unOrdinary | Inspired Archive

Chapter 1

-"Just making sure. Am I really that predictable?"

-"Only sometimes!" John comments, chuckling, looking at her pout over being so easily read.

The second side of the steak is nearly done, when John turns around and notices Sera eyeing a book on his coffee table in front of the couch.

'Darn, I forgot to put that away!'

-"You never told me that your father's the infamous W.H.Doe!" She exclaimed, although her expression seemed to be relatively unfazed, contrasting her voice, save for a singular raised eyebrow.

-"Uhh, yeah, although I thought you'd be a bit more surprised?"

-"Trust me, I am, but I've heard more surprising things from your mouth." She answers. 'Yeah, that's probably on me. I need to change the subject.'

-"Right... well, steak's done! I also have some leftover rice, so I'll pop that in a pot with some chicken stock."

-"Chicken stock?"

-"Oh, yeah. My dad taught me that it re-hydrates both the rice's texture and flavor that way"

-"Never heard of doing it like that before, you learn something new everyday!" She smiles at him, seemingly forgetting about the book completely. 'That's one less thing to worry about.' John serves some steak and rice on a plate, and gives it to her, going back to serve himself a portion. "I forgot you knew how to cook!" She exclaimed, starting to consume the meat and rice at an inhuman ravenous speed.

-"That... is a lie, you've seen me cook plenty of times, ya goof."

-"Yeah, well, I forgot you could cook well."

-"Rude. My dad had to teach me something before coming here." Crap, should not have mentioned my dad, she's gonna remember th--

-"Speaking of your dad," she begins, 'God... f*cking... damn*t', " you never told me your dad was the infamous W.H.Doe! This book was almost immediately banned, due to its delusional effects on people, more specifically high-tiers and above. We've seen the rising of superheroes, or now referred to as vigilantes, made illegal by the authorities because of this bad boy!

-"Thanks for all of that info that I already knew."

-"Thank you for listening to my TED Talk."

-"Anyways, those vigilantes aren't delusional, there's a reason why they're becoming superheroes. They've all been enlightened from this book that our world is flawed, that we should be using our powers to bring balance, to bring peace... instead of using it for our own self gain, which is what we're doing right now."

-"Now you sound like a vigilante." She comments, putting down the book back onto the table. The ravenette sighs in defeat, 'I'm not getting through to her. At least not yet. She'll understand.'

-"It's probably better if you read it for yourself so you can at least criticize it with the facts given in the book."

-"Well, I guess i'm stealing this book from you then." She says, as she plops the book in her bag.

She finishes her dinner, thanks John for the meal in a patronizing tone, and heads over to the bed. She smiles and says her nightly farewell. He replies in kind, and falls asleep on the couch, way quicker than should've been humanly possible.

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A darkened figure crouches behind a bush, staying invisible. 'Sh*t, that boy caught on surprisingly fast. I'm lucky they didn't decide to engage. Was I really that noticeable when I was invisible?' The figure asks himself, pulling out a two-way, sending a message. 'Cheap *ss tech.'