, I told them to have a great time. For some reason they were nervous about leaving me. But I told them I would be fine, and to just go and have fun. That they deserved it." "So what happened then?"

"They got in a car accident. When the doorbell rang, I thought it was them, deciding to come home. But it wasn't. It was the cops, telling me what happened. It was surreal, they were just gone. Then it was just me; well there's Zack as well." "Who's Zack?" "He's my best friend. We worked together. We sent him away to keep him safe when all this started. I miss him, but I want him to be safe."

"So will he come back then?"

"I hope so. But if things don't change, then he won't be able to come back."

We spent the last couple hours, talking. She wants to continue to go to school, but she said that Alex won't hear anything of it until the rogues are dealt with.

The cook came in, with some food for us, she said that the gentleman would be back later tonight.

Violet suddenly went pale and almost fell over on me.