The Radiant Rangers

Chapter 23

Crimson breathed in heavily. Sweat rolled down his forehead. The dagger was stabbed into the side of the couch, right near Danielle's left arm. He tried to aim for the heart, but he had missed on purpose.

He chuckled quietly. "Why is it so hard for me to kill you now?" he said angrily to himself. He pulled his sleeve across his forehead wiping the sweat away.

His breath seemed to stutter in his lungs before he let it go, feeling the tension drain from his body. He looked at her, laying there on the couch... so peacefully.

"Hey Dani!" Called Juliet. She was running into the living room. Crimson quickly pulled the dagger out of the couch and shoved it back into his pocket. He stepped away from Danielle. His heart rate increased as Juliet entered the room.

"Dani!" Juliet called. "Dani Cynthia wouldn't pick u-..." Juliet saw Danielle laying lifeless on the couch and her eyes slowly wondered over to Crimson. Crimson waved playfully with an uneasy expression on his face.

"YOU!" Juliet screamed. "What did you do to Dani!" Juliet's eyes grew massive and they glowed a strong vivid blue hue. She approached Crimson and shoved him back against the living room wall.

Crimson's back was slammed against the wall. He didn't want to look Juliet in the eyes but she grabbed his face and pulled it towards hers. If he really wanted to, he could have kissed her too, then she would be passed out like Danielle. But he didn't want to kiss Juliet, even if it was for a reason of power he didn't want to touch her lips ever again. Everything about her was too scary and gross to him.

"I didn't mean to!" said Crimson. He tried to break free from Juliet's grasp. Her fingers were digging into the side of his face. "I'm sorry...We butted heads... that's all."

Juliet let go of her grasp around his face and shoved him away from her. She was overprotective of Danielle and she didn't want Crimson hurting her. Crimson toppled over, trying to regain his balance.

"Do not touch my Dani!" Yelled Juliet. Sparks of blue lighting struck throughout the room. Some of the carpet became burnt and the walls smelled of burnt firewood.

Crimson covered his head with his arms and lowered himself against the wall. When Juliet was mad it was scary. Small sparks of blue lightening brushed past the silver hairs overtop of his head.

"I won't!" Crimson yelled. "Just calm down!" He stood up. "I said I was sorry jeez." He brushed himself off, even though it wouldn't make a different anyways. His outfit was dirty.

"How long will it take for her to wake up?!" Yelled Juliet.

"Well..." said Crimson. He put his hand up against his chin. "About two hours I suppose..."

"Two hours?!" Yelled Juliet. Her eyes went back to their normal state.

"Well it depends on how strong her power is compared to mine." He said. "It usually takes about five hours for normal humans to wake up." He looked at Danielle. "Since you have obtained some of the Radiant Ranger's powers, you're much stronger than the average human." He sighed. "Though your red friend woke up in only twenty minutes ...which I find rather interesting..."

Juliet frowned. "You're an awful person. You know that right?"

Crimson smiled. "I know, and I don't have any past evidence left to prove that." His smile weakened. "I've lost everything."

"Good." snipped back Juliet. "I hope you rot in hell."

"Damn." said Crimson. "That was harsh. You're almost as bad as red."

Juliet didn't respond back. She walked over to Danielle. She looked at Danielle and then at Crimson. "I'm going to stay here until she wakes up." she said. "Don't even think about kissing me and making me pass out too, because I will kill you."