Ivy: Save My Soul [Chapter 9: Dangerous]-Edited thank you Mad Ink-

Dangerous1

I looked at Anthony. Standing there like an angry bear mother, his hair was messed, slightly ruffled and his eyes were hard. He didn’t look like the sweet Anthony I knew. He was in protective mode - and that was always a scary mode. I looked at Coby worriedly and noticed he had the strangest look in his eye. He was holding my wrist, not hard but not lightly either.2

“Get away from him Ivy.” Anthony’s voice was cold and distant, making me shiver. I bit my lip and looked at Coby. His face was darkening at the sight of Anthony apearal and facail expsression3

“I don’t like that look.” Coby said under his breath. I squeezed his hand reassuringly.4

“He wouldn’t hurt me Coby, he’s my guardian.” But he didn’t seem to relax. In fact, he seemed to get angrier. 5

“Let her go.” Anthony almost snarled. I looked at them both desperately, hoping either of them would make peace.6

“Don’t do this please.” I begged them. They didn’t seem to hear me. I was just a voiceless doll in the background.7

“Don’t order her around.” Coby spat. Oh this wasn’t going to end well.8

“Back away from her Shadowdancer!” Anthony snapped as me moved closer, making my heart sink. This was bad, very bad.9

“Anthony, it’s alright! He’s not like the others. Trust me!” I pleaded. Again I was ignored, like I didn’t even exist. 10

“Ivy just go to your room.” Anthony’s voice still had that hard edge when he addressed me. 11

“She doesn’t need to go anywhere.” Coby hissed, acting the same way he had with Decon.12

“That’s it.” Anthony came running at Coby sword raised. I went to put myself between them but Coby tossed me to the side like I weighed nothing more than a feather. I fell on my butt hard a few meters from them, the clang of metal hitting metal ringing in my ears. Coby had drawn his own sword.13

I looked up to see Anthony in front of Coby, swords held in an x fashion. They both looked murderous. Coby pushed with his sword and Anthony slid back a before bringing his sword back and swinging it toward Coby’s hip. Coby brought down his own sword down in a block. 14

“Stop it you two!” I demanded, ignored of course. Men are so stupid! Coby brought his sword back to swing it at Anthony’s leg, but my guardian brought his dow n in a block and pushed it away. Coby jumped back bringing his sword back down on Anthony, who blocked yet again.15

The fight continued with my protests ignored. The clashing of metal pounding in my head as a few sparks flew from their swords. It was hard to tell who was winning, they were both so good. It didn’t mean I wanted them to fight over me like some animals fighting over a potential mate. I mean, how immature. But neither of them would listen to me now. 16

“STOP IT RIGHT NOW!” My cries went unnoticed, and I realized they didn’t care. 17

I saw Holly from the corner of my eyes and got up fast. The others were with her too, all of them wide eyed. That’s when I heard a grunt. I turned so fast my head became dizzy and I nearly fell to the ground. Anthony was pulling the sword out of Coby’s shoulder. I felt my heart drop once more as I started to shake.18

“COBY!” I ran to him, ignoring Anthony and pushing him out of the way. Anthony stumbled back in surprise. “Coby are you ok!” I put a hand on him and he knocked it away.19

“Leave it alone.” Coby didn’t sound happy but I ignored him.20

“Coby just let me see it. I can fix it!” I pleaded, reaching for him once more. Coby pushed me back hard.21

“I said leave it alone!” He snapped at me. I stumbled back as Anthony caught me. I couldn’t move.22

“Coby…?” I started but he just turned around and ran off into the woods, blood dripping from his wound. Tears welled up in my eyes as I watched him go. 23

“Ivy what’s going on?” Holly came over just as Anthony grabbed my wrist and tore my gaze from the woods.24

“LET ME GO!” I bellowed at Anthony and let my free hand connect with his cheek. Anthony stepped back in shock, releasing me. I glared at him with eyes clouded in tears. “YOU HAVE TAMARA! WHY CAN’T I HAVE COBY!” The tears just wouldn’t stop. “I HATE YOU!” And with that I ran.25

