Chapter 1
Today wasn't going good for me, my paperwork was building up, crime seemed to be at an all time high and to top it off I'd sprained my ankle. So imagine my irritation when I finally got home to my apartment and found a preteen redhead in my kitchen.
"Hey, who are you?"
I saw the kid flinch and felt a twinge in my heart. He didn't appear to be any older than 12 and here stood a grown man, he was probably terrified.
The. Kid just stood frozen and staring at me. I wondered if he even could talk.
"Hey, hey it's ok. I'm not ma..." He pushed past me, it wasn't the running that left me stunned however, it was the lightning and signature whoosh of a speedster.
It took more effort than first thought to find this junior speedster, speedlet? speedling? It turned out that he was one of those people who wouldn't be found unless they wanted to be.
I wasn't going to give up on him though, he was just a child and if his clothes were any indication a homeless child.
Finally I came across him in an alleyway, huddled under a ratty blanket. that only confirmed my suspicions.
"Hey kid it's ok I just want to see if you're o..." as I nelt beside the boy I managed to get a real look at him. He was most definitely starved. There was no question about it, he was coming back with me.
"How about we head back to my place for some food?"
Later when the kid was fast asleep on my couch I wondered just what I'd gotten myself into.