Ivy: Save My Soul [Ch1: Decugasa]-edited: 08/20/09-

His body pressed up against mine, pinning me to the hard, cold, stone wall. I shivered, arching my back as his rough hands swept down to my hips, pulling me closer. My breathing quickened as tiny pin pricks of adrebaline ran through my blood. I knew this was wrong. I didn’t care. 1

He dug his nails lightly into my hips, drawing a small amount of blood. I gasped, my knees becoming weak. I trembled against his iron hold.2

“Firefly…” He breathed in my ear, his voice was rough and deep. 3

“More,” I whimpered, giving into him. 4

I tangled my fingers in his short, messy, black hair, pulling his lips to mine. I looked into his deep forest- green eyes.5

“More what?” he teased. I shook, pressing my lips against his in answer. 6

The kiss was full of want, lust and animal instincts. That’s all I needed.7

He moved away too quickly and I tried to pull him back. He smirked and pinned my arms, disabling any movement on my part. 8

“Soon Firefly, you’re almost ready.” His voice was full of triumph. He had won. I was and always would be his. Always his… 9

***10

I bolted up right, my seat belt restricting most of my movement. My breathing was labored and loud. My eyes darted around the darkened dark, the soft pattering of rain against the roof calming me slowly. I could almost feel the monsterous tree's outside lending there branches for a broken unbrella. 11

“From the sound you were making I’d say that was an intense dream.” The voice brought reality painfully crashing down on me. 12

My cheeks burned, bright crimson on pale skin, blending into my fierce red hair. The light grey of my eyes fell upon the face of Anthony Ryners. He was six feet even and weighed one hundred and forty-seven pounds. He had medium curly brown hair and hazel eyes.13

“Aw, I made you blush.” He smiled leaning forward, causing his black flannel t-shirt to cling to him and I noticed his six pack.14

“Shut up Anthony,” I growled and put my hands behind my head. Well I would have, if it weren’t for the handcuffs. 15

Now, Anthony is no cop and the limo is no cop car and I’m not under arrest. I’m just good at running when I don’t like things like being shipped off to a school for freaks, In the middle of The Rocky Moutains, hours away from my house in Edmonton Alberta. I bet they don't even get good cell phone service there.16

I’m being shipped off to The Royal Academy of Night Children. Aka, the school of freaks. I’m not your normal teenage girl. In fact, I’m a freak. A smart, cunning, powerful freak.17

Now you’re all probably thinking vampires or werewolves.18

Wrong!19

Night children are one hundred percent human. Notice how I left out normal. See, we just have special abilities.20

Take Anthony for example, he’s a Guardian. He has lightning fast reflexes, can run almost as fast as a cheetah, his hearing, smell and eyesight are like nothing any doctor can explain. All of these things makes him a pain in my ass, and puts a stop to most of my escape plans.21

What am I, you ask? Well…I’m a Singari. I can tap into the flows of time; I can enter the dreams of others and manipulate them – which I don’t. I can also tap into the four main elements and see into the world of Galani. 22

Galani is a perfect imprint of our world, only darker. Galani is what you’d call Hell. It’s where evil is born, pure evil. The type of evil that drives a mother to drown her child or a man to beat his wife. All in all, it’s a horrible place. 23

That’s why Anthony is here, to guard my mortal soul.24

I snorted at my thoughts and turned to watch the rain pelt the tinted windows. It was a relaxing motion. The glowing blue droplets illuminated the passenger side of the limo. 25

Yes, water glows. I can tap into the energy form of the elements, see them how others can’t, and if I try hard enough I can see them in their living form. 26

“Cheer up.” He smiled, interrupting my thoughts. “You’ll be safer.” 27

I shot him the finger. Why did everyone think I was some poor defenseless rich chick? 28

Ok, so I was rich. I was also strong! 29

“I’ll have more guys to help keep an eye on you.” 30

I turned to him, my eyes sparkling with mischief “Can’t handle me on your own?” I smirked. He raised an eyebrow. This still didn’t make me want to go to a school full of stuck up rich brats who-31

