"Alfred! It's only 12 in the afternoon, so I wasn't kidnapped by ninjas! And I told dad not to tell you."
"But I'm the hero, so I have to know where my brother is at all times!"
"I am right here at the door talking with you. Gilbert, this is my brother Alfred. Alfred, this is Gilbert. Now come along Gilbert, oh and Alfred, I am walking up the stairs and turning towards my room." I responded back as I dragged Gil with me to my room, Alfred looking at me from below the stairs.
As I opened the door to my room, I headed over to my bed and sat down. Gilbert sat on the swivel chair that was parked right next to my laptop. "You were only gone for a few hours, why was he worried?" questioned Gil, starting to spin the chair. "He's been protective of me since I was around 12." I reply, looking up to the ceiling. "How come?" he questioned back. "There was this accident. You see, when my mom died, my dad started to drink, trying to ease the pain. Well, one day, when we came home from school, we found him unconscious on the ground. We were really scared so we called 911 and they took him to the hospital. They told us that if we had found him later, he would of died of alcohol poisoning. But since he wasn't completely safe at home, they made us go home with our aunt. She was really strict and always came up with excuses to punish us." I took a deep breath before continuing, "Alfred asked if she loved us, and she got angry and slapped Alfred in the face. I got scared and decided to walk to the hospital instead of stay the night at our aunts house. It was snowing when I got outside, and by the time I was about a mile from the hospital, the snow was up to my waist. I was really tired, so I thought that I would rest, but I started to get sleepy. I was rubbing my hands together to try to get them warm, and when I pulled them apart, I saw a little flame in my hands. This kept me warm for awhile, but then sleep started to pull me under. All I remember is seeing the flame go out and then waking up in the hospital. Dad and Alfred thought I was a goner, so they started to get a little protective of me, since they didn't want to loose me."
After finishing my story, I looked to Gil to see his expression. "I see. So he just wants to protect you." "Yeah. At first, it was just me, but then, after he discovered he could fly, he decided to become everyone's hero." "Well, at least we know now he won't turn into on of the bad beings." Gilbert offered offhandedly. "You said that there were other beings. Can I meet them?" I asked, my curiosity back. "Sure, just not right now. We can meet them tomorrow, there is supposed to be a meeting tomorrow. I have to go now, but I will pick you up tomorrow okay?" Gilbert said, getting up from his seat in the chair. Without another word, he led himself to the front door, and left.
Wow, I can't believe I will get to meet another person who is just like me tomorrow. Mattie thought as he lied down to take a nap
Alfred F. Jones. That my good man, is my name, and I am everyone's hero. It is my job to protect all you citizens from the hands of evil. And you will never believe what! I have the heroic ability to fly really really fast. Okay, so I was around 14 years when I found out I could fly. I had been walking home from school, limping a bit because when I came out to my friends, they started beating me and calling me mean names. I was dragging my body home, taking my shortcut under the bridge when I noticed the water had risen a few feet. It had rained pretty hard the day before so the water was rushing pretty fast so it looked like I wouldn't be able o swim in it for awhile. I looked up to see the bridge above was void of any actual people.
When I got to the other side, I noticed a shadow on the ground and looked up to see a woman, around her mid twenties on the outer part of the bridge. She had a small smile on her face with her her flowing back, head facing the wind. Her arms were out and it looked she was just enjoying the breeze but could see her leaning slightly forward before plummeting down to the earth. The bridge was a good 35 feet and if it had been a normal day, the drop wouldn't kill her, probably injure her badly, but not kill. But since the water was a rushing river and since the water wasn't very deep, even with the risen water level, the drop would cause her to lose consciousness and the water would drown her.
As I saw her falling her, my instinct told me to try and catch her. I knew that I wouldn't be of any help since she was falling directly in the middle of the river, but my gut told me to do it anyway. Just as I reached the edge, I took one more step, fully deciding that I would just try to catch her as she reached the bottom. What I wasn't expecting was to jump in the air and shooting towards her falling form. I reached her just as her hair reached the water. I hovered there for a bit until the shock left me, and I flew back to the grass. When I looked down, I saw that she had passed out but was starting to come to.
When she saw me, she gave a surprised yelp. "Where am I? Is this heaven? Am I dead yet?" she asked me. I shook my head before saying, "No, you aren't dead. I was here to save you." She gave me really angry look before pushing me away. "I didn't want to be saved. I want to be dead. I want to leave this hell hole." "Why? Aren't there people you are going to miss? People who will miss you?" I questioned, my face calm as I talked to her. "I don't want to live my life anymore. I hate my job, the love of my life left me and since I didn't to feel the pain anymore, I became an alcoholic. I had a one night stand and my so-called friends left me. The only people I will miss would probably be my dad, but they stuck him in jail years ago. I don't have anyone to lean on and I can't keep living like this anymore." she told me, tears falling down her eyes.
"You can always quit your job and find a new one. Your 'friends' weren't really friends if they left you, and you can visit your dad. You can make your life better if you just let yourself. I came out to some 'friends' who beat me everyday, the one I had a crush on being the leader. You think I like getting the shit beat out of me every single day. I am living because I promised I would protect my brother after he nearly died 2 years ago. If I can keep moving forward, you can too. I still haven't lived and felt the life of an adult, but I have had some tough times as well, but there is still lots of things worth living for. You can always find someone who really is the love of your life and get married. Wear a dress at your wedding and dance the night away with them. Your still young, and I know I am too, but we both have something waiting for us in the future." After my speech, I left her to think of what I just said and that night, I am happy to say, I didn't see her on the news.