His Daughters Saviour

Chapter 2: The Electric Shock

The next day things got a bit more interesting. I saw Cassie in all my classes but minus the smiles that she gave me as an acknowledgment, she did not talk to me. I felt a bit disappointed, but for selfish reasons, I could do my job without being involved in her life. 

During one of the breaks, as I walked to my locker to put some books down and replace with some other books that I needed for my next class, the guy from before, slammed into me again. I did not see him coming and because of this I was not prepared for the tackle as my mind was a bit preoccupied with other things. The books I was holding fell to the floor.

"Didn't I tell you to watch it." The rugby player shouts out. 

When I heard some kids laughing, my emotions got the better of me, and I could feel my eyes flashing red, I hate bullies! I looked down on the floor in an attempt to get a grip of my emotions and hide my eyes while pretending to look for the books. I did not come here to get humiliated, by a human no less, but using my powers would be more dangerous, especially as no one was supposed to know who or what I am.

The books got scattered all over the floor, I tried to bend down and pick up the books, but when I tried, the football player kicked the book that I was just about to pick up, further away. I could hear a lot of the other students laughing again. 

This is just great. I have gone from being the most popular guy in college to an outcast. I am starting to realise that this was probably how Nick felt all those years ago, before I came to his rescue. Well maybe I did not actually rescue him from college, but I used my popularity to make sure no one picked on him under my watch, when we were out of college it was a whole other deal. Nick had an ability to always end up in trouble, him, and that attitude of his. The amount of demons we had to fight just to keep him safe. Thinking back, I was surprised no one managed to kill him. Even I was tempted in the beginning before I realised that all the insults were just a way for him to protect himself and to keep people at a distance. We have all been there, it was better to expect the worst of people and be proven right, than to hope for the best, and get disappointed when people, who you thought were your friends, turned their back on you or betrayed you for their benefit.

As I stood in the corridor, waiting for the football player to move away so that I could retrieve my books, Cassie came up to me with some of my books in her hand. 

"I'm sorry about Mark. He’s got a bit of a temper but if you see past that he is a good person." 

She handed me my books and as our hands touched an electric shock went through me. Cassie jumped back and pulled her hand away. She gave me a scared look, and then she was gone. Leaving me there to stare after her and wonder what the hell just happened. 

The bell rings, so I make my way to class. When I got there, I realised that Cassie was not there yet, but maybe she was just running late, however I could not shake the feeling I had that something was wrong. When she still had not turned up by the end of the class, I was getting worried. I was supposed to look after her and keep her safe, but maybe I was the reason she was not here.

When the class finally finished, I had made up my mind. I needed to go and find her to make sure that she was okay. I closed my eyes and searched for her energy, letting myself drift towards it. It did not take long to locate her, I realised that she had gone home. I was debating what to do, she should be safe at home, but I felt like I needed to talk to her. The spark that happened between us was confusing me and it seemed to have scared her. I had never had anything like that happened to me before.

It did not take long to fly over to Cassie's House, when I got there I transformed back to my human form before I walked up to the front door. I was not sure what to say to her, but I felt that I needed to make sure that she was okay. While I waited for someone to come and open the door, I laughed silently at myself. It had taken me one day to get involved even though Nick asked me to stay in the shadows for as long as possible. Part of me blamed myself, but the other part of me felt like Nick should have known better. He knew just how bad I was at not getting involved. I was only supposed to observe and not get involved when I met Nick in college, and we both know how that went. 

Cassie opened the door and I relaxed a bit, she looked unharmed, just a bit shaken up. When she saw me, she tensed up, I could tell that she did not trust me and that my presence seemed to make her anxious. It should not affect me, but it broke my heart a little knowing that this was how she felt about me. I shook the thoughts away.

"We need to talk, can I come in?" The words seemed to make her uncomfortable, as she just stared at me in silence for a while before she recovered and started talking.

"No, I don't want you to come inside"

She looked so fragile standing by the door, that my need to protect her intensified. I wanted to take her away and protect her against all the supernatural dangers in the world and I silently cursed Nick for the target he had unintentionally put on her. 

I was debating what to do, but in the end, I conjured up a phone and handed her a piece of paper with the number on.

"I really need to talk to you, it's important. Just pick a time and place where you feel safe, and I will turn up and tell you everything"

I watched as she took the paper from my hand, she was very careful not to touch me. It made me think back to what happened earlier when we touched, maybe I should try to figure out what it meant. Cassie had not even turned 18 yet so as far as I was aware none of her powers should have manifested themselves yet, so what was that spark?

I turned away and started walking away from the house. When I was certain that she could not see me any more, I did a quick sweep of the neighbourhood, to make sure that everything was normal and that no one was around, then I turned into a bird and flew away. I was considering flying back to my house but decided to visit an old friend instead. Maybe she could shed some light on what was going on.