New Guardian- Chapter 24

Phoenix jolted up. She looked panicked, but only to add to things Kristeen came through a portal North opened to go back. "PHOENIX!" She ran straight to her and threw her arms around her neck. "Oh, Kristeen. You can see me." Phoenix was crying, but unlike before she wasn't getting burned. Snow was falling and Phoenix was dripping wet.

"Come on mate, let's go get you warmed up." Bunny said picking up Kristeen, but talking to Phoenix. She wrapped her arms around his neck, "Thanks." Bunny looked confused, "For what?" Phoenix smiled, her teeth were unreasonably white, "For that." She pointed to the pool and Bunny understood. She was thanking him for bringing her back to herself.

"And Bunny, I was overreacting. I shouldn't have, it wasn't as big a deal as I was making it." Bunny smiled, at least she forgave him some. He knew she wouldn't forgive him fully, it showed in her eyes, "I shouldn't have said it. Well at least it doesn't apply anymore."

Once they got back to North's when it happened. Phoenix had made her hand on fire, but it suddenly died out. She looked confused one second, then the next the was hunched over coughing. Red dots dripped from the bottom of her lip. Her eye widened. "I'm- I'm, no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no." Phoenix kept flicking her wrist but nothing happened.

"Phoenix, are you-" North went closer and saw the liquid, "Oh no." Bunny swished his tail slightly irritated, "Oh no what?" North drew his sword and cut his finger, golden blood slowly moving to the surface. He pointed to the blood dripping from the corners of her mouth. It was bright red.

"Death changed her back to a human." North said short and to the point, "That's why Kristeen can see her again."