Chapter 8 Clone 2

"aaaaaaaaaaaaah"

As soon as she screamed for the first five seconds, she covered her mouth with her hands.

Just as she stopped, her father dashed in with her mother in tow.

"Kris!! Are you okay????" they both questioned in unison

Kristal: "how do I get out of this mess? They'll kill me if they see this!!" she thought as she maintained a poker face.

".....I feel good! Tarararararara...." she sang earning glares from her parents.

"What???" she asked as she blinked her eyes rapidly. "I was just singing" she added as she smiled nervously while her eyes danced on her parents.

*dad....I'm done!* she mind linked her father who immediately understood that she was trying to get them alone.

"you didn't complete the song firefly" he accused dramatically making Maurice gawk at him.

Ignoring Maurice, he sang " I feel good....."

"I can't believe you guys! You're both shortening my life span!"

"mom, you never had a real life!" Kristal said as she danced to her father's off tune song.

Maurice clenched her fist as different emotions flashed through her eyes.

"whatever!" she said as she exited the room and slammed the door.

As soon as she left, Lucas turned on the sound proof system before asking his daughter in a low tone "what was that about?"

Without saying anything, she showed him the tattoo and waited for his reaction nervously.

"Phoenix feather...." He trailed.

"Yeah....I know....speaking of which, I didn't see the feather" she pointed out.

"well, now we have our answer" Her father sighed

"Uhhh...you're saying this thing on my hand is responsible for the changes?" Kristal asked bewildered.

"yeah. It is. You'll have to be careful with using your powers in public." He warned her with worry laced in his voice.

Kristal, being an inquisitive girl asked "is it related to me being marked? Besides I don't use my powers in public" she added the last part grumpily.

"how about teleporting to your schools storage room and restroom?" her father questioned.

"well....it is just once in a while." She scratched her head.

Her father sighed again "you'll have to stop"

After a brief moment of silence, her father examined her hair before saying "well no changes, at least you'll be off the radar for a while."

"dad, how about you explain what it means to be marked?" Kristal asked when she noticed that there was no topic for discussion.

"Fine....but you'll have to listen. I'll explain the important parts." Kristal bobbed her head in understanding.

"as you know, everyone in our family has a special ability but yours turned out to be multiple......"

"dad, I know our history! I meant explain the marked something." Kristal face palmed making her father chuckle. "yeah...my bad...well....there are people like us who hide in our midst to scout people like us who are in hiding. There are two groups actually, when the time comes, I'll explain in details." He paused and continued "the trait you portray determines where you'll end up. Once you've been marked, you can't hide. Whoever gets to you first will have to take you to the academy" he rounded up as he stood up.

"nice bed time story dad." Kristal said with a smile making her father stare at her weirdly.

"it's not a story firefly. It's real" her father sighed. Catching a glimpse at the bedside clock, he spoke "you should head to bed"

"But it's early!" Kristal whined.

"Oh no young lady, its past nine already...as a girl, you need your sleep. Now good night" Lucas said and turned of the light before walking out.

However, as soon as she laid down, two pairs of eyes reflected a mischievous glint before fading with the darkness.

The following morning.

Kristal paces about as she itched her tattooed arm while she fought the urge to call for her dad.

"last night it was only a feather! How come it is now two!?" she questioned no one in particular.

She walked to her walk in closet to examine the tattoo on her arm when the most craziest thing happened to her.

Her reflection was not reflecting what she was doing!

"okay that's it! I've lost my mind!" Kristal said as she pulled her hair and turned to leave.

"you've not lost your mind" a voice spoke up behind her startling her to her bones.

"Yieeeek!!!" she shrieked only to scream again when she saw herself standing in front of her.

"geez kill me!" Kristal begged.

Her clone looked at her weirdly.

"Sorry....please don't kill me!" Kristal begged again as she waved her hands frantically.

"Why will I kill you? I'm your companion!" her clone said with a smile.

"my what now?"

"Companion! Com.pa.nion! Companion!!" The clone dragged the word making Kristal giggle.

"It's official am going crazy!" she sighed as she slumped to the floor.

Her clone version still stood in front of her.

"I'm aware that you're scared....well I came at the wrong time but your fear prompted me*sigh* I need to warn you" she paused to confirm if Kristal was following. When she confirmed that she was listening, she continued.

"be careful of who you'll make as friends. Your hidden enemy is getting close to finding out about your true form"

"okaaaaaaaaay... so who should I be wary of? You know them. Tell me" Kristal pressured her.

"you'll have to figure that out yourself. Be sure not to mention our conversation to any one, including dad.... see you're comfortable around me. You just wanted to be dramatic " the clone pointed out with a giggle making Kristal frown.

"Yeah whatever...weird stuffs has been happening to me to the point I got used to it" she said before asking "you said my true form? What is it? Why shouldn't I tell my dad"

The clone mentally face palmed "when the time is right, you'll know. My time is up" she added as she entered the mirror like she was sucked. Before leaving, she said with a smile "don't see the tattoo as a bad thing....its actually pretty. Can't wait to see your look when it becomes a full cross phoenix!" she said and vanished.

"Huh!? Cross phoenix!!! Hey!!" Kristal Rose to her feet hurriedly and stood in front of the mirror

"hey come back!!! What cross phoenix!! Damn it!! You can't just say something like that and go!!!"

"firefly! Are you okay?" her father asked as he peeked from the door making her face red from embarrassment as she thought.

"she said I was comfortable around her....pssh.... hashtag officially crazy"

"I'm perfectly okay dad." She said with an extremely wide smile. "right?"

Lucas: @_@