Healers blood

Chapter 5 Jayce

A year has gone by were moving onto a battlefield. My heart pounds when I hear the gunshots pile around us Wyatt's next to me in the car clutching a cross in his hands a few men were murdering a prayer in a language I didn't understand. I was looking at the picture of Ana and saying in my head. I promise over and over again we reach the battlefront and everyone gets out of the car and runs I look around me and it's absolute mania. Men call for help as there burnt limbs turn them for dead. The smell of blood and flesh is so strong that it almost makes me sick. Someone next to me grabs my leg I look down and see a young man probably no older than me missing his legs his hands are covered in blood probably from the person next to him who was lying dead by his side a bomb goes off over my head exploding just a few feet away. I want to help this man, but I know I'll be killed for showing my powers. I leave the man there but I shout. "We need a medic" someone heard me and came running over but sadly was shot in the head before he could as much as tie his legs I look around for the shooter and shoot. The shooting around me stops but the bombing doesn't and there's more shooting. I pull the man into a small hole he screams in pain as the man falls in the pit. I jump in after him looking around I put my hand on the bottom of his severed legs feeling not just let but flesh and bones. I am scared the same thing happened to my Uncle and Dominick's dad they were walking side by side when a bomb went off and blew off my uncle's right leg and Dominick's dad's left leg. I start to heal it but he stops me. Putting his bloody hands on mine stopping electricity from coming from my hands, I start to feel dizzy like I'm being drained. That's his power, stopping powers but I still try. I feel like I could pass out his powers are taking mine away.
"You go to others stay away from me I'm already dead," he said and he pushed me away I go back to his legs, looking back at him to make sure he was still alive every few seconds until he wasn't I take my hands off of his leg and go to his eyes I close them with my two fingers. The blood on my hands smears to his eyes making two red lines that stand out on his tan skin. I get up and move medics are running around everywhere you would step there was always something or someone in the way.
" Jayce over here" I heard Wyatt say I slide next to him and sit fast. " we need someone with a good shot" I nodded my head. " Right you see that person up there he's their sniper do you think you can get him," Wyatt said looking at me wide-eyed I knew he was scared. I nodded my head looking through the scope I see the sniper and he was looking at me only five seconds before he fires I fire the sound of the gun rings in my ears and I look through the scope again he was dead. I've never taken a human life before and it wasn't a good feeling. My adrenalin takes over and I'm no longer worried about who I killed I'm worrying about
" Cover" I heard someone shout next to me it was Zac but when I look for his brother he wasn't next to him and the mud that was on Zac's face had little lines in it I think back and the man I was trying to save was his brother. I shouldn't have given up I should have kept trying to save him. I thought to myself shots rang out all around me and I heard Zac yell " go" I run to the next trench and jump in. Hot Blood and mud splashes in my face I look and I'm stepping on a body I get off quick and look in shock my heart raises as I realize I'm all alone with no cover and just as I think this I hear. " Cover" and Wyatt comes over.
" I thought you could use some help" I nodded my head having someone else here was more comforting even if he was probably the oldest person in our squad. I hear a shot that was coming for use I shoot the gun at the noise and the person falls. " Jayce" I look over at Wyatt he was holding his stomach and blood was forming around his brown uniform he falls to the ground I'm quick to act swinging the gun around the back of my shoulder I slide over to him.
" You couldn't catch it," I said laughing but inside I was scared he laughs too but stops when his stomach starts to hurt he swore under his breath and looks down at his stomach still filled with blood he goes to say something, but I stop him. "You're not done yet you have to go to my wedding remember your not getting out of that," I said putting my hands on his stomach it starts to heal and Wyatt looks surprised.
