Me and Kami went to a nearby café. Me back in what surprised nearby people as Melissa Bear.
I sat down on a chair I pulled from a different table and sat in it backwards. Everyone stared, can't blame them though. I was all over the newspapers because the news didn't dare do anything related to the topic about me.
People in the café were reading about me before I even entered.
Not all of them were directed to me after someone pointed out Kami. Whispers everywhere, “who is he? We are so screwed. Wasn't he one of the appointed few? Hey, where is Denise I think her name was? No Darlene.”
“Please, do not be disturbed by my presence, continue as before.”
Everyone turned their backs towards in. Trying to hear in on our conversation, some trying to lip read. I blocked mine and Kami’s voice and blurred lips from human vision.
“Talk aloud, there is no need to feel weird. Also what would you like? It’s on the house, even if I don't pay.”
“Pay! Why couldn't you just bring us to nothing! These poor people have to suffer now!” Kami said raising his voice slamming his hands down onto the table.
I raised my hand, asking for a waiter like everyone else. The waiter came over slowly holding a plate close to his chest. “W-w-what w-would you like today Comet?”
“And the person sitting across from me, and please don't use that name here. Speak to me as a regular guest please.”
“And you as well,” he made a small apology bow. Kami stayed silent.
“Two drip-brewed coffees please, 4 creamers, and 2 sugar cubes please.”
“Yes,...” He wrote the order down and stiff as a board walked towards the back after a little curtsey. “I am so going to get fired. I am never going to get enough money to repay my aunt.” He thought on his way opening the doors.
“Sorry to keep you waiting Kami, I'm going to speak to the waiter.”
“Hey,” I said to the waiter from the other room, “who said that?” He looked around, everyone distracted, “hush, it’s me, don't panic, I'm not going to hurt you.”
“What do you want?” he instinctively replied in his head with fear, “there you go, you are using telepathy, anyways, how much do you owe your aunt. And how much do you have now?”
“Why do you want to know this? Leave me alone…”
“Ok, so $40,000 dollars. Let's make that $50,000 dollars, I believe that is a good enough tip. Tell your boss and your dead. Just say you won a scratch card.”
“But h-how?” He said wondering how that works. “Why?”
“Serve well, and look in your pocket.”
He looked through his pockets and pulled out a small heavy card. ‘50,000 Dollars!’ It said. It was a real scratch ticket. It was the one he was going to scratch.
He went to a corner. Tears of joy flooded his face. They ran everywhere. He cried so much he thought he broke his tears ducts.
He finished crying. Grabbing two cups of freshly made coffee, 4 creamers, and 2 cubes he gracefully went over to me serving without hesitation. He smiled. “Your welcome back anytime!” He bowed and served the rest of the waiting tables.
“I got you your favourite Kami. Drip brewed. 4 creamers, and 2 cubes.”
Kami tsked. But after tasting the coffee his face lit up but way still missing something.
“Fine.”
I pulled out a can of whipped cream from underneath the table and sprayed his perfect amount in a lovely dollop.
More whispers came. All they could see was what we were doing. “What was with that waiter? Who is the person on the other side of the table? Are they a couple? Oh god no.”
I turned my head the the people who spoke the last two sentences. They toned much down.
Kami and I were talking about random stuff, then a little girl about four came up and tugged on my jeans. “Excuse me?”
Both of us immediately stopped talking and looked at the girl. “I heard a lot about you. Is it twue of all the phings you can do?”
I smiled and nodded. It was nice not having horrified people every now and then. “I know I am not awowd to, but I think you are pretty cool. So I dwew you this.”
She handed me a nice sized piece of paper. “It is you!”
Her mom saw her by me, “Rebecca! Get away from her!-” She started storming after her as her husband stopped her. “Let's see what happens.
Ferociously she sat back down.
I got out of my chair, one knee on the floor, other one up. “Thank you!”
Kami was shocked, I put my hand on her head and patted it. “That was very considerate of you. I think you will become a great politionion later.”
