Ok, so I'm really super excited for this, and I've been waiting all week to post this story! So welcome to the first chapter of Rekindled! So, as you can see, this is a Supernatural story including a whole range of supernatural beings!
I used a range of websites to try and get the powers correct, but the main one I used for this was and it contained a list of all the creatures shown on the show Supernatural, so if you wanna check that out you can. Just google Creatures of Supernatural Listal and it should pop up. I also did use my own creativity on some of the creatures so that's why some may differ from that website. I also made one up :D
I also wanna point out that in this, none of the creatures are immortal. The website says that a lot of them are Immortal, but in this case it's not true. Some maybe very hard to kill, but for this story, they aren't immortal!
I'm done with that little ramble now, so I'm going to ramble more! As for this story, it is the longest thing I've ever written with the story itself being 79,557 so that doesn't account for this author notes. As well as this, I've tried to make it a bit more detailed, but I think I've just dragged everything out instead. Either way, I am so proud of this story, and I really do hope you like it. This is never a good sign, but please bear with the first two chapters. I've made them longer, and the reason for that will become apparent at the end of next chapter. Let's just say that chapters one and two are almost like a prologue to the actual story.
So, with that being said, and my little ramble over, I am so happy to announce the first chapter of Rekindled!
Kendall's POV
At the moment, I hate myself. Ok, that's probably not the best way to start anything, but when it comes down to it, it's true. Ok, so I have a great boyfriend and friends, but I've got no real family, and most importantly no insignia. Seems I missed the evolutionary ladder on that one, and walking through school only makes it so much worse. Of course, I get the usual "Hey Kendall" or "What's up dude" but I can see the judgement in their eyes, secretly thinking 'It's been two whole years, and he's got nothing' or probably the most hurtful 'stupid genny.'
Ok, so I'm guessing some clarification is needed to explain what the hell I'm talking about. The current world I live in isn't occupied by humans alone, a whole host of supernatural creatures are present. Ok, so they all may look human, but they have certain abilities making them so different from the 'generics' as we humans are called. That's the most I'll go into now, as it is a very touchy subject for me.
As with every other morning, I approach my locker taking out the text books I'm going to need for today. "Let's see, double Geography and Biology, followed by fifty mins of Paranormal Protection and a free last. Just great" I mumbled to myself as I loaded up my bag for the day. And as usual, I felt a looming presence next to me, waiting for me to close my locker door, so he could 'scare' me. As the locker door closes, I feel someone place their hands over my eyes.
"Guess who" the low and rather seductive voice says, which he instantly knows is a turn on for me.
"Let's see. Where in the middle of school, so I'm going to guess renowned musician Taylor Swift?" I replied, causing him to chuckle as he removed his hands and spun me around.
"Close, but not quite" James replied, as he started to kiss me on the neck.
"Shame, I was hoping today would be my day to meet her" I replied, an angry frown settling on my face. He quickly took notice of it, and tried to remedy the situation, but I pushed him away before he could even try. "Oh no. I'm mad at you." I replied, starting to walk down the corridor towards my form room.
It was a few seconds before I heard the footsteps following from behind me, as James began with "What have I done now?" Never a good way to start an argument with your boyfriend.
"Um hello? You left this morning without saying a word to me. I had to face your mother alone when I walked into the kitchen, and she was not happy. She's mad about the lamp you broke last night, and I got the blame for it!" I replied, causing him to smirk at my anger.
"You were good last night" was all he said, as he grabbed me by the wrist, effectively stopping me from going anyway and went to pull me into another hug.
"Nuh-uh. Don't you even try!" I responded pushing him away with enough force to make him stumble. While I wasn't as muscular as him, I still had a little bit of muscle on my body.
"Ok, look I'm sorry I left you. But you know that mage training got swapped to Wednesday mornings, since the local people were getting pissed off hearing the banshee's screaming that early." He replied, but that wasn't a good enough excuse.
