Vertigo

Chapter 16 Jessica

My best friend finished describing everything that she had been through, the policeman, the Furia. Yet she hiccuped as tears ran slowly down her cheeks. She hadn't told us the full story, she had left out some vital parts and i knew it.

"Show me your leg, if he cut you we have fix it up." I ordered her as she shied away from me, bracing her hands on the bench for support.

"No, its fine, but I know.. About your powers." Alison stuttered, tapping her fingers nervously on the counter. Christian and I nervously eyed each other, what did she know about our abilities, the cop must have told her, but why would she believe it? Why would she even believe the Furia were real?

"I know about your powers." She confirmed, speaking more clearly this time.

"What?" Chris squeaked, running a hand through his hair and rocking back on the seat.

"What powers? Ali." Panic rose in my gut, if she knew she could potentially be in danger. I couldn't live with myself if my best friend got hurt because I'm being hunted by some weird demons.

"Just shut up and dont deny it. You're Water, and you're Air." She burst out. I laughed, attempting to disrupt her before she spoke again, "Just listen! You need Fire and Earth, well only Fire really."

Ok so she knew, "What do you mean only Fire. Ali, are you like us?"

"Duh, I didn't just walk out of his cabin. There was wood and other sharp earth based items involved. I healed my leg, its fine."

"Show us!" I demanded, my brow furrowed. How long had she known? Why didn't she tell me before. Calm down Jess, she might have only just figured it out.

She stood up and walked over to us, showing her perfectly tanned leg which was soft and smooth. No evidence of ever being injured, "Ohkaay. How did you do it?" Christian asked wearily as he brushed the back of his hand against mine under the table.

"You know, I just sorta lathered it in tape and then it was fixed." She sarcastically announced, "You think I know?! I was just kidnapped, abused, me and my friends have superpowers did you know?! I'm going through a midlife crisis right now. I don't KNOW how I did it. There was light and heat, then boom!" She pressed her head into her arms and lay motionless for a few moments. "He told me that I could control anything to do with the earth, and I guess healing somehow wormed its way in there."

"Who, Sean? Was there anyone else there?" I asked, she looked as if she was about to fall asleep on the counter.

"No, just Zeus who told me everything. Don't worry about it though, Sean is gone. I- I killed him." She looked horrified with herself as she rose from her seat and walked upstairs in a zombielike state. As she disappeared into my bedroom the dog, Zeus, followed her in.

"She can talk to animals?" I spoke to no one in particular, following her path upstairs.

I turned to Christian, "What if she-."

"No, don't worry about it tonight. We all need to calm down and figure it out another day." He smiled kindly towards me as he stretched back on the chair, yawning loudly.

"What are we going to do?"

"We should just lay low for a bit. If Ali is right and Sean really is dead, we shouldn't need to worry."

"Seriously? She said they had an Army! We cant just sit around waiting Chris."

"Well what do you want?"

"We need to find Fire, if we have all four of us, we will be more powerful. I get that all of us together is a bad idea, but the dreams don't have to happen right? We don't have to die, we can win." I wasn't prepared to believe anything else. I looked up at the clock on the wall, gesturing to the time Chris groaned in agreement. It was really early.

As I rose from my seat I heard him follow, shadowing me up the steps.

I turned, bracing myself against his chest midway up the stairs and stopping us both. I toyed with the collar of his shirt idly.

"I'm really glad shes ok. I couldn't stand it, it hurt me to see you so upset." He softly took my arms in his hands and rubbed his thumbs lightly against my knuckles.

I smiled and laughed lightly, "Thanks for staying with me.. I uh, I wouldn't mind you sticking around, you're a good guy Chris."

He took my hands into his own, intertwining our fingers. "For you, anything."

OMG sorry I'm a fat lard who hasn't updated in agesss, but i stood on lego and died on the inside so forgive me!

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