Sanura's Tale, Part 2
A MORFS Universe Story
By Britney McMaster
Chapter 7:
Discoveries
My
head was throbbing as I regained consciousness. As I looked around at the
rubble surrounding me, everything that had happened came rushing back to me in
a torrent of confusing memories. *What the hell happened?* Looking around, I
surveyed the damage. I seemed to be in the center of the damage. Lying in front
of me was the splintered remains of our table. *Where is everyone?* I started
frantically looking around for my family, but there was so much debris that it
was like looking for a needle in a haystack. As I was searching I noticed that
once again, I could smell them. Getting down on all fours, like I had when I was
running, I started pawing my way through pieces of the collapsed ceiling as
their scent got stronger. After moving a large piece of the ceiling, I saw a
patch of dirty while fur sticking out of the debris. *Dad!* I cleared away the
rubble as fast as I could and found Dad huddled unconscious over my mom and my
sister. I tried to wake them, but getting no response I simply dropped to the
ground and began to cry.
~~~
I sat on the
curb wrapped in a warm blanket, and cried on Amy's shoulder until I felt better.
Well, a little better. I looked back at the remains of my aunt's restaurant and
that set off as second onslaught of tears. At least no one had been hurt other
than a few minor scrapes and bruises. I don't think I could have lived with
that on my conscience. Trance had sheilded Amy and himself using his
telekinesis. Through watery eyes I took in the scene around me. Dad was huddled
together with Crystal, while Mom was consoling Aunt Mika. The firemen were
still checking out the building for any further hazards. The restaurant was
still fairly intact except for the front left corner, which was no longer
there. In its place were the splintered remains of what was once the private
dining room. This was entirely my fault, but the worst part was that I didn't even
know what I'd done or how I'd done it.
What a long
day. I had started school as a girl, exposed my real identify to my close
friends, learned how to run like a cat, modeled a fancy dress for my two best
friends, and blown up my aunt's place using some mysterious power, all within
ten hours. After several hours, we finally went home, and I was asleep as soon
as I hit the bed.
~~~
After all that
had happened the day before, today seemed normal by comparison. Showering
didn't take nearly as long this time, and I only scratched myself once with my
claws during the process. Putting on my bra and panties almost seemed normal,
even though I'd only been wearing them for a few days now. Picking out an
outfit for school was quite a hassle. Mom sent me back to change clothes three
times before she was satisfied. Apparently I don't know how to coordinate
colours. What I ended up with was a long tan skirt and a pale yellow blouse
over a white camisole, with my hair up in a ponytail. I was still upset at
having to wear a skirt.
The school day
started just as boring as usual and the class seemed to drag on forever. The
fact that everyone was staring at me didn't help calm my nerves either. I guess
I still held some fascination as the new girl, or maybe it was my morf that was
attracting so much attention. Needless to say, I was eager to escape their
stares and was the first one out of the door as soon as class was over.
~~~
"Um...
Excuse me..."
I turned
around from my locker and came face to face with Colin, captain of the
basketball team and total chick magnet. I had been friends with Colin before
all this.
"Err...
Can I help you?"
"Uh...
yeah, I just wanted to invite you to come hang out with some of us over at JB's
after school. It's a little cafe about a block or so from school. I just
figured that since you're new, you might want to get to know everybody."
The offer
seemed sincere enough, but I could tell he wanted to be more than just friends.
The fact that he kept stealing glances down at my breasts was a big hint. I
decided to let him down gently.
"Well.
I'd really like to, but...."
"That's
great! I'll meet you here after school and we can walk over together."
And with that
he turned and headed off to class before I could say another word.
~~~
I was sitting in
my class trying to figure out a way to avoid meeting Colin after school when
Trance decided to contact me.