"And when you told me that, I told you to wake me up, and that I'd come with you. I could watch, or get some extra work done" I scolded back, not bothered if I caused a scene or not. Before he could respond, I spun back around, and continued my walk to the form room, hoping to avoid further argument with him. He went to say something once again, but before he could we heard the first warning bell of the day go off, signalling that form was starting in a few minutes. With a quick rush, the pair of us just made it to our form as the second bell of the day signalled.
"Mr Diamond, Mr Knight, good to see you decided to join us this morning" Mr Adams said, and I couldn't help but notice the distaste in his voice when he said my name. I approached the table at the back of the class, containing the small group of my friends that were in the same form as me, Logan and Camille, and the pair of them instantly picked up on the expression of my face.
"What have you done now?" Camille aimed towards James as he took the seat next to me, and opposite Logan.
"Me? This is all you fault! If you hadn't stole our training sessions on Fridays, then we wouldn't be arguing" James retorted back to Camille, causing to me snort at his statement.
"If you would have woke me up this morning, we wouldn't be having this argument" I pointed out, in a rather passive-aggressive manor, causing both Logan and Camille to instantly click on to what was happening. "Logan, you at least invite your boyfriend to your training sessions, right? Even if he says no, Carlos still has the option to join you correct?" I asked, causing Logan to look at James before answering.
James' eyes were piercing directly into Logan's as he was trying to convince the smaller brunet not to say anything. Well, it was more intimidate then convince, but I think the point still stands. I saw Logan look down at the table, before swallowing a rather large lump in his throat, making his Adam's apple bob.
"Logan, you don't have to answer that" James responded, trying to ease the smaller boy's suffering as he was caught in a dispute between two lovers. "Kendall, stop making a big deal out of this. I'm sorry ok?" James said, trying to take my hand into his, but I quickly snatched my own hand away.
"Yeah, of course you are" was all I mumbled under my breath before reaching for my calculator in my bag, planning to get some homework done.
"Mr Knight! Is that a mobile device in your hand!" Mr Adams barked, as I looked up to see him standing right over me.
"No, it's my calculator" I replied, causing the anger of his face to grow instantly.
"How dare you speak back to me, Mr Knight. Hand your phone over!" he scolded, and I just looked at him. "Hand it over his instant! And a week's detention" He then shouted, causing me to flinch slightly, before I fumbled with my pocket and pulled my phone out handing it to him.
'Great, first thing in the morning and I have fucking detention for the rest of the week' I thought to myself, causing him to bark at me again.
"Two weeks detention for use of vulgar language".
"Stupid telepaths" I mumbled to myself, as the bell went, signalling the first lesson of the day, and my escape from that infernal room. Geography passed with relative ease, Mr Henry teaching us all about tectonic plates and their movement across the earth, quite interesting stuff, and it made it better that James didn't share this lesson with me, as I was still mad at what he did. An hour and forty minutes later, and the knowledge of convention currents and plate boundaries later, and I was on my way to break.
As usual, I stepped into the quad of the school to see everyone pissing about with their powers, mages showing everyone what they could conjure up, or the latest spell they learnt, shapeshifters converting from form into form, trying to impress their friends or potential partners. The vampires, of course, were sticking into the shade, even though they could enter the sunlight, and that led me to my table, where Jo, Lucy, Camille, Logan, Carlos, Dak and James were sat.
Just because I was pissed at him doesn't mean I wasn't going to sit with my friends, no matter how different I was. Turns out Logan also had training this morning, and was currently in the middle of an argument with Carlos, who looked about as happy as me.
"It's not my fault Carlos! I can't help it!" Logan replied to whatever comment that Carlos had previously said.
"Oh god, that's always your excuse! You could at least be a little more considerate" Carlos responded causing Logan to laugh out loud at his statement, which only offended Carlos even more.
