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Chapter One: Just Another Day

     "Jake Meral, don't you think just because you can run faster than me means you can get away from detention!" Mrs. Harper, the Dean of Students yelled from the detention room. Jake was trying to ditch again, like he always does. He never gets away with it though, no matter how fast her got Mrs. Harper could always beat him by walking through the walls.
     "Gotcha!" Even all the way in detention we could hear the Dean's triumphant cry. As usual, we all quickly snickered and whispered while we had the opportunity, until we heard her coming. Unfortunately, not all of use can close our mouths very fast, as the kid sitting next to me just could stop laughing even after Mrs. Harper was within earshot.
     "Is something funny Billy?" She demanded as she stomped back into the room, dragging Jake by his ear.
     "No, ma'am." he nervously replied, no longer with even the slightest trace of humor.
     "Don't make me remind any of you why you are in here again or I swear, I'll assign another full week to ya'!"
     I well remember why I was in here. A couple of months ago, my girlfriend dumped me. When I came home that night, I was in such a frenzy, that I destroyed every metal object in my house, almost bringing it down upon myself. That was also the day I found out I had this power. Not long after the Professor found me, and invited me into his school for extraordinarily gifted humans. Even with his help, I still had trouble keeping my ex-girlfriend as even a friend. I desperately didn't want her to be out of my life, but every time I tried to tell her that, all I got was her same old response about needing more space. One day, I had been a little careless and one of the school bullies followed me home, and found out about my problems. The next day at school he tried to use that as an insult, and when he did I lost control of my anger nearly killing him. Despite what he said, I'm still glad the support beans I broke didn't collapse enough of the building to kill him.
     "Stanly! Didn't you hear the Professor? Get up here right now!" Mrs. Harper yelled from her desk. The Professor was patiently sitting in his wheelchair up at the front of the classroom, staring at me. He must of come in when I was daydreaming about my past I thought to myself.
     "Hu? Oh, sorry I didn't hear you. I'll be right up." I called, half in a panic and half in confusion. I had no clue why the professor had called me to the front.
     Don't worry, you're not in trouble. The thought was so strong, it was almost as if I thought it myself. It took me a second, but I then realized that the professor could communicate telepathically.
     "I hate it when you do that." I thought back. The entire class stared at me as if I was an idiot. Apparently I said that out loud.

