Sky high #2: the next generation.

Chapter 2

My friends and I had a project to do and we asked Nat to help us. She agreed and we arranged that everyone came to my house the following Friday but since my parents went to a hero conference for the entire weekend, we arranged that we went to Nat's place. My mother asked her mother whether I could stay over until my parents returned from the conference and she allowed it. It was rather exciting to go over to Nat's house, we had never gone over there and it was a big mystery.

After school we went right over and started with our project. We met Emily, (Nat's mother) and something began to puzzle me. The thing was that Natalie had soft, silky red hair while her mother had bushy brown hair. Nat's eyes were a bright green color while her mother's were dull brown. Natalie was built small like a ballerina and her mother was tall and strong-looking, like a super hero. And I had never noticed Nat's bleak white skin until she stood next to her mother with a normal everyday-tan. I guess I never noticed anything about Nat accept her attitude and great personality. After we finished the project, the boys went home and we had dinner. Natalie's mother got ready for work then the two of us were left alone in the house.

"I want to do something crazy, are you game?" she asked suddenly.

"Like what?" I asked.

"I don't know, let's just go somewhere."

"Natalie! Tell me where?"

"Let's go down to Red Moon. I hear they have a 'super' band playing tonight. What do you say?"

"Are we allowed in?" I had to know.

"Yes. There're no restrictions, anyone can go there. Come on Winnie please!"

So we agreed. We changed into funkier clothes and got into her car. Before I knew it we walked into the club. I have to admit, the place didn't look bad at all, and the music was in fact great.

The band consisted of five members who had all once been sidekicks. But none the less, they were great. After a while Nat offered to go get us drinks. She was gone for a long time so I went to look for her. And to my surprise I found her with Blake. His usually-tied-back-hair was hanging loose and fell in waves to his chin. He was wearing dark make-up (a Goth-look) and he looked more evil than ever.

Natalie turned her back on him but he grabbed her arm and yanked her back. She pulled her arm from his grip and turned to leave. Blake had seen me first and that was why he loosened his grip on her. When Nat turned and saw me she stopped in her tracks and took a breath.

"I'm tired. Let's go" she said as she pushed a coke bottle into my hands. After one more glance in Blake's direction, we left.

"What was that about?" I asked in the car.

"Nothing!" she said.

"Natalie…"

"Just leave it, please." She pleaded and I let it be.

The rest of the weekend was fun. Natalie usually went for a jog in the mornings and she invited me along on Saturday and Sunday. We had pancakes for breakfast and were on our own for lunch. We lounged in the house and around the pool and watched movies in the evening. Sunday afternoon my parents picked me up and as we drove away I noticed Blake standing behind one of the trees. That guy was scary – and to think he didn't raise one hair on Natalie's head.

Monday morning Natalie was in a damned mood. The only thing I could tie it with was what I had seen when I left the previous day. The next day it was time for Gladiator again. Since the last match between Blake and Natalie was cut short, they were listed first. Again they walked onto the floor and Blake fired up. This time they stayed on the grown and didn't yell. But at one time Blake said something to Natalie and she froze. A minute later she ran forward and grabbed his fiery hands and shoved him against the wall. I thought she was going to burn by his touch but she didn't show any sign of pain. He threw her off him and again they tumbled and struggled on the ground. I decided to try and read their lips when they began to argue. I couldn't see what Natalie had said but I was confused with what he said.

"If you lose, I will…" I managed to read before he turned away. Natalie studied him with delight and then she stopped struggling. She let him win, I remember thinking. He studied her with amusement before he walked off the floor.

A/N: all for now. Not much but the rest is coming.