[57]Maybe being held captive by a bunch of strange guys isn't that bad

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The kiss made my head spin, and I swear I could still feel something from him. It was short but it meant the world to me. After the hug we started walking until we reached these huge doors. Sawyer opened them for me and then mumbled: “Welcome to the training room, princess.”

God his formality and emotionless voice is killing me.

I walked in and sure enough, a bunch of teenagers were training. There were approximately eight girls and twenty boys. No one younger than twelve, the oldest ones looked around twenty.

“Faster! If you were in a real battle you would’ve died already! Hit him!” I heard Leo yell. Harsh much? I guess they did went easy on me.

“Blair!”

At the sound of my name I turned and saw Pierce running towards me with a huge grin on his face. He was about to reach me when someone stepped between us.

“Pierce Duncan, go back to training.” the guy’s voice said.

I turned to look at Sawyer and he had a blank stare.

“Oh come on I just-”

“Go back!”

“Hey don’t yell at him, if he wants to talk to me he will.” I told the guy who then turned to look at me and I gasped. There was a huge resemblance to Sawyer.

“Princes, with all due respect the boy has to go back to his training. He hasn’t yet been assigned to-”

“I can train with him…”

“Anton, princess.”

“Right, now stop calling me princess.” I turned to look at Sawyer. “You two related?”

“He’s my older brother. And you cant train with Pierce.” Sawyer said in that cold voice.

“Why the hell not? I’ve done it before. I don’t care for bloodlines, I will not be treated any different. Got it?”

Sawyer gave me a sharp nod.

“Everyone listen up!” Everyone stopped fighting and turned to look at Leo. “Princess Ezra is here.”

Startled and some thrilled they searched for me, but I guess I wasn’t what they were expecting.

“She’ll train with you.”

There were whispers, and some girls looked down at me. I scowled.

“Well get back to training.” Leo said.

“Are you crazy? She’ll get hurt!” one of the guys seating down said.

I scowled again.

“Yeah she’ll go crying to Lord Santiago and then we’ll be in trouble.” a girl said.

“That wont happen, her guardian will step in if something goes wrong. I’m sure you all remember Sawyer Nightly.”

I heard a few groans and gasps.

“Alright get back to training. Pierce and Blair go on.” Leo asked.

“Alright Blair, come on.”

“Princess you don’t have to do this, Sawyer say something!” Anton told Sawyer.

“She’ll be okay. Blair use the legacy if necessary.” he said.

“The Legacy? But its just Pierce.”

“That hurt girl.” Pierce faked a hurt face. “Don’t get distracted princess!” and I was tackled.

Crap I forgot! I needed Kenneth to completely heal the wound on my thigh and arm. The stitches needed to be off. Damn it.

Pierce didn’t waste time to punch my face. I gasped at the sudden impact. Somehow I managed to elbow him and get up.

Damn he’s fast.

“Call Kenneth.” I said and Pierce was coming at me again but Sawyer stopped him.

“What’s wrong?” Sawyer asked.

“The wounds are bleeding.” I said and it hurt goddamn it.

“Kenneth!” Sawyer yelled as he ran out of the room.

“You wait a second, it wont be fair if I’m bleeding to death.” I told a grinning Pierce.

“You better get serious, I may not have a great curse but I’m fast and I detect danger. If I concentrate I’ll get harsh.”

“What are the rules exactly?” I asked Leo.

“There’s one rule, Princess, no lethal blows.”

“Leo?”

“Yes, Princess.”

“If you call me Princess or Ezra one more time I’ll kill you.”

“I’m sorry Blair.”

“Whatever. Now lets wait.”

Few seconds later Sawyer came back with Kenneth.

“Uncover the wounds.” he ordered.

I lifted my sleeve and Kenneth licked the cut, it instantly closed. Then I began to pull my pants down. Sawyer was instantly standing in front of us, blocking the guy’s view. If this was another situation I’ll think it was sweet and funny.

“I cant heal your face.”

“It’s alright Kenneth, thanks for everything.”

“No problem.”

Sawyer moved out of the way when he saw my pants were up.

“Alright Blair, get serious.” Pierce took out a dagger. “This is like school, you do a good job at training and you get great marks. I consider you a friend so bring it.”

I chuckled. “You’re so weird.”

I took out my dagger and extended it. The handle glowed green and I smiled, remembering the first time Sawyer gave it to me.

Pierce kicked my leg and I fell to the ground. “I’m hating you right now!” I got up and covered my dagger with air. If I couldn’t get the blade too close to him at least the air will penetrate something.

And I have to admit this was fun. Pierce had a smile plastered on his face and I couldn’t help but laugh.

“Bring it princess, don’t go easy.” Pierce smirked.

I growled and launched at him. Just for the hell of it, and not battle strategy, I made a ball of water and got Pierce wet. He gasped.

“Why did you wet me?!”

“Because its funny!” and then I tackled him, he’s so easily distracted, and placed the knife at his neck. “I win!”

Pierce groaned. “Not fair! You’ll pay next time. Help me up.”

He grabbed my hand and got up. I saw a small crowd looking at us.

“I’m next.”

Startled I looked at Sawyer.

“What?”

“You heard me.”

“Okay.” I frowned. What’s he up to? Trying to humiliate me in front of the other guys?

“He just wants an excuse to touch you baby, but don’t fall for it I love you.” Pierce said dramatically and got to one knee.

I heard gasps. Well maybe not everyone knew he was joking. I rolled my eyes. “But love, I have to risk it.” I winked. “Now get out of the way Pierce.”

“So much for the nice moment.” he got up and stood next to Leo and Anton.

The crowd got bigger. Now everyone, and I do mean everyone was watching us.

Sawyer took off a glove and placed it on his back pocket. He still had the glove I’d traded him for a bracelet. I smiled sadly at the empty space above my head and let out a long and loud sigh.

It was obvious who would win if we went without magic, he knew that, everyone did. So he was using his hand against me, only one though. He was trying to even out the odds. With another sigh I made the dagger small and placed it in the pocket of my glove.

“I’m sorry, for everything.” I mumbled. Praying he got what I meant.

A ghost of the smile I loved so much coated his features. “I know.”

He understood and it broke me. Suddenly I had a revelation, a suicide one at that. If I die here then everything will be okay, everyone would get their lives back and wouldn’t have to worry for someone like me.

I don’t know if he could read minds or its just that he knows me well, Sawyer shook his head. “Don’t.”

I let another sigh for the fourth time and nodded. Being stupid wasn’t one of my qualities.

On my left hand I made a fire ball and on my right hand I made a water one. Letting him know it was the only elements and the only things I would use to fight. Something he could see and dodge, something he could fight with. And I just hope we don’t come out more injured than we were. Physically and emotionally.