Once Connected

Chapter 27: Once Doodling

My hand flew across the paper like a graceful dancer. My thoughts were consumed by what lay in front of me as the drawing came to life; stroke, after line, after stroke, after line. The drawing was starting to become something more than a few scribbles. A couple more of pencil marks... andddd..... done!

The drop my pencil and blink a few times. I look towards the balcony, the day had become night. The day was already done. The door swung open. My pack rolled in laughing and tossing about.

"Hey Syrina! How are you feeling?" asks Ryder with one of his gorgeous light-hearted smiles. I smile back, my numb state from drawing slowly leaving.

"I'm feeling great! Just a little tired from drawing all day."

"Ooo! Lemme see!" squeals Esmerelda as she jumps onto my bed. I laugh as she squirms up to me to see my sketch book.

I have been trapped in my room for the last few days. Apparently I needed to get my mental and physical 'strength' back up to speed.

Ryder, Xander, and Jayden share a look and a mischievous smirk forms across their lips. Their muscles tense as they stare into each other's eyes with competition lurking there. I pale.

"No, no, no!" I shrill and jump out of my bed as they charge at me. Of course they were having a race right in the room and of course I was the finish line! I leap, shrieking and jumping from my bed to Esmerelda's as the boys all land on my bed together. Esmerelda shrieks and falls off the bed.

"Ezzie? You okay?" I ask with worry; except Esmerelda was laughing her head off. Her laugh was so care-free that I quickly catch on. The boys that were currently hogging my bed and trying to push each other off join too. Soon we were all just a big ball of tears from laughing so hard. I finally take a deep breath and grin, "Why don't we use your bed Ezzie?"

She grins up at me and stands up, "Sounds good" she chuckles. She clambers over to her bed and hops on, scooting over to me. I open my sketch book and Esmerelda's eyes bulge. Her hand gently touches over the paper. "Y-you drew this?" She asks. Her voice cracks as her eyes get watery.

I nod, biting my lip.

"It's.... Amazing...." She whispers.

The boys, curious to see why she was almost crying, crawl over and crowd around me and Ezzie trying to look.

Ryder, Xander, and Jayden gasp as they see it.

What I drew was my pack. Each one had determination in there and each person looked exactly like the real version. All of us were holding hands. I was in front, Esmerelda and Ryder to the sides of me, Jayden on Esmerelda's side and Xander on Ryder's side. Fires were flickering were our hands connected. Rising from each different colored flame was smoke. The smoke twisted and turned, rising upward. At the very top, the smoke created a huge dragon, its wings around us as a protection bubble.

"Syrina..." Jayden breaths out, "This is amazing." I couldn't help the blush spread across my cheeks. Jayden is hard to impress, especially with his cocky personality.

A knock brings us out of our trance. A servant bursts through followed by a stern looking Jackson.

"We are under attack...."

I jump out of the bed, "What?"

Jackson holds my eyes, "The scouts just came back, and rogues are fast approaching. We need all of you fighting."

"But I thought the rogues were controlled by NightRaider! He would not send them out so loudly that scouts would find them!"

Esmerelda gasps and looks toward me, "They aren't real rogues. They are power hungry rogues."

"What..." My voice became icy cold.

"Since the power balance toppled by rogues as the 'bad side' had two ultra-powerful element holders, mother nature gave out more power to balance it out."

"Then why the hell are these rogues coming to attack us!" Ryder cried out.

"Because the two most powerful packs live here." Jayden whispers, his eyes narrowing.

Esmerelda nods, and takes Jayden's hand, "The powers got distributed all over to hundreds of packs. Those who's spirits were not strong enough to handle the power went rogue."

"Now those rogues are coming after us...." I breathe out. "That's why I got the power of electricity...."

"What?" The boys in the room ask.

I look up at Esmerelda holding her eyes, "That's why I got another power. Mother Nature thought my spirit was strong enough, but apparently was not so correct with others."

Esmerelda nods, holding my eyes as the boys look completely confused.

I roll my eyes, "I can't believe you guys haven't figured it out yet! Xander, I shot you with lightning! Jayden and Jackson, I pushed you guys with a force field made out of electricity! I control electricity!" I snap my fingers and lights of the room disappear, the room going pitch black.

Instantly, Jackson's yellow eyes, Ryder's purple eyes, Jayden's orange eyes, my red eyes, and Esmerelda's green eyes flash as we turn mythical. We were all in mythical mode, and ready to fight. I nod my head and we connect mental.

"Enough chit-chat. We have rogues to kill." I say mentally. My pack all nods in unison.

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