Defying Gravity

Chapter 19

Happy Thanksgiving/Thursday! All my books are updating except for The Things Fugaku's Seen, because the rewrite hasn't caught up to it yet! Enjoy!

Ethelia's pov

"Come on, Ethelia! You're doing great!" Rin encouraged as I ran alongside her. I sent her a sidelong glare that she didn't notice. After two weeks of working out intensely, it was becoming slightly easier. And by slightly, I mean I can last about two more minutes than I did before. I have lost a bit of weight, not that I was ever all that fat. But it's worth it. My dad was able to go to the doctor today, and he was able to get medication for his back, which has been hurting him for a while. It was a... it was a good feeling.I felt myself lighten, and grabbed onto Rin's upper arm. But then I quickly let go because, ew, human contact. "Are you alright?" Rin looked me in a questioning sort of way that kind of made me want to puke. I drifted about a foot away, clearing my throat awkwardly. "Ethelia? Do you need to stop? I'm sorry if I pushed you too hard."

You see, she's so nice, and I think that's the problem. I'm so mean that I actually feel really, really bad when I insult her. "Ah, no, I'm fine. Just a... yeah." I cleared my throat again even though it actually really hurts my throat and isn't helping my already-heavy breathing. It's not my fault that I'm socially awkward and clearing my throat makes me feel relatively-normal. Ish. I don't know, it really depends on my mood, and right now I'm too tired and annoyed to care about how odd I'm probably coming off.

"If you say so. Is your gravity thing..." She trailed off, looking at me. I thought about it for a moment as I ran, feeling the weight of my body with each step I took, and trying to gauge how much lighter or heavier I was compared to normal. I was definitely lighter, but it wasn't anything I couldn't handle. It just made me glide slightly if I took too big of a step, which might sound cool, but it really isn't. It's like leaning back in a chair, and your back doesn't hit the back of it when you thought it would so you feel like you're about to fall. Yeah, it's like several small heart attacks.

To put it simply: it's a lot of tiny slices of hell. 

"There they are!" I looked up at the sound of Obito's shout only to see him get punched firmly in the stomach. My entire body jolted with surprise as Kakashi stepped back. "Watch what you're doing. A ninja never gets distracted." I faintly heard him chide. My nose wrinkled with disgust. Of course he'd say something like that to him. How rude. I wish I did have control of my powers. Then I could sail on over, right through the air, and drop kick him. But in the face or the dick. Not that he has on I can really kick. And his balls are so small, my foot might miss them. 

"E-Er, Ethelia." Rin sputtered. I looked at her only to see that I'd grown to be a foot taller than her. This isn't as concerning as you might think seeing as it's happened twice in the past hour. So far, I haven't gone out of arms reach, but I'm not risking anything. I really don't want to shoot off into space. Now that, that would suck. I wonder how long it'd take me to die. Probably less than a second, depending on the speed. Or I could slowly suffocate. That'd suck. Maybe I should ask Rin for a kunai so I can just off myself if it comes to that. 

"I'm alright. Just got lost in thought again." I assured her. She nodded, grabbing the edge of my tank top and tugging me down. My feet collided with the grass lightly, and I offered Rin an awkward smile that I hoped looked at least a little genuine. She gave a bright one back. Good; she at least sees my effort. Better than a scowl or one of those chuckles that is a clear sign that they want to be at least ten feet away from you for the next ten to twenty minutes.

As we came up on team Minato, I felt the sudden urge to ask Obito if he was alright, which is weird because I really don't care. He just looks so pathetic, sitting on his knees and clutching his stomach, with his forehead pressed against the grass. It was honestly one of the saddest things I've ever seen. He looked like a dog who'd been kicked. Or a puppy... yeah, definitely a puppy. "Are you... uh, alright?" It slipped out. Dammit, now people might think I give a shit. 

Obito raised his head, squinting at me. I rolled my eyes in response. "Man, Kakashi, I think you hit me a little too hard." The Uchiha winced slightly, which of course caused me to wince. His bruise will probably be hella cool though. Maybe he'll let me see it. "I think I just heard Ethelia ask if I was alright."

Rin giggled at him, and his cheeks colored. I let out a sigh. "Well, sorry for asking then, I guess. That punch looked pretty harsh though." I gave him a pointed look, to which he grinned. Of course this idiot probably thinks pain is cool or something. That sounds extremely Obito to me. "Thanks Ethelia," He shakily stood up. "I'm fine."

And then the fucking dolt passed out.