Jumper: Cent's Story
Cent and John meet, officially. Cent discovers a secret that will blow her mind. Things start to grow between Cent and John. Are they falling in love?
This is for you romantics out there! Enjoy!
Chapter Five:
Falling
Cent froze where she stood. Goose bumps were rising on her arms and legs. Her heart began to race.
Whoops! she said to herself. Wrong house!
Then she looked into John's eyes and everything slowed down. Her heart and time became normal once again.
John smiled at her. It was full of happiness and love. Almost like he was just happy to see... her.
Cent returned his smile and looked away, rubbing the side of her neck.
"Sorry...," she said slowly and awkwardly. "I didn't mean to... to..."
"Follow my scar and into my apartment?" he laughed. "Don't be." He folded his arms together on his chest. "You have no idea how much I've been waiting to meet someone like you."
Cent's eyes widened.
He knows about me? Cent was shocked. How can he possibly know about me? And how did that jump-scar get there? Unless-"
Cent's eyes widened even bigger as she realized the truth. It made her own mouth drop.
"You're... you're..." she could barely speak now.
"A Jumper," John finished for her. "Yes, I am. Have been since I was ten years old."
Cent felt herself beginning to fall to the ground. She was in too much shock to know that her own legs gave out.
Suddenly, John jumped towards her and caught her. His hands were right under her back.
"Watch it there," he teased. "Don't want you to get brain damage. Lets sit down on the couch."
Cent nodded and felt John picking her up, in his arms. He jumped towards the couch and sat her down. He moved towards the lower end of the couch to give her some room.
John continued to smile.
"Man, I... I always figured that there was something special about you," he finally said. "I just can't believe that you're one of us. This is truely awesome."
Cent leaned her head against the couch and smiled. But she was still shocked at the revelation.
"There are more?" she asked. "More of... us?"
John nodded and looked away.
"Yeah," he said. "But there isn't like a ton of us out there. I bet like twenty people out of the six billion are Jumpers. I came across one before, but things didn't end so well for him. Before he died, he told me everything there was about Jumpers. About our history, where we came from, how long we have existed."
Cent shook her head and said, "I can't believe this. I mean... for so long, I've lived with this belief that I was the only one out there. Except for my mom and dad..."
"Your parents are Jumpers too?!" John shot his head towards her, smiling, shocked.
Cent nodded and smiled back.
"Yeah, they are," she couldn't help looking into his eyes.
"Wow!" John exclaimed and laughed. "A family of Jamers. Who knew?" He laughed again.
Cent chuckled. She couldn't help but laugh with him. Everything about him made her want him even more. She felt the desire inside her own heart. His laugh, his smile, his movements were all piling on her need to have him. She also couldn't help but look at his lips.
Oh boy! she said to herself, imagining what it would be like to kiss them.
Shaking the thought off, she said, "Tell me more! I want to know everything! About Jumpers! About you! Just start at the beginning!" She brought her legs up and moved forward, wanting to be as close as possible to him.
John chuckled and faced her again.
"Well, perhaps we should start at the beginning. Which would be me, of course."
Cent laughed and said, "Of course."
John brought his legs in too and began his story.
"The first time I jumped was when I was ten years old. It was pretty scary when I found out. I nearly drowned in a lake, up in Tulsa, Oklahoma."
Cent put her hands over her mouth and gasped.
"My family and I were on vacation. It was summer and we went to our usual spot. It wasn't far from where we lived. But, anyway, I went swimming without my parents knowledge. I wanted to prove how good of a swimmer I was. I wanted to do it without floaties or supervision. But I got too far and ended up in a really deep zone. I went under and nearly drowned." He paused. "Suddenly, I found myself back on shore. I was confused and there was water all over the sand I had landed on. My parents had seen the whole thing. It freaked my mother out a little bit, but she got over it."
"My parents discovered that what I did was some kind of teleportation ability. I was excited at first, but then I worried about what people would think of me if they found out. So, my parents helped train me. Helped me learn to control my ability. I soon became so good at it that I started jumping myself to school. I even helped my parents save on gas money too. Wherever they wanted to go, I just jumped us there. That was plain and simple."
