The Other Ones

Chapter 2

"Hey, Sparky!! I'm over here!" A voice shouts. I blinked my eyes several times after the light fades away and shake my head a little, the man having let go of me when the light erupted.
I push myself up and use the wall for support as I now watch a fight going on in the rain. The man shooting lightning and electricity at the boy while he fought back by manipulating some blue light that appeared out of no where.
I felt as though I had to do something to help, but what? I turn my head again to see if I could find any debris or something useful to throw. I spot a knife a few feet away from where I sat, smoke rose off it. It apparently got struck by lightning. I shift to where I was on my hands and knees and begin to crawl towards it, hoping to not be seen by that wacko shooting lightning everywhere.
I grab the handle of the knife and recoil my hand quickly, biting back a cry of pain as it had burned me. I rip part of my shirt and wrap it around my hand before grabbing the knife again. I get up slowly, my vision dizzy a little, and start to make my way over to the two fighting. Carefully though.
Lightning shot over my head as the rain poured down, thunder rumbling loudly. I couldn't believe there were no cops or firemen.... Or even people watching all this chaos, unless they couldn't see it... But, if they couldn't then how could I?

Thunder cracks once more, pulling me to the present. I stop, close enough to throw the knife but far enough to stay out of danger, hopefully. I pull my hand back and then throw it forward, letting the knife sail right towards the Sparky maniac. "Hey, Sparky!!! Heads up!!" I shout, getting his attention. I see him turn his head and then the knife blade sink into his face. Blood spewed out as he fell to the ground.
I widen my eyes and put my hands to my mouth as I realized what I just did.

"Oh god oh god oh god...." I mutter, staring at the dead man as the rain continues to pour down. The boy comes over to me with a slight limp, his pendant still glowing. He had a few burn marks on his arm and a few cuts on his face, but he was fine otherwise. "Are you alright...?" He asked, stopping a foot away.

"Do you think I am alright?! I just killed someone!!!" I shriek, flipping out over this.

"I'm going to be arrested for this! I'll go to jail!! My parents... Oh, God, they'll kill me!" I say, putting my hands to my face.

I let darkness cover my vision and let the rain pour down on me. All of a sudden, I felt the rain stop pouring on me and heard a few noises before pulling my hands away from my face and seeing my house back to normal, as if nothing happened. Though I was still drenched, and there was a new tree in the backyard.
I look around to find the boy walking over to me, his pendant still glowing.

"What... Just happened to my house?" I ask, spreading my hands out for an explanation.

The boy stops a foot away from me, he was wet as well. "Your house blew up, I fought that guy, you killed him, I fixed your house, and here we are. Short version told." He said.

I just stared at him as he pulled out a choker with a strange symbol on it. "This is Den. The name means electricity. That guy was possessing Den and could, therefore, control lightning and electricity." He explained, holding his hand out for me to take it.

I take a step back. "How can I trust you? What if that thing is just a way to kill me? I don't even know your name!" I say, crossing my arms.
"Den doesn't like to be called a thing... Den wants master." A soft voice sounded, I stared at the boy but he hadn't said anything or seemed surprised by this at all. I look around before looking at the choker, which was now glowing a soft hue of blue.

"It.... It can talk...?" I say, taking a step closer without realizing it. The boy nodded. "Den can talk, though it can be really quiet as well. Though when it does talk, it knows what it's doing." He said, putting Den on my neck instead. I blink and bring a hand up to Den, who was now silent.

"Now, as to who I am... My name is Dustin, and I am a warrior and assassin of the Sky People." He told me, acting as if this was all normal. "And earlier, when we met... Was that the normal way for mortals to act?" He asked. I just look at him silently before opening my mouth to speak. "That was totally the way to act like a wimp.... And I don't like wimps." I state, crossing my arms. 

"And what am I going to do about that dead guy?!" I demand, refusing to get all comfortable with talking to him so easily now. "Oh, no one will ever know he is gone because he was actually a wanted thief. He acquired Den after killing its old master. Whoever kills Den's master becomes the master of Den." He said, shaking some water off his brown hair. His eyes seemed to be an amber color, mysterious yet understanding.
I glance at my watch, it was two in the morning. My parents should be home by now.... "You should go back to your house.... My parents should be home any minute." I say, just wanting to get rid of him. None of this could be real, it was too impossible. There was no such thing as Sky People or powers... There couldn't be. "What is your name, if I may ask...?" Dustin asked me, completely ignoring my suggestion for him to go home. "Didn't you hear me? I said go home. And I'm not giving you my name so you can stalk me!" I say, coming over my shock again and frowning. He looked at me with another blank expression. "Who said I was going to stalk you?" He stated, as if it was obvious that he was the one living here.
I huff and stay quiet for a bit before replying to him. "My name's Roe..." I mutter, crossing my arms. "Short for Rosemary, correct?" He asked, lifting a brow. "Quit being a know it all!!" I snap, getting annoyed. Dustin shrugs and shakes water off his hair, the water hitting me. "Hey, watch it!!" I snap once more, walking past him to get towels. "What? I didn't do anything." He replied, walking after me.
I just rolled my eyes and walked on. How was I going to explain all this to my parents? Much less, how was I going to explain Dustin to my parents?! I walked into the bathroom, notice Dustin came in as well and shoved him out. I lock the door after I had shut it. "Wait out there you pervert!"
I huff hearing him move. I then move away from the door and go to the shower, turning the water on.
After a few minutes I left the bathroom with a towel around me, feeling refreshed. Luckily the hamper that was always in the bathroom was there. As I unlocked the door and opened it, I find Dustin leaning against the wall still. "What are you doing?" I ask, shifting my weight awkwardly as I stood there in just a towel, my ebony hair dripping. He pushed away from the wall and glanced away. "Waiting for you to come out..." He said, coughing into a fist.
The atmosphere around us became awkward as we just stood there. I finally walked down the hall and went to my own room to get dressed. I heard him go into the bathroom and close it behind him. After a few minutes I open my bedroom door, wearing a light blue shirt with pj bottoms. The bathroom door was shut still, and I started to wonder if he was even taking a shower. I start to head to the bathroom before stopping and shaking my head. That would be stupid and foolish of me.... I walk to the kitchen, yawning from lack of sleep. I open the fridge to grab a small snack before I decided to crash. "Well, you seem ready for bed..." Dustin's voice sounded from behind me. I jump in surprise and hit my head against the fridge as I straightened up quickly. I whirl around as I close the fridge and press my back against it to find him a foot away from me. "Don't do that, dammit!" I snap, rubbing my head with a hand. He just shrugged, acting as if he didn't care.

"Well, I'll be hanging around until I can talk to your parents." He informed me, putting a hand on the fridge a little bit above my head. He had one hand in his pants pocket, which looked like they had just come out of the dryer. He leaned towards me until his nose was an inch away from mine. "Pervert pervert pervert!!!!" Ran through my head as all words lost their will to come out of my mouth. I could feel myself blushing as his face remained calm and composed. I swallowed, my mind going blank now.
He opened his mouth and spoke in a low voice. "Mortals sure are weird creatures.... Right, Roe?" I swallow, not quite sure how to get out if this situation. I finally put my hands on his chest and I push him away, looking away. "Quit being a pervert! Either get out of my house or go sleep in the garage! I'm going to bed now!" I say, moving past him and forgetting about getting a snack.
I walk to my room, letting the door shut slightly as I walk to my bed and crawled in it. I pull the red velvet covers up close to me and close my eyes, falling asleep.