Death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away [closed]

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He's late.

Being in the employ of Shannon Vaughn means that being late is a bad thing and Eli knew that well, but living with his father and having to deal with him meant that sometimes he ran late because of a conversation had gone on too long or he needed to go run an errand for him. Normally, he could cheat by just teleporting to get there on time, but he still wasn't familiar with this part of town and he didn't want to be seen by anyone who didn't know about his powers. Plus, he had been ordered to go to an alley and teleporting in would just be a bad idea all around in that case.

So Eli had to run all the way from the apartment he shared with his father to the specific alley he had been told to go to, nearly getting turned around at a couple of points due to the mental map he had of the area not being fully complete yet. But he successfully got to the street the alley was connected to only a few minutes late, looking like he had run all the way from home. He took a moment to slow down his breathing and heart rate and did his best to make himself presentable. Once that was taken care of, he slipped down the alley and did his best to try and make sure Shannon didn't notice when he got to where he was dealing with whatever unfortunate person who had gotten on the wrong side of his boss.

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Eli wasn't most people, but he could fake it well enough to pass it off as genuine. He slipped into the role with ease, following Shannon's lead on what to do. It was obvious that Shannon had done this before with how well prepared he was for this. At that point, it had become obvious to Eli that Shannon had set the man on fire himself in a more controlled way than Eli used his own powers.

At Shannon's shouts for help, people reacted in an obvious manner, with some panicking and others running to see if they could help. Eli had decided to act more like he was in shock over pure panic like Shannon had gone with. It was a safer choice for him so he wouldn't have to deal with his voice betraying him and revealing that had had enjoyed seeing that man burn up as if he was paper. Plus, that wasn't even mentioning the fact that the smell had made him a bit hungry.

When it seemed like people weren't really paying attention to them, Eli took advantage of the closeness to each other and whispered softly to Shannon. "You're like me, aren't you?"