Cent nodded and smiled. She was enjoying the story. It reminded her of the times with her mother and father.
"The next two years, I did all of this stuff with my parents. I loved having this ability. I wanted to use it in a way that made myself responsible. So, I made rules in order to keep myself in check. I only jumped to places that were far away. I always make sure that people don't see me when I jump. You know, the usual." He paused, tears were forming a little, but he whiped them away. "But I had been seen, while jumping, one day. I saved a small boy from being hit by a car. I thought that I made a clean get away, but I ended up finding a video on the internet of me. Someone had seen me and posted it on facebook, youtube, twitter. Everyone at school was thinking that it was some kind of joke. But I got worried. I realized that I needed to be extra careful from then on." He paused again.
"About a month later, my family and I had gotten a visit from some of those Men-In-Black guys. I didn't know what they wanted or why they were there. I went to go see what was happening and watched from a far. The men forced their way in, despite my parents refusal to let them come into our house. Then..." He paused for a moment, breathing in slowly but sadly. "... then the men shot my parents. Right in front of my eyes. All they did was take out their guns and shot them. No hesitation. No regret. I was able to escape. I jumped to the lake again. It was the only place that I could think of. I didn't leave the lake for an entire day. I cried and cried. Begging for my parents again."
Cent allowed the tears to fall down her cheeks. Some of it landed on her blonde hair.
"I'm so sorry," she tearfully said, reaching out and taking his hand. Something electrified her hand as she touched him, it traveled up her arm and down her spine, making her shiver.
John smiled and continued.
"I managed to survive over the next few years. I used money from my father's secret stash on this piece of property he owned. I still have enough now. It should last me a couple more years. After a while, I decided to leave Tulsa and I traveled the world. Going to different places. New York, Washington, Miami, Las Vegas, and even here, to Los Angeles. I ran into my fellow Jumper friend in Las Vegas. He found me jumping into a casino. We had a nice conversation together. Won a few rounds at the Black Jack tables. That was when I learned about the existence of Jumpers. He told me everything."
"What did he tell you?" Cent asked, getting all excited.
"He told me that Jumpers have existed since before the Roman Empire. It's unknown how far we go back. Appearantly, many of us have planned major roles in humanity's history. Like the building of the pyramids in Eygpt. The Great Wall of China. The wars. I even found out about 'Syndicate'..."
"Syndicate?" Cent asked. "What is Syndicate?"
John chuckled and said, "Syndicate is a government organization that was created to hunt down gifted people. They bring them back to their headquarters for testing. Jumpers have been on the top of the list. I heard rumors that there were people who could do telekinesis, but I don't truely buy it." He paused and took a deep breath. "Syndicate is the organization that killed my parents. They also killed my friend later on. I witnessed the entire thing. They didn't realize he was a Jumper, they wanted to capture him for testing. I guess that was why they were there at my house years before. They wanted me because of the internet video."
Cent nodded, rubbing his hand as she held onto it.
"Were the men at the school part of Syndicate?" she asked, looking up at him, her face wet from the crying.
John nodded.
"Yes, they were. That was why I left in the first place. I knew it was them. I always carried a knife around in case of emergences." He paused and smiled at Cent. "I've noticed your stares. I even noticed that you saw my knife the other day."
Cent blushed and smiled.
"I'm I really that noticable?" she giggled.
"Yes," he teased. "When you have as beautiful like that. It is too hard not to notice."
Cent laughed and smiled again.
"At least now we can sit next to each other at school," she said, feeling happy about the thought of hanging out with him during luch.
John's smiled disappeared.
"Yeah, uh, I won't be returning to the school, Cent," he said.
Cent's eyes widened.
"What?! Why?!"
John stroked her hair.
Cent enjoyed it and didn't dare stop him.
"Because..." he began to say. "... Syndicate will be all over the place now. Every minute and every second will be watched by them."
Cent's smile drop and lowered her head. Her heart began to ack.
John noticed this and became worried.
"Whats the matter?" he used his fingers to gently lift her head up.
Cent looked at him and smiled, weakly.
"I just..." she sighed. "I just wanted to get to know you more. I was hoping we could spend more time together at school. Sit together during lunch, meet up after school is over. You know..." her voice breaks off.
