May had told Issac his combat was coming along but he needed to learn to teleport. She had a special teacher who'd be coming to help him. She wouldn't tell him who or when, just that he'd be in touch. She left it vague and then ended the session. Two more sessions had come and gone with no mention. May knew he was busy, plus he seemed to enjoy making an entrance.

Which he did. Sebastian heard May's offer for help in a few training exercises and agreed. Not only to try and get more friends, he did want to help. Sebastian wanted to show him exactly what he was capable of. There was a poof of Hellfire and there Sebastian perched on the end of Isaac's bed, with Admiral Fluffy Paws on his shoulder. He waited for Isaac to wake up and look at him before falling back and disappearing into a portal. Behind him he left a faint smell of sulfur and likely a lingering concern of what might have been a visit or a dream. Sebastian decided to wait until Isaac had most likely begun brushing it off as the tail end of a dream.

Then as Isaac was in class there Sebastian appeared in a desk beside him. Sebastian looked at him with a smirk as Admiral Fluffy Paws poked his head out from under his arm.

"Shhh...."

Was all he said before disappearing, into another flaming portal leaving just an empty desk and again the faint smell of sulfur behind. The rest of the day was pretty much uneventful, even though Seb knew he'd likely shaken the kid. Provided he wasn't having a full on mental break down. Then Sebastian waited till after another training session. He'd chosen a lighter one, knowing all too well just how intense May could get. As the shower ended there sat Sebastian reading Isaac's Mutant history book whistling calmly.

"So apparently mutants are older than we thought."

'I told you I knew a mutant when I was growing up.'

"You also said you knew Nostradamus too."

'I did!'

"Mhmm....suuuure you did."

'Are you implying I lied?'

"No, I'm saying you're a liar."

Isaac had been visited by a ghost three times. Okay, only two, and it was the same guy. The first time, the fire user had been asleep. He’d sat bolt upright as soon as his brain had told him something could be burning. The only thing he found was some dude and a white cat perched on the end of his bed for a moment before they fell backwards and vanished. Isaac had scrambled over to the end of his bed only to find nothing there but that damn rotten egg smell, sulfur.

The second time this mystery man appeared, Isaac had been in class, trying his damn best to actually pay attention. He was bright, that was for sure, so classes tended to be a bit boring for him, and hence he got bad grades, and people assumed he wasn’t all that bright. Well at a school like this, being seen as not bright was not the cool jock thing to do, and he figured if he got good grades and kept his nose, relatively clean, maybe people wouldn't always be so wary of him. The fiery portal next to him did help at all, and since no one else saw it, he got detention for disturbing class and then telling lies or some such bullshit like that.

The last time...the last time was just weird to be honest. May hadn’t quite run them into the ground at this training session like she usually did, and seemed to enjoy way too much, so Isaac had actually had the energy to shower that night instead of passing out and doing it in the morning.

Isaac turned off the water, squeegeeing his hands over his hair one last time to get as much water out as possible before running a towel over his skin and then wrapping it around his waist and grabbing a second one. He used this one to dry his face before ruffling his hair with it and walking out of the stall. He jumped back about a foot when he saw the guy sitting there with the cat.

”Fuck.”

Isaac paused, simply looking at the two of them as they went back and forth. ”What do you want. Before I loose my temper.”

Sebastian had way too much fun messing with Issac. Sure May had just said to go talk to him and start but Sebastian had a flair for the dramatic. Sure it likely annoyed most people but he didn't care. Plus if it annoyed enough people to keep them away then subconsciously that was even better. So he was fine with that. Plus he couldn't resist messing with someone. As he was reading the book he noticed Isaac come from around the corner and nodded his head.

"She was right, nice abs."

'Focus....'

"Hmm? Oh yes. I am Sebastian Blood, or Brother Blood, or well, I'll answer to most names. But May hired me to be your teleportation teacher. She told me you can teleport like I do, you just have a tendency to set things on fire. I've been doing it since I was a child, so I can help. Of course your training will be much better than mine. I probably won't even hit you. Well, unless you're into that."

He said before closing his book and placing it back in Isaac's bag. He stood up and dusted himself off.

"Alright, meet me in the center of the hedgemaze. You'll have to teleport there. Don't worry, I'll have plenty of fire extinguishers."

He said with a smile. He waved his hand and a flaming portal appeared in front of him. Sure enough the smell of brimstone followed as he and Admiral Fluffy Paws stepped through it. He reappeared in the middle of the hedgemaze. He'd set it up at sundown and several fire extinguishers and buckets of water were scattered around. If he was as bad as May made it sound he'd need all of these.

Isaac glanced down at his abs. They were really nice. He didn’t have much in this world, but he did at least have good looks and a nice body. He personally may have been straight, but he’d been around enough people in his life, people who’d been pushed to the outskirts of society for one reason or another, to have met a few bi and gay guys, so Seb’s comment about his abs didn’t phase him as much as the other guy probably hoped.

”Blood? You mean like…” He didn’t actually finish that statement as Sebastian prattled on about not hitting….or hitting him if he was into that stuff. ”I am not. And I’m straight, so even if I was, it wouldn’t be from you.” He wasn't trying to deny things, like some people. He was being truthful. The thought of even kissing a guy did nothing for him, and felt weird.