*     *     *

     Caesar Eldon Kane was given the title "Professor" after establishing his school for the Extraordinarily Gifted Humans as an honor to what he had accomplished. The Professor has been around for many years since then, and it shows. He no longer has any hair up on his head, and has to move himself around in a wheelchair. Despite these disadvantages, he still attempts to keep himself decent by always wearing a formal black and blue suit and keeping his desk as well as his possessions clean. The only catch to that, was he made me feel uncomfortable, as I only dress as any typical teenager would, T-shirt and jeans. And that's not even going into the monster of a locker I keep.
     It didn't take us long to reach his office, the detention room was just around the corner from it. When we entered, I was surprised by the view of his windows that covered almost the entire far wall. From sitting in his office, anyone could see almost the entire from lawn of the school, which that it'self was pretty impressive. I didn't get to enter the Professor's office very ofter, so I took my time examining the surroundings. In the middle of the room sat a rather large, executive desk with two equally as magnificent lounge chairs facing the large window. Everyone other wall, even the one with the door on it, was one giant bookcase, filled with books.
     "Take a seat," the Professor offered after he wheeled himself around to his desk.
     Sitting down, I realized how comfortable the lounge chairs really were, and the temptation to slump down was irresistible. But, this was the Professor's office after all, so I decided not to.
     "Now, I called you in here to discuss your recent behavior involving your ex-girlfriend," he began.
     Oh great! I thought he said I wasn't in trouble!
     The Professor chuckled from hearing my thought, "No, no. You're not in trouble. This is to discuss what we are going to do now. I heard you saw her recently, without permission. Is this true?"
     I went pale out of shock. All I could manage was to nod.
     "You realize you were not supposed to see her for a while, least of all were you supposed to show her your powers."
     That took me by surprise. "How on earth did you find that out? Did you have me followed?"
     He leaned back to pause for a moment, thinking. "Perhaps I should just come out and tell you. Mari, you can come in now." he said in a loud enough voice to be heard from outside. Then, much to my amazement, my ex-girlfriend Mari Daniel Smith walked in. All I could do was stare in awe, not even noticing my mouth cracked open. She glanced over at me, then blushed and hurried down into the other seat.
     "Thank you for agreeing to this Mari." The Professor turned to look back at me, "Now Stanly, you had unknowingly been dating someone who is just like you. She might not control metal, but she can create electric fields telepathically. Would you mind demonstrating Mari?"
     Mari opened her mouth as in to protest, but nothing came out. After a short moment of self pity, she turned to face me and put her hands up. "Try and reach through my arms."
     I glanced at the professor, and after receiving a nod I turned to face her as well. Slowly, I moved my hand towards her. Just as I got close to her chair, a bright flash of light and a static charge sent my arm recoiling back to me.
     "Are you alright?" Mari asked, almost instinctively.
     "It didn't hurt, it just was surprising" I answered, feeling a bit numb in my hand.
     "It makes for great self defense, but she can also throw her fields at targets of her choosing. With some practice, she should be able to make more than one, and keep them stable," he Professor elaborated. He motioned for Mari to put her hands down, and without hesitation she put them back in her lap. "After you showed her your power," he started again, now looking at me, "she followed you back here. I was just going for a stroll around the yard when I saw her. I noticed I hadn't seen her around before, so I asked her to join me in my office. She was very apologetic, and explained everything to me. When she demonstrated that she too had powers, I offered to let her enroll in the school."
     My mind went bonkers! My ex-girlfriend not only had powers like me, but was also attending the same school as me! What am I going to do...?

Description
Chapter One: Just Another Day

     "Jake Meral, don't you think just because you can run faster than me means you can get away from detention!" Mrs. Harper, the Dean of Students yelled from the detention room. Jake was trying to ditch again, like he always does. He never gets away with it though, no matter how fast her got Mrs. Harper could always beat him by walking through the walls.
     "Gotcha!" Even all the way in detention we could hear the Dean's triumphant cry. As usual, we all quickly snickered and whispered while we had the opportunity, until we heard her coming. Unfortunately, not all of use can close our mouths very fast, as the kid sitting next to me just could stop laughing even after Mrs. Harper was within earshot.
     "Is something funny Billy?" She demanded as she stomped back into the room, dragging Jake by his ear.
     "No, ma'am." he nervously replied, no longer with even the slightest trace of humor.
     "Don't make me remind any of you why you are in here again or I swear, I'll assign another full week to ya'!"
     I well remember why I was in here. A couple of months ago, my girlfriend dumped me. When I came home that night, I was in such a frenzy, that I destroyed every metal object in my house, almost bringing it down upon myself. That was also the day I found out I had this power. Not long after the Professor found me, and invited me into his school for extraordinarily gifted humans. Even with his help, I still had trouble keeping my ex-girlfriend as even a friend. I desperately didn't want her to be out of my life, but every time I tried to tell her that, all I got was her same old response about needing more space. One day, I had been a little careless and one of the school bullies followed me home, and found out about my problems. The next day at school he tried to use that as an insult, and when he did I lost control of my anger nearly killing him. Despite what he said, I'm still glad the support beans I broke didn't collapse enough of the building to kill him.
     "Stanly! Didn't you hear the Professor? Get up here right now!" Mrs. Harper yelled from her desk. The Professor was patiently sitting in his wheelchair up at the front of the classroom, staring at me. He must of come in when I was daydreaming about my past I thought to myself.
     "Hu? Oh, sorry I didn't hear you. I'll be right up." I called, half in a panic and half in confusion. I had no clue why the professor had called me to the front.
     Don't worry, you're not in trouble. The thought was so strong, it was almost as if I thought it myself. It took me a second, but I then realized that the professor could communicate telepathically.
     "I hate it when you do that." I thought back. The entire class stared at me as if I was an idiot. Apparently I said that out loud.

