Mom cleaned my head when I got home and gave me some painkillers. Then in the next morning news Eric was in the paper about being the newest hero. The four of us looked at the article.

"Guess we know what happened to your powers." Mom commented reading what it said then passed it on to Dad.

"Must have been the lightning strike. You said that Eric was holding a meteor rock. It must have transferred your powers somehow." I hummed in agreement

"All those years of us hiding, was it worth it? Everyone's fine with Eric." I went to grab and apple. I hit a new phase with not having powers, the feeling lost.

"Well, that's just for now, Mia." I turn slowly back to my family

"Is it? The question is whether is it's temporary or permanent. How connected are my powers to me and me to them? I'm all for being human but despite how much I hated it most times, they were apart of me." I glanced down for a moment.

"You know what they say: Lightning never strikes twice in the same place." dad came over to me "Look. My guess is your powers aren't coming back."

"Maybe being normal won't be so bad. It works for Mom and Dad." Clark piped up making me chuckle

"Oh, thanks." Mom tapped his arm

"You don't feel differently about me now do you?" I wonder curiously

"Mia." Mom got up "You're our daughter, whether you can bench press your wardrobe or not." she stroked my arm

"Yeah and your my twin. Powers or not you're still annoying." I punched his stomach

"Ah shit." I shook my hand "That hurt. Arrgh. That what it feels like." I groan cradling my hand

"You're the human one, not me. I'll go get you some ice." he went to the freezer

"So, uh, what do I do now?" Mom and Dad glanced at each other as Clark came back with a ice pack. I rested it on my knuckles feeling a little relief.

"Well, life isn't easy for anybody whether you're normal or super, but you're still Mia Kent. Ans you were raised a certain way, that doesn't change. Sure, your abilities were apart of you as they are with Clark but they didn't define you."

"Look on the bright side, Mia, at least you don't have to hide anymore." Clark shrugged "maybe now you can have fun. Now come on lets strap up that hand." Mom guided me away and did another patch work job.

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I returned to school all protective padded on my bike to be met with a waiting Whitney. i turned off the engine and kicked out the little stand. Removing my helmet i gave him a small smile

"Lightning girl returns. Heard you've been busy on your time off. I did visit but you were sparked out." he smirks

"Oh you should have stuck around. I've got into even more trouble." I swung myself off the bike "Let's see, I got purse snatched and hit my head. Only for Eric Summers of all people to save my day after he struck out the last one. Oh and this morning I punched Clark in the stomach for being a ass and now have a strapped up arm. I think i'm covering all your injuries for a season."

"Ouch, you have been through the wars."

"Yeah, so hows your Dad doing. Clark said he overheard you talking about him going in for more tests. Did something happen?" i push some hair out of my way as we head inside.

"No, they say it's just precautionary. But I'm picking up the slack, which means I don't have a lot of time for school work and next thing you know, I'll lose my scholarship." he sighed and i made him stop resting my hand on his chest.

"Hey, we're not gonna let that happen. I will come after work and school and sit at the counter helping you out. Don't give up."

"Mia, you're back." I turned to Eric practically skipping over "Did you see the news paper."

"Err, yeah I did. Thanks again by the way. My life was practically in that bag. Well that sounded lame. I just meant...never mind." I smile a little apprehensive

"I'll walk you to class." Whitney draped his arm around me

"Thanks, Bye Eric." The two of us went to my locker first and then onto my first class where we bumped into Lana.

"Hey, your back." She chirped and I glanced down seeing her necklace. Nothing happened, okay back to happy Mia again

"Yeah, with more war wounds than she left with." Whitney joked

"Yeah, that's not funny, genius. You've been lacking behind on your comebacks, clearly we need to add that to tutoring." I joke back "I'll catch you later." I headed into class and sat myself down finally some actual reassuring normalcy.

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Clark for some reason had agreed to a pick up game at lunch, which baffled me to no end. Yet here I was with him holding onto his jumper

"Remind me again why the super twin is doing a pick up game. In case you forgot, your not the one who's powers got struck away." I voiced my concern "What happens when Dad finds out?"

"First of all, just because we're in some freaky Friday time thing doesn't mean i can't also be normal. Second Dad isn't going to find out because you're not going to tell him. Third it's just a game and I'll be careful." he went out onto the court and i sat down watching trying to be the good friend and sister, by cheering them on. Whitney side won but Clark was still smiling.

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After school, I went back to work and then I went on to the Fordman store where I worked with Whitney. The next day at school, I the two of us were working again when loud blaring music came our way making me lose my train of thought. Eric dropped his stern on the table and i looked up at him.

"Hey. You wanna go out sometime?" he just outright asked me

"Excuse me?"

"Summers, what do you think you're doing." Whitney snapped at him and I rested my hand on his.

"Asking, Mia out. So?" he answered then turned back to me.

"Are you crazy? Why would she want to go out with you?" Whitney retorted standing up and letting go of my hand.

"Whitney, don't!" I called

"What, you think just because you make the cover of some paper with your stunt, suddenly a somebody?" He started pushing Eric "You change your look and suddenly she's gonna go out with you?"

"Whitney!" I shout

"You're still a nothing ." Eric punched the side window of a truck, I ran over and pulled Whitney back.

"Nothing am I?" he flipped over the truck we were next too. The two of us backed up as he staled closer

"Eric, leave us alone, I'm not interested in you like that." That only seemed to make him angrier "Seriously Eric, back off. You keep going like this you could kill someone and you don't want that on your conscience. Calm down!"

"You are not my father, Mia. Now, shut up and get out of my way." he picked me up and threw me across the lot that I landed on a car.

"Mia!" I heard the voices of my brother and Whitney before I passed out.