A Woman Scorned

Disclaimer: I own no one but Miss. Perfect

you're beautiful
you're confusing
you're illogical
you're amazing
and I've seen the world
it's overrated
until you're everything
I have nothing
but an empty space

-Lifehouse

P.E., No one's favorite class period, least of all Susie's. She sat on the bleachers, watching Warren and Will take down yet another team in Save the Citizen. She didn't cheer when they won, she never cheered. She was trying to be invisible as they picked the next two people Warren's eyes had an odd gleam to them as he scanned the bleachers. She shrank back as they landed decisively on her. Since when did Warren Peace notice her?

With a smirk, he pointed up at her. Coach Boomer glanced at her.

"Blackford!" he yelled, causing her to jump. "You're up!" He turned his attention back to the odd team that Warren and Will made. "Who else?"

"Talyn," Warren decided, pointing toward a pretty blond sitting fairly high up on the bleachers.

Grace Talyn smirked and made her way down to the gym floor.

"You're going to regret this, Peace," she threatened good-naturedly.

Ever since the homecoming dance there had been something between them. They weren't quite dating, but it was a known fact around school that they liked each other. Susie narrowed her eyes at the girl, who was pulling her long hair back.

"Ready?" Grace asked in a friendly tone.

Susie nodded tersely; she had considered Grace a threat since the dance. She was a factor that had to be dealt with in 'the plan'. She wet her lips, concentrating on the task before her. They were the villains, because Will and Warren were always the heroes. She flexed her fingers as Boomer blew his whistle, but to many people's surprise, she didn't move. She watched as Grace shot ice toward Warren, and his response was to shoot fire back and stop the ice from ever reaching him. Suddenly fire came toward Warren instead of from him. He threw out his hand to send a fireball to counteract the one flying toward him, but there was nothing. He looked at his hand in shock, and managed to avoid the fire, only to be frozen by Grace's ice.

Warren frozen, the girls focused on Will, who was flying toward the citizen. He fell just short of the blades as Susie lifted off the ground. Grace shot ice toward Will, who dodged quite well. Susie hovered nearby, trying to find some way to help. Unnoticed by both Susie and Grace, Warren was quickly unfreezing himself. Dripping with the melted ice, he hurled a fireball toward Susie, who didn't notice until she could feel the heat. It knocked her out of the air and effectively distracted Grace enough to allow Will to tackle her and take off to grab the citizen yet again.

"Heroes win!" Boomer declared, the added, "You two...hit the showers!"

Susie ran her fingers through her still damp hair, headed over to the nurse's office. She had collapsed in Mr. Medulla's class, and after she had come to she had shakily shook off any help offered and made her way down to see Nurse Spex.

She stepped into an empty front office and looked around curiously before calling out, "Nurse Spex?"

The slightly batty--but still lovable--old nurse, came out of the back room, talking to someone as she approached Susie, "Wait just a moment, I'll be right back, Mr. Peace."

'Mr. Peace?' Susie's mind registered the name as her knees buckled. She caught the edge of the desk to keep herself up as the frazzled nurse came to help her.

"Susie, dear are you alright?" The nurse didn't pause to let Susie answer. "You're clammy, come lay down. Have you been using her powers again?"

Susie nodded as she was helped up onto the examining table, "I was drafted into playing 'Save the Citizen'."

Nurse Spex clicked her tongue in disapproval, "I wish they wouldn't play such violent games. So many students end up hurt."

"Ha," spoke up a dry, humorless voice from behind the nurse. She turned to regard the boy standing behind her, giving him an unamused look. "That's not what you said to me."

"Maybe that's because you actually enjoy that stupid game," Susie said bitterly, surprising even herself.

Susie was the quiet kid that never said anything unless she was called on. She was throwing a wrench into her plan by speaking out but it was to late to do anything about it.

"Butt out," Warren said bluntly. "I wasn't talking to you."

"Fine," Susie said primly. Her manner and tone suggested quite a different upbringing than her ripped jeans and old, slightly baggy t-shirt did.

"Behave yourself, Mr. Peace," Nurse Spex said absently, rummaging through the medicine cabinets.

Warren rolled his eyes, phrases like that were often directed at him, but he never paid any attention to them. He eyed the red-haired girl who was slowly sitting up, the dizziness leaving her.

"So what're you in here for?" he questioned suddenly, startling her.

She looked up at him, an odd gleam in her eye.

"I collapsed," she said, leaning on her arms. "And I have you to thank for it."

He looked confused, but Nurse Spex interrupted before he could say anything, "Here you are dear, take this and you'll be fine." She handed Susie a pill and a glass of water.

Susie swallowed the pill quickly, and then hopped off the table. "Thanks, Nurse Spex," she said, hurrying out the door.

Warren watched her leave, more confused about her than ever. He turned to the nurse as Susie disappeared through the doorway.

"So what happened to me?" he demanded.

"Susie happened," Nurse Spex chuckled. "She took your powers and used them herself. That's what she does." She handed him a lollipop. "You'd best get back to class, Mr. Peace."

Susie puzzled over her reaction to Warren and felt a smile cross her lips. Unexpected, yet delightfully so, she decided. The plan had to be altered, but it would be for the better. Yes, this could work, she mused as she entered Mr. Medulla's classroom.

A/N: Ok, I probably won't post this often after this, I'm starting school tomorrow so…that means not so much time for me to write…

Jennie K.