Hey Everyone, my names Aaron or SHH (short for ShyHyperHufflepuff)
and this is Melina! My Imaginary muse! (point to girl with vivid blue hair and green eyes)
Me : This story is based off a vivid dream I had and is rated M because I'm paranoid
Melina : (Scoffs)Most your stories are based off of dreams
Me : (Blushes and shoves Melina) Yah well, Hope you like and review and follow flames are fuel for my go-karts and fire pits ;)
Roll the story! (curls up beside Melina in bean bag chair)
Chapter one
Light filtered it's way into a small motel room, the occupant groaned and rolled around slightly in the queen size bed. The room was dingy with peeling wallpaper, scuffed up and torn apart carpets, a couch with holes in it, a TV that always had a bit of static, a slightly crooked two person table, a leaky kitchen sink with a broken freezer, and a non working microwave, the bathroom was small, barely enough room for one person and the bed smelled something akin to rotten fruit. Though to the occupant who had passed out on the bed apon coming in couldn't bring herself to care.
A groan sounded from the creaky bed as the 17 year old girl sat up rubbing her eyes. She was wearing a pair of boxers and a black bra having taken off her clothes to get into bed being too exhausted to get into her pajamas.
The teen stood up and popped her back with a satisfied sigh. The girl had mid back length wavy neon baby blue hair, she was short about 5'2", and had milky white skin, with a small spatter of freckles on her nose, she had large round eyes, that were a neon glowing blue color with her pupils being the same shade, she had high cheekbones, and a small nose, her body was covered in scars on top of scars, across her stomach, chest, legs, shoulders, back, everything below her chin was coated in angry red and pink scars all old and slightly faded but scary none the girl also had a few tattoo's, at the bottom of her neck going down between her shoulder blades was a tattoo of Japanese letters spelling out 'Survivor', on her lower back was elegant tribal symbols, on her left hip bone was a star type tattoo(A/N look up Oliver's tattoo from the Russian Bravata, it looks like that, will be explained later), and behind her left ear in was a small tattoo, it was the Celtic symbol for 'brother' (A/N google it ;D )
She had one scar on her face though it started under her right eye and cut down diagonally across her lips and to the other side of her chin, it was light pink and about as thick as ones pinky, but this girl was still beautiful despite her 'imperfections'
This girl was 17 year old Penelope "Pippa" Queen, daughter of Robert and Moira Queen, younger sister of Thea and Oliver Queen.
Pippa sighed and looked around scrunching her nose as she tried to remember where her phone was. She looked through her small black duffle bag and made a noise of triumph as she found the small black flip phone in the front pocket of the jeans she had abandoned on the floor the night before.
She squinted her eyes as the bright light of the phone blinded her for a second and sighed one again when she saw the time "8:07 huh?" She muttered and ran hand through her long blue locks. "Well it's still early" she mumbled and bit her lip, her eyes clouding with thoughts.
Pippa sighed and pulled an outfit out of her bag, and hissed as she jostled her shoulder, the teen had gotten in a nasty fight with a mugger on her patrol last night. She couldn't believe he even got a hit on her, Pippa shook her head and walked to the bathroom closing the door behind her as she turned the shower on, and turned to stare at herself in the mirror, she laid her hands on the counter of the old sink her bangs covering her eyes.
Tomorrow was the anniversary of the day she ran away from home. Pippa was only 12 when she left, sometimes she regretted it, but with everything that happened to her she knew she could never go back...not with her history...her mistakes...She was a different person now...
She still remember's the day that she left... Pippa shook her head and turned stripping down and climbing in the shower the giant bruise on her shoulder along with her dozens of scars were glistening under the hot water and dull light.
A 12 year old Pippa sat on the edge of her bed tears glistening in her green eyes, her blonde hair pulled into a bun her skin was flushed and her eyes bloodshot as sobs racked her body. She was clutching desperately to a picture of her older brother and father her tears stained the glass of the photo, two years ago today her father and brother went missing on the Gambit. "I'm sorry" she whispered hiccuping as she shook, she wasn't sure what she was apologizing for, but her heart ached as she wished for her big brother to be there and ruffle her hair giving her a big smile as he teased her, or her father giving her piggy pack rides or teaching her and Thea how to fish.. She curled up into herself and began sobbing with more ferocity clutching the picture to her chest as her sobs echoed through her looked up with a gasp as her 15 year old sister came in the room tears glistening in her eyes as she sat next to her younger sister a sad smile on her face. "Hey pips" Thea said her voice cracking slightly as her gaze landed on the picture. "I miss them" Pippa sobbed looked up into her taller sisters identical green eyes. Thea held back a sob trying to be strong for her younger sister and pulled her into a hug, the two holding onto each other as they cried "I miss them too" Thea whispered and nuzzled her face into her baby sister's hair. The two girls stiffened slightly as the tired voice of their mother called up "Time for school girls!"
