This is the continuation of the final time Alex used his strength, to save Kate from two people.
Chapter 1.5 Start
I phoned Kate the next day, to check if she was okay. She said she was but I'm sure she was still a little shocked and/or afraid. It was my fault that it happened...I was supposed to protect her, and I failed to do it.
The following morning I had school. I was surprised when I found Kate waiting by the front door for me.
"Kate? I thought you would be home today."
"Why would I stay home?"
"Well...you know..."
"I'm fine."
"I'm sorry I couldn't protect you, before they ripped your shirt."
She must of noticed the depressed tone in my voice "Alex what's wrong?"
"It's just that...it's my fault, what happened to you."
"What do you mean Alex? How is it your fault?"
"I should have noticed them behind us sooner and I couldn't even help right away. I don't deserve a girlfriend like you and you deserve better then me."
"Alex if I wasn't with you, they would have...I think you know what I mean, but if I was with anyone else, they wouldn't have been able to help me at all. You have to understand that nothing happened, because you helped me before it could."
"Yeah...but-"
"Alex, no buts." She said kissing me.
I smiled "All right. I'll try and forget about it. Thanks Kate."
"I should be the one thanking you."
I arrived home at around 3pm that night and having nothing else to do, sat down and started watching TV. I was flipping through channels when something caught my attention. I had just flipped past a channel but I heard "dead in downtown" I flipped back and realized it was a news channel. I watched in horror as the news story continued.
"These two men found in an alleyway beaten to death, were found by a shop owner nearby. One of the men knees were shattered and one kidney was crushed. The other men seemed to have been hit in the face multiple times and died of blood loss. The only evidence found at the scene has a ripped apart shirt. If anyone has any information on this crime please, call the police." The news story ended there.
They died...fuck...what was I going to do now? Would I be caught? Would Kate be pulled into this?
I heard a ringing and reached into my pocket and pulled out my cell phone. Kate was calling me. I picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Alex, this is Kate did you see the news report on channel 24?"
"Yeah why?"
"So you know those two-"
"I know. But they deserved to die."
"That doesn't change the fact that murder is a crime and that the police will be searching for the person that did that."
"I know. I don't want you involved in this. If they manage to find out that you were there tell them the truth, tell them I killed them."
"But Alex-!"
"Kate...you didn't do anything. I was the one that lost control I'm the one who killed them, you had nothing to do with it."
"I was the victim, I'm the reason you attacked them."
"Kate...I don't want anything to befall you."
"I don't want you to take all the blame."
-A week passes-
I can't put up with this. The suspense of not knowing if the police can close in on us. If they will involve Kate. Maybe I should turn myself in... My phone starts to ring.
"Hello?"
"Hey Alex."
"Hi Kate."
"Are you holding up all right?"
"I killed two people but I'm fine." (I have killed more. But as a ninja and I don't think I need to tell Kate that.)
"Are you sure Alex?"
"No, I'm thinking of turning myself in."
"What? But Alex you can't do that!"
"Why not?"
"Because then what will happen to you?"
"I'll find out won't I?"
"Alex please-"
"Kate...I'm sorry...I have no choice." I hang up and turned my phone off.
I can't believe I'm doing this. Standing outside a police station, stalling before I go in to confess to a crime. I'll most likely go to jail or something but...I just hope Kate can find someone that isn't a criminal. I walk into the station.
I walk inside and see a desk and doors leading to other parts of the jail. Behind the desk is a chubby police officer. I walk up to him and he looks at me.
"What can I help you with?"
"I have information about the double murder downtown."
"What is it?" He said sitting up.
"I would rather tell the captain."
"...Why can't you tell me?"
"I just want to make sure it is put to good use."
"...I'll allow it but don't do anything stupid. Follow me."
I follow him down the hall and near the end he opens a door "Wait here."
I walk in. I am in a grey windowless room with a steel table and two chairs on either side of it and the only light is coming from a light above the table. I sit down in a chair and wait.
After about 10 minutes the door opens and a big man walks inside. He towers over me by at least 3 feet. He's completely bald and has piercing brown eyes. He sits down on the other chair.
"I'm Chief Cane." His voice was friendlier then I expected, it wouldn't be after I told him what I had to "I heard you have information about our case." I nod "Well can you tell me what it is?"
"I know who killed them."
"Really? Who are they, do you know their name?"
"To find him you don't need a name. He's sitting right in front of you. I killed them."
He stayed silent for a moment, stood up and stared at me "Look, I have a case here I don't need kids like you wasting my time with false information."
I look at him, "I'm not lying I killed them both. But not without a good reason!"
"You expect me to believe a kid like you beat two grown men to death? Don't make me laugh!"
I was a little annoyed "I'm stronger then I look!" I said slamming my fist on the table and snapping the steel in half!
The Chief looked at me surprised and sat back down "Tell me what happened then."
"Ok."
I told him about why me and Kate had been out, when we were attacked how I lost control and why there was a ripped shirt at the crime scene. He stay silent throughout the whole thing and when I finished he didn't start talking, most likely he was shocked at what I told him. Finally he started talking again.
"Can we call Kate in?"
"I would rather you not."
"Why not?"
"Before I came here we had a bit of a fight and I don't think she would be very happy with seeing me at the moment."
"But we have to confirm your story."
"Do it tomorrow and for tonight just throw me in a cell or something."
"Are you sure that's what you really want? To spend a night in jail, just to avoid your girlfriend getting mad at you?"
"I don't want to hurt her anymore then I already have."
He was about to say something when there was a knock on the door. The chubby officer who had been at the desk poked his head in and said "You have a visitor kid."
"Wait... Who is-" Before I could finish Kate walked in the room! She walked over to me and hugged me.
"Your an idiot Alex. Don't think I'm going to let you take all the blame onto yourself."
I hugged her back.
"I'm sorry."
Chief Cain stood up "Perfect timing Kate. Please sit down."
Kate was sitting where I had and Cain was still in his chair. I was standing beside Kate.
"So Kate...Can you tell me what happened on your sixteenth birthday?"
Kate told him everything that had happened, it was a different point of view but basically the same story.
"So Alex. Everything you told me seems to agree with what Kate told me. I see why you would have lost control like that. I also agree with you two it was an accident of sorts. Alex have you told anyone besides me about this?"
"No...only me, Kate and now you know."
"Kate have you told anyone?"
"No." she replied.
He began muttering to himself "Hmm...what should I...Would it...I don't know." He looked over at us "I really shouldn't do this..." He turned to us "I hate to do this, especially when a really hideous crime is involved but...Alex...leave now...do not come back, do not tell anyone you were here, go and live a life a child your age is meant to and never commit a crime again. Now leave."
"But you could lose your-"
"Leave before I change my mind."
I walked to the door and opened it, Kate walked out. Before I closed the door and left I said
"Thank you."
No one ever found out where me and Kate had gone or what happened that night. Cain didn't lose his job and the case was filed as an unsolved crime. Kate was really mad at me for going to the station without her and hanging up on her, but she knew I did it for her, she did warn me, if I ever do anything that stupid again though I was going to regret it. I was sure if anyone could make me regret something it was her.
This is the only time my powers got me in enough trouble to almost have me arrested but the most important thing to me was that Kate was safe and sound.
Chapter 1.5 End