SilverStone Academy

Jace

I swallow and move around to Rayah's front, still keeping a hold of her. I press my ear against the door and close my eyes, straining to hear something... anything beyond my own heart pounding.

Rayah

Hearing nothing, my heart sinks and I slide down the wall, bringing my knees to my face. She was never a fighter...

Jace

I open my eyes and look down, composing myself before crouching in front of Rayah and twining a hand with hers, "Stay here. I promise I'll be back with the both of them. Just stay put."

Rayah

I look up and study him before nodding.

Jace

I kiss her forehead before dissolving and slipping through the door, my eyes glazing over once more.

Rayah

I sigh and bury my face in my knees again.

Jace

I blink out of it again, wanting some control, and slowly make my way back to the dorm, the silence pounding in my ears.

Rayah

I look at my bruiser arm and pull my sleeves down, covering it.

Jace

I step into the room and freeze, finding both Nic and Jackie on the floor unconscious. Their chests still rise and fall, which gives me breath to breathe again. Just as I'm about to take another step, my eyes glaze over and I dive to the side. I kick my feet up and make contact with someone's jaw. The boy from before falls to the ground and attempts to get up. I freeze time again and jump up, sending a bombardment of light straight at him.

Rayah

I decide to get up and walk out, only to be covered by the mouth and dragged somewhere. They throw me in one of the closets, not the same one, and this time it's a older boy, around twenty-one. He's suprisingly handsome but I push away the thought, scrambling up against the wall. Sweat and agony both it me, my almost-broken arm moving behind me. He looks at me, "Weak, huh? Can't fight?" he asks, forming a sheild of light and fire at the same time covering the door.

D*mmit...

Jace

My head shoots up and my eyes narrow. Rayah. I dissolve and reappear wherever she is, her fear fueling my light.

Rayah

I feel Jace infront of the door and send him a mind message, No, Jae. Stop. You won't be able to come in. Don't try. Your power, even the dissolving part, won't wor--" the boy crouches before me, looking at my arm and forcing it out from behind me. I wince and swallow, him checking over it before snapping it. I let out a moan and a scream, almost sure that that sound isn't a good sign.

"Well, Well. What should I do with you, huh? Your too precious to kill..." he whispers, "And, too delicious to keep alive."

I sneer and he covers my mouth, thinking. Jae, He's not gonna do it. Just...stay there. Please.

Jace

I grit my teeth and snap out of it, studying the door. Get him to let down the shield. Please. Fight back.

Rayah

That's not a good idea...

I swallow and realize I'm not able to move my arm, him looking down at my bleeding torso, "Or...I could just let you bleed out..."

I spit in his face and he chuckles, standing and crossing his arms, "Bleed out it is..."

I glare at him and wince, Both my arms wrapping around my torso. He sighs, looking down at me, "Name?"

"Rayah," I say quickly, "Please, I have--"

"Rayah..." He murmers, "I have a deal for you."

I study him and nod, "What?"

"I'll let you live, if you become my slave. Yeah..." He mutters.

I shake my head and trip him with my foot, him falling against the door. He snaps my ankle and I scream again, my heartbeat getting slower the more blood I loose. Just then, I see a figure in the corner of the closet, her eyes gleaming as she waits for the right time.

Jackie...!

Jace

I hear the movement and press my ear against the door, my heart leaping in my throat.