" We'll now I have to go don't I," he said looking at his stomach. We laugh and get up out of the dirt. " These people are relentless aren't they" Wyatt said taking a grenade from his bag he lets me light it all I have to do is snap a little thing of lightning comes from my fingers. He runs and drops the bomb in a hole and runs back we hear the explosions and screams from the other side and cheers from our side and judging by the cheers Wyatt and I start to cheer we hear guns fall to the ground and a white flag raises from a hill. We run to the cars again everyone's happy we won a battle when we get in the cars some guys stay back to help capture the enemy as we ride away I take out the picture of Ana and say to myself I promised didn't I and Wyatt smiles at me. I sit in silence and eventually fall asleep the whole way back the image of bodies that I could never save stays with me in my dreams I see the gold eyes crying and Zac's brother shaking his head at me his legs still missing. I know they will never leave me. It would be a few weeks before I get to go back home and propose to Ana, but I can wait. " Jayce Hey Jayce we stopped" I wake up and Wyatt is shaking me. " You wouldn't wake up if a bomb went over the head," He said getting out of the Jeep I stretch and get out to. When we went down to the shower house I run the water and get in I let the water run down my head blood drips down to my face and off onto the floor seeing the blood I start to cry not because I was scared that it was mine, but that I knew it wasn't mine When I turn the water off I watch the blood drain down the tile. I get dressed and look at my eyes in the mirror and I start to cry again. I can't do this I thought I made a plan to get out I'll still be fighting if I'm in the rebellion. That night the sound of Zac's cries kept me up. The look on his brother face will haunt me forever the way he didn't even flinch when he said he was dead, the way I couldn't save him and the way his brother looks at me like I could save him. The mail came later that night.
" Jayce Carpenter," the mail carrier said I scramble off of my cot and run to get my mail there were three letters one from my family, one from Dominick, and one from Ana. I opened the letter from my family first hoping to hear any news about May.
Dear, Jayce our son and brother
You will be happy to know that May said her first word the other day I won the bet she said, Daisy, Zinnia got a job as a store clerk, though I have no doubt she's stealing more than selling, Sylvie put in an application to be a medic I imagine you'll need tons of thoughts. May got the injection about a week ago though she has no powers yet. Super Blood has made it a requirement to get the power injection since you left. Jayce how are you we miss you please let us know you're getting these letters.
With much love, Mom, Dad, Zinnia, Sylvie, and May.
I knew my dad wrote this by looking at the handwriting, but I also know what mom told him to write. I make a circle around the names I missed them but I could tell just by their writing that they were hiding something. I close the letter and open Dominick's because I know that I'll read Ana's letter for the longest time.
Jayce it's been a long time since we last spoke, but I am staying true to my promise I've stayed at home helping your family. I've been fishing for long hours of the day and getting food. They took my home away they've made it illegal for people to live alone. Anas moved in with old Helen and I've moved in with your family May's first birthday is a week away so that means today is your birthday I think, I'm still getting used to military time so Happy birthday. Also they put a whipping post in I Was the first one to use it. That was exciting I imagine I still look good though. The wipe scars kind of look like it would make a good logo. Maybe I'll become famous. That's funny you're supposed to laugh. See you soon knucklehead.
Sincerely your Friend
Dominick.
I laugh out loud even in the most serious time Dominick is still funny he can't pass up an opportunity for a joke ever Dominick's letter brought me comfort knowing that my family was safe and it makes me feel like I was home. I open the letter Ana wrote next Looking at the small cursive writing on the envelope makes me miss the people I know.
Dear, Jayce my only light in a life full of darkness.
I miss you Jayce, life here has been difficult but we manage, I feel more alone everyday the securities are recruiting more people every day and they've reinstalled the draft for the war I'll be in the air Force to be a soldier soon. Hope to see you before I leave we should make plans to try and visit I tried to find a picture of the home but couldn't so I just took a picture. I love you Jayce come home safe please.
Yours truly Ana.
I imagine Ana's sweet Irish accent as I read her letter. At the end of the letter are pictures of my family and a separate picture of May playing in the sand. It's hard to believe that I've been here for a year already I look at May she looks like aunt Stella she has the happiest smile that I've seen I look at her for a long time she had very short brown hair that was curled at the end she had bright blue eyes like her grandma. She is filled with too many innocents for this world to much love. I look at the rest of my family the only person that's missing is Chloe. Zinnia grew a lot but she's still short Sylvie looks the same as the last time I saw her, almost like I've only been gone for a day Dominick stands next to Sylvie his fingers making bunny ears that he puts behind my dad. Mom and dad look older my mom has shiny grey streaks of hair in her brown hair. My dad has a pair of glasses and his face looks a little slimmer all there smiles are different and they are all beautiful. The next picture is with Ana,Dominick, and Warren with words on the back that I knew they all wrote separately. Ana wrote out Can't wait to see you love ya troublemaker, her hair was shorter but her face was still soft she's sticking her younger out at me, Dominick wrote your Uncle's crazy I laugh at this thinking about everything that my uncle's making him do. His cheeks are puffed up he pulls on his ears and crosses his eyes it the face we used to make when we were kids, Warren wrote don't worry I'm feeding them. I laugh because the most responsible one is also the youngest he winks and has his thumbs " goof balls" I say under my breath wishing I was there with them. I put the picture in a box filled with so many things my family sent me.
