Gifted

I

"Good luck at school today honey!"
"Thanks Mom! See you later!"
It was my first day at The Academy. This is where you're prepared to train and fight to defend yourself in the real world. If you're not ready, you're sure to die. As I was walking down the main road to school, 3 boys approached me. Most of them seemed older than me.
"Uh... Hi?"
"Where you going nerd?"
"To The Academy. Today is my first day actually."
"A newbie eh? Whats your power? Can you cry like a girl on command?" This guy seemed like the leader. They proceeded to laugh and high-five each other. So these are the school bullies huh? What should I do? Its against the law to use your power for other purposes other than self-defense. Besides, I had no idea what I could actually do. Maybe this is acceptable...
"This is our school punk. You're not coming past this line."
He put his shoe in the dirt and drew a straight line. No way was I gonna let these guys punk me. I took one step forward and was instantly knocked backwards by an invisible force. I fell on my bottom hard.
"The hell..." I mumbled.
"My friend Rafe here can draw force fields. There's no way you can get past him." One of the boys said.
Is that so? I can only use my power for self-defense right? Well this seems like the perfect chance...
"BOYS!"
I look over and see what looks to be a middle aged man wearing a white polo with whistle around his neck. I slowly put my hand down.
"What are you still doing out here? School starts in 5 minutes."
"Sorry Coach Drake. We met this new kid and we we're showing him around."
He looked over Rafe's shoulder and at me.
"You OK kid?"
"Um, yeah I'm fine."
"Well get going before you're late."
The 3 boys looked at me and sneered. I hated them instantly. I picked myself up, dusted off, and continued walking towards the Academy.
When I arrived at the building, it seemed like your average highschool. Big burgundy letters hung above the central building:
"The Academy"
I walked inside and was greeted by a huge atrium. Im talking at least 2 football fields in length. Before I could take it all in, a lady flew over to me. I mean she literally flew with wings over to me.
"Hi! My name's Mrs. Sullivan! And you are?" She held out her hand.
"Erm.. I'm uh, Yukine." I awkwardly shook her hand.
"Very nice to meet you Yukine. Are you new to the Academy?"
"Yes, very new." I scanned the bustling atrium once more.
"Well that's no problem! Let me show you around!" She grabbed me by the hand and before I knew it I was flying above the atrium.
"Over there is the cafeteria, and over there is the entrance to the courtyard. Oh! And that's Mr. Kazuma, the principal."
I barely hear any of this because I was too busy screaming. I'm not the biggest fan of heights.
Mrs. Sullivan glided to the floor where I proceeded to faint.
"Ok Mr. Yukine. It is time for your examination."
"Ex...am...ina...tion?" I said out of breath.
"Mmhmm. Coach Drake will ask you to explain your powers and to demonstrate it."
Coach Drake was the guy I met outside earlier. He seemed pretty cool.
"Right this way sir!" I followed her down a long corridor where some students were hanging out. I saw one girl toast her sandwich with just her hands, then I saw an older boy put his whole hand through his gut.
"This school has a variety of talents. I can't wait to find out yours, Yukine!" I smiled awkwardly at her.
"Well, here we are! Good luck!"
Here goes nothing. I grabbed the door handle and stepped inside Coach Drake's office. He glanced up at me as I came in. He was sitting behind a desk and looked to be doing paperwork.
"Oh, its you from earlier. Here, take a seat."
I sat down and grinned.
"Yup, that's me."
"If Im reading this right your name is....You-kine-ney?" He grimaced a little, but I couldn't tell why.
"Its pronounced, 'You-key-nay'" I corrected.
"Ah, my bad. So Yukine, tell me about yourself."
"By 'myself' do you mean my powers?"
"Nope, just you as a person in general."
"Oh, ok. Well, I live with my Mom and I'm an only child. Im 16 years old, I like to write, play video games, and sleep."
"Just an average teen, eh?"
"I guess you could say that."
"Well Yukine, as you know my name is Coach Drake. I'm the head examiner and fitness coach for the Academy. I like to exercise, play sports, and meet kids like you."
"Awesome."
