Title: Falling Through Love?
A/N: Thank-you to everybody that reviewed. And sorry for the cliff-hanger in the last chapter. But hey, doesn't ever story need at least one cliff-hanger? Anyway, please review.
2oopm: All your questions will be answered, probably in this chapter. And, Victoria is very evil, she could care less she were caught since she is evil as you can tell by her attitude. Thank-you for reviewing, and your last question was funny-Will Carmen turn to the dark side of the force?(lol)
Racetrack's Goil: I know Lash is a bit different. But, he will get a little nastier. And I'm glad you think Carmen is a well-created original character. I really didn't want to make her too perfect or too goth/sad. I wanted to make her as an average person, even though she does have super-powers. Thank-you for your review!
horsebookworm: You are a very loyal reviewer. I love you for that! Also, thank-you for giving me an idea for a sequel to my other story, Web of Desire. I will start on the sequel when I am able to cool down on this one.
Ramen Pirate1313: Thanks for your review! I really hope you continue your story, Ruber Tiger. Any other LashOC lover should read Ruber Tiger, her story, it's really good!
rootbeergirl19: Dammit! You figured it out! Oh whatever, it just shows you pay attention, or maybe not...JK!JK!
Previously
I cryed in pain, as something began spiriling through my body. Victoria threw them all back, and walked toward their pain filled bodies. I glared dangerously, but clutched my stomach as another wave of pain raced through my veins. My powers never hurt before, so why now? Then, I looked down at my body, and my eyes widened in shock...
Chapter Four: Double Gifted & Dangerous Games
My eyes widened at the sight of my body, slightly beginning to fade. I could see my molecules rapidly dissapearing, and the skin on my bones becoming nothing more than a vague image. Victoria threw Magenta and the others once more, before smirking at her work and turning back around, only to see nothing. She smiled, figuring that I ran and hid, but I was right in front of her. Her eyes looked cautiously around her, as she watched for any signs of movement. Then, I appeared again, but she didn't notice. Magenta stood up, and Victoria sent a wave of her power at her. Magenta went crashing to the floor. I stood up a little dazed, but still kept the rage in my eyes. Victoria turned toward me, and smiled menacingly. Before she could say anything, I spoke up.
" Nobody hurts my friends." She was about to throw me once more, but my molecules seperated, and I disappeared. She stopped the power building up in her, and froze. I walked gingerly toward her, and before she could react, I gripped her shoulder and used my phasing power to push her into the ground. I didn't get her half stuck, I made it so she went all the way through and was stuck in the ground, so she could sufficate. My eyes were glazed over with anger and rage, so I didn't think twice about the fact that she could die. Then, my body appeared, as my molecules and skin peiced back together.
I shook my head, and using my powers, pulled Victoria back up. She landed with a thud, and began choking violently as specks of dirt were spat out from her mouth. Her eyes traveled up and looked at me with surprise.
" I'm not a bad person", was all I could say. I know she would have thrown me with her TK once more, but instead, Principal Powers stepped in between us, a boy by her side. He probably saw us and frantically found her so she would stop us. Behind her and Victoria, Magenta, Layla, Ethan and Zach were standing their guard, waiting for Victoria, but stopped when they saw Principal Powers. Nurse Spex hurried toward us and kneeled beside Victoria first. Victoria stopped gasping, got up quickly, and ran off, still clutching her throat. Principla Powers turned toward me and asked," What in God's name happened?"
" She attacked me", I said, as Nurse Spex examined my wounds. Then, a red light shot out from her eyes, and made it so my skeleton was showing, and she examined different areas. She stopped and looked up at me." You have a sprained wrist", she said. I bent my wrist slightly and felt a small amount of pain.
Principal Powers cocked an eyebrow." So she attacked you. And you attacked back?" Was she honestly mad, at me? My god, has she seen what Victoria can do? I simply nodded, but then, Principal Powers nodded her head sympatheticaly.
" It's about time", she said. Wait, what? She turned toward me and helped me up. " Victoria has hurt many students before. This, and her poor grades, are why she was held back. So, Ms. Gold would have been a senior if it wasn't for her negative, sour attitude."
Principal Powers then turned to the boy that had gone to her before, and demanded," Find Coach Boomer and Mr.Medulla and tell them Principal Powers said to find Victoria Gold in any way possible and bring her to me." The boy nodded before rushing off to find them.