Her eyes widened up. “How did you know I wanted to become a powitition!”
“Magic.”
Kami was happy he didn't have to speak to me.
“Can I see? Try to gwess what is on my mind!” She closed her eyes and thought long and hard about a purple chrysanthemum.
She opened her eyes. And in her hand was a purple chrysanthemum. She was so happy she dashed back to her parents, “Mommy! Daddy! Look! She gave me a fwower!”
I smiled and went back onto the chair. I slid the drawing onto the other side of the table, “I know you are curious.”
On the paper was a brightly crayon coloured star, followed by a streak of blue streaks in a circular looking motion. On top of that was a person in a purple triangular dress, with red dots for eyes, a smile, and black trapezoid hair. “Wow…” Kami said out loud.
The girl came back. This time to Kami.
“Here.” she handed him another drawing. This time of a stick figure man with yellow hair and eyes, in a field under a rainbow, “That is so nice of you, thanks.” He said that trying to add the least amount of cringe as possible. Of course also being the opposite.
She walked away again sat down, and finished her ice cream.
“Kids are adorable aren't they?”
“I know you are going for something bad, you have been procrastinating, I can tell.” Kami had a fed up look with his face as I asked for a waiter. The same one as before gladly hopped over to my table, “Yes?”
“I would like ice and coke in a waffle ice cream cone please.”
“Ice and coke? Like Ice and coke in a waffle ice cream cone. Like a cup?”
I nodded.
“Right away.” He bowed and immediately grabbed a cone with ice and coke. “Here you go.”
I had it float between my hands. Everyone staring taking pictured but having phones shatter everywhere. “Cool off, we have all day. I made you a Cola Ice Cream. Just like good old days.”
“Good old days..”
“I know you know.”
“Know what?”
“Your forbidden name isn't really forbidden if I even know. I knew it before it came forbidden.”
“What are you talking about?”
“You can't escape being my older brother, Kami Yennard Bear Origami.”
Kami threw the ice cream on the floor. “Do not say that EVER again.”
He looked back at the ice cream. “I didn't even taste it.” He thought
Storming to the restroom, I fixed up his ice cream, back to normal.
His face turned pink in some areas.
“Why don't you come back home? You have no other place to go.”
“Stop ruining my life Lisa.” He covered his mouth. He said the nickname he used to call me when we were littler.
“Come on, let's go home. I bet mom and dad are waiting for you.”
“Why do you still call them that if you created everything here?”
“Why not? And since you are wondering why are you are my bigger brother, why don't I tell you?”
“Please do,” he said in a faint voice.
We spoke, and spoke, and spoke.
10 minutes had passed.
“If I may, let me recap everything.”
“Of course.”
“So basically, there was the tiniest miscalculation in your use of power, that by even twitching a muscle, everything, including you, would have been destroyed. And all of the infinite copies of you as well? So you slowly spread your power to the great ancestors, and created GL’s?”
“Yes.”
“So how am I your older brother?”
“You know very well what your red eyes are a symbol of. We are a part of the Yennard family, and your red eyes are a symbol of power. I needed to be someone who had enough power, and I originally chose you.”
“Chose. Me?” Kami said with heart in his stomach.
“Chose you. But it didn't work. Your parents were not able to have children. So I gave them you. By the time I was going to take your place, your gender had just been decided. Talk about lucky. So I waited. And waited. And waited. Then they made me. And that is why you are my older brother.”
Kami put down his guard completely and his attitude changed back to a typical big brother persona.
Kami asked me to help take of his golden contacts without pain. I made a costume case with his ‘prefered’ name gold encrusted on the top.
“Now then, let's get you out of these weird clothes. Let me think. What would suit you best? How about some Earth clothes?”
“Really!?”
“Why not. Nothing on this planet suits you. Now how about Calvin Klein, and… how about Gucci?*
“Are you sure?” I blankly stared at him in a yes face.
I pointed two fingers towards him and boom! Dressed up all fancy.