"So, now that the formalities are out of the way, lets get down to business shall we?"
All of a sudden my heart started pounding. Im nervous.
"You nervous?"
"Huh? How'd you-"
"My power is able to sense heartbeats. Part of the reason I'm a fitness coach."
"That's really cool actually."
"Yeah, and I couldn't help but notice your heart beat outside earlier. It was beating really fast. You weren't nervous, you were excited..."
"Uh, yea I guess I was just ready to go to school ya know?"
"Sure I get it. So lets begin. Show me what you got." He sat back in his chair and crossed his arms.
Now trust me I had no idea what I was doing, but at the same time, I felt like I'd been doing the it all my life. I had only turned 16 a few weeks ago, and my Gift never revealed itself. But I closed my eyes, held out my hand, and concentrated on myself for a few moments.
"Woah, woah, woah... KID!" My eyes flew open as he shouted. Then I realized what he was talking about. Inside of my hand was a spider, but what was weird was it's coloration. It was silver.
I wasn't particularly scared of spiders, but I threw it out of my hand and it leaped to the ground. It scuttled towards the door and crawled underneath.
"What the hell was that?" Coach said. From behind the door, a girl screamed. Coach jumped up and opened the door. I jumped out of my seat as well and walked out into the hall. On the ground outside of the office was Mrs. Sullivan, curled into a ball and shaking. Students began to scream and run. Coach Drake knelt down and inspected her quickly.
"Hey! What happened?!" He shouted at a kid who was staring. The kid looked to be only 13 years old, he was leaning against a locker and his legs were shaking.
"S-she was fine and then this spider came and then she started freaking out..." The kid finally gave in and ran away. The spider did this?
Coach Drake picked up Mrs. Sullivan in his arms and inspected the ground at his feet, probably for the spider.
"Kid, stay in my office and don't move. I'm going to take her to the infirmary." He ran off down the hall and turned the corner. I quickly went back inside the office and shut the door, even though the spider crawled under it. I took of my jacket and stuffed it under the door. Great, first day here and I've almost killed someone. And what kind of Gift is that? Summoning deadly spiders? After about 30 minutes of sitting in the office, Coach Drake finally came back. He sat down in his chair and sighed.
"Well this hasn't happened in millennia..."
"Huh? And what happened to Mrs. Sullivan?!" I shouted almost.
"Yukine, there are 5 clases at this school. The A class, B class, C, class, D, Class, and Z Class. A class students have extremely docile and harmless powers such as rapid hair growth or super vision. As you go up in class, the powers are more significant and in some cases, volatile. For example, Rafe, the one you met earlier, is a D class student."
"D?"
"Yes. His power proves to be very strong."
"So where does that put me?"
"Well, I'd say based on your recent stunt, your power is extremely dangerous."
"Does that mean-"
"Yes, you are now a Z class student. The only one in this school for millennia."
I heard these words but didnt hear them at the same time. I was lost in space. Why me? Why am I so violent? Ive never wanted to hurt anyone.
"HEY YUKINE!"
I jumped as I realized Coach Drake was screaming my name.
"Look, the Z class dorms are down the hall and to the right. Make sure you get some sleep tonight. Tomorrow is the Introductions."
"Introductions?"
"Yes, we introduce the new students and what they do. And please stay alert, that spider could be anywhere." I gulped and and tried to compose myself. I got out of my chair and headed for the door. As I walked out, students had filled the halls again, and they were all staring at me. I could hear them whispering.
"Is that the kid?"
"Made a spider?"
"Z Class?"
"Killed Mrs. S?"
I ignored them and headed off toward the Z class dorms. Suddenly I ran into someone on accident.
"Sorry I wasnt paying attent-, Rafe?"
"I heard you killed Mrs. S." He stood up straight and his jaw tensed.
"No you don't understand I-"
"There's nothing to understand shit head. You killed Mrs. S!"
He picked me up by my shirt and pinned me against the locker.
"Now I'm gonna pay you back for her."
He raised his fist. I began to cry uncontrollably. All around me people were shouting.
"YOU KILLED MRS. S."
I lost all control of my emotions.
I fell into the abyss.