I stretched with a yawn. "He's already here?"
"Yeah. He's downstairs. We're leaving in a half an hour whether you're ready or not."
I grimaced and threw my covers off of me to get out of bed. I left the small trinkets on the floor and stepped over them to get to the bathroom in the hallway. After getting myself halfway together and throwing on some clothes, I went down to the kitchen where food was laid out on the island. Dahlia's grandma whistled as she continued to cook.
"Morning, Nana."
"Kamrynn, honey, it's passed noon."
I glared up at the clock next to a window as I shoved some food into some tupperware containers and put them into my bag to eat at Steve's house. I gave Nana a hug and went into the living room where Dahlia and Steve were glued to Steve's phone. I clapped my hands and pointed towards the door. "Let's go! You guys woke me up." Dahlia rolled her eyes and we all headed to Steve's car. "So, are Andrew and Matt meeting us over there?"
"Yeah, they said they had some tests and stuff they wanted to do, but they're backyards aren't secluded enough to try anything."
"Okay, cool. Can I eat in here?"
"Will you vacuum afterward?"
I scoffed as Dahlia giggled as we sped off.
"Matt turn your phone off!" Andrew reprimanded.
"Alright, alright."
"Steve, you have to document this. Okay, are you guys ready."
We all agreed as Andrew uncovered the camera and Matt walked out to a spot that we marked out for the test. Andrew directed him and Steve in front of the camera while Dahlia and I sat on the sidelines to watch everything unfold.
"Alright. This is the ball test."
Matt and Steve readied up, Steve ceasing to throw the baseball in the air. Steve winded up and chucked the ball at Matt's face, hitting him squared in the cheek. I burst out laughing, clutching my sides as Matt backed away from Steve, who was trying to hide his giggles to console him.
"Dude, we said underhand!" Matt said, cradling the forming bruise on his face. Eventually, Steve stopped trying, falling to his knees. Dahlia stood, a wide grin spread on her face.
"You want me to get you some ice?" she questioned. Matt just nodded and he and Dahlia went into the kitchen. I picked up one of our spare balls, tossing it into the air and attempting to use my new powers to keep the ball in the air before it could land in my hand. By the time Dahlia and a devious looking Matt walked back out of the house, I was able to make the ball hover for more than two seconds.
"Alright, let's go again," Matt said as he picked up the ball. "Steve, it's your turn."
"Okay cool." They both got into position.
"Alright, let's do it," Andrew said.
"Oh, wait wait wait wait we did say underhand right?" Steve said as he held his hands up to stop the test.
"Yeah, it's underhand," Matt said in spite before throwing the ball towards Steve's feet and using his powers to bring it back up and hit Steve in the face. We all laughed again and Matt punched a fist into the air as Steve stumbled to get back up. "Paybacks a bitch," he said between giggles.
Later, after multiple trials and error, Dahlia and I decided to play catch on the side as the boys continued to abuse each other. We managed to get a few throws and catches in, but it frequently hit the ground. We started to get better, though, doing tricks and things like whipping the ball around our bodies and tossing it back.
"You're not gonna hit me this time," Steve said as the two of us stopped playing around to watch the guys again. After Matt and Andrew finished whispering to each other, MAtt turned around and threw the ball at the fence. Steve stood from his readied position and the ball flew back at his face. He made a dramatic show of throwing his head back and landing on the ground with a thud. I couldn't help the giggle that escaped me. Matt started to jump around.
"The crowd goes wild!" he screamed with a huge smile on his face.
"Hey, Andrew," Dahlia said, catching the cameraboy by surprise. "It's your turn. Kam, you're at the mound."
I cringed, catching the ball that Steve tossed to me and I took Matt's original position while Steve took Andrew's camera. I rolled my neck to the side as Steve and Matt whispered at me to beam him. I shrugged them off as Andrew stood before me, shaking his arms out and getting ready. I nodded at him. "Ready?"
He nodded. "Yeah, go for it."
I didn't think twice, throwing the ball at him. I covered my mouth in a silent scream as the ball stopped inches away from his face. We all gathered around him as he screamed and pointed at the ball in shock.
"Oh shit, your nose," I said as I watched blood run down his lips. The ball dropped as he wiped at it and Matt tackled him in a hug, exclaiming how proud he was. After the excitement wore off a bit, I walked with Andrew to the kitchen. I grabbed a handful of paper towels and cleaned him up before twisting one up to stuff up his nose until the bleeding stopped. We were giggling like idiots.
"Thanks," he said after a minute.
"No problem. How'd you do that? You're learning really freaking fast."
"I-I don't really know. I just kind of imagine that I have, like, an extra hand, you know? And it caught the ball for me."
"That was pretty cool. You'll have to teach me sometime." I winked at him and he blushed. I couldn't help but blush myself.
A/N: Guess who hates me? All of you? I'm sorry for the hiatus. I've finally got the movie and I am ready to get right back into this. You can hold me responsible for the next updates. Thank you for your patience. I love you all so much! Mwah!
