I walk back into my room through my window, I sigh and rub my face.

“That’s definitely gonna bruise” I rub the place I got hit.

“What’s going to bruise”? I hear my mom say from my left.

I look to my left and the lights turn on and my mom is sitting on my bed with my light remote. She looks pissed.

“Mom?! W-what are you doing up” I stammer in shock.

“I could ask you the same thing” she scowls

“It was nothing, I need to go to bed now though” I speak at the speed of light, I may have taken on city destroying threats. But nothing scares me more than my mother.

“No we are talking about this now? I hear your window open every night, I thought maybe you just wanted fresh air, but then I started to wonder, so I came in at night and where are you? NO WHERE, NO WHERE RYAN!” She’s yelling now. Terrifying.

I can’t do anything but just stand there silently.

“Where do you even go, what could you possibly be doing that’s so important or so secret you go out almost every night.” She yells as if she’ll never speak again.

“Mom. Mom I can explain” Am I really about to tell her?

“Go on, explain then” she scowls at me again and crosses her arms.

I put on my mask. “I am Red Blade.” I look at her again and she’s not crossing her arms, she’s holding herself upright with her arms behind her looking baffled. “Every night I’m gone, I’m saving people as Red Blade, who you see on T.V.? That’s me, I’m the one you see, I’m the one saving everyone.”

“Th-there’s no way, your not-“ she starts stuttering.

I put my hand out and release a small amount of flames from my hand to show her that it’s true. Showing her my powers should be enough.

She just stares. “I’m your mother, why did you never tell me. Why couldn’t you tell me.”

“It’s kinda part of the superhero thing, Y’know keep-your-family-safe-from-your-identity, kinda thing.

“YOU NEED QUIT!” She looks scared now.

I feel so nervous, I can’t get a word out, I can’t do anything but shake my head no.

“What if you get hurt, what if you get hurt and I know it’s because I didn’t put a stop to this.” She starts crying and I take off my mask and hug her.

“Mom, this is what I do, I save people, I would give up my life to save everyone if it’s what it took. But it won’t, because I’ll live, as long as there are more people to help, I’ll never die.” I tell her.

“But your not invincible, you could get killed” she cries.

She’s right, I could die any day with my job, one wrong move, and I’m dead. I can’t deny it further, so I just hug her. “I have to keep doing this mom, I love you. But I have to keep doing it”

“Fine, I can’t stop you. Just please. No more secrets, okay? Please.” She starts to stop crying.

“I promise. I think it’s time to go to bed now, I’m tired, my face hurts.” I point to my new bruise.

“Okay, good night Ryan. We’ll talk more tomorrow.” She walks out and shuts the door.

I sigh and change out of my costume and throw myself on my bed. I manage to drift asleep.