out of hand. It could be beautiful, but deadly at the same time. She folded her hands into fists and put them by her sides. No one was going to see the dangerous flames that she could produce. No one could.
Midori turned to her when she saw Rukia’s face. “Are you all right?”
“I’m fine. I just feel lonely. These powers make me lonely,” she admitted. “I can’t recall ever having a friend in my life. I guess people were scared of me from the start. They knew what I could do so they never tried to get to know me.”
“You’ve never tried to hurt people when you meet them though.” Midori pointed out. “Most people don’t run away when you speak to them. Me, on the other hand, they are scared of this cricket bat.” She gave it a few swings in the air. “Everyone is so scared of a woman with a bat.”
“Would you be able to fend off any Elemental hunters?” She asked.
“Are you kidding me? If any of those hunters comes near you, I am breaking their knee caps.” Midori swung the bat twice to prove her point. “Then I might bash their heads in.”
“Be gentle with them. Hit them once and leave them alone,” Rukia suggested. “They’re just people who are terrified of Elementals and for good reason. Not everyone is like me. Not all of them care to control their powers.”
“Yeah, those that don’t, are giving Elementals like you a bad name,” Midori pointed out. “I could take my bat to them as well.”
“You just want to hit something, don’t you?”
“It’s that obvious, huh?” Midori chuckled. “I just want to play a game with someone. You’re not the only one anxious to have a friend. I want some people that will play with me.”
“You’re very aggressive on the field though.”
“You have to be aggressive if you’re playing cricket,” Midori explained. “It’s all in how you play the game. If you want to win, you have to show your opponents that you’re there to win. The same goes for life itself. You have to show that you’re here to live. Otherwise, you’ll be like those flames you make; beautiful for a while, deadly if out of control, and then snuffed out forever. You don’t want to end up like that.”
Rukia saw what she meant as she played around with the dancing flames. She had been able to do this for a while now and was careful when she used her power. The flame was beautiful and hot but it didn’t last very long. After a few seconds, it slowly started to shrink and then it disappeared. Fire might have been destructive, but it didn’t last forever. Eventually, everything that caught fire would turn to smoke and ashes.
“You have a gift,” Midori told her. “It’s a powerful gift and you’ve gotten better at using it. Just don’t show it off cause you never know who might be a hunter.”
“I won’t show it off, ” Rukia promised. “I’m not stupid, Midori. I know all about the hunters. I know how horrible they can be. I heard about one that fried over twenty Elementals once. Set them ablaze and let them burn. It’s just disgusting to me.”
“Don’t remind me of that,” Midori muttered. She had also heard the story about the hunter who burned down many Elementals without thinking twice. The more she thought about it, the more protective she became of Rukia. “I would hate for you to fight that guy.”
“Trust me, he’ll be toast before I am.” Rukia promised. “Isn’t he known as the Dragon of the Velt?”
“Yup. Of course the people of the Velt would have some ridiculous nickname for their most lethal killers.” Midori rolled her eyes. “I know you would fry him before he got a chance to hurt you. I still want you to be careful though.”
“I already told you. I will be careful.” She promised.
The Dragon of the Velt was not going to scare her off. She made sure that if she ran into him, she would kill him. She was going to make him pay for killing
Midori turned to her when she saw Rukia’s face. “Are you all right?”
“I’m fine. I just feel lonely. These powers make me lonely,” she admitted. “I can’t recall ever having a friend in my life. I guess people were scared of me from the start. They knew what I could do so they never tried to get to know me.”
“You’ve never tried to hurt people when you meet them though.” Midori pointed out. “Most people don’t run away when you speak to them. Me, on the other hand, they are scared of this cricket bat.” She gave it a few swings in the air. “Everyone is so scared of a woman with a bat.”
“Would you be able to fend off any Elemental hunters?” She asked.
“Are you kidding me? If any of those hunters comes near you, I am breaking their knee caps.” Midori swung the bat twice to prove her point. “Then I might bash their heads in.”
“Be gentle with them. Hit them once and leave them alone,” Rukia suggested. “They’re just people who are terrified of Elementals and for good reason. Not everyone is like me. Not all of them care to control their powers.”
“Yeah, those that don’t, are giving Elementals like you a bad name,” Midori pointed out. “I could take my bat to them as well.”
“You just want to hit something, don’t you?”
“It’s that obvious, huh?” Midori chuckled. “I just want to play a game with someone. You’re not the only one anxious to have a friend. I want some people that will play with me.”
“You’re very aggressive on the field though.”
“You have to be aggressive if you’re playing cricket,” Midori explained. “It’s all in how you play the game. If you want to win, you have to show your opponents that you’re there to win. The same goes for life itself. You have to show that you’re here to live. Otherwise, you’ll be like those flames you make; beautiful for a while, deadly if out of control, and then snuffed out forever. You don’t want to end up like that.”
Rukia saw what she meant as she played around with the dancing flames. She had been able to do this for a while now and was careful when she used her power. The flame was beautiful and hot but it didn’t last very long. After a few seconds, it slowly started to shrink and then it disappeared. Fire might have been destructive, but it didn’t last forever. Eventually, everything that caught fire would turn to smoke and ashes.
“You have a gift,” Midori told her. “It’s a powerful gift and you’ve gotten better at using it. Just don’t show it off cause you never know who might be a hunter.”
“I won’t show it off, ” Rukia promised. “I’m not stupid, Midori. I know all about the hunters. I know how horrible they can be. I heard about one that fried over twenty Elementals once. Set them ablaze and let them burn. It’s just disgusting to me.”
“Don’t remind me of that,” Midori muttered. She had also heard the story about the hunter who burned down many Elementals without thinking twice. The more she thought about it, the more protective she became of Rukia. “I would hate for you to fight that guy.”
“Trust me, he’ll be toast before I am.” Rukia promised. “Isn’t he known as the Dragon of the Velt?”
“Yup. Of course the people of the Velt would have some ridiculous nickname for their most lethal killers.” Midori rolled her eyes. “I know you would fry him before he got a chance to hurt you. I still want you to be careful though.”
“I already told you. I will be careful.” She promised.
The Dragon of the Velt was not going to scare her off. She made sure that if she ran into him, she would kill him. She was going to make him pay for killing
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