right?” King asked, softly.
“What do you mean?” I knew exactly what she meant.
“You’re special,” she added.
“I used to be.”
She looked over at Asia with a raised eyebrow. “Huh?”
Asia quietly took her hand. “Max is definitely like you, all of you. His special powers even saved my life.”
“Wow, really?” Star gasped.
“Really. One day I’ll tell you all about it, but for now, I need you to tell Max what you told me. Tell him your story,” Asia spoke carefully. The girls stared back and forth at one another nervously. Finally, Lennon walked up to me with curious eyes and held out her small hand. She nodded for me to hold it. Gently, I scooped it into mine. Electricity raced through my fingertips causing me to tremble a bit. Asia placed a calming hand on my shoulder. Suddenly, in my head, I could hear Lennon’s voice and it was loud and confident.
“He told us no one wanted us. He told us that’s why he made us.”
“Who?”
“Avery.”
“How did he make you?” I asked out loud.
“He said my mother was given a special shot. The shot made Star and I start to grow in her tummy, but we were different…special. We grew much faster than a normal baby.”
“How fast?” I asked, feeling uncomfortable talking to someone so young about this subject.
“Sixty-seven days.”
I looked at Asia and her face wore an unhappy mask. Quietly, I asked, “Where’s your mom now?”
Lennon frowned. “She died.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Avery told me she died when Star and I were born. All of our moms died when we were delivered,” she said, with the suffering of an adult.
Not wanting her to feel this kind of pain anymore, I leaned down and kissed her forehead. She quickly found my eyes with hers and let a smile creep onto her lips.
“What?” I asked.
“Your lips are warm…” she blushed. The other girls giggled wildly and she turned an even darker shade of red.
Embarrassed, I glanced over at Asia. “So I’ve been told.” The girls giggled louder.
“I think that’s enough for right now. We can talk more later,” Asia decided, and took my hand. “Ladies, I need to talk with Max, alone.”
All of the girls teased, “Ewwww!”
“Enough!” she softly scolded, and sounded exactly like a protective mother herself. The little girls ran off to the back of the room and down the stairway that led to the galley and other rooms. I walked outside with Asia close behind. Her face was worried and I had only a million questions for her. So I started with the first one on the tip of my tongue.
“What are you doing, Asia?”
“I’m saving them.”
“Why?”
“I have to,” she whispered.
Knowing her too well I could tell she was already connected to them on our special kinetic level. Watching the pain on her face when Lennon was talking, it was obvious they had found a way into her heart.
“They have no one. They’ve been told they are only experiments, lab rats…nothing more.” Her fierce blue stare swam with fresh tears. “I’m going to prove Avery wrong.”
“And how do you plan on doing that?” I asked.
“By giving them everything I never had. Trust, purpose, a real life…love.” Lightning flashed above us and she wiped away a tear. I put my arm around her waist and held her tightly, letting the emotions subside a little before talking.
“It’s obvious Avery wants our abilities for his own selfish money-hungry reasons. My fires, your storms…and now, after hearing the girls stories…” I stopped myself from saying what I wanted to. Asia finished my thought.
“Avery is a much bigger monster than we first thought.”
“So, what can your new little sisterhood do?” I asked, nervously.
“Well, you’ve gotten a peek at what King can do. She can control the cold and ice. She’s pretty much the opposite of you elementally, but she has the same temperamental personality,” she winked.
“Funny. And the twins?”
“Star is a mind-bender. She can move
“What do you mean?” I knew exactly what she meant.
“You’re special,” she added.
“I used to be.”
She looked over at Asia with a raised eyebrow. “Huh?”
Asia quietly took her hand. “Max is definitely like you, all of you. His special powers even saved my life.”
“Wow, really?” Star gasped.
“Really. One day I’ll tell you all about it, but for now, I need you to tell Max what you told me. Tell him your story,” Asia spoke carefully. The girls stared back and forth at one another nervously. Finally, Lennon walked up to me with curious eyes and held out her small hand. She nodded for me to hold it. Gently, I scooped it into mine. Electricity raced through my fingertips causing me to tremble a bit. Asia placed a calming hand on my shoulder. Suddenly, in my head, I could hear Lennon’s voice and it was loud and confident.
“He told us no one wanted us. He told us that’s why he made us.”
“Who?”
“Avery.”
“How did he make you?” I asked out loud.
“He said my mother was given a special shot. The shot made Star and I start to grow in her tummy, but we were different…special. We grew much faster than a normal baby.”
“How fast?” I asked, feeling uncomfortable talking to someone so young about this subject.
“Sixty-seven days.”
I looked at Asia and her face wore an unhappy mask. Quietly, I asked, “Where’s your mom now?”
Lennon frowned. “She died.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Avery told me she died when Star and I were born. All of our moms died when we were delivered,” she said, with the suffering of an adult.
Not wanting her to feel this kind of pain anymore, I leaned down and kissed her forehead. She quickly found my eyes with hers and let a smile creep onto her lips.
“What?” I asked.
“Your lips are warm…” she blushed. The other girls giggled wildly and she turned an even darker shade of red.
Embarrassed, I glanced over at Asia. “So I’ve been told.” The girls giggled louder.
“I think that’s enough for right now. We can talk more later,” Asia decided, and took my hand. “Ladies, I need to talk with Max, alone.”
All of the girls teased, “Ewwww!”
“Enough!” she softly scolded, and sounded exactly like a protective mother herself. The little girls ran off to the back of the room and down the stairway that led to the galley and other rooms. I walked outside with Asia close behind. Her face was worried and I had only a million questions for her. So I started with the first one on the tip of my tongue.
“What are you doing, Asia?”
“I’m saving them.”
“Why?”
“I have to,” she whispered.
Knowing her too well I could tell she was already connected to them on our special kinetic level. Watching the pain on her face when Lennon was talking, it was obvious they had found a way into her heart.
“They have no one. They’ve been told they are only experiments, lab rats…nothing more.” Her fierce blue stare swam with fresh tears. “I’m going to prove Avery wrong.”
“And how do you plan on doing that?” I asked.
“By giving them everything I never had. Trust, purpose, a real life…love.” Lightning flashed above us and she wiped away a tear. I put my arm around her waist and held her tightly, letting the emotions subside a little before talking.
“It’s obvious Avery wants our abilities for his own selfish money-hungry reasons. My fires, your storms…and now, after hearing the girls stories…” I stopped myself from saying what I wanted to. Asia finished my thought.
“Avery is a much bigger monster than we first thought.”
“So, what can your new little sisterhood do?” I asked, nervously.
“Well, you’ve gotten a peek at what King can do. She can control the cold and ice. She’s pretty much the opposite of you elementally, but she has the same temperamental personality,” she winked.
“Funny. And the twins?”
“Star is a mind-bender. She can move
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