The Cursed Ones

Scream

Lizzie's POV

The pain in my ankle was like nothing else. But when I saw Kliyah getting attacked, I did something I didn't think I could do. Kliyah was out, and Jazz was just barely too far away. The dracaena grabbed Kliyah's sword, and raised it up above her chest. I shut my eyes, and concentrated as hard and as much as I could.

My toes and fingers felt tingly, and I felt my body turn to air. When I re-materialized, I opened my eyes, and saw the blade coming down, and pushed Kliyah out of the way. I heard Jazz and Vahl yelling and screaming, but there was nothing they could do. That last thing I heard was Jazz, screaming my name, her voice broken and full of pain and fright. I felt the cold tip of the blade touch my chest, and I closed my eyes, feeling the blade slip farther down, but there was no pain.

My eyes closed, and my breath left me. All I felt was cold. I wasn't unconscious, but I wasn't conscious. I was in between. I could feel a body hit mine, then dragged off. I felt familiar hands touching my body, my face, but I couldn't hear or see.

I could feel the blade being pulled out quickly, and my shirt and bra torn off. I think they bandaged up my chest, but I wasn't sure. Then I felt unfamiliar hands on me. They grabbed my wrist, my ankles, and picked me up. Then I lost consciousness.


Jazz's POV

I screamed. Even though I knew it would happen, it was still gut wrenching, heart breaking, and painful. I sprinted towards Lizzie's body, and plunged my sword in the exact same way the dracaena did to her. The carcass slowly turned to dust, and I shoved it off Lizzie's body. I put my hand on her white face. "Why? Why me?" I whispered, tears streaming down my face like a waterfall.

Vahl ran over, and quickly pulled the sword out. I literally ripped off her shirt, and tore her bra. Vahl handed me a big wad of cloth, a canteen of nectar, and a large roll of bandages. I poured nectar on the wound, and it started closing up, but not completely. I ripped the cloth in half and pressed it onto the wound. I pressed the other half on her back, and managed to wrap up her chest.

I was so busy, I didn't notice the five men in leather armor, and swords walk up. One tossed his helmet down, and knelt beside me. He grabbed Lizzie's wrist, and her good ankle. "Mark, help me lift her up. The rest of you, help those three." he instructed. Mark came over and picked her up.

"No! No you can't take her!" I screamed, jumping up to run after them. One of the men meld me back.

"Stop. It's okay. They're taking her to the infirmary." he said, gripping my arms. "Jazz, stop. It's okay." I tugged at him. "No it's not! I need to be with her. Let. Me. Go!" He gripped tighter. I stopped resisting, and fell to my knees, sobbing. He pulled off his helmet, and knelt beside me. I didn't bother to wipe away the tears as they hit the ground. He put his arm around my shoulders and pulled me into a hug.

"T-Tyler?" I asked.

"Yeah. Yeah it's me." he said.

I pushed away. "Take me to Lizzie. Now." He stood up and offered me his hand. I gripped it tightly, and pulled myself up. "Lets get Vahl, and your, other friend first. Then we'll go." he said. I walked over to the two, and knelt by Kliyah. "She okay? That was one nasty hit."

"She may have a small headache when she wakes up, but other than that she'll be fine." Vahl said. Two guys picked her up, and we walked to wherever we were going.

"Okay wait. Tyler, where is the infirmary you were talking about?" I asked, totally discombobulated.

"Jazz, I'm talking the Camp infirmary." he said. "You were like, a hundred yards away from the barrier."

"We were?" I asked, totally dazzled.

"Yep."

When we reached the archway, I looked up and sighed. "Finally." I breathed. I ran in, through the strawberries fields, ignoring the protests. I slid in the dirt underneath two swords, jumped up and kept running. I heard my name being called, but ignored it. I slammed through the infirmary doors, finally slowing down to a walk.

Tyler grabbed my arm. "Let them do their work. They'll take care of her."

"Tyler, I told you. I have to be with her. Let me go! If she's gonna die, I wanna be there. I can't just sit around and wait for them to tell me me she's dead, Tyler. I can't. I want to remember today, and not look back, and say I did nothing."

He pulled me into a hug. He'd gotten taller. "I know. I know. But Jazz, listen to me." He held me at arms length. "There is, nothing you can do. You're not a healer, and Lizzie doesn't need just a little first aid. She needs major healing." he said.

"I know." I sighed. They brought Kliyah in, gave her some nectar, and she was up within minutes. She looked at me. "What happened? I thought that dracaena was gonna kill me."

My eyes started tearing up. "It didn't. It may have killed Lizzie though." I turned away, hiding the tears and pain.

"Jazz, I meant, I didn't want, I, I'm sorry." she said. I could hear the surprise, and remorse in her voice.

I turned around. "I don't blame you, if that's what your thinking. I knew Lizzie was gonna die one way or the other. The prophecy said so.
The two daughters of the three,
On the day of the Epiphany,
Shall find a perilous death,
One will die and with her final breath,
And will save the world without a curse." I quoted. "Last night we talked it over. Lizzie said she knew it was going to be her. That she had this, feeling. The prophecy said one would die, but wouldn't be cursed. Lizzie was free of her curse this morning. I guess, maybe, she wanted it to be her."
"Why? Why would she want to die?" Kliyah asked, sitting up.
"Lizzie knew that I could live without her. Yes, it would hurt, and yes, it would be hard. But I wasn't always looking to her for answers, or to help guide me. Lizzie was. If I died, Lizzie would have completely lost it. She needed me, more than I needed her. So, she wanted it to be her, because she knew I could survive." I said with a sigh.
I was still in shock. I didn't want to lose Lizzie. I guess, talking about it helped. But only a little. It was like my heart was being torn in two. (*A/N when I first wrote this, it said my wart was torn in two.) I wanted to be alone and just explode. My emotions were all over the place.

I decided to leave. I just couldn't talk about it anymore. I ran out, tears streaming, ignoring everything and everyone around me. I ran straight for the creek, and dove in. I climbed out, and sat on the bank, just crying. Letting it out. I sat there for about five minutes, wallowing in my tears.

I felt a hand on my shoulder. My instincts kicked in, and I grabbed the hand, twisted it, stood up and tossed whoever it was over my shoulder and into the lake. "What to do you want?" I yelled, once I saw who it was. "I've already got enough troubles without you coming here and making it worse."

"Jazz, chill. I was just going to say I was sorry about Lizzie." he said, climbing out.

"And why should I believe one word that comes out of our mouth Lentus? When Lizzie was here, you did nothing but make out lives miserable." I shouted. "I'm not in the mood right now, so go bother somebody else. I don't trust you." I said, sitting back down, and tucking my knees to my chest. I put my forehead on my knees, and let silent tears flow.

"Okay. If that's what you want." he said, walking away. After about another minute, I stood up, brushed myself off, and started walking back to the infirmary. I stuck my hands in my jacket pocket, and felt something. I grasped it and brought it out.

It was Lizzie's necklace. The one we got when we were claimed. Hers was a sea green, and mine was coral. It was a simple sliver chain, with a flower charm, and a diamond in the middle. Mine had a gold chain, and an opal in the middle. I put it back in my pocket, making a mental note to hang it up later.

When I reached the infirmary, I opened the doors, and saw no one. I guessed they were in a back room, so I laid down on one of the beds and waited. And waited, and waited. I waited so long, I ended up falling asleep.

Notes

Please don't kill me!!!!!! Wait. I killed Lizzie, and y'all want to kill me....... Maybe you guys should kill me. Then you wouldn't get to see if Lizzie survives...........