Stronger than the Boys {1}

Chapter Two - Don't Get Your Hopes Up

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"Raven, you have five minutes!" My dad yelled at me through the door.

"Yea okay," I dropped my bag on my bed and walked over to my closet. I quickly slipped on black short-shorts and a red bikini top. I like bikini tops for my wings better than ripping my shirts. I braided my long hair because it reaches all the way down to my butt. I tied up my black pumas and slowly made my way down stairs and out onto our pack porch. My brothers were already there, they were all in just shorts.

"Finally," Sky sighed. "Took you long enough!"

 "Ha, ha, ha. You're so very funny," I glared at him.

"Raven, you've got yourself an audience," Hunter nudged his chin towards our neighbours. I slowly turned my head, rolled my eyes and turned my attention back on my dad. They were all shirtless, sitting in chairs and drinking lemonade. I cannot believe them, they are such players.

"Can we just ignore them and get on with this?" I placed my hands on my hips.

My dad laughed, "Okay we're going to have a race to see who can make it onto the roof the fastest. You're not allowed flying but you are allowed to use your gifts. Starting point is the tree line."

I grinned along with my brothers; this was going to be fun. We all strutted our stuff towards the trees. Sky smiled at me, Hunter started jogging on the spot, Charles got into a position so he could start running, Matt started stretching and I deliberately stood beside a tall thin tree that had hardly any branches. I could tell it had strong structure, so it was good enough for my purpose.

"And..." My dad shouted, "GO!

I grabbed the tree and ripped it out of the ground. The sound it made temporarily distracted my brothers. As I ran, I ripped off branches and the whimsy top. I stuck the bottom of the tree out in front of me as I got faster. I got to the porch in no time and jabbed the end of the tree in the crevice between the porch and the ground and flung myself into the air. My momentum got me over the porch and just above the roof. I watched my feet as they got closer to the shingles and they were just about to touch the roof when another pair of feet came into my peripheral vision.

I landed in a crouch, "Damn! I actually thought I had a chance of winning this thing!" I sighed and stood up to look at Charles.

"That pole vault idea was pretty amazing though," He smiled.

"Thanks," I mumbled.

"We're not the only ones you impressed," Sky appeared beside me. Oh yea, he can turn invisible.

I creased my brows together, "Who?"

"Wow, she's already ignoring them so much that she's forgotten about them." Hunter laughed.

I shrugged, "Whatever." I did however, glance at them. They all had their jaws on their laps along with their lemonade.

"Wonderful!" Our dad clapped for us "That was amazing! I like how you used your surroundings to your advantage Raven, You all should keep that in mind."

I smiled at my brothers, "Guess who gets to pick what we are having for supper tonight!"

They all groaned as I laughed. I walked up to the top of the roof and started running down the full slope. When I got to the edge, I jumped as I high as I could. For added effect, and for my audience, I did a slow motion flip with my arms out to my side.  I landed in a crouch in front of my dad. I had an evil smile plastered on my face when I looked up at him.