"It was training Carlos! The whole point of training is to see what we can change into! I'm not going to limit myself because my boyfriend is angry cause he can only change into a wolf!" Logan scolded back, and I instantly knew what the argument was about. No matter how in love these two were, Carlos had always been jealous of Logan's ability. Suffice to say the arguing continued for another 5 minutes before I finally decided it was time to intervene. And by that, I mean slamming my fists down onto the table causing the pair of them to shut up, and the whole table to stare at me, my anger fully boiled at this point.
"God, it must be fucking awful for the pair of you! You seem to have a lot of fucking problems to complain about. Why don't we let everyone else have a turn! Jo, anything you want to say about being an amazon?" I asked, and she responded with "Don't bring me into this"
"Lucy, any problems with being at kitsune, or Camille anything you want to say about being a banshee. Oh, and I'm sure James and Dak will want to complain about being a mage and an angel!" I began, causing the whole table to stare down at the floor. "While you two are bickering over who is faster or stronger or can change into what, I'm sat here jealous of the pair of you. The best I can fucking do is click my fingers!" I essentially shouted, before pounding my fist back onto the table once more. Before anyone could speak up, I grabbed my bag and walked off, now the whole school staring at me wherever I went.
'Great, now the human is getting more publicity. Like I'm not bullied enough' I thought to myself as I spent the rest of break slouched up against my locker, trying to stop myself from crying as everyone walked past whispering something about me. I could feel their eyes burning into my skin as they stared at the 'Terran' in front of them. Some people even decided to voice their opinions with the three Jennifer's hissing the word "generic" at me. It was kind of ironic that they hissed at me, considering one of them was a Vetala. Another was a Siren, and the last one was a vampire.
After what left like an hour, the bell went, signalling the beginning of my Biology lesson, something I was not looking forward to.
"Ok, so today class were going to be studying the anatomy of our bodies. Find the page that relates to you, and make notes about it please. I'll be around to help, or answer any questions." Mrs Taylor stated, causing the whole class room to erupt into the noise of shuffling pages. I had managed to separate myself from the rest of the class, sitting at one of the desks at the side of the room, instead of the main tables in the middle with Logan and Camille, and flicked my text book to page 5 titled "The Human Anatomy" only filling me with more joy. And the first few sentences of the pages definitely encouraged this even more.
'Humans have the most basic anatomy of all the species on the planet. They have no insignias, meaning that they do not have access to the supernatural abilities that other species possess.' I started to make notes on the topic, but to be honest, it wasn't helping the depressive mood I was in. After about an hour, I decided to flick through the text book, viewing pages from Mages to Demons, but one page intrigued me the most.
Right at the back of the book, only on one page instead of two, was the smallest description of any supernatural being. The top of the page read "Phoenix" and before I could read any more; "Mr Knight!" Mrs Taylor bellowed, startling me causing me to close the book entirely. I gingerly turned to face her, expecting to see an angry face of a teacher who has caught their student defying their instructions, but instead I was meet with two small smiles, one from her and from the school's 'Mindwalker' Miss Wainwright.
"Mr Knight, would you come with me?" Miss Wainwright asked, causing the whole class to turn from her to me and back to her. It is said that only one student has ever been sent to her office, and that they did not return. While I didn't place a lot of truth in the rumour, the fear it instilled into me was far from fake. As I packed my bag, I heard the class descend into whispers and as usual, some rumours began.
"I bet it's cause he's a human. They're going to send him to another school" was one thing I heard someone mumbled.
"I bet it's because he shouted at everyone at break" was another common theory I heard as I eventually reached the front of the class. I flashed a small smile to Mrs Taylor and Miss Wainwright before following her out of the classroom. The walk to her office was a long and shameful one to say the least. Everyone in classes were looking out through the small windows in the doors, staring at the abomination that was walking through the corridors. Other stood by their lockers or in free also stared at me, but this time it was far more obvious when they decided to whisper something into their friend's ear, each and every one of them knowing what it meant to be called to the Mindwalker office. I could already hear some of the rumours spreading, most of them similar to earlier, but some more obscure ones started to spread claiming that I myself was a Mindwalker.
