Heroics 101 by Aest Belequa

Author:Aest Belequa [Belequa, Aest]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781039470330
Amazon: B0D38TFFMP
Publisher: Podium Publishing
Published: 2024-06-03T22:00:00+00:00

PART FIVE

38

The Agent

Wednesday, October 1

Bianca flashed a smile as I let her push me onto the couch. “Ever kissed a girl?”

“No.” I smiled back, heart thumping. “No.” It was happening, but what would it be like? Was she going to take control, or would I need to?

Her lips touched mine, and my brain stopped. She moved them slightly, kissing the corner of my mouth, then my chin. They were so soft—softer than Peter’s, the only other person I’d kissed. When she pulled away momentarily, I tasted something lemony on my lips that hadn’t been there before.

I wanted more.

I tried to sit up, but Bee pushed me back down. She leaned over me for another kiss and—

“Hey, Underoos, you in there?” Gourmet asked. “Class is starting.”

I shook the fantasy away, face hot and flushed. The last two weeks had been rough. I’d been a theater kid, so I’d changed Costumes with the other girls in school, and I’d noticed some other actresses were gorgeous. Didn’t everyone do that?

Everyone did that, right?

Anyway, everyone did that. So it wasn’t a big deal. It was a lot like checking out Punch and Grapple. Even if I was still dating Peter, I couldn’t help but notice both were ripped. I bet they lifted with Avan or something. Or maybe with Milo, but I doubted it.

But Bianca felt different than all that.

I headed in and made myself comfortable in a black La-Z-Boy before that train of thought could leave the station.

“Today’s lesson is on Extras and whether they should be involved in Episodes. And if they are involved, how to do so safely and respectfully. We’ll be focused on The Agent today.” Dr. Jackson sniffed, looking down her nose and narrowing her eyes. “The Agent, for those who don’t know, has two unique powers. One of them lets heroes and villains license their powers to him. The second allows him to assign those powers to volunteer Extras temporarily.”

I replaced my stupid-looking fantasizing grin with an eager one. The Agent Episodes were always chaotic as hell and so much fun to watch.

“This one is from the Second Power Wars, the first point The Agent showed up in Episodes. In it, he’s up against Getaway Driver, whose plan revolves around a turbo-powered bus. We’ll jump right into the action.”

The TV flicked on, and the Kill Bus took off. Getaway Driver had covered the whole thing with spikes for this one, and as we watched, it backed out of the side of a bank. Unlike that ancient superhero flick, it didn’t try to blend in with other buses. It took off down the street, accelerating with a roar.

The screen flicked to a brown-haired man in a three-piece suit ambling down a residential street. He opened a picket fence, knocked on the door, and waited. A middle-aged woman opened it. She blinked. “We don’t accept traveling salesmen. I didn’t know they still did that.”

“I’m not a salesman. How would you like to be … a hero?”

“Y-y-you’re … the …” the woman began, eyes wide.

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