A/N - Very short chapter. Just wanted to move along…
Chapter 2
Last Sight
Freshman year at Sky High was pretty similar in most respects to that of a regular high school. Of course, regular high schools didn't require students to practice fighting skills or assembling heat rays, but other than those little things, they weren't too different.
Being at the bottom of the social food chain, freshmen were naturally last for absolutely every thing. Last in the lunch lines, last to crowd into the gym, and continuously shoved throughout the hallways.
As the year went on, the separation of heroes and "hero support" socially became more and more pronounced. The typical clique system also appeared.
Alyson Sheerwood and the Ruiz twins quickly nudged their way upper social circles of the school; by the end of the year, they had developed a growing following of their own. Two boys who had been massively unpopular in the beginning of the school year, Gregory Simmons and Sheldon Sezwic, soon emerged as the class's bullies, adopting the names Speed and Lash. The Bevans, Lily and Adam, not only rose to popularity among their fellow students, but also managed to gain the favor of most teachers.
Sidekicks rounded out the class hierarchy.
The student population of Sky High quickly learned to avoid Warren Peace, for fear of being barbequed. He immediately developed the habits of sitting alone at lunch and avoiding partners in classes.
Only one student seemed capable of exceeding even Warren's loner tendencies, Celine Barillo.
Celine didn't even bother entering the cafeteria and was regularly absent. She never participated in "Save the Citizen" and never spoke up in or out of class, not even in her own defense. Initially, Celine's loner quality had warranted severe teasing and mocking from her peers, but eventually, they just lost interest. After all, their teasing was never met with any kind of reaction. As the year wore on, Celine's presence at Sky High grew so infrequent that when she actually did attend classes, her teachers did a double-take.
As the first semester drew to a close, Celine Barillo was a dull memory in the back most's minds. Few could tell you what her power had been, for she rarely participated in anything. Some people chose to say that she never had any powers at all, forgetting her hero classification.
When Celine did not return for the second semester, it was hardly any shock or blow to the students, most of whom didn't notice until April. Many teachers were confused by the sudden disappearance of a student, a hero especially, but no one had any particularly vivid memories of the girl. When asked, Principal Powers replied the Celine Barillo had been removed from Sky High by her parents just before Christmas break.
And that was that.