" Hey Jayce look at this Selen sent me homemade Taffy," Wyatt said jumping down from the bunk next to me with a box of taffy. " You want some." He said walking up to me.
" No it's okay," I said, still looking at the pictures. " How's your daughter," I asked looking away from May and the rest of my family.
" She's great here you can read the letter," He said giving me the letter I read it. The letter was sweet and sincere. I let him read the letters that I have. "Hey look at this," he said sitting down next to me and showing me the letter.
" What," I said looking at him.
" You know I'm trained to crack military codes this one is simple" Wyatt's voice dropped to a low whisper. " Look" He pointed at security, recruiting, everyday, war, plan, and soldier. " You put this in a sentence and you get this," he wrote on the back of the letter.
" The security is recruiting soldiers every day from war."
" Jayce there making soldiers into security," Wyatt said looking at me with fear in his eyes. " We need to get out of here" I nodded my head and grab a bag and throw my clothes and pictures in it. Wyatt does the same we quietly walk out of the tent but were caught. It's Zac, thankfully.
" Where are you going," Zac said crossing his arms over his chest and looked at us Wyatt and I both freeze.
" We're leaving," Wyatt said looking at James. I hand him the note and he looks at us scared but quickly stops.
" Did you really try to save my brother." I nod my head the look on his face still haunts me. " I'll come with you" he said the three of us started to walk to the net we throw our bags over the side of a wired fence and the three of us started climbing up the fence when we reach the other side we grab our bags and start to run we keep running until we see a car inside was Dominick.
" Hey, knucklehead." The three of us get in the car and with the sound of an engine, the car moves fast. " Ana's back at Helen's we're going to make a stop at the capital and pick up her brother," Dominick said acting like we're picking someone up from a bar, he could be an actor if he puts his mind to it.
" So your Dominick" Wyatt said he put his feet up on the dashboard, this is the first time that I've seen Wyatt this relaxed. " I'm Wyatt," He said. The drive was quiet but then Zac breaks the silence.
" What - what did he say my brother," Zac said rubbing his hands on his legs.
Wyatt and Dominick both stop laughing, Dominick looks through a mirror in the car and Wyatt turns his head.
" He said for me to save others and leave him, Zac, I tried to save him I did but he was already dead before he stopped breathing". Zac bows his head.
Dominick breaks the awkward silence "
" Is this the capital" Wyatt said putting his feet down and looking out the window I look out the window to the sun just started to come but it was hidden behind rain clouds some of the building was white and some of them were made completely out of glass I watch the rain fall off the window and buildings when we reach the back of super blood headquarters we see a bus full of people speeding away he takes a turn and the bus flips.
I open the car door and ran to the bus the rain falls on my head when I reach the bus I see so many little kids being dragged away I slide into a bus window and see A person laying on his back with a piece of glass in his side he was holding his arm so he looked at me with fear in his eyes and tries to move away I put my hands up in surrender looking at his shoulder and it looks broken his elbow was backward. I grabbed his arm and pop his elbow back then I let the lighting start to heal his arm.
" You know my sister Ana," he said looking at his arm I grab his hands and drag him out of the bus he lets out a cry of pain and I stop moving him. I sit down next to him. " So how do you know her," he asks I put my hand on the piece of glass in his side.
" We were friends for eleven years and we've been dating for two," I say and pull out the piece of glass slowly out of his side. I hold his side to get it to stop bleeding I rip a piece of my shirt and tie it around his thin waist. He looked like he was only ninety pounds. " How old are you?" I asked dragging him out of the bus when we get to the street I have to pick him up, I walked back to the car and set him down in between Zac and I, I put my hand on his side and let the lighting from my hands into his side slowly his side starts to heal I take the piece of cloth off of his side the bleeding stopped.
