Okay, I know no reviews said this but, I'm sorry for making Sue over emotional. I promise, I'm just making her that way until she learns to cope(next chapter). As for the review about the Storms' parents. I know that their mom died, that's why she hasn't been mentioned. As for their dad who is supposed to be in jail, in the new graphic comics he's not in jail, but a scientist. So please, bear with me.
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Chapter 4 Emotions
Reed's alarm clock screamed in his ear, it was now seven o'clock in the morning, it was a fresh start to the weekend. Reed ran a hand through his brown hair, he stretched his other hand over to his clock and turned it off. He stretched and got up, walking to his closet he picked out his clothes and got dressed. He ran down the stairs into the kitchen where his mom sat motionless reading the morning newspaper. He inhaled the fresh aroma the coffee was radiating from the silver pot.
"Good morning mom." Reed greeted with his back turned to her, she never turned around, so he stretched an arm to the sugar bowl.
"Good morning sweetie. What are your plans today?" She asked, flipping a page slowly, grabbing her coffee in her other hand and taking a lingering sip.
"Just going to meet Sue and Ben." Reed replied, slurping some coffee into his mouth.
"Okay, just take your cell phone." She advised to him.
"Okay, I love you."
"I love you too honey." When she finished Reed was out the door, briskly walking down the pale cement toward the side walk. Reed walked around the bend to find Ben hiding in a clump of bushes, he smiled and walked into them.
"Where's Sue?" Reed inquired, looking around for the blonde.
"She couldn't make it." Ben said jokingly, rolling his eyes. Suddenly Reed felt himself being enveloped in a hug by someone unknown.
"Good morning Sue." Reed said as she rematerialized in front of them.
"Good morning." She smiled at the both of them.
"So, I successfully made the watch last night, it works, don't be afraid. I brought a small mirror." Reed said, he reached into his khaki shorts pockets and pulled out a glowing watch, "It only glows when it's not being used."
Reed latched the device around Ben's fairly large wrist, he pressed a small blue button and he changed appearance; Sue let out a small gasp of surprise. He looked just like his old self before the explosion, except in different clothes.
"Nice." Reed said, holding up the foot tall mirror, Ben tilted it up and down and to the sides.
"I look…normal." Ben stated amazed.
Sue touched his now human looking hand, "No, you are normal. You just look different Ben. Looking different doesn't make who you are different, it just makes you stand out."
Ben sighed, "Thanks Suzie." Sue let out a giggle.
The three stepped out of the tall foliage and onto the sidewalk, as they walked they heard another set of footsteps behind them, Reed turned to see who their company was.
'Oh no.' Reed thought.
"Good morning Susan." The coy voice of Victor boomed.
"Hello Victor." Sue replied back, not bothering to face him.
"Sue, we need to talk about what happened at your house, you got out of control. You could've hurt me. Plus, I don't want us to stop being friends. Please, give me another chance." Victor pleaded, trying to look as innocent and sorry as he could do. Sue wasn't buying it.
"Victor, leave me alone before I blast you to some other neighborhood." Sue warned viciously.
"You wouldn't Susan." Victor taunted, "You know you wouldn't."
"Try me." Sue was truly angered, for now at least.
"Fine," Victor said, dropping his arms to his sides, "Go ahead."
"Don't mind if I do." Sue said, sending blue energy discharged from Sue's body toward Victor who dodged them.
"Sue, you can't do this. We're friends, you can't do this." Victor said.
"I…I can't, your right." Sue said sadly, her once iced over eyes back to their royal blue pools, "Please forgive me."
"I do Sue, don't worry." Victor comforted.
"I don't believe you! Your lying just to get to her." Reed yelled angrily, a mallet sized fist surged forward, knocking Victor flat off his feet.
"You're going to regret that Richards." Victor warned standing up, wiping the bit of blood from his mouth.
"Please forgive me." Sue said quietly to herself. She turned to Reed, blue energy sprang from her, knocking Reed into the wall. Sue flailed in Victor's direction and sent a wall, knocking him into a street sign.
"Suzie." Ben started.
"It had to be done. For everyone's sake. Can we get away from here?"
"Sure thing." Ben replied kindly, lumbering toward Reed's body and picking him up.
When Victor woke up the other three had left, his eyes glinted angrily where they were stationed earlier in a dangerous way, Reed was the only thing in his way to Sue.
At Reed's House
Reed tossed in his bed, Sue watched uncomfortably and after all, she had caused this. If it had not been for Reed's parents working, there would've been a sticky situation of how Reed got knocked out. What could they say? Sue blasted your son into a brick wall? Not the way to go with Reed's usual over angered father. His mother would have a heart attack. So Sue sat in Reed's wheelie chair at his computer deck, spinning around silently. Ben sat wordless, both of them just waiting for a sign of consciousness.
"Great, I've killed my best friend." Sue complained, her hands jutting around, harmless clothes flying across the room. Sue took a deep breath, "It'll be okay."
'Why did you have to blast him Suzie?" Ben asked curiously, peering at her.
"I…we don't know Victor's powers. He could potentially kill Reed or any of us. Plus, they were fighting over me, so I had to end it somehow." She replied matter-of-factly.
Reed rubbed his head groggily, "Sue? Why did you have to do that?"
"I'm sorry Reed!" Sue exclaimed the apology loudly, leaping out of the chair and embracing him. Reed wrapped his arms back around her, inhaling the smell of the fruit shampoo her hair smelt like.
"Well, what happened to Victor?"
