Eve:
I gasped as he stuck his hand through the flame and it didn't burn. I hesitantly stuck my hand out to the flames like he had. I glanced at Razi, and he nodded reassuringly. I brushed it over the flames hesitantly. It tickled. I smiled and glanced at Razi. He smiled back. I wasn't prepared for that. My heart seemed to stop as he grinned at me. I felt another memory swimming to the surface. Flame dancing with water. I shiver again and cling to Razi.
"I love you," I whisper in his ear, "but we should probably go find the others now." He nods. We head off looking for them hand in hand, as close as possible. I feel like I'm connected to Razi, like it would kill me to be apart from him. We emerge to the clearing where Lidz, Wolf, Rain, and Zina retreated. I smile at the shyly. It's weird to walk into a room full of strangers who already have met you. I squeeze Razi's hand.
"Hey everybody," I say. Lidz gives a sad smile. Storm won't even look at me. It's like I'm dead or something. I huddle closer to Razi. He squeezes my hand back. I can do this. With Razi, I can do anything.
