Who We Are Now: A Supernatural - Chapter 2: Chapter Two: Decisions

“It’s nice to meet you, Alex, although i’m sure you’ll agree the circumstances could have been better”. Kia tries to smile, but it comes out awkward. “So anyway, what kind of powers do you possess?”.

Alex stares at her with a blank expression. “Excuse me?. Powers?”

“Yeah what kind of powers do you have?” Kia repeats. “You know like, shapeshift, elemental, telekinesis, teleportation?”.

“Wha-? What the heck are you going on about? Powers? Don’t talk like a crazy person!”

Kia stares at him with disbelief. “You mean you don’t have powers?

“Yeah no shit sherlock”. Alex groans, rubbing his arm lightly. “Look, I appreciate you saving me and all but-“. He gets interrupted.

“Well this is annoying”. Kia frowns.

Alex scoffs. “Its annoying that you think I have powers.

Kia rubs her forehead, frustrated. “Ah whatever. At least I wasn’t the one who got attacked by a crazy person”. She snaps. “Damn i can’t believe I just told partially every secret law to an ungrateful person”.

“Piss.off”. Alex tries to stand but struggles due to his ankle being bent uncomfortable. He hisses sharply and decides its best to stay seated on the ground. “Shit man. This is some bull. First I got attacked by some random psycho that wanted me dead. Then I almost died due to how much I was bleeding. And you are talking about shit this, shit that. I don’t even know where the heck I am”.

Kia clicks her tongue and crosses her arms, glaring at him. “Ungrateful brat. This is the thanks I get. But anyway I might as well tell you the rest since I opened my big mouth. The secret law is about magic or the supernatural, you know it’s kept from other people that don’t possess it. The guy that attacked you from earlier was magic, or least to say he was being controlled by someone to kill you the way I saw”.

Kia rubs her palms and looks at Alex seriously. “But I’m going to want you to come with me. After what i told you, they’re going to have to mess with your memories a little bit”.

Alex frowns and squints his eyes at her. “The fuck? What do you mean, mess with my memories?

Kia sighs then shifts uncomfortable. “It means they’re going to compel you to forget this. People like you can’t know about magic or the supernatural. I’m sorry Alex. It’s nothing personal, really.

Alex scoffs then stands, ignoring the sharp pain on his leg. “Fuck your sorries, your magic, erasing my memories, and your secrets and everything else. There is no way in hell am I going anywhere with you! I am going to the nearest hospital and than probably resuming my life, where magic doesn’t exist”

Kia laughs. Like actually laughing. “Yeah, no. that’s not going to happen”.

Alex glowers, crossing his arms. “Huh? You think this is funny?”

“Oh of course not my dear. Whether you like it or not, it’s totally not going to happen”. She says in an amiable voice.

Alex snickers and starts to walk past her, limping. “Whatever, you can’t make me do anything”.

Kia clicks her tongue and then everything seems to freeze. “Tsk. Tsk. I forgot how naive people can be”.

Alex shivers and his body won’t move on his command. “What the-“. She takes him by the arm, and then he’s in the air. The world goes black again.

Alex wakes up and turns his head, realizing he’s not in the woods anymore. Instead he’s lying in a hospital bed. Maybe it’s a hospital, he can’t be sure. He tries to sit up but notices there’s an IV attached to his arm. The beeding of various machines is his only company but then notices the brown haired girl asleep in a chair on the other side of the room. Kia.

“Damn that woman. Whe–….where is this place?”. The question was directed on himself. “Shit. so that wasn’t a dream after all”. He tries to pull off the IV out when he hears two voices outside the door.

“Is he here?. Did you bring in Agent Cloude already?.

“Yeah yeah, he’ll be here in a few minutes to compel the kid to forget, but I heard the police want to speak with him about the attack. Is he awake yet?”

“No, he’s not unfortunately. I just checked on him a few minutes ago”.

Alex listens in, trying not to move so much. “Damn it. Crazy girl was telling the truth. Whoever these people are, really want to erase my memory. Shit, I gotta get out of here”.

Before Alex could think of moving off the bed, he hears the door handle move and one of the nurses talking outside the door sees fit to come in. He quickly fixes himself and lies back down, pretending to fall back asleep. The lady wakes him up, shaking him lightly. He groans and sits up, rubbing his eyes, then she goes to wake Kia up.

A uniformed police officer trails in after. Alex eyes him, following his movements. The officer stops beside the bed and looks at him with a stoic expression. Alex shifts nervously. He never really liked the police but there was something up with this guy.

“Can you tell me what your full name is?. The man asks.

Alex wanted to tell him a fake name, but decided that was such a bad idea. He straightens up. “Alex King”.

“Alex.King”. The man repeats and writes it on his notepad. He then turns to Kia. “Kia, you said the two of you were attacked by an average man in his late thirties, is that correct?”

