Storm

Storm (Chap. 5)

Chapter 5

"What?" he asked confused by both the question and my tone.

"What did I look like?" I said slowly, venomously.

His eyebrows pulled together and he frowned as he thought about it. "A lot like you do now, but you looked... a little older? Like a little taller, I don't really know, it makes no sense because it was a four months ago, you should have looked younger."

I clenched into fists, the only visible show of my anger, my face completely expressionless. "I am going to kill her."

"Who?"

"I looked older because I was older. My future self has been messing with her past again."

There was always some repercussion resulting from going back in time. The smallest things could change someone's life. It was even possible the accidentally cause someone to born or for another to cease to exist. It was impossible to go back without something negative happening on top of a positive. In this case, it was me becoming weak and I would not do that.

"What?" Was Raymond only capable of one word questions?

"It's her fault, I should have known it. I know nothing like this could have happened without my tainted- ugh!"

"I am confused," Raymond admitted and stood up to sit on the bed next to me.

This is closer than he ad ever been and my whole body reacted, every nerve ending felt like a live wire. I shot off of the bed and put distance between us by pacing around my room, more agitated by his presence than angry now. "I- it's- never mind, it is not of importance, I will deal with it later." And I would. "I need to know, what can you do? I need to know your powers to see how much of a use you will be."

"I will, on one condition."

I froze in my pacing and turned to look at him. I was helping him and he thought that he was in the position to make demands? "Excuse me?"

"I won't tell you what I can do unless you tell me what you can do."

"And if I don't?"

"Then I-" He frowned, I guess he finally realized that I didn't have to help him or more importantly, I didn't want to. "Please," he begged, turning the full force of his eyes on me.

"Okay," I sighed then blinked. What just happened here? Why the hell did I agree to that?

"Well, I can read minds as you already know as well as enter and control dreams, I can temporarily speed up or slow down time, I have super strength, I have super sonic speed, I am empathic, and I can also tap into other people's powers if they are close enough to me." I nodded, this was all very helpful. "Now," Ray continued, "I believe it is your turn."

"I can fly, create force fields, put people to sleep with the flick of a finger, I can heal others, super strength, I can astral project, am telekinetic and I can jump through time both on purpose and on accident. I am also to naturally heart people's heart beats and my hearing exceeds that of others."

I suddenly felt overwhelmingly afraid. I had never told anyone everything that I could do, not even my team and yet here I am explaining everything to a complete and total stranger.

So suddenly that I wasn't expecting it, Ray disappeared off of the bed and I felt something snake around my waist from behind. He pulled me against his chest and I fit in Ray's arms like they had been made for me.

I could feel myself almost melting in his arms. Ever since I turned eleven, an ice had been building around my heart and his presence seemed to warm me. It made me undeniable terrified of him.

I jerked out of his arms and I covered up my fear. "Don't touch

me," I said, my voice flat, emotionless. "I see what you meant about being fast; I have never met someone who could move faster than my eyes could follow."

"Sorry," he mumbled, "I could feel your fear and I am a very physical person, my first impulse was to hug you, I see that that wasn't my best idea."

You think?! I thought but then sudden beeping went off and Ray jumped. "Shit," he swore and he looked panicked. "I have to get back, if I don't get back, Evelyn will be suspicious and my cover could be blown." His eyes met mine, "Meet me in two days in the woods." He pointed to the woods that were visible from my window. "Don't forget, I will try to be there at twelve, but if I am not there by two, I could not make it." And with that, he turned as he was so fast that he wasn't even a blur as he ran out of my house.

I collapsed onto my bed. I was screwed. I needed to get rid of him fast, I had almost let him get to me before. I needed to get him gone soon and I needed him to keep his distance from me.

I felt a displacement in the air in front of me and I felt the veil between times become incredibly thin until there was a tear and I was face to face with myself.

"I could just kill you right now," I hissed to my future self who looked as if she was trapped in an elliptical mirror.

She smirked. "You could but I am sure that would be considered suicide..."

"I hate you," I growled, "because of you I am becoming weak."

"So you have already fallen in love?" she asked sarcastically. "You thought only love was weak, you said nothing about trusting people."

I could just kill her! "Anastasia," I heard a voice chuckle from somewhere in her room that I couldn't see, "leave yourself alone."

She laughed and her whole face softened. "Do you know how weird you just sounded Ray?"

It was Raymond? "Yeah, I know." My future self expanded the portal so that I could also see Ray, he was sitting next to her and his arms were possessively around her waist.

"Why did you change the past?" I asked her, my voice displaying none of my emotions.

Her face which had been warm and open closed up to match mine: expressionless. "You would not understand if I told you now, but you will. Everything that you was drilled into you, everything that you believe is about to be contradicted, be ready for it, because if you aren't, you are going to be drowned in what will happen."

Before I could even ask her what she meant, she closed the portal and I sat there more confused than ever. What was happening here?

{Author's Note: sorry that was so short! but i was having a bit of writers block and I wanted to keep their next meeting in the next chapter. It will pick up, because Anastasia Storm attracts that much trouble and it follows her everywhere. :D Please comment and vote.

-Katie}