A/n: this one is a long one enjoy your treat
Ian's POV:
"But dad I want to play with Anthony not do stupid training" I huffed. "You can after we finish your training for today ok" he said.
"Now we will be practicing conjuring your power" he said standing tall over me. "But dad I can already do it see" I said letting my hand set a light. He cupped it putting it out. "No Ian I mean other powers like your telepathy and shape shifting" he explained
"The shape shifting one was by accident, I was thinking about what it would be like to be 'goo' I think it's called, well that's what Anthony told me anyway" he explained. "ENOUGH, now you awill listen to be now" he raised his voice, I nodded.
Before I knew it he was chasing me through the surrounding forest with his weapon. I hid behind a tree, as he ran past, I went back the way I came, before I fell and tripped down a ditch. I could feel stones clawing at me a twigs. Luckily I landed in a pile of leaves. I could feel them stinging, I tried to move but I was stuck. "Brambles seriously" I exclaimed quietly.
I thought for a second, before an idea came to my head, he was talking about shape shifting. I hope I can do this. I consitrated on my leg before it slimy letting me get my leg out. "Yes" I fist pumped as I made it go back to normal.
'Wait I could hide from him and then jump him' I thought, and I morphed using smoke to turn into a bird and flu up into a tree. I saw him walk back, I flew onto his shoulder, before going onto his head he gabbed me tightly and held my up to his face. "Nice try for a surprise attack, change back we'll continue tomorrow" he said with disappointment in his eyes and with a sigh as he chucked me to the ground.
I changed back, I sighed as he walked
away, 'I always do what he says and he never proud or happy of me and that I need to try harder, when I'm trying my best' I thought. As we went back through the portal.
"Wash up and you can go play ok" he said walking off. I washed my hands and face. Before running out the house "BYE ILL BE BACK FOR DINNER" I called as I slamming the door and heading over to Anthony's house.
I went up to the door and knocked on it waiting for it to open, Anthony opened it, "hey Anthony you wanna go and play" I asked. "Yeah sure let me ask my my mum" he smiled running off into his house. Before shortly returning "ok let's go" he smiled closing to the door.
"Ok let's go and make a camp" I suggest "yeah sure I know the best place" he smiled "come on" he said leading the way. We made a camp and went into it, we used fallen twigs and sticks to make the walls and roof. "This was an awesome idea" Anthony smiled. I gave him a weak smiled "yeah it's awesome" I smiled.
"Are you ok you seem off" he asked. I sighed "if I tell you something, that you couldn't tell anyone else and I mean it you can't tell anyone, would you keep it a secret" I asked putting my knees to my chest. "Oh cause Ian your my best friend" he smiled.
"I'm not from here" I said "yeah I know that you came from a different part of California" he laughed. "No as in...in general, I mean as in I am from another world interlay" I explained which made him lose his smile. "What do you mean just tell me please" he asked scorching over to me.
"Why do you think that I'm fascinated by everything and have bad class work" I asked. "Because everything is fascinating, I sure as hell know it is, but I have trouble with it everyone does it's hard even with extra credit" he explained.
"No I, know that you are, but what I mean is that why do you think that I don't know half of what something is compared to you and I mean with my writing and reading" I asked. "I don't know most stuff I just know there name not there function, and I have bad handwriting and I can't read that well" he said.
"That's all because from were I'm from we don't have half the stuff, that is here, and I can't write the alphabet or read probably, because there was a hold other language interlay, in stead of English" I explained. "And I'm still getting used to people not being able to do what I can do" I explained with a slight chuckle.
"What do you mean your confusing me just tell me out right no matter how wired it is just tell me" he said facing me towards him as he shacked me."ok ok" I said as he stopped
"I come from another world, different language, it doesn't have half the stuff here, and I can do things you can't" I bleerted. "There was that so hard and what do you mean by, you can do things other people can't" he asked.
"I have well what you here call powers and abilities" I said. "Cool, I've always want to power to fly then I can be like a bird, they seem so free" he said, "oh, I can be a bird" I smiled "really cool let's see" he smiled as his face lit up. "Ok, but first you have to swear you won't tell anyone got it" I said getting close to his face
"I promise, I swear I will not tell anyone even if my life depended on it" he said as he starring up at me as I looked down at him. "Ok" I said moving away before getting up, I looked around to make sure no one was there, before turning into a bird and flying over to him.
"Oh my god this is so amazing" he said as I landed on his knee. "Is that one of your powers" he asked full of joy and excitement. I tweeted at him, I think he took it as a yes. "Oh my god, so can you turn into other animals or is it just a bird and what else can you do" he asked. I changed back.
"I can do almost anything as long as I know what it is and what it looks like" I explained "can you do a wolf" he asked "yeah I can be a wolf boy" I smiled. As I changed into a wolf. "Eeeeeeee, you don't know how cool this is" he smiled clapping his hands together
I howled before pawing Anthony who had passed out. I changed back as he got up "sorry when I get excited some times I faint and I get more excited" he smiled "so what are your other powers" he asked I changed back. "well my element is fire and I can use my telpophy powers to do stuff" I explained.
