I close the front door as gently as I could, hoping my parents didn't hear it. It's 11 at night on a school night, my momma would not like that at all.

I creep past my parents room, hearing there snores. I breath a sign of relief as I I open my bedroom door. I close it gently and creep towards my dresser.

Once I'm changed into clean clothes, I sit on my desk chair and open my laptop. Today has been Mins blowing. I might be a paladin. Keyword "might". I'm still not at all convinced that's static is mentoring me because a blood test that happened so many years ago.

Static made me practice suspending water in midair for hours! But at least now I can protect myself from a splash. But that's all I have so far. As for the costumes or suit as supers like to call them since it's not a costume but a life, is a mystery till tomorrow.

I contemplate searching wind powers on the internet. Do I really want to compare myself to past paladin that probably saved millions. I slam my laptop shut and stand up. I'm going to teach myself.

I stand in the middle of room and concentrate. I got the water part half way done but I haven't messed with the wind part.

I hold my hands in front of me, outstretched towards my windows. I close my eyes and concentrate.

30 seconds go by and still nothing, 50 seconds.
I open my eyes and imagine wind coming out of my hands. Suddenly, my curtain starts swaying, it's almost not even noticeable. I push harder, I feel like I'm going to poop my pants.

"BANG"

My window opens, the loud noise startling me enough to scream a little. I put my hands down as fast as I can and I'm thrown off balance by the air coming out of my arms. I float for a few seconds till I flip and fall head first to the ground.

Air stops coming out my hands as I try to stand up.

I brush myself off and go towards my window to close it. I really just did that!

I throw myself on the bed. All this extra action is really slowly killing me. I just opened a window without even touching it, and I also floated in the air. Maybe static was wrong, maybe I can't fly but I can float instead.

I sit up again! I can't go to sleep knowing I have the possibility of actually flying like a real super!

Maybe I'll try again. It couldn't hurt, well it can hurt me but who cares. I'm going to fly!

**
"Since your a paladin, what's your name?" Tayler asked, munching on her blueberry muffin. We walk towards the lunch room, the hallway empty since I came out late from English.

"My name is Carter Williams" I laugh as Tayler playfully shoves me, we enter the cafeteria and the noise is shocking. Everyone is talking, but all I hear is that one word "alex"

"Why is everyone talking about alex?" I question, making our way towards Grayson.

"I guess he transferred over to a different school without telling anyone. He is a paladin after all" Grayson replies as he sits down on an empty table, tayler and I take the opposite side as him and look at him with confused faces "well rumor has it that there's a school for paladins. Just paladins, so he went there."

Tayler looks at me wide eyed, I ignore her in return and look at Grayson. "Is that all? No one knows his powers or anything?"

"He didn't even have time, yesterday was his last day here, no one even had time to wonder." Gray eats his Frenchfries, offering some to me and tay by nudging them a little at our direction.

"So he's gone?! Never coming back?!" Tayler cries, I realize that's she's actually thinking I'm going to leave her for a paladin school. "He can't just leave"

"He already left. I just told you tay" Grayson shoves more fries. Grayson should know that I'm a super, he is one of my best friend but can I trust he won't tell anyone?

"Tay, don't be sad. Be glad. Come over today yea?" I offer her one of Grayson French fries, this has to cheer her up.

"Okay sure" she accepts the fry and stares off into the distances. I wonder what's happening in her little head.

**

"Your not leaving me right!" Tayler whines as we enter my room. My mom wasn't here so I have privacy today. I close my door in case anyone hears me.

"I still don't know, it's a great opportunity, but I'm staying for at least another week or so" I comfort tayler as she whines even louder than before.

"What do you mean a week? I have been your best friend since 3rd grade!"

"I still don't know! I have to think about it, i never even wanted to be a paladin anyways" i argue, best friends never argue. "I have to go, I can't make myself a better person at normal school tayler, you know that"  my voice softens, I knew that I had to go to paladin school, there's no doubt about it.

"I know but your my best friend"

"Will still see each other all the time, don't worry, I kind of got some transportation if you know why I mean" I move my shoulders at her in a playful way, glad that the anger that was in the air left without another argument.

"You got a car! Lucky!!!" Tayler yells, her face excited ask her mouth in awe " what model! What yea-"

"Tayler!" I interrupt her, "I can fly"

"Wait what! You can fly?!" Tayler screams! Her hands on her head in disbelief.

