Wow! What a twist huh? Okay maybe not much so far but...
So! Do you like it so far? Hope so!
Enjoy!
We were now in the gym. We had just had the new student orientation and Sonic Boom was informing us about a thing called power placement. "This is how it works!" said Coach Boomer. "You show me your powers and I decide if you become a hero or a side-kick.
Desta and I just looked at each other.
"Clair Writtmen!"
I looked over at where Sonic Boom was pointing and saw a girl with blonde hair and blue eyes. "I can shapeshift," she told Boomer. She then shapeshifted into a tiger, then into a falcon. "I can transform into other things but those are my favorite."
"Hero!" He scanned the room and his eyes fell on me.
"You. What's your power?"
"I--I--well, I," I faltered and looked down at my feet. I looked Boomer in the eye. "I teleport," said with a quick roll of my eyes.
"Show me."
I was in front of him one moment, the next I was behind, and before Boomer had a chance to look behind him I was on one of the rafters.
"Side--"
Before he could finish what he was saying I jumped from the rafters cut him square in the back with my elbow and teleported in front of him to catch him before he hit the ground.
"Whoa!" was all he managed at first. "Before I can call you a hero, I want to see you teleport from one side of the gym to the other."
"Why?"
"I'm timing swiftness and accuracy," he said with a click of his stop-watch.
"Any specfic area, then?"
"Just the doors."
I closed my eyes and focused on the doors. Next thing I knew I was there...and back.
"Exactly fifteen seconds," he said grinning. "Hero!"
I walked off and stood on the side lines.
"Desta Caprice!"
I saw Desta walk over to Coach Boomer. "I can transform into a radio-active squirrel."
Sonic Boom gave her a quizzical look as she transformed. "That's it?"
"I glow too."
"Side-kick!"
After the sorting was done there were a lot of side-kicks.
We were now heading for lunch. "You don't mind sitting with us?" asked Tyhra Scott. Her power was to change her voice. Cunning and mischievious, but that's all Boomer thought apparently.
"Heck no," I said grinning. "I don't mind at all. Desta's my best friend and always will be. And I'm glad to make more friends that aren't stuck-up snobs who think that they're better than everyone else."
"Not all heros are stuck up though," Desta reminded me. "Your parents weren't like that."
"Neither was Warren," Rose Writtmen spoke up.
"Okay, so that was three heros who weren't snobs."
"And I'm sure to bet that there are more this year who aren't," added Desta.
We sat down and talked a little before Rose said, "Is he staring at me?"
I looked behind me. "Yeah. Who is he?"
"You, of all people, Rihana, should know," said Desta. "That's Damien Peace, Warren's nephew."
"Okay," said Rose slowly, "but what does that have to do with me?"
"Apparently you're mother put his father in jail."
"Um, okay," she said obviously thinking. "Ohhhhhhhhhhh. Was he the one who that was going to contaminate the oceans with toxic waste?"
Tyhra nodded.
"Gottcha," she said giving us a thumbs up. "He was all tied up when the police arrived on the scene."
While they were chatting it up, I decided to think. This was kinda cool to have super powers.
"So Rose," I asked. "What is your super power?"
"Mine? I can blend with things."
"Cool. I'm sure you could have ranked hero with that."
"Yeah, that and the fact that I know karate can come in handy. But I just don't see the point in labels."
We sat in silence for a couple of minutes. That was about the same time I felt eyes on the back of my head.
I turned my head, but didn't see anyone looking at me. Well, Damien was still looking this way, but he was focused on Rose.
The bell rang and I got up but I still felt eyes staring at me. I turned and this time I caught the culprit. Lash looked away after I looked at him. What was his problem?
The rest of the day seemed to drone on. I really couldn't wait to go home and tell my parents about what happened.
Interesting. I'll have more about Lash's background in the next chappie I think. 'Till then: TTFN!
Neko-Jin Angel