Kia rubs her eyes and nods tiredly. “Yes, on the outskirts of Nightfall forest”.

The man nods along, scratching on the note. “Tell me, why were you in that area?”.

Kia rubs her chin and tilts her head slightly. “Well I was coming back to Nightfall after a night out with a couple of friends”.

The man hums and taps on his pad. “And how did Alex get involved?”.

“Huh I guess the attacker wanted to make Alex his next victim, to add him into his collection”. She says matter of factly.

Alex scoffs and rolls his eyes. “Right. But i also saw this flash of light on the road”. He remembers trying to stay alive while his attacker was trying to kill him. And then a flash of light and the world turning to madness when he swerved to the side. There were shards of glass tearing into his arm, searing his flesh. The girl was screaming, but the sound faded in and out like he was falling asleep. Was he dying? No. Not yet. He felt being dragged off somewhere, before he lost consciousness again. There was blood everywhere, his ankle bent unnaturally.

“Thank you for your time”. The officer says and then turns to the nurse. “You can tell Agent Cloude to come in”.

The nurse nods and leaves. It only takes her a minute or so to come back with another man,dressed casually in jeans and t-shirt with leather jacket. He doesn’t look like someone that wants to wipe someone’s mind or something.

The man pulls up a chair to sit beside Alex’s bed. “Hi, you must be Alex?. I’m agent Cloude from Magic Secret Law Association (MSLA). I bet they have told you about why I’m here?”. He says amiably. Alex eyes him and parts his lips. “Yeah something about erasing my mind, or ‘mess’ with my memories”

Kia snickers in the background but Alex keeps his eyes on the new man, ignoring her. The man nods his head. “It’s nothing too extreme.” he says soothingly. “I’m only going to remove your memories of the past few hours. You won’t be able to remember any of it, you’ll wake up in your bed tomorrow morning or afternoon, forgetting about the man, the attack, magic, and other things you witnessed”.

Alex sneers at the words and his eyes shift, staring at the man. “Who are you to say what I can or can’t remember. There’s no way in hell I’m letting you erase my memories. I’m keeping them and then maybe once I get out this shit hole, I’ll track down that man and beat him with my own hands till he cries uncle”. He cracks his knuckles, smirking. “I am itching for a rematch after all”.

The man frowns then looks at Kia in disbelief where she shakes her head, mouthing ‘I know, right’. He shakes his head and turns back to Alex. “this will only take a minute, then this will be over before you know it”. He assures Alex. Kia grimaces and turns away from the two of them.

The man straightens up and looks into Alex’s eyes which the boy returns with squinted eyes. ‘Alex’ the man’s voice starts to echo through the room, his tone shifting from before. ‘I need you to forget. Forget about the things you witnessed. About the man. About the attack. About magic”.

Alex sniggers and says in a mock voice. “Was that supposed to do something ‘agent’? If I didn’t know better I’ll say you’re not good at this”.

Kia frowns and knuckles Alex on the head. “Shut your mouth”.

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Alex rubs his head and stares at the man. “Yeah, not gonna happen”.

Agent Cloude leans against the wall, rubbing his forehead. “I.I don’t understand. He resisted my compulsion attempts somehow”. He tells the officer from earlier.

“That’s impossible. He shouldn’t. He couldn’t. Should we bring in another agent to try to compel him again?”. The officer says unable to think.

Cloude leans his head back on the wall, closing his eyes. “I.I don’t know, I mean you could but I feel like it’s not going to work. Shit, he obviously has some sort of control magic ability, and the thing is I felt something powerful in him”. Cloude frowns and pinches the bridge of his nose, opening his eyes. The officer rubs the back of his head, looking away. “Maybe.you’re just having an off-“.

Cloude groans and glares at the man. “NO! I’m not. Just give me a few hours to work over him, and ‘we’ might actually get somewhere this time. Memory removal is much harder than most, but no one should even try to resist any compulsion the way the kid does”.

“…..wait are you saying the kid is supernatural or something?”.

Cloude deadpans. “What I’m saying, officer, is this kid is either just a regular bystander that ‘accidently’ pissed someone off and almost lost his life. Or he’s something greater and he just doesn’t know it yet”.

Alex was laughing, holding his stomach. “I.I’m dying.resistance to magic, he says supernatural, he says. What a load of bullcrap”.

Kia groans and grabs Alex’s collar, shaking him. “You really think this is funny or something, brat. This is serious you idiot. God I don’t even know why I saved your ass in the first place. You’re unbelievable, you know that. Agent Cloude just told you something important and you’re sitting here, laughing at him”.

Alex tries to compose himself but fails a couple times. He grabs Kia’s wrists and pushes her hands away. “Hey now, it’s not my fault the guy can’t compel me. Is he not sure that he’s just bad at mind control?. I’ve seen other people hypnotized in movies or live tv but this whole thing is….well…you know”.