*Nura!*
*What do you
want, Trance? I'm in class.*
*What's this I
hear about you going on a date with Colin after school?*
*WHAT?! I am
not going on a date with Colin.*
*That's not
what he's saying*
*All he did
was invite me to JB's; it's not a date. I don't date boys.*
*Okay. If you
say so. I'll see you at lunch.*
*Whatever....*
~~~
I couldn't
believe that Trance would just assume that Colin would be telling the truth.
Just because I'm part girl doesn't mean I'd suddenly start liking boys.
I angrily made
my way to the change room and donned the dreaded leotard. Today I'd be doing
the combat simulation, along with several others in my class. The simulator was
a mobile unit that comes to the school once a semester. Just another ploy by
the government to persuade the more powerful morfs to enlist for the army;
personally, I had better plans for my future.
I still felt
pretty self-conscious in that leotard and spent several minutes at the door
before building up my resolve and walking into the gym. I had taken about two
steps into the room when I felt two hands grab firmly on my tail.
"Gotcha!"
"Ahhh!"
I screamed out in surprise and tried to run. My tail only allowed me to make it
about two feet before it brought me to an abrupt halt. That caused me to fall
forward, but before i hit the ground I was lifted painfully into the air by my
tail.
"Oww! Put
me down!"
"Sorry. I
was just trying to keep you from falling." Whoever it was gently placed me
down, and I rolled over to see who it was while rubbing the base of my tail.
"Ashley,
you dick, that hurt!" He just grinned back at me as he hovered above me in
the air, his wings nothing more than a blur as they moved rapidly to keep him
aloft.
"It
couldn't have hurt that much. I've picked up my cat by its tail before."
"You're
even dumber than I thought. One. I'm a lot heavier than a cat. And two, my tail
is part of my spine, you asshole!"
"Oh...."
He drifted down to the ground and his wings came to a stop. "Sorry. I
wasn't thinking."
"That's
OK, just don't do it again, Pixie." He'd had that nickname since he morfed
into an insect hybrid. The fact that he was slim with long platinum blond hair
and a pair of iridescent pink dragonfly-like wings had earned him the nickname
Pixie. Calling him that was a sure-fire way to piss him off.
"That's
NOT my name," he said as he glared at me.
I stuck my
tongue out at him and ran off to join the class. He took to the air and
followed close behind.
~~~
I stood there
in the dark in my leotard and waited patiently for the door to open. As I
waited, my mind began to wander. What was I going to do with Colin? Or any boy?
I could handle the whole new body thing, but having to deal with other guys
being attracted to me wasn't something I had even thought about. I was
completely sure that I liked girls, but where was I going to find one who would
want to be with me. I guess I'd just end up spending my whole life alone. That
thought was depressing.
I was quickly
snapped out of my thoughts as the door slid open and the green light flicked
on. "That means go." And go I did!
As I ran down
the dimly lit hallway, my eyes quickly adjusted to the darkness. The hallway
descended one level and turned sharply to the left. I noticed the pit of water
shortly before I would have fallen in and grabbed the hand-holds on the
ceiling. Swinging myself from hand-hold to hand-hold, I managed the twenty-foot
gap and dropped back to the ground. Rounding the corner, I came across another
stretch of water about fifteen feet down the corridor. Running as fast as I
could, I took a leap at the edge and easily cleared the distance. The maze
continued with me jumping through hoops and scaling walls until I arrived in
the final room.
I could see
the exit on the other side of the room; however, between me and the door were
about ten drones. I took one step into the room and all the drones honed in on
me. *damn* I had been hoping to sneak past them, but it was now looking like I
was going to have to fight them.
As I advanced
on the nearest drone, my mind was called back to when Trance had taken this
test. He'd told me that they were the same drones that the football team used
for tackling practice. The drones, while equipped to attack what ever target
they were programmed for, did not have AI and were easy to outsmart.
The first
drone was eliminated easily as I tossed it across the room and into the wall.
Each drone was programmed to shut off after receiving a certain level of abuse,
and the next two were quickly deactivated.