I raised my hand a different shift came on so a new waiter came shackey. “W-w-hat-”
“I won't hurt you OK? Ask the newbie on the previous shift.”
“O-ok then… what would you t-two l-like?” She tried putting on a smile.
“Receipt.”
“Oh no! You are fine! This one is on the house..” Her voice dimmed.
“You won't get paid if you keep this up.”
She handed me the receipt.
A total of $7.97.
I put a $10 down and me and Kami got up.
“Come here.” I said arms open wide. Kami came as I wrapped him with warmth. He rested his head on my shoulder me being the taller one. “Thank you.” He said in a whisper.
“Let's get dinner, it is getting late.” I said on the way out. I stopped and went to Rebecca, the little girl, who was refusing to leave because she enjoyed my presence. I bent down to her as she stopped struggling. “Wanna see a magic trick?”
I held a hand palm up towards her. Closed up, added some light coming out of my hand and opened it back up. In it was a little star pin. I put it on her dress. “Now you can make cute glowy effects. Go and try it.”
She copied my previous movements and light came from her hand.
“Pretty huh?” Kami said from behind me.
“Yeah!” She said back happily jumping out of the café.
“Kami? Wanna see who can jump up that building first? You are allowed to use the full extent of your power now.”
“You bet, but first things first.” He jumped, “I am already halfway up.” He said continuously jumping everyone staring.
“Fine, you got me. You win. Also, small subject change, but you still plan on keeping you being my older brother a secret?”
A fast yes came from him. “Ok, got it.”
I set a table, 2 chairs, and plates with knives and forks in the sky. I lowered a chair for Kami to sit in as I teleported onto the other chair.
“What would you like for dinner?” I don't know was the reply I got from Kami then rather than choosing one of the things in his mind. I extended the table putting everything he thought of throughout.
We ate. Catching up. Bringing up memories. And so on.
I made little servants to clean the dishes. “Dessert?”
Kami nodded no, “Just another coke ice cream. And why are you eating?”
“It is not necessary for me or you to eat. But just like you. It is nice to taste food.”
“I see. You are truly terrifying Lisa.”
“Don't even think on making me help Amy out just because we are siblings.”
“Ok… but can I help out Amy?”
“Yeah, but you are not going out with her. Nor asking mom or dad for money. I'll just apport it back. Also do you want a pet?”
“Fine, and pet? Are you going to make a duplicate to follow me? If so then how about a raven, or komodo dragon, or just a dragon?”
“All of the above, got it.”
I ran off towards the construction site next door. Stretched out my arms and jumped. Quickly my skin became flakey, then into scales head to toe. I flapped my arms and they became wings. And I grew at an enormous rate.
Fingers pointing my direction from every angle.
I stopped growing. From head to tail high up in the sky, I was a 1 km. Midnight Purple coloured dragon, with big beady eyes and blue flames for breath. Multiple military forces came and started shooting at me. But the scales deflected all the bullets.
Tanks came in explosions went on me. No reaction. Kami lunged up to my neck. People trying to sketch the whole scene instead of recording. I flapped my left wing, skirts flew up, hats went flying, and paper getting stuck on others.
Helicopters came. “This is my first time on a dragon. How does this work?” Kami said as I clutched my claws on a nearby building, ruining its side. “Sit in between a scale on my spine and hold on.”
I let go of my grip. I went up into the clouds slowly. “It’s getting late. Do something about the stars.”
I sped off Southeast. We were above the clouds. Military jets followed us so I disappeared through the clouds. “We are going to Las Vegas (Los Vegas).”
“Got it. But wouldn't someone notice?”
“Right on schedule. Quick stand up.”
Kami stumbled to his feet using his balance was lost as he fell saying, “don't let me die.”
I retracted everything scales, wings, size and went back to Melissa. I flew towards Kami grabbing him going downwards and I flew towards a plane with Kami trying to keep an aerodynamic form flopping around like a fish in my arms.
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