Pow!

Chapter 14: Ember

**two days after George's chapter, so it's Monday, not Saturday :) **

"I'm home!" I called as I walked in the front door.

"Oh, hey honey!" My mom spoke, bustling into the front room. "Where are my keys?" She muttered.

"Right here, mom," I pulled them off the key hook- their intended place.

"How did they end up there? I swear I put them right on top of the candy bowl..." She trailed off, taking her car keys from my hands. "Thanks, Bree. I'm about to go pick up Ellie from preschool. Do you want to come with me?"

"Can I drive?" I asked in a hopeful voice.

She sighed. "I guess."

"Yes! Okay, let's go!" I said, grabbing the keys out of her hands, rushing out of the door.

****

"Sissy!" Ellie yelled, running towards me with a wide, toothy grin on her face.

"Hey, Ellie!" I exclaimed, picking her up and twirling her in a circle. When I put her back down, her straight, brown hair was windswept and her dark blue eyes sparkled with her grin. "How was school today?" I asked with a grin of my own.

"So fun! Look, I drew a picture!" She ran over to mom and grabbed her backpack from her, unzipping it and pulling out a piece of paper that had a corner that was folded over from being crammed in her bag. After straightening it out with a look of concentration, she handed it to me with a wide grin.

I looked down at the picture, seeing a bright orange stick figure floating off of the ground and another stick figure that was holding a brown circle. I furrowed my eyebrows- what was this? I could always tell who she drew, because it was always Ember. She absolutely idolized Ember, and I found it adorable because she didn't have the slightest clue that Ember was her sister. But this wasn't Ember.

"It's the Hash Round Superhero!" She exclaimed.

I chuckled. "I think you mean the Hash Brown Hero," I handed her back the drawing with a small smile. "It's very good. I think we should take it to the art museum!"

This earned a giggle from her. "Okay!"

My mom then walked over to us. "Okay, I signed Ellie out. Let's go get some ice cream!"

"Yay!" Ellie exclaimed.

****

".... And they all lived happily ever after." I finished the story I was reading to Ellie, closing the book and placing it back on the shelf. "Goodnight, love you," I said, pulling her covers up just a little bit more, tucking them in so they were snug under her chin.

Her dimpled smile appeared. "I love you too, Bree!"

I sent her one more smile and turned off her overhead light, flicking the nightlight on that was plugged into the wall by her bedroom door.

I walked downstairs and into the laundry room, getting a towel and some pajamas- I should have probably taken all of my clothes to my room, but I didn't feel like it at the moment. I ran into my dad on the way out of the room.

"Hey, Bree. Sorry I haven't seen you today until now, I just got back from work a few minutes ago."

"It's fine," I assured him with a smile.

"How was school today?"

' You mean training,' I corrected him mentally. There was no way I was telling him or mom that I had to drop out of school for my superhero courses. "It was good. How was work?"