When we finally approached Miss Wainwright's office, I had an idea of what I was letting myself in for. As the door was opened, I saw her office was painted completely white in contrast to her dark skin and most of the furniture following a traditional oak colour. She held the door open for me, and basically ushered me inside before very slowly closing the door behind her, almost to make the situation feel even worse.
She sat at the chair behind her desk, as I sat in the one opposite her, neither of us saying a single word. All she proceeded to do was reach into her desk, grab a small notepad and a pen but this was quickly followed by a pile of documents, in their usual brown cover sheet making me freak out internally.
"Look, Miss Wainwright, if this is about what happened at lunch, then I didn't mean to make a scene…" I began, before she merely placed her hand into the air, an act to silence me I quickly followed.
"Kendall, do you know what I am?" she asked, no emotion present in her voice what so ever, causing me to rather reluctantly nod as I stared into her dark eyes. She raised an eyebrow at me, as I took that as a sign to continue.
"Y-You're a Mindwalker, one of the most powerful supernatural beings on the planet. It's said that you can travel into someone's mind, and change whatever you want about it" I replied, and my explanation of her abilities only made me freak out more.
"Yeah, but do you know what my role is within the school?" she asked, and this time I rather reluctantly shook my head. The circulating 'truth' was that she was sent by the Organisation in order to dissuade misbehaviour in the school, but her real reason for being here was beyond me. "I'm the school's guidance councillor. I'm here to help students who are struggling with any problems, be it physical or emotional" she replied, her eyes softening slightly, but it still didn't help to relax me, as I was still on edge about what she was capable off. "And, it seems that you, Mr Knight, have been struggling with you fair share of problems" she continued, opening up the folder in front of her, revealing a record of my past 'deeds.' "Let's see. Today, you've been recorded as having weeks detention, one for use of a mobile phone, and another for the use of vulgar language."
"That didn't happen!"
"You also causing a disturbance in the quad, which was noticed by a number of staff and students." She said, raising an eyebrow at me, as I awkwardly smiled back, and she continued. "Last week, you were caught skipping a class that you claimed 'wasn't relevant to you…"
"It was Potions and Brews!"
"As well as walking out of PE-" "
I was being targeted"
"and you were caught using offensive language to another student."
"Jett started it. It called be a 'Genny' so I responded!"
"Need I continue Mr Knight. The record is quite extensive" she finally said, closing the file in front of her, and looking me directly into my eyes, only causing me to stop mouthing back. "You've made quite a name for yourself in the school, and it seems most of the teachers seem to think so as well. Like Mr Adams for example" she replied, and that's when I saw red.
"Mr Adams hates me. Anything that goes wrong in that form is blamed on me, and he's always looking for a chance to punish me. I didn't even have my phone out this morning, and he confiscated it from me!" I responded, but instead of saying anything she simply raised her hands into the air.
"Tell me about your parents Mr Knight" Miss Wainwright suddenly changed the topic, to one I was very much not comfortable discussing.
"What has that got to do with anything" I asked, suddenly getting very defensive towards her.
"According to your file, no one knows who they are. It was said that you were brought to a hospital by a stranger that found you in the middle of the street" she began, sliding her finger across the document she was reading, almost saying it word for word.
"I know about my past" I managed to growl back at her, trying not to let my full anger show.
"It says that you were placed into the foster system, but you've gone through 15 different homes until Ms Diamond took you in. Why do you think that is?" she asked, obviously evoking the response she wanted.
"I think it's because society looks down on the human kind!" I began, slamming my fist into her desk as I stood up from my seat. "It's because people don't want to adopt a human when they can have the choice of supernatural beings" and by this point, all my walls have broken down completely, tears flooding from my face. "It's because humans are pathetic compared to everyone else. Why have a human, when you can have someone with magic, or someone who is super strong?" I cried to her, and I felt her place a hand on top of mine, drawing small circles in order to soothe me.
"And is that how you see yourself Kendall" she asked, and I nodded. "Is that why you are playing up in classes?" she continued and this time I shook my head.
