The Girl With Gifts

Chapter Nine

His words echoed in my head. Was i going to have to decline? What possibly could be so bad. What if they know i'm a freak? Who has more than one power and because of that they're going to execute me in front of everybody including The Faculty. What if they drag me out into the cold, to have a power used on me which sucks the life out of me? Like what i do to energy. My eyes flash white very quickly alerting Leo to my feelings. He places his hands on either side of my face looking into my eyes which are flickering between blue and white. He doesn't tare his hands away when i give off a little shock to try and pry his hands off of me, he's working for them! He is using that he knows me to his advantage, to get me to go along with whatever is being asked off me. He mumbled under his breath that he shouldn't have told me. I mentally scold him, of course he should have! It would have been worse if he had left it for Dean.

Deans calmed me down momentarily. My eyes stayed blue and Leo removed his hands from my face pulling them across his chest in a defensive position almost waiting for me to snap at him. Stepping aside i see a few of 'the leaders' casually watching some even with dove eyes. Clearly wanting Leo's attention. Leo just stays in his defensive position almost like he knows as soon as he lets his guard down, i'll pounce.

I turn on my heel away from Leo making a note that i'll deal with him later. I did not get far before i felt a tug on my elbow. I knew it was Leo and it sent a low chill down my spine, my blood starting burning. Flowing down my arms the veins started. I let out a low whimper followed by a low warning to Leo to let go of my arm. When he kept it there not taking in what was happening i continued. Allowing the veins to tattoo themselves into my skin. With every little move they made, my skin pricked shifting to allow the vein space. As the vein made it's way to my finger tips, i didn't even feel it happening to my eyes. When i turned to face him everybody around gasped. My eyes were a ghost white lighting up any darkness this place held. There were two veins going from my temple, down my eyebrows, into the eye and out, down my cheek towards my chin and then wrapped around my neck. Seeing the site of me he quickly, removed his arm. Unsatisfied and annoyed that it took this long for him to get the picture, i took a threatening step forward. My eyes warning him to move. My arm reached out to his, electricity running around my arms, my hand and my whole body. I heard kids screaming and parents shouting "get down" but i did not care. At this moment all i could think of is showing Leo when i'm mad or wanting to storm off, he should not touch me. Roughly grabbing his wrist the electricity flows from my hand to his body. He starts shaking but does not back down instead his other arm grabs my hand accepting what i am doing. My eyes light up even more disturbed by his urgency to feel what i want to put him through. Seeing his head go back at the pain, i give off an high pitch scream in disbelief almost begging him to tell me to stop. When that did not happen the veins slowly, started to disappear the blue off my eye flickering through the white. My eyes go wide when i see Leo's face again, i quickly check but find that he is unfazed and unhurt by my outburst. Shocking everyone around us i pull him into a hug and mutter a few sorry's before pulling back.

"You're not the only one with more than one gift." He winks before finally letting me go.