A RIPTIDE • DEMETRI VOLTURI

Control Prt. One

"So, has anyone else had their powers going a little too far?" Lewis asked the girls, one day after school.

Ryleigh was sitting in between Rikki and Emma as they listened to Lewis explain and ask for details on their powers.

Ryleigh and Emma had been seeing these four men today and it seemed as if they were following them.

Emma spotted them once again and she turned away at noticing one staring at her. She turned her attention back on Lewis, but nudged Ryleigh's leg gently with her foot.

Ryleigh looked at Emma and her eyes gestured slightly to behind Ryleigh.
Ryleigh couldn't see them as they were behind her but she could feel eyes boring in the back of her head and when she turned to look at Emma, she could just make out four people in black.

Ryleigh shrugged slightly and turned back to Lewis.

"Like what?" Emma questioned Lewis after the two turned back in.

"Have you used any of your powers lately?"

Emma shook her head. "No."

Ryleigh sighed and sat up. "I don't see what all the drama is about. So what, we got some new powers." She had her hands in a 'so what' position and threw them back into her lap when she was done.

"Your powers have increased off the scale. The last full moon had some very rare planetary alignments." Lewis told the Grey girl exasperated.

Rikki groaned and scowled at Lewis. "Again with the planetary alignments?"

Lewis leaned in. "It's has to mean something," Rikki threw her head back and looked at Ryleigh who smirked at her. Rikki scowled at her to. "and until we figure that out, you're going to have to learn control. You don't know what your capable of."

Ryleigh butted in at the same time as Rikki. "That's what's so cool!" They told him annoyed.

"Lewis has a point." Emma started looking directly at the two hot heads. "We need to learn some control."

"That's why I need to measure your range of powers."

Cleo straightened her back out and said with a obvious effort to not roll her eyes. "Here we go again."

Lewis reached out and when it looked like he was going to rub her shoulder, he started playing with the baby hairs that escaped her bun from the heat. Ryleigh frowned and looked at Rikki with a 'wtf' look on her face. Rikki just shrugged, thinking it's just as weird.

"You don't need to worry Cleo." Cleo leaned away from him with discomfort and glanced at Emma with the same weird look on her face but Emma was distracted by the men again. "I'm not worried."

"I'm going to be there every step of the way." Lewis continued as if she hadn't said anything.

"Great." Cleo said with a forced smile she learned how to pull off from the Grey girl. She put her hands in the arms of her chair and lifted herself up.
"I'm gonna get another juice." She walked away just as Lewis said, "I'll get it."

Ryleigh could tell Cleo was rolling her eyes. "It's okay. I can get it."

Lewis caught up with her. "No. I insist-"