Fire and Ice

"Another rainy day in lovely Seattle," I said to myself as I looked out the window of my little home I made for myself as I took a bite of an apple. "Never thought we would end up here again, huh Mark?"

Mark turned towards me, his shining crystal blue eyes flashing brightly when his name was mentioned, "Nope not since we came here the first time. You know it's like the first time we've had a break in a while, how should we spend it?" He grinned.

"Mark," I sighed, "You know we have to stay away from people you can't control it very much and neither can I. You know that so why try?"

"Yeah, yeah I know, but the woods are nearby so why not check them out?" He ran his hand through his blond hair. If I didn't know any better Mark would be albino. He was extremely pale, had bleach blond hair, he was about six two and was tall for a fourteen year old, and he never said a word unless he is talked to first and is engaged in conversation. "We could try to practice our control."

I stared at him blankly, "You are joking right? Do you have any idea how much stuff can catch fire out there?" I already felt myself heating up, "It may be raining but you know how I am. I can't help myself." I saw Mark's watchful eye on me. "I-I just can't. I'm sorry." Surprisingly I felt the cold arms of Mark wrap around me. It almost cooled me off in enough time, but didn't succeed. At that very moment my hands burst into flames.

This is all normal for me and Mark. We were brought up in a lab in Washington DC, getting treated like dirt, but everyone there in their special lab coats and official looking badges told us that we were special. That we would save the world one day, and that we were doing this for our country. Those idiots in DC made us the freaks we are today. Mark and I can control elements. Well Mark can control Ice and I can control fire...well control isn't the word for it. I can blow up at any minute without warning, burning everything in my path. Mark can roughly control ice. If he steps in a puddle it turns to ice. If I step into a puddle it turns to steam. Thanks to the freaks in Washington me and Mark are outsiders, and now were are on the run from them. They have been constantly after us since we escaped.

"Sadie just try," Mark's voice entered my thoughts and that's all that was there, him and him alone. "Just try to control it; it never hurts to try does it?" He said as he ran his hand though my long wavy red hair. He never gets burned because of his special circumstance and neither do I. At least Mark doesn't burst into flames at any moment in time.

"Mark," my voice quivered, "Can you help me out please? I don't think I can do it..." I said as I held up my hands.

He sighed, "Uh yeah sure," He took both my hands they were so cold I winced, but the fire went away, and was left with a bunch of steam coming from my hands. Mark smiled, "Is that better?"

I giggled, "Yes, yes it is..." And he did the weirdest thing he wrapped his long lanky icy cold arms around me and squeezed. I looked at him strangely, "Um Mark are you ok?"

He seemed to snap back to reality, "Oh uh yeah sure, I mean why wouldn't I?" I just stared into those crystal blue eyes and looked curiously at him. His eyes said that he was lying. I've known him long enough to know when he is lying and when he is not, and right then he was lying big time.

"Mark really? I don't think so." He rolled his eyes and sighed. "Fine, fine I'll leave you alone. But you are going to tell me later. I hope you know that," I smiled at his chuckle. It was deep and low. It made me smile every time I heard it.

"Sadie?" He said as he turned to me, I looked up at him, "You know I think we should go out to those woods, not now but soon ok?" I nodded and smiled, "Really? Are you sure? I mean we don't have to if you don't want to."

I shook my head, "No I don't want to but it's ok, we need the practice," I held up my hands, "scratch that I need the practice."

Mark gave me a slight smirk and nodded...I knew I was going to regret this later.