*This is too
easy.*
THWACK! My
whole body shook violently from the impact as the robotic arm collided with my
head. I was brought to the ground from the pain and was quickly surrounded by
the rest of the drones. I was nearly overcome by the pain when the rest of the
drones commenced their attack. I struggled back to my feet several times, only
to be knocked back down again.
I was on the
verge of passing out when I felt it. It was a very faint feeling, deep inside
me, but it was definitely there. I concentrated on that feeling as hard as I
could, and it started getting stronger. Soon I could feel it as a tingling
sensation over my entire body. The tingling turned to pressure as the lights in
the room began to flicker erratically. The drones continued their attack as the
pressure built. Just as I felt as though l was going to be crushed by the
tremendous pressure, it released itself in a devastating blast.
I didn't pass
out this time, although the same fatigue was there. When the pressure that had
built up released, I was suddenly in the middle of a large blast of energy. The
energy field was the blackest of black and seemed to be absorbing the light.
The only thing I can think of to describe it would be that it looked like a
photo negative of a bright light.
As the blast
pulled at me, it seemed to be repelling everything else. The drones were
crushed badly as the blast pushed them forcefully against the walls. It began
and was over in a matter of seconds. Gathering my strength, I dragged myself to
my feet. As soon as I made it through the door, I was quickly rushed to the
nurse's office.
The lights
continued to flicker wherever they took me, and I could feel myself drawing in
energy again. It was a very unique feeling. I could feel each pore of my skin
open up to absorb the light energy, and as it did the pain from my injuries
faded away. When I arrived at the nurse's office I was a bloody mess, but after
cleaning off the blood she found that all my wounds had closed up. Even though
I felt great, I was told to rest.
~~~
"Ah!
That's cold."
The nurse
ignored me and put the bag of ice back on my face. "Now keep it on there
until I get back, or you'll get a nasty bruise. "I nodded and she left the
room to get my clothes from the locker room, so I could change out of my
bloodstained leotard. As I sat there holding the ice pack in place, I kept
replaying what had happened over and over in my head.
I felt great,
and I could feel the energy coursing through my body. I could also feel the
light energy in the air around me. I sat back and let out a relaxing sigh. I
felt my skin tingling as I absorbed more energy, and again the lights flickered
around me. It was an extremely soothing feeling.
The nurse
finally returned with my clothes, and I hurriedly got changed and rushed to
meet up with my friends for lunch.
Chapter 8:
Showoffs
I
ran to the cafeteria as fast as my long skirt would let me and rushed over to
my friends after spotting them at a table on the far side of the room.
"Well, if
it isn't our favourite little cat girl," said Amy. She moved over a bit so
I could sit down and gave me a hug once I had. "What's with the big grin?
Excited about your date?"
I scowled at
Amy before answering. "IT IS NOT A DATE!" I had to try very hard not
to scream. My friends just laughed. "It's not funny! Colin so much as
touches me, and I'll blast him."
"Blast
him with what?" asked Cody.
"I think
I figured out how to use my powers." I grinned even larger.
"You did
it by accident again, didn't you?"
"Shut up,
Trance! OK, so it was an accident, but I think I've figured it out."
"Nura, I
wouldn't run around blasting things until you really know how your powers work.
You need to go somewhere isolated to practice, somewhere away from
others."
A flood of
guilt came rushing back to me as I thought about what had happened last night
and my eyes started to tear up again. Trance was right. He always was.
"You
think I want to hurt people, Trance? I thought I had killed my own family last
night. To be honest, my powers scare me. I don't want to use them if I don't
have to."
"Damn it!
I've had my powers for over a year now and can't control them. You morf, figure
out how to use your powers within a week and then don't want to use them."
Shine sounded really pissed off.
"I do a
lot more than just light up a room, Rakira." She glared back at me coldly.
"OK. Why
don't we have a little competition," stated Cody. "Shine and err...
