Big City Villain | BOOK ONE

Chapter Nine: Storm Rider.

REMINDER for rereaders: I beg of ye, no spoilers!

"So, that was definitely a man's voice," I said. We had whipped around and found no one there, and I was still scanning the empty air in front of us like an idiot. I glanced over at my twin and noticed he was a deathly pale. "Are we telling mom about your stalker friend?"

"I hate invisible ones, they always creep me out the most," Ben grumbled, either not hearing my question or not wanting to answer it. He turned back around and started walking back home.

I ran to catch up with him. "Are we telling mom?"

"No, don't want to worry her."

To say the least, it was an uneasy walk back home. I couldn't help but look behind my wet shoulder, but when your stalker is invisible looking behind you every ten seconds is actually pretty stupid, as my brother so kindly told me.

"Coal, you really think you're going to see someone invisible? Sometimes you make me wonder how we're even related," Benny grumbled, adjusting his grip on his backpack with a shrug.

I sent him a scowl before realizing that someone was bent on killing him. Well, I guess if I had gotten that death threat I would be in a bad mood too, might as well give him some slack the rest of the way home.

"You staying in tonight?" I asked as we walked into the house.

Ben nodded his head, but his worried look was immediately replaced with a fake smile when mom greeted us.

"Hey you two, how was school?" mom asked, giving each of us a big bear hug.

I squirmed away from her red lipstick kiss. "Mom! We're not seven anymore, and lay off the lipstick," I said, wiping away the red smudge she still managed to get on my cheek. "And our day was fine. My teachers still hate me, oh and we have a new classmate too."

Ben chuckled, and rubbed hard at his cheek with his sleeve where mom had managed to plant a perfect red kiss. "Yeah heavy on the mate, I think Charlie has a big crush on her."

I laughed. "Good, I'm glad I wasn't the only one who noticed that." Feeling bad that I had pushed mom away, I gave her a quick kiss on the top of her head before racing up the stairs. "I'll catch you guys later!" I called behind me.

When I got to my room, I closed my door and quickly hid my stash of cookies for later, then shed out of my school clothes. I nearly tripped as I slipped into my black jeans, I pulled on a long sleeve black t-shirt and completed my cliché look with my black boots and, yes, a black mask and my beanie.

You see, initially, a beanie was never part of my costume, but ever since Freshman year when some girl said my light brown almost blonde hair looked like Headphones', I've always tried playing it safe by hiding my hair with a beanie or hood. Apparently, it's been working, either that or my threat worked.

Before leaving, I checked the hidden pockets in my jeans to be sure I had everything. Time to get back to it.

I opened my bedroom window and slipped out onto the roof. After listening for a solid minute, I was positive my brother was in his room and that the growing darkness would conceal what I was about to do, I looked around one last time and then ran off the edge of the roof.

The exhilaration of the wind in my face came to a quick halt when I hit the ground, I landed on the balls of my feet and immediately I could feel new energy rushing through me. I sighed out of relief, glad that I was still able to absorb shock or else that would have been a very painful fall.