John half smiled and said, "Hey, if it makes you feel better, we can still meet up after school. I want to see you again."
Cent's eyes widened. Her heart started to race.
"You..." she almost started to cry. "... you want to see me again?"
John grinned and said, "Yes, absolutely! In fact, I've been dying to ask you out when I first saw you."
Cent smiled and blushed.
"You did? Really?"
John nodded.
Cent giggled and said, "How about we meet up after school, everyday. We can go somewhere. I can always make up something to my parents."
John frowned and protested, "No, you don't have to lie to your parents. I want us to have an honest friendsh-"
"Relationship," she corrected him. "And I don't want my parents to know about this... yet. Not until we know for sure where this is going."
John tried to speak again, but decided against it.
Suddenly, they moved forward. Slowly. They turned their heads to the side and came within inches of each other. Their lips barely meeting.
Cent could feel his breath on her skin and the warmth from his lips. She wanted him bad.
Dear god, I'm completely falling right now! her mind roared.
Cent made the move first.
She moved her arms around John's neck and pulled him forward.
Their lips met and they kissed softly. Then the kiss became hard and their arms started to move all around each other.
Yep, I'm falling alright, that was her last thought as she kissed him again.
John's arms went around her waist as he pulled her towards him.
Their bodies connected.
An electrifying current ran through both of their bodies. Begging for more.
After a little while, they pulled apart and kept their arms around each other.
"Wow!" John exclaimed. "That was..." He could finish his sentence.
Cent's eyes were still closed as she leaned her forehead against his.
"Just the way you thought it would be," she finished for him and opened her eyes.
John shook his head and laughed.
"No, it was better than I thought it would be," he said.
Without thinking, Cent grabbed him by the shirt and yanked him towards her.
They kissed for a long while. Not wanting to let the other go of each other.
Suddenly, Cent's eyes widened.
What time is it? she asked herself.
Cent flew off of the couch and said, "I need to go. My mother and father are going to kill me if I don't get home now."
John laughed and said, "It's only four thirty. I don't think they will flip if your not home after four."
Cent sighed and said, "Right. But I should go. I don't want to keep them waiting." She looked into his eyes and felt herself falling again. "Let's do what we planned to do for tomorrow. Meet me at the back enterance of the school. I'll find you."
John smiled and nodded.
"Alright," he said. "I'll be there."
Cent raised an eyebrow and responded, "You better. I didn't kiss you because I wanted to be stood up."
John laughed.
Cent giggled as she grabbed her backpack.
"Bye," she waved and jumped.
John smiled and said, silently, "Bye."
Cent jumped to her room and threw her backpack on her bed.
"Honey, is that you?!" her mother's voice came from down stairs.
Cent ran to the doorway and yelled, "Yeah, sorry about not being home after school. I was out with a... friend. We were, um, looking at dresses."
Millie laughed and said, "Okay! Get down here, your food is getting cold."
Cent smiled and ran down the stairs and into the kitchen.
Her parents were sitting right next to each other at the dinner table. They were also kissing too.
Cent smiled at the sight and remembered the moment when she kissed John.
What did it mean? Am I falling for this guy? Does he even have the same feelings for me? Do I have feelings for him also?
"Millie, dear?" Millie's voice snapped her out of the thought. "You okay?"
David chuckled and pulled his wife closer to him.
"I think our dear daughter was stunned at our...kissing..." he kissed Millie again, who started to hit him on the shoulder but gave in to his kiss at the moment.
Cent laughed and sat down at the dinner table.
"Can you guys stop it?!" she giggled. "I'm trying to eat here! Get a room!"
David looked at her and smiled, his idiotic smile anyway.
"Great idea," he said and got up from his seat.
Millie's eyes widened.
"Don't you dare, David Rice!" she screamed.
David pulled her chair out from the table and picked her up, her stomach on his shoulder.
"DAVID!" Milled yelled even louder. "Put me down! Right now!"
David laughed like a crazy person and disappeared up the stairs, with Millie still laughing and yelling.
Cent couldn't help but laugh at them. She sure did love seeing her parents like this. Always showing their love for each other.
And I finally got a date tomorrow! Cent said to herself and smiled.
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