Nura will both try to form a ball of their respective energy in their hands,
and the first one who can form it and hold it for thirty seconds, wins."
"I don't
know. I don't want to hurt anyone..." My voice wavered, but I managed to
hold back my tears.
"We'll be
fine. Just be careful," coaxed Damian.
"Let's do
it." Shine looked determined as she placed her hands in front of us on the
table. I reluctanty did the same and closed my eyes.
"Go"
With my eyes
closed, I tried to concentrate on the feeling I had had before. I could feel it
deep inside myself, and it started to grow stronger and flow over my whole
body. As it grew, I started to concentrate only on the feeling on my hands and
the rest seemed to fade away. The feeling was concentrated on my hands and was
growing increasingly strong.
Opening my
eyes, I saw that my hands were shrouded in the same black energy as before.
Stealing a glance over at Shine, I could see that she had no problem forming
the ball of light, she just couldn't keep it from going out.
Gradually, I
was able to move the energy from my hands into an energy ball just between
them. As I concentrated, it grew larger, and the frustration became even more
evident on Shine's face. I was now controlling an amazing black energy ball the
size of a grapefruit.
"Damn it!
I am not about to lose to little Miss Kitty over there!"
Shine's
outburst caused me to look up just in time to see her form a very large sphere
of light between her hands. The light was so bright that I had to close my eyes.
Even with my eyes closed, I could still see spots of light, as if I had been
staring at the sun. I could also feel the energy from the light and noticed
that my own energy was starting to pulsate.
Once again, I
could feel myself absorbing the light as my skin tingled all over. I opened my
eyes and saw that the light was starting to arc out towards my energy. After a
few seconds the two met, and in an instant the light energy was absorbed by my
own. Shine, not ready to admit defeat, continued to replace the absorbed
energy, effectively fueling mine.
"Shine!
Stop! It's too much." I was barely able to control the power I now held in
my hands as the growing force was now pushing even me away. I tried shutting it
off, but it just kept growing no matter what I did. My arms were starting to
ache from the strain of controlling the energy.
FOOM! I felt
as though I was on fire, as most of the energy rushed back into me, starting
through my hands and quickly surging throughout my whole body.
The rest of
the energy dissipated in an instant, sending out a shadowy wave of force that
sent everything on the table into the air before fading, and that included our
lunches.
We were lucky
that none of us were hit by any airborne food, but the kids at the near by
tables weren't as lucky. I winced as I saw my salad collide with another kid's
head.
"Food
fight!" someone yelled, but it was too late. Before I could duck and
cover, I felt the squish of someone's sandwich hitting me in the side of the
head.
Chapter 9:
And They Called it Kitty Love
I
won't bore you with the details of my afternoon at school. We all managed to
get our lunches out of our hair and off of our clothes and faces. The next two
hours were spent in boring classes pretending to pay attention. The bell
finally rang, and I rushed to my locker to get my homework from my morning
classes.
I was hoping
to avoid Colin, but as I rounded the corner I saw him leaning up against my
locker waiting for me. I wasn't sure what to do and was about to turn and leave
when he spotted me through a gap in the crowd and waved me over. I couldn't run
away now that he'd seen me, and so I headed over to meet him.
We exchanged
hellos and then both fell silent as I retrieved what I needed from my locker.
We headed quietly out of the school and started down the street. I had no idea
what I should say; the last thing I wanted was to let him think I was flirting
with him. I glanced over at my former teammate and was amazed how much taller
he was than me. He looked down at me and smiled. He asked me how my day went
and how I liked the school. We made sporadic small talk while we walked the
block and a half to JB's. So far things hadn't gone too far and I was starting
to relax.
"Well,
here we are." We walked in and the first thing I noticed was that we were
the only kids there. As if reading my mind, Colin said, "Everyone else
should be here soon. Come on, and let's grab a seat."
I timidly
followed him over to a booth in the corner and took a seat. I was startled when
he slid in next to me in the booth.
