Chapter 17

The Hansons had just come out of the cinema after seeing a movie together. Well, ok, not together as such, they had seen three different movies between them, but that's beside the point.

Zac had taken Mackie to the bathroom. It was odd on the way there because for absolutely no reason Zac could see, his whole body cackled with electricity for about a second. Maybe not even that.

At any rate, it was so brief that Zac was pretty sure no one had seen. And even if someone had they probably would have thought it was a figment of their imagination or something.

Walker and Diana were still watching their movie.

So that left Isaac (who was looking like himself in public for once), Taylor, Rachel, Jess, Avie and Zoe. And they were waiting outside the cinema, the food court not more than three feet away.

And sitting at a table not more than five feet away were two girls staring and giggling at Isaac and Taylor. Jess rolled her eyes in disgust.

"You will not believe the infatuation radiating off those two." she muttered.

"Oh, I'm sure I could." Taylor replied. "But I'm not willing to find out."

Taylor didn't hear what Jess muttered next, but he could easily guess it was not very flattering.

"How much longer before Mom and Dad's movie is over?" Avie asked, sounding rather bored.

Isaac checked his watch.

"Umm, another ten minutes? I'm not sure when the movie finishes."

Avie sighed.

"Oh, Zoe, Zoe, no don't do that." Taylor said, kneeling by his sister.

"Ohh." Zoe complained.

"C'mon Zoe, you know you're not allowed to play with fire in public."

"But I'm bored."

"Stop playing with fire."

"Hmph." she pouted.

But on saying that, Zoe doused the flames she had created to dance on her hands.

Taylor smiled and ruffled her hair.

"I hope no one noticed." Isaac said.

"Nah, she's facing towards us, not towards everyone else." Taylor answered.

"Besides, if anyone had noticed I'm sure I would have felt something." Jess added.

Then, completely out of the blue, their powers magnified. Again.

Chapter 18