Burst

Chapter 22: Now you see me…

Dark…everything's dark…Ember thought, reaching out for the voice she heard above her.
"Ember!" The voice cried.
Ah, it's Finn. She said to herself, and smiled. She lifted her arm upwards, her hand landing on his face.

"What time is it? It's so dark." She asked. She couldn't really see anything, and after Pippy lunged at her, everything was a blur. There was silence all around her.
"Finn?"
"It's the afternoon." He whispered, stroking her hair softly. Ember gasped. She touched her eyes.

"Bandages?" She mumbled. "What happened?" She asked, trying to keep her voice strong. She tried to find something, anything, from what had happened earlier. She remember the 'Freedom Fliers' taking them to Flame King, and Pippy attacking her.
Her breath went short.

"I can't see! I CAN'T SEE! HELP ME!" She screamed. She sat up and tried to feel the word around her. She was gasping for air, trembling.
What's going on? Why is this happening?

She felt Finn reach out to her and grip her arm tightly. "Calm down." His voice was soft. "I need you to listen to me carefully, okay?"

She nodded.

"Pippy lunged at you, and scratched your left eye. So you're not completely blind, but she did damage your other eye a bit, which is why we covered both of them." He explained slowly. "We're safe now, ok? You're ok." Finn grabbed her hand.

"Can you take the bandages off…?" Ember whispered quietly, squeezing her boyfriend's hand.

Finn went to face her. "Is that what you want?"

The redhead nodded. "I can't get pass this if I hide my face." She touched the cloth covering her eyes. She sat still as Finn removed the bandages.

She attempted to open her eyes, only her right eye opened. "This is it, huh?" She let out a fake laugh. A tear fell down her right cheek.

Finn pulled her into a hug. "It's ok." He said quietly.

Ember's lip quivered, and she wrapped her arms around Finn. "Why?" She sobbed.

"Because you're a hero." He soothed. Ember buried her face in his chest.
She tried to believe him, but every piece of her ached.

"Am I still me? Even with these scars?" She touched the cut on her eye.

Finn kissed her forehead. "Of course."

~Burst~

"That brat." Pippy swore, licking blood from her fur. "She's not as dumb as Flame King Said."
"Don't worry." Buddy sighed, landing beside her. "We're not going back to the Fire Kingdom until we capture those kids."

Pippy purred. "That's good." She laid out on the grass. "I want revenge on that boy for making me sprain my perfect paw."

Buddy nodded. "I want revenge on that bubblegum girl as well. She burned my feathers." He growled.

"Well then, let's get planning."

The yellow bird put on his hat and ruffled his feathers. "This is gonna take a while, but when we watch them burn in the fire kingdom, it'll be worth it."

A/N:
Guess which piece of trash made it back to the bin? Haha me! Yeah, it's been a while…3 months…I'm really sorry! I've been super busy getting new stuff together. So, I'm sorry it's short, but here's an update. Next one will be longer. It may be a long time until the next update so bear with me please! Also, if I made a tumblr, would you guys follow it? It'd would have Burst stuff, but also my art and other stuff. Let me know.
- Yanna

R:

Ooobserver:
I wasn't sure if I wanted to make her go blind, hence the half-blindness.

BNSF1995:
The cooler, although it had no Flinn, I thought it was good! Also in the first chapter, it mentions that she's weakened from slight starvation and other things, along with the fact that she jumped into a lake with Finn.

Fiery Crusader:
Thank you! I'm always looking to improve and throw in some more plot junk. I guess it's six now, hah. I'm a girl, what'd do you expect, we're always changing something, lol.

Selene:
Thank you! You're awesome for reading!

BrokenIn7:
Thanks! It's ok if it takes you a while.

Next: Chapter 23:Blood and Fire.