"So
Sanura, can I ask you a question?"
"Oh,
sure, I guess." I couldn't even imagine what he was going to ask.
"You just
morfed recently didn't you?" It wasn't so much of a question as it was a
statement.
"Ummm...
Yeah. I just morfed a little over a week ago. Why?" Where was he going
with this?
"Well, I
just noticed that you seem a little shy around other people. I figured it was
because you had just morfed. I was the same way right after my morf; I couldn't
imagine having to start a new school on top of it all."
The last thing
I wanted right then was sympathy. I had been getting plenty of that over the
past few days, and all it did was make me depressed. So I decided to change the
subject.
"So when
did you morf, Colin?" Of course I already knew this, but if he was talking
about himself then he couldn't talk about me.
"I morfed
about three years ago, when I was thirteen. I was one of the first ones in our
year to morf."
"So,
what'd you get stuck with?"
"Well I
got stuck with this turning blue," he said as he tugged at his hair,
"and I was gifted with this..." He reached out his hand towards the
table next to us and slowly raised it up. The table followed suit as it raised
into the air. I tried to pretend being impressed.
"Wow! You
have telekinesis?" I knew he hated that question and had to force myself
not to laugh.
"I'm
actually not telekinetic." He looked annoyed as he thought of what to say
next. "I'm what's known as a disrupter. Most people haven't heard of them,
but they're similar to elementals. Basically, a disrupter can cause
interference with external forces by generating an opposing, yet similar force.
Does that make sense?"
"Oh...
Sort of. So what forces can you disrupt?" I turned towards him as I asked
the question and slid myself a few inches away from him without him noticing.
"I can
only interfere with the earth's gravitational pull."
"So can
you fly?"
"Not
really. If I remove the gravity, it's more like falling up than flying."
Colin laughed at his lame little joke. I just smiled.
We continued
to chat while a few other kids from school drifted in and found tables of their
own to sit at. Despite myself, I was starting to find Colin very fun to be
with, even if he was flirting with me. In a way, it was just nice to be treated
as if I was important. It was also pretty cool having someone else buy me a
milkshake. I guess being a girl isn't all bad.
As I sat there
pretending to listen to Colin talk about the school basketball teams, my mind
was filled with conflicting thoughts. On one hand, it was nice just being
accepted as a girl and being treated like a normal person. I even found myself
attracted to Colin a little bit. On the other hand, I was still very much a boy
and was growing more and more depressed as that side of me seemed to slip
further and further away. It seemed that everyone I knew wanted me to be a
girl. Since the day I morfed, even my own parents seemed to act as if Jason had
never existed.
"Sanura?
Are you alright?"
"Huh?
Oh... Yeah. I'm fine. I was just lost in thought. Sorry."
"Are you
sure you're alright? You're crying."
"Yeah,
I'm fine," I said as I dabbed at my eyes with my paws. "I think I
should head home. Thanks for the shake and for letting me hang out with
you."
'No problem.
It was really nice to get to know you. Can I at least walk you home?"
He had a
pleading look in his eyes that made him look incredibly cute, and so I relented.
He stood and put out his hand to help me up, and I took it gratefully. It
wasn't until we were passing the school that I realized that we were still
holding hands. My mind started whirring as I realized that I was holding hands
with another boy... and I liked it. I kind of tensed up for a minute as I
considered letting go of his hand. If Colin noticed then he didn't say
anything. A part of me was screaming *he's a guy!* as I squeezed his hand and
leaned against him. That part of me was screaming just loud enough to be heard,
but even louder was a calm reassuring voice saying, *It's ok, you're a girl
now.* And it was right, I was a girl. There's no reason for me to fight my
feelings.
We continued
to walk hand in hand all the way to my house. I had agreed to go to the movies
with Colin on Friday night and promised to be at the basketball game the next
day to cheer him on. Everything was going great and for the first time since I
morfed I felt comfortable in my new female body. That's when everything went completely
wrong. We had just turned onto my street and were approaching my house when we
turned towards each other and both started to say something. We both stammered
a bit and then Colin told me to go first.
