E L E M E N T A L S

Chapter 24: Back to where it all started

Kai woke up in her bed. She blinked blearily and was in her post-sleep haze. The room, despite having the heater on, was still cold.

Tempting it, she lifted her blanket but was welcomed with cold air. Shuddering from the cold front, Kai quickly slid back underneath her covers; seeking ultimate shelter in it. She closed her eyes and savoured the warmth, her brain lulling back to sleep.

She briefly dreamt again, her body going back to sleep...

Kai opened her eyes and found herself in a giant room. She removed herself from where she sat, looking down at the black and white checkered floors. She stared at herself through it's sheen. Removing her gaze, Kai looked around.

The room was back to normal.

'Wait...normal?' she thought to herself.

Kai gave a wide sweep around the room, the banners stood where they were but the figures that underneath them were gone. But what was new however, were the seats underneath them now.

She turned to her own seat, where she sat and woke from a moment ago, and looked up at the banner. There she saw a banner with a lightning bolt as it's symbol. The main fabric was yellow but had a slight sheen to it, that sparkled. The symbol itself was white, bright and glowing.

Kai looked to her left and right, was a green banner and a red banner respectively. The Green banner, reminded of the early signs of spring, and was similar in design with it's simplicity, but the symbol itself was triangular but one side curled on one half. Earth.

The Red Banner was bold and warm, reminding Kai of the glowing embers, and it's design was a swirling flame. Fire.

On the other side, Lightning faced an icy blue banner. The colour reminded Kai of the snow caps of the pole and ice...it's symbol was a snowflake. Ice.

By it's sides, was a blue banner, with a tear drop on it: Water, and the other was a more neutral blue with swirling gusts of air. Air.

All underneath the banners were chairs and Kai could make semblances of a figure but she was unclear of their features. Removing her eyes from them, she focused onto the giant white and black doors.

Kai walked forwards to the middle and faced them both. The black door, that once appeared into her dreams, was content and silent. It no longer radiated anything as it simply stood there.

The two grand doors also had their own banners that rose upwards. Kai looked and there was no real ceiling.

She remembered seeing a black void before but now? There were now scattered dots of light, and swirls; reminding Kai of the night sky or space even.

And there, she saw something descend. It seemed to tear itself from above and fluttered down. Tapestries connected itself to the ones on the walls and it rose into a center towards the void. It reminded Kai of a tent and when Kai went to look into the center point.

She looked and saw a symbol.

As she tried to make it out, the symbol emitted a light and bathed Kai in it.

Memories flashed in her mind and Kai gasped out loud awake.

She forced herself out of the covers and cold sweat covered her skin. Her entire body shook, and Kai gripped her blankets in a death grip.

'Was that...did that even happen?' she thought to herself.

There was a weird throbbing pain and Kai felt herself shiver. Lifting her shirt up to find the source of the sensation and while there was no real scar, Kai knew what it was from.

Kai then grabbed her phone and checked the time. It was still early but what made bizarre as the date.

It was Autumn, and in her memories, she remembered it being Summer....

Either it was all a weird, and a very realistic dream...

'Or I had gone back in time' realized Kai.

After double checking the date, Kai had gotten ready for the day and prepared for school. To her, it felt like De-ja vu, as she lived the same day and same motions of the day. It was practically a play by play motions.

She had thought it would be hard to pretend she hadn't live through this same day, but the force of habits and routine made it easier to go through the first part of the day without much thought.

"So that was real" murmured Alex as the two hugged each other.

Kai nodded as she and Alex sat in front of each other.

As soon the two reached Sparrow Creek high and saw each other, they ran into each other and hugging each other. They received some weird looks from the student body but after what had happened (Whether in the future or in another timeline), the two didn't care.

Kai took out a new notebook and handed it to Alex; who begun to read the first few pages that were written.

"I started to write down all I could remember" said Kai as she bit the end of her pen. Teeth marks already embedded in the plastic. "If not to know what will happen, but to remember."

Alex slowly closed the notebook and looked at Kai.

"What do you think this could mean for us Kai?"

Kai stared at Alex, trying to gather her answer. She still had amnesia but because of the other life they had went through, everything was kickstarted. Jason who Kai remembered was supposed to be introduced this year, wasn't.

That could only indicate that this timeline was already different.

Kai took back her notebook and drummed her fingers on it, "I don't know" she admitted, "but I know now we know what's out there and what we need to do if things do go wrong..."

"We'll be prepared" affirmed Alex.

Kai nodded and looked at her notebook.

"After I finish writing everything down and once we confirm a few things, we need to tell Jayden and Hunter. They have the right to know."

Alex nodded in agreement. "What about your friends...?" he carefully questioned.

Kai shook her head, "Nothing. If things are what I think they are, they haven't had their powers yet and they don't seem to suspect anything. It's best we keep everything to ourselves..."

"And if they have powers?"

Kai took out a permanent marker and begun to label the notebook, "Then we know what to do."

Alex nodded once more as he watched Kai label the notebook.

"Together" said Alex.

Kai grinned and cackled before the two fist-pumped each other.

"Together, until the end of time" cheered Kai.

Alex snorted and pushed Kai playfully. The two playfully bantered before they saw Jayden and Hunter making their way towards them.

Alex got up as Kai packed her things, before stuffing the notebook labelled "ELEMENTALS" into her bag.

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A/N: Well, that's it folks!

Thanks of reading to the end of this book! It's been a long time coming for me and while I have ideas for book 2, it'll probably not anytime soon. But when I do, well...stay tuned to find out. In the mean time, I'll be crafting more ideas and new stories cause man, after re-writing the same damn idea over 12+ times, I need a break from this one series. 

Anyways, thanks again for reading and I hope to see you soon!