”Wait,” he said, trying to get the word out before the other man left. He didn’t of course, and sighed, muttering to himself. ”It’s not the arriving that’s the problem. It’s the leaving." He glanced around the showers. Hopefully the tiles could take the heat, but he wasn’t sure the lockers could.

”Fuck. This is probably how Becca feels when using her Warhead thing,” he mumbled, pulling on his kinda sweaty Tallons gear. He was going to need it.

He stepped back into the shower stall, putting himself as far into the corner as he could. He closed his eyes and concentrated, trying to visualize where he wanted to go, and how he wanted to land. With a crackling POP, he vanishes from the bathroom in a small explosion of of fire, creating scorch marks on the tiles and melting a curtain.

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There was a slight sucking sound, like air being drawn to one place before there was no sound at all as a small dot of light appeared in the heart of the maze. A split second later, Isaac tumbled out of the sky, landing on his back with a groan. He sat up slowly, looking at Seb as he rubbed the back of his head.

Sebastian stood there calmly and waited patiently. Well, for him it was patient. He had expected him right away but he didn't like waiting. He knew there was a possibility that he'd not show. May had warned him that her team was solid but had some attitude problems, especially since they were all teenagers. Of course Sebastian was also a teenager and he was vindictive enough that he would make Isaac's life a living hell. But sure enough eventually he showed up, it was kind of interesting. Sebastian walked over to him as he landed on his back and looked down at him.

"Well you certainly know how to make an entrance I'll give ya that. Looks like we need to work on your landings too."

He said nudging him with his toe. He laughed a bit and stepped back as Admiral Fluffy Paws jumped up onto the top of the hedge and laid down. How he did that on a hedge was actually impressive. He leaned against the hedge and looked down at him.

"Alright. We're going to go simple. From one side to the other, no more than 20 feet, easy. When you teleport you need to focus. Remember the fire is an extension of yourself. You can control it and you can decide what, if anything it burns. It's a matter of focusing. We'll do this until sun up if need be."

He said as he calmly watched. He was going simple, for now. The problem he suspected was that Isaac believed that it might be impossible. Isaac was good, but he Seb would make him better. When Sebastian was done Isaac would be one of the best teleporters. Still not as good as him, but not bad. Sebastian grabbed the fire extinguisher and waited.

So I put my faith in something unknown I'm living on such sweet nothing But I'm tired of hope with nothing to hold I'm living on such

sweet nothing

”Oh yeah sure, just as easy as focus. Because I’ve never tried that one before,” Isaac mumbled, getting up off the ground. This guy probably wasn’t even aware that not being able to control the pre flight event horizon, as he liked to call it, was kind of a hereditary thing. There was a reason his mother had ended up dying a fire that she could have easily escaped from; she couldn’t bring Isaac with her.

Isaac wasn’t sure if he liked this guy yet. He tried not to jump to conclusions, but this Blood guy was making it rather easy to hate him. Pyro tried not to hate anyone, well he tried not to hate most people. He also tried to not judge too quickly without any background information, or on a first meeting, but damn.

”Sun up?” He couldn’t help the whine that entered his voice. He was already pretty tired, a full night of using his powers to try something he was pretty was impossible for anyone in his family. He was going to fall asleep in class, and @spidergirl was going to butcher him in training. Great, this was lining up to be one swell, hell of a night. He glanced at @sebastian as the other boy picked up a fire extinguisher.

Isaac took a deep breath and steadied himself, closing his eyes. Right, focus. He could control fire better than his father, so why couldn’t he do this. Oh, right, because it was impossible. He had to see the fire to control it, and he couldn’t see it after he’d left the area. Maybe he could get some shut eye if this guy saw why it was impossible.

”Best effort right? And all that?” He took another breath and let it out, opening his eyes, focusing on where he wanted to go. There was a crackling noise, but it sounded like it was under water or behind a thin wall. Isaac vanished and on the other side of the hedge was the sucking in of sound before the silence. At the same time Isaac tumbled from the sky, a large fireball exploded with great force from where he’d fanished from. Isaac again landed on his back. ”So? How’d I do?”

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He watched as Isaac prepared himself and went from one side to the other. He quickly put the fire out and then looked at him. He let out a sigh before lighting a cigarette. He set the extinguisher down and began to pace back and forth examining him.

"Ok, first off we'll need to work on your landings. It's one thing to burn a house down, doing while falling on your ass just looks bad. We'll focus on your landings, that seems easier. We'll need to teach you how to learn to right yourself in mid-air."

He said getting closer to him and readying himself with the extinguisher, cigarette still in his mouth.

"I want you to teleport to the other side. But instead of aiming directly in front of you, aim a few feet higher. It may give you more of a chance to right yourself and better land on your feet."

He said with a motion of his hand. Admiral FLuffy Paws looked at the two with a light laugh.

'Ten bucks says he lands directly on his head.'

"You're on. But twenty says he ends up above the hedge."

'Deal.'

Sebastian looked at him with a laugh before the two turned their attention back to Isaac. He motioned for him to continue and pre-aimed the fire extinguisher. This was going to be messy, either way.