Teenage superheroes

(5th period)

"My powers?" Viamire asked. "Well I can..." She stumbled for a moment thinking. She nodded, seeming to come to a conclusion. She started to dig around in her purse "Here, it'll be easier if I just show you..."

"Show me?" Kage asked, only the slightest be confused. Viamire gave a triumphant noise as she finally pulled out two black, round disks from her purse. Kage raised an eyebrow.

Viamire popped them both open to reveal what Kage took to be compact mirrors. She set down her purse safely and took a few paces away from the roof and set one of the mirrors down. Kage followed her with his eyes, not moving. She returned to his side and handed him the second compact, facing the away from him and towards herself.

"Hold it steady, please," she said.

"What am I doing?" Kage asked, suddenly a little worried. But only a little. He trusted Viamire knew what she was doing.

"Just don't drop it, okay?" She took a deep breath and stared at the mirror with great intensity. Just as Kage was about to question this, he noticed her eyes.

Viamire's sky blue eyes were slowly turning silver.

"Via-" Kage started, but at that moment, Viamire reached out and touched the mirror. Instead of pushing against his hold, her hand went right through the mirror. Kage's eyes widened.

She didn't stop with her hand. Slowly but surly Viamire managed to slip into the mirror. It was odd, Kage thought, because she should have been to big, but the mirror seemed to swallow her little by little, taking her in slowly. Soon she was completely engulfed. Kage turned the mirror around and saw a silver-eyed Viamire staring back at him.

"That," he told her, "Was so cool." Viamire grinned. And then she disappeared.

"Viamire?" Kage felt himself begin to panic, but didn't show it.

"Over here!" Her voice called from behind him. He turned to where the other mirror was set. From this angle he could clearly make out Viamire in the mirror's surface. He smiled.

"There you are," he chuckled, picking her up. "I was worried I'd done something wrong, like broken your mirror or something." She shook her head.

"That wouldn't have mattered," she informed him. "A broken mirror is still a mirror."

Meribelle laughed, "Yes indeed it would."

Coden laughed with her and started coughing. Meribelle quickly went into action, picking up a pitcher of water and filling Coden a big glass of water. Coden took the glass thankfully and chugged it down, causing more coughing. Meribelle scolded about chugging as Coden drank more slowly and carefully.

Meribelle looked up questioningly for a second. A smile spread across her face, "Wait here, I'm gonna go get something."

Coden gave her a sarcastic look, "Where do you think I would be going?"

Meribelle stuck her tongue out as she opened her wings. A quick flap and she flew out of the room and down the hall.

Coden sat looking at the the wall thoughtfully. How on earth did he end up with a friend like Meribelle?

On cue, Meribelle flew back into the room clutching a large notepad, a delicate brush and a block with some kind of shallow indent in it. Meribelle flapped her wings faster and lighted down into the chair, crossing her legs. "Didja miss me?" Meribelle asked jokingly.

Coden scoffed and replied in a sarcastic voice, "Yes, I missed your chippyness and scolding very much."

Meribelle scowled for a minute and set her things on the floor next to the bed. Uncrossing her legs Meribelle moved to the floor and leaned on the sturdy bed table. Rolling up her sleeves Meribelle moved her brush and block to her left and placed the opened pad on her thighs. She reached into her pocket and brought out a palm sized red rock. "Now you can see how my ink is." she stated proudly.

Meribelle placed two fingers over the rock in her palm. Glowing designs started to appear all over the rock that reminded Coden of flora. Meribelles eyes glowed a silver color as the rock appeared to be melting as if she held a piece of chocolate too long. As the rock started to melt so did the designs. When the rock was fully melted a pool of black ink was suspended over Meribelles palm. Flicking the two fingers that changed the rock the ink glided over and into the indent of the block. Meribelle smiled successfully as if she had just found a cure for cancer.

Coden watched and smiled, "That was cool." He said simply.

Meribelle nodded and picked up her brush. "What's your favorite thing in the world? I want to ink it."

Coden twisted his head in thought. "Favorite thing... I am imagining a girl with wings..."

she rolled her eyes. "Of course. Other than me."