" I'm eighteen," He said looking at his side. " My name's Andrew," he said, shaking his head he looks away from his side. " Where are we going". He said looking at Dominick.
"Too old Helen" when he said this a car starts driving towards us at high speed. Dominick turns his head side to side and turns his hands on the steering wheel. " This is going to be fun" he presses his foot on the pedal and we start to drive fast. Andrew looks around the passing city with a smile on his face his smile was like Ana's but he showed more teeth then Ana does. The car was big enough for the five of us but that was all we could ever fit.
" He's not leaving our tail," Wyatt said looking out the window I hear a gunshot and the mirror falls off the car. " I would prefer not to die," he said looking at Dominick who goes faster. Another shot I hear it buzz past my ear and watch it nearly hit Dominick. Zac doesn't even think he jumps out of the car and stands in front of the car his skin turns to stone and the car flips Zac turns back into a human and looks around.
" No," Andrew said trying to get out of the car and run to the car Wyatt must have seen it too I hear a gunshot and I watch Zac hold his back he falls to the ground. Wyatt gets his door to unlock and he runs to Zac he picks him up swinging him over his shoulder he runs back to the car and opens the door to the back and throws Zac in then he gets in the front. " Can you save him?" Andrew said looking at me and shouting over Zac screams.
" My legs I can't feel them," Zac says sitting up and grabbing his legs his dark hands pinching his legs so hard that the start to bleed but he can't feel anything .
I shake my head. " I can only save people if the bullet goes through the other side otherwise the led from the bullet will poison him". I look at Zac who seem more scared then his brother did. Two twins lose there legs but will live through it and the other won't I'm reminded of my Uncle and Dominick's dad how they both lost there leg in an explosion.
" Why can't you take it out," Zac said through gritted teeth.
" I can't without tweezers I'll just end up pushing the bullet further in your back," I say I feel ashamed I tried to save his brother but I can't save James from being paralyzed.
" Um, Dominick" I hear Wyatt say I look up and see a cliff. " Dominick what are you doing are you trying to kill us"? Wyatt said his eyes are wide with fear.
" Everyone grab onto me," he said fear going through his eyes we grab on to his arms he closes his eyes and he starts to flicker. When we fall I hear Wyatt swear. Andrew and I grab onto Zac. My stomach feels like it up in my chest, right when we almost reached the end of the cliff I hear the crackle and we travel through what looks like the universe another loud crackle and we're on the ground next to old Helen I look over and see Wyatt puking into the ocean.
" Password," a different set of eyes says.
" Recluse spider," Dominick says speaking into the door. The person opens the door and we walk in there to greet us was Ana, Dominick was right she got a haircut her hair was cut short enough that her head could look like a boy but her bangs still had a curly and the brush to the side of her head. She runs up to Andrew giving him a hug and kissing him on the cheeks and foreheads. She runs to me after talking to Andrew she kisses me and hugs me I missed her hugs I hold her until I can't because I remember. James. I let go of her and run to James she follows me.
" We need a doctor over here," Ana said she sits down next to James. "You're going to be okay," she says I sit down next to her she takes my hand she knows that I hate seeing anyone suffer.
" I thought you were just making her up," James said laughing and wincing because of his back. As James gets loaded on a stretcher I walk with him.
" And why's that"? I ask but before I can get an answer a woman comes running up to me she had long red hair.
" Jayce" she yells and jumps into my arms it was Sylvie I hug her back. She laughs and starts to cry.
" What's wrong"? I ask but she was smiling and I realize these weren't tears of sadness they were tears of joy.
" I'm just happy to see you," she says laughing. I hear a loud band that sounded like a bomb and I jump Ana who was standing next to me grabs my hand.
"You're okay," she says squeezing my hand a little and I know that I'm okay she let's go of my hand and we walk to James at the same moment we walk in they got the bullet out of his back. " He'll never walk again," Ana said looking at James with pity in her eyes. I walk up to James putting my hands on his back the electricity flows through my hands into a spot in his brain this will speed the healing process but it won't completely heal him he still won't walk and he still will remember the death of his brother, but then, I guess so will I.