*     *     *

     Caesar Eldon Kane was given the title "Professor" after establishing his school for the Extraordinarily Gifted Humans as an honor to what he had accomplished. The Professor has been around for many years since then, and it shows. He no longer has any hair up on his head, and has to move himself around in a wheelchair. Despite these disadvantages, he still attempts to keep himself decent by always wearing a formal black and blue suit and keeping his desk as well as his possessions clean. The only catch to that, was he made me feel uncomfortable, as I only dress as any typical teenager would, T-shirt and jeans. And that's not even going into the monster of a locker I keep.
     It didn't take us long to reach his office, the detention room was just around the corner from it. When we entered, I was surprised by the view of his windows that covered almost the entire far wall. From sitting in his office, anyone could see almost the entire from lawn of the school, which that it'self was pretty impressive. I didn't get to enter the Professor's office very ofter, so I took my time examining the surroundings. In the middle of the room sat a rather large, executive desk with two equally as magnificent lounge chairs facing the large window. Everyone other wall, even the one with the door on it, was one giant bookcase, filled with books.
     "Take a seat," the Professor offered after he wheeled himself around to his desk.
     Sitting down, I realized how comfortable the lounge chairs really were, and the temptation to slump down was irresistible. But, this was the Professor's office after all, so I decided not to.
     "Now, I called you in here to discuss your recent behavior involving your ex-girlfriend," he began.
     Oh great! I thought he said I wasn't in trouble!
     The Professor chuckled from hearing my thought, "No, no. You're not in trouble. This is to discuss what we are going to do now. I heard you saw her recently, without permission. Is this true?"
     I went pale out of shock. All I could manage was to nod.
     "You realize you were not supposed to see her for a while, least of all were you supposed to show her your powers."
     That took me by surprise. "How on earth did you find that out? Did you have me followed?"
     He leaned back to pause for a moment, thinking. "Perhaps I should just come out and tell you. Mari, you can come in now." he said in a loud enough voice to be heard from outside. Then, much to my amazement, my ex-girlfriend Mari Daniel Smith walked in. All I could do was stare in awe, not even noticing my mouth cracked open. She glanced over at me, then blushed and hurried down into the other seat.
     "Thank you for agreeing to this Mari." The Professor turned to look back at me, "Now Stanly, you had unknowingly been dating someone who is just like you. She might not control metal, but she can create electric fields telepathically. Would you mind demonstrating Mari?"
     Mari opened her mouth as in to protest, but nothing came out. After a short moment of self pity, she turned to face me and put her hands up. "Try and reach through my arms."
     I glanced at the professor, and after receiving a nod I turned to face her as well. Slowly, I moved my hand towards her. Just as I got close to her chair, a bright flash of light and a static charge sent my arm recoiling back to me.
     "Are you alright?" Mari asked, almost instinctively.
     "It didn't hurt, it just was surprising" I answered, feeling a bit numb in my hand.
     "It makes for great self defense, but she can also throw her fields at targets of her choosing. With some practice, she should be able to make more than one, and keep them stable," he Professor elaborated. He motioned for Mari to put her hands down, and without hesitation she put them back in her lap. "After you showed her your power," he started again, now looking at me, "she followed you back here. I was just going for a stroll around the yard when I saw her. I noticed I hadn't seen her around before, so I asked her to join me in my office. She was very apologetic, and explained everything to me. When she demonstrated that she too had powers, I offered to let her enroll in the school."
     My mind went bonkers! My ex-girlfriend not only had powers like me, but was also attending the same school as me! What am I going to do...?