I could hear Holly calling for me, she was right at my heels. I pretended not to hear her and kept running. I made it through the doors and up the sitars. I nearly broke down the door and Holly closed it behind herself. I threw myself onto my bed and cried like a child throwing a temper tantrum.26

“Ivy what happened!” Holly sat down on the bed next to me and started to rub my back soothingly.27

“Anthony saw me and Coby so he attacked him and now Coby hates me!” I finally pushed out the reason why I was so upset. Coby hated me. I was never going to see him again. And my world fell apart, crash. Tiny little mirror pieces was all that were left. I cried. I cried and cried and cried, Holly holding me close and whispering soothing words to calm me. I think she stayed with me even when I slept. 28

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I didn’t go to classes the next day, or the day after. I just stayed up in my room and sulked. Refusing to eat, not sleeping much and mostly crying. I knew I was acting childish but I couldn’t help it. I didn’t want to see Anthony at all. I didn’t want to see anyone really. Holly lived in here with me so that was a given, but I valued my time alone most. 30

I missed Coby and thinking about him made my heart ache. Anthony was so stupid. Didn’t he realize what he did to me? He took away the one… I loved? I really loved him. I wanted him so badly every part of me was calling for him, but he wouldn’t answer. He hated me. 31

I laid down on my bed where I spent all my time now. I didn’t look out the window or read. I just laid there and cried. It was quite pathetic but I couldn’t care less. I felt so lost. It was a horrible empty feeling that I had never felt before. Wrong. I did, I just didn’t quite remember when. Not when my parents died, it was something else.32

“She refuses to eat. Her sleeping is horrible and she hasn't left that room in three days!” I could hear Anthony’s hushed whispers through the door. “It wasn’t that bad.” Jerk. He doesn’t even know what he did. Men suck monkey balls. 33

“Anthony, she doesn’t want to see you. What you did was childish!” Brownie points to Holly. 34

“I was protecting her! He was a Shadowdancer!” Anthony cursed under his breath. Jerk.35

“He’s different,” Holly countered. “He truly did care for her. And she really liked him.” 36

“He could have been pulling her along!” Anthony hissed. I got up and threw open the door, chucking a picture frame at his head. He ducked with the corner of the frame scratching his forehead. It was an older picture of him pushing me in the swing. 37

“YOU KNOW NOTHING!” I screamed at him, fresh tears welling up. People were staring at me in the hallway as Holly slipped through the door before I could slam it on her. I stormed back over to my bed and started crying again. I was acting like such a sissy. But I was hurting. More than I ever had before, and I didn’t know why.38

“Shh, it’s Ok Ivy.” She sat down beside me and rubbed my back as I cried into her chest.39

“He’s such an idiot." I muttered and felt myself drift back to sleep once more.40

I woke up sometime after dark because the room was cast into heavy shadows. I sat up and rubbed my eyes that had a twinge from all the crying. I blinked back the warty stuff you get when you’re really tired and woken by something and unable to go back to sleep. I looked around for Holly but she was missing.41

“Shh, if anyone hears you…” Holly’s harsh whisper hit me like a brick. I looked towards the door as it started to open, the light nearly blinding me.42

“Neyeah.” I covered my face with the pillow as I heard the door shut. 43

“Ivy stop acting childish.” Holy had gone motherly again. Yay. I let my eyes adjust to the darkness and saw an outline of a third person.44

“YOU LET HIM IN?” I wanted to strangle her. Holly rolled her eyes at me and clamped her hand over my mouth.45

“Anthony will come running in if you keep screaming. And If I get in trouble for helping you with your love life I swear you will die horribly and painfully.” I wasn’t paying much attention I was just staring at the person standing by the door. He had the same cocky grin as when I first met him.46

“Coby…” Was that all I could get out? My body was trembling with disbelief and yet relief at the same. 47

