Hello~
Sorry for not updating my Spectra x Gus story, I've been working on this one :3
This is a superpowers AU where everyone except for Keith and Mira has superpowers, hope you'll enjoy~ :D
As always if there's something wrong with the grammar or the spelling, please point it out, I'll correct it. :)
Chapter 1: Different
The only sound that could be heard was the sound of the clock ticking while the two siblings waited for their father to arrive at the principal's office. There was blood dripping on the carpet from his knuckles and on his pants from his nose and mouth. She brushed through her hair hot used to her involuntarily, freshly cut hair. None of the three attendees said a word. The principal looked at the teenagers full of disgust and contempt, they knew he hated them but everyone else did anyway so they didn't care. Their father has told them since they were children: "You two are different. All the other kids will probably offend you and try to make you feel bad about yourself but I want you to never listen to their insults and always be proud of what you are. You are just as human as they are but their attitude may be worse. Well at least the attitude of most of the children. And Keith, please protect your sister." He did. But meanwhile his sister has grown and can defend herself. She became a strong young woman and is probably one of the prettiest girls in school although none of the students wanted to admit that because she was different, just like her brother.
The three heard footsteps outside. Their father, Professor Clay, entered the room without knocking on the door and looked at his children, sighing. He was already used to his children getting in trouble, he just walked up to the principal and apologized. The principle, , looked at him bored before speaking: "Professor Clay, I understand that it's hard for you raising two troubled children on your own but you have to discipline them. Only one more incident like this and you can look for a new school for them, do you understand?" – "Yes, Sir." He simply said. He knew he shouldn't talk back although he really despised the way Mr. Zenoheld was talking about his children. "Good. Now leave and take them with you." The principal ordered. The teenagers didn't even expect him to talk to them. They knew he didn't take him serious, they've been in this situation quite a lot of times before.
The family left and got inside the car none of them saying a word. While Professor Clay was driving he asked his children: "You don't want to sue them, do you?" "No, we can handle this by ourselves." Mira, his daughter, said and Keith her brother nodded in agreement. Professor Clay sighed "Listen, I know you both are strong and of course you can defend yourselves but this whole situation is getting out of hand. Just look what they've done to your hair, Mira!" the father said worriedly "Who did this anyway?" he added "This Mylene again?" "Yes." The orange haired girl answered. "And it doesn't matter. I wanted to cut my hair anyway." She said stubbornly. Her brother and father knew very well that she was lying; she has loved and cared for her long hair very much still both didn't comment on this, knowing that she didn't want to hear it. The rest of the way home was silent.
When they got home Mira walked up to her room, sat down on her bed and looked at herself in the mirror. "I don't need to tell you, do I?" Professor Clay asked his son raising an eyebrow. He was really worried about his only two children who've been terrorized by the other kids since they were in preschool. Because of all the bullying they got through the two siblings actually gained a really strong bond, they barely left each other's sides and always stood up for the other one no matter how futile the situation has been. But the small bullying actions like calling them names or ignore them became bigger problems the taller his two kids got. The worst that the other kids have done to them was beat them black and blue and to cut Mira's hair off. Fortunately it had only happened for the first time.
"I am going to take care of her, father." He said thankful that their father didn't do anything without their agreement otherwise he would've already sued half of the school including Mr. Zenoheld. "And let your sister take care of you too! You are still bleeding, Keith!" he shouted after his son who walked upstairs to comfort his sister. He had already forgotten his nose and lip were bleeding, his knuckles too as well as his knees which he fell on and ripped open. He walked up to his little sisters' room and asked "Can I come in?" not wanting to knock and leave blood trails on the door with his injured knuckles. "Sure" the answer came from the other side of the door. As her brother walked in Mira turned around to look at him "Are you fine, Mira?" he asked and sat down next to her. "Yes, I'm fine. I already have an idea how I could style them." The younger girl said chuckling and stood up to take the first-aid-kit and band-aid her brother's nose and lip. Keith suddenly felt the pain in his nose again and gritted his teeth as Mira helped him with the injury. When he kind of got used to the pain he asked "So you're not sad?" and looked at his little sister. "Not really. I mean of course I really liked my long hair but it's not like my life is ruined now that it's short. Life goes on." She answered and put a patch on each wound "More important is that you won't forget to stay longer in school tomorrow. You have to tutor this boy in German, remember?" Right. Keith had already forgotten he agreed tutoring a boy one class level lower than him. "Yes, thanks for reminding me." He said, Mira finishing her work. "No problem she said smiling at her brother. The two siblings have always been very close due to their loneliness and dependence on each other. "Anyway, it's late let's eat and go to sleep, ok?" Keith asked smiling. His sister returned the smile, nodding happily and walking down the stairs with her brother.