One girl. Extreme power.
Victoria Addison 'Tori' Morale lives in Florencia, a huge city where at the age of 17 your given your Element. An Element that gives you powers that have never been imagined before- but there's a catch... The mayor of Floren...
"So..." I heard Ethan ask as we reached my house, I internally groaned but didn't say anything. "Hey, Tors why don't you answer YOUR company?" Marilyn asked in a sickeningly sweet voice hinting that she didn't want anything to do with Ethan being here. "I will, once he actually says something worth answering." I muttered under my breath silently praying that Ethan didn't hear me. "Okay well we're here get out, I'm going to the movies with Kate." Marilyn answered, I huffed in annoyance but she either didn't hear me or chose to ignore me. My guess the latter. Kate is Ty's older sister, the same age as him. It's essentially how we met she's surprisingly a Breeze; Ty's mother is one too. Apparently it's easier for men in his family to get the Storm gene.
I grabbed my bag and waited for Ethan to get out of the car "well what are we going to do?" he asked once we reached the door to my apartment I merely shrugged and pushed the door open with one shoulder motioning him to come inside.
This answer didn't seem to please Ethan because he rolled his eyes and grumbled something I didn't hear, "I have to go check on Crys you can stay in the living room." I suggested, "sure thing." he said pulling out his phone and sitting on the couch. "Hey Tori!" Crys squealed once I got to her room I gave her a small fake smile and helped her out of her crib before gripping her hand in mine and walking back down the hall and into the living room only to see Ethan was not where I had left him. Confused, I looked around only to find him staring at a picture frame hung up on the wall it was of me, Marilyn, my mom, and my dad at the beach when we went when I was five huge grins on our faces. Marilyn was gripping me in her lap with a smile and I was eating a vanilla ice cream cone a goofy grin on my face as I tried to smile and eat the ice cream at the same time, my mother was smiling a smile I have never seen her smile before her arm around my father as he held the camera. My heart hurt looking at the picture and before I could stop myself I walked briskly up to Ethan and grabbed the frame and hastily shoved it in one of the coffee table drawers.
Ethan seemed shocked at first to find me looking at him and then surprised that I had such a reaction. Of course however he knew my father left our family, practically everyone in Florencia did to my embarrassment it wasn't a new thing. "I-i'm sorry I didn't mean to intrude." he sputtered quickly I rolled my eyes but didn't say anything more about the subject. "So aren't I supposed to be tutoring you?" I asked a little too quickly, he groaned and nodded I felt myself laugh but I quickly diffused it and went into the kitchen. "I'm making Crys a snack do you want anything?" I asked as Crys ran towards Ethan and gripped his legs with a smile on her face, her small strands of blond hair brushing over her face. I looked at the scene in adoration before returning to the subject, he shook his head staring down at the toddler wrapped around his legs. "Are you Tori's boyfwend?" Crys asked Ethan with a childish grin on her face.
I sputtered and stopped what I was doing and furiously cut the rest of the fruit trying to ignore what she just said, Ethan shook his head and I saw him whisper something to Crys and her smile grew impossibly wider. As she ran over to me and let out a squeal, I frowned but didn't pry either of them. "Here's your apples Crys just don't poison them please." I begged her and she looked at me with a smile before biting into one of the apples. "Your sister's a Full Venom?!" I heard Ethan ask and I nodded my head "yeah it's exhausting." I said dramatically putting my hand over my head and drooping down. Crys giggled and bit into another apple. Ethan's eyes glittered with amusement but he didn't say anything he just watched the scene play out.
I felt myself blush under his gaze and turned to look away, "So what are we studying?" he asked changing the subject. "Oh I don't know..." I admitted rather sheepishly hoping he had some sort of idea of what to do. To my dismay he just shrugged "it's your house what do we do?" he said raising an eyebrow, I was starting to realize it was something he did quite often. "How about we get to know each other?" I asked, thankfully he thought for a second before nodding his head and went to sit on the couch looking at me expectantly. "Okay, you first." I asked with a grin.
"Hmm... what's your favorite color?" he asked I raised an eyebrow at his not very descriptive question but answered anyway "I think I like grey or black-" I paused as I saw his beautiful face to turn up into an amused smirk as I recalled my words in horror. "I-i didn't m-mean-" I stutter my cheeks flushing a bright red. "I was just messing with you Tors, you should've seen your face!" he laughs a real and genuine laugh, I've never heard him laugh before but I can't help but want to hear more of it. I smiled "Okay than my turn!" I announced. "How many family members do you have?" I ask him.
"I have 3 excluding myself... and you?" he finished with a question, "excluding me I have 3 as well." I answer with a smile. "But what about yo- never mind." he stops himself and tries to think up a question. "How many sisters do you have?" he asks seemingly curious. "Just Marilyn and Crys." I answer just as Crys comes to sit in my lap watching Ethan intently. "And you?" I ask, somehow he stiffens as if I had just punched him in the chest "Maisie-" he barely whispers his eyes clouding over. "Who's Maisie?" Crys blurts out to my horror, I try to announce another question but the damage is done. "S-she's my twin sister." Ethan says turning the other way "I'm heading home." he announces and abruptly stands up grabbing his bag quickly before opening the door and running out letting it slam loudly. I don't even have time to process what happened before my eyes turn to Crys. "Why did he leave?" she asks innocently not knowing what she said to make him leave. I shake my head with a sigh "I don't know Crys." I admit quietly, silently wishing he comes back. Something must of happened for him to be so secretive, and even though I know that it's wrong I quickly search Maisie Sterling on my phone. I see a news article and click on it, I gasp at the title and the cover picture cursing myself for looking up something so personal.
MAISIE KATHERINE STERLING FOUND DEAD BY HER OWN ACCORD
It reads. I notice my eyes water as the photo comes into focus of a chocolate-haired girl who looks to be around 17 or younger with the same skin as Ethan and the same facial features lying in a pink carpeted room her neck pooling with red blood and a knife in her hand, beside her feet is a small pink leather book with a heart in it reading the cursive written Maisie K.'s Diary in hot pink letters. I sniffle and forget for a second I'm crying, I scroll down the article reading and deciding I've had enough as I go to finish my homework.
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