Pippa walked down the hall of her school with dull eyes, her blonde hair curtaining her face as she clutched the strap of her school bag needing something to keep her hold on reality so she wouldn't break down, She couldn't believe her mother made her come to school today. Pippa sighed and exited the school and climbed into the car that always picked her up, she ignored the drivers worried gaze and kept her eyes locked on the scenery that flashed by blinking back tears as her lip trembled. She held in her small and shaky hands the necklace Oliver had given her a few years back it was a small golden heart shaped locket with her initials engraved on it and a picture of her family inside. The car stopped and Pippa sniffled quickly wiping her tears and putting a blank look on her face as she excited the car, giving a monotone 'thank you' to the driver and hurriedly walked up the drive to the mansion.
Pippa picked at her food not even eating anything as her mother and sister talked she kept silent her eyes locked on the faded silver of her fork as she twirled around the pasta her stomach aching at the mere thought of eating. "Penelope" her mother called making the 12 year old look up. Pippa looked like a miniature version of her mother she had her nose, face and hair, while having green eyes while her mothers were blue. "I got a call from your school today, they said your grades have been dropping" Her mother said and wiped her mouth with her napkin setting her silverware down. Pippa stiffened and set down her fork her shoulders hunched slightly "I don't know how you can expect my grades to be perfect, especially now" Pippa spat looking away.
Moira sighed and pushed her plate away lightly "Penelope honey, I understand that your hurting, we all are, but your not eating, your never go out, your grades have dropped form a's to c's and D's even getting an F in math, Darling you lost over 30 pounds and weren't very heavy to began with, you make me worry" she said and gave Pippa a gentle look, Thea stood up sensing another argument about to start and excused herself. "I don't need your worry" Pippa snapped and stood up preparing to storm off.
"Were not done here young lady!" Moira shouted and stood up rushing to her daughter and grabbing her shoulder. "You need to stop shutting me out" she said and pulled her daughter to face her." I only shut you out because you don't care!" Pippa yelled her eyes swimming with tears. Her mother gasped "Of course I care!" She snapped offended. Pippa wrenched herself from her mother's grip "Oh yeah well you sure don't act like it" Pippa screamed tears gliding down her face "When dad and Oliver went missing you never comforted me or Thea! You were always gone! Where were you when I needed you most?!" She sobbed looking at her mom with teary green eyes. Moira began crying "I wanted to be there for you,don't think I didn't!" She snapped "IF YOU DID THEN YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE!" Pippa screeched her voice echoing in the mansion.
"I WANTED TO BE THERE MORE THAN YOU KNOW! BUT I COULDN'T!" She screamed out her fists clenching. Pippa sobbed louder "Tell me why then! Why weren't you there?!" The girl screamed, Her mother shook her head "I can't tell you!" She yelled. Pippa shook her head glaring through her tears at Moira "Then your lying! You should be able to tell your own daughter why you weren't there, after you husband and oldest son died!" Pippa screeched her fist's clenching angrily her body shaking. "I CAN'T TELL YOU! STOP BEING SO DIFFICULT AND FRUSTRATING YOU NEED TO ACCEPT THERE GONE! THERE NEVER COMING BACK!" Moira screamed sobbing all the while, Pippa gasped her sobbing quitting as she looked at her mom with hurt eyes then the hurt flood away and was replaced with anger. "I HATE YOU!" She screeched "I wish you had died Instead of Oliver and Dad!" She screamed her throat aching. A sharp pain was felt on her cheek and she crashed to the floor blood trickling from her busted lip as she sobbed looking at her mother in shock "Y-you h-hit me" she mother gasped and fell back looking at her hand in shock not believing her actions "D-darling-" She tried reaching towards her daughter.
Pippa shook her head and stood up wiping her green eyes wide and her lip trembling"I HATE YOU!" She sobbed and ran off crying. "Pippa! Wait!" Moira screamed with no answer from her daughter she fell back on a chair sobbing into her hands.
Pippa ran up the stairs and slammed the door behind her as she ran into her room. She fell to her knees and sobbed clutching her locket as she wished her father and brother were here, She sniffed and looked up determination filling her teary green eyes. "Well she doesn't want me right?" She muttered to herself she grabbed a large bag from her closet and packed clothes, blankets, and from under a loose floorboard, money she had been saving that was supposed to buy her college funds. She changed her clothes and left her phone behind knowing they could track it. She sat on her bed her door locked until the clock in her room struck 1 am, when it did she snuck out passing her mother who was asleep on the couch.
Pippa sighed and turned the water off but stood in her place for a moment, thoughts rushing around her head like angry hornets, the only sound was the soft pattern of water dripping from her hair and on to the shower teen let out a shuddering breath and slid the curtain open walking in front of the mirror her eyes focused on the deep scar on her face. She ran trembling fingertips over a it and sighed. "I miss you all" she muttered, of course she had always missed her family and it always felt like a dull ache right where her heart was, but the ache had been sharpened when her older brother had come back alive, as much as Pippa wanted to run home and apologize to her family for running away, for staying away from them, for letting them never know what happened to her.
