Chapter 3

She started to advance on Kai, staring at him like he was a piece of meat that she wanted to tear into. That is NOT the type of metaphor one wants to have describing a person coming towards them. I need to stop Khione before she does anything stupid.

"We're in each other's heads. I know what you're thinking right now, and I know that you think I'm just a monster like everyone else does. I thought you were different. Guess not." Khione thought.

Well, in that case, what's there to lose?

Ok, there's a lot to lose. Like Kai's life, for example. But this is a positive energy space, so we push those thoughts out! Yeah!

Who am I kidding? We're doomed.

Might as well give it everything I got, right?

"Khione! Stop!" I yelled, "You don't have to do this!"

"Sorry, sis, but I'm here to do the things you're too weak to do. That's my only purpose, apparently."

Well, shit. Guess I've gotta go with Plan B.

'What is Plan B?' one might ask. It's basically using all of my power to override Khione and take back control. I've done it before, I can do it again. Probably. Sorry Kai.

"Brooklyn, what're are you talking about? You're Brooklyn! What was that? How can you do that?!" Kai sounded hysterical, and that's never a good thing to be in a fight (only if this comes to a fight, of course).

I tried to remember what I did the last time I kicked Khione out. I think I remember unleashing everything I've tried to keep locked inside...I thought that was letting Khione out. There is no way that there's more power inside me. It's not possible. I think I would've torn myself apart by now if that was the case.

No point in not trying, right? So, I thought of every emotion that I never let anyone see in me, and I brought it to the forefront of my mind. The anger at my family for underestimating me, the anguish from when I had to leave all my friends behind, the fear of my secret coming out. I've learned my powers are tied to my emotions, so this should help.

Suddenly, Khione stopped and fell to her knees, screaming, holding her hands at her head. I was fighting back, and I seemed to be winning.

"Get out!!" We screamed as one, both talking to the other.

I faintly heard Jax and our parents bursting into my room, but I was too focused on regaining control that it didn't register in my brain at all.

I gave one last final surge of power into pushing Khione out, "Take that, bitch."

I gasped and looked up, realizing I had just won. My eyes were shining a vibrant icy-blue, and I could feel I was slowly starting to come back into myself.

I looked around and found that, in our internal fight, Khione and I had managed to freeze my entire room. Kai looking like he was gonna pass out any second, that or he was about to start screaming. I'm not too fond of either, to be honest.

"Blair!" I heard Jax exclaim as I fell onto my back.

"Hey, I'm Brooklyn remember?" I laughed, and it turned into a cough from exhaustion.

He rolled his eyes and responded with, "I think the cat's long gone, B."

I guess it was. I lasted a lot longer than I expected. With my random outbursts, I thought I would've exposed us long ago. I need to set higher exceptions for myself now.

Once Jax had helped me stand, I said, "Hey, at least I didn't pass out this time.

My dad let out a bark of laughter, but my mom and Jax just scowled. It was obvious they were still worried about me.

I was about to assure them that I was fine, but before I could someone else cut in, "Would someone PLEASE explain what the HELL is going on?"

Oh, Right! Kai. And to think I was feeling good about beating Khione. Speaking of Khione, she had been silent since I had beat her. But I could still feel the strong sulking vibes rolling off of her in my head. It's a weird feeling.

Jax walked over and gave his friend a comforting pat on the back, "Ok, buddy. Now I want you to take a deep breath before walking to the living room. Then we'll explain everything there, ok?"

"Ye-Yeah," he stuttered, walking out of the room with a far-off look in his eyes.

I knew what was coming. 'The Talk.' Not the normal one, though. This was the lecture about responsibility with my powers and learning control. I've been hearing this one since day one.

My mom let out a big sigh and started. It was the usual BS at first; you know better, how could you let this happen, I understand what you're going through...

And then it got to the explanation. They wanted to know what happened, so I told them. I may not be the perfect example of a daughter, but I'm not stupid! I told them about how Kai was asking a lot of questions and getting on my nerves, and how I lost control and let Khione out, and I ended with how I retook control. My family stayed silent throughout the whole thing, my parents only giving each other those 'looks' occasionally.

When I finished, my dad came up to me, gave me a hug and whispered in my ear, "I'm proud of you. You're stronger than you think. Remember that."

Before my mom could continue her disappointed rant, I reminded them that we had someone waiting for us downstairs. That stopped her.

We found Kai sitting on the couch, both his knees bouncing up and down, and his hands squeezing each other over and over again. This definitely did not look like the super-popular, confident, Kai Knight that I was used to.

"I'm going to make some tea," my mom said, rushing off to the kitchen.

"Coward," I heard Khione mutter.

"Oh, so you've decided to talk again, huh?" I asked.

"I'm not going to apologize, if that's what you want. I did nothing wrong. YOU just assumed that I was gonna kill him. I was just gonna scare him a bit, that's all," she insisted.

I just rolled my eyes and sat down on an armchair. I figured it was best if I wasn't right next to Kai at the moment.

That's when my mom came back, holding five mugs of water and tea bags. She put the down on the coffee table and turn to Jax, "You mind?"

"Not at all," he answered, putting each of his hands on a mug.

The water started to steam and almost boil, and that's when he move onto the next mugs. What? This isn't normal in your family? Well, it is in mine.

I looked over at Kai to see his reaction and found exactly what I thought I would: wide-eyed, mouth-dropping shock.

It was pretty amusing.

"So you're all like...this?" Kai gestured to the mugs, finally finding his voice.

"Yes, and we are willing to answer any of your questions, as long as you agree to something first," my mom answered.

He swallowed and nodded his head, "You want me to keep your secret, right?"

My dad gave him a small smile, "Very good. It is very important that you never speak of this event to anyone outside of this house, ok?"

Kai nodded again.

Jax sat next to his friend and my parents sat down on the loveseat. We all looked at each other apprehensively before my mom spoke, "What would you like to know?"