The Revenge of the Flames

The gravestones stood silently, row upon row like soldiers long forgotten, a scream shattered the silence…… My scream. My best friend is dead, I told him not to join the army but as stubborn as he was, he didn’t listen.

Hello, my name is Aurora Arabella Alexanders, among my friends I’m known as Triple A or Flames. I’m a witch and my family element is fire. After attending Qurora high school for witches and wizardry, I went to Qurora College for witches and wizardry.

As my best friend Mac Sky Nicholas went to the army. He wrote to me often while overseas. He had no family. His mom and dad died in a car crash on the way to the airport while he stayed with his grandparents. His grandmother died when he was fifteen and his grandfather died just before high school graduation. So the army was his best to get away from this small town.

It’s been six years since I saw him last. I was shocked to open up my apartment door to find two Naval officers standing outside my door two weeks ago.

“Are you Ms. Aurora Arabella Alexanders?”

“Yes, sir, I am. How can I help you?”

“I’m sorry for your loss but Sergeant Mac Nicholas is dead. You were on his file as emergency contact and only living family member.” the first naval officer said.

“No, you can be serious. I just got his letter. He can be dead.”

“I’m so sorry but he is. He was getting on the plane to come home when a bomb went off on his plane.” the second naval officer said.

“Are you fucking kidding me? You're saying that someone snuck onto your highly protected base and planted a bomb on a plane which so happens to be taking my best friend home?”

“Yes. We are looking into the planting of the bomb and the death of Sergeant Nicholas. But he had this key on him when he died.” the first naval officer said.

“Thank you. When is his funeral?” I asked.

“A week tomorrow.” the first naval officer said.

“ Thank you, you may leave.”

‘That evening’

I was at my parents house. I told them about the two naval officers visiting me that morning.

“I can’t believe he’s dead. He was an amazing boy/man.” my mother said.

“I know mom. But I know he’s with his family up in heaven.”

“When are you gonna use his keys?” my dad asked.

“I know one key is for his car, another for his apartment on the base and the last key is to a safe at the witch and wizardry bank.”

“Oh” they both said.

“I called the base to tell them I'm coming to get his stuff on Thursday. And the bank knows I’m coming first thing tomorrow morning to empty the safe of whatever he put in there.”

The next morning I walked into the bank and met the bank manager. He told me that Mac had a military safe, and incase of his death it would be locked for only the emergency contact and family members. i told him my name and showed three pieces of I.D to make sure I am who I am. He took me back to the vault and opened the safe. In the safe was a note and six million dollars. SIX MILLION!!!! Who in the military had six million. To my knowledge you had to work at least twenty-five years to get that much.

' Triple A, you may be wondering way there is six million dollars here in the safe. Which means I'm dead and you're here. I was doing undercover work for the military and was saving every penny to one day ask you to marry me. So I put you as my emergency contact and family member. I love you more and more every day and every letter you have sent me up to my death. I wish you a happy life and wish I could spend it with you. '

I started to cry. Why does this boy have to do this to me? Right now, I wished he asked before he left for the military. After I finished crying, I had the bank manager switch it to my bank account. And I left to go to work.

"Lieutenant Alexanders, the base just called and they want Sargent Nicholas's stuff today, not tomorrow."

"But I booked it for tomorrow because I have files to get thru before the end of the day for the Mayor."

"I know, but the Mayor wants you to take a couple days off since you lost Sargent Nicholas."

"Okay, I'll head over now. Get Lieutenant Brown to finish the files she helped me since the beginning."

I left to go to the base. Once i got there i was let in quickly. I went to his apartment it was mostly packed and I heard voices up stairs.

"Hello, I'm Lieutenant Alexanders may i know who is upstairs."

"Hi, Lieutenant Aurora Arabella Alexanders or can I say Triple A." Lieutenant Andrews said.

"You must Lieutenant Andrews and Sargent Micheals."

"Yes Ma'am. We took the liberate of packing Mac's stuff for you. But one thing he asked not to touch was the black note book under his mattress. He said it was only for his true love to touch and I'm guessing that is you." Sargent Micheals said.

I took the black notebook and opened it you to the first page it was details of every undercover work he ever done in the last six years and the amount he was paid for it. Inside of the back of the cover 'Triple A. Do not show this to anyone Lieutenant Andrews and Sargent Micheals can be the only ones that can be trusted with this information because I trained them to block our kind getting to their mind and thoughts. Please get these a**holes."

"Lieutenant Andrews and Sargent Micheals are your stuff packed too."

"Yes, they are." L.Andrews said.

"Get everything into our three cars and then your coming with me."