"I knocked him out too, we kind of left him behind." Sue shrugged as she stated her answer, Ben nodded. Reed had an idea.
"Sue, you really need to control your emotions."
"I am!" Sue exclaimed, blue energy pulsing, "I mean, I will, I just need time." The blue died down into nothing, Sue smiled at Reed comprehending what he had done.
"Thanks."
"Your welcome."
Ben gave a heavy sigh and looked at Reed's alarm clock, nine thirty in the morning, he didn't usually wake up this early on weekends.
"Why don't we go grab a bite to eat?" Reed suggested after hearing Ben's stomach growl loudly, Sue nodded in agreement and they left the house.
Ben, Sue, and Reed were only two blocks away from the diner when a car sped by going pretty fast. Up ahead was a child on her bike, completely oblivious to what would happen if she didn't move.
"What do we do?" Ben yelled loudly.
"I don't know!" Reed yelled back just as loud, the car was almost at the little girl.
Sue threw her arms out, a shimmering blue force swelled around the little girl, the car made impact against the large force field, shooting up and over it, rolling down the empty road.
"Good thinking Sue, but know we have to help that driver." Reed instructed.
The three teens sprinted up the road. They had to remain unseen, the girl had run away screaming with tears falling, so now they were alone. Just incase they hopped into the bushes. She pushed her hands out, the door jerked, "Ah!" She cried as she pulled back with all her might, the car door ripped off and flew onto the sidewalk. Sue concentrated and used her telekinesis to get the man out, he seemed to be okay, just a few scratches. Sue called the ambulance, saying she was an anonymous civilian trying to help. The three stepped out of the bushes and hurried into the diner.
"Nice thinking Sue, you ceased to amaze me with those powers." Reed whispered. Sue gave her approval with his statement and gazed at the menu, Ben was already considering how they were going to pay for his meal which consisted of four items from the menu. Reed chuckled nervously as the waitress ambled over to them, she looked like she hated her job, she didn't look happy.
The walk home was mostly silent, except Reed brought up the part about when the team would fully expose themselves.
"So, when do you think would be a good time to say to our parents, 'We have superpowers.'?" Reed asked jokingly.
"I don't know, my dad can be trusted, I'm sure he'll find out by Johnny lighting the house on fire or something. I think our parents should know after a while at least." Sue added.
"Uh, I'd rather keep mine under watch if you know what I mean." Ben said.
"Yeah, I guess." Reed agreed with a shrug.
"We've been doing well, no one has seen us yet." Sue said.
The boys were silent for the rest of the trip, Sue occasionally spoke, otherwise everyone stayed focused on their trip and their surroundings. Just in case something else should call their attention to…
"Help! Help me please! Somebody!" A young girl screamed, a boy was hot on her trail.
"Com back Alicia baby, come back." Ben ran around the curve, the young girl collided with him, he smiled and help her up.
"Sorry." They both whispered.
"Hey dude, can you return my girl to me." The young man that caught up asked.
"No, she's not your property." Ben scowled, stepping in front of Alicia.
"fine, I see. I'll fight you." The boy yelled, putting his fists up.
"No, you don't stand a chance." Ben advised but the kid was already swinging. Ben caught his fist, spun the kid around and threw him into the nearby wooden fence. He got back up and was not easily being put down.
"You have to make it hard don't you?" Ben caught a fist and then punched him in the face, the boy spiraled back onto the grass, nose bleeding. He got up and turned on his heels sprinting away to where ever he came from.
"Thank you." Alicia said politely, kissing the taller Ben on the cheek.
"You welcome." He replied.
"What's your name?" Alicia inquired shyly.
"Ben, Ben Grimm."
"I'm Alicia, Alicia Masters."
"Want me to walk you home?" Sure, it was only eleven o'clock, but Ben had to make sure Alicia got home without that boy attacking her or something.
"That would be…nice." Alicia said grabbing Ben's hand.
"We'll see you Ben." Reed said. It was now just him and Sue, he looked to the gorgeous blonde who was twirling a long lock in-between her fingers.
"Ready to go?" He asked quietly.
"Sure." She replied softly and they began to walk back down toward their original destination.
There was a silence between them until Sue changed direction that led into the community park. Sue walked over to the swings and sat in one lightly. She moved her body back and forth with her feet.
"Is something wrong Sue?" Reed asked, gently take a seat next to her.
"I'm not really sure." Sue replied.
"Not sure about…"
"You, Reed, I'm confused about you."
"What about me?"
"Well," Sue said, a blush creeping it's way to her cheeks, "I don't know how you feel about me. I can feel there's something more between us than we pretend there is." Sue folded her hands in her lap and hanging her head and she shifted.
"Well, Sue, I do think there's more than just we pretend. The question is do you want more than just our friendship?"
"Yes." Sue replied, she expected him to retort or say 'it'll screw up our relationship'. Neither of those rejecting things came, all Sue knew was that his hand was lifting her face up, her locks revealing her beautiful face. Before long his lips were on hers, he kissed her lightly and with passion, she kissed back. Sue caved and melted. When they broke they stared longingly into each others eyes.
"I love you Sue." Reed said as he kissed her once more.
"I love you too Reed." Sue assured him. Reed grabbed her hand and together they walked home once more.
Well, this was one way to start a weekend….
That's then end of chapter 4. Romance and fluff. Yay. Now all you have to do is review enough to get chapter five. Please review this chapter, nice things, thoughts, things you liked… Yeah, till next time, JungleBoy.