"Cool let's see" he smiled with glee. "Ok which one" I asked "fire" he smiled clapping his hands together. "I can't wait" he added still smiling like an idiot. "Ok ok" I giggled as I showed him the fire from my hand. "Whoa cool, can I touch it" he asked megmericed by it. "I wouldn't it's real fire, I don't want you to burn yourself" I warned but it was too late he had stuck his hand in.
He let out a cry as I stopped it. Streams of tears were running down his face, I put my arm round him to comfort him while thinking of a way to stop it from hurting. "That why I said not to touch it" I said rubbing his back. "Get some water from the stream, because last time I burnt myself my mummy put it under a tap" anthony blubbered.
"Ok wait here" I said running down to the little stream next to us. I took enough that Anthony could put his hand into and then ran back with it. "Here put it in this" I said holding it out to him as he put it in and wiggling his fingers. "whoa this is so cool" I made it go up his arm making sure that some was still around his hand. He laughed "that tickles stop". I laughed along too, before we heard footsteps.
We stopped I lost my consition socking Anthony "hey" he whispered "sorry" I whispered back. The figure stood in front of the entrance, I recognised the shoes "hey dad" I sighed. As he crouched down to see inside, "come on your mother is waiting for us" he said glearing at Anthony a bit.
"Why can't I play for a bit longer" I wined "because Ian what I say goes now come on" he said getting up. I sighed "fine" I huffed crawling out with Anthony following me. "But dad why can't I play" I asked tugging on his shirt, "you know why" he said trying to keep his anger down. "Can we at least take Anthony home" I asked holding onto Anthony's shoulders.
"That's what I was going to do anyway Ian now pipe down" he scolded. I frowned taking my hands off his shoulders. Anthony put his arm round me I snuggled into him as I put my arm round him. His hugs felt so loving and uplifting. Dad led us out to the street where his car was parked, we got in and started driving.
The car ride was a silent and tension ridden as we pulled up to Anthony's house he got out "thanks for the ride mr hecox" he said politely "see you at school Ian" he said waving goodbye. "Bye and don't forget about the cheese" I said as he closed the door and walked up to his door going in. Soon we arrived home, still wondering why he came and got us.
"Dad why did you come and get us" I asked "because I need to speak with you and your mother does as well" he explained as he pulled me out and into the house and into the kitchen. "Sit down, now" he ordered in his scary voice. I did as I was told and sat down on a chair that was opposite to my parents.
"So why did you want to talk to me" I asked. "Ian what was the first thing I told you when we arrived here" he asked trying not to pop his cap. "Not to use my powers out of the house unless it was an emergency" I said a bit sheepishly.
"Then why did you show THAT boy Anthony" he asked "I...I...I didn't we were building a fort and that's it" I explained "no you showed him your powers and that if forbidden out side of this house, unless someone is dieing in front of you" he said with the gruffness on his voice.
"But dad, I...I trust him, you don't know him like I do, he's my best friend, he's the only friend that I've ever had thanks to you and being bossy" I snapped.
"YOU SHOULDN'T OF DONE IT IN THE FIRST PLACE, and you will be punished for this" he shouted. I could feel little tears run down my face.
"I'm whaling with tears, Ian I did that for your own good because I don't want you getting distracted from your studies and not to expose yourself for what you are, I don't want you to fall behind or be made fun of because of missing out on valuable time playing instead of studying, you were doing excellent at your old school, straight As all the way and now your getting Es and Ds why is that do you think" he asked.
"Probably because I have to write in a new language that I can only speak, we don't have any of the subjects here apart from PE and even that's just running. I ask for help but it just makes me more confused than it was before, it's hard to do it that's why and you putting pressure on me doesn't help either, you don't give me any support with magic or without it, you never say 'good job' or 'better luck next time' or you never say that your proud of me, I never get what I want even if I prove that I can have it" I exclaimed.
"Ian we do that to push you so you can do better honey" mum said. "Well too bad I've given up on everything I want to be a kid not an adult and I want to be able to play freely without being looked over, I want to be able to have friends and want my life to be like how I want it, that's all I'm asking for" I explained.
"That's how I'm going to fit in here and look like I am normal when I'm not" I said starring up at them. "We understand that son but there are rules to how you life here and trust me we're still getting used to them" she said. "That is a load of poop we've been here for a month and I've figured out how to follow their society's rules" I said crossing my arms.
"Yes we know that Ian but it is harder for us to adapt you know that" she said. I huffed and turned the other way. "Well then learn, you said that this was going to be are home from now on anyways" I said
"Ian I'm tired of this now, go to your room" he ordered "no I don't want to go to my room because you took all the fun out of that by filling it up with school stuff" I snapped turning around and slamming my hand on the table. "No it's stuff that you need now go to your room NOW AND DONT COME OUT UNTIL I SAY" he shouted.
"Make me" I scolded as I clenched my fists letting them light up. That was the biggest mistake that I could made. He slapped me sending me to the floor with a thud. I started crying as I let my fire disappear, I held my cheek. I ran off to my room knowing it was the only safe place I had, I slammed the door and locked it before going to cry on my bed.
'At least they let me keep one of my teddies' I thought as I hugged into my bear miss hugsalot, crying to myself.