She looked almost teary eyed around the now harded, suface of the lava ground. Her eyes fell on the spot, Evan would be burried and began to walk over to it, suddenly, the ground shook and then split, flames reached out of the crack, just feet in front of her and the force pushed her back, sending her skidding on the ground.
When she came to a stop, she looked up, from her downed position and saw a great, red leathery hand reach into the air and come down, grasping Evans body and pulled it under. The ground shook once again and then the crack, sealed it’s self, leaving only a whicked sounding laugh behind, that echoed in the air for a rather annoyingly long time.
Max, had flown down and now turned to Jason.
“Go back to the school, let Dumbledore know what has happened, I’ll catch up with you later.”
Jason nodded and was off, not even bothering to question a single thing.
Kiara went to stand and saw Max’s hand in front of her. She reached up, taking it, allowing him to help her to her feet.
They looked at one another, neither saying a single word. Kiara let her eyes wander over his new form, noticing, for the first time, that his hair was gold and his eyes, although the same ice-blue as always, were actually cold, she almost shivered in their scrutiny of her. His leathery black wings were not folded behind his back, but instead, looked as though they were positioned and ready for anything. The bruises and cuts from the fight, seemed now, to heal themselves at a rapid rate, faster than Kiara was ever able to do herself.
Max noted as well, the change in the Archangel that was once, very evil looking and very dark. Where the endless black eyes of Kalista, had once been, stood the emerald eyes of Kiara. It was almost as if, the two had fused together. One not over powering the other, as was the case all the other times she had made the transformation.
Kiara lifted a trembling hand to Max’s head and ran it over his hair, narrowing her eyes as she examined him. She let her hand slide down his head to his shoulders then stepped closer and toched his leathery wing. She ran it over the wing softly then let it fall back to her side.
Max opened his mouth to say something but Kiara put a finger to his lips and silenced him.
“Me first…” Kiara whispered.
Max relaxed, and allowed her to speak.
“An archangel….nice. Did you know about this, don’t answer yet.” Kiara started then looked into his eyes. “Look, I don’t really remember all that happened, all I know is that I put you into a death like sleep. At least that’s how Jason explained it to me, up there, while you two were fighting…” She trailed off as a tear ran down her cheek. “I didn’t know you Max, I had no idea..”
Max’s turn, he put a finger to her lips now and silenced her.
“You couldn’t have known.” He started, wiping yet another tear from her cheek. “It’s not your fault Kiara, it was Evan, all along. He loves you.” Max explained, a hint of detestation in his voice. “The moment you let yourself free and decided to kill yourself, is the moment he took over. It was only a matter of time before he tried this. There was nothing you could have done and I knew it, I just didn’t want to except it. Perhaps if I had…”
Kiara let him go no further and leaned in and they kissed. As they did, something odd passed between them. Neither could explain but it was as if the earth it’s self had sighed a relief.
Kiara and Max rose into the air and flew back to the school, each in their angel forms and landed softly on the lawn, just out side the front door.
“And no, I had no idea. I always wondered why I was chosen to be with you when I wouldn’t ever have lived even a quarter of what you were going to, I guess, this changes things a bit.” Max finally answered her question.
The two walked in to the school hand in hand, smiling.
K, that’s it, all over. Hope you all liked it. There is still a question of Lavender and Kiara, and it will be answered for you all in the next story. Hope you will read it too.
LUVS~N~STUFF
KIARA MAUL
