Okay not much to say. heres ch 2...rewritten just like ch 1.
Elicia sprinted after another teenage boy who looked about her age.
"Robbie! Get your butt back here!" she screamed running after him. The boy turned around and snickered.
"Damn you!" Elicia screamed, her temper rising far too quickly. Today wasn't a day for anyone to try to mess with her.
"Just who do you think you ?" Elicia screamed as loud as she could. She caught up with the boy and jumped on his back, knocking him over. He fell to the ground and as he hit the dirt, attempted to scramble away from Elicia.
"You two are such freaks! I don't see why Ms. Jean and Mrs. Rockwood don't just give you two to the police, the whole world may be safer that way!" he sneered as he barely managed to slip from under Elicia. She quickly grabbed the boy's leg, tripping him once again. She took the moment and quickly jumped on top of the boy, pinning him down. "Crap…" he gasped.
"CRAP IS RIGHT!" Elicia screamed her red eyes flashing with anger. She raised her arm up and plowed her elbow into the boy's chest. He cried out in pain as she swung her hand around punched his nose. The boy screamed in pain; his nose make a horrible snapping sound as blood gushed down his face. Elicia growled and raised her arm again to attempt to break his jaw but it stopped in midair. Lucas's blue eyes peered down at her a frown on his face. He quickly dragged her off Robbie still holding her hands.
"Lucas let go." Elicia growled fighting against him.
"Calm down 'Licia." He said softly. "He's not even worth the effort." Elicia didn't say anything but hissed softly under her breath. Robbie's whines and crying could be heard running inside; to Miss Jean no doubt.
"That kid…who is he calling a freak? He sure as hell hasn't looked in a mirror lately." Elicia said through clenched teeth, steaming. "That kid is such an idiot! Why does he think he is anyway!"
"Shhh…calm down Elicia. It's alright." Lucas said gently knowing how to calm her down. They sat down in the shadow of the orphanage that the afternoon sun cast. Elicia felt the sudden wave of tears trying to break through. Fighting them off, she bit her lip.
"Breath." Lucas commanded melodically. "Take deep breaths." Elicia obeyed inhaling deeply and exhaling.
"A little better?" he asked. Elicia nodded clenching handfuls of grass.
"He had it coming." Elicia said after a moment.
"That doesn't make it okay ya know." Lucas said.
"Be quiet Luke I know," Elicia snapped.
"Good thing for you Mrs. And Mr. Rockwood aren't back from their trip yet. Oh god…" Lucas said imagining his sister's punishment. Elicia laughed bitterly, "Ya, I guess I should consider myself lucky." Lucas sighed and put his arm around his sister.
"Jeez he was crying hard?" he whispered to her.
"Ya he was; like a little girl." Elicia laughed a little. Lucas shook his head, smiling a bit, "I hate to say it; but he actually deserved it. He screams just like he's still five." He laughed, standing up. "You'd better go explain yourself before they come hunting you down." Lucas said pulling his sister up from the ground and pushing his sister towards the door.
"Fine," Elicia sighed, reluctantly walking up the path towards the porch. "I can feel Ms. Jean's temper from out here." Lucas gave her a look; "Go!" he yelled as Elicia walked around the orphanage and disappeared behind the corner, dragging her feet. It was better that she turned herself in early before Miss Jean strained herself too much.
"That was a nice display there." A voice said behind Elicia. She whipped around to see a tall man with white hair standing behind her. He had on a white coat and a hat covered his long hair which was tied back in a ponytail.
"Oh…um…" Elicia said stumbling for words to explain her outburst. "I really didn't mean it…I…well..." Elicia didn't know how to react. The man walked closer to her and looked down at her through dark eyes.
"You look a lot like him." He commented very quietly, almost inaudibly touching Elicia's dark purple hair. Elicia tiled her head to the side and raised a violet eyebrow.
"Who?" Elicia asked, red eyes narrowing as her interest was grabbed. "Who do I look like?"
