Weeks gone by, the City of Las Vegas became colder than usual average temperature in December. Azenith and Cassandra are sparring outside of the front yard. Jason is on the couch sleeping as his tail wraps around his body. Dylan sits on the couch with Jason drinking hot tea he made, he changes the channel on the television. A flash of lightning flashes outside, Dylan looks out the window.
"Is that really what you got, Az?!" Cassandra yelled. Azenith lands on the street with both hands and feet like a cat. She gets up, grabbing her cat cane sword.
"Is that really what YOU got?!" Azenith said. "I'm not tired yet Cass."
Azenith smirks. The wind blows as the water surrounds her feet flooding the whole neighborhood street. Cassandra cracks her neck, stomps her foot on the street creating a lightning bolt of a mountain raising her above the flood watery street. Her powers spark around her body and hands. She crouches to get into running position. The water on the street starts to freeze from the temperatures outside. Azenith jumps on the process of freezing ice water. She breathes as steam comes out of her mouth. She raises her sword towards Cassandra as her eyes turn fully light blue.
"I'm ready." Cassandra said. She runs towards Azenith with her hands creating a fist to spark her powers even more. Azenith runs towards Cassandra. Her sword sways with the water surrounding it. As they clash into each other, an explosion bursts between them. Azenith and Cassandra are still standing in the middle of the burst of explosion. Cassandra's fist bleeds from the sharpness from the blade of Azenith's sword. The water washes away the blood on her fist. They both breathe. Azenith cuts through Cassandra's wound from her fist. Cassandra screams in pain. Azenith smirks.
"Give up now?"
"Let's end it please!"
Azenith looks at Cassandra's wound on her fist. She releases the sword off her wound.
"Oh shit. I'm so sorry! Cass!"
"No No you good, Az!" she said. "Damn Azenith, you're strong. Have you been training?"
"A little bit with Dylan and Jason three times a week. But you're really strong in combat, how do you do it?"
"A little cardio work and training with my powers twice a week."
Cassandra covers her hand where the wound is. She groans in agony. Azenith grabs Cassandra's hand. A drop of water landed on her cut wound, washing off the blood and healing the wound.
"Hm. I guess my powers are connected to healing too."
"I guess so."
Cassandra and Azenith look at each other and shrug. They walk back inside the house.
"Any plans for New Years tomorrow night?"
"Hmm..Good question. We're planning on going out for dinner at the Strat. You're more than welcome to join if you want."
"I'll go, Maddie will be with her grandmother in California until January.
"Alrighty. I'll tell Dylan to update the reservations then."
They walk inside the house, Dylan looks at them coming in.
"Hey guys!"
"Hey Dylan!" Azenith and Cassandrta said as they walked inside the living room.
"Oh Dylan. Is it too late to add Cassandra in the reservation at the top of the world restaurant?" Azenith asks
"I don't think so, I'll call and see." Dylan said. "Anyways, how was your sparring match? It seems it was 'explosive'." he laughed.
Azenith and Cassandra laughed.
"It was fun, Cassandra is really strong in combat." Azenith nudges Cassandra's arm.
"You're the strong one, Az. You beat me, twice."
"I mean, I have been training twice a week with Jason and Dylan. It could be my cat's strength that made it stronger."
"Cat-like powers are a new power set for the Vegas power lineup in the Grimoire. It may be the 2nd most powerful lineup so far after the local born demons and angels." Dylan said.
"Really now?!" Cassandra said. "That badass! You hear that Az!"
"Oh stop, Cass." Azenith laughs. She walks to the kitchen. Jason's ear twitches, he wakes up with his calico cat tail up in the air as he stretches.
"Hey Cassandra, Hey Azenith-" he looks at Cassandra. "Cassandra?!"
"Jason!"
Jason gets up and hugs Cassandra. Cassandra hugs him back.
"How are you?!" Jason asks happily after breaking up the hug.
"I'm doing pretty well. How are you?! Looks like you've been through a lot."
"Do I look so bad?!"
Jason looks in the mirror. He fixes up his hair and rubs his face. He sees bruises on his cheeks.
"When did I get this?"
"That could be the last fight we had with Cassie and Joe. You got hit pretty badly." Dylan said.
"That can be it probably. Azenith, do you have some sort of makeup to get rid of this?"
"I don't have that shade of skin tone but I can do this. Dylan, can you grab me a cup of water, Please?"
"Sure thing."
Dylan gets up from the couch, walks to the kitchen and grabs a cup out of the cabinet. He turns on the sink and fills the cup with water. He brings the cup of water and sets it down on the coffee table. Azenith puts her hand over the cup and creates a water bubble.
"Don't move, it's going to be quick and painless."
Jason stands still, Azenith puts her water bubble hand on his cheek. The bubble covers the bruise and sucks it in. The bruise starts to heal and disappears. Jason blushes and starts sweating. Azenith looks at him and chuckles. The water bubble disappears in his cheek, she grabs the cup and gives it to Jason.
"Spit."
Jason spits out the water bubble out into the cup. He looks in the mirror and the bruise is gone on his cheek. He smiles.
"Holy shit, Azenith! Thank you!"
Jason grabs Azenith, swinging her around, laughing with joy. Azenith holds onto Jason as he swings her around.
"Woah! Jason!" Azenith yelled. She laughs. Jason stops swinging her around. He grabs her face, bringing it closer to him.
