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~Nox's POV~
"Sezee, stop it, you'll make me blush.." I giggled at my boyfriend's compliment.
"But it's true, my cute little mind controller.." he chuckled, kissing my head as we walked into the cafeteria. Our group walked through the line and got our food, sitting at our usual table. The conversation was short, but Sezee and I never really cared. We were too busy trading dirty comments telepathically. Suddenly, everything got more quiet. I looked up to see the whole room looking at the doors. The teachers were walking in, hands tied behind their backs and blindfolded. There were only four teachers in the whole school. Despite being the capital, we were the smallest town in our state. The teachers were followed by a man holding a gun. He walked to the principal, the last person, farthest from the doors and cocked the gun, putting it to his head.
"No, don't hurt my daddy!!" a girl a few grades lower than my friends and I shouted, standing up. The man flipped the gun to her quickly and fired the gun. I joined the room in screaming and ducking. Sezee, Louis, and Nix stayed sitting up.
"Guys, we have to do something.." Louis whispered. Another shot rang out and I heard a body hit the floor, the principal's presence disappearing from my mind.
'Nox, I'm gonna get you out of here.' Sezee told me telepathically.
'I don't want to leave you here.'
'I'll go with you, but I'll need to come back..'
"Guys, I have an idea." Nix said. "Nox, get ready to run." I got up and nodded. I watched as the man cocked the gun again and pointed it to the first teacher. Nix stood quickly and snapped his fingers on both hands, making fireballs in his hands. "Hey!" the shooter looked at my brother. "If you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen!" he threw the fireballs at the man. He screamed and dropped the gun in shock. "Run, everyone!!" immediately, everyone stood and rushed for the door.
"Nox!" Sezee grabbed me and held me to him, running out with me. He led me away from the group and into the locker room, to the showers. He kissed me deeply and I whimpered slightly, looking at him.
"S-Sezee, I'm so scared.."
"I know, baby, I know.. Come here." he took me into his lap and pet my hair. "It'll all be okay, you'll see.. I'll protect you.." I nodded and hid in his chest.
"I-I love you..." he was quiet, but the thought came to me. "Please.. Say it out loud.." I whispered, looking at him. He looked back, away, and then back to me.
"... I can't..." I cried harder and hid my face in his chest.
"I r-really need y-you and y-you can't h-help me?" he sighed and pet my hair.
"Nox... I... You know I..." he stumbled and gave up. "I'm so sorry..." we were quiet as I shook with my silent sobs. More shots rang out. "Shit... I gotta go help Louis and Nix, Nox." he kissed me softly and stood. "I'll be back." he ran out, leaving me in the corner of the shower room.
~Nix's POV~
"Sezee!" I called for the earth-manipulator as Louis and I shot fire, water, and ice at the assailant. He nodded and dashed from the locker room, up behind the man and threw a small always-on-hand bag of dirt on him. Louis shot water at him and turned the dirt to mud. The man growled and wiped some of it off his eyes, aiming for Sezee and shooting. Sezee cried out and gripped his arm, gritting his teeth and glaring at the man. The man gasped and clawed at the quickly drying, and skeleton clinging, mud with his one free hand. Louis pelted him with ice the same time I threw fireballs for his chest. My flames died quickly from the dirt and Louis's ice just bounced off. In desperation, Louis sprayed the man with water. This loosened the mud and the man shook free of it, chuckling.
"Beat you now, you freaks!!" he aimed and shot at us. We dodged and smiled as the dirt turned into a human figure. It tapped the man on the shoulder. When he turned around, it punched him, knocking him to the ground and making the pistol fall from his hand. The dirt-person picked it up and aimed for the now defenseless man, shooting him. It was quiet and the dirt-person tossed the gun onto the man's chest before falling apart on the floor. We looked at Sezee.
"You killed him.." Louis mumbled.
"Scum like him don't deserve to live..." he walked to the locker room.
~Nox's POV~
I looked up as someone came in. Sezee was gripping his arm, blood seeping through his fingers. I gasped and jumped up.
"You were shot!"
"Ah.. It's healed now.. Just sore.." he took his hand away to show the dark bruise of a bullet hole. "I think the bullet's still in there.. But it's fine.." I nodded and hugged him tightly. He hugged back.
"I was so worried..."
"I'm fine, Noxy.."
"For now.. I have a bad feeling.."
"Well... He's dead so it's not because of him..." I pulled back and looked at him.
"You killed him... Didn't you?" Sezee nodded and took my hand, leading me out. I ran to Nix and hugged him. He hugged back and pulled away, kissing my forehead.
"I'm so glad you're safe... Thank you, Sezee." he nodded to Sezee and let me go. I smiled softly and turned to Sezee.
"I say we should ta-" a shot rang out again. I stumbled back, eyes wide.