Finally, ne? Sorry, I had writer's block, and life, which tends to get in the way a lot. Anywho, I hope you enjoy this!
Nameless
By: Akiko
Chapter 13
"What did you just do?!" the officer yelled, pulling out his gun and holding it out at arm's length, his hands shaking visibly. "What are you?"
Alex's eyes widened. The griffin had veered upwards in flight after it had caused the accident. It had wheeled around, and was coming down on the police officer. Alex straightened and ran forward. The police officer obviously thought that he was coming for him, because his hands shook even more and he yelled out some warning to him. Alex ignored him, raised one hand and cast Glacier.
Ice collected around the Griffin, encasing its wings. The Griffin shreiked and tumbled to the ground, the ice shattering on the pavement. Alex was ready for it, bending the water spraying from the fire hydrant to his will. The swirling torrent of liquid crashed down onto the griffin in an icy cascade. He held the water there, until the monster's struggles grew weaker, then ceased.
"Wh-what are you?" the officer asked again.
He started to back up slowly. The officer let him, lowering his gun, his eyes wide.
****
"Alex, HOW could you be so STUPID?!" Mia was practically screaming into her cell phone. She was rewarded with several odd looks from passerby which were steadily ignored.
"'M sorry," he muttered.
"Using your Psynergy in broad daylight like that..." she lowered her voice. "Alex, you KNOW better than that. We all agreed that we wouldn't allow people to see us use our Psynergy...before we even left home..."
"I couldn't help it," he replied, his voice dropping to a whisper. "Mia...she was in so much pain...I couldn't leave her like that...I couldn't...not when I could feel-"
"What?" Mia nearly dropped her phone. "Alex, what are you talking about?"
"It's just...nevermind," he murmured. "And I couldn't let that griffin go."
Mia decided to drop the subject until later. "You're just lucky you didn't end up in jail. But this will be all over the paper by tomorrow...I suppose it is time that the world knew about us...never imagined it would be like this..."
****
"Isn't that Alex?" Garet whispered to Isaac, motioning to what his mom was watching.
"Yeah," Isaac squinted slightly, leaning forward to get a better look at the screen.
"After the incident, the man was allowed to flee the scene," the reporter announced. "The man was later identified as Alex Glaven, a student at Vale University."
A picture of Alex with a slight smirk on his face appeared in the corner. The view changed to an elderly lady being interviewed.
"Ma'am, were you aware that Alex was able to do these things?" the reporter was asking.
"No," the lady shook her head. "But no freak will be attending this university."
"Ouch," Garet whinced. "Harsh."
"Yeah," Isaac nodded. The scene changed to another new reporter having a conversation with an "expert" on such matters. "C'mon, let's go."
****
Leon was passing through the living room when the name "Alex Glaven" coming from the television set made him stop dead.
He turned to the tv, where the Dean was denying any knowledge of...something. He put down the plate holding his sandwhich, his eyes fixed on the screen.
After a few minutes, they showed a video clip taken on a street. It was obviously done by a home video recorder, the screen was shaky and kept changing view without warning. A griffin, and a large one, swooped down on a lone, blue-haired figure, who raised one hand, glowing a pale blue.
"Glacier," he breathed.
"Oh, hey, Leon," Felix, who had been staring at the tv until that point turned. "Do you know that guy?"
"Yes, he's on the student council at Vale University," Leon frowned. *Alex is an Adept...*
"This is just another incident in a long string of strange happenings," Felix explained. "An unexplained eclipse, that weird creature that attacked, and weather patterns have been strange only in the Vale area. I think it's leading up to the end of the world."
"'The end of the world'?" Leon looked away from the tv.
"Or something equally as big," Felix nodded solemnly.
****
Hopefully the next few chapters will be quicker in coming, so Elena doesn't kill me. Well, ja ne, minna-san!
Nameless
By: Akiko
Chapter 13
"What did you just do?!" the officer yelled, pulling out his gun and holding it out at arm's length, his hands shaking visibly. "What are you?"
Alex's eyes widened. The griffin had veered upwards in flight after it had caused the accident. It had wheeled around, and was coming down on the police officer. Alex straightened and ran forward. The police officer obviously thought that he was coming for him, because his hands shook even more and he yelled out some warning to him. Alex ignored him, raised one hand and cast Glacier.
Ice collected around the Griffin, encasing its wings. The Griffin shreiked and tumbled to the ground, the ice shattering on the pavement. Alex was ready for it, bending the water spraying from the fire hydrant to his will. The swirling torrent of liquid crashed down onto the griffin in an icy cascade. He held the water there, until the monster's struggles grew weaker, then ceased.
"Wh-what are you?" the officer asked again.
He started to back up slowly. The officer let him, lowering his gun, his eyes wide.
****
"Alex, HOW could you be so STUPID?!" Mia was practically screaming into her cell phone. She was rewarded with several odd looks from passerby which were steadily ignored.
"'M sorry," he muttered.
"Using your Psynergy in broad daylight like that..." she lowered her voice. "Alex, you KNOW better than that. We all agreed that we wouldn't allow people to see us use our Psynergy...before we even left home..."
"I couldn't help it," he replied, his voice dropping to a whisper. "Mia...she was in so much pain...I couldn't leave her like that...I couldn't...not when I could feel-"
"What?" Mia nearly dropped her phone. "Alex, what are you talking about?"
"It's just...nevermind," he murmured. "And I couldn't let that griffin go."
Mia decided to drop the subject until later. "You're just lucky you didn't end up in jail. But this will be all over the paper by tomorrow...I suppose it is time that the world knew about us...never imagined it would be like this..."
****
"Isn't that Alex?" Garet whispered to Isaac, motioning to what his mom was watching.
"Yeah," Isaac squinted slightly, leaning forward to get a better look at the screen.
"After the incident, the man was allowed to flee the scene," the reporter announced. "The man was later identified as Alex Glaven, a student at Vale University."
A picture of Alex with a slight smirk on his face appeared in the corner. The view changed to an elderly lady being interviewed.
"Ma'am, were you aware that Alex was able to do these things?" the reporter was asking.
"No," the lady shook her head. "But no freak will be attending this university."
"Ouch," Garet whinced. "Harsh."
"Yeah," Isaac nodded. The scene changed to another new reporter having a conversation with an "expert" on such matters. "C'mon, let's go."
****
Leon was passing through the living room when the name "Alex Glaven" coming from the television set made him stop dead.
He turned to the tv, where the Dean was denying any knowledge of...something. He put down the plate holding his sandwhich, his eyes fixed on the screen.
After a few minutes, they showed a video clip taken on a street. It was obviously done by a home video recorder, the screen was shaky and kept changing view without warning. A griffin, and a large one, swooped down on a lone, blue-haired figure, who raised one hand, glowing a pale blue.
"Glacier," he breathed.
"Oh, hey, Leon," Felix, who had been staring at the tv until that point turned. "Do you know that guy?"
"Yes, he's on the student council at Vale University," Leon frowned. *Alex is an Adept...*
"This is just another incident in a long string of strange happenings," Felix explained. "An unexplained eclipse, that weird creature that attacked, and weather patterns have been strange only in the Vale area. I think it's leading up to the end of the world."
"'The end of the world'?" Leon looked away from the tv.
"Or something equally as big," Felix nodded solemnly.
****
Hopefully the next few chapters will be quicker in coming, so Elena doesn't kill me. Well, ja ne, minna-san!