[Y/N]

The next morning was the same as the evening before. Except for one thing. Mom's and Johanna's fury of one another was towards me. Why the hell did they decide to do a total 360? I don't know why, but they both creep me out.

Like severely creep me out. I almost thought mom wouldn't let me go to school, but she shunned me, handed me my bag, and tossed me out the door. I was confused entirely by my mother's actions.

Why was she acting so weird all of a sudden because of what happened last night? So, I got attacked by a person that could utilize magic and my status as an elemental master was revealed to the world.

Well, anyone that was watching. Such as the ninja. The ninja found out about me being the Elemental Master of Stars. Yeah, but they didn't know of my real origins. That part they would never find out.

I made sure of it, because then I'll be a criminal. Then, I'll be their enemy. Then, I wouldn't have anyone to help me in my dire situation that is my life. But there was one thing concerning the ninja I didn't quite understand.

Why were they not going to tell Black? Why did Pink tell the others that Black should not know about my whereabouts? Wait. Was Black some sort of stalker? Please, don't tell me Black was some sort of stalker!

That would make my entire day so much worse. I was so into my own thoughts that I didn't notice that I was at the bus stop. Or Cole was there with his headphones on his head. And I ran into him.

"Sorry." I apologized.

"It's okay. You seem... unsure this morning. What's wrong?" he asked me.

"Nothing. Nothing is wrong. I'm completely fine." That was a lie. My entire life was a lie. When will all of these lies end?

"Do you have my desert for lunch?" he asked his eyes brimming with hope.

Shit! In all of the chaos of last night, I forgot to make the black-haired boy's rocky road brownie I had planned to make him. How could I let something like that disappear from my mind in a moment of anxiety?

Grandma never went through something like that. She was always on top of something even when she would get attacked. By another villain or a hero that wanted to arrest her or someone that threatened her for her powers.

Like...

"I'm so sorry! I forgot. Home is kind of odd at the moment, and I spaced on it because of homework, and I'm so sorry."

"You're babbling, [Y/N]." he said.

"Sorry." I mumbled.

"Don't worry about it. So, what's going on in the great Yettles household?" he asked me.

Did I trust him enough to tell him I was attacked by someone? And that sprinkles ended up saving me? If I did tell him, what would he react with? I looked down at the ground.

"I was attacked, and my mom and aunt are being a little too overprotective of me." I explained before I could comprehend what I was saying.

"You were attacked?" Cole asked.

I began fiddling with my hoody sleeves very well aware of the staring of the boy besides me. He was calmer than I would have thought he would be. I thought he would be enraged like my mom and aunt were, but that was not the case.

He was quiet and calm like he was picturing a happy and calming sight in his mind. He probably was, but I couldn't say. My mom and my aunt both thought I couldn't handle myself, but his silence was comforting.

A kind of comforting that my family couldn't provide for me. But this comfort was scaring me. He wasn't the same big bad angry rockhead I met on my first day of school. I looked over at him to see his chocolate brown eyes staring at me.

"Don't worry. I'm fine. The ninja saved me. But I could have handled myself. I've been handling myself for awhile." I told him.

"You sure you have everything handle?" He asked as the bus pulled up in front of us.

"Yeah, I'm sure." And I walked onto the bus.

But was I sure I could handle myself?