"Hmm?" the man said slightly frowning. "I didn't say anything. You're hair is a very unusual color, that's all." He commented. Elicia frowned.
"Thank you." she said coldly back. She didn't need to be reminded how different she was from anyone any more than she already was. The man smiled slightly at her tone.
"And I've seen that glare and heard that tone plenty of times." He murmured to himself under his breath. Elicia didn't say anything but stared up at the man with a sharp look.
"Not to be rude, sir." The sir was almost sarcastic, "but may I ask who you are?"
"You can just call me Mr. Aion." The man said smiling slightly. "And you?"
"Elicia Christopher." Elicia replied.
"Who were you talking about?" Elicia asked. Aion chuckled a little, and analyzed Elicia.
"ELICIA!" a voice from inside the orphanage screamed. "Uh oh…" Elicia muttered.
"You'd better go inside. We can talk more later." Mr. Aion said.
"Thanks…" Elicia said taking a few slow steps backwards. She didn't want to leave; she wanted to talk to this mysterious man. Something about him made her curious.
"ELICIA CHRISTOPHER!" a voice from inside roared. Elicia winced and took off through the front door of the orphanage.
"YES!" Aion heard her scream inside the house. 'Well, well, looks like I had the wrong person' Aion thought to himself as he headed to the door himself.
Aion walked in to the orphanage to see a teenage boy with dark hair sitting in a chair, holding a blood stained cloth to his nose. His face was blotchy and he had tears of pain in his eyes. Elicia stood debating with Ms. Jean.
"He asked for it!" Elicia snapped.
"You just can't go and break everyone's nose that argues with you Elicia." Ms. Jean said, exasperated.
"Maybe not but he's a defiant exception." Elicia snapped crossing her hands over her chest. Another boy walked into the room; he had pale blonde hair and stunning blue eyes. Ms. Jean looked up; realizing Aion was in the room.
"Oh, excuse us. We just seemed to have a bit of an accident." Ms. Jean said smiling weakly. Elicia muttered something behind her back, making the boy next to her hide a laugh.
"These are the two that were missing yesterday." Ms. Jean said motioning towards Elicia and Lucas. "They're twins, thank god not identical. This is Elicia and Lucas." Ms. Jean said introducing them.
"Ya we already met." Elicia said.
"Twins huh?" Aion said looking over the two teens in front of him.
"How old are you two?" he asked with narrow eyes.
"14" Lucas answered for them both. Elicia nodded slightly, looking very annoyed.
"Ms. Jean may I be excused?" Elicia asked impatiently. Ms. Jean nodded and slumped onto the couch.
"Don't think you won't be punished Elicia." She said weakly. Elicia ignored Ms. Jean; as she walked by the boy on the couch she lunged towards him her arm raised stopping a few inches away form his face.
"Watch it Robbie." She whispered straightening up. She cast a look at Aion, and made her way outside behind her brother. 'I need to talk to him!' Elicia thought desperately. 'I guess it's not going to happen now though.'
The boy on the couch, Robbie, looked up, his face pale. He looked terrified.
"Mzz. Jeeeean!" he said through his pinched nose. Ms. Jean nodded, "Just keep the cloth there Robbie." The elderly woman sighed.
"Those two are a handful aren't they?" Aion commented kneeling down next to the boy.
"Not as much Lucas as Elicia," Ms. Jean sighed leaning her head back on the chair. Aion examined the Robbie's nose.
"She hit you pretty hard." Aion said handing the boy a new handkerchief. The boy nodded tears of pain in his eyes.
"It uurttzz" the Robbie moaned.
"She totally shattered the bone in your nose." Aion said. The boy nodded slightly, "I reeally 'idn't do anything." He whined. Aion nodded and gave him a sarcastic look. Ms. Jean got up, "I'll go get you some ice Robbie, it should help the swelling. Would you like something Mr. Aion?" she asked walking to the door.
