Mount Olympus [5]

Jace

Rayah. Now, I tell Cole, feeling something go wrong.

He orders Nic to stay put before dissolving--a nauseating experience I'll kill before going through again--and reappearing before her. Crouching, he checks her wound before letting me out.

Rayah

My eyes close just before they arrive and my pulse goes. Jackie keeps the twins in her arms and Ella in her crib, guarding it while the man tries to break down the door.

Jace

I try to wake Rayah, freaking out, before Cole absorbs me again, heals her wound, and carries us downstairs. He lets me out and stay close to Rayah as he helps Jackie and Nic.

Rayah

My breathing picks up again and My eyes shoot open. I feel my neck and watch as the guy tries to break into the room. Shaking my head, I send a fireball his way and his hair catches on fire. He freakes out and tries to put it out.

Jace

Rayah wakes and I take her in my arms, "You okay?"

Cole and Nic create a double shield, which appears purple instead of blue, out of light around the door.

Rayah

I nod slowly at Jace's question and watch as the guy runs out the door.

Jace

I kiss her temple and watch everything unfold, trembling slightly.

Rayah

I cuddle into his chest and close my eyes, shaking.

Jace

I close my eyes and let Nic and Cole take care of everything, just holding Rayah and trying to relax.

Rayah

Jackie comes to me once everything's okay and crouches before us, "You guys alright?"

I shake my head, "I-I almost got killed...twice."

Jace

I don't respond, knowing that Rayah's response is practically the same as mine. I watched her almost die... twice.

Rayah

I swallow and keep shaking, not sure what to do.

Jace

I close my eyes and take a deep breath, holding Rayah close.

Rayah

I close my eyes and keep close to Jace, never letting go.

Jace

I stop trembling and find myself overly exhausted, slowly drifting into unconsciousness.