Rise

Chapter 18

I wake up in Kira's cool touch. Her hazel eyes stare down at me with worry. Sitting up, I look around to see everyone on the floor. Just like the woods. I grip Kira's arm tight before gently sliding my hands up to her face.

"is this real? Are you real?" she looks at me confused. Grabbing my shaky hands and setting them in my lap.

"what do you mean is this real? Of course, I'm real Adara. Now sit here I need to start waking everyone else up" she moves quick and quiet as she has done a hundred times before. Kira grabs Fin next, gently sitting him up from his slump state. Minutes later Fin gasps, sitting up straight, tears threatening to run from his eyes.

"cal. I-i don't know what happened. I just found them like this. A-and you are gone, I thought... " Kira's voice draws my attention, looking up to see calore. I gasp softly, an image of Cal's corpse flashes across my eyes. I shiver in disgust.

"is everyone accounted for?" he shuts the door quietly behind him.

"Alana is missing, but everyone else is here. " she sits Vita up, wiping off some of her leftover lunch from her face.

"Alana isn't missing. "

"see the look. I made it to my door. Yay! Now leave. Don't you have some stealing to do? Or are you too good for that now? All big and bad because you steal children from their homes. " Alana slams the door in their faces. Huffing as she does it.

"good, you guys are up and moving. We need to talk. " pressing her hands against his chest, Kira huffs softly at Alana's demand.

"at least give me some time to wake everyone up." she moves away from Vita, who is sitting quietly, her eye glazed over and her mind consumed in think.

"and what do you mean up and moving?" I never pass out like this." Kira crouches over Nix next, she hesitates, almost debating with herself to leave her there.

"neither do I," Cal adds. I feel useless just sitting here. I try to stand, and my brother watches. A small smirk playing on his lips.

"Adara just stay down okay. Don't overwork yourself. " though his words may have been caring his tone of voice isn't. I huff and take a stand, leaning against the wall like Nix after I choke her. If that is even real.

"Oh bite me Calore." my brother grimaces at my comment, almost gagging at the think.

"Guys, it cute that you guys are doing that family bond thing but we need to focus" Alana walks up to me, gently grabbing me by the arms.

"what happened to you." I look at her, blinking slowly before speaking.

"how the hell would I know Alana? I am unconscious" The blond hair woman rolls her eyes at me.

"well, then what do you dream? Was rise there? Did they get inside your mind?" her first question made me shiver. So it was all just a dream. Even thinking about it makes my stomach churn. I grip my stomach and sit back down, retching myself out of Alana's grip. Kira lets go of Nari, his body limp but his eyes slightly open. She rushes to me, gripping my hand gently, letting the sickness drift away. I look at her and smile.

"Adara you need to tell us what happened" her tone is sweet and inviting, but still I shake my head. I feel like a monster. Kira grips my hand tighter, gasping slightly before her eyes glaze over white. Just like in my dream. I go to take my hand away, but her grip is tight.

"what the hell is she doing" Alana watches, getting close to Kira's face, I can see her reflection in the white of Kira's eyes

"Cal. Calore get her off of me! I've seen this before, and it doesn't end well get her off!" I shout. Cal moves into action, snaking his arms around Kira's waist and tugging her away from me. She keeps her grip, but I tug tight, finally releasing myself from her. Kira gasps, her eyes slowly reverting back to normal.