Kyoko turned on Shinbe quickly. Taking a leap of faith that it would work, she slammed her lips against his and pushed against him. She fumbled with the rosary hanging in the wind at his wrist, trying to make him fall at the same time.
She could hear Toya’s scream, but all seemed to happen within a second. Her hand felt wet as she wrapped the beads back around Shinbe’s hand, closing off the swirling black hole as she firmly latched her fingers with his. They hit the ground as the ice and flames shot so close to them, they could feel the heat and hear the whoosh of the power shoot past… missing them only by inches.
Kyoko’s eyes opened as her lips stayed glued to Shinbe’s. He was staring back at her as if she’d lost her mind. She could see the flames above them reflecting in his eyes like