“Hey, doll.” He winked and walked towards me. Fresh tears filled my eyes as I jumped up and threw my arms around his neck and attached myself to him. He chuckled and wrapped his arms around my waist, holding me close. “I’m sorry for how we parted.” 48

“I thought you hated me.” I mumbled through a mouthful of his shirt. He hugged me tighter and I looked up.49

“Never.” He smiled down at me. When our lips met it was the same animalistic lust mixed with a long awaited yearning being fulfilled. The heat was intense and I felt like if I wasn’t with him for a long period of time I’d probably explode. 50

“Okay, if you go now I’m sure no one will catch you.” Holly smiled and peeked out the door then looked back when it was clear. “Now go on before Anthony does his regular check up.” 51

Coby grabbed my wrist lightly and lead me from the room. I smiled and followed him as we made our way down the hallway. That’s when we spotted him.52

“IVY!” Anthony was running towards us. I was trying hard not to giggle as we ran. We made a left and into the staircase. Anthony was catching up though. I stopped and turned to face him. I brought my arms up an d dropped them fast. 53

The ceiling sagged down to block the exit in front of Anthony’s astonished face. I turned back to Coby who was looking at me with a slightly nervous expression. I smiled and grabbed his hand, this time running down the staircase.54

“We don’t have long before it will revert back. It’s just basic element manipulation. Stone is earth, is it not?” I giggled at his expression. He shook his head.55

“Doll, you truly are scary at times.” And out the door we were. His motorbike just happened to be nearby and I jumped on behind him. He tossed me the second helmet and off into the night we went. 56

We weren’t far from the school, I don’t think. It was hard to tell in the dark. My eyes weren’t adjusting due to the high speed we were at. How he could see where he was going? I could say I didn’t really care. I was pressed against his back and could feel his essence with me again. I felt complete. Wrong. Something in me had a bad feeling but I ignored it. That’s when I saw them. We went to fast and I nearly jumped off the bike.57

“STOP!” I yelled and he jerked to a stop in shock. I jumped off and started running towards the arguing couple. One was my mother. You know, thinking about it, I looked a lot like her. And my aunt too, I guess. But the boy, he I didn’t recognize. He had short black hair and baby blue eyes. 58

“Heather, just stay out of their business, your sister a lost cause. She’s in love with him, she won’t separate.” The man snapped. My mother threw her hands up in anger.59

“That’s not true! She just needs to be separated from him. Give me two days with her and it will be Decon who!” My mother looked on the verge of tears.5960

“Just like its Heather who now?” The man’s voice went soft. There was something about him, the way he spoke.61

“Oh Joey, She wasn’t always like this… you know that.” Tears welled up in my mother’s eyes as she broke into sobs. It was my father. My father was my mother’s guardian? This didn’t make sense. Were these imprints supposed to mean something? Maybe something was happening. 62

“My mother got with her guardian. That would make me only half Singari.” I turned to Coby who looked puzzled. I shook my head and answered his unspoken question, “Never mind.” But what did that mean? What did that have to do with my mom and her guardian, what did that have to do with me? Great, more unanswered questions.63

“Coby, let’s stay here. I have a good feeling about this spot.” I smiled at him and walked into his arms. He pulled me to him and we slowly fell backwards till I was on his lap as he rested his back against a tree. I closed my eyes leaning as close to him as possible, putting my hands against his, intertwining our fingers. He rested his chin on my shoulder and his breath tickled my neck.64

“I’m glad you’re not mad at me.” I smiled up at him. He chuckled in my ear.65

“Get some rest. I hear you haven’t been sleeping.” He scolded lightly. “Or eating. You are eating tomorrow too.” I just then registered my growling stomach. Yes. Food. Sounds good to me.66

“I love you Coby.” I smiled and closed my eyes.67

“I love you too.” Coby held me tighter. I fell asleep like that, deep within his warmth. But something was nagging at me. Something I couldn’t quite put my finger on.