[center][h1][color=ed145b]Fei[/color][/h1][/center]
The bubbling anger within Fei diminished slowly with each step she took. After everything that had happened, the only emotion she felt now was sadness. Of course she would never admit it, but all Fei wanted to do at the moment was fall into a ball and cry. She just felt so exhausted. There was so much to do, and Fei wasn’t sure what she wanted anymore. Listening to Emilia only confused her. Who was she? Fei really knew nothing about her family’s past, or her mother for that matter. There was just too much she didn’t know… 

As she was lost in her thoughts, Fei paid no attention to the environment around her until a large object smacked right into her face. A loud curse echoed in the area and Fei stepped back to find a tree standing before her. She shook her head. [i][color=ed145b]So stupid…[/color][/i] A large red mark covered Fei’s forehead, and she wouldn’t be surprised if it bruised later on. It was then that a blasting gunshot shook the entire forest, sending several birds flying into the air. 

Jessi. 

Despite herself, he was the first thing that popped into her mind. The blast had come from the opposite side of where they had all been, though. She was foolish to believe him in danger. Goodness, she was letting her mother’s comments get into her head. There was nothing between them, how could there be? Even if she did express such feelings, Jessi would never return them.  Oh, it was too frustrating to think about! Fei stomped her foot on the ground in frustration while her cheeks turned pink. There were more important matters to worry about than childish love stories. 

The blast. Who would dare use such a weapon so near one of the mighty Guardians? It was obviously powerful magic, probably more powerful than Fei. Could someone be attempting an assassination? Thousands of questions rang through her mind, but all of them lead to the same conclusion - she needed to find out where it came from.  There was too much at stake not to determine this source of high magic energy. Fei considered waiting for Jessi, but it was too risky to wait, and considering the sound of the blast, she assumed he would have heard it too. Perhaps they would even meet at the scene. Rubbing her red forehead, Fei began making her way toward the sound. 

Passing tree after tree, Fei worried she was trapped yet again in Emilia’s bothersome puppet world. Wouldn’t that be just her luck. Fei had just considered turning back when a series of bullets rang out to her left. Whatever was going on, it definitely did not seem good. Perhaps she was seriously stupid, but Fei’s pace picked up into a run. The gunshots continued. What in the world was going on? Fei continued running until she smacked right into a green haired man. The impact sent them right to the ground, and Fei moaned in disbelievement. Not one, but two things she had ran right into today? What was going on with her? 

The bullets echoed from behind them, getting louder every second. Fei looked at the man she had ran into. He felt.. Strange. There was an odd aura coming from him, but Fei couldn’t quite understand why. [color=ed145b]“Who are you?”[/color] She asked. Of course there was no time for introductions. Jumping to her feet, Fei extended her hand out to him Why was she being so nice to this stranger? There was just something about him… It felt both familiar and foreign at the same time. Should he take her hand, Fei planned to dash away. Hopefully, the bullets would eventually stop coming closer. 

[@floodtalon][@TheWindel][@KoL]