Guilty by Association
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Disclaimer: I don't anything related to Sky High or The Gift by James Patterson (but I do rather like the book…)
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Chapter One: The Misfits
I quickly open a portal to the shadow realm and allow the student, some guy with laser vision, to fly through it only to be deposited back into the ring. Stronghold had once again thrown someone out of the ring and sailing toward me and my friends. This could be because nobody really liked or trusted us, but this could also be because Stronghold is a creature of habit and this just happens to be his favorite corner.
"Nice save Maguire!"
And no, that isn't a joke, it's my name. My name is Grace Maguire and I have a very interesting or intimidating as the rest of the school sees it, power. You see I have the ability to control dark and shadow matter; I am also an illusionist and empath so apparently I am considered 'villain material' along with the rest of my friends. None of us have ever really done anything to warrant our brand but that doesn't seem to matter too much to the school at large.
We had all more or less found one another one by one and now here we are seniors lounging in the back corner of the bleachers, where golden boy Stronghold likes to deposit his trash during Save the Citizen. You would think that after four years of this shit that they would come up with a more creative game or another type of activity, but no, I've been watching the same thing for several years now. To say it is getting rather old is an understatement.
The only good thing about golden boy Stronghold is that for the past couple of years his best friend has been Warren Peace and I rather liked ogling him during Save the Citizen and any other class that we just so happen to have with one another.
I raise my hand and nod my head at Couch Boomer before lazily going back to watching the wonders of "Gym Class."
"Aww… you aren't going hero on us are you Grace?" questions Jake from his position behind me.
I glance back at him to see his infamous sardonic smirk on his handsome face. And let's just say that Jake is the perfect example of tall, dark and handsome in a way you would have never thought of. He has blond hair and dark blue gray eyes and a chiseled jaw that holds his smirks so well. What makes him dark is his powers, he has the power of possession and mind manipulation. Everyone has been scared to death of him since sophomore year where he took total control over some guy in save the citizen and almost made him walk into the spinning blades.
He isn't a bad guy, trust me I would know, he just has a twisted sense of humor.
Reid rolls his eyes from his position to my left, "Don't be ridiculous Jake, Grace would never do that to us…" he mutters perpetuating the inside joke.
Reid Raybourn is the opposite of Jake with chestnut brown hair and hazel eyes and a smile that could make a girl swoon. He was also incredibly smart and a quite devious, I adore him.
Tory laughs openly at the joke, always cheery and hyper there is little that she doesn't laugh at. Tory looks more like a pixie that anything else, being short, slender and a little too much sometimes, she controls the weather… oh and tiny particles such as atoms. To say the least the girl is a walking atomic bomb so don't piss her off.
Veronica from her position beside Jake and right behind Tory groans and at the joke, "That is getting a little old guys..." she mutters in annoyance.
Veronica has deep red hair and piercing green eyes and is the tallest out of us girls with a bad temper and a bad attitude. She has the ability to put curses and hexes on people as well as tip probability in or out of your favor.
"Don't be such a spoil sport V!" says Jake.
She shoots him a warning glare and he quickly shuts up.
The five of us go back to watching the game or ignoring the game and all is relatively silent.
Today is only the second day of school and I have Mad Science next, one class I am dreading. Medulla, hasn't like me very much ever since Tory and I decided to power up the laser ray sophomore year and ended up blowing a hole through the front of the classroom and through about three more. Nobody was hurt but we almost got his overly large head in the blast. Needless to say he has never forgiven us and Tory and I haven't had Mad Science together since. The five of us had already compared schedules and I don't have class with any of them so this will be the first time, minus freshman year, where I am walking into this class alone. I am not looking forward to that!
The moment class is over I open up a portal and the three of us walk into it and come in the locker room where we quickly change clothes. We all walk out and say our 'see you's' then we head off in different directions.
I quickly head toward the Mad Science Lab already knowing exactly where it is. My portal drops me off and I take a table in the back next to a window. Quickly the room begins to fill up and before you know it Alyssa or 'Freeze Girl' comes walking daintily into the room. I've never really had much of a problem with her, but I've never really liked her either. I've especially not liked her since she was caught in the janitor's closet with that guy with six arms while she was dating Warren Peace. To say that their relationship ended badly would be an understatement and now they can barely stand to be in the same room with one another.
I quickly ignore her and start to read The Gift by James Patterson, I am lost in the book when all of a sudden a bag is slammed down on the desk and I feel a wave of anger hit me like a transfer truck; and trust me it's strong if the emotions can get through my shield. The other chair at the table is ripped out and the person practically breaks it as they slam themselves into it hard. I am surprised by not only the show of animosity but also by whom it is. Sitting beside me is Warren Peace and he is looking at Alyssa like he is going to start spitting fire at any moment, which isn't impossible.
I'm not only surprised that my crush of several years is now sitting next to me, but a little disappointed as well. I could feel pain beneath the anger and knew he hadn't gotten over her. I knew why though, it comes with the power I could know anything about anyone that I wanted, which sometimes kinda sucks. Let's just say that Warren Peace doesn't take betrayal very well… somehow I think it stems from his father, but what do I know?
I try my best to ignore him, or at least his arms… I love his arms… and concentrate on my book. The last thing I want is for Warren Peace to get pissed at me, especially when my shining moment to make him forget all about Miss Stone-Cold-Bitch is at hand. So I do the one thing that I can think of that I probably shouldn't do. I reach my hand out and let it rest on his exposed wrist and begin to calm him down. The effects are visibly noticeable. His shoulders lose their tension, the scowl on his face softens and his fists unclench.
His head shoots in my direction, "What are you doing?" he growls.
I suppress a shiver, but not one of fear like he wants, and turn cool blue eyes on him, "If you don't calm down you are going to make a fool of yourself, plus it's been almost a year get over it." I say coldly.
Ok, so I'm a little jealous… sue me…
He glares at me, "What would you know?"
"More than you think…"I mutter before turning to the front of class as Mr. Medulla walks into the room and demands silence sending a pointed glare in my direction.
From beside me I can feel Warren's glare and just know that this is going to be a great year…
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