Why, hello, everyone!!! It seems I’ve been neglecting this blog a teensy bit. The school semester has been crazy, but I’m trying to put together a few more posts for you guys before next semester. I’m also still working on the editing for Lightporter, and I’m hoping to have an update (with a release date!!!) for you guys soon! We’ll see how it goes.
Anyway, I was looking over some of my older stories and I saw a short story I wrote as fluff a little while back that takes place right after Twinepathy, and I thought that would be a fun way to celebrate the new year with you guys! So I hope you enjoy, and I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments section below!
“It just makes absolutely no sense.”
I look over at Denver as I pour milk on my cereal, trying to decide if I should shake my head or laugh. The two of us are the only ones home. It’s Saturday, so the rest of our family is out shopping. We opted to sleep in, instead. “Denver, Brooklyn and I can speak to each other with our minds, and you don’t seem too weirded out by that. Why should teleportation make sense?”
Denver sighs, stirring his oatmeal. “I don’t know. It’s just weird. None of this makes any sense scientifically.”
I shrug. “It’s kinda weird, but I’m starting to get used to it.” I lean forward. “And I also told Blaze he could join us for breakfast, so be nice.” It’s been about three weeks since we officially joined IDIA, and while our family has met some of the IDIA members, Jen thought it might be a good idea for them to hang out some more. I think she just wants to keep an eye on our family, but that’s fine with me. As long as we don’t have to lie to them anymore, I’m happy.
Denver’s frown deepens. “Every time I’ve met him he seems sarcastic and rude. Why do you like hanging out with him so much?”
“You’ve spent five minutes with him!” I protest. “Give him a chance.”
He sets down his spoon. “His illusion stuff and teleportation don’t help. He could be spying on you when you least expect it.”
There’s a laugh nearby, one that I instantly recognize. “Like right now?” Blaze teases. He appears, grinning. “Hey, Jazz. ‘Sup, Colorado?”
Denver and I both look at him with blank expressions, and Blaze’s grin widens. “Your name’s Denver. That’s in Colorado…”
I groan. “Blaze, you are not helping his opinion of you.”
Denver takes a deep breath and turns back to his oatmeal, electing to ignore Blaze, I guess. Blaze sits down at the table. “Do you guys want donuts?” he asks. “Because I can go and grab some.”
“You mean steal some?” Denver asks, looking up at Blaze.
Blaze’s face reddens, and he glares at my brother. “I would never do that!”
“Sure, Blaze, I’d love some donuts!” I interrupt cheerfully, trying to break up the tension. “Maybe you could grab some more milk, too, if that’s okay? We’re almost out.”
“Definitely,” Blaze agrees tiredly. He disappears instantly, and I wave a hand through the spot to make sure he teleported and didn’t just turn invisible.
I immediately turn to Denver. “I thought I asked you to give him a chance! He’s trying super hard to impress you.”
“Does this really mean that much to you?” Denver asks with a sigh.
I nod. “Yes, it does. Could you just try to find some common ground, or at least not insult him by insinuating he’s a thief?”
“Fine.” Denver leans back in his seat. “I’ll ask him about his powers. Maybe he’ll like talking about himself.”
“Denver!” I protest.
He smiles. “I’m teasing. But just so you know, I do not give you permission to date him yet.”
“WHAT?!” I practically screech, but before I can protest further, Blaze reappears with donuts and milk in hand. I clamp my mouth shut and slump back in my chair, glaring at Denver. With Blaze here, I know I can’t protest about Denver’s statement because I’d never hear the end of it from Blaze. After all, we’re just friends, and Blaze said he doesn’t date… whatever that means.
Denver reaches over and picks up a donut out of the box. “So, Blaze, how exactly does your teleportation work?”
Blaze looks over at him, as if trying to decide if Denver’s trying to get valuable information on how to destroy him. “Well, it’s all based off of light,” he explains vaguely. “It’s kind of complicated, and I’m not sure I completely understand it, either.”
Denver straightens, actually looking interested now. “It’s based off of light? Really?”
“Yeah…” Blaze glances at me and back to Denver. “Why?”
“I did an in-depth study of light for a science project in high school.” Denver leans forward. “So if your powers are based off of light, I might be able to understand them.”
Blaze tilts his head to the side. “Maybe you can help me figure out exactly how my teleportation works, too. If you’re interested, that is…”
Denver smiles. “Definitely! You know, we might be able to use the physics lab at the college to run some tests, as long as you can make sure no one sees you teleporting or anything.”
Blaze brightens. “Sure! And I could bring in some other teleporters, too, if you want to compare the difference between our teleporting. Most teleporters’ powers work similarly, except for mine.”
“Don’t even ask Trav,” I add in. “She’s always so grumpy.” At least they’re getting along well. I should have known my nerdy brother would find something interesting to do with Blaze. I stand up, putting my empty cereal bowl in the sink. “I’m going to leave you two here to do your science stuff while I go… read or do something interesting.” I grin at the two of them as I leave.
