CHAPTER TWO: Show and Tel(ekinesis)
As we were walking through the city, away from the office building where I first saw him, I began to question my decision to follow Sylar.
"So how are you going to show me how you do it, unless we find someone else with an ability?"
"I was hoping I could try and take a couple of yours, if that is alright." He kept his face turned straight forward, and I mistook the smile in his voice for one of friendliness.
"I guess... that would be easier than searching for someone else."
We didn't walk far before we reached his building. I stopped in front of his door, something wasn't right. He noticed how I tensed, and turned to face me.
"Do you live alone?" I asked.
"Yes..." he responded, glancing from my face to the door. "Why?"
"Someone's in there. Someone like us."
He used his telekinesis to throw the door open, and we stepped inside to see two burglars lifting a television. They dropped it and started running. I jumped towards the faster one, pinning him to the ground as Sylar froze the other's feet to the ground.
"They're just burglars?" he asked, disbelieving.
"Yeah, go ahead and kill that lowlife if you want. This is the one with the power." I said, waiting to feel the new ability wash over me. Only a few more seconds.
The man struggled beneath me, but I was determined to keep him from running away. There.
"Lock-picking. Figures." I look over my shoulder at Sylar, who had now frozen the burglar completely through. He walked over to me.
"Now, let me show you how I do it." he said, a menacing smile on his face. I stood, and he pinned the squirming man down with one hand while the other drew a bloody line across the man's forehead. I looked away and covered my ears from the screams.