Chapter 5
Reed and Lily entered the kitchen and he led her to a chair beside Ben.
"Omelet?" Sue asked.
"Yes please, with peanut butter if you have any?" Lily asked
Johnny choked on his milk.
"You put peanut butter on your omelet?" he asked disgusted.
"No on my toast. Of course on my omelet Tinkerbell," Lily said.
Johnny groaned, "Oh come on now! Are you really gonna call me that?"
"Why not? It suits you. You're just missing some wings and a green tutu," Lily said.
"Oh god! I can just see that! I like you girlie," Ben roared with laughter.
"Thanks Pebbles," Lily said with a smile.
Ben, with his own smile, pointed a large rocky finger at her, "I'm gonna let that one slide cause you made my day with that tutu comment."
Reed and Sue smiled at each other. Sue gave Lily her omelet and a jar of peanut butter. Lily dipped the knife into the jar and buttered her breakfast. She took a bite and smiled.
"Oh, that's disgusting," Johnny said with a fake gag.
"Don't do that! You're going to make me puke," Lily said.
"Ha. Let her eat Johnny," Sue said.
Lily ate until the plate was empty and she pushed it away.
"That was good. Thank you, Sue."
"You're welcome Lily," Sue said.
"So, can you guys show me what you can do?" Lily asked.
"Sure," Reed shrugged.
Reed stretched out his arm out of the kitchen and back.
"Whoa…" Lily said.
Sue turned invisible and back, "I can also do forcefields."
Lily looked at Ben.
"What you see is what you get," Ben said.
"So that means you're always made of rock?" Lily asked.
Ben nodded.
"Does that also mean you're strong?"
Ben reached down and put a hand under her seat. He lifted her up in the air.
"Ben!" Reed said, leaning forwards.
Lily laughed as she held onto her chair and looked down. Ben set her back down gently. Reed sighed as soon as she was back on the ground.
"I'm fine Reed. How about you, Tinkerbell?" Lily asked.
Johnny's eyes twinkled with mirth and he set down his cup.
"I'll show you mine if you show me yours," Johnny said.
Lily cocked an eyebrow, "Alright, but I got one word for you."
"What's that?" Johnny smiled bigger.
"Jailbait."
Johnny looked confused.
"No use flirting with me. I'm seventeen. A little too young for you, I'm afraid," Lily said.
Ben snickered.
Johnny sat back in his chair, "Could've sworn you were older."
Lily blushed as Sue admonished Johnny.
"We had a deal redhead, show me," Johnny said as he put his feet on the table.
"Redhead? I think you can come up with a better name than that," Lily said as she slowly stood up.
Lily turned and walked over to a wall. She looked back and winked. Lily stepped forwards and Reed jumped up.
"What are yo-" Reed's jaw dropped as he watched Lily.
Lily had faded a bit as she walked through the wall.
"Incredible," Reed whispered.
Lily walked back through the wall as Johnny's feet landed on the ground. She looked around at the shocked faces and smiled.
"What did you think I was gonna do? Slam into the wall?" Lily asked.
"I didn't think you could do that," Johnny said.
"You did see the van go through us, right?" Lily pointed to Ben then back to herself.
"Wow," Reed said.
Johnny stood up, "Well it's my turn now."
"Not yet. I'm not done," Lily said.
"There's more?" Reed asked.
Lily nodded. She walked into another room and turned. Once she knew they could see her, she grinned. They watched as she rose into the air. She rose until she was as high as the couch beside her. Back down she went, and walked back into the kitchen.
"You can fly?" Johnny asked.
"I can float," Lily corrected, "but, I think I might someday do that."
"Wow," Reed said, his jaw dropping further down.
Lily looked at him, "you might want to close your mouth before a hoard of bees come flying in."
Reed closed his mouth with a snap and Sue laughed.
"Now?" Johnny asked.
"Take it away Tink," Lily said.
Johnny looked at her before he walked to the open balcony. All followed him. Lily stumbled on the carpet, and Ben caught her.
"You okay?" Ben asked.
Lily held onto his arm with one hand and the other wrapped around her stomach. Lily nodded with a smile. Ben led the way. Reed and Sue stood behind them. Johnny turned towards them and smiled.
"Are you gonna stand there or are you gonna show me?" Lily said.
Johnny scowled as he stepped onto the railing.
"Don't tell me you can fly?" Lily asked.
"Thought you knew who we were," Johnny said.
"Just because I've heard of you doesn't mean I know what you can do," Lily said tiredly.
"Alright, I'll give you that," Johnny said. "If you come a little closer, you can see better."
He hooked his finger in a gesture of 'come here'. Lily looked at him and sighed. She stepped forward and leaned on the railing.
"Now watch," Johnny said before straightening up.
Lily watched as he leaned back and fell into the air. She gasped as she leaned over the railing. She rose a little using her power since she was short and she felt large hands on her waist. She looked up to see Ben and he picked her up. She winced as her wound pressed slightly on the railing.
Lily looked down to see Johnny shout, "Flame on!"
And instantly he lit on fire and flew into the air. He rose and rose until he floated in front of them. Ben set her back down on the ground.
"You're on fire," Lily whispered.
His head nodded, "Yup, fire helps me fly."
"I think I'm just gonna repeat Reed and say wow," Lily said.
Johnny laughed and he flew up into the air and did twirls and loop-de-loops.
"Now he's just showing off," Lily said.