Not so Normal Beginnings

Life was as normal as could be expected at Jump City High. No one had powers and all the crime fighting was left to the Teen Titians. If your former schoolmate turned into an evil genius you pretended you never knew them in the first place. Life flowed by from class to class like any other normal high school. That is until Taipa had an unusual day.

It began like any other day. She got up at 6:30 and got dressed in her school uniform; a blue plaid skirt about 2 inches above the knee, a white-collar button up blouse and her blue school jacket with her school badge on the left side. It wasn't something she liked wearing but it wasn't like she had a choice. She combed back her long brown hair until it was as straight as it would get. She put on her mascara and eye shadow. Today she wore her favorite earrings, a gold diamond stud in each ear. Nothing fancy, just a normal school day ritual.

When she got to school she went to her locker and took out her block one books; Freshman English with Professor Yolen. The only thing remotely odd was a small pain on her shoulder blades, nothing more than a sting. Her day continued on its normal boring fashion, chatting with friends, tons of homework, flirting unknowingly with boys. Her shoulder pain didn't go away and it increased a little with each passing hour but not enough to bother Taipa.

"Will all freshman please report to the auditorium for a special assembly," The loud speaker announced. Suddenly the halls rang with the sound of slow moving teenagers on their way to another boring lecture. Taipa walked slowly into the auditorium and sat next to her friend Rachel.

"What do you think this is about," Rachel asked.

"No Idea," replied Taipa, "Probably another anti-drug speech or something."

"Yea your right, Man it seems like every month they remind us I mean its permanently imprinted in my brain."

"I know, well at least we get to miss Geometry."

Just then the principal came out on stage with a group of young students who looked just about the same age as Taipa.

"Attention everyone, these young people are from the local volunteer research facility downtown. They have come to show you a number of artifacts found in the old Jump City High School. Now everyone pay attention," The principal announced. A guy who looked about 16 walked out in the middle of the stage and smiled at the students. Taipa winced as her shoulders began to throb spontaneously.

"Thank you for having me at your school. My name is Chael. My fellow volunteers and I have recently been excavating the old Jump City High School buildings from the early 1900's," he announced. He was quite handsome. He had dark brown hair cut right above his ears and bright blue eyes. He smiled with a straight row of perfectly white teeth and had a certain glow about him. Many girls in the audience sat up straighter in the seats to get a better look at him. He was wearing tan pants with a tight black shirt from his organization. Rachel smiled happily at Taipa only to notice her friend frowning in pain.

"What's wrong?" Rachel whispered.

"My shoulders hurt," replied Taipa.

"The first thing I have to show you," Chael said, "Is a diamond necklace found buried in a time capsule from 1902." Chael held up a necklace that glittered in the stage lights. It was a gold chain with a perfectly cut solid diamond heart. Taipa looked up in awe just as her shoulders started to burn with pain. She screamed as her back ripped open and her shirt split. Out of each shoulder came a blood splattered white wing. As each wing extended out of Taipa's back, blood splattered onto the people sitting around her.

"OHMYGOD!" screamed Rachel and others in the crowd. There was a great wave of confusion as some people tried to run out of the auditorium and others stood around shocked. Up on stage Chael looked into the crowed and sprang into action. As soon as he saw the young women in the audience with wings he to let his own wings release. Out of his back sprang a pair of dark blue-gray wings that reached out behind him, although he to lost a lot of blood it did not seem to hurt him as much as it hurt Taipa. He flew into the audience and picked up Taipa lightly in his arms. Taipa, having suffered tremendous pain and blood loss was near unconsciousness.

"At last, I found you," Chael said while he smiled down on the young women cradled in his arms. The last thing Taipa saw before she passed out was Chael's bright smile and the last thing she heard were the beat of his wings and the screams of her classmates as Chael flew her out of the window to some unknown destination.

Ok so no Titan's in this chapter but I promise that they're coming later… maybe next chapter or chapter 3… I'm not sure how much I can get done in the next chapter… anyway. Hope you liked it, please review!

Taipa means wingspan.

Chael means angelic.