Jess and Oscar (Dark Ages)

Chapter 1

*POV: OSCAR*

I ran, I ran and I never stopped running, was I about to die, what was waiting on me, I didn't know what lied ahead of me or in the nearby future.

T.W left me with his glasses and told me he entrusted me with them, that is the last thing I remember before my life went completely blank.

I sat impatiently in the adoption center's waiting room desperately wanting to see my new adoptive parents, finally after all these years someone finally wants to adopt me my legs began to shift back and forth beneath my seat I could feel the heel of my shoe hitting my chair as I begin to think of all the loving things my adoptive parents would bring into my life.

I wonder what they look like?.... no, that's wrong on my part looks don't matter, right?.

The doors of the waiting room open and my heart nearly skipped a beat, the couple walked into the room and they were all I'd hoped they'd be, possibly more, her long golden locks hung down her back and swing when she was in motion, her Irish green eyes shimmered as she got closer, she bent down and begin to rub my chin with her soft hands, her husband entered into the room moments later, they both wore lab coats that hung down to their ankles and at the time it seemed very intimidating.

The woman bent down to a knee, her smooth Brown melanin forming into a smile, she calmly started to speak to me:

"Bonjour, little one" said the woman she began caressing my hand and I began to giggle seeing as I was only a child. " are you laughing at my accent little one, hmm" she said with a little laugh, I shook my head yes and covered my mouth with my hands.
"I- I- It-a-lands" I stumbled across my words, she looked at me confused
"y- your- a- It-a-land" I said once more, her husband came and kneeled next to her,

"Do you mean Italian, little dude?" He said with a chuckle, he ran his hand through my full green hair, and I felt at ease.

"Oscar, you are a very handsome and lucky boy, do you know why?" Said the woman switching knees and grabbing my hand, I shook my head no and shifted in my seat a little
"Because me and you...are more alike than you think" said the woman with a sing song voice
"What can you do?"
She asked widening her beautiful green eyes, I hesitated a little, she reassured me-
"I promise we won't tell"
She said holding her index finger to her lips, I opened my hand and a little black flame appeared in my palm, they stared in awe as all of the chairs in the waiting room begin to float in mid-air, mrs. McDaniel's turned to me and chuckled,
"I think we're gonna be good friends Oscar"...

*Title*
JESS & OSCAR
The dark ages

12:30am

I sat eagerly in the back of the McDaniel's Cadillac waiting to see the new home I was going to be staying in, Mrs. McDaniel's glanced at me through the rearview mirror and smiled, she turned to greet me face to face, "Hey Oscar, wanna see something cool?" said Mrs. McDaniel with a wide smile on her face, I nodded with excitement and sat back in my seat, Mr. McDaniel smiled and began to hold his breath,
"Ok, but you've got to hold your breath no matter what ok" I nodded and covered my nose and mouth with my hands, I watched as she slowly disbanded into smoke,

The smoke began to fill the car fogging the windows and it was thick and dense, I didn't know what was going on but just as fast as it started it was over and she quickly reformed, I couldn't believe what I'd just saw, she was right back in front of me and looked completely the same

"You can breathe now Oscar"
Said Mrs. McDaniel I let out a loud exhale and began to laugh and bounce
"What are you?" I asked in amazement she began to laugh and face back ford,
"They call me Hazard I can turn into smoke, absorb it, blah, blah, blah" said Mrs. McDaniel with a smile on her face
"So why do they refer to you as Hazard, you don't seem dangerous"
I asked glancing out of the window,

"Well you see, I'm made out of sulfur, which is a DEADLY chemical, one whiff of me and your dead, which is why I made you hold your breath" said Mrs. McDaniel

I glanced over to Mr. McDaniel who was a white man with orange hair with one black streak going down the middle of his hair, he never said much but his glare and aura intimidated me still.

"D- Do you have a power sir" I asked, without saying a word he lifted his hand and it turned to glass
I gasped a little as he twisted his fingers.

"I don't refer to this as a power, it makes me feel weak, I can't do anything but turn into glass" Said Mr. McDaniel

Mrs. McDaniel placed her hand on his shoulder as he drove
"You aren't weak, we're in this together remember, I'll protect you"
She said before he cut her off

"That's the point!! I don't want your protection, your my wife-, I should be protecting you..." He shouted with his eyes still on the road, the car was silent for a while and I stared intently at them both, she reached over and grabbed his hand
"For better or worse, I'm here"
said Mrs. McDaniel, they smiled and I sat in confusion

*POV: JESS*

"Sup? No no, Hi- noo no, What's up bro I'm Jess- ugh!!" Jess screamed in frustration, Alex enters the room with a annoyed look on her face
"Um, what are you doing" she asked me walking in and sitting on the couch,

"Just practicing, John and Ruth are on their way back with Oscar" I said pacing back in fourth "So is that supposed to be your- iNtRoDuCtIon" She scoffed mockingly falling on to the floor with laughter I gave her a scolding glare and walked into the kitchen.

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