I pulled on the vine again finally cutting through my battered and now torn hand. Anger was getting the better of me at work today, I wanted the day to be over. I wanted to go home. I walked to the work truck and duct tape the gaping wound on my hand. I went back to complete my task, but the vine was already gone. In my suffering I completed the task. I took the vine and threw it in the back of our work truck that we used to go to the dump. As I walked back to the work zone, 'Reade! We got to take the tree down too! Your volunterring.' My boss said to me. My boss, the asshole, has just made my day one of the worst days of my life. I grabbed the gear to take the tree out. I climbed up the tree and roared the chainsaw to life. I clicked the trigger and pressed it against the bark of the tree and cut into the tree. I didnt know why I was angry, I was just in a bad mood at the time. I cut the tree and It fell. Finally my work day was over and it was time to go home.
When I got home my mom and step-dad were up and sitting on the couch talking. I fucking hated that man, he beat me and tries to beat me when my moms not around. He hit my mom once and he has never laid a hand on her like that again. Hopefully when I sleep I wont here them. I took my work clothes off and headed for the shower scrubbing that days work off. The water was refreshing on my skin, I mean just moving here 4 weeks ago wasnt bad but tomorrow I have to go to school. Great. We moved from our old home in New Jersey to California. My mom said it was to get rid of the memories back home. By memories she means my dads grave and his family. They loved me but I was still only 17 and when I turned 18 I knew I was going to leave. I got out of the shower and put some shorts on and hit my bed. My bed was so welcoming and before I knew It I was sleeping and then I was woken up by the noises from my moms room. Couldnt they just be quiet? I fell back asleep and I was again woken up by my step dad. 'Abel! Get the fuck up! Your going to be late for school.' He said kicking my bed, I woke up and saw my alarm clock I was going to be late as fuck. I jumped in the shower and got out, changed my clothes and had a really quick breakfast and before I could say "late" I was in the street on my skateboard going to school.
Kids were getting to school by cars and busses and even by walking. I rolled up to the school with my bag slung over my shoulders. I kicked my board up and held it in my hand and made my way to the school by merging with the huge crowd of kids. I was walking to the steps of the school when my board was pushed out of my hands and onto the ground. I looked over my shoulder and saw a kid with jet black hair and a varsity jacket on, jeans and black shoes. 'Excuse me.' I said bending down to pick up my board. His friends laughed at me, I brushed it off and looked back at him. 'Your the new kid? Names Cole. I'm your worst nightmare punk.' He said getting closer then trying to knock my board again, I moved my board away. 'Fuck off asshole.' I said going up the stairs and putting my board down on the ground and pushing off the cement towards the building but I felt the collar of my zip-up hoodie being pulled. I fell to the ground on my back, I looked up to see Cole and his friends laughing. I got up and looked at him, 'You really dont want to fuck with me man.' I said to him. He looked at me closer, 'Yeah?' He said before looking at me again and punching me in the face. I didnt see it coming but he went away as fast as his fist hit me. I fell to the ground with my hands extened to the cement, I spit blood out of my mouth and I slowly got up. I felt my eye begin to blacken. I grew angry at Cole for doing that. I walked up to the school doors and didnt see my board anywhere. Then I saw it and picked it up, it was over by some girls that were laughing and chewing gum. I walked over and picked up my board while looking at them, they gave me a wierd face and turned away. I walked into school and into the office to get my things that would help me through school. I grabbed my books my schedule and my locker combonation.
I turned the combonation to my locker again and it still didnt open. I was getting angrier and angrier when I couldnt open it for the 3rd time. I tried it again and it still didnt work, I balled my hand into a fist and punched the metal storage door. Then when I retracted my hand I felt a soft touch on that went from my upper arm to my wrist in seconds. I looked up at the figure through the side of my hood, it was a girl. Her bookbag slung over both shoulders and her books pressed neatly against her chest. Her light dirty blonde hair was up in a ponytail and glasses to hide just a little of her pale green eyes. My mouth nearly dropped when I saw her, I didnt feel so angry and more I felt...happy. I looked at her just...soaking it all up. It took me a while before I realized she was talking to me. 'Hello? You there?' She giggled after she stopped, I smiled and looked at her. 'Im sorry. Yeah the locker wont open.' I said to her kicking it and stepping back to look at her. 'Let me see.' She said taking the slip of paper from my fingers and twisting the combonation and before I knew it my locker was opened. 'Thank you very much miss.' I said looking at her. Her face turned red and she looked down at the ground, I put the books I didnt need in the locker and got the books I did need and I shut the locker. 'Looks like you got it from here. I...didnt get a name.' She said looking at me I pulled my hood down and looked at her, 'Abel Reade.' I said offering my hand. 'Dude, your eye is black.' She said staring at my eye, 'Its nice to meet you dude your eye is black.' I said starting to laugh. 'Sorry, I just dont see handsome guys with black eyes often oh!' She said covering her mouth with her hands and dropping her books. I laughed a little then bent down and picked her books up and handed them to her. She started to blush a little mored making her cheeks flush an apple red color. 'Dont worry about it Miss. But I too still didnt get a name.' I said looking at her, 'Casey Garrnet and not like the jem.' She said. I was about to say something else but, 'Were going to be late for class.' She said to me taking my hand and running down the hall.
