Chap 1
Victoria looked around her new home. Great. I'm in The Middle Of Nowhere, Texas. As far as she was concerned, she wasn't supposed to be there. She's 17, almost 18, and used to live in a penthouse in NY with her dad. But nooooooo. He had to discover she was a freak and send her packing to Odessa, Texas to live with her druggie mother. Thank god she knew how to cook. Victoria went upstairs to her room to finish unpacking, when the doorbell rang.
"Mom! Door!" No answer. The bell rang again.
"Never mind! I'll get it." God damned druggie. I hate you. To save time and energy, Victoria decided to use her power to get downstairs. The door was closed and the blinds drawn, so why not? Vicki smiled to herself and sank through the floorboards. She landed with a slight thud in front of the door. Sighing, Victoria opened the door. On the other side was a girl about the same age. She had blonde hair and blue eyes.
"Hi. I'm Claire Bennet. Uh, welcome to the neighborhood." She held up a platter of brownies. Victoria took them, in somewhat awe. She had never been welcomed anywhere.
"Thanks. I'm Victoria Enslin." Victoria tucked her black hair behind her ear. Her hazel eyes grew wider when she saw what type of brownies they were. Chocolate chip, her favorite.
"How did you know I just moved in?" Victoria inquired. Claire smiled.
"My mom's the gossip queen." They stood there for a moment.
"Would you like to come in?" Vicki asked. Clair shook her head.
"No. I have to get to the high school and get ready for the football game." Victoria gave her a once over. Claire smiled and started to laugh.
"I'm a cheerleader, not a player." At this they both began to giggle.
"Well, thank you for the brownies."
"Any time." Claire smiled again and turned to leave. Vicki closed the door and turned left into the kitchen. She had just set the brownies on the counter, when a screeching sound pierced the air. Vicki recognized the sound as tires. In NY you heard that thing all the time, penthouse or not. Vicki bolted out of the kitchen and phased through the door without thinking. She saw Claire on the ground, with blood everywhere.
"Oh, my God, Claire, I didn't see you there!" A boy came from around the drivers side of the car.
"It's alright. I'm fine. Ms. Indestructible remember?" Clair started to re-adjust her shin bones when she saw Victoria. A frown crossed her face as she saw the unbelieving expression on the raven haired girl.
"Victoria, please—" Vicki held up a hand.
"You don't need to explain anything to me. C'mon, we should get you cleaned up. Park the car in the driveway if you want, just don't hit anything on the way." Vicki smiled at the two. Vicki helped Claire to her feet and up the steps to the door. Victoria tried the knob, but it was locked. Vicki frowned and looked over at the blood stained blonde.
"If I keep your secret, will you keep mine?" Claire nodded. Victoria took a deep breath and made her hand phase through the door and flip the lock. Claire looked at her, and an understanding passed between them.
"Now we're even Ms. Enslin." Vicki nodded.
"Yes we are Ms. Bennet, yes we are."
Sorry it's short, and it gets better.
With all due respect,
Miss Yumi