"E-E-Everyone k-k-knows a-about me. E-Everyone k-knows me as t-the h-human, and I-I'm constantly bullied for it. I'm just that pathetic human that can't even get the puck in hockey, or can't brew the potion because he can't read the labels. Even my parents thought so, and they left me to die on the side of the road" I sobbed to her, now letting all my barriers down completely.
"And what makes it so much worse is that all my friends have such great powers, and I can't help but be jealous whenever they talk about them. My own boyfriend is afraid to be himself around me, cause he knows I'm jealous of him, and that makes me even angrier" I finally finished my sobs, as I looked her in the eyes. Her once stern expression had turned into one of sympathy as she continued to hold my hand in hers.
After a good few minutes of silence as she reflected on what I had told her, she finally spoke up. "Kendall, I can imagine how difficult it must be for you, but you need to stop dwelling on what you don't have, as difficult as that is for you to hear. At this point, you have two options. You can either go through life dwelling on the fact that you don't possess supernatural abilities, or you can grab life by the horns, and take it for everything it has, make it your own! So what if you can't shape-shift, or use a magic wand but you still have the same intelligence as everyone else, and you have the capability to succeed as much as anyone else." She said, her words soothing me slightly. "I know this is going to be difficult for you, and I promise that I will be with you throughout the rest of your high school experience, to show you that you can do anything." By this point, I was looking deep into her eyes, seeing the truth behind each word that she spoke.
"As for Mr Adams, I'll have a look into what you've said about him. For the moment, you will remain in this form, but if you don't mind, I want to see something. I want to find the memory of this morning, as you sound so adamant that what he recorded didn't happen" she replied, and I nodded. "Ok, so I'm going to place my fingers onto the side of your head, and I want you to focus on the memory of this morning ok?" she asked, and I nodded once again. The experience was a rather unpleasant one.
Within seconds of her placing her fingers onto my head, I was watching a third-person recreation of the memory of this morning. It was like I was physically in the room as the event went underway. I looked to my side to see Miss Wainwright stood beside me, intently focusing on the event that transpired. As I had stated multiple times, it was my calculator that I had pulled out of my bag, and once the second weeks detention was issued, I was pulled away from the memory, and back into the bright environment of Miss Wainwright's office.
I was slightly dizzy from the experience, but she seemed just fine, beginning to speak immediately after. "Well, it seems that you were correct about this morning. Although you did use vulgar language" Miss Wainwright began, causing me to wince slightly at the memory. "I'll send an email to Mr Adams, telling him to give back your phone during PM form and that you are excused from the two weeks detention. If he has any problems, tell him to talk directly to me ok?" she asked, and I nodded. "I'll also keep an eye out on Jett is it? I know we were only viewing that memory, but I could sense the others surrounding it, and it seems he's the focus of the majority of your suffering. Even if you don't think I am, I'll always be watching." She continued, causing me to smile small. She was correct to some extent, as Jett was only the main part of this. It was the other four wich also made my life a living hell, but Jett was their leader.
"Thank you, Miss Wainwright." I replied, grabbing my bag from the floor as she pulled herself from her desk.
"No worries Kendall. I will check your timetable, and schedule meetings for us once every week or so. I think it would be beneficial for you. Oh, and I advise you work through your issues with James, and your friends. You can't expect them to stop using their powers just because you don't have any" she responded, and I nodded one last time before the door shut behind me, ending my first, and rather successful experience with Miss Wainwright.
It seems that I had spent the rest of my biology lesson in her office, as well as the beginning of lunch, so I knew everyone would be sat outside in their usual place.
So there is the first chapter. Like I said, it was more of a prologue but I think it worked well. So, we were introduced to the supernatural world they live in, and it seems like Kendall drew the short straw with that one, with him only being a human :/. I hope you enjoyed it none the less, and like I said, we get to know everyone quite well over the course of the story, so I can only hope that you stick with it.
I don't really have much else to say, so I will see you on Monday for the next chapter of Water Under the Bridge. So, until then
TTFN :D
