Chapter Two:

"Now, what happened?"

"Mom I can-"
"It was this boarding school-"
"That was evil-"

"A guy, Headmaster-"
"We were trapped-"
"Powers we all have powers-"
"QUIET!" Mrs. Archer cried.

We all looked at each other.

"So I understand you four were at boarding school? But it's not boarding school, and the evil headmaster, who's name is Headmaster, was trapping you there claiming to be devolving your special power."
Ian nodded.

"So what's your powers?" Mrs. Archer asked.

"So what's your powers?" Suki mocked Mrs. Archer's voice, " Oh and I can also mock writing."

Mrs. Archer looked scared, "Oh wow. And you?" She asked Gabe.

"I can convince anyone to do anything I want."

She nodded and looked at me.

"I can read emotions. Like I read people like they are books."

Mrs. Archer moved to her son, "What's your power Ian?"
"I can see what some one is about to do in battle before they do."
Mrs. Archer nodded, "And you all escaped?"
"Yes." Gabe said.

Mrs. Archer fell into the chair beside her, "Oh my. Ian I am so glad your okay. I thought you had been kidnapped."
"In a way I was." Ian said.

Mrs. Archer raised her head from her hands and looked at us, "What about your families?"
"My dad is Headmaster, I can't remember my mother," I told her. "So I don't want to go home."
"My dad worked with Headmaster. Along with my brother. I don't want to go home." Suki said.

"I have a family. They actually don't live far, but I'm a little freaked to go home because of Tower Prep and all. I'm afraid I'll be dragged back there." Gabe said.

Ian shook his head, "Gabe, were friends, and I swear if Headmaster or anyone from Tower Prep comes looking for you I will fight till I'm dead."

I smiled.

Mrs. Archer folded her hands on her lap, "Ian, I-"
The door opened, Gabe, Suki, Ian, and I jumped up, ready to fight whoever it was.

"Honey! I'm home."
"Dad?" Ian cried.

A man, who looked just like Ian rounded the corner.

"Ian? When did he come home? You?" He cried pulling Ian into a hug.

"It's a long story." Mrs. Archer said.

"We can explain." Gabe said.

And then we told everything over again.

And then Mr. and Mrs. Archer went into the kitchen and we could hear soft whispers. Sometimes Mrs. Archer's voice rose.

"I-I can't make it out there Ian." I said, tears burned at the brim of my eyes.

"I know CJ, I know." He said rubbing my hand.

Gabe and Suki looked away.

Tears dripped, "I don't want to go home Ian! I hate my father, and I'm not sure if I have a mom! Or even any grandparents."
"It's going to be okay. I won't let them send you off." Ian said rubbing his hand on my arm.

I rubbed away tears, "Please Ian. I'm sorry for all of what I did."
"We are free now CJ, what happened back there is in the past." Ian said.

Then he leaned closer, and I thought Oh my God! He is going to kiss me! We hadn't kissed since I told him I hadn't wanted him to die without being kissed by a girl. We had almost kissed when we had broken Gabe out of West Campus, but dumb Gabe had jumped in between us.

Our lips touched, and I knew Ian was going to fight for me to stay no matter what. He didn't care I was Headmaster's daughter. Not at all. And I got that all just from the kiss.

The kitchen door banged open and Ian and I jumped back from each other.

Mrs. Archer looked at us weirdly, but Gabe winked at Ian and Suki gave me a smile.

"Ian can your father and I talk to you in the kitchen?" Mrs. Archer asked. The whole time her eyes blinked way to much, she was nervous.

"Sure mom." Ian said shoving his hands into his pockets.

Once he was gone Suki looked at me.

"Your in love CJ!" I hated how she held out the E at the end.

"Am not!" I said.

"Then what was with that make out?" Gabe asked.

"It was just a kiss." I could feel my face getting hot.

"Sure." Gabe said.

I narrowed my eyes at him.

"You don't want to hurt me." He said.

I rolled my eyes, "Gabe, don't you dare try to use your little mind tricks on me."
Before Gabe could respond, something in the kitchen slammed.

"MOM!" Ian yelled.

"That sounds scary." Suki said.

I sat down beside her, "They are fighting about us."
"Not for long." Gabe said starting to get up.

Suki grabbed his shoulder, "Let Ian deal with this, it is his parents."
Gabe said back down.

I looked down at my nails, "If we have to leave where are we going to stay? I mean Ian is going to protect us."
Suki and Gabe shrugged.

The Kitchen door flew open again, Ian was standing there red faced.

"CJ come here for a moment." He said.

I got up and walked to him, he turned and walked into the kitchen.

"Sit here." He said pointing to a chair. I sat.

Ian's parents were standing across the room.

Ian placed his hand on my shoulder.

"This is CJ Ward. Her father, is the man who had me taken away. She can't remember if she had a mom. She has no where to go expect for here! Mom! Dad! Let her stay, she's my..." Ian trailed off looking for the right word to describe me.

"Ian, what if she has a mom?"
"Then her mom will come looking for her."

"What about the other two, Gabe and Suki."
I stood up, "Suki doesn't have a family she wants to go back to, like me. Gabe's scared. He's been gone for long and come on Ian got us out of there. We didn't know how. Ian saved the three of us. We... we need Ian." I need Ian.

"Ian, CJ I- I don't know. What if these people come looking for you." Mrs. Archer asked.

"We will fight." Ian told her.

"Ian-"
"Mom! These three are my friends! Friends, mom! I didn't try to kill them, and you were always saying I should not fight as much, I should make friends! See I did mom!"
Mrs. Archer put her head on her husband's shoulder.

"Ian, I don't have energy to fight you. They can stay."

Ian jumped up and hugged his mother, and then he turned to me, throwing his hands around my waist and lifting me up in the air.

"Ian!" I squealed.

Ian set me down, "Come on!" He laughed pushing the kitchen door open.

Suki and Gabe were still sitting on the sofa and as I stepped out Suki jumped, removing her head from Gabe's shoulder.

"We can stay!" I cried, grabbing her up into a hug.

"That's great." She said looking at Ian.

Ian smiled, "How about I show you guys around."
I smiled back, "Hmm, I say yes. I've always wanted to know what your room is like."

Ian laughed and led us up stairs.

"Tada!" He yelled throwing open a door. We stepped inside.
"This place is such a mess." I said stepping over a pile of shirts.

"Sorry, but I haven't been home for awhile."
"THIS IS EPIC!" Gabe said bending down to examine Ian's game system.

Suki giggled.

"Nerd." I said.

Gabe stood up and crossed this arms over his chest, "I am not!"

Suki looked around, "So where are we all going to sleep?"
Ian smiled, "I'll sleep downstairs on the sofa, Gabe can have my bed, you and Ceej can sleep in the guest room, there is two beds in there."

"What about our clothes?" I ask shaking my Tower Prep uniform which was now dirty.

Ian smiled, "I have an answer for that too."