"No thanks, I'm fine." Aion replied, preoccupied. 'She had to hit him extremely hard to shatter his bone like the way it broke in. It's literally in a hundred pieces'. He thought. 'Elicia is a very interesting girl'
Robbie stood with a circle of a couple of children surrounding him. He smiled and soaked up the attention he was getting. There was no bruising on his nose, not even a red mark anymore where Elicia had hit him. It looked perfectly normal; as if nothing had happened.
"Jeez Robbie are you alright?" one boy exclaimed.
"How hard did she really hit you?" a girl questioned.
"I bet you fought back hard huh?" another littler boy said.
"Nobody can beat Elicia" someone else said. The comments and arguments went on from other children surrounding Robbie.
"Robbie! Are you okay?"
"He got in a fight with Elicia, I bet he got her good this time."
"Nah, Elicia's not hurt at all."
"Elicia's awesome!"
"Ya but not unbeatable."
"Wow Robbie, you survived! You're so brave! And look at your nose! It's all better now!"
"Ya, Lucas fixed it for him. He's so nice!"
Robbie soaked up all the attention like a sponge. Elicia walked into the room and frowned. She shot Robbie a glare. Robbie straightened a bit, but continued on basking in his glory of being the center of attention. Elicia walked past the window, but suddenly stopped. She gazed out the window again and saw Lucas lying on the grass and Aion sitting next to him. 'Didn't he leave a while ago? I saw him walk down that path…How is he back? Damn, I still haven't told Lucas about what he said earlier either!' Elicia though staring out the window; she stood up and went to the window. She concentrated on listening to what Lucas and Aion were talking about.
"So Elicia is your sister?" Aion asked Lucas. He nodded, "Yeah, she's my twin."
"She completely broke that boy's nose. Does this happen often?" Aion said. Lucas almost laughed, "Elicia has a wicked temper and Robbie is good at getting to her. They used to constantly fight when we were younger, but now they just avoid each other."
Aion nodded, "How long have you two been here?" he asked.
"Ever since we can remember." Lucas replied, "Ever since we were babies; maybe six months old?" He paused looking up at the sky.
"That young? Do you know what happened to your parents?" Aion asked. Lucas sat up.
"Not really; one really knows who they are. I'm curious, but it's not that big of a deal to me." Lucas said. Aion nodded.
"The ability to heal people really is special, I hope you realize that." Aion said changing the subject, "Do you have any other abilities?" Aion asked. Lucas shook his head. "As far as I know, I can only heal people and myself."
"Can Elicia heal people?" Aion asked. Lucas shrugged and frowned as he looked up at the sky.
"Elicia really doesn't like to talk about anything like this. She can't heal people though." Lucas said looking at Aion with a look of suspicion. He was keeping his answers pretty vague. Where were all these odd questions coming from anyways? He could tell Aion was picking up on his suspicions. He stood up, brushing grass off his pants.
"It's getting a bit late isn't it? I'd better leave; I'll see you soon Lucas." Aion said as he started to walk away. Lucas nodded slightly with a frown and watched the mysterious man walk down the road. Aion turned the corner and disappeared from sight. Something about that man made Lucas instantly dislike him, and all these weird questions only added to his dislike.
Elicia suddenly whipped around as she heard Robbie say, "Nothing Elicia can do can REALLY hurt me."
"I wouldn't bet on it, you were crying your idiotic face off." Elicia growled walking out the door; slamming it on her way out. Robbie turned a bit red with embarrassment, but continued talking to the crowd of children around him.
"Hey Lucas," Elicia said as she sank down in the grass next to her brother. "What did he say?"
"Weird things…" Lucas said quietly. "He had lots of weird questions."
"Ya, same thing with me." Elicia said softly as started explaining the event earlier
Late that night, Lucas was woken by someone shaking him violently. "Wha…" he said groggily, seeing Elicia's figure looming over him. "Shh!" she whispered and pointed towards the window. She crept over to it and Lucas followed her silently; two figures stood under them on the ground talking silently. The figure of none other then their mysterious demon stood there with another shorter person, it looked like the figure of a woman. The two people were talking in hushed tones, that neither could make out and they were standing in the shadow of the building.
