The trouble with storms

Working it out

"come 'ere den, or 'ave you forgot how to move withou' using your dick?" Kelly said, trying to liven the mood as she sensed that not everyone was comfortable.

Nathan proceeded to shuffle closer to Kelly, still trying to workout what was going on, Curtis, the guy known for his great track career, in a wheelchair? Kelly and Alisha, the two most opposite people he'd ever met, together? None of it made any sense, still he was hoping that kelly could help somehow, he doubted it.

"look as i see it the only way i get to see what's in your head is if you think abou' i' ok?" kelly explained, Nathan nodded he thought for a minute about a focus point but instead decided to show her his memories of last night he started with when they all got in the pub, tried to recollect as accurately as possible the events that happened, he finnally got to the point when they all left, he opened his eyes, only now realising that he had closed them in the first place, he looked up at kelly, her expression was all he needed to realise that she was in the same position as he was, it was a mixture disbelief, confusion and lost hope, her smirk had all but left her face, her eyes seemed to water but she wiped them before any tears managed to escape.

"he's not joking" was all that kelly said, her voice was shaky and unsure but the words uttered did not leave room for doubt. Nathan looked at simon and saw the hope being crushed in his eyes, of course simon didn't cry or have any major facial expression depicting his sadness, that wasn't his style but Nathan could see it in his eyes, Simon was in a great deal of pain.

Everyone looked at Nathan and Kelly, half expecting them to crack under the pressure and burst out lauging but that didn't happen. Simon was the first of the group to speak.

"what did you see?"

"we're all in the pub on in the estate having a good time, Curtis isn't in a wheel chair, Alisha and Curtis are together, your on the side hardly talking and i'm grinding on Nathan." replied Kelly in a sharp, merciless and cold tone. Everyone was silent for a few moments, Nathan felt guilty somehow, even though he didn't truly know or at least recognise fully any of the people around him he still felt guilty that his memories as true as they are to him are extremely upsetting to them.

Simon once again was the first to speak, "Curtis, can you see if you can rewind time with nathan and show him the past to see if that helps?" Simon spoke with false hope and he didn't make any effort to conceal it.

Curtis, still alien to the idea that him and alisha could ever go out, sure she was a pretty girl but he was in a wheelchair and she was a lesbian it just didn't make sense, spoke up saying:

"i can try but i can't guarantee anything." Curtis wheeled himself up to nathan and held his hand out gesturing for Nathan to hold it.

"wait, you can control your power? this is crazy from what i rememebr you always had some bullshit excuse about having to have an in tense feeling come over you for you to rewind time." Nathan said almost angrily as Nathan remembered all the things and all the people that didn't have to have died if only curtis had learned to be able to use his power whenever he wanted.

"well i don't know about the walking Curtis you remember but not being able to walk kind of limits what you can do for fun, it gave me more time to myself which allowed me to almost master my power but hey it's nothing special i mean Kelly can read minds on command, Simon can go invisible on command and Alisha can choose when her power has any effect on someone, tell me you remember that at least?" Curtis asked the question even though he already knew what the answer was.

Nathan just stood there, said nothing and placed his hand in Curtis' the amount of gay jokes that flooded his mind were infinite but he decided against saying them because he felt they would've been way too in appropriate, especially since he was going out with Simon in some twisted way.

"see you in a sec guys" smiled Curtis weakly

"try not to mess up the past too much" Simon said

"i won't" replied curtis

"i wasn't talking about you" Simon chuckled quietly to himself

Before Nathan had any time to find a cheap comeback insult everything went blurred, he felt like he was falling, he tried to turn his head to look at Curtis but he couldn't move, in front of him he saw all the memories from the pictures he saw in simon's apartment, the trip to the park when they first decided to come out to the group that they were going out, the trip to vegas... Suddenly everything solidified and he fell inside his own body, he blinked a few times and looked around, Curtis was nowhere to be seen, fucking dick has gone and ditched me in the past he thought to himself.

He took a moment to take in his surroundings and try to work out where he was, it took him a few seconds to realise that he was outside the community centre, he looked at his phone, it was half past eleven at night, no one was around, he was about to call Curtis when he heard something in the darkness, he looked up half expecting a gun to be pointed at him but instead he was greeted by a more welcome sight.

Simon walked up to Nathan but didn't come too close, Nathan noticed this automatically.

"wha's wrong, you scared i'm gonna bite you?" Nathan asked half jokingly

"Nathan cut the crap, what do you want? why did you text me to meet you here? if it's to play some twisted prank can't it wait till tommorow because i am so tired." Simon spoke with a tone of confidence and sass that Nathan hadn't heard him speak with before.

"what do you mean i wanted to meet you here, what did i say?" Nathan asked trying to sound as unsuspicious as he possibly could, it worked.

"oh for god sake, Nathan it is too late to be playing games, this text" Simon got his phone out of his pocket, opened the message and showed it to Nathan.

Nathan read it, he recognised his way of writing and the smileys that he always used were there, "simon i need to talk to you, can you meet me in front of the community centre around half eleven tonight please, it's important, and don't worry i'm not gonna rape you :P" It suddenly dawned on Nathan at what point in time Curtis had brought him, this is the day he tells Simon how he feels about him.