Mera

Chapter 15

"Den, are you sure?" Kane asked, concerned.

    "Of course i'm sure. Drive!"

    Kane put the truck into drive and sped out of the hotel parking lot. Going above the legal speed limit he got honked at by several cars that faded into the distance. Mera winced at every near miss.

    "Why are you going so fast?" Mera yelled.

    Tokizan put a hand on her shoulder and looked her in the eye.

    "Is it really wise to be distracting him at this particular moment?" He mumbled.

    "... Sorry."

    "Here, I can show you why." Tokizan said, "give me your hand."

    When Mera's hand was in Tokizan's she felt a chill run up her spine. She couldn't explain how but she felt numerous auras that felt... wrong. Nothing at all like Deniel or Tokizan's presence. These felt... hungry and angry. It felt like all that anger was directed at her. No matter how fast Kane was speeding it did not seem to be closing the distance, the distance seemed to get smaller every second.

Suddenly, Deniel shouted loudly in what sounded like another language and lept onto Kane's lap and pulled the wheel hard to the right. Time seemed to slow down while simultaneously speeding up. Mera shrieked and covered her eyes. Over the sound of sound of her heart beating she heard a sound like a parachute opening and she felt Tokizan's arms wrap around her torso. To her horror, she no longer felt a seat belt across her chest.

"Trust me." Tokizan mumbled. Mera was just about to ask why, when the door opened and she felt herself go weightless. Too scared to scream, her muscles contracted, bracing herself for impact. What will happen when I die? Will the guys mourn me? Or will they be dead as well? Who am I kidding, Deniel and Tokizan will survive something as simple as a car wreck, right? Will Kane? I doubt Deniel would let him die while under his protection.  

Strong arms wrapped around her waist and stopped her descent.

"Wha?"

"Thank you for trusting me," Tokizan drawled, "You looked resigned to death."

"How was I to know I was about to be pushed from a crashing truck!"

"I apologise, I would have left you in the truck but that would have killed you."
    Mera looked back, the truck had landed. She shuddered. It was laying on its caved in hood, broken glass everywhere. Kane was going to blow a fuze of his own when he saw this.

"Kane and Den..."

"Are safe, I was the last one out. Deniel is heading in a different direction than us to try and confuse our pursuers. We will rendezvous at a prearranged meeting spot. This is also a great opportunity to narrow down who they're following. If more try and follow us, we'll know it is you they seek. There is also a chance they're just hunting Kane and Deniel. Those two have been a pain in their ass for a few years." Tokizan flew lower into a wooded area, Mera flinched when she looked at how close his wings were to hitting the trees.

"Why wouldn't they be looking for you?"

"They think I'm dead, Den helped fake my death to the demons."

"What if they knew you were alive?"

"Then it would be in my best interest to go back to Den's place. They would want me dead, I'm a traitor to them."

"How fun."

"Oh yeah, you have no idea. Traitor to my, admittedly evil, species. Scum to Den's."