She was scared and she could admit that to herself, Pippa also knew she had overreacted when she was 12 the things she had said to her mother were awful and she doesn't blame Moira for smacking her. Pippa's hand crawled up to the tattoo behind her ear and she kept it there for a minute, it was special to her, she had gotten it when she was 15 in honor of Oliver..of course she had thought he was dead at the time, she stilled loved it though.
The bluenette sighed and looked back into the cracked mirror she took a deep breath and let her powers loose her light blue hair momentarily turning into blue flames, the same blue flames coating her arms as her eyes flashed a brighter glowing blue and her body heated up but none of the flames burned her as she was the one who generated them. She let the flames diminish and smiled slightly as her hair and body were completely dry. Pippa never found out how or why she got her powers, and if she was being entirely honest she didn't care either. All she knew was when she got upset her arms and hair burst into flames, her hair and eyes had turned blue whenever she had gotten her powers.
She had a theory that her and her mentor had come up with though, she was In Central City sitting by a fireplace, when a sonic wave had knocked her to the ground the flames from the fireplace somehow affected her, her mentor Alex had a theory that some particle accelerator thingamajig that was made by this Dr. Wells guy exploded that night and made her what she was, he also told her there were reports of other people like her, and that they were being classified as 'meta-humans' or some crap, Pippa really didn't bother with the details.
The teen sighed and grabbed the clear bag she had brought into the bathroom while grabbing the supplies she needed, she brushed her teeth and her hair sighing as she pulled her blue locks that she was proud to have into a tight bun and put on a wig cap, she made sure the chin length brown haired wig that was straight and made from real hair stayed on. She then held back flinches as she put in dark brown contacts that were very thick as her eyes melted regular ones, yes that was learned the hard way.
She grabbed a water proof, sweat proof concealer that could cover tattoo's and was for professional and movie use's. She covered every scarred inch of her body in it then Pippa now looked like the girl on the fake ID she had known as Ramona Brooks, she got dressed into pair of long gray skinny jeans, a green tank top, with a black zip up hoodie. Sighing she looked in the mirror seeing another person altogether and hating it, but she was on the run, the people who would want her thought she was dead and she wanted it to stay that way. Pippa never wanted to go back to where she was before.
A shrill ringtone cut out and the now brunette grabbed the cellphone off the sink and looked at the number with cautious eyes, only one person should know this number and she couldn't take chances, Pippa sighed in relief seeing the familiar digits and opened the phone holding it to her ear, "Hey Alex"she greeted turning and leaving the bathroom. "Hey how's my favorite girl" her mentor greeted, Alex had taken her in when she was 14 and she left when she was 16, he was about 30 with graying black hair and blue eyes that had seen way to much, a scarred body, tall height, rippling muscles, he was a sight to fear even if he was a giant teddy bear you couldn't be deceived by his demeanor he could kick major ass if he wanted to, he treated her like a daughter and Pippa loved him like a father. The teen scoffed placing the phone between her ear and shoulder looking in the pathetic excuse for a fridge hoping to eat. "I'm your only girl" Pippa said rolling her eyes fondly, Alex laughed and shuffling was heard on the other end "Well your right about that" He said his voice growing tense as more shuffling was heard.
Pippa stood up straight and apple that was bright red clutched in her hand, her eyebrows creasing as she took a small bite, "You OK?" She asked closing the fridge with her hip. She heard a deep sigh "Listen we need to talk...in person" Alex said seriously, Pippa slowly took the apple from her mouth her arm falling loosely to her side, her body heating up nervously she looked worriedly at the watch on her wrist, it was a gift from Alex it always reminded the teen of the Hulk as it let her know if she was getting too angry or upset, because if she was, she burst into flames. "What about?" She asked struggling to keep the worry from her voice.
She heard a cough and a sound of a zipper most likely a suitcase or bag, "I can't talk over the phone, people might be listening, we need to meet where the ducks are swarming" He said and Pippa gasped the apple falling from her hand the dull thud of it hitting the floor not even reaching her mind, that was a code the two only used for emergencies, the meeting place the two only knew about, Pippa heard a shrill beeping and looked at her watch taking a deep breath calming herself, "I'm about 200 miles away, I'll see you in about two days 1 if I speed" she said and quickly hung up rushing and packing her stuff quickly a deep frown on her face as she chewed her lip. What could possibly be happening, they had only ever had to use that code once and that was when she got her powers about a year ago.
Pippa shook her head leaving the room and taping the key on the door having paid last night, she rushed down the stairs and into the parking lot her hands shaking as she got her car keys out of her was worried about talking on the phone, she froze "Is it them?"she whispered fear striking her in the gut. She shook her head mind racing as she unlocked the rusted old white pickup truck that was her baby. The place she need to go was in Amarillo Texas, at an old motel she used to stay at with Alex, she was currently in Cedar Park Texas she sighed turning on the radio knowing it was a long trip.
Me : (uses confetti cannon) I'll Update tomorrow and hopefully If i get reviews I'll answer them
Melina : (throws glitter dryly) yay...(walks off)
Me : (Blinks and shrugs walking off after her)