The Moosehead Tavern [2]

Jace watches her turn the broken pieces in her hands.
"You can always get a new one." He says. "And you put all your contacts in my phone last month, remember? Because Logan broke your first one."

I grinned and nodded. "Oh yeah." I smiled and looked over at Jace. Riley starts playing around with her powers and makes vines come and hang me from the celing from one foot. "Really Rye?" I cross my arms. "Put me down."

Jace laughs at Rayah before taking Riley in his arms and whispering for her to set her mother down.

She drops me and I stand up, dusting myself off. "Thank you." I walked back over and sat down. "No more tricks or I'm gonna set your hair on fire." I said grinning evilly, forming fire in my hands. They nodded, "Yes mama." I smiled and destingushed it. "Thats what I thought." I turned back to Jace. "It would have been nice if they learned their powers when they were older."

Jace shrugs, smiling. "This is the age of experiments for them. They have to find out what they can do when they're ready. Plus, if they had, Riley wouldn't have been able to save you, and no one would want that."

I eyed him. "Well..." I trailed off. "Whatever." I looked over to my right and Monique was back up. "Shoot." She looks at me and smiles. "Hey. Look I'm sorry for taking your children." When she said that I almost threw up. "Did you just apologize?"

Jace can't believe it, shaking his head at the very idea of a personality change in the woman who'd ripped their kids from them.

I stand. "Look, I really don't care if you apologize. You took my kids from me." I crossed my arms. She looks at me sadly. "I'm sorry for that. And just to tell you, Charlie is looking for you." She said. I shake my head. "Tell him to fuck off." I said smiling.

Jace cringes at the sound of Charlie's name again, protectively drawing his family closer to him.

Monique shrugs and looks me in the eyes. "You know your weakness? The one Gray did to you?" She said concentrating on my mind. Suddenly I scream and start pulling on my hair. "Stop! S-Stop!"

Kalen runs up to Monique and punches her in the gut, signing a whole string of curse words.

The pain stops, and I drop to my knees. She looks at Kalen as in a warning and turns back to me. She stares me in the eyes again and I scream again, "Ah!!"

Logan jumps up and joins Kalen, using his lightening to help.

The pain stops again and I stumble backwards into Jace crying. Logan looking at me Sadly.

Riley cuddles in Rayah's arms and Jace brings them all closer, Kalen pushing Monique back.