The forbidden rivalry (book one)

Chapter 2: why the fuck you lying?

Katana

I opened up my door and headed straight to the fridge and got out one of the many ice packs that I keep for moments like this (basically every day). I really need to stop doing this.

I was so tired that I didn't even acknowledge the person that was sitting on my sofa. I turned around and dropped the ice pack in shock and grasped my chest with my head.

"Christ on a fucking cracker. Finn Borne! I did not give you a key just to scare the hell out of me! You dick!"

My best friend of 2 years laughed until he saw my bruise.

"Alright who 'deserved' a beating this time?" Finn asked, putting quotation marks around deserved.

"This person really did, I swear. He was going to mug this helpless woman! Come on, if I'm not going to, then who's going to help the little guy?" I said making the same argument that I did every time this came up.

"Okay you got me there captain America," Finn said, coming over to the kitchen counter and holding the ice pack to my eye. He looked like he wanted to argue more but he knew I would never back down from a fight. I ignored the captain America comment. It was also something that came up a lot in our arguments.

"By the way Finn how did you even get here before me? I left before you."

"Hmm, let's see.  Maybe because I didn't stop to get beaten up in an alleyway." He said sarcastically, rolling his eyes at me. 

"In my defence, I didn't get beaten up. He only got one punch in before I broke his jaw."

"You broke his jaw?!" Finn said, looking at me with shock evident on his face, "God, with your strength and your freaky healing, someone might think you're an enhanced."

I froze at that part. No one outside of my family can know that we are enhanced. Well, apart from Dad, but he's dead so he doesn't really count. Wait, did Finn say freaky healing? It's called enhanced healing.

"Okay, first off, I don't have super strength. My dad was a soldier, so I learnt from him exactly where to punch someone to break their jaw," that was a total lie, "and what do you mean by 'freaky healing'?" I included air quotes.

"Well, whenever you get beat up, the next day they seem to magically disappear."

"Finn, that's called make-up. If my boss ever saw that I had bruises, she would probably fire me for getting in fights."

Lie. I didn't want to lie to him, but I had no choice. I wasn't just protecting myself I was protecting my family too. Who knew what the DSSE would do if they found out we were enhanced? Suddenly for some unknown reason, a song came into my head. Why the fuck you lying? Why you always lying?

I quickly got snapped out of my thoughts when Finn started to talk again.

"Oh. That makes sense. But what doesn't make sense is the fact that is that, when exactly were you going to tell me you had a gun license?" He held up one of my guns.

OH, FOR FUCKS SAKE!

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Well fuck, I thought. How did he even find my gun?

Looking at it I could tell he most definitely did not go into the armoury/bunker hideout. It was the one I always had beside me or under my pillow.

"How did you find that?" I said, hoping my voice wasn't shaking.

"I was snooping," Finn said bluntly.

"What? How could you do that? I thought you were my friend," I said, hurt he did that, but I was more worried that he could have discovered my secret armoury. I kept all my knives and guns there and could even hide there for days on end if the Department of Supernatural and Superhero Events (DSSE for short) ever came looking for me. Yeah, I know. Long name.

I was so deep in thought that I almost missed what Finn said next.

"I'm your friend. But I was worried. You were becoming so distant over the past few days that I was worried something bad happened."

I took back the gun and told him, sighing, "I'm sorry. It's just that in 2 weeks, it's going to be the day my dad was declared KIA."

"I'm so sorry. You never told me when the day was. I was just really worried about you."

"I get that. But next time, just ask me. Don't snoop in my room." I walked to Finn and gave him a big hug. He hugged me back and said, "I'm sorry. You know I thought for a moment you would stop being my friend."

"Never. How could I ever stop being friends with you?"

"Okay. Well, I have to go now, you know how my mom gets. Always worried I'll be kidnapped or something if I'm not home in time for dinner." Finn said, breaking off the hug.

"Bye," I said.

He was about to leave when he turned back around.

"But katana, how did you even get your hands on a gun. You're 16, you can't even get a gun license."

Shit, shit, shit. I had no idea what to say, so I did the worst thing I could do. I entered his mind. When I did, I quickly sifted through his most recent memories. Finding the conversation that had occurred and the memory of him going into my room and finding the gun. Once I did that, I isolated those memories and wiped them from his brain. All of this was done in the span of a few seconds.

"katana? Are you okay? I was just about to head out, but you looked like you spaced out for a moment there. Are you sure you can stay on your own tonight? I can call my mom and let her know." Finn said, completely unaware of the events that had just occurred.

I breathed a sigh of relief. It worked. But at what cost?

"Yeah, I'm ok. Just got lost up in the clouds again." I chuckled, playing it off.

"ok, well I'll see you at work. Love you, you crazy rat."

He didn't look fully convinced but thankfully dropped it and left.

I choked back a sob. I had broken one of my most sacred rules. I had used my powers on a person I loved. That was one this I vowed I would never do. But I panicked. How could I tell him the truth? That I stole a shipment of guns going to the DSSE illegally? I could never. Just like how I could never tell him the truth about me. I quickly wiped away a tear and picked up my gun from where it had been out of sight from Finn earlier and walked into my room.