Coden laughed. "Well in that case gimme sec. I have never really thought about it."

His face fell into a deep concentrated look. He looked slightly upward in a slow fashion, his eyes glowing in dreamy state.

"I remember this small secluded island... no one around, just me and my parents. Beautiful palm trees, wonderful sunsets, it was the ultimate paradise."

Meribelle sent the ink flying across the paper. she waved her hand around the paper, sending lins all around. She held it up.

"Like this?"

Coden stared at it, and smiled. "Perfect. Remindsme of my times withmy parents."

Meribelle st the notebook down in her lap. "Who were your parents?"

Coden sudenly became very quiet. The smile faded from his lips.

Know I'll make my new character.

Name- Ryan Masters
Looks- Dark brown hair, Brown eyes, brown leather jaket, black pants.
Power- A master of swords. Can wield almost any blade perfectly.
Personality- more evil if you understand, not bad but thinks he's better so he gets into alot of fights.

The bell rang, indicating that lunch was over.

"Well," Kage said, "I suppose we should get to our next classes."

"What class do you have next, Kage?" Viamire asked.

"Stealth and concealment."

"So do I. Want to go together?"

Kage smiled. "Sounds fun."

"I found you, you bastard!" They both looked toward the roof entrance and saw Hannibal. He was back to get revenge on Kage for humiliating him.

Kage gave him a blank stare. "Err... I'm sorry. Have we met?"

"Are you stupid? You hung me by my underwear in the cafeteria! Now I'm going to make you pay!"

Kage stayed silent for a few moments. Viamire looked at his face and saw laughter quickly building up in his eyes. Pretty soon he burst out laughing.

"What's so funny?!" Hannibal demanded.

"Oh man, that is the funniest thing I've heard all day! You're going to make me pay? Really, you should do stand-up or something, you've got talent!"

Hannibal shouted, "I'm not joking, you're going to be sorry!"

Kage stopped laughing. "Oh, really? In that case, anata wa bakka." (you are stupid.)

"No more games, we fight now!" Hannibal rushed at Kage in a blind rage.

With blinding speed Kage appeared in front of Hannibal and drove his knee into his stomach. Then he grabbed his head and tossed him into the ground.

He placed his foot on Hannibal's chest. "A word of advice, never screw with a ninja. It'll always end badly." He turned back to Viamire and said, "We should leave now. We don't want to be late for class."

Coden sighed, "Well I really don't want to talk about it." Codens eyes started to water slightly.

Meribelle set her pad down, stood and hugged him, "Ohhh, I'm sorry. I didn't know it was that...."

Coden cut her off. His voice was suddenly sharp as he pulled back and looked into her eyes, "Don't think it is your fault. It's me! I shouldn't be crying."

Meribelle had the feeling she should let go but she firmly held on, "Everyone needs to cry once and a while." she scolded, "Even me sometimes."

Coden, being squished under Meribelle, muttered, "Is it a habit or do you like scolding?" he asked playfully.

Meribelle laughed and held on tighter.

"I don't know whether to shout uncle or just let you hug me."

"Well when you decide let me know."

(Between 4th and 5th)

Viamire tried to hold it in, really she did. She tried to recall everything her father had ever told her about remaining dignified and calm. She tried to think depressing thoughts. She tried not to think at all. Nothing worked.

"What are you laughing about?" Kage asked, laughter also dancing in his eyes, although what it was from Viamire couldn't tell.

"That Hannibal!" She said between giggles. "No more games, we fight now!" She said, imitating Hannibal horribly and then bursting into laughter again.

"He does do a wonderful imitation of a caveman, doesn't he?" Kage said, chuckling himself. Viamire only laughed harder. She finally managed to catch her breath and let out a long sigh.

"Oh, I don't think I've ever laughed that hard in my life," She gasped.

As they headed towards their next class Viamire said, "I've been meaning to ask you something, Kage."

"Oh yeah? What's that?" he asked.

"Why do you pull pranks on all the teachers?"

Kage stopped and stared at the ceiling for a moment, thinking. "Boredom I guess."

