A/N: I loved this idea. The story is an AU self-insertion. I'm putting mine and Tori's characters into the Jumper movie. Tess gets focused on in this chapter. Next is Allison. [Tori's character is Tess. Mine's Allison.] So yeah. High hopes for this ficcy. Hope you like it. [Sorry this chappie is short. I'm just trying to get the feel for the plot and such.]
Chapter 1
'It's a shame when you have to run and hide most of your life. It really is…' Tessa O'Conner, usually called Tess, was sitting on a stool in a bar somewhere in downtown London. The place was crowded and she felt out of sorts. She looked at her left. Her brother Griffin was chatting up a woman at their small table. She played with the straw from her soda, wondering when the hectic lifestyle would end for them.
Things had been hard since as far back as she could remember. Moving a bunch of times, the death of heir parents, nearly dying about four or so time, and hiding. Tess hated hiding; it never felt right. She glanced at Griffin when he nudged her.
"You alright?" he asked in a worried tone. He picked up his drink and took a sip. Tess eyed the drink as he sat it down. She swiped it and took a gulp as he looked at her sternly. "You shouldn't be drinkin' little sis."
"Meh," she shrugged as she handed the bottle back to him. As he took another quick drink of it and sat the bottle, she sensed a jump. "Was it me or-" Tess noticed her brother was already looking over at where the close proximity jump occurred.
"Uh…you think it was that guy over there?" he asked.
"Tha's pretty vague, Griff."
"The one by the blond at the bar. He's got a long grey coat."
Tess looked at who Griffin was mentioning. A tall man was talking to a long blonde haired woman. She could see giant hoop earrings on her and frowned. "Probably. Looks like he's tryin' to impress," she said with an eye roll. It was what some Jumpers did. Either they used their ability wisely or they stole, showed off, and did bad things. 'Thank goodness our parents taught us better.' Tess sighed at the thought of her parents. Their loving parents. 'Mom taught us everything we know. Dad was our support and trained us. I still miss them…' She took a while to reminisce on happier times.
Finally, something broke her thoughts. "Tess, c'mon. Show off is leavin'," Griffin told her. She nodded and zipped up her black bomber style jacket. Tess hopped off the seat and hurried after Griffin. On her way to the door, she bumped into a woman who looked about her age with dark hair. A pair of icy blue eyes looked at her with surprise. "Oh! Sorry," Tess said.
"S'okay," she laughed back with a warm smile. She spoke with an American accent, sounding miles different from Tess's own. "I'm really clumsy tonight I guess."
The two hurried past one another and Tess found Griffin outside, zipping up his leather jacket. "Get lost?" he asked in a joking tone.
"No. Some girl bumped into me," Tess said very matter of factly.
"Dark hair and blue eyes, yeah?" Tess nodded in response. "Bumped into me, too. Kind of cute."
She rolled her eyes and asked, "So are we followin' this bloke?"
"You go home. I'll track him," he said while stuffing his hands into the pockets of his jeans.
Tess skipped over and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Thanks big brother," she happily said. With that, she disappeared.