Like A Flame {Warren Peace}

II

Neither could leave the area fast enough. Their small group of three had multiplied, with Ethan, Magenta and Zach tagging along, not that he minded too much. As they spoke of what Power Placement is, Dorian's eyes shift about the cafeteria. He found Gwen at another table, with the girl in pigtails.

And, of course he discovered him. The self-proclaimed 'bad boy' of the school, at another table no one dared to approach. His skin prickled when he caught Demetri's stare, in which he focused elsewhere.

"Dorian, this is really becoming old." Layla's voice snapped him out of it.

"Shoot. Sorry Lay, what's up?"

"Will was just tellin' us you're a telekinetic, we were wondering if we could have a little showcase before Power Placement again." Ethan exclaimed. Clear eagerness in his tone.

A small smile formed across his face. "Sure, I don't see any harm in that. It's all about concentration for the most part." He noticed the boy whom gave Zach a hard time earlier. The other shape shifter. His fingers flexed, as his hand slowly raised in discretion. "Just nice...and...easy."

Several amused and shock laughs echoed, as the boy realized his hat hovered inches above his head. "H-Hey? What the hell?!" Try as he might, he couldn't reach it. "My hat's alive!"

"That's...freaky, but cool." Magenta muttered. "Your mom's power right?"

"All from her, my dad was a normal."

"Was. Did he-?"

"Am I crazy or is that guy really looking at me?" Will asked finally, in an anxious tone.

Dorian looked over his shoulder, sure enough Will wasn't wrong. The other boy was in fact glowering at Will. You could feel that gaze instant without having to look, worse than Magenta's.

"That's Warren Peace," Zach said, his tone bleak.

"That's Warren Peace?" Layla asked. "I've heard about him. His mom's a hero and his dad's a super villain. Baron Battle."

"I thought that name sounded familiar...but, where does Will come in?"

"Not just Will, Dorian. Your mom also helped bust Baron up, for a quadruple life sentence."

"No parole until after his third life," Magenta chimed.

His throat dried. Fear circulated his body, to having forgot that entirely. Warren's mother, Lady Peace had no choice but to force retire due to her husband's status. It was unfortunately unlikely for a hero and super villain to fall hard as those two had.

"That's just great. My first day of Sky High, and I already have my first archenemy. Hmm." Will glanced at Layla. "Is he still looking?"

His breaths became heavy. All laughter he had felt died instant, wishing he could be elsewhere. Away. He just needed to be away perhaps that would help. "I need some air..." He muttered. Ignoring their looks of concern.

Shade from a tree provided some comfort, to a degree. He sat his journal on his right side of his leg. This was not how it should have been. His mother being a medium was always accurate in her predictions, but he did not anticipate her warnings of many challenges to be a Peace.

"Okay...breathe...breathe..." he whispered. "You will be fine. Just fine..."

It was back into Hell once more. Coach Boomer called for his name almost as soon, as he walked in. "Talbot, you're up!" He exhaled slowly. Walking up the platform. "Power?"

"Telekinesis."

"Car!"

Arms shot upwards, the massive vehicle halts from crashing onto him. "How's that?"