Children of the elements

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I look into my closet, I have nothing to wear I have no nice clothes or you know just clean ones. I threw the T-shirt I am holding to the floor, come on just something that is not smelly.

I can feel the hours stone wall started to shake. Damn it! I tried to relax. I have had a really bad morning (more than usual) I am so not a morning person.

Berthou my big brother Ben, Used all the warm water and My big sister lvy forgot to wake me so I'm gonna be late for School.

I finally succeed in making the house stop shaking. It is always much harder to stop it than to start it. I can control the element earth... okay maybe control is a strong word from what I can do but I do have a connection with it.

I can't remember a time where I didn't feel the connection. It was the reason why my parents left. I grow-op in Foster families. It was there I met Ben and Ivy. The day Ben became 18 he moved os out of there. He and Ivy have a pretty good inheritance. There are biological siblings not really siblings just biological.

I count down from 10, 9, 8, 7 I can hear him running up the stairs 6, 5, 4 2 and as expected Ben crashes into my room Like he owns the place I mean he does but can we all just pretend like a I have of private life " Lucy are you alright" He grabs my shoulders and look me up and down for injuries" The house was shaking did something happen?" He asks while trying to cast his breath, you really shouldn't run on the stirs.

I try not to feel guilty but it's hard I that I not perfect but I wish I was just normal and Ben has always been this protective over me.

"I'm fine" I tried to come up with a good excuse and is that incredibly smart person I am I say the first thing that comes into my mind " I just saw a pair of man's underwear" Alright not my best moment and judging from Ben expression feels the same way.

And before Ben can comment on this I say "I'm going to walk home after school I can find a way Home just fine" Ben looks like I've just said I've was going to jump out of a plane " why don't you just are you I'm also going to school" of course he is, he works there. I'm pretty sure I just took the job to keep an eye on me let me have some fun "I can walk on my own "I try to sound more confident. I have never walked home alone. Ben bites his lip, It is a sure sign that this conversation is over.

I can feel the anger coloring my cheeks red.

I stump down the stairs to show how angry I am you know like five-year-old.

Ivy sits in HER seat at the kitchen table, we are not allowed to sit in her chair. Even if she's not home we will not dare to sit there, because she will know.

She looks up when I walk in " you and Ben need to leave now if you don't want to be late" Ivy says as if that's the only option. Before I could come with an awesome answer she looked down at her computer again. She a computer engineer so you will always find her on it maybe on some dates I think I believe Ben has never been on.

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I walk into school with Ben hot on my heels(he drove me to school) but I will not give up one day I will wake to school alone. Ben gips my hand and turns me towards him " you can wait for me in the teacher's lounge if you get off before me" he knows I get off before him I think he has memorized my holed schedule.

I am pretty sure that he is trying to make up for my parents leaving, it's not his sin but in a weird way it's nice, even though sometimes he can be kind scheisse Pardon my German.

I to wake towards my first class, my head in the sky or maybe the ground.

"LUCY" I almost hit the ground with a teenager girl on my back. Sofie one of my best friends have a thing for jump people and yes I'm serious she will jump you.

"I swear I tried to stop her" I look at Leo face damn still hot. Both Leo and Sofie are pretty cool but in very different ways, Sofie is class president, honor roll and this is a quote... from her *a sexy librarian. Leo well is Leo, he is on the football team and pretty smart, he is the kind of guy that makes girls (and boys) faint.

In all honesty, I don't know why they hang out with me. I wear the same jeans every day, okay maybe not every day but to close for comfort (note to self-nag Ben until he gives me new jeans) I mean do make a pretty good cake but I hope they don't just use me for my amazing cake skills.

"So Lucy who is your date," say what now. Sofie looks at me and frowns, that's never a good sign "we had a deal I let you copy my homework and you finally go on a date"...ups "you were serious? I don't want to" I can hear the wining in my voice but I don't care.

Before Sofie can say something inappropriate for children Leo slams his hand over her mouth "darling you can't skip on us now" I gave him my best death stare. Judging from his expression it was not that good. It looks like he was trying and failed not to laugh.

"But I don't have a date" Leo rolled his eyes ad my answer "hey dude don't you roll your eyes at me" now Sofie was rolling her eyes. Why is everyone rolling there eyes ad me, this is bullying. Still trying to get Leo's hand away from her mouth.

"Ah" Leo pulled his hand from Sofie's face with a hurt look on his face and Sofie had a triumphant experience on hers.

"She bit me" I stare a Sofie and shuck my head "Sofie we have talked about this you can not bite Leo" "wait you have talked to Sofie about bitting me!" I don't look at him when I say the next part "not now Leo"

Sofie opens her mouth "you still need a date" "you Leo now is suddenly an excellent time"

So I just need a date that's not a big deal Percy Jackson had asked me out once and I know for a fact that Magnus chase would do it. I still don't want to, I feel like I would betray Luc, NO I not going say his name.

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In my defense it was not an earthquake, it was just a light shake, of the school.

The problem with having powers that react to my emotions is that I can't always control it, things will happen that will make me feel upset, my power will activate, which makes me even more upset, and my powers will react to that, making it worse.

I swear I can hear Ben's voice inside my head, even though I can't see him, saying "how could you do this to me, you are way to young to go on a date! After all, I've done for you, and everything I've sacrificed, to protect you, and then you go behind my back and date someone! How could you!?"

I'm hesitating... should I just find a date and get it over with? Ugh but damn it, I know that Ben does not what me to date anyone, and the more I worry about this, the harder it gets to control my powers.

I see my chance when Ben walk over the school-jarred and I walk over to him, you know like a coward "I need to get home right now" I don't look at his face when I say that, I don't want to see the disappointment in his eyes. I can just imagine his I know better and you going to tell me everything look. I can just imagine how that conversation is going to go and believe me when I say that it will not go well "I'm having a hard time controlling it" I don't like to lie to Ben. I look up at his face and wish that I haven't. His eyes were looking right through my lies "Lucy do you have a test in next class" he gave me a very disappoint stirrer "what are you not telling me" ask Ben.

I felt my throat closing up, I don't want to tell him. I look around at my school, it's a privet school and a really good one at that, Ben has worked so for me to be able to go to school here" I may have a date"