"I've been practicing all night, and I think I got it down, at least in this tiny room I can fly." I put my arms down palms facing the ground and concentrate.

Slowly but but surly air starts coming out and I'm floating like if it was natural thing to do, just float in your room.

"That's so amazing!" Tayler once agin yells, I laugh as I land in a kneeling position back on ground. My phone buzzes with my notification I forgot I set up.

Appo. W/ static

"Tayler, I have to go someplace right now, I promise will hang out tomorrow"  I look at Tayler still shock filled face as she slowly nodded.

I open my bedroom window and push my way out "bye tay!" I wave as I leave my room and close the window. I climb through the other windows until I reach the roof of my little old house. Okay I got this.

I concentrate the same way I do in my room and I start floating. I'm 20 feet in the sky when I realize that no one can see me flying, I don't have a mask! I think maybe walking to the building or flying and that's when I remembered that I control water and wind. So with my hands still facing down I concentrate on a cloud going underneath me, and as soon as I open my eyes the ground has been replaced with a big fluffy cloud.

As I start moving forward the cloud follows never letting me be seen by the public. I struggle for 10 minutes until I realized I was on top of the building. Multitasking is really not my thing.

I slam against the roof of the building, my legs aching and arms sore from all the effort I forced them to do.

I climb down the building being really careful to make sure my foot is secure in the ledges, and in no time I was down on the ground. I open the big rusty doors and went in gently closing the doors.

"Static you here?" I look around, all the boxes seem empty and no shadow appears.

"What the hell was that?" Static voice booms from behind a big stack of wood " did you just come from the sky or something?"

Static big eyes stared down at me, he is so much taller than my 5'3 figure. Now that I'm noticing he really doesn't look that much older than me. " Yes I did. So that makes me awesomer than you right? Because if I remember clearly,  you said you're better because you fly"

I tap on my chin, static face still in shock

"Fly? I'm the only flyer here honey." He pulls out his phone, probably going to google it. I roll my eyes and sit down on the same boxes as the other day.

"Duh, I can't fly. I float." I put my most "are you dumb" face and stare at him in the eye. His face tells me he doesn't understand. "Wind? I float? Air, push, me, fly""  I do an imaginary rainbow shape with my hands.

"That's f*cking cool" static finally utters. "Oh and I brought you something" static hands me a plastic Walmart bag with clothes inside.

I pull it out gently to reveal a black and blue suit. "Sweet!" I exclaim as I turn it around to all the angles. (Image above: originally nightwing)

"You like it? The designer thought that bird would represent you since you're wind and birds are in the air all the time. And I always see you wearing black sooo" static scratches his head nervously.

"I love it!" I run towards static and give him a bear hug. "Thank you!"

"Ump your welumc" he mumbles as I let go of him.

"I'm going to try it on!" I yell as I run towards the stack of boxes. I take off my overalls and put my suit on. Even though it's leather, it's really easy to put on, the fabric feels really natural against my skin.

I pull and tug a little and come out of the boxes a little insecure. There's no mirror around so I just have to trust what static things about it. "How does it look?" I spin around, showing off my latex covered body. 

"You look amazing" static eyes go big and his mouth goes in awe.

"Oh your mask" static reaches into the Walmart bag and pulls out a bird shaped masked (image above) "here now try it on"

I put on the mask and I'm surprised at how I didn't need any glue or tape. "This is so cool!" The one thing I That annoyed me the most is know my life.

"Okay don't get too excited now, your suit was made for you, since your wind and water the suit is: light weight, water proof, breathable. Oh and dry cleaning only. Just kidding don't take in to the dry cleaners " he laughs at his own joke."oh and here's a sward and a gun"

He hands me a big sword which I insert in my handy dandy suit.

"Not all crimes can be stopped with just powers" he throws me a gun as I gasp and drop it on the ground.

I slowly grab it and put it in my gun pocket "what now?"

"Now we go make a name for yourself. There's a robber happening in Lacey street. I'll cut off all electricity and you blow them away" again static laughs at his great pun.

"Har har, you so funny." I mock him as I exit the building. I put my arms down palm down as I float into the sky.

This time I don't have to worry if anyone sees me. Because I am a paladin. Oh and also wearing a mask.