"What do you have to be bored about in a school like this?"

"The work they give us. It's too easy."

Viamire knows for a fact the the work the teachers hand out is anything but easy. "What do you mean it's too easy?"

"It just is, at least compared to some of the stuff I had to do back home in Japan. Back in my clan, whenever we aren't training our bodies we're training our minds. We have to study all the time. Some of the work we do is university level."

"What did you do in your free time?"

"Sleep."

"Sleep?"

"Sleep and eat. That's all we have time to do between training and studying."

"So technically you never have any free time?"

"That's one way to put it." Kage sighed, "I didn't have much of a childhood." He looked back at Viamire and smiled. "But, that's all in the past. No point in worrying about it now. Come on, we don't want to be late for class." As they continued toward class Viamire realized how much they had in common.

Coden blinked, pushing the sleep from his eyes. Meribelle laid curled up on her shoulder, letting a little clipped mew with each breath. He looked at her, and smiled. He brushed the hair from her face, and kissed her lightly on the lips.
"You were special to me."

He slid out of the bed trying hard not to disturb her. A shockwave of pain went through his chest. He covered his mouth, trying hard not to cry out. He slowly crept out of the first aid office, beng careful not to ail his chest.

The air of the night was a cool crisp grip, sending small shiver down Coden's spine. His bare feet on the concrete numbed his legs. Yet still he walked. Past the buildings, past the office, past everything. There, on the edge of the school grounds stood two figures, hidden in the darkness.

"You must join us now, Coden." The deep voice panged at his memories.

Coden nodded, a tear threatening to fall down his voice. "I know father."

"You have no choice, just ike us. It is time." the other figure spoke. His mother.

Coden couldn't hold them back. The tears flowed freely. "I don't want to leave this place. I have found somewhere where i am accepted. I ran away from you to find a place like this."

"That doesn't matter." his father said, taking a step forward. "What matters is-."

A white barrier blasted him away from the campus. He rolled onto the ground, stunned.

"What is this?" her mother poked at it, irritating the barrier.

"It is made so that parents and such cannot influence their child's life. So they can choose their own path."

The principal stepped out, laying a hand on Coden's shoulder. "Pych strike, and final flame. You both are not permitted on the school grounds. Coden may come to you if Coden wishes."

Coden instantly took a step back. "I don't ever want to go with them."

The principal bowed to Coden's mother and father. "There you have it. Now leave."

Coden smiled as the principal led him back to the first aid office. Finally, he felt safe.

(OK, just to get things straight is it night time now?)


Kage sat on the school roof under the night sky. School had finished hours ago and all the students were fast asleep. Kage couldn't sleep, he felt something in the air tonight, something different. He only gets this feeling when he is visited by a member of his clan.

"Konnbanwa, Ototo-san." (Good evening, little brother.)

Kage looked behind him and saw a black figure standing on the center of the roof. He wore nothing but black, similar to Kage's outfit. His hair is crimson and he has a white scar over his left eye.

Kage replied in Japanese, "How'd you get past the school's barrier, Tsunada?"

Tsunada, his older brother, smiled. "You of all people should know that such a simple barrier cannot stand between a ninja of my calibur."

"Fair enough. Now, why are you here? Our father said I won't be coming back to Japan until my training is complete."

"I bring news from our father. He has a mission for you."

"Oh? And what's that?"

"You must assassinate the principal of this school."

A cool breeze blew across the roof. Kage stared at his brother for a few moments before answering, "No."

Meribelle opened her eyes, her violet silk pajamas ruffled as she sat up. Something was wrong. She frantically looked around the room, Coden was gone. A bright flash blinked from outside. Meribelle jumped and jogged to the window. Leaning way out she spotted Coden and the principal walking towards the school.(Hand in hand, skipping and singing "Follow the Yellowbrick Road. Jk ^.^) She looked concerned as she went back to her chair and waited for them to return.

When they came back, Meribelle ran up and hugged Coden. Coden inhaled sharply and groaned slightly. "Oh my god! I'm so sorry!"

