The power of five

Element holders 2

She felt so embarrassed; she didn't know what to do.

She continued to sit on the dirty and slick sidewalk, just staring up at the teen in front of her. Eventually, Samus had reached the two catching her breath from the short jog. Her cell phone was still tightly in her hands, as she looked down at Peach, who seemed memorized.

With a light kick in the side, Peach finally returned to reality.

Peach blinked and noticed the young man's hand still reached out in front of her. She anxiously smiled and grabbed his soft warm hand, as he helped her stand to her feet. Peach stepped back and brushed herself off, as Samus turned to teenager near them.

" You're Roy Pyro, right?"

The teenager crossed his arms and nodded. " Yep, that's me."

" You were in my Chemistry class last year." Samus explained.

Roy's dark blue eyes widened, as he finally recognized Peach's cousin. " Hey, you're right."

Peach stayed silent, listening to their conversation. She felt awkward, only because she had no clue what they were talking about, and felt like a third wheel. While her cousin and Roy continued to talk, Peach gave this opportunity to look over the guy she had accidentally crashed into.

She couldn't help it, but had to admit Roy had a certain appearance that struck her. His somewhat long fiery red hair fell over the black bandana that was wrapped around his forehead. He wore a black sweater, with some type of red symbol embroided on the front, and loosely red pants.

" I was on my way to visit a friend..." Roy continued as he turned to Peach. " When I crashed into..."

Peach blinked, realizing that he was questioning her name. She smiled. " Oh hi, I'm Peach Toadstool."

" Peach." Roy repeated. He returned the smile. " I'm Roy Pyro. You new here?"

Peach nodded. " I just moved here a couple of weeks ago. Samus is my cousin, and was just showing me around."

Roy nodded. " That's great. Well, I must be going. I can't keep my friend waiting." Roy explained. " It's nice to meet you Peach, and good to see you again Samus."

" Nice to meet you too." Peach replied softly.

Samus nodded. " Take care, Roy."

Roy made his way by the two girls and began to jog down the sidewalk back toward the playground. " See you two at school, tomorrow!"

Peach waved, and continued to watch as Roy headed down the path. Eventually, Samus grabbed Peach's arm, and pulled her back in the direction they were heading.

" So you know him?" Peach questioned.

Samus flipped opened her cell once more. " I had a couple of classes with him last year. He's really great once you get to know him, but many say he has some dark mysterious past."

Peach frowned at the thought. " What do you mean?"

Samus shrugged, a little unsure herself. " Well, he lives with his aunt. People have told me that something terrible happened to his parents when he was just a baby."

" That's awful..." Peach commented, softly.

Samus nodded. " Not to worry. As you can see, he doesn't let it affect him."

The rest of the walk around the park was a silent one, as the two cousins decided to head back to the car. Peach walked a little behind Samus, thinking about Roy and his past. Peach had lost her mother when she was baby, so she knew what it was like, but losing both parents was a different story.