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Mark's POV
It's been a week since the villains attacked my house. They had burnt it down so I was living with Jack and Cassie. I haven't seen Zero or Arianna since the attack. Every time I ask Cassie about it she just ignores me.
She's been helping me remember how to use my powers but its extremely difficult. I would be in the middle of doing something when I would get a flashback of a power I had. It was really painful and I would end up with headaches but Cassie would still force me to train.
I hadn't seen Jack much. He would come home late at night and was gone when I woke up in the morning. I tried to ask him about it once but he got angry at me. His eyes turned black with only small green dots and his teeth became sharp. I was terrified. He seemed to see this and change back to normal. He muttered a sorry before he disappeared. I haven't approaches him since.
My flashbacks have been affecting me everywhere. I had one in the middle of class the other day and when it stopped I saw Cassie pinning a couple of guys against the wall. She was different as well. When I tapped her shoulder she turned to me and her eyes were blood red with flecks of black(because my eyes are actually brown with flecks of black). The jumped back but they quickly returned to normal and she ran out of the school.
When I approached her the next day but all she told we was that the boys had tried to attack me while I was having the flashback. I didn't bother to press any further.
I decided that today, instead of meeting up with Cassie like I usually do, I would go to Felix's. I quickly snuck out the back of the school and ran to Felix's house. I got there within five minutes and knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" Felix's voice called through the door, his Swedish accent showing.
"Its me, Mark," I replied. There was some shuffling inside the house before the door opened. Felix stood there with a blank expression on his face.
"So you finally decided to return to me?" He said coldly. I frowned in confusion.
"What do you mean?" I tried to think of all the possible reasons to him acting this way but none showed up.
"You've been hanging out with Jack and Cassie more than your own best friend Mark!" He said angrily, his voice only just staying low. Oh.
"Look Fe, I'm sorry. Just, please let me in and I'll explain everything," I said glancing behind me quickly as I felt someone watching us.
He huffed but stood aside. I quickly stepped inside and he closed the door, locking it behind him. He led me to the living room and sat on the couch looking at me.
"Go on then," he said impatiently. I quickly explained everything that was happening, even the things about my powers. (Cause author is lazy and don't want to write it)
"Wait wait wait. Hold on a sec. You can harnes peoples powers?!" He said shocked.
"Well yeah but I can't remember how to use them," I explained. He nodded, absorbing everything I had explained to him.
"So, Jack used to be a villain," he said slowly. I furrowed my brow in confusion.
"What do you mean?" He looked up at me as if to say 'you seriously didn't realize?'
"Jack literally told you he was a villain pretending to be a hero so that he could steal everyone's powers. But when he came to you he just couldn't. When the leader of the villains discovered Jack didn't do his job properly he punished him, which shows that he was a villain even more. He disobeyed orders... As a villain," he said.(not sure if any of that even made sense really)
"Oh... But then he escaped and became a hero properly," I continued.
"But why hide his identity. Heroes always forgive even the most cruel of villains. He had no need to hide anything from anyone," Felix pointed out. We pondered on it for a moment.
"It might have been because he was afraid people might not forget what he did," I proposed. Felix shook his head.
"No there's got to be something more...," he said then suddenly stood up. "What if all of this was jus a trick. To get you closer to him so he could finish the job." I shook my head.
"No, Jack would never do that to me," I said, not wanting to believe what he said.
He was about to say more but I interrupted him with a scream. I clutched my head as I was pulled back in time into a memory.
I fell to the found in pain. I clutches my waist as blood soaked through my shirt. My legs ached and my head throbbed. I looked up to see Jack standing in front of me. He had a knife on both his hands. They were covered in blood. He was shaking and tears streamed down his face.
"You don't have to do this," my mouth spoke on its own. He closed his eyes looking away. His hands were balled into tight fists around the handles of the knives.
"You don't know what they'll do to me if I disobey another order," he said, his voice shaking. I sat up, ignoring the pain I felt.
"Please Jack, I can't loose you. You can stay with me. I'll make sure they don't hurt you," I said desperately. He looked at me with longing.
"I... I can't Mark. They're too strong. I can't see them hurt you more. I've hurt you enough as it is," he said motioning to me while taking a step back.
"Jack, the pain I'm in now will be nothing compared to the pain of loosing you." He stopped and stared at me, more tears running down his face. I smiled at him, no matter how much it hurt I didn't care
"Mark I...," he began but stopped and pressed his fists against his head. "No no no no. I won't do it. I can't!" He screamed.
He punched the stone wall next to him several times and blood trailed down his arms. I managed to push myself up against a separate wall and watched his cautiously.
He stopped and looked back to me. His eyes flickering slightly. He dropped the knives and stared at me sadly. He fell to his hands and knees, his body shaking as he let out sobs.
"Jack?" I asked, still wary. He looked up at me and I saw his blue eyes full of sorrow and regret.
Ignoring all my pain I hobbled over to him and half knelt half fell in front of him. I cupped his face with a bloodied hand, lifting his head so he was looking at me.
"No matter what happens Jack. No matter what they force you to do. I will still love you," I said softly. More tears ran down his face.
"Mark I... I love you," he said hiccuping slightly. I smile and lean a little closer to him.
"I will always love you," I said as our lips connected and a flash of green light ended my flashback.
I shot up from the lying position I was in on the floor and looked at Felix next to me. He looked worried. I tried to speak but I couldn't. I looked at my hands and tried to process what I had just seen as I catch my breath.
"I... I loved him," I said finally finding my voice. Felix just looked even more confused.
"Who?" His voice easily showed his concern. I looked at him as tears I didn't know I had streamed down my face.
"Jack."
What do you think of this amazing plot twist? Aren't I evil. Yes I am {°=|=°}
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