Shining Heroes

Chapter 5

After about an hour my phone started to ring. I was surprised to find it plugged in on my desk.

Oddly enough it was Claire calling me.

"What's up?"

"Good you're home. Care if I stop by?" I could hear her excitement through the phone.

"I think I'm currently in trouble." I whispered.

"Just open your window I'll be there in 30. They wont know I'm there." She said before hanging up.

I put my phone down and shook my head.

I carefully opened my door to see if my dad or mom was around listening in on me.

Coast was clear so I opened my window. As soon as it was open Claire appeared out of now where.

I would have screamed if Claire didnt cover my mouth.

"Don't scream." She whispered as she slowly moved her hand.

"You said you'd be here in 30." I moved so she could climb in.

"I meant 30 seconds not minutes."

"Then specify that you are already on your way." I wish I you have yelled at her for giving me a heart attack.

"I wasn't. Owen messaged me that you were home. I wanted to talk to you about earlier." She moved past me and sat on my bed. "Mr Forget Me Not came and did a memory wipe on everyone of you running into the building."

"Then why do you remember?" I asked sitting next to her.

"Oh I wasn't there during the memory wipe. When you ran into the building Owen called me freaking out." She leaned back and stared at the stars. "I actually ran to the building to help you thinking you'd be in trouble. Instead saw..."

My bedroom room slowly began to open and I quickly stood up ready to try and hide Claire to find her gone.

"Elizabeth were you talking to someone?" My mom stood in the door way with a plate of food.

"Just myself." I said as she looked around my room. "It was a long day I'm just trying to figure it all out."

"Ok..." She walked over to my desk as if she were trying to get a better view of my room. "Well here's your dinner. Your father and I are going to head to bed. I suggest you do the same. You dont want to be tired for your finals tomorrow."

"I will mom. Good night."

After determining I was alone in my room she left quietly.

"Claire?" I whispered as I looked around myself.

I sat down at my desk and began to eat when Claire suddenly appeared again next to me.

"That was close."

I nearly choked on my food.

"Why do you keep trying to kill me?" I coughed violently.

"Sorry I didnt mean to that time." She looked down at her phone. "I wanted to show you this."

She turned her phone to show me a picture of me standing above the girl with what appeared to be flames forming from my hands to form a shield like object when the ceiling was falling.

"I did that?"

I took the phone and stared at the picture. I was in awe of the image; then I realized something.

"How did you get this picture?"

"Oh... um..." She froze for a second while she tried to find a way to explain. "I'll show you."

One second she was standing next to me then she was standing next to my bed without having appeared to move.

"Can I have my phone?" She asked.

"Sure..."

I looked at my hand it was already gone. I looked over at her and she was texting on it.

"You have powers?" I may have spoken a bit louder than I planned because she immediately placed her hand over my mouth again.

"Yes. Extreme speed." She smirked.

"Does Ethan know?"

"Not any more. He had powers too, but chose to get them blocked which also means he was memory wiped." She sat down on my bed again while I continued to eat. "He had super strength. But he was scared that he would keep hurting people cause he shattered our dad's hand just giving him a high five."

"Wait all those races you cheated?" I asked remembering the race we had this morning.

"Not all of them. I've only had my powers for about a year. I was just naturally faster than you guys." She smirked.

"Want some?" I offered her half of my burger.

She excitedly accepted it and began eat it.

We sat in silence for a few minutes while we ate.

"I bet its exciting that you can actually be like your heroes. I remember how you always talked about growing up to be a superhero when you grow up." She stated while look at the posters of various heroes on my walls. "There was a certain hero you always wanted to be like, what was her name..."

"Winter's Angel." I stopped eating. "I wonder what ever happened to her."

"Who knows, sometimes hero disappear." Claire finished off her half of the burger.

"They gave me a week to decide if I want to block off my powers." I stated as I ran my hand over the bracelet. "Do you think I could be a good hero?"

"What kind of question is that?" She laughed until he realized I was being serious. "You're actually thinking of blocking them?"

"Dad said I have to because I'm to dangerous. I finally have a chance to be a hero, but I dont want to hurt someone."

"El if anyone was meant to be a hero it would be you." She let out a light hearted laugh. "I mean who runs into a buring building that could explode to save someone. You've always been one to put others first."

"Do you really think that?" I couldnt help but ask.

"I know for a fact you will be a great hero." She reached over and placed a hand on my shoulder. "Your parents cant tell you not to be a hero if that's what you want to be."