Principal Powers sighed in frustration." But", she said, as I looked toward her," I'm afraid Victoria has gone too far this time." I nodded, as Layla, Magenta, Zach walked silently toward me. They were flustered by the dents and holes that surrounded the hallway. And, not so shorty after, students began to fill the hallways looking very bewildered by all the damage. Principal Powers ignored the whispers and continued," Go to the nurse's office with Nurse Spex, and after she patches you up, go home. Okay?" I half smiled and followed behind Nurse Spex as she walked toward the Nurse's Office. I would have loved to explain to Layla and the others but the pain from the bruises was cutting my concentration. Instead, I just waved good-bye and turned back around.
As we were walking, I noticed the whispers and looks the students were giving me. And I could have sworn one of them entered my mind. Damn mind readers... But still, it was kind of embarrassing to be the topic of everyone's conversations.
" Great", I muttered," I haven't gotten through the whole school day and I've already become the gossip."
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I layed on my bed in my house. After patching me up, Nurse Spex told my mother who immediately started yelling on the phone angrily. She was saying stuff like-Why wasn't that Victoria girl arrested?- or -How come nobody knew about her and what she could do?-. I knew she was just angry but she didn't need to yell at Nurse Spex. And it took me forever to explain to her that I wasn't extremely hurt. It was only a few purplish black bruises and a sprained wrist that would heal in a few days. That's not bad at all, right? I shifted a little and turned to by side.
The image of Lash and Speed discussing a plan with Gwen kept replaying in my mind. I desperately wanted to know what they were planning. Maybe Lash was truly evil. No, he couldn't be, nor Speed. I think it's impossible for a seventeen year old to be evil, I mean, seventeen is such a young age! Then my eyes narrowed. I shouldn't be concerned with what that guy does with his life. For all I care, he could just end up like a homeless bum. My eyes then became sadened. I can't deny it, I-
" Carmen", my younger brother's voice yelled from downstairs," mom wants you to come down and eat dinner!"
" Okay", I hollered back. Ignoring some of the pain, I sat up, slid off the bed and stretched tiredly. Beating the crap out of someone sure takes the energy out of you. I laughed after that thought and walked out of my room and downstairs.
As I neared the kitchen, I could already smell the freshly cooked ham. When I entered, there was also large bowl of green salad with mixes of tomatos, white shredded chetter, strands of carrots and smothered over with ranch dressing. There was also mashed potatoes next to the ham. I breathed in smell and sat down next to my brother and across from my mother. My brother's plate was already stacked with lodes of food and he was chompping down hungerily into whatever his fork picked up. I made a disgusted face before grabbing the large spoon and placing some salad onto my plate, then going onto the ham. I didn't enjoy mashed potatoes.
" Who doesn't like mashed potatoes", asked my brother, his mouth full and staring at my plate in bewilderment. He noticed that my plate didn't have a mountain of mashed potatoes like his.
" Who doesn't like salad", I gestured toward his plate which didn't contain the salad. He gulped down the food in his mouth and replyed," It's green. Kids my age don't like stuff that's green. Duh?" I smiled before taking a bit out of my meal.
" Carmen", my mother asked. I looked up at her as she continued," you don't have to go to school tomorrow."
" No, I'll go", I said. It would be stupid to miss the second day of school. What if I missed some important announcement? She nodded, then asked," Do you have something to tell me?" I stopped myself from eating another bite. I still haven't told her about my invisibility. Actually, Nobody knows other than Victoria, and the guys if they saw. I smiled. She'll be so proud.
" Well, I have another power", I said, grinning. Her eyes widened in shock, along with my brother's.
" What power", she asked although I'm sure she knows it's my dad's.
" Invisibility", I said. She smiled widely, but that smile faded as we both heard running feet. We turned our heads toward the stairs as Richard(her brother for those of you who have forgotten) ran up the stairs and into his room, slamming the door shut.
" Oh dear", my mother said, getting up from her seat and running after him. I sighed. It must be hard on him, not having powers on all. And me having TWO powers must be worse for him. He must think it's unfair. Well, he's lucky, he won't have to become a super-hero and have a double life. But he is a boy, and they love super-hero action crap. I shrugged, and began eating again.
Several minutes later, I was finished so I grabbed my plate, walked over to the sink and placed it in with the other dirty dishes. Then, I ran up the stairs and into my room. As I passed, my brother's door was slightly open and my mother was talking with him. He saw me, and glared, but I just ignored it. After all, I was very tired and his glares didn't phase me(lol). When I entered my room, I shut my door and walked toward my dresser. I rumaged through the clothes until finally I found my pajamas, and put them on quickly before anyone entered my room. My pajamas were red, green and black plaided, cotton shorts and a white tang top with a slight tear on the side. I turned off the lights, jumped on my bed and pulled my blue sheets over me. It was a cold night, and I shivered everytime a small gust of wind flew in through my open window. I was going to go and close it, but I was fast asleep by then.
