Five's Fate

Children and Chafing

Who's that?'' "Where's his eye?" "Is that five?" "I thought you kept him locked up" ''what's going on?" We wait until they shut up. Six speaks up. "Good morning to you too." She saids sarcastically and everyone chuckles except her.

"Yes this is Five. I don't know what you heard and don't really care. But yes he is missing an eye Marina can explain that." She gives Marina a smile and continues on. "We brought him over to talk with you all." The kids looked confused. So am I. What do they want me to talk about?

Mumbles begin to flow through the room and I gaze through. Then one teenager makes eye contact and speaks out loudly enough to be heard. "You have externa right?" He asks directed at me. Everyone else quiets down and listens.

"Yes." I say evenly, shrugging my shoulders not knowing why he would ask.

But then I'm surprised. "So do I." He saids curiously. "Can you tell me how to use it?" I think for a moment and and remember when I first got my externa. It caused some minor problems and I smirk. "Ya." I answer ignoring the looks of John, Six and Marina. "What can you do so far?" I ask him.

"I can change sparaticaly but can't hold it for long" He answers. I think and sort of shrug my shoulders. My hands still hooked uncomfortably in front of me.

"Just focus. When you feel yourself changing accept it. Focus on it. Let the material become a part of you. Feel its make up. It's texture, strength. Just focus, close your eyes and imagine yourself as it." I say plain voiced and hiding emotion from my words. The kid nodds and stands up and walks over to the back wall not saying anything. He touches it and closes his eyes. I watch and so does everyone else.

After a moment his skin become the brittle material of the plywood. It holds for a minuet and others awwwww in amazement but his eyes remain closed. Then suddenly his eyes open and the externa falls, his hand with it.

"You not accepting it. Stop being scared of it! Tell yourself your in control and don't fear it." I speak loudly and harshness comes from my voice but no one seems to care. I might have my legicies but I'm still tied up, if I was to do anything I'd have to break out first and somehow I don't think it would be easy.

He nodds and tries again. This time holding it for longer. He stands straighter and even walks across the room his hand on the wall. When he stops he changes back to skin without leaving the wall. Fast learner maybe. The class cheers but I take a sigh. Ridiculous. Still has a lot to learn.

One kid agrees. "Please it's dry wall." She saids not impressed. Giggles go on throughout the room.

Suddenly I feel the plastic cuffs around my wrists tighten. Someone is using telekinesis to pull at them. I feel it. I try to use my own slightly to stop them from completely cutting circulation to my hands off. They already really hurt and it's hard not to think about it.

But when I use telekinesis to pull at the bonds trying to keep them loosen a stronger blow comes and I nearly fall forward. Marina sneaks in behind me "Stop it you bastard or I'll take off your hands!" She whispers in my ear.

"Please" I say in response. "There already too tight. I can't get out of them." I inform her honestly. I've inspected them and even tried a few tugs here and there. But I'm not getting out of these until someone let's me out.

"Shut up." She saids and walks away leaving my wrists where they are. I close my eyes and take a deep breath.

Marina walks over to John and they start talking while Six instructs some of the students. I walk backwards towards the wall and stand against it. When John and Marina finish talking he comes over.

"You can show and tell them whatever you want. But try anything you shouldn't and you'll regret it" if almost whispers to me. But I get the sense that when he said that of ld regret it, he was referring to Marinas actions not his own. Neither sound like fun outcomes.

John speaks to the rest of the students. "Okay everyone Fives gonna show you his legicies and tell ya a bit about him. Feel free to pester him with questions." He nearly shouts and gives an evil look when he mentions the questions part. He options his head towards the front and I walk up.

"I got telekinesis when I was 12/13. Then when I was almost 14 I got my flying legacy." I float easily off the ground with that sentence. some kids are amazed while others are not impressed.

It's been what feels like forever since I have used my legicies. Using them now gives me a good, stretch like pain. I tense and relax my muscles while in the air fixing so much of the tension in me.

I ramble on about how I practiced and learned my flying legacy and externa. I showed them when I flew to the ceiling and turned myself into it. Annoying questions were asked and I gave boring answers. Not they were meant to be exciting. Soon kids just loose interest and are standing a monster the room talking to friends. I lower myself back down and gaze a moment to sit down against the wall.

Six and Marina are talking in the opposite corner close to the door. Really just keeping an eye on the lock. Johns involved in some conversations not to far away. I lean my head back and breath. I don't know why they had me do this. Why they let me out of my cell and gave me my legicies Back. Even of only for a short while. Even if my hands were tightly tied the whole time. I'm almost grateful.

A bell rings and the door open and students leave. I stay seated on the floor. If I tried to make it out the door I would have it slammed on my face