Different powers 8
Brennan and Shal went to roam around the town and maybe go and look at the views, while Jesse and Emma went to chat to some of the town folk.
Shalimar was highly excited to see the
views, and so, Brennan was dragged along. They walked out of the
café, and walked straight to the look out over the
fields.
They walked for about 5 minutes, not talking, just taking
in, the cool breeze, the sunny day that shone down golden raise upon
the two walkers.
They stopped at a fence, Shalimar ready to take a
picture. She posed and smiled when she suddenly swung in Brennan's
direction, catching his picture as he half turned away. Brennan
cursed loud and shouted after her as she took off running past the
fence. He swung his legs fluently over it and shot off after
her.
Pete was walking out of his best friends house, towards
his car, when he heard a woman's laugh. He looked across the field
to see a man chasing a woman. They were both laughing loud and it
seemed, by their clothes, they weren't from around there.
He
went into the house to tell Clark, his best friend some one may be
trespassing.
Brennan was catching her with every second. He
could feel the adrenaline pumping in him and every time his foot
touched the grass, he felt more alive, more real than ever.
He
gave up trying to catch her and jumped towards her, tackling her and
pulling her down with him.
She swung her hair over her shoulder
and smiled, " Well, since your part Feral…I'll let you
off".
Brennan sat back, taking in her words. It fell silent till
he felt the need to talk.
" It feels, different…you know,
having Different power…do you miss your old powers". Slowly she
nodded, " I felt free when I still was feral, but now, I just feel
stress…like my whole body is still trying to settle". Brennan had
to smile, he knew how it felt. Your body always felt alive, even when
you were exhausted, but when the power was exhausted…you feel you
might die. The fear of it not being there the first time after he'd
found out he had different powers, it hit like a brick on the
head.
Shalimar looked off into the fields, consumed with her
own mind.
" So…what do you feel then…when you look out
there".
Brennan stared at her for a second, then looked to where
she was looking. Her eyes were fixed on the grass down a small hill,
when the wind hit it, it waved at them.
He sighed, " Like my
whole world is based in nature…I can sense every thing, smell every
thing, hear every thing…it's really freaky".
Shalimar
laughed this time, " Well, that's what we are really, every ones
a little freaky".
Brennan laughed but his face grew straight as
his ears picked up on a noise. He jumped to his feet and stood up. He
was really confused and Shalimar stood up next to him. " What is
it?" It felt really weird asking it and not being asked. But she
shoved the feeling away and stepped up next to Brennan.
He
tilted his head, eyes roaming around everywhere. Some thing was
either flying very low, or some thing was running fast. He looked in
all directions, but couldn't see any thing. Finally giving in to
the odd feeling, his eyes glowed feral and it was then he saw a
figure running around.
Shalimar tugged his arm and when she saw
his eyes, tried to look around her self. The breeze had picked up
into a draft and now she was getting edgy.
Brennan turned to her,
" Shal, can you freeze some thing, when I tell you, do it". She
nodded and Brennan listed out for the noise to get closer, it was and
finally he quickly looked at Shal and every thing away from them
froze as Shal flicked her hands forwards. In seconds every thing
would turn back, but Brennan only needed seconds.
His eyes
flashed Feral and he saw the figure's face standing in the
distance, about 20 feet away. He relaxed and as he did, so did every
thing else. He looked at Shal and she shrugged, " I don't know
how to fully control it yet". He smiled at her, " Its sort of
like my old power, just make your self feel like its you and all of
you, so if it changes, you've changed". She huffed, " What you
an expert now" but she finished off her sentence with a small
smirk.
They started to walk towards the man, but really, he only
looked about 17-18. His hair was wavy and black, his eyes a caring
brown and he had a big build, almost matching Brennan.
His
voice was deeper than Brennan's, but only slightly. " Can I help
you two?"
Shalimar smiled, walking faster than Brennan, "
Sorry if we were trespassing…but the view is amazing". The lad
smiled, showing white perfect teeth, " its alright…your both not
from here are you?"
Brennan shook his head, " No…you live
round hear….it really is a great place". The lad nodded, still
smiling, " Ye, the house back there, this is my dad's land so I
wanted to know who was on it…what's your name's?"
Shalimar
stepped towards him, " Shalimar" Brennan didn't move as he said
his name and the boy replied his name as Clark.
Clark walked
with them back into the town. Brennan was looking around everywhere,
still a bit suspicious about the noise he had heard seconds before
Clark had showed up.
Shalimar how ever had forgot about it and was
chatting away with Clark. " So how long have you live here?"
Clark
shrugged, " all my life, SmallVille is my home and I've got no
plans to leave it". Shalimar smiled, turning to Brennan and tilting
her head sarcastically, " Well, I wonder why we didn't stay?"
Brennan shrugged, but knew as well as her. They'd been having to
many resent visits from Lionel, and it was making them all
edgy.
When they walked into the dinner/café a man
was mouthing off, obviously drunk. It was 11am, nearly 12 in the
afternoon…far to early to be drinking. Clark explained though, that
the man had recently lost his daughter from an accident.
But the
man was shoving away his friend and shouting at the waitress who had
done nothing but ignore him because he was drunk.
Clark stepped in
front of the man as he made a move to walk directly at the girl. The
man seemed to register his face instantly and talked slurred to
him.
"Clark, where you been, I thought you were with your folks,
owe…how are they". Clark smiled at the man " There good, so why
don't you sit down Dan and have a coffee on me". The man however
clapped his shoulder, seeming friendly, " I cant, this waitress
wont serve me…"
His voice grew louder and Clark raised his
hands to prevent the man from getting at the waitress. " Kristy, go
in the back ah". The girl nodded and left going through the door
behind the counter.
The man tried to get past Clark and then saw
Shalimar. He smiled drunk at her and winked. Shalimar turned to
Brennan and looked at him as if to say, ' Do you believe this
guy'.
The man laughed low, " Don't worry sweet heart…there's
always a first time".
Shalimar huffed, " you mean a never
time". The man grew angry and Clark stepped hard in front of the
man, " Don't cause trouble Dan, just go home, have some coffee
and relax".
The man know as Dan looked at him with
disbelief, " Go home….GO HOME!" He grabbed a plate and smashed
it on the floor, staring back at Clark with raging eyes. "I cant go
home…every thing there reminds me of her".
The man again
looked in Shalimar's direction, " And you love cheeks better keep
quiet". This made her angry and she let her mouth go, " What for!
For some drunk who cant see what he's turning into".
All was
silent…and then hell broke loose.