"Thank you, Beautiful."
Jason kisses Azenith. Cassandra and Dylan stare at them. Azenith tries to break up the kiss.
Her face turns red as she covers her mouth. Jason's face turns red.
"What was your reason Jason?!" Azenith yelled.
"Oh sorry, I got carried away." Jason chuckles.
"Oh my god. Ew! I get it that you're happy Jason but kissing me on the lips without permission isn't a 'thank you'."
Azenith walks upstairs to her bathroom to wash her mouth, Dylan and Cassandra continue to stare at Jason more. Jason looks at them.
"Don't look at me like that guys."
"Jason...just admit that you like her." Dylan said.
"Dylan I don't. We're just friends."
"It doesn't look like it- You said that when you constantly harass her because you 'like her'." Cassandra said.
"When did I- Okay sure I harassed her but I was just joking around, everyone knows that."
"Is ignoring, mocking her, calling her short when catcalling her 'joking around'?"
Jason goes silent, he thinks for a moment. "Okay fine, I like her. But don't tell her either."
"We promise but you have to tell her yourself tomorrow night and you have to do it before midnight." Dylan said.
"How much do you want to bet on Dylan?"
"Vegas bet, not too high but $200 cash payment."
"Make it a $100 high"
Jason grabs his wallet and grabs $300, he puts it on the coffee table. "You're on."
Dylan and Jason shake hands. They both smirk.
"I'm going to head upstairs to check up on Azenith."
Cassandra heads upstairs. Azenith's bedroom door is open, Cassandra knocks on the door. Azenith peeps her head out of the bathroom door.
"It's open!"
Cassandra opens the door and walks in. She closes the door.
"Hey... Are you alright?"
"Yeah, I am." Azenith said. She walks out of the bathroom and sits down on her bed. Cassandra sits with her.
"Cass. Is it crazy that after Jason kisses me, I start to think about it after I wash my mouth out. It's like, it sticks onto you, the way he swings me around and calls me 'beautiful', his scent stays with me on my body."
Cassandra laughs. "It's not that crazy."
"I don't want to think about it and admit it. My husband passed away and I kept our marriage ring to grieve and never forget he's by my side even if he's dead. I don't want to date and remarry someone soon. I don't want Leilani to still grieve about her dad passing away when she grows up and staying with a person that she isn't comfortable living with."
"Well Azenith, I- I understand. My husband passed away too during the reunion party. Maddie is still upset about her dad passing away and wants to know when he's coming back. I'm still grieving about it and made a vow to myself not to date anyone until I'm feeling better. But don't you think Jason is a good fit to be Leilani's step-father or just a father figure?"
"Well I do but you know, Jason and I are friends and he knows that I'm married with a kid. But you know back then, he didn't even like me at all. He-"
"Ignored you, Harassed you, catcalled you, I heard everything." Cassandra said, chuckling. "I don't want to give it away but he likes you.." she smirks.
"He does?" Azenith asks. "I don't believe it."
"Well who knows, but I predict that he does."
Cassandra gets up and walks to the door, opening it.
"I might want to think this out, how will I react? I'm not even done coming to terms with my grief."
"Whatever you decide. Take as much time to think about it and grieve, Az. It's okay. I understand." She smiles. "I hope you feel better. I'll see you tomorrow night?"
"Thanks Cass. Yep, I'll see you tomorrow night."
Cassandra walks out of the room heading back downstairs. Azenith lays on her bed, looking at the ceiling. She grabs the remote to turn off the lights in her room. Silence fills the room as she lays closing her eyes. The windows open as the cold air comes through. A ghost-like human named Jamie appears next to Azenith. She wakes up seeing the Ghost laying next to him,
"J-Jamie?!" Azenith exclaimed. Jamie smiles.
"Azenith. Hon... How are you?"
"I'm well hon.. I miss you."
"I missed you guys too. Where's Leilani?"
"She's with my brother at our house back in California. I had to send her back. Vegas is in crisis right now."
"Is it getting that bad? Wow... The mafia isn't playing when the mob donna said that she was going to take over Las Vegas and get revenge on the Governor of Nevada."
"They're doing what?"
"Oh yeah, I overheard the conversation Carolyn and Michele had the other day. Las Vegas is going to be in shambles if you guys don't stop her."
"What about Carolyn? She caused the murder in Tonopah?!"
"Everything that Carolyn has been told to do or told her mafia hitmen and women to do are under Michele's ruling and she's in prison."
"What the fuc- Dylan mentioned about her during the last fight. What can we do?"
"What you can do is get Michele into custody for good but first you guys have to protect Carolyn and have her secretly learn her ways and let her leave before Michele finds out."
"But how?!"
"That's up to you guys to find out. There's one more hero out there and she might be the one to help you guys with this. You go this, Az!"
Jamie fades as the wind blows in the room.
"Wait Jamie! I love you!..."
"I love you too, Azenith..."
He disappears into the wind. The window closes. Azenith lay on her side looking at the window. The moon shines on her face.
"Jamie..." Azenith whispered. "What does he mean by getting Michele into custody? And how can we change Carolyn's ways?" She grabs her phone and turns it on. It displays a picture of her and Jamie with Leilani back in California showing the time being 7:45pm.
"Another hero that can help us? Only time will tell."
Azenith puts her phone down on her bed. She gets up from her bed, heading downstairs with Dylan and Jason.