Everly Doe (unOrdinary)

Chapter One

I yawned and walked to the bathroom to wash my face. I turned the handle and opened the door. An empty tube of hair gel rolled to my feet. Wait. HAIR GEL?!??! I looked up and see a stranger with greasy hair that literally marked 'L' for Loser on his forehead. 

"Who are you and what have you done with my brother?!?!?" I yelled, pointing the empty hair gel tube to him like a weapon.

"Um..Everly. It's me." The stranger said. Weirdly enough, he had the same voice as my brother. 

"My name is John Doe and I'm your twin brother." He said.

"You don't look like John...tell me what my ability is." I said. He sighed.

"Sonic Manipulation. But seriously, does it really look that bad?" He asked.

"YES. You don't look like yourself." I reached over, grabbed his incredibly greasy head, turned on the tap and shoved his head under. He said something, but the words were washed away by the water. I let go and his hand immediately shot up and slapped the tap off.

"That looks more like you, bro." I said. John glared at me and dried his hair with a towel.

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"No helmet today?" A girl with magenta hair with yellow streaks and blue eyes asked. My first impression of her was that I thought she looked elegant and composed. She was very pretty, yet she gave off an aura of power and control. John smiled.

"Hey, Sera. This is my twin sister Everly. Everly, this is Seraphina, otherwise known as Sera." John said. Sera shook my hand.

"Uh, can I ask a question?" She asked. I nodded.

"If you guys are twins, how come you look so different?" Seraphina asked. John immediately flushed. I was pretty much used to people asking me this. 

"I got the blue eyes and hair from my grandmother. My dad's hair genes made my hair a bit darker though." I explained. Seraphina nodded.

"Well anyway, nice to meet you and let's get going." 

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"How do I look in this?" John asked. He was wearing a pink shirt with a bunny on it that said LAME.

"John, you know you're wearing a shirt that says LAME right?" Seraphina laughed. I smiled. It was nice to know that my brother had made some good new friends, considering what had happened his old school...

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"Ooh, look an ability gauge! Let's go check it out!" John said. 

"Um...I'm not too keen about that..." I said. He went anyway. 

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In front of us was a woman with amber eyes and short peachy hair. I watched her. She put out an arm and the man at the gauge touched her arm, his eyes glowing. Did that mean that he could read ability levels through direct touch? 

"Ma'am, you are a 4.0" He said. The woman slammed her hand on the table.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN I ONLY GOT A FOUR?!?!" She yelled.

"But Ma'am, you should be proud of this score. It proves your more talented than an average person!" He said nervously.

"You only gave me a four and you're telling me it's good?!" 

"Ah, miss, you see, using the standard gauging system, a 3 is average and a 5 is considered a 'high tier'. So you're very strong. Even I myself is only a 2-" The woman interrupted.

"YOU'RE A FRAUD!!!" She screeched.

"I WANT MY MONEY BACK NOW!" She demanded. 

"Ma'am, you can't just--!" The woman grabbed him by the collar and glared at him.

"Listen to me. If you don't refund my money right now, I will blow your booth to bits! DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?" She threatened. Then my brother intervened.

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"Welp, finally got that solved." John sighed.

"Thank you very much. Now, which one of you are willing to get your ability tested?" He asked. John looked at me. I shook my head. So, instead he pointed to Seraphina.

"She will." John said. The man nodded. Seraphina rolled her eyes and put out her arm, all the while sipping some mango boba tea. The man's eyes glowed yellow. His eyes widened.

"Congratulations! You are an 8.0!" He then produced a teddy bear. 

A. 

TEDDY. 

BEAR. 

We went through all that trouble for nothing! Even John looked dumbfounded.

"Well, it's a pretty bear for a pretty lady." He said. Uh....dude, seriously? He handed the bear to Seraphina. She smiled.

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"Finally." John said as we got out of the mall. We walked through the park to the bus stop. I kept hearing a weird buzzing noise and footsteps behind us.

"What should I call the bear?" Seraphina said.

"I have a good one!" John said. 

"What is it?" Seraphina asked.

"JOHN." John grinned. Then he suddenly glanced behind us.

"Shh. I hear something." I nodded too. The tension between our group grew. So we made a run for it.

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John opened the door and we all filed in. I took my shopping bags and put them in my room. 

"Seraphina, are you staying overnight?" I asked, yawning.

"Sure." She said. 

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I yawned. I reached over to my bedside table and turned my phone on. Wow. 2:56 AM. Why did I wake up this early? But now I can't fall asleep either. Maybe I'll go see if John is awake..probably not...but still. I quietly creaked open the door of my room and tip-toed past Seraphina sleeping with the teddy bear in the living room and opened the door to John's room. 

It was empty.