A couple of hours later, I’m deep in a novel, laying on the couch in the living room, and Denver comes in, flopping down in an armchair. I ignore him, flipping a page in my book, but he clears his throat. I sigh and put my book down. “What?”
“You now officially have permission to date Blaze,” he says with a grin.
“Denver!” I protest. I consider throwing my book at him, but I opt for a pillow instead. “Come on! We’re just friends.”
He shrugs. “That’s what I always said about Ezra before we started dating.” I groan, but he grins at me, although his grin is a little sappy since he’s thinking about his girlfriend. “Anyway, Blaze and I are going to get some teleporters together next month to work on some tests and stuff to figure out exactly how his teleporting works. Do you wanna be my lab assistant?”
I give him a fake grumpy frown. “Not if you’re going to keep teasing me about Blaze.”
Denver leans forward. “But if you’re just friends, why should it bother you?”
I want to wipe that teasing grin off of his face. “Because…” I groan. “This is a losing battle, isn’t it? Fine, I’ll help you.”
He stands up. “Good. I’ll let you get back to your book.” He ruffles my hair when he walks past. “And you were right, by the way.”
I lift an eyebrow. “As usual. About what?”
“Once I gave Blaze a chance, it turned out he wasn’t so bad.” Denver smiles at me. “I may be your big brother, but you can still teach me a thing or two, I guess.”
I grin. “Well, that’s what I’m here for.”
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I hope you enjoyed that fun little story! What did you think? Would you like to see this published as an ebook on Amazon? Comment below! I’d also love if you’d leave a review on Goodreads if you can!
AWK, THIS WAS SO CUTE. I officially need Lightporter EVEN MORE now! *flails* Thanks so much for sharing this! I love Blaze! ^_^
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I’m so glad you like it!!! 😀 I’m hoping to write a few more little stories like this at some point, maybe after I finish editing Lightporter. 😀 (I’m hoping March for a release date…)
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YESSSSS!!!
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AAAGGGGHHHH SO CUTE. ‘Colorado’…*giggles* THIS MAKES ME WANT LIGHTPORTER SO BAD YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW. 🙂
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I knowwwww!!! I wanted it to be finished so bad too! All of the comments on this are motivating me to go work on it, too! 😀
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AWWWW!!! THIS IS THE BEST! I have missed these characters so muuuuch! What a happy surprise to get this. I was grinning all the way through. Thank you so much for sharing with us! 😀
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I’m so glad you liked it!!! I hope I’ll get to do some more like this in the future (along with the actual series, of course). 😀
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with confirming my personal ship of Blaze and Albany ) 😉 XD
Oooh, I can’t wait for Lightporter to release!!! I’ve seriously been looking forward to the announcement about it since fall hit!!
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** oops, apparently my first comment chopped off the first portion. It said “Oooh, I love this so much, and not just because it helps with my personal ship of Blaze and Albany!”
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That happens to me so much! 😀
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Yeah, I’m pretty sure Denver ships them too now. XD I’m so glad you enjoyed it!!! Hopefully the editing for Lightporter will be finished soon! 😉
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Yay! Hehe, me and Denver should start a campaign to make it official… 😉
Oh, and btw, you’re not on Twitter, are you? I recently got it for my own blog and podcast, and I just remembered that one of my biggest reasons for even wanting it was so I could follow all my fav author people, so I’m trying to get caught up on that. 😀
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This is delightful, except for one thing . . . I’m still not a BlazexAlbany shipper. They ARE just friends and they’re going to stay that way. (I hope, anyway . . . that said, I’m biased.)
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Yesssss, I’m so glad you agree with me! At this point in time, at least, I just want them to be friends. If romance ever enters the picture, I think it’ll be quite a ways into the future. 😀
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Good. 😀 Honestly, I like that the books have relatively little romance in general (though I do love Denver and Ezra).
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That’s really been my goal with these books! 😀 I kind of got tired of reading adventure books where romance was a big part, which is kind of why I opted out on immediate romance for these guys. 🙂
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YAY! What a pleasant surprise for me this afternoon to see while checking Goodreads. I was completely grinning form ear to ear while re-reading this short. Now I’m just dying for book #3, since I’ve already gotten to read Lightporter. LOL I can’t wait to see that published though!
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I’m so glad you like it! 😀 I’m happy to know this is rereadable. I actually started a bit on book 3 the other day, but I really need to finish editing 2 first. *sigh*
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I do hope you do, C.B. I’d certainly be excited to read them. I like seeing some of the everyday life when the twins aren’t saving the world. 😉
And, oooh! Did you really start a bit on book #3? #exciting But, yes, try to get the edits finished on Lightporter for sure; I know quite a few people have been anticipating its release.
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And I’d love to this short up on Amazon too! 😛
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Cool! I think that would be nice to do at some point. Or do a collection if I do more stories like this.
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