Part 2:
I dodged panicked shoppers and when I finally got to the fire I realised it wasn't a fire, it was a person. He looked around 40 or somewhere in that range, he also had a very noticeable stumble and this weird dirty orange jumpsuit on. There were about a dozen people trapped behind him and he was holding a gun in his left hand and a remote that had two buttons in his right. The remote was connected to this machine that must have been hand made and it seemed to have a liquid in the bottom half while the top half had a very spiky looking metal ball, this is honestly the best description you're gonna get. I stepped closer and then he pressed the first button, a bunch of water fell out but it was blue then he started shouting
"Step back! Stay away!"
In the most calm voice I could use I said "hey, no one is going to hurt you. Just let these people go and then we can talk" I meant what I said, before anyone tries to arrest him I was going to talk to him.
"Then why do they need all these guns?"
"Alright, alright, I will get them to lower their guns. Everyone, lower your guns" some looked a bit hesitant while a few downright refused so I said in the strictest voice I could muster "Now." They lowered their guns and then I got back to the matter at hand
"See? They don't want to hurt you. Now can you let those people go?"
"Don't talk to me like I'm a kid, kid!" He was really good at covering it up but I could see that he didn't want to be in this position right now.
"This is how I talk to everyone but okay. Why are you doing this sir?"
"I don't have to explain myself to you" I shuffled closer but he caught onto that and shouted "if you come closer I will press this button and the electricity in the machine will spread through the water. I don't think I have to explain any more do I?" He just gestured behind him with his head and then one of the kids started crying. There was a hint of guilt in his eyes but he tried to hide it
"Sir, you and I both know that you don't want to be here so put the remote down and step away from the machine" he looked so close to giving in but he looked behind me and then stood with determination.
"I will let everyone go if I get 1 million in 100 rupee bills. If I don't get that in 1 hour everyone here will be shocked" I was done wasting my time so I stood up straight and with a flick of my hand the water was frozen over. He was about to press the button so I froze the machine too. The guards tried to arrest him but I pushed them back with a cold wind, I put a pair of ice handcuffs I made on him and I took him to the nearest store so we could sit down.
"Hi sir, I never got your name"
"It's Ray and why didn't you let them arrest me?"
"Ray is a really nice name first of all and second I said I wanted to talk to you so we're talking"
He looked confused but then he started speaking again "thank you, kid. There are a lot of people who can learn from you"
"Thanks, Ray but why did you do it?"
He sighed and then replied "my daughter wanted a dress for a special occasion coming up and I didn't have the money to buy it for her. I have 3 kids who want different things and I didn't want to say I couldn't buy them. I got the idea from a friend and I know he was just joking but it seemed like the only option".
"Ok, I get it. They're going to have to arrest you but I will testify and try to get you less time. Your kids are going to need you but please don't try this again, you seem like a good person and I could see that you didn't want to do this."
He hung his head in shame but I reassured him that it was ok and that he was acting on impulse. They arrested him but before that he apologised to the people he tried to electrocute.
I looked at the mess I had made when I suddenly remembered Cole was with me before. I found him and apologised.
"I'm so sorry, Cole! I really shouldn't have ditched you like that"
"It's fine" he chuckled and then he looked behind me and tilted his head in confusion
"Does that guy know you? Or is he doing his best to fly?"
I looked behind me and saw Alejandro flapping his arms and jumping around pointing to something I couldn't see, then I realised that he was telling me Axel was here and spun back to Cole and said,
"Remember Axel? Well that's who chicken boy there is pointing to"
"But I can't see him?"
"That's because he's around the corner you dimwit!"
He literally facepalmed and then said "ooohhhh. Wait a minute! You need to leave right?!"
"Obviously I need to leave but I've got to clean this up first. Run to flapping psycho over there and tell him to distract him then come back"
He nodded and then ran. I used my powers to clean up any of the snow in sight and then I lifted the machine up with my powers and shoved it at one of the guards
"I'm so sorry but I've got to leave right now and I've got no time to deal with that"
He just nodded and called one of the other guards over and they carried it to the closest table. Cole had come back by now and we ran out the door. I looked back once and I saw Axel standing there with his hands behind his head and a stressed/confused look on his face. Cole grabbed my hand and forced me to run straight.
When we got out both of us started laughing and the people around us looked at us like we were on crack.
In between laughter Cole said "It's like we were breaking out of jail" he started choking so I calmed down and started patting him on the back.
"Alright, let us leave the premises before we get spotted by he who must not be named" we both laughed and then left
We didn't do much for the rest of the day except for getting a coffee and heading back to Cole's. We were just talking about random things and school, he wasn't nervous about starting in a new school since he was used to it and he was excited. I told him about Rocky then he feigned hurt and acted like I was going to abandon him. I don't remember what else we were talking about and honestly it doesn't even matter, we weren't making any sense anyways.
I got back home in a cab which Cole refused to let me pay for and by the time I got there it was 7 and I had left Cole's house at 6:30. We were going to hang out later than this but I convinced Cole to have a good sleep and get ready for his first day at school tomorrow. I went to sleep after I got home since today was exhausting but just as I was about to fall asleep my dog came and scratched my door. He wanted to come in because of the A/C so I let him in and finally fell asleep.
The next day I woke up without my mum having to wake me up since I slept early and got ready for school. My uniform was hanging in my cupboard and when my mum woke up she acted like it was the end of the world because I was actually ready early. After what seemed like the longest morning in the world I finally got to school and I started looking for Cole. I didn't get to look very long cause Snape sent some kid to call me to his office. I got there immediately and barged in without knocking. When I saw the lady with wavy black hair sitting in the seat opposite his desk I slowly backed out of the room but Snape held his hand up signalling me to stop.
"Nice to have you back Danielle, I was just finishing this meeting" the lady scoffed as he said meeting which made me laugh but I hid it by coughing.
The lady walked past me and out of the room but not before nodding her head at Snape and then smiling at me.
"I like her, she seems... cool" I told Snape
"How was Bora Bora?" He asked obviously not wanting to talk about wavy hair lady.
"It was good, I met a guy called Cole at the beach and another called Rocky on the way back. I also saw Talia. I hung out with her friends a lot but after, I just hung out with Cole"
"Yes, Cole. When will I get to meet him? And the new one Rocky?"
"Cole is coming to school today so I will bring him to your office after he settles down and Rocky will probably be coming to school here too. I don't know about him though cause he might go to another school, its his choice really but I'll make sure you meet him".
He just nodded in approval and said "Danielle you're rambling again, now go to class"
"Bye Snape!" I practically shouted at him while leaving the office. I made my way to my class and saw Cole looking around like a lost puppy. He sat next to me since the seat was empty and then I let him look around school for a while before taking him to Snape. Snape gave me his nod of approval and we headed off to our classes. I did a great job at avoiding Axel and when it was close to the end of the school day Cole and I had a free period together as the last period. We walked around and we made sure to avoid anywhere Axel might be. It was about 15 minutes before school finished so Cole and I stopped in the middle of a hallway just next to our class since the idiot forgot to take his bag downstairs with him. We were just talking until one of Axel's friends came and started talking to me.
"Hi, Danielle. I haven't seen you in a while"
"I was gone for a month, I would be worried if you did see me"
"Always the witty one. Where were you?"
"Bora Bora. This is Cole by the way" I didn't want him to feel excluded
"Nice to meet you, Cole. I'm Derek"
"Nice to meet you too"
He looked behind me and was about to say something but then someone whom I desperately didn't want to hear shouted
"DANIELLE!"