Disclaimer: I do not own I am Number Four or Lorien Legacies. They belong to Pittacus Lore who wrote the book series and D. J. Caruso who directed the 2011 film.
REPOSTING.
Chapter Ten: John's First Legacy.
Upon returning to Avalon's home, John and Avalon were greeted to the sight of Henri sitting in his car waiting for John; the two looked at one another as they wondered about what had happened.
"I wonder what happened," Avalon said concerned spotting her mother looking through the blinds at the car, she had a feeling that something big had occurred between the two adults. The driver's side window rolled down allowing Henri to speak with the two of them, but it was clear that he wasn't happy; he couldn't bring himself to even look at Avalon after what he had learned.
It might have been enough to stop him from fleeing Paradise with John but Henri couldn't bring himself to fully deal with what he had learned today from Lillian; it changed everything and he wanted nothing more than to think things through.
"Get in the car," Henri called making the pair jump, they looked at Henri was knuckles were white from gripping the steering wheel; the talk had apparently gone worse than they had thought.
Rolling his eyes a little annoyed that they had to leave, John quickly turning to the brunette beside him and gave her a small kiss before Henri beeped the car horn making the couple jump apart in surprise. John turned and glared at his Cêpan then he looked at Avalon, who slowly backed towards her house with a smile on her face; she still couldn't believe that they had kissed.
"I'll see you at school," Avalon called making John smile at her words and nod, he made his way towards the car, a glare set upon his face at Henri; who didn't even look at him as he quickly pulled out of the Halliwell's driveway.
Avalon, meanwhile, headed inside and was surprised to find her mother having a glass of red wine; it was clear that Lillian was crying and it made her worry what had been said between her and Henri.
"Are you okay?" Avalon asked concerned making her mother stiff and wipe away her tears before turning to face her daughter, the guilt of lying to her all those years starting to catch up with her.
Henri slammed his car door shut and stormed into the house after he and John had returned home; he was furious with his sister right now and he couldn't believe that she intended to keep Avalon in the dark. John sighed before he climbed out of the car and followed after Henri, who was pacing in the living room a frown set upon his face; he paused wary about what might have happened between him and Lillian.
"What happened?" John asked warily having never seen Henri like this, he feared that they would have to leave because of what had happened between him and Lillian. John didn't want to leave especially if it meant never seeing Avalon again, he felt like he might die if he never saw her again.
Henri sighed before rubbing his eyes in grief of what he had discovered, he had never thought that Lillian would be capable of murder and he knew that she had taken a great risk by not being careful about the Mogadorians.
"I think you need to sit down John," Henri murmured making the decision to share the news that he had learnt, he wanted his Garde to be prepared if trouble came knocking. John nodded before taking a seat in front of Henri on the couch; it was clear that whatever had happened between him and Lillian had caused a lot of problems for Henri.
Taking a deep breath Henri started to explain what Lillian had told him, while John listened patiently to what he was being told and he felt his stomach turn at the story. Henri watched John silently when he finished, it was a lot to take in and it made him wonder how John would react to the news that he had finally met someone from his own planet after all these years.
"So Avalon, is really a Garde from Lorien?" John asked quietly trying to wrap his head around what Henri had said; this explained the feelings that he got whenever he was around the brunette.
John wasn't surprised the next morning that Avalon hadn't turned up at school, he had figured that after Lillian and Henri talk yesterday that Lillian would attempt to keep Avalon away from him and Henri for as long as possible. It was now John's fourth class of the day and John was in Astronomy sitting next to Sam, who was avidly taking notes of what Mrs. Burton was saying.
Slowly closed his fists as they started glow to form in the palm of his hands, John couldn't help but wonder if something bad had happened to one of the other Lorien's. Swallowing desperately as he started to sweat as his body temperature had started to rise, it took John a few minutes before he realised that his first legacy was forming.
After sending a quick text to Henri saying he need to come to the school, John felt a wave of dizziness hit him before he looked down at his palms again seeing that they were now glowing a bright light. John sighed before making a mad dash making several students stare as he disappeared out the door and out into the corridor so that he couldn't be seen or his secret discovered.