Elicia motioned to Lucas to listen. She herself closed her eyes and pressed her ear up against the wall. Lucas crouched next to her in the dark, now fully awake.
"What do you mean Aion! He's dead!" a woman's voice whispered harshly.
"I don't know! He's been here though, I can feel it." Another deeper voice said; a man's voice. It was strangely melodic.
"It's not safe for them here then! We need to get them out of here before he gets to them first. God only knows what he would tell them." The woman said.
"And would you purpose we go about it?" the man whispered.
There was a pause. "I don't know!" the woman snapped sharply.
"We have to find some way. Who knows what's going through Aion's mind and what he wants with either of them!" the woman whispered. "He's not stupid; he sees their potential! To someone like him it's obvious!"
There was a sigh.
"We can't do anything tonight." The man said. "We need some sort of plan."
"Are you saying to leave them alone? We can't do that."
"For tonight yes; neither of them is stupid, they can survive alone for a day. He's not around here now anyway."
"No." the woman said evenly. "I wont leave."
"Do you think I want to leave them alone either?" the man whispered, "Trust me if anyone knows anything about Aion it's me. But we can't do anything right now. The best thing is to go back and find some way to help from there."
"No, I wont leave." The woman repeated stubbornly.
"Don't make me make you." the man said.
"Psh, sure." The woman challenged.
"Fine." The man replied and picked her up.
"DAMN YOU LET GO OF ME!" she hissed loudly.
"We can't just run into him here, that won't do any of us any good. Both of them are smart and they stick together, they will be fine for a while." The demon said softly.
"GODDAMNIT PUT ME DOWN!!" the woman hissed louder. There was a slight laugh and all of the sudden the pair disappeared; the darkness engulfing them until they were no longer there.
Elicia opened her eyes and looked over at Lucas. He shook his head and shrugged.
"Aion…? Elicia whispered. Lucas nodded, "That's who they were talking about; and it didn't sound good" he whispered. Elicia looked around the room then out the window again.
"What about him though?" Elicia whispered back.
"I dunno," Lucas said quietly, "but I definitely don't like him." Elicia looked at the ground and frowned.
"I know he knows something though Luke," she said.
"I don't like him Elicia; I don't want any information from him. Who knows if it's even true? Something about him isn't right." Lucas said.
"Lucas I just want to know. I want to know who are parents were and he knows. I know he does. Don't you want to know too?" Elicia said quietly staring out the window. Lucas sighed.
"Elicia you know I want to know too." Lucas said. Elicia stayed silent. Lucas sighed again.
"Besides Mr. Aion, who do you think they were talking about?" Lucas asked trying to change the awkward subject.
"No idea…" Elicia answered and stopped. She was about to say something but stopped herself.
"Wait, do you think? Maybe?" Lucas asked. Elicia shook her head.
"I don't know." She answered.
"Not…" Lucas said. "No, it couldn't be." He said finally.
"Maybe, I don't know." Elicia whispered. "But I don't think so." She stared at the ground. "But…"
"…maybe." Lucas finished. They both looked at each other.
"But if so, why?" Elicia asked. Lucas shook his head.
"How should I know?" he said. "I'm just as confused as you." Both of them couldn't seem to say what they were talking about verbally. But each of them knew exactally what the other was saying.
Familiar footsteps down the hall suddenly snapped Lucas and Elicia out of their thoughts. They both scrambled back into their beds. A sliver of light seemed to cut through the darkness. The exhausted face of Ms. Jean peaked into the room. With a sigh she slowly closed the door again.
Lucas stared at the ceiling wide awake. Elicia stared over the side of her bed at the ground not about to fall asleep either. Both were immersed in thought and no words were spoken; there wasn't really the need. A mutual understanding in the silence was made. Eventually they both fell into a broken sleep.
good? bad? just alright? downright sucks? tell me please! and next is a new chapter that i had meant to post when i first started this but then rewrote it also. thanks for reading so far!
-shadowslight733