The Flaw in Her Eye

She felt it, someone standing there watching her with eyes of coal from the isle in the school bus.

"Your in my spot."

Finally Ebony turned to him, her own black eyes glaring into his as the single flaw burnt bright...in her right eye a strip of orange on the bottom going from the pupil to the rim of the onyx black.

"Your in my sight, now get out of it or by god I swear I'll-" She had to bite her arm in frustration as the other hand fumbled in her pocket.

"You swear you'll what?" His voice sounded dangerous but Ebony didn't answer except to stare out the window and keep her wings even tighter against her body as he sat down next to her, looking at the ceiling before talking to who she now realized was Stronghold and someone he called Hippie.

But she couldn't help but laugh as the "Bus" took off. It was a cold, empty laugh with no heart in it. But it subsided as she thought coolly, "They were obviously still new to flying."

"Wow. You laugh." Warren said glancing at her, but she was already looking away as if the sound hadn't come from her, staring back out the window.

Watching the clouds as if she herself was far away she felt her finger wander to the six inch pocket blade in her pocket. She ran a hand over cold dented metal as the touch made the blood in her veins sing with want.

Sing and burn with need to be free from their prison, but she pulled her hand out of her pocket just as her new school came into view.

It looked nothing like her old school, which was covered in graffiti and smelled of smoke and drugs. She had the feeling this new hell would be worse, and take much more getting used to.

She stepped off the bus and saw some cheerleaders, but was almost immediately thrown into a ground by someone with super speed running around them. Half tempted to harm him she immediately saw another boy's arm stretch towards the wallet of the skinny girl beside her. Almost on instinct Ebony's lungs filled and she had to grit her teeth to hold it back.

"We're representing the student welcoming committee, so we'd rather appreciate if you'd hand over the fifteen dollar new student fee.

His hand stretched out to Ebony, who stood taller then everyone else, and he moved it as if expecting her to drop a wallet into his hand.

Don't let anyone bother you.

Her fathers words echoed in her mind as she reached into her pocket and slid the knife partway out, cutting the tips of her fingers she quickly slapped the black blood into the stretching boys hands.

It burst into flame making him open his eyes and shake his hand as if to put out the flame as her own flaming hand stopped, she felt her eyes sting as the new skin ran back into her pocket as lash and Speed marched off bad temperedly.

She sat towards the back of the freshmen, cross legged as her wing joints popped in protest. It would be awhile till he notices her.

She felt eyes on her and turned to see Hippie, Will Stronghold, and Warren Peace watching from a doorway just as he called her name...atleast...a name.

"Rayne Pheonix!"

Temper flaring she had an unearthly note in her voice as she stood and yelled back fiercely, "My name is not Rayne Pheonix! It's Ebony!"

"Ok then, miss Ebony, get up here and show you powers." Boomer mocked her as she slammed up the stairs and stood on the plat form.

"Isn't that...That's your dad's jacket isn't it!" Boomer looked in surprise at the flame on the shoulder as she seemed to think a moment before taking deep breath and feeling her wing muscles spread powerfully the belts broke and fell to the floor beside the jacket as she beat them to get them back into place.

"Impressive show. But is this it? You have big wings?"

Even as he spook she drew out her pocket knife and slashed her arm, some people gasped, the jet black blood catching fire almost immediately as she winced, new skin sewing itself were the cut had been made.

"And you heal. Anything else, sidekick?"

"That's a warm up, Boomer." She glared at him just as the flaw in her eye glowed brightly and she closed her eyed.

She felt almost like she was falling and spinning in place as her lungs filled and she let out an unearthly shriek, many clapped their hands over their ears as suddenly two large, hellish wolves made of black fire gnashed their teeth. Ebony was no where to be seen.

"A shape shifter?" Boomer asked before a voice behind him spoke making him jump, "No, a summoned. Sorry for the mix up, you get disorientated sometimes."

"Summoner? Ok, what do you call these puppies?"

"I call them friends, so, get out of here friends."

The dogs seemed to combust as she glared at Boomer, who looked at her with a smirk, "Hero, miss Ebony."

"My last name is Hellfire." She spoke as she grabbed the jacket and beat her wings strongly till she landed behind the group and tied it around her waist.

"Well I have to say, you sure are daddy's little girl." Boomer hissed after her as he called another freshman up.

"That was awesome." Will said as she walked over and glared. 'That was nothing."

"Principal powers wanted us to get you and show you around." Layla said with a smile, but even as Ebony looked at her she felt a stab a fear, as if something evil lurked behind those flawed eyes.

"So come on Hippie, let's show her around." Warren said as he turned, his jacket still on. "Oh, you, what ever your name is. Can you get rid of your wings?"

"No." Ebony looked at him almost snarling as she pulled her jacket onto her back, folding her wings as tightly as possible to her back as slowly, only half paying attention, she followed Warren. She'd be in his class, so she decided to just wander after him. That was when she remembered with a sick feeling that night she'd have to go back to her home, and stand before her mother.

She would ask for forgiveness with the flaw in her eye glaring...And Ebony would be the glaring flaw in her mothers eye...

And now she had more people to look at her and be upset and disappointed.

The burn in her eyes meant nothing to her as still she refused to cry.

She made a fist as the sorrow turned into hate, which filled her eyes.

Her flawed eyes.

A wise man once said, any emotion can be turned to hate.

That man was Ebony's father.

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