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I once again, sat at the end of the bus, my messenger bag by my side. This time, I had no time to eat, since I forgot to set my alarm, so my mother woke me up sort of late. I'm way too forgetful. I wore light, faded denim blue jeans, a dark brown tank-top, a lighter brown coat with fake fur lined over the hood part, and a brown and tan plaided scarf. My eyes wondered out the window, as grey clouds rolled in. Then, I could see the cut off freeway part. Two seat belts criss-crossed over one another, securing me to my seat and I smiled waiting for the ride. This was the part I loved. The bus sped up, and seconds later, we were soring aimlessly through the sky. People were screaming, their arms waved up in the air, but my stomach tightned. I wonder what people will say when they see me?
Soon, we landed safely onto the runway of the school. Rollercoaster over. The bus driver then signaled it as an okay for us to leave. The seatbelts flew off, and I waited behind everyone as they got off one-by-one. As everyone was leaving, I was reluctan not to see Victoria, who may have snuck onto the bus, waiting to kill me. I shivered with fright. Indeed, she was scary.
I walked down the steps and started walking toward the enterance. Through the mob of people, I tried to findLayla and ask her what happened to Will. Then, I saw her, along with the others, and ran happily toward them. But, Will wasn't with them. When I reached them, Zach and Ethan immediately bombarded me with tons of questions.
" What happened?"
" What did Victoria do?"
" How'd you beat her?"
" Were you seriously hurt?"
" Um, nice to see you too", I said. Magenta rolled her eyes at the boys and started heading up the steps, the rest of us following. I turned toward Layla, who was unusually quiet. She had a wounded look on her.
" What's wrong, Layla", I asked, placing a comforting hand in her shoulder. She smiled weakiy, and stood up straight as we were walking. " Nothing", she said. Nobody bought it, but we decided to ignore it.
" Where's Will", I asked. Everyone shrugged. Layla face fell, and I figured he was the root of her despair. Before I could ask, the bell rang, so we rushed up the steps into the school. I waved them good-bye, as I ran down the hall to Hero Class. On the way I saw Lash, but I payed no attention to him. He was a bully, I shouldn't interact with his type.
I rushed into class, and took my assigned seat. Some girls next to me began to whisper, so i tried to ignore it. Minutes later, the tardy bell rang, and everyone had quieted down. Mr. Medulla began speaking, but was interrupted when someone came in. I looked up and was surprised to see Will.
" yes, they told me you were coming", Mr.Medulla said. He then told Will to take an empty seat, which happened to be by me, so I smiled. At least I wouldn't be lonely. He smiled at me as he set down his red bag. I gave a welcoming smile back, but still knew he did something to Layla that upset her.
" After this class is over, you will all be reporting to the gym. There, you'll do a drill", Mr. Medulla expained. He then started the lesson, and I pulled out my notebook. I whispered to Will that he needed to right what Medulla rights on the chalkboard. Will nodded, and pulled out a peice of paper from his bag. I scribbled down quickly what he wrote down, continuing everytime he wrote another thing down. Hopefully, this class won't be as boring the rest of the year.
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I sat on the bleachers next to Layla. We were in the gym, listening as Coach Boomer explained all this stuff about this game called Save-the-Citizen. Ten minutes ago, the girls and boys were ordered to the locker rooms, and told to put on there gym outfits. Girls wore shorts and boys wore pants. Lucky them, it was freezing!
" Lash and Speed were undefeated last year, so they start this year", explained Coach Boomer. I closed my eyes tightly. Of course it had to be Lash. Lash and Speed entered from the corner of the room, armored up.
" Lash, Speed-do you want to be heros or villians", Coach Boomer asked.
" Villians", said Speed, acting as if that were an obvious answer.
" There's a surprise", muttered Boomer, clicking his pen and scratching something onto his clipboard.
" Who are your oppenents", asked boomer. Speed smirked, as did Lash, and pointed at Will saying," We'll take little Stronghold."
" And we pick Peac-", Speed cut in," Carmen state!" Me and Will looked frighteningly at each other, before slowly get up and walking down the steps. I looked up and saw Lash and Speed looking in our direction. Speed looked excited, while Lash looked afraid.