Kia was about to say something but got interrupted by Cloude.

“It’s quite alright, Ms. Rose. I don’t blame him for any of this”.

“Pfft”. Alex snickers and covers his mouth with a fist. “Wait, your last name is R-“. Kia throws daggers at him which forces him to shut up.

Agent C. clears his throat getting back their attention. “Anyway we need something to do with you. With your resistance to mind control, you’re gonna need some training to do. Or we can find out what makes you so special”. The officer frowns at Cloude’s words and looks at Kia. “What school did you say you went to, Ms. Rose?.

Kia sits at a chair and crosses her legs. She looked like someone professional in that position, Alex couldn’t help but stare for a few seconds before looking back at the officer.”I go to Blackwood Academy, sir”.

“Well then, isn’t that lovely”. Says a new voice from the doorway. “One of my students almost got killed and the semester hasn’t even started yet”. The woman in the doorway has shoulder-length dark brown hair, and despite her short stature, she puts off an aura of being the tallest and most intimidating in the room.

Alex watches her closely then looks at Kia, noticing her shift nervously in her chair. ‘Is this woman that powerful to make Kia nervous?’. He says in his mind.

Beside the woman is a man her junior, middle aged, with neatly trimmed hair and a sharp suit. His expression is as sharp as he looks, as his eyes sweep over the scene. “President Angelica and I heard there was a fuss involving a ‘demon’ student at Blackwood and we decided to stop by”. The man hisses, looking at Kia with disgust. She winces and looks down not meeting his eyes. Alex notices and is about to open his mouth when the officer speaks.

“That was very kind of you to show up, secretary Louis”. The officer says uncertainty. The man, Louis scoffs and crosses his arms. “We had no choice whatsoever”.

“An attack?” Angelica confirms, pinching the bridge of her nose. “That rarely happens at the east coast of Nightfall forest. She focuses her attention on Alex. “Kia Rose Villarreal is a transfer from Los Coast Academy, but who the hell are you?.

Alex looks at her then tilts his head slightly to the side. “Alex King”.

“King, you’re not from here, are you?” she asks sharply, keeping her focus on him.

Alex scoffs and crosses his arms, looking annoyed. Kia notices and cuts in. “Alex…is well…he’s resistant to compulsion, ma’am”.

Angelica gawks at the words then frowns deeply. “This is impossible, how can a mere child resist Agent Cloude’s compulsion?”.

Alex smirks, getting cocky and tilts his head a little. “Mere child my ass. I just think the guy really sucks”.

Kia kicks off her shoe and throws it at him, hitting his face. “Shut your mouth brat!”.

Alex hisses and rubs his face. “What? I’m just stating the obvious”.

The officer clears his throat awkwardly as Angelica stares at both of them. “It’s really good that you’re here, president Angelica. If Mr. King does have control of magic abilities, and no training, I think it will be wise for him to hone and discover his powers at the academy”.

Alex gets in between. “Excuse me? Don’t I get a say in this? You can’t just decide this for me, you know”.

The officer ignores him and continues. “Because of his ‘apparent’ abilities, but of course King will need to remain under supervision and in the city. We don’t want him causing any more trouble than it already is. Having magic abilities without having any training in them is incredibly dangerous, and a secrecy problem”.

Louis nods and looks at Alex. “If you did something to survive that guy’s attack, Alex, sorry to disappoint but it was an accident. The next time you do have an actual ‘accident’ with your powers, it could kill you and your whole family. Alex scoffs at Louis’ words and leans back at the bed, putting his hands behind his head. “Jokes on you, I don’t even have a family”.

Kia rolls her eyes and shakes her head in disappointment. Alex looks at each of them. “Even if I did or didn’t have any family, I wouldn’t even come with you guys. Besides, it’s my choice to decide what I do next”.

They ignore him, It’s as if he hasn’t even spoken a word. “So regarding King’s education.” the officer seems to continue.

“Wait a damn minute” Angelica interrupts. “Do you want ‘us’ to send him off to the local elementary school for beginners? On second thought, I’m sure he’ll be taught sufficiently there”.

“And how would that do to integrate him into Blackwood Academy? Louis laughs loudly, which Alex finds annoying. “Just think of possibilities, Angie. King has already survived an attack that was magic. Imagine what he can do with the training at the Academy”.

Angelica sneers and whips her head not convinced in the slightest . “Hmph. We would have to confirm if Alex really does have control magic abilities before even considering enrollment”. The officer nods his head, agreeing. “Agreed.but would you rather let Cloude get him?”.

At his remark, Angelica has the faintest smile, and you would think that that’s more unnerving than her frown. ” Fine then. If you’re done, officer, I’ll like to go right on ahead and bring Villarreal and King to the academy now. If you’ll excuse us, we’ll be seeing ourselves out”. Alex groans and slaps his face, knowing that there will be no way out of this anymore. They have made a decision, it seems.