[INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3][COLOR=gray]B R Y N N  R E Y E S  [/color] &   [color=steelblue]S E B A S T I A N   S C O T T:[/color][/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][INDENT][sup]6:19 PM, Friday Evening | Orlaith Valley Trail and Park[/sup][/INDENT]
[INDENT][INDENT]The fire crackled beside her, but Brynn was too focused to notice it because she saw it. The empty tree. The brilliant red had disappeared, reappearing only after she blinked. [i]It’s real — it’s all real,[/i] Brynn thought, relaxing in both shock and relief. She was about to turn around and examine the fire — and how quickly her demise would likely arrive — when her feet left the ground.

[color=gray]“Wh—”[/color] Brynn cried, but found herself cut short as a pair of arms caught her. She vaguely registered wind whipping past as she was carried forwards into the dense woods beyond the fire, recovering soon enough to catch herself as she was released. Spinning around, she saw Sebastian collapse to his knees, panting. [color=gray]“My god, Sebastian? Are you alright?”[/color] she asked, kneeling down beside the boy and looking him over. His clothes were singed black and brown in places, and his skin showed signs of faint blistering as well. [color=gray]“Did you… Did you run [i]through[/i] the fire?”[/color]

[COLOR=STEELBLUE][B]"Seemed like a logical choice at the time."[/B][/COLOR] Sebastian replied as he leaned back, arms crossed over his chest as his lungs burned as he tried to clear the smoke in exchange for the fresh air. His heart was beating like a tribal drum as he laid on the cool damp grass before sitting up and looking towards Brynn.

[COLOR=STEELBLUE][B]"What the hell were you even doing?"[/B][/COLOR] He exclaimed as he suddenly realized Brynn had been staring into space before he swooped her up. [COLOR=STEELBLUE][B]"Fire all up on you and you were what? Fuckin' day dreaming? Could have got yourself killed!"[/B][/COLOR] Sebastian continued, his voice genuinely filled with concern. 

As he moved to stand, Sebastian could feel the burns on his body crying out in protest. But yet, he could also see the swelling reducing, he was healing faster than usual. 

[INDENT][I][COLOR=STEELBLUE][B]Thank fuckin' goodness.[/B][/COLOR][/I][/INDENT]
[COLOR=STEELBLUE][B]"Where the hell is Lehrer?"[/B][/COLOR] Sebastian said as he looked around watching the blaze move through the trees as he watch for any signs of the others. [COLOR=STEELBLUE][B]"Or did that psychopath off him too?"[/B][/COLOR]

[color=gray]“I just...”[/color] Brynn sighed, shaking her head. [color=gray]“I guess I'm pretty damn reckless too,”[/color] she said with a cynical laugh. 

Straightening up as well, Brynn looked back at the fire. [i]It's huge,[/i] she realized, watching as an unlucky branch that hung lower than the rest finally gave way, dropping to the ground and stirring up a storm of embers. [i]If Aiden really did that...[/i]

[color=gray]“Lehrer,”[/color] Brynn repeated after Sebastian had asked his question, her mind whirling again. There was no way the fact that all of the students of Mather Memorial with abilities had been congregated in one impromptu class following the arrival of some new, mysterious teacher was a coincidence. Sure she had no proof that Belle, Winter, or Evander had powers of any sort, but Brynn had seen enough to guess that they did. Why else would students of such different calibers be forcibly grouped into the same class? 

[color=gray]“Do you... Do you suppose he has some sort of power as well?”[/color] Brynn asked, blindly grasping at straws now. [color=gray]“And even if he doesn't, he has to [i]know[/i], right? About the fact that we all have powers?”[/color]

[COLOR=STEELBLUE][B]"Fuck, you have powers too?"[/B][/COLOR] Sebastian asked, raising an eyebrow in surprise. [COLOR=STEELBLUE][B]"I mean, obviously that damned Aiden and I do, but I haven't seen anyone else really do anything fuckin' 'super'."[/B][/COLOR] He raised his head, looking through the smoke towards the crescent moon above. [COLOR=STEELBLUE][B]"But I suppose if three of us have powers, there's no way the other three don't. As for Lehrer, who knows? Can we even trust the fucker? He could be a g-man here to capture us all and put us in some fuckin' lab."[/B][/COLOR] Sebastian added. [COLOR=STEELBLUE][B]"Maybe we should make a run for it?"[/B][/COLOR]

[color=gray]“'Make a run for it?'”[/color] Brynn repeated, brows knitting. [color=gray]“You mean like Rita did?”[/color] Brynn bit back from shooting back an "are you insane" and settled for something less critical and more explanatory. [color=gray]“I don't know about you, but I have family here. Roots. And I'm not tearing them out because I'm wary of some new guy in town,”[/color] she said.

[COLOR=STEELBLUE][B]"I didn't mean leave Crestwood entirely..."[/B][/COLOR] Sebastian groaned in frustration at Brynn's melodramatic reaction. [COLOR=STEELBLUE][B]"I just meant leave the campsite, get out of here. Out of Jonas' reach..."[/B][/COLOR] He continued before his voice went quiet as the other four students emerged from the woods. Standing up, Sebastian's hands opened instinctively, his fingers arching into claws as he locked gazes with the smug Aiden. 

[COLOR=STEELBLUE][B]"I could fuckin' kill you right now!"[/B][/COLOR] He roared as his voice became gravelly. Pain raced up and down his spine and ribcage as the anger enveloped his body. The beast inside threatening to rip off it's Sebastian shaped mask as the anger fueled its need to hunt. Beelining it from Brynn, Sebastian rushed forward faster than anyone could stop him, hands reaching for Aiden's throat.

Faster than anyone except Jonas could stop him that was.

[COLOR=SLATEGRAY][B]"[I]STAD![/I]"[/B][/COLOR]

Jonas' voice echoed over the meadow as Sebastian was suddenly held in place, inches from Aiden's face. All eyes turned to Jonas as he stood on top of the rock denoting the middle of the field, towering over his students while the strange medieval gauntlet glowed in the dark of the night. With the light of the fire at his back, Jonas' face was concealed by the darkness as a mild panic began to set into Sebastian's chest. 

[COLOR=SLATEGRAY][B]"[I]Mhúchadh![/I]"[/B][/COLOR] Jonas suddenly yelled as he turned to face the fire. The flames suddenly hurled into the sky before funnelling into a single cone as the vortex of fire was pulled into the gauntlet. With the fire gone, darkness fell over the meadow but the smell of smoke still hung in the air. Turning back to his class, Jonas jumped down from the rock before coolly leaning back against it, his arms crossed as he addressed the small group.

[COLOR=SLATEGRAY][B]"I heard some of you have questions."[/B][/COLOR][/INDENT][/INDENT]