Fire Fly

Fire Fly (Vol. 1)

Me and my sister have a lot in common, we have the same eyes, same nose, same way of thinking, and same parents. We both also get angry over the fact that our dad is gone all the time. We barely see him. And as we get older the less we see him. Mom says it's for us, and that he does what he does for us. I guess it's true, i mean, we are extremely wealthy. My sister, my mom, and I live in one of the best houses in Seattle.

We have the most amazing view of the city below. All thanks to my dad's dirty work.. Yet my mom still hasn't described that kind of "dirty work". So me and my sister Razel have no clue what he does. But it pays off in the end, like i said, the view, and the fact almost everyone in the city knows who i am. Razel doesn't enjoy the fame part, she says people are annoying and she likes her privacy. I don't mind it, i think it's kind of cool. The way i can walk around the city and occasionally people will point or nudge their buddy and notify them that me , Christopher Starr, is walking on the same sidewalk they are. Or maybe even the special giggling the girls do as i walk by. Razel laughs at me when that happens, then i usually blush. Other than laughing at me Razel always has nice advice; Like, don't hang out with the "stoners" at school, or piss off mom too much (which i have a problem doing). Razel gets along with mom a lot better than i do. Whenever my mom and i get into an argument Razel always chooses her side in the situation. That makes me mad big time, and makes me want to focus on what me and Razel don't have in common, which then pisses me off even more! It's a stupid domino effect that happens a lot. And yeah, you might be thinking why the hell do the differences make you mad?

Well for one Razel is a year older than me, always bragging about how she just got her license, and i still have a year to go. And that's not even the worst part, technically i shouldn't be telling you this because i promised not to tell anyone, but Razel has abilities i can only dream of. Knowing that we are siblings makes me think i should have some too. But i don't! And that sucks major balls. Yeah, i may be jealous, but what the hell! She can freaking control the damn wind. Almost like an airbender from that old cartoon. I'm the only one who knows, maybe mom, oh and of course you now. So i try not to piss her off, because she can basically suffocate me to death. Besides the fact she would never hurt a fly haha. I always tell her she could be a superhero.

She tells me that she doesn't want to risk my life or mom's. Which makes sense i guess, but still a superhero as a sister would be holy shit rad. Other than our occasional argument we have an enormous amount of fun together. One time we snuck out for a midnight snack. Not from the fridge, but from the local McDonald's! That was a blast. Mom never even found out, which was surprising considering how loud we are. Razel is the one to slow down the fun for our safety or some other lame shit. Luckily she has me to make sure she has fun, and isn't a complete buzzkill. We work well together. I'd say we're a team. Whenever mom is working or at a meeting for our family company, Razel and I just hang out together and have fun. Being (sort of) "famous" makes it harder to make friends so we are each others pals.

Today was an amazing day, i finally convinced Razel to start using her powers to stop crime and save civilians. For days we watched the news constantly looking for some criminal to stop or cat to save. Finally we came across a horrible fire on Bell street just barely north of downtown. "We gotta be quick!" I said," are you gonna wear a mask or hood or something?" "No time" she replied. We both sprinted down the many flights of stairs all the way to the private garage. I hopped in the passenger seat of the car and we sped all the way to the raging fire.

Fire Trucks were lined up spraying water everywhere. Razel and i leaped out of the car. It seemed everyone escaped, which was good but i still wanted Razel to see some action. Suddenly a middle aged woman and her about 9 year old daughter screamed at the firefighters. "He's still in there!! My son! Please someone!!" A young fireman held her back and assured her they would get him out. "Don't worry ma'am we are doing our best," he said. The guy didn't look too sure. I looked at Razel, "now's your chance!!" She looked frightened, so i pushed her to go. Razel sprinted to the building. "Someone stop her!" said a police officer, "She's going to get herself killed!" Razel hopped the police line and made her way to the doors. The building fire lit up the cold night sky. I hoped for Razel to save the boy, and make it out. A huge gust of wind blew out from the windows of the 7th floor and the fire on that floor only went out. "Yes!" I shouted.