"I was
just going to say that this is where I live. Thanks for walking me home. What
were you going to say?"
"I was
going to say that a friend of mine lives... here...."
My heart
started racing as he said that. *How could I be so stupid as to bring him to my
house?* I'd actually started to like Colin as a possible boyfriend, and now he
was about to find out that I used to be Jason. My mind was running through
scenarios of all his possible reactions as I tried to come up with a way out of
this.
"I guess
he moved...." It sounded lame, even to me.
"No. He
would have let us know if he was moving. Last I heard he was off of school with
morfs...." His mouth opened and closed a few times, but he didn't say
anything. I could tell he was trying to figure everything out. "You said
you just morfed a week or so ago, right?"
"Yeah...."
Damn it. He's going to figure it out.
"Sanura...
What's you're last name?" Yup. He's figured it out. I could feel the tears
starting to sting the back of my eyes again.
"It's
Miller. Colin, I think we need to talk. Why don't you come inside?”
~~~
We had just
come into the house as Mom came down the stairs, and damn it if I wasn't still
holding his hand. The act wasn't missed by my mother as she raised her eyebrows
questioningly at me. I blushed and looked at my feet.
"Hi, Mom.
We're just going to go up to my room to talk."
"I'd
rather you not have boys in your room, young lady." Mom cut off my protest
and continued, "Why don't you two talk out back on the porch?"
"Fine,
we'll go out back." I grabbed us some sodas and then we went out on the
deck and made ourselves comfortable. Silence prevailed.
"So do
you want to tell me about it?" Colin actually looked concerned.
"Well, as
you've figured out. I used to be Jason Miller. I just had morfs and I got
worked over pretty good. I should have told you who l was, but you were being
so nice to me that I didn't want to ruin things. You even didn't seem to care
that I'm a hybrid." I had to stop to catch my breath.
"First,
why would your being a hybrid matter?"
"We're
sorta treated like... Well, like animals by some people. A lot of people see us
as second class citizens."
"Oh... I
never really noticed that... So are you a girl now, like all the way?" Now
it was Colin's turn to blush.
"Sorta...."
"What do
you mean sort of?"
"I'll
tell you, but you have to promise not to laugh at me or tell anyone else. The
only reason I'm telling you this is because I know you like me and so I think
you deserve to know this if you want to pursue a relationship. So, do you
promise?" I was starting to cry again, and so I hugged myself and looked
down at my feet.
"I
promise not to tell, and I'd never laugh at you."
I could tell
he was sincere and was a little startled as he moved to sit next to me and put
his arm around my shoulders. I took a few minutes to compose myself and enjoy
his embrace before continuing.
"The
whole issue of my physical sex is a bit complicated. To answer your question,
yes, I am a girl, all the way. This is where it gets complicated. I'm still a
guy too. I've got both sets of equipment, and they're both functional."
I closed my
eyes and took a deep breath. I was waiting for him to remove his arm and
totally freak out, but that never happened. He just continued to hold me. I
looked up to see him smiling down at me, and I just broke down. My body shook
as I was racked with the flood of tears. Colin just pulled me closer and gently
rocked us a back and forth.
"It... it
doesn't bother you that I'm both?"
"Sanura,
I'll admit that it's a shock to find all of this out, but I knew from the
moment that I saw you that you were the girl for me, and none of this changes
how I feel about you. If you feel the same way, then I'd really like to be your
boyfriend..." I still couldn't believe how awesome he'd been so far.
"Really?"
He nodded. "Then I'd love to be your girlfriend!"
His smile grew
even bigger as I said that and I couldn't help smiling back. He started to lean
in closer and I knew exactly what he wanted. That little voice started acting
up again. *YOU'RE A BOY!* it yelled. *No! I'm a girl!* I yelled and then closed
my eyes and accepted his kiss.
