Chapter 4- Feeling invisible

Tessa walked without purpose across darkened streets, the sun setting slowly which cast a faint glow across her more pronounced features. The young girl reached out and touched a brick building with the tips of her fingers, her legs crossing over each other. All of this made her look incredibly childlike, but she felt as though it fit.
She was a child, a young eleven year old girl-not a hero.

She stopped walking and bristled at the sound of a trashcan being tipped over, her fingers curled inwards so her fingernails scratched the bricks which forced dirt underneath them.
She didn't dare turn around at the sound of footsteps which echoed loudly across the cold concrete, if worst came to worst she would fly away!
"Just fly, just fly," Tessa's eyes were closed tightly as she mouthed those words over and over again. She could hear and almost feel warm breath as someone tall panted behind her.

She couldn't fly, she was frozen in terror, especially when a cold hand touched her shoulder.
"Hush."
The voice was male and unfamiliar, she could see that his hands were gloved, "Do not worry, you're safe with me."
His voice was thick and syrupy, yet it had a distinct squeaky tone as though it was an afterthought to him. "Let go of me," Tessa squeaked at him.
The man didn't move, his pointer finger tapping on her shoulder whilst the rest of his fingers gripped her tightly.
"Hey!"

Tessa felt relief flood through her at the shout of someone she recognized-Rose!
She resisted the urge to cry for help, afraid that the man would hurt her if she did anything sudden. "Let her go!" Rose warned, her misty tone suddenly gone ice cold.
"Yeah!"
Patrick. Tessa felt suddenly safer then she had ever been, her friends would save her!

"Stay back!" the man snarled, "It's for her own good!"
How could it be for her own good? He was probably going to stab her to death! Tessa forced herself to exhale after she realized that she had been holding it in.
"Girl, you must relax, this won't hurt you-"
Tessa took that moment to kick the man hard in the shins with her heel, he let out a surprised shout and Tessa noticed as he crumpled to the ground.
Super Strength, perhaps a bit overkill.

"Tessa, here!" Rose shouted to her, the young girl nodded in consent and darted away from the fallen man to her friend's side.
"No Tessa!"
She stopped, both Patrick and Rose grabbing at her hands to take her away from there. But something in his voice had her stiff as a board.
"What?" she turned around, accidentally forcing her friends to whip around with her. She gave Rose an apologetic look before she turned it back to the man.

He was of average height, and very handsome. His skin was dark but not so dark that he could go unseen in pitch darkness.
He had dark brown hair that was combed perfectly and it seemed to make the fact that he had overlarge glasses almost unnoticeable. His clothes were perhaps a bit odd, a waistcoat and a large purple trench coat that hung over his shoulders but his arms were not in the sleeves. He of course had two black gloves, though Tessa noticed them being a bit rattier then she had previously realized.

"Who are you? I want a name," Tessa ordered, her voice wavering slightly.
The man sighed and ran a hand through his hair, "Call me Johann (pronounced Yo-han) and most would know me as the son of William Smallwood, or even better known as the son of InvisiBill."

InvisiBill, Tessa's mother had mentioned him. Though the sad part of the story had told her of his death three years ago, she had not mentioned that he had a son.
The man or rather Johann was toying with his coat, pulling it farther over his shoulders in a gesture that seemed to portray warmth and closeness.
Tessa grabbed hold of Rose's hand, seeking comfort from her best friend. She was unsure of Patrick, he seemed to have given up trying to take her hand. That thought made her heart lurch suddenly; she swallowed the golf ball that seemed to have formed in her throat.

"Johann then, what is it you want?" she asked tersely.
"For you to see."
Tessa's brow furrowed in confusion, what was he talking about? She frowned at him, "I can already see."
Johann rolled his eyes but spoke still kindly to her, "The best way for you to see, is when you can't be seen," he recited.
Tessa frowned, still not quite understanding his intentions.
"Don't trust him Tessa," Patrick said, stepping forward, a look of determination on his somewhat chubby face.
"We can't be sure about him," Rose said her voice wavering.

Tessa frowned at Johann, ignoring her friends, "What are you going to do?" she asked firmly.
The man sighed, then began to pull of his gloves by tugging at each finger individually, "Come closer and you'll see."
"No Tessa," Rose pleaded, but the young girl ignored her again. Something about this man sent trust through her like blood pumping through her veins.
Alarms went off inside her head, screaming at her to think what she was doing through! And normally she would have listened!

"What are you going to do?" She asked after having walked close to Johann, he grabbed her wrist which sent tiny shockwaves up her arm in alarm.
"I'm going to make you see, have you not been listening?"
Suddenly Tessa was wondering if this man was all there. Perhaps he was insane, and she was just being stupid and easily swayed-
That's a good thing for a hero to be- Not a hero!

"Ready?"

Ready for what?
Tessa nodded, giving her two friends reassuring looks.
If worst came to worst she had super strength! She could fly, and if she was like her mother she could freeze him!
She'd be fine.

And then- she realized-she wasn't!

"TESSA NO!" Rose screamed, reaching out her arm towards the young McCallistar.
The young girl felt suddenly incredibly energized, and it seemed that everything around her had taken a blue tint.
"No, what's that monster done?" Patrick said, looking with disbelief.
Tessa couldn't understand it, she was standing right in front of them yet they seemed to look right through her!

"They can't see you, and they can't hear you."
She spun around to face Johann, who was a normal color. "What do you mean? Am I invisible?" she yelped. Johann nodded, "Indeed you are, you'll find that I received my father's powers and a bit more," he smiled, blaring his uneven yet perfectly white teeth.
Tessa turned to her friends, a terribly guilty feeling rising inside of her, "Do they know that I'm ok?"
"No of course not," he still smiled, "But they will soon, if you'll please follow me," he turned and began walking away, Tessa noticed that even though he looked like he was walking at a normal pace he was going much faster.

She took a step forwards, it made her feel great! Some of her now excess energy was used. She smiled, "Wow," she breathed.
"Are you coming?" Johann turned around to face her with a raised eyebrow. Tessa looked back at her friends which were completely despairing, "Will I become visible once we're done?" she asked.
"Of course, now come on," he replied simply.

Tessa had no choice but to follow.

"TESSA! CAN YOU HEAR ME!?"
"Rose! She's gone…"

I made InvisiBill's son a bit…Odd, and vague.
Sorry about the lateness of this chapter, I had to rewrite the first part like seventeen times before I came up with something I was satisfied.
Yes, I read the name Johann Sebastian Bach and named my character after him X)
His mother –I decided- Was a musician.

I apologize now for having killed InvisiBill.

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