The Fire of Life

chapter sixteen
The Chase

I sat at the counter to the dragon pound waiting. Waiting for my shift to be over, waiting to go to my room, waiting for the headache to start. Go let Aphrodite free! my human half screamed at me. My wolf half was much stronger though.
Someone walked through the door. "I'm here to relieve you of your shift," the person said. I nodded and headed for the front door. "Time to take a dragon," I heard the person say once I had opened the door and had one foot out. Of course they didn't know I could here them.
I turned around and stepped back in. "Your still here? Why is that?" the person asked.
"I can't let you take our dragons," I said. There was a few cracks as my bones reshaped themselves. I got on all fours as my hair turned the color of a wolf's pelt and spread over my body. Though my canine's were usually sharp, they grew longer and got even sharper.
My hearing grew more sensetive, my eye-sight sharpened. I lunged at the intruder. Midleap, my nails turned into claws and, I could smell my opponents fear. I landed on my opponent and heard him yelp. "Your Yavain, the second in charge," he gasped.
Right then my replacement entered the shop. "Yavain, you should go back to your cabin. I'll take care of him," said my replacement. I could tell that it was Brooklyn. I didn't even bother to change back, I just got off the intruder and headed out the door. My highly sensitive ears heard Brooklyn say, "Your going to the Ultimate now." as I left.
I turned in the direction of my cabin and started walking toward it. I stayed in my wolf form as I headed past the Gymnasium, and toward my cabin. The outside of my cabin was wood. Made of Ruby's, in big letters, was my name, Yavain.
When you open the door any other person would wonder if this is really Yavain's room. Yavain on the other hand closes the door behind her so no one can see her. as Yavain entered her room this time, she changed back. Once the door was closed she turned and layed down on her bed. A big bed with 3 pillows on top of each other, and a big blanket that says ikodi on it.
Above her bed was a big poster of John staige. Suddenly I felt a sharp pain in my head. I gasped in surprise at the pain. I had thought I was used to the pain, but not this pain. This pain hurt so much that I had to half drag half crawl on my bed and to my desk.
I opened a cupboard that was at the bottom. I grabbed two bottle from it and popped them open. I grabbed a pill from both and swallowed them. The medicine started working immediatly, the pain went away and so did the headache.
"THE PRISONER HAS ESCAPED!" someone yelled from outside.
I ran outside. A guy was pointing toward the sky. I looked up and there was Aphrodite. She was on . . . fire? It looked like she was on a skateboard made of fire. I quickly went in my cabin and grabbed my black skateboard.
I jumped on it, and hit a button with my heel. The wheels went on there sides and the board lifted. It went higher until it was at the same height as Aphrodite. I put one of my feet to the side of the board and kicked backwards.
The board shot forward and continued to glide forward toward Aphrodite. I made my ears change, they turned into wolf ears and moved to the top of my head. My fingernails changed into claws, and my wolf strength came to me.
I kicked back again. When I kicked I looked down, the camp gate was below them. I slammed my foot on the board, pressing the invisibility button with my heel. I didn't look invisible to me but I could tell that I was invisible because my whole body was tingling. I looked at Aphrodite and saw a slight shimmer hit her body and stay that way. She was invisible too.
I kicked back again, harder this time. I had to get her before she got back to her camp. Aphrodite turned her head in surprise. "You," she said. I kicked again. One more kick and I could grab her.
I kicked again and reached out. Aphrodite went faster. I drew my hand back. I made sure Aphrodite wasn't looking when I kicked. I reached out and grabbed both of Aphrodite's arms.