Her palms were warming up, the blisters starting to slowly boil under her skin. Atsu’s right thumb rubbed the side of her pointer finger as she tried to tame the flames inside of her. She couldn’t register why she was feeling threatened. Maybe it was just the situation that she was unfortunately drawn into? 

“No.. That’s not it” she thought to herself. Atsu’s eyes narrowed as she watched the smoke drift from Kiaba’s skin. “[i]Is he..?[/i]” Her emotions shifted from feeling vulnerable to fight mode. The transition happened to quickly for her to make sense of the situation. Quickly moving her eyes from Kiaba, Atsu looked for the a nearby inanimate object to focus on. The only picture that was screened into her mind was the boy’s skin. She wasn’t ready to set anyone on fire, not yet. 

“[i]There! The school flag![/i]” The wires in her mind quickly diverted the transmutation from Kiaba to the flag that was hanging behind him. With enough concentration and effort hard, she just might be able to.. 

“[i]Pmoof![/i]”

The flag burst into flames a second later, the fabric dripping from the pole to the ground as it soaked in fire. To Atsu’s luck, there wasn’t anyone standing near it as the blaze begin to devour the rest of the banner. Her body was tense as she felt the first degree burns appear on her right palm. Cursing under her breath, Atsu pressed her wounded hand against her skirt. As damaging her powers were, the pain mirrored back to her were just as dire. The initiation of the wisps from Kiaba’s skin had triggered Atsu’s fire transmutation. Her reaction to protect herself was as expected; but it took her by surprise and relief on how swiftly she was able to avert her powers. 

“Tch.” Atsu scoffed. As annoying he was, she was even more irritated on what had occurred. If Kiaba hadn’t stopped her this wouldn’t have happened. Stupid kid. Stupid illusions. She almost broke her streak on not harming an abled-body and that thought itself frustrated her. What mattered to her now was getting her hand treated before any scars occurred. 

“Maybe he’ll be too dense to even notice the flag.” She amusingly pondered the possibilities. Without another word to her perpetrator, Atsu decided on visiting the Academy’s clinic before class. Her shoulder nudged Kiaba’s on her way out, which of course satisfied her in every aspect.