Fighting - Anaya Phoenix (free books to read .txt) 📗

on the steps I took a breath, ignoring the inquisitive looks of the skins. I gulped in air, freeing my panicking heart with every swallow until I realized that I was omitting tiny little sparks of fire on my hands. I was too close to burning down the whole damn school, I’d never gotten sparky before. I clapped my hands together before shaking them out, feeling a lot more stable than I was before. I needed to get home, and fast. Chapter 9

I drove, my hands shaking on the handlebars of my bike, trying my hardest not to make it look like i was intoxicated. But I was, I was absolutely drunk off of depression and rage. I’d been enraged too many times to count, but this time it seemed I couldn’t manage to calm down. My eyes kept shifting from human to wolf and it dazed me, it felt like it did when i first shifted. It felt like I had no control and I hated that more than I would allow myself to admit. The smells of the ghetto drafted to me and I allowed myself a deep breath, hoping it would soothe the beast that seemed to be snarling constantly inside of me. It did slightly, the  smell of my family and my home doing something to keep me calm. I thought of all the people that needed me, all the people that I had to fight for. And just like that she was calm, the beast in me had relaxed and it was because she knew we couldn’t break down. She knew we couldn’t afford to. She simmered down, letting me gain power of my body and my powers back. I tore into Hells’ Gate and went straight to my house.

“Sorry, mom, I can’t sit the kids tonight.” I yelled as I ran into the house, peeling off a piece of clothing as I went.

“And you’d better have a good reason as to why not!” She yelled from what sounded like the laundry room.

“Meeting.” I said simply before closing my door and rushing to my drawer. I pulled on my black skinny jeans and my One Replubic band shirt on before I pulled my hair up in a pony tail. I had done my contribution in being a girl for one day out of the week, now neither my mom nor my principal could say anything. I sighed before looking at myself in the mirror, then sighed deeply. I looked horrible, my hair was frizzy and my eyes were red and puffy. To be honest I looked like death warmed over , but there was nothing I could do about that.

“Hey, Luna, can I- oh holy goddess. Are you ok?” Cara said, her eyes nearly bugging out of her head as she rushed to me. She pushed the hair out of my face and peered into my eyes with her eyes so similar in color.

“Yeah I’m… I’m fine. Just a little tired is all and I have to go to a meeting later.”

“You can’t just tell them to delay it?” With a chuckle I grabbed her wrists and pulled them away from my face, squeezing softly.

“They’re Gods’ and Goddesses’. They don’t wait for anyone.” She chuckled but her eyes were still bright and alive with worry. “Trust me Cara, I’m fine. Just a little tired.”

“Then take a nap before the meeting, I’m sure you’ve got time.” Her idea made me smile and I nodded, looking gratefully at the bed.

“Yeah, I have enough time.” I said longfully and floated towards the bed before face planting completely.

“I’ll take that as my cue.”

“Please do.” My voice was muffled but she still chuckled before walking out and closing my door quietly.

When I awoke I knew instantly that I never should’ve slept in the first place. My rm was shackled to marble and my cuff was pure silver. The stuff of Gods’. With a snarl I sat up, careful not to pull against the chain and risk burning myself. It wouldn’t kill me, but it still hurt like a bitch. I looked around the semi circle of Gods’ watching them all as they sat upon their thrones talking to each other. As if they hadn’t shackled their victors! I looked down at all the faces, my friends, all of my neighbors in Hells’ Gate.

“What happened?” I asked, wanting anyone non- God to answer. Filly looked up, her eyes their brilliant tiger gold, and with he angriest smirk I’d ever seen her wear she replied.

“It’s a full moon.” I growled and tugged against my chain, knowing that their should be a weakness. There had to be. The silver singed my skin, even through the protective piece of cloth. I snarled and tugged harder, I would be dammed if I let them do this to me again.

“Luna, you always were the fire.” Leo said, chuckling from his throne as he watched me squirm like a bug.

“Now, now. Let’s not tease them, they look angry enough already.” Ave said softly, her bird like eyes watching all of the Victors.

“Why are we here!? You swore you’d never do this shit again!”

“Language, Luna.” Mother Moon chided softly.

“You haven’t even heard the worst of it, puta!” I snarled in retort before looking to the other Gods.

“We did swear we wouldn’t do it again.” Leo started off, reclining in his golden marble throne.