“You’ll fit in fine.” He cut me off. 32

I was either choking on air, or my oversized ego. Maybe both.33

“Just kidding.” 34

“I should smack you.”35

“Would be hard.” He pointed to my cuffs.36

Smart-ass jerk.37

“We are almost there.” My driver, Galde, called from the front. Joy. 38

“Hear that, Ivy?” Anthony said with a smile. Jerk.39

“Drown me,” I replied bitterly.40

Anthony opened his mouth to retort, but I never heard him.41

The temperature dropped to minus twenty degrees. The air became dark and heavy, like a quilt. The most noticeable sign was when the rain started to scream. I tried to cover my ears, but the cuffs put a stop to that.42

The limo struck something without warning and we came to a screeching halt. My seat belt kept me in my seat, thank God. Anthony swiftly pulled a knife from his sleeve, releasing me from the seatbelt. He then kicked the door open. 43

The air was cold and dead outside the limo. It hit me like a freight train. Anthony didn’t feel it. This was Galani. He was relying on my actions to judge the situation. A smog of pure darkness blocked out the moon and stars, leaving only the light from the door that hung ajar for light.44

“Ivy!”Anthony yelled. I jumped back just as a dagger struck the limo where my head had been only minutes ago.45

“What the Hell?” I was shocked and didn’t really know why. People had tried to kill me before. But I knew this wasn’t a person. They were Decugasas, pure evil. I gave them the name; not out of gratitude but because it was damn annoying calling them ‘pure evil’ all the time. 46

It made sense. They affected the flow of the car, causing the limo to crash. Instant unnatural disaster. This was one of three ways for them to enter our world. They did this purposely. Damn buggers were getting smarter!47

I turned just in time to see it. It was a tall figure standing well over six feet and was blacker than night. A Decugasa. It wasn't as scary as I expected.48

“An-” I was cut off when a thin slice from a glowing blade cut through the middle of the Decugasa.49

“Come on Ivy,” came Anthony's soft voice full of worry and concern. I took a step towards him.50

I froze. The two halves of the Decugasa started to morph and twist, forming two separate Decugasas.51

“Anthony.” I backed up. This was bad, real bad.52

We were back to back. One lunged at Anthony who dodged it, then disappeared into the dark, leaving me with Decugasa number two. I did the only thing my brain could comprehend. I ran. Fast.53

The further I ran from the limo, the thinner the darkness became. I could see the glowing orbs of raindrops dimly falling around me. 54

A shatter of red light burned behind me. I stopped and turned on a dime to check it out. The Decugasa was alight in fire. The element had come to my rescue. I stood there and watched it burn. That was until the fire burned out. 55

“A…Anth-” I was cut off when it slammed me against the tree. A screamed forced its way out of my throat, as I looked into the endless darkness of the Decugasa.56

“Little Singari.” It chuckled , which was impressive as it had no mouth. That upped the creep factor. “I bet you taste good.” 57

“Naw, too salty.” If it licked me I was going to kill it.58

“Funny,” I could feel it smelling me. Yuck. “Just like cinnamon.” Okay Anthony any time now. 59

“Just steal my soul already!” I snapped, trying to act annoyed, “I have a hair appointment in half an hour.”60

“Aren’t you scared?” It moved closer. I trembled as the temperature dropped more. Was I scared? I was freaking terrified.61

“Of a shadow? Hell no.” Just stupid.62

It hissed as it trapped my head between its hands. This was the second way they could enter our world. They can use a Singari's soul to create a human body for themselves. Oh I’ve done it, now my gravestone will read: 63

Ivy Stonerose64

1992-200965

Died of literal stupidity66

“NO!” I screamed and pushed it off getting to my feet, and running.67

My legs screamed in defiance, but pure adrenaline and the will to live pushed me on. I was not going to die here. I was doing well till something tripped me. I fell very ungracefully to the ground, the Decugasa on top of me. I thrashed and screamed as it grabbed my face once more.68

“Anthony…” I whispered my eyes filling with tears. This was it, I was going to die. 69

“Oi, face sucker!” A voice rang over the air. I couldn’t see anything past the Decugasa. “Stop picking on little girls.” Why the nerve, I was not a little girl. I was going to tell him that when the Decugasa exploded. I yelped in shock, my eyes wide.70

“You could have killed me!” I snapped and sat up. My jaw dropped when my eyes fell upon him.