Ximh carried me all the way to my room, kicking the door open with a loud bang. I was careful not to react as he dropped me off on the bed, and almost immediately after, Akane came bursting into my room.
"Hey, Spiky," she said. "How about a rematch?" You sure as hell better not be thinking of rematching in my room, I thought. But I stayed still, watching through slitted eyes.
Ximh glanced at me once, and then turned to Akane, saying, "Fine," but then instead of moving into battle stances, they both froze where they stood, staring. My skin tingled as I got the feeling that neither of them was really conscious anymore, and that they weren't staring at each other, but at their memories.
I didn't know if it was wiser to interrupt them, or to just wait it out, when the air started filling with electricity. Springing from the bed, I latched my teeth onto the back of Ximh's neck, throwing him to the ground face first as Akane began summoning lava balls.
I quickly whipped out my chains to wrap around her ankle and pull her feet out from under her. She landed with a thump on the ground, bringing her out of the memory. "If you two are going to fight," I growled, turning Ximh over, "then I would rather you not do it in my territory."
"Oh, your territory?" Akane smirked at me. I guessed she was still mad at me for the comments I had made before. "What are you, the Queen?"
"Just go," I said, ignoring her remark, "leave."
She stood up and put her hand on the doorknob. "Are you coming, Ximh? I won't wait on you forever for that rematch."
Ximh looked at me hard. His face was a mixture of expressions. "Go," I said, "fight her if you must. But if you harm him in any way," I said, directing my words at Akane, "I will hunt you down, make no mistake. I will find out, and I will tear your flesh from your bones, and relish in your screams of agony."
Akane glared at me angrily. "How dare you threaten me, master at all things torturous, with torture itself? What a joke," she laughed darkly. "If I want to hurt him, I can, and I will." I growled, and advanced towards her. She took a step back, holding the lava ball in front of herself.
"I can handle myself," Ximh said quietly to me, rising to his feet and rubbing a hand over the back of his neck where I'd bitten him. He stepped in between me and Akane. "I know how to fight. I can take her on. After all," he turned to Akane, "I've already beaten you once." She scowled.
"I don't care," I growled back, leaping onto my window seat and curling into a ball. "My job is to protect. Right now, I'm protecting you. Now go."
He and Akane left my room in silence, and finally, I manage to snag a decent amount of sleep.