Seconds later, me and Will were suited up for protection, and stood across from Lash and Speed. I didn't want to look at Lash, so I just stared at the floor.
" Now, I want a clean fight. Stronghold, State-you have three minutes to beat your villians, and save the citizen. Go", he yelled, blowing his whistle loudly. Instently, Lash stretched out his arm so it reached a pole on the other side of the court, and Speed pulled back on it. He let go, and was thrown like a sling-shot. He was running at super-speed blindly everywhere, so me and Will could barely make him out. Then, I was thrown to the ground by a blurrly thing, which was of course, Speed. Actually, I shouldn't told Principal Powers that I was okay. A sharp pain went up my back where some of the larger bruises exsisted. Lash stretched and wrapped his arms around Will, then threw him. I got up, but was thrown baclwards by Speed again. I concentrated, and became invisible. Many looked very shocked, including Boomer, but he didn't stop the game. This didn't help, because even though he couldn't see me, Speed could cover much ground with his powers, so I was thrown backwards, AGAIN! I became visible agian, but my eyes narrowed and I went through the floor, and appeared in front of Speed. Before he could run me over, I used by powers and grabbed him. It sort of worked, but I still fell over, but Speed stopped because he nearly fell through the floor. His sudden stop made it so he tripped and hit the wall. I then turned toward Will, who hit the ground, causing Lash to go flying and land on his back. Something in me wanted to help Lash, but then I saw the timer which read 1:50I ran toward the citizen, which kept inching closer and closer toward the moving, razor sharp machine. I took a step toward it, and stared at it. Should I take the chance of going through it and pulling down the citizen? I turned toward Will, who grabbed ahold of Speed just as he was in his fats mode, and let go, sending Speed straight into a wall. He ran into it hard, and fell back unconscious. Will then charged at Lash, who just stretched out of the way, so Will kind of did the fall/trip and turned back around. I turned my attention to the citizen, and concentrated hard, trying to ignore the fear that drenched my thoughts. Lash was running toward me, with Will behind him. I went through the machine, reached up and pulled the citizen down. I threw it out of the machines path, and jumped out quickly. People were screaming with joy, running off the bleachers and into the arena. I was smiling with triumph as kids crowded around me and Will. Layla and the others were waving, so I made my way through the crowd and stopped in front of them. I turned around expecting Will, but Gwen was hugging him tightly.
" You can become invisible", yelled/asked Zach, looking very bewildered. I nodded, but looked at Layla, who looked rather hurt. Magenta noticed also, so we both excused our selves to the girl's locker room. Ethan and Zach nodded.
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I stood in the hallway, waiting for Layla and Magenta. Layla had told us of her crush on Will; I wasn't surprised. She said all he has been doing is talking about Gwen or hanging out with her. I felt bad for her, so did Magenta. We planned on going to The Paper Lantern to cheer her up, since she said that was her favorite place to eat at. I leaned against the lockers, shivering at the icy shill of the metal. No one was in the hallway, probably because they were crowding around Will and congratulating him. I guess fame does really go to your head. I heard voices, and foot steps heading my way. Then, I realized it was Lash and Speed. Panicing, I went through the lockers and stood in them. Once agian, I eased dropped on their conversation.
" Why'd you pick Carmen State", complained an annoyed Lash. I listened more carefully.
" Because, I heard she beat the crap out of Victoria Gold. I wanted to see if we could take her. And besides, why do you care", accused Speed. I saw through the slits in the lockers as they stopped and stared annoyingly at each other.
" I wanted Peace and Stronghold together. Ya know, to see them fight each other rather than us", Lash said back, glaring slightly.
" Whatever", said Speed, using his powers to run away. Lash sighed and placed his hand on his temple. I went through the lockers and landed behind him. He didn't notice, so I said quietly," Hi."
He whirled around and sighed in relief. I slightly laughed, but stopped when I saw the serious, angry face he made.
" Are you stalking me", he accussed. You wish. I rolled my eyes and crossed my arms over my chest.
" So, I guess you two aren't the sweetest of friends", I asked. His eyes narrowed, and he just shoved past me. I balanced myself and turned around only to see him turn the corner sharply. What's his problem? Maybe it's because I beat him? I shrugged, and leaned against the lockers once more and waited for Layla and Magenta.
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A/N:Sorry it took me a few days to update. I was too excited about X-men 3. As you can tell, I'll be speeding things up a bit, like Will getting his powers, Save the citzen, etc. but I will slow down when it comes to the whole homecoming thing. And once again, things will be alittle changed. Anyway, please review!
LoVe,
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