~~~
I gave him
another quick kiss before closing the front door. I turned around and found Mom
leaning against the wall with a bemused smile on her face.
"How much
did you see?" I asked nervously.
"I saw
enough to know that my daughter has her first boyfriend. I think we should have
a little talk. Why don't we go up to your room?"
And with that
I followed her up the stairs.
We went into
my room and I sat on the bed while Mom sat at my desk. Mom looked around my
room, and I did the same. My closet full of girls' stuff didn't look right when
compared with the rest of my room.
As if reading
my mind, Mom said, "This room really needs a new look, something more
feminine."
I nodded and
thought about what I could do to change the atmosphere in my room without it
being too girly.
"OK,
Nura, we need to talk about this business with Colin."
"Mom, if
you're going to talk to me about the birds and the bees, there's really no
point as I had that talk with Dad a long time ago ."
"Honey,
it's a lot different now that you're a girl."
"Not that
different. The only difference is that now I'd be the one who gets pregnant.
Besides, I don't plan on having sex any time soon, and there's the fact that
I'm still a guy too."
"Nura,
when you were kissing Colin, did you feel like a boy or a girl?"
"A... a
girl..."
"And
that's why we're having this talk. Your being a boy too doesn't apply to your
relationship with Colin. There's also more to it than you getting pregnant. And
you need to know this so that when you feel you are ready, you'll be
ready."
Mom talked to
me for the next hour, while I nodded from time to time to let her know that I
was still listening. She talked about everything from birth control to STD's
and from my period to masturbation. I don't think I've ever blushed that much
before in my life.
"Mom, do
we have to talk about this? I'm still not even comfortable touching myself down
there when I shower, let alone playing with myself."
"Nura,
you're fifteen years old; you're bound to get curious. I know this conversation
must seem a bit odd, especially coming from me, but I do remember being your
age. If... you want me to, I'll buy you... umm... something that you can use...
on yourself...." Now Mom was blushing.
"Are you
offering to buy me a vibrator?" I was shocked Mom would even suggest
something like that.
"Yes,
that's what I'm offering. But only if you want me to. Whenever you feel you're
ready, just let me know. OK?"
"Okay,
you might as well get one, but I doubt I'll use it anytime soon." The idea
of having something inside of me was kinda disturbing, but I was hoping that by
agreeing to her offer our conversation would come to an end.
"I have
to run some errands tomorrow, so I'll pick one up for you then. I'm also going
to pick up some tampons and pads for you. For now, you should borrow some from
Crystal as your period could start at anytime."
I made a face.
"That's the last thing I need right now."
~~~
I was a long
way from mastering my powers, but I was definitely on my way. I had spent
nearly two hours that night simply practicing my powers, after finishing my
homework of course.
Then I had
spent the last hour and a half on the phone with Colin. I still couldn't
believe that I had a boyfriend! It still seemed odd, but just thinking of him
made me feel all tingly inside. Dad got all quiet when Mom brought up the
subject at dinner. Crystal laughed at first, and then started complaining that
it wasn't fair that I was allowed to date and she wasn't. Fortunately, that
shifted the spotlight off of me. It's not that I'm ashamed of having a
boyfriend, but I didn't want that to be the center of attention. However,
talking on the phone with him made me feel safe and secure and... wanted. It
was a nice way to end the night and so, hanging up the phone, I went to get
ready for bed.
~~~
The auto-focus
took a moment to adjust itself as the lights came on in the bedroom and the
short black-haired girl walked in wearing a set of shiny black pajamas. She
made her way over to the mirror on the wall and simply stared at herself for
several minutes.
"Is there
a reason we're still watching her? We know she's the one. She was playing with
that energy field for hours tonight."
"We were
sent here to take surveillance video and then report. We are not authorized to
take further action. What we do with her will be up to the decision of the
council."
~~~
To be continued...
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