Coden smiled, "It's alright."

Meribelle stepped back, "What happened?"

The principal smiled, "I'll leave you to explain it, Coden." He gave a nod and walked out of the room.

Coden motioned to the bed. He walked over and propped himself up against the headboard. Meribelle walked over and jumped onto the end of the bed She moved herself up as Coden started, "Well this may take a while so get comfy......"

Orion needed to get to the aid station. Her special lesson with the principal was extremely hard. She had learned that through intense training she could harness the power of the ice and it would automatically protect her from harm. She had hurt her body to much. She could barley stand up straight and was stumbling down the hall. She leaned against the wall and blood flowed from her shoulder. She continued to walk and finally got to the aid station. She walked inside and chill crept over her. She heard people talking but she didn't care. She needed help.
"H-Help me...." she whispered. the talking stopped and Orion collapsed from exhaustion.

Tsunada's eyes widened in disbelief. "What did you say?"

"I said no. I like it here, I'm not going to kill anyone anymore."

Tsunada's eyes narrowed with anger. "You dare to defy not only our father's orders but the orders from our whole clan?"

"I don't care about the clan anymore. When has anyone ever cared about me in the first place?"

"You could have been great, little brother. You could have done great things with our giudance." He explained. "But now you wish to go against us. You know what happens when someone tries to leave our clan, don't you?"

"If you're going to kill me then get on with it."

Quick as lightning, Tsunada retrieved a small sword from his sheathe and rushed at Kage. He moved so fast that he seemed to blend in with the surrounding shadows. Kage was unable to move quick enough and Tsunada's sword plunged into his neck.

Kage's body exploded with white smoke, indicating that it was one of his clones to begin with. Another poof of smoke appeared behind Tsunada as Kage held a kunai to his neck.

"You forget yourself, brother. I'm the only one in our clan who has special powers."

"That's where you're wrong, little brother," said a voice from behind Kage.

Fear gripped Kage's heart as he turned around to see his brother standing behind him. The Tsunada under Kage's kunai dispersed into the night like black fog.

"Surprised? I discovered my powers soon after you left to attend this school two years ago. While you can create clones of yourself and become invisible, I can control the shadows."

Black hands reached out from the ground near Kage's feet. With quick reaction Kage leaped backwards to avoid getting grabbed. While he was in midair his brother disappeared into the shadows and reappeared in front of him. He plunged his sword into Kage's chest, just barely missing his heart. Tsunada withdrew his sword from Kage's chest and threw him into the ground.

Tsunada picked up his little brother by the neck and held him over the edge of the roof. "Even if you refused to carry out this mission there will always be another to take your place, little brother." With that, he released Kage to fall to the ground two stories below. "My work here is done." He disappeared into the shadows.

The stab to the chest wasn't enough to immobilize Kage. He used the last of his strength to grab onto the branch of a nearby tree to slow his decent. When he did his chest flared with pain, causing him to let go and continue to fall. The impact into the ground didn't kill him, but it broke his leg and knocked him unconscious. No one will find him until morning.

Cedrick was on the roof when Kage was dropped off the roof. "You ninja aren't as smart as you look."

Tsunade turned, "You must die too."

He rushed at him drawing his sword but Ryan appered with a sword of his own.

"There are to many here for you to win," said cedrick pulling out a knife. He cut his hand and laided it on the groung. It a poof of smoke Kage appered on the roof. After spreadin the blood he healed him as best he could. Kage sat up in pain. "Your okay now."

With that tsunade dissapered. Ryan helped Kage get to his feet.

"Get Kage to he Infurmery, I'll get the priciple."

Ryan helped him to the infirmary. Kage tried not to walk on his broken leg my hopping every step.

As they walked Ryan asked, "What was that all about?"

Kage didn't answer.

"Kage, talk to me. What the hell was that all about?"

"The less you know the better. Ignorance will keep you alive."

"Look, if we're going to help you we need you to tell use what's going on."

"I never asked for your help in the first place. Now just get me to the infirmary."

Ryan wanted to push for more answers but he knew he wasn't getting anything else from him.