Page 53 of Firestorm
The wall of fire around us closed in as I slowly stood to my full height. Time to change tactics.
“You’re embarrassing yourself,” I said. “I’ll bet Coach removes you as his GTA after this.”
“Like I fucking care,” Landon snarled, and I grinned. I’d found another one of Landon’s weaknesses. He needed to save face in front of everyone, prove he was still the best even as a woman took aim to knock him on his ass. Part of me wanted Landon in trouble, and that was the only reason why I pushed him, even at the threat of being burned.
“I think you do care. I think you’re doing this because you’re an angry little boy, and you’re losing so you’re lashing out. It’s pathetic.” I said.
The fire flared, growing higher and hotter and then pulsing wildly. It almost…appeared like it was pulsing in time with Landon’s breathing.
I’d never heard of anything like this. Landon was incredibly powerful.
I sucked the air away from the fire ring, extinguishing it in one move, and then Landon was on me.
I realized a beat too late that we were no longer sparring with affinities, barely dodging the punch he threw right at my fucking head. I dropped to kick out his legs, but Landon dodged easily, reaching out and circling his hand around my upper-arm before jerking me close.
Everything happened in slow motion.
Landon’s eyes flared so wide I could see the whites of his eyes.
His jaw dropped.
Panic overtook me.
Landon’s grip loosened so his hand dropped to the bare skin of my forearm before he opened his mouth to speak. “What the fu–”
He didn’t finish his curse.
I cocked back my free arm and punched him in the face.
The force of my hit knocked him off balance, and then he slammed into the mat, out cold.
Chapter 17
Skye
I staredat the bland wall in front of me, my eyes so tired that different colored fuzz was beginning to move across the texture. I blinked again, yawning as I glanced at the clock.
Shut the fuck up. You’re in trouble?!Zephyr howled with laughter inside my head so loudly, I cringed. After I’d been sitting for about fifteen minutes waiting on the headmaster, I’d decided tocallmy brother to chat. I was regretting that decision.
You are so fucking annoying,I replied.
What happened? Cheat on a test already?Zephyr snarked.
I scoffed out loud.
I hadn’t cheated on a test since I was ten years old. I’d nearly exposed myself in the process, and all three of our parents had scolded me for hours. It wasn’t my fault no one had ever told me not to read other students’ minds during a test but…anyway.
I punched that fucker Landon during Health class,I snapped when Zephyr kept laughing.
Zephyr went silent for several seconds before his voice came back to me, sputtering and coughing.Are you fucking kidding me?
Why would I joke about this?!I cried back at him, and he choked out another laugh.
I literally just choked on my food.
I snorted.
I am so fucking serious, Skye, I choked. I just had to give myself the Heimlich. Would you be laughing if I died?