I put my books in my pack and rolled my board in front of us, then I took Casey in my arms like a bride and I stepped on the board and kicked off the ground so we could make it to the class faster. When I picked her up she squealed a little but then she was silent as we sped down the hall way making kids get to the side of the hallways. I stared ahead looking at the classroom numbers making sure I was on track, I didnt say anything but I knew she was staring up at me. As we came to a corner of the hall I used one arm to grab the side of the wall and turn still holding Casey. 'Right here! Right here!' She said to me, I stepped on the back of the board and let her down on the floor. She looked at me as I stepped hard on the back of the board and it popped back into my hands. 'Ready for class?' She asked me, I nodded. We made our way to the door, 'Ladies first.' I said letting her go first and we saw half the class taking their seats. I sat down in the back, I put my hood up as well as Casey sat in front of me. 'Welcome back to school kids. This year is going to hold...' I tuned the teacher out as I stared at Casey, she was beautiful and I think I was falling in love. This was going to be an awesome year. I said to myself, 'And we have a new student! Please stand up and tell us your name.' The teacher said to me, I sighed and stood up feeling like a kid, 'Hey. Im Abel Reade, nice to meet you all.' I said sitting back down hearing girls giggle and guys snickering. 'Welcome Abel, I hope that this year will help you expand your knowledge.' He said before turning around to the whiteboard but then turned back around, 'Im sorry, but we also do not allow hoods to be up during class.' He said, I looked down at the desk, I felt a little angry but then I felt fingers on my fingers. I looked down to see Casey's fingers tracing my fingers. I smiled and flipped my hood up and looked up at the teacher. The girls gasped and the guys laughed harder. 'I see why you kept it up.' He said before returning back to the board, I looked back down to feel Casey's fingers retract from mine, but I quickly but gently grasped her fingers back to mine. Her fingers rubbed my rough skin on my hand before retracting them again. I smiled to myself and listened to the teacher again.
The bell rang for the lunch, I got up and grabbed my board like the past classes and headed for the door. I got out into the hall and rolled my board on the ground and jumped on it heading for the cafeteria. I was passing every locker on the way to mine, I held onto the corner of the wall and turned the corner and stopped at my locker. I put in the combo and put my books I didnt need and grabbed the ones I did need and closed the metal door. I made my way to the cafeteria walking now. Everyone stared at me, hasn't anyone seen a black eye before? I rubbed it off and turned to the cafeteria to feel my stomach drop. Casey was pushed up against a wall with Cole one arm on the wall like a cliche movie date ask. But he was saying something to her and by the look of her face she didnt like it. Coles friends stood around him looking her up and down, while everyone in the cafeteria looked at it doing nothing but watch. I started over to them and pushed my way through the crowd, I stopped for a moment. 'Come on Case, please? Just once? I promise I'll use a rubber and I promise I'll be gentle.' He said laughing. I had enough of it, I pushed past everyone and positioned myself in front of Casey and in Cole's face. 'Get lost Reade. Im trying to get laid.' He said moving past me and towards Casey. I extened my arm out and pushed him back into my face. 'Do you want me to blacken your other eye?' He asked me, 'She doesnt want you and she didnt like what you said to her.' I said to him, 'How would you know? Let me ask her.' He said trying to grab her by the side. I grabbed his wrist and twisted it around a little making him whince in pain. I let go and he looked at me, 'Thats it Reade.' He said before preparing to punch me. I moved Casey out of the way with one hand and moved my head to the side making Cole miss. I dropped my board and punched him in the ribs then waited for him to regain his balance, after he was ready and already going for another strike, I punched him in the nose making him fall onto his friends. He grabbed his nose which was bleeding, 'My dad is going to talk to your dad, then you will be fucked.' He said to me, I felt the anger rush through me, I clenched my hand tight into a fist but felt Casey's hand on my arm. I let the anger go, 'My dad's dead asshole.' I said to him, he looked at me then took off with his friends. Everyone turned away and sat back down at their tables, I turned around to look at Casey. She had a bruise on the side of her cheek that looked like a handprint from a smack, I brushed it with my thumb and looked at her. 'Thank you!' She said grabbing me into a hug, I wrapped my arms around her back and held her tight. She let go first and I held onto her face rubbing her bruise with my thumb, 'Sorry.' I said taking my hand back. She smiled and we sat down at the table next to us. I wasnt hungry for once but she didnt have lunch, I gave her my brown bag. 'Thanks again.' She said laughing opening the bag and taking the sandwhich and eating it.
