-Shelby-
"Woah..." I look around the gardens. Ivy skips around, vines and flowers sprouting around her feet.
"Ivy, powers away." Rain says
"But all the flowers..." She says
"Nope, away." Rain says
"Fine." She says. She dances around the fountain with pink-ish water and into the crowd.
"I'm gonna go to the food." Ash says
"I'm gonna go make sure she doesn't burn anything down." Rain says. We all look around the area illuminated by fairy lights.
"Ok, but everyone has wings on and nobody told me the theme was fairy." Lizzie says
"I mean, my wings don't burn people unless I want them to and your wings aren't dangerous." Callum says
"I want to but we probably shouldn't." Lauren says
"Rain and Ash both have their wings out." I say looking through the crowd. Starry wings appear on Lauren's back.
"Fire make wings." Callum says
"Light transform, wings." Yammy says
"Alis, wings." Lizzie says
"Wings." I say. Vine wings appear on Oli's back. We all awkwardly look at Scott.
"Someone gonna poke him or something?" I ask. Callum reaches over and pokes him. Scott grabs his wrist and stares at him.
"Fire make heat." Callum says. He puts his hand on Scott's wrist. Scott stops and blinks a couple time. He looks at Callum, then down at his hand.
"Oh god, I'm sorry." He says. He runs off and disappears into the crowd.
"What was that about?" Lauren asks
"I don't know." Callum says
"Then how'd you know exactly what to do?" Oli asks
"When someone is holding my wrist so tight my hand starts to tingle, I'm gonna defend myself." He says
"Even if it's Scott?" Lizzie asks
"Since when did you guys decide to gang up on me?" He asks
"We didn't." I say, "But we all knew something was going on with Scott and what just happened here confirmed it."
"Ask him if your so curious, I barely know myself." He says. He disappears into the crowd to find Scott.
"Ok, I have wings and that was one of the weirdest things ever." I say. We all nod.
"Why do you guys look like you know something?" Lizzie asks, looking at Yammy.
"We don't." Oli says
"Liar." Ash says walking by
"Yeah, if you're gonna have one of you lie, I suggest having Yammy do it." Bolt says
"So what do you guys know?" Lizzie asks
"Scott's eyes a gold." Yammy says, "And his sister, Ursa, was one of the infected."
"What does that mean?" Lauren asks
"Half-races don't have gold eyes." Oli says
"And if one sibling doesn't have the gene, the other one probably doesn't either." Yammy adds. Ivy runs over.
"Run!" She says
"What is it?" I ask
"Hunters! Get out of here!" She says urgently. Ash and Rain run over.
"Bolt! Where's Bolt?!" She asks. Vines snake out of the ground and pick up Bolt, putting him down next to us.
"Run!" She says. She slams her hand against the ground making a think wall of vines shoot up from the ground.
"You guys go!" Ash says, "Fire make sword!" She runs back towards Ivy.
"Tsunamis et gladio, et venite ad me: Non possum pugnare!" Rain yells, running after her.
"Come on, let's go!" Bolt says. We run with the crowd leaving Ivy, Ash and Rain fighting.
-Ash-
"Fire make wings!" I shout. I fly forward, swinging my sword at the nearby hunter.
"What's happening?" Callum asks, he and Scott run towards us.
"Hunters." I say, "Get out of here. They're not after half-races right now."
"I'm not a half-race." Scott says. Two fingers on each of his hands start glowing. He motions something, a sword appears in front of him and wings appear on his back.
"That doesn't matter." I say, "This is our fight."
"Says who?" Callum asks
"Says all of us." Rain says, "Like, Ash said, this is our fight."
"We don't want you guys getting hurt." Ivy says. She winces as a beam of fire hits her shoulder.
"We're not gonna just leave." Scott says
"Yes you are." Rain says sternly.
"Rain, cover me for a second." I say.
"M'kay." She says. I turn to Scott and Callum.
"We're not going to let you get hurt because of our fight!" I say
"But-" I grab his wrist.
"Vulnerable spots." I say, "I'm not letting either of you get hurt."
"Ow." Scott says pulling away.
"Go find the others." I say, "And stay with them."
"What-"
"Sorry about this." I sigh. I put a power blocking cuff on Scott's wrist.
"No powers, no fight." I say, "And Callum, I know you won't stay because you know if anything were to happen to Scott he'd be in trouble without his powers." They both look at me for a second, waiting for me to change my mind.
"Fire make barrier." I say. A barrier appears in between us. I turn away and run back over to Rain and Ivy.
"Rain, heal Ivy, I'll cover for a bit." I say.
"Daemonium dimisit spiritus. Curandum cito recuperavit." She says.
"Thanks." She says. She stands up and ties her long hair into a messy bun.
"Ok, let's do this." She says. A couple vines twist into a bow and some arrows.
-Callum-
Scott and I walk into the house.
"There you guys are!" Yammy says, "We were starting to get worried."
"Is that a power blocker?" Oli asks
"Yeah." He says, "It kinda hurts."
"That's normal." Bolt says, "Lemme see." Bolt studies the cuff.
"The cuffs work by slowly reversing the effects of your powers." Bolt says, "Who put it on?"
"Ash." He says
"Well Ash clearly wasn't thinking." He says, "Setting back the stage." The cuff opens. Scott rubs his wrist.
"Setting back the stage?" Yammy asks
"Shit, do they not know?" He asks
"Know what?" Lizzie asks
"And I was right." Lauren says
"Fine." Scott says, "I'm not a half-race or a pure-race, I'm one of the infected."
YOU ARE READING
Where Tears Fall Like Snow
أدب الهواةIn the small town of Spirit Springs, deaths and missing people aren't unusual, they're just another day. Most people are used to it, but there are still a few people who just can't let go.
