Chapter 4

"Just shoot it.", I told Falcon as I walked to Lina. Lina gave me a sad look and turned to talk to Falcon. James was looking down at the floor avoiding my glaze. I sighed and walked away from everyone to think. I felt someone put a hand on my shoulder.

I turned around to see Sarah looking at me with sadness in her eyes. Sarah and Lina were the only two who knew why i really came here.

"Maria you know that we won't find anything about them. We need to stop while we are ahead." Sarah said. I know she was serious because she used my real name. I know Sarah was trying to help but what she said just made the anger rise inside of me.

"You can give up if you want to but I am not going to give up on finding information on our parents." I said. Everyone went quiet when I said the one word that we all tried to avoid saying. Sam looked at Sarah to see if she was okay because she always got emotional when anyone said the word. Falcon and James looked at each other waiting for me to breakdown.

"I am not giving up Maria but i am not going to let anyone get hurt. You say that you can lead that everything you do is for a reason. We just broke into a school Maria what the reason for that? You always act like that you had the worst time when your parents left that we should whatever you say. You know that we were left on the steps as well." Sarah said not shedding a tear. Sam looked at her in shock along with Lina. James and Falcon ran to me holding me in place. My body was shaking with anger. Falcon let go of me.

"Sarah there is something that you don't know about. No one knows about this but Minx, Jackie, and I know. James let go and looked at me with sadness in his eyes. Everyone was staring me wide eyed wanting to know the secret that I wanted to keep for so long.

"Falcon I don't want to talk about it right now." looking at James as I said it.

"Minx they won't judge you." James said looking me in the eyes. I just looked around tiring to avoid his glaze. James took my hand which caught us both by surprise.

"James I tell mine if you tell yours." I said and he nodded.

" Well as you can tell from the dent I made in the wall that I am stronger than the average person, but I am also faster, and I have great agility." James said still holding my hand. I look at him still waiting for him to show a sign of fear, but there is no sign of any emotion on his face.

"I can see into the past and I can do something with wind. With looking into the past I can also relive first time this happened I saw my parents leaving me, but I was I don't see anything unless I am asleep. With the wind I have known idea how that works." I said looking at all the shocked faces. James just looked at our hands to find that he was still holding mine and blushed a little. Falcon was trying not to laugh at him.

"How long have you kids been here?" asked someone I never heard before?

"We have only been here for an hour or so why?" I asked thinking that someone in the group was asking.

"What are you talking about Minx?' Falcon asked looking at me with a weird look.

"Didn't one of you just ask how long we have been here?" I asked confused.

"No I asked that well thought it actually." a man with a thick accent said.

I turned around to see my idol standing in front me. The Black Panther was looking at me. I was looking at my IDOL. I didn't know that i stopped breathing until James hit me in the shoulder. I blinked and looked at James for help with talking.

"I think Maria is wondering what you are doing here Mr. Panther sir." James said looking at for approval. I nodded coming out of my trance.

"I am here looking for all of you actually. You see we have been watching you all for years." said the Black Panther with a thick African accent that I have heard once before. I let go of James hand and started to back away from the Panther. I backed away from the man who left me thirteen years ago.

"What wrong Minx you look your about to cry." Sam said with a smile. I looked down at the floor as a tear ran down my face.

"How did you figure it out?" Panther asked looking at me through the eye holes of his mask.

"How long have you been here father?" I said looking up to meet him.

"I heard everything but I was wondering if you would tell me yourself. Minx I am sorry about leaving you but we did it for your safety. We didn't want you to get hurt, but it seems that we hurt you more by leaving you. I don't blame you if don't forgive us." he said as he took of his mask as he said this. I looked to see tears in my father eyes. I looked at the group were shocked while James and Falcon smiled at the reunion. I smiled and hugged my father. He was warm and the hug felt familiar. He was shocked at first but he hugged me back.

"Now who is the boy was holding your hand?" My father asked looking at James with a straight face trying to look serious. Falcon busted out laughing and I let out a few giggles. James blushed and held out his hand towards my father. My father smiled at him and shook his hand.

"My name is James and I am your daughter's friend." he said looking my father in the eye as he said this.

"James Rogers you are a wroth man just like your father.