“If we didn’t need to.” Felicia finished, crossing her long lithe legs and smiling down on me. I stood up and walked as far as I could without the silver digging into my skin.

“Why are we here, we’ve been in control of ourselves for the past thirty full moons. What do you need to keep us for?” I kept my voice strong and my eyes on theirs. They wouldn’t escape an answer, I’d be dammed if they tried.

“The risks are a little higher tonight, child.” Ave said and I clenched my teeth and fists. I wouldn’t go off, here is where I would stay calm. I wasn’t touched by the moons’ luminescent glow here.

“What are the risks then? What could possibly be so dangerous that a whole pack of Victors can’t take down?” I question, looking at every single one of them.

“It’s not that we don’t believe you could take them down,” Urse started, her russian accent thick “it’s the cost at which it would come.”

“Them?”

“We have knowledge that… a group of incubus, succubus, and demons are coming your way.” Mother Moon said, her silver eyes staring straight into mine.

“We’ve taken down all of those things, why chain us now?” Filly asked, standing too, her face a lethal promise of death.

“Now… they’re stronger. The humans, they don’t know what they’re doing. Their government isn’t keeping a close enough tab on them. They’ve started summoning things they know nothing about. Powerful spirits, hateful incubus and succubus rise as we speak. The moons influence does little to help them, but it’s just enough to make them more powerful than you. We’re not sure what could happen, but we’re keeping you here for safety purposes only. We need you all to understand that. We don’t get pleasure from this-”

“Could’ve fooled me.” Leotis interrupted while standing.

“And we don’t wish to burden you anymore than we already have. You’ll stay the night up here and as soon as the sun calls… we’ll let you go.”

Chapter 10

I had settled in next to Mother Moon, crossing my legs indian style and trying my damndest to stay awake. I wouldn’t fall asleep, not again, and have them do something fucked up. Granted they were ignoring us, all of the victors, and just talking amongst themselves. The only God that I saw keeping to himself was the Hyena God. He sat there, his back straight and his eyes focused on something not in this room. I rolled my eyes and pressed my fingers into the temples of my head, I was getting a migraine and that was not good at all.

“Luna,” Filly whispered in my head and I pulled my eyes open and looked at hers from across the circle “go to sleep.” I closed them and shook my head, crossing my arms and clenching my teeth.

“If you try staying up with that growing migrane of yours, you’re going to either go postal here or in school. I’m not liking either of those things for you.” I shook my head, probably harder than before, and it rattled my brain. I snarled softly and dug my nails into my palms. I wouldn’t shift in front of them, I would make myself submit to being calm.

“Luna, please. Just sleep.” Ursula whispered through the link and I huffed. I wouldn’t sleep and risk something else happening.

“If it does we’ll wake you.” Leotis promised.

“And if your mouths are sealed?”

“We’ll scream as loud as we can through the link. Just sleep Luna, you’ve got time.” Those words, whispered by Felicia made her drift off. She closed her eyes and let her body rest.

When I awoke I was in my room, I shot up and looked at my wrists only to see that they had no damage. I knew they wouldn’t, but if they had it would’ve added to the rage I felt bubbling up. I gritted my teeth and flung the sheet away from me before running to the window. I lifted it up and squinted into the bright morning, the birds were chirping; too oblivious to know that I was angry enough to set fire to a whole forest.

“BASTARDS, THE LOT OF YOU!!! FILTHY, HORRIBLE, LYING BASTARDS THAT CHEATED ME OUT OF A LIFE THAT I COULD’VE LIVED OUT VERY FUNCTIONALLY IF IT WEREN’T FOR YOUR INFLUENCE!!!” I yelled, feeling my palms heat as my anger surged to the top. If I didn’t put a lid on it, I would end up burning my window pane...again. I got no answer in return, simply a slight breeze and elevated noise of chatter amongst the birds. Fucking Ave. I moved away from my window and clenched my teeth before letting out air between my teeth. I wouldn’t let them get to me, I was too strong to allow them to make me into a little puppy again.

“You’ve got this Luna, just shower and dress. Smile and make it. Rinse and repeat.” I said under my breath before heading to the shower. I was stronger than the Gods’, I was the weapon they’d never meant to forge and I knew that sooner or later they would pay for what they did. Sooner or