-Chapter Five-

"What do you want from me Kiana?" I snapped. After my cold shower, I had come back to my room only to find Kiana lounging on my bed. When the cold water washed over me in the shower it reminded me of the freezing river. It put my nerves on edge. And dealing with Kiana's crap attitude was the last thing I wanted to do right now.

She faltered, "N-Nothing I guess."

"Then why? Why are you so hateful towards me? What's your reason? Why can't you just leave me alone?"

Kiana sat there, stunned, like she didn't know why herself. But she did, she just didn't know it yet. Maybe I could coax it out of her. Carefully, like that counselor at the hospital had tried with me. The counselor wasn't successful, but I would be. It was a gift of mine, one of very few. Like my defense skills for example.

I sat down next to her on my bed. "Kiana," I said gently, "it's okay, you can tell me. Nothing will happen."

If I was right, that was what she was afraid of. Well, I didn't exactly know what she was afraid of, but that's what I'd find out. Her red hair swished from side to side as she shook her head.

"You don't know that! What can you do? He's so much stronger than us! Even Mrs. Tread is scared of him." Kiana whispered the last part, as if Mrs. Tread would come barging into the room at the sound of her name.

"Who is he? Kiana, answer me or I can't help you." I gripped her shoulders and shook her lightly. "I will help you."

Her hands trembled as she spoke, "H-He's Mrs. Treads husband. He shouldn't be here. It's an all girls orphanage, but he is! For the past three years he's been hiding in that room and never comes out."

I nodded to show her I was listening as I paced the room.

"If that was all…it wouldn't matter. But, he gets...bored." Her voice broke and she started to sob. Then it hit me, I needed to get Kiana and Doris out of here. No matter what it took. What did I have to lose?

"I'm going to get you, Doris, and me out of here Kiana. I promise."

Rolling over I looked at the small clock: 12:03am. My head was swarming with half-assed escape plans. We couldn't just run away. Where would we go? I mean, really. That's why we're here in the first place. If only I could get us kicked out somehow-

CLACK!

I jumped out of bed, my feet slapping the floor. What was that? A light fluttered down the hallway and into the room. Looking over, I realized Kiana wasn't standing next to me. She was gone. Not good. Yelling pierced my ears as I darted down the hall. It was a man's voice that I didn't recognize and Mrs. Treads.

"Just leave them alone Billy! You still have me!" Her voice vibrated around the room, where I now stood.

The man- Billy -stood with his back to me, that for which I was grateful. He was huge, at least 6' 2". Quickly, keeping him in my line of vision- like that was hard -, I scanned for Kiana and Doris.

When I found them I felt two emotions, relief and then horror. They were curled in a corner clinging to each other. Doris has a thin line of blood trailing from a cut on her brow. Behind her, Kiana looked unharmed, but terrified. On the floor in-between Mrs. Tread and the man, lay a heavy set chair. It must have been what I heard down the hall a few minutes back.

"You? Why would I want you?" He screamed.

But before she could even answer he lashed out and hit her. The force of his fist knocked her into the wall and onto the floor. She didn't move after that. Only the slight rise and fall of her chest told me she was still alive.

The man didn't seem to care; he turned to Doris and Kiana. Doris twisted her body to cover most of Kianas'. Kiana just sobbed silently and clung to Doris's waist even tighter. If that was possible. Me, I stood there. I needed to do something. Anything. I didn't know what to do.

That was, in till he reached for them. My feet moved on their own accord and I found myself standing tall in front of them. Blocking his path.

"Move."

I looked him in the eye.

"Move."

"No."

With that one word it was like pulling a clip from the grenade. He exploded, and stars shoot across my vision. I cupped my jaw with one hand while the other clutched the desk to hold me up. Through my blurred vision, I could just make out his vicious smile.

"Hurts to be hit don't it?"

"Not sure, you tell me." I lunged and swung my fist. He dodged easily and laughed. But that's not really where I had been aiming. My knee jerked upward, connecting with his groin. There was a loud thump as he fell to his knees.

"Run!"

To my relief, they listened. Doris dragged Kiana onto her feet and started for the door. Halfway to the door, Kiana tripped and fell, bringing Doris down with her.

"I got you now!" Screamed 'Billy' as he grabbed Doris's ankle and yanked her toward him. She kicked franticly, trying to pry him off. Yet he didn't budge.

If I didn't do something, she and Kiana would get hurt. Me included. Instincts' kicked in and I expected to find myself lunging at him. To be scratching his eyes out, his skin off.

Instead, my fingers began to tingle. It spread from my fingers and toes up to my arms and thighs, engulfing me. Slowly it turned into a prickly sensation. The skin behind my left ear began to burn and I knew something was about to happen.

Lights flickered on and off. I could hear a faint buzz coming from the walls all around us. Suddenly- distracting me from what seemed to be a power surge -was a grunt. Not a "trying to get your attention" grunt, but a grunt of pain.

'Billy' was still on the floor, but something was different. His limbs were stiff and jerking slightly, unnaturally. Maybe he was having a stroke…

The lights blew out, coating us in glass. But I was too distracted to cover myself and protect my face. Right in front of me, bright blue currents of electricity shot back and forth between my fingers. I could feel it in my veins, in my hair, but it didn't hurt. It felt peaceful.

Next to that, the same thing was happening to Mrs. Tread's husband. Nothing about it looked peaceful for him. He looked like he was in pain, and a lot of it. His skin glowed a fluorescent blue, allowing us to see him. I, myself, could see each and every individual current that moved under his skin.

He stopped moving.

Kiana and Doris shrieked as they crawled from the room. Not just from him, but from me as well. They shot one last look of terror over their shoulders'. My skin glowed like his had, but I was fine.

I looked from my skin, to his body. His glow faded and mine got brighter. Huh? Walking over to him, I realized something. His chest is not moving.

No, no way. He was NOT dead. My glow faded and everything went silent. In the dark I felt my way down the hall. Tears streamed silently down my face. What did I do?

I killed someone.

Finally, my hand found the wall-phone and I dialed the number I had memorized in the past few days.

"Hello?" Ms. Heming's voice came from the phone and I almost choked.

"Help me."

Okay, so I'm not really good at all this story stuff. The plot will probably be all over the place. But I'm trying. The past few chapters, and probably the next chapter, in all is like a REALLY long prologue. To show everything that's happens before it settles down. Please review.