"Just be cool." Bryce reminded himself silently.
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Bryce entered the forest, keeping the same pace as Acacia. She was actually here! Bryce tried to keep calm, he remembered how much she could take from a single expression. He tried hard to keep cool, but his hyperactivity wanted him to talk a million miles a minute.
"Just be cool." Bryce reminded himself silently.
"Just be cool." Bryce reminded himself silently.
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I followed Bryce to the forest. I want so badly to tell him about my telepathy, but I vididly remember what happened with Juliette. I definately don't want a repeat of THAT.
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"So how've you been?" Bryce asked casually. Why the small talk!? He hated talking, his mouth always messed up what his brain wanted to say.
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I grimace. "That's not such a good question for me right now." I say.
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"Oh." Bryce mumbled, he felt the blood drain from his face and his heart drop. "Sorry." Dang it Bryce! You totally just made this awkward...
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"It's fine.." I say. Do I tell him? Do I tell him?
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Bryce frowned as they moved through the forest, over logs and boulders, and under fallen trees. He didn't know what else to say, or ask. They continued on in silence for a while.
"So you're mother's Demeter." Bryce noted, "So can you control plants and stuff?" He asked her. He honestly couldn't remember if he had asked this question before, but at least it was something to talk about.
"So you're mother's Demeter." Bryce noted, "So can you control plants and stuff?" He asked her. He honestly couldn't remember if he had asked this question before, but at least it was something to talk about.
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"Not... exactly," I say. I climb over a fallen log. "Um... Bryce? You might want to sit down before I tell you about my power."
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"Wait, I thought you just said you didn't have..." Bryce frowned, but sat down anyway on a near by tree stump. "So... your powers?"
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"I know you think I'm just really observant, but actually.... I'm telepathic. I can read people's thoughts. That's how I knew Juliette's friend had died, and everything else I mentioned." P pause, and wait for his reaction. Crap crap crap. I'm hoping he takes this better than Juliette did...
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"Wait... How does telepathy tie in to Demeter?" Bryce wondered tapping his chin with his fingers.
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"I'm... not sure." I say quietly, relieved he's taking it better than Juliette had. "It dosen't work very well when I'm in the water, so maybe it's connected to the earth an plants, to help support it? Sort of like the story where King Midas' barber told the clump of grass about having the ears of a donkey." I realize I'm babbling, and shut up abruptly.
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"So you can read minds?" Bryce asked sharply. "That's... That's SO COOL! You're like Professor X!" Bryce exclaimed and frowned slightly, he compared her to a comic book character. "Sorry, I didn't mean to be a nerd."
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"Don't be sorry," I say with a little smile. "I think it's kind of cute.". Oh my gods- did I actually just say that?
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"Oh my gods! Did you just say that?" Bryce asked his voice laced with hope. "Anyway, I think that's totally awesome, it could make for an awesome battle strategy." He said beginning think about wars, and fights, but shook the thoughts away.
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"Yeah. But mostly a pain in the butt. People react badly when I tell them. Also, no one can keep a secret around me for long. It's like that one episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer where she gains the power of telepathy and it winds up driing all her friends away from her."
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"Oh my gods I love Buffy! I'm kind of a comic book nerd." Bryce informed her and smiled.
Wait can you actually read minds? Bryce thought, If you can, say... um... OH! Finish this sentence. 'With great power comes great _____'.
Bryce loved being at camp, he always met cool people with cool powers, it was almost like Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.... OH MY GODS!! Chiron was in a wheel chair!!!
Wait can you actually read minds? Bryce thought, If you can, say... um... OH! Finish this sentence. 'With great power comes great _____'.
Bryce loved being at camp, he always met cool people with cool powers, it was almost like Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.... OH MY GODS!! Chiron was in a wheel chair!!!
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I stood up. "Responsibility. And that's for damn sure. Generally, responsibility? Not running around completing people's sentences for them." I really hated this stage of the conversation.
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Bryce felt the blood drain from his face, "sorry... I just thought it was cool, its not everyday you meet someone who can read minds."
Damnit Bryce! Why do you screw everything up? He thought angrily. Bryce rested his elbows on his knees and folded his hands together.
Damnit Bryce! Why do you screw everything up? He thought angrily. Bryce rested his elbows on his knees and folded his hands together.
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"No, it's.. it's fine. I'm just a little oversensitive right now. It's been a long day," I say. I feel terrible for yelling.
I sink down on the log next to Bryce and put my head in my hands.
I sink down on the log next to Bryce and put my head in my hands.
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Bryce hesitantly but slowly moved closer to Acacia and draped an arm over he shoulders in a comforting gesture. "I'm sorry your day's been crappy." Bryce said, his voice sincere, "but it can only get better, right?" He assured her, hoping he wasn't making things worse.
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"I sure hope it can only get better. I mean, I got burned at the climbing wall, I got attacked by an overfriendly hellhound, figured out a person was dead, and discovered one of my sisters who took my telepathy rather badly." I grimmace, and lean against Bryce.
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"Wow... that sucks. Wait, I forgot I was with you at the climbing wall. How's your hand doing now?" He asked glancing down at her hands. Bryce tried not to get too excited, they were pretty close now, just stay cool. He told himself.
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"It's fine," I say quietly. I can read the excitement coming off of him in waves. Why is he so excited? I wonder. Suddenly it clicks- does Bryce have a crush on me? Well... come to think of it, I can't say I don't have just the slightest crush on him.
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Bryce glanced behind him quickly, hearing snapping branches. Nothing seemed odd, so he assumed it was a squirrel, or raccoon. The Half-blood shook away the idea of monsters and turned back to Acacia. "That's good. So how long have you had your power?" Bryce asked with genuine interest.