The rest of the day went on and on until finally school was over. I grabbed my things from the final class and made my way to my locker on my board. I turned the corner and was stopped by the principal. I kicked my board into my hand and stood in front of the principal. 'Mr. Reade, I understand you are new to this school, but I will not allow you to beat up your fellow classmates.' He said to me regarding to Cole. 'Well Sir, Cole gave me this,' I said pointing to my eye, 'And he was sexually harassing a female student and I felt obligated to take a stand and stick up for this student.' I said to him. He looked at me and whiped the frown off his face, 'I see. Dont let this accident happen again or I will have to expel you.' He said to me, I looked at his name tag and saw his last name. Johnson, principal Johnson. I stood there thinking about his name, but I shrugged it off and made my way again to my locker. I put all my books into the locker and slammed it shut. I turned and rode my board to the door of the school. I kept on roling until I got to the steps and ollied over the 7 stairs onto the ground and stood up on the board. The wind in my hair and the sun in my eyes suppressed the earlier anger, I just have to keep telling myself, "No work until next summer, focus on school." I heard my name being called before I jumped the last staircase. I skid my board under me as best as I could but I skid to far and I lost my balance. My board was still under my feet when my hands hit the ground, I looked up to see Casey and a group of kids running towards me. I got up with my board under me and stood up with my board under me. I kicked my board up and held it in my hand, I thought she was being chased so I got ready for a fight. Casey ran up to me and kissed me instead, I wrapped my arms around her still holding onto my board. I dropped my board and held onto her tighter, then she pulled away. 'I was to nervous to do that in the lunch room. Was it too much?' She asked me, I smiled and hugged her. She let go and looked at me again, 'Thers going to be a party at a friends house. I was wondering if you wanted to go with me?' She asked me. Just like that, boom we were going out in her mind but what the hell why not. I thought she was beautiful and she kind of annouced it to me that she tought I was handsome so...why not? 'Yeah I'll go.' I said to her, 'Great! Heres my number. Call me or txt me and we can maybe hang out before the party. Its not until a few days though.' She said with a twinkle in her eyes. 'Okay thats fine. Did you want me to walk you home?' I asked her she nodded. I picked her up and rolled my board with us on it making our way to her house.
I dropped Casey off and kicked my board in my hands. I walked behind her still walking her to her house, then she turned a looked at me. 'I guess I'll see you tomorrow at school?' She asked me, 'Yes ma'am.' I said back to her, she smiled. I bent down and kissed her cheek and just as my lips touched her skin her door opened behind her. 'Casey, who is this boy?' Her father asked us, 'Daddy.' Casey said looking at him, 'Hello sir. I'm Abel, I was just walking your daughter home.' I said looking at him. 'Where'd you get that?' He asked pointing to his eye. 'Daddy!' Casey said a little louder in. I laughed a little, 'Just punks at school.' I said to him then he looked at Casey. His eyes lit up, 'Did you touch my daughter!' He screamed at me coming closer to me. He was talking about the bruise on her cheek. 'No sir! I saved her from them. They gave her that bruise but I wont let that happen again.' I said looking at him trying not to make him more angry. 'Casey get in the house.' He said to her. 'But daddy!' She said to him, 'Now!' He said back. She walked into the house and peeked through the window. 'I dont want to see anymore of those bruises! You hear me!' He said to me. I was getting just a little angry, but I cooled down a little. 'But sir, I didnt give them to her.' I said to him, 'I heard the first time. Just make sure it doesnt happen again.' He said before walking away. I turned around and started to walk away when I heard the door open again and Casey ran out to me, she jumped at me and I caught her in a hug. I rubbed her back and let her down on the ground. 'See you tomorrow.' I said before smirking and rolling my board on the street and begain the ride home.
I dont really care if anyone reads this, but to those who are reading this, I recently was forced to change my writing program from Microsoft Word to Notepad. And Notepad doesnt allow word count or lines for words, I am deeply sorry for any typos or if it is too short. I will try to make longer chapters in the future. Thank you for your time.
-Will
Oh shit almsot forgot. This is sort of a crossover, it involves both DC and Marvel heros. I have never read any comics but I have watched a lot of superhero movies and most comic fans are probably yelling at me because of this comment but it is true. I am sorry. This is going to be a very very very slow story because of a few reasons. One, I havent really written a REAL story in quite a long time and i'm sort of rusty and I've been very busy. Two, this story is about a teenager who accidently finds his power through...almost gave it away. This will take some time so please bare with me if you enjoy the story and I promise to keep updating. Again thank you for your time.
And again,
-Will