Not sure where he got the idea from John dived into a closet and slammed the door shut behind him before he looked at his hands that were now shining brightly; John looked at his hands in shock before dumping his hands into a mop bucket. Now soon as his hands touched the water than it started to bubble and boil, the sweat now sleek on his body; John found himself praying that Henri would be here soon as darkness consumed him.
"John?" a voice called causing John to wake from his slumber, upon opening his eyes he came face to face with a relieved Henri; he blinked pushing himself up before remembering what had happened. His stomach rolled and he couldn't believe that he had come into his first legacy in the middle of school, John wanted to go home and he feared that someone might have seen his hands glowing.
"Thank Lorien, you're lucky I was pulling some weeds from the garden," Henri muttered looking at the lights that were still shining from his hands with a small smile. John looked at Henri, who smiled at him before pulling out a pair of gardening gloves and handing them to John; they needed to get out of here so that they could go home.
Smiling back weakly, John pulled the gloves on as he did Henri smiled at him reassuringly; it was all so new and he felt so exhausted that he wanted to go back to sleep.
"Don't worry, I'll explain everything when we get out of here," Henri said before helping John to stand, he was shaky on his feet and he looked like hell. They were soon out in the corridor were several students were whispering between themselves about John's red faced appearance; Sarah was also outside the closet holding John's bag which she passed to Henri as she looked at John concerned.
Mark stood a little away from the crowd with his friends watching Henri help John along the corridor, John could see that he was frowning unhappy as Sarah walked along the corridor with them until they reached the front entrance to the school. Henri quickly helped John into the car before rushing round to his side, as soon as he had fastened his seat belt Henri pulled out of the school car park; the sooner that they were away from here the better.
"You should keep those on till we get home," Henri murmured referring to the gloves that John was now picking at; the last thing that they needed was for someone to see the lights now in John's hands. John nodded as he continued to look at his gloved hands, he didn't know what had happened but he guessed that this was one of his legacies and he wanted to learn more about it.
"So I'll be able to shoot light beams from my hands now?" John asked making Henri laugh and shake his head, the younger Garde was a little shocked that this had happened; however, it was clear that it couldn't have come at a better time. It would distract him a little from Avalon and Henri wanted to put a little space between the two teenagers knowing how intense things would get especially without the proper guidance.
"That'd be nice, but no I'll explain when we get home," Henri reassured smiling while John looked confused, wondering what the beams in his hands could possibly mean.
"Do you know what you have?" Henri asked simply while John pealed the gloves off so that he could look at his hands; they were no longer shining bright lights but he could still see signs of his legacy there. They were now sat in the living room for the talk that Henri had been mentally preparing himself for, it was going to be a long one and there was much for them to discuss.
"Light's in my hands," John replied making Henri smile before he looked down at John's hand; when they had left Lorien, John had only been five years old and he doubted that any of the Garde remembered much of their lives before the invasion.
"It's called Lumen. You'll be able to control the light in time, there's more to Lumen than lights John," Henri explained carefully, he couldn't imagine how strange this was for him; it was just another thing that made John stand out from the people around him. Henri pulled an object from his pocket and looked at it for a moment before he looked back at John; he felt bad that this was how John had to learn all about their home world.
"Your Grandfather had the same Legacy; he might never have had reason to use it but he had Lumen," Henri continued before taking John's hand, the Garde nodded his head before he noticed that the object in Henri's hand was a lighter and tried to flinch back.
"Trust me," Henri reassured him before taking John's hand again and moving the lit lighter under it; John watched with fascination as the flame moved under his hand not burning him.
"Lumen; means that you're going to be resistant to fire and heat, although we'll have to train the rest of your body," Henri murmured before moving back from John so that he could take in what was being said; it was going to be an interesting time for the both of them.
"Time moves fast when you're having fun," Henri mused realising how dark it was getting, there was still much that he needed to discuss with John before they could both go to bed. John laughed before he clutched his chest in pain, it felt like someone was sitting on his chest and he felt a sharp tug on his heart.
"Avalon," John whispered in worry before pushing himself out of his chair and racing towards the door leaving Henri behind, who cursed before pulling his Lorien blade from its hiding place. This couldn't be good and Henri wished that he would have been able to stop this from happening, both John and Avalon were too young to even realised what had happened between them.
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