Mariana and Lisa got to class,their first lesson was history. As soon as the teacher started giving notes,she realized how much she had missed in just two days.
Then she heard people talking in the corridor. Her hearing was at it agin. 'Oh no!how am I supposed to block this'. Then there were doors slamming , lots of footsteps from people walking around and chalks hitting the chalk board as the teachers wrote.
This was all noise coming from outside their classroom. Mariana felt like she was going crazy. She could not hear what the teacher Infront of her was saying. She put hands on her ears and closed her eyes,all this noise was becoming too much for her.
Mrs Patricks, their history teacher, noticed her behavior and walked towards her. She stood right Infront of Mariana,and Mariana didn't notice.
"Mariana, Mariana!"she called out to her but Mariana couldn't hear anything. It was like she had blocked all the sound.
"Mariana!" This time Mrs Patricks shook her and Mariana jolted up,almost falling from her seat.
She looked so disoriented that Mrs Patricks didn't get angry at her, instead she asked if she was ok. Mariana looked around the class still feeling dizzy from all the noise. All the other students were now looking at her. Lisa who had seen Mariana's expression from the start looked at her worridly.
She mouthed the words 'are you okay' but her friend did not respond instead she excused herself and left class.
Her intention had been to go to the bathroom but she left the building entirely and started walking towards the school gate. When she got to the gate,she realized she could not hear all the noises that had earlier on distracted her to the point of almost driving her nuts.
"Oh God! This is too much,I can't handle all this. How can I block out all that noise. Am going to go mad if this continues. I need help!" She continued walking and left the school grounds,not minding that she had not sought for permission.
The school was located in the outskirts of town,so not many public buses were available. It would be a long walk to the nearest bus stop but Mariana was determined. If she had known this would happen,she might have accepted the gift she had gotten from Branden. But no! Her pride wouldn't let her.
"Branden...he did warn me that I needed to train. I wish I listened." Mariana said to herself. There was a gush of wind and then..
"I do love it when you think of me like that !" Mariana almost screamed, Branden had appeared by her side out of no where.
"How did.. you...were you hear all along?" Mariana tried to ask, still shaking from being startled.
Branden took her hand and said,"I wish I had been hear from the time I dropped you off. You thought of me and that's why I came. You see there is something else I didn't tell you about us. Our mind link connects us in more ways than just communication. If you think of me and you body is giving off distressed signals I am bound to appear Infront of you,no matter where you are.
Just now you were stressed and I felt it,but you also thought of me..needing my help that's why I am here. What bothered you to the point of you needing to leave school?"
Mariana always felt cared for with Branden,he never failed to show concern. "I could not silence the noise,it got so loud that I couldn't take it anymore. It was not just in my class,but all around me. I could hear everything." She explained, she then turned to him and asked.
"So did you teleport ?"
"Yes,I did, you can also do it. Something else, we are blessed with more than one gift. According to my mother,it has been a long time since we had shape shifters so we don't know the extent of our gifts or if you will get them.
Before,the reason the shape shifters were selected as the leaders,was because they were the most powerful. Most of the time they had two gifts,shape shifting and one more. They could either be blessed with the gift of witchcraft or seer. Now I am a seer and a shifter which means you could posses the gift of magic, or not. We need to find out."
Mariana was confused,"okay now you want me to die quickly from confusion. I have not even learnt about one thing and you are hear telling me there is more. How am I going to handle all that and school?!"
"Mariana you are stronger than you know,you can do this and so much more. You are a born leader and not just chosen,so that means everything will come to you naturally once you learn." Branden was now holding both of Mariana's hands and as he told her this,looking in her eyes.
Mariana sighed and removed her hands from his,she closed her eyes and tried to calm herself. Branden approached her and said,"can I teach you something right now?"
Mariana opened her eyes to look at him and she nodded.
"Okay,close your eyes. Breath in and out slowly,let yourself calm down with every breathe you take. Now open your eyes ,you see that road sign,I want you to run to it with all the strength you have,like this." Branden then took off. All Mariana saw was a blur and dust left behind.
"W..what the hell!! H..how..did..you do that?" Mariana was almost talking to her self,but Branden heard and replied through the mind link "you can do it,just push yourself with every ounce of strength you have. Take a deep breath and go."
Mariana did as she was told,she closed her eyes took a deep breath and ran with all her strength. If you think she got it with the first try then am sorry to disappoint you..she didn't. She had not gone half the distance when she fell flat on her face. Branden was at her side in a flash.
"Are you ok,where does it hurt?" He started scrutinizing every inch of her. Mariana felt like crying,her entire body was aching. She had bruises on her face,arm, elbows and legs. It also felt like her insides had fallen out. She lifted up her shirt just enough to reveal her stomach and Branden checked.
Branden swallowed hard, despite the bruised stomach and the fact that he had already seen her naked. The effect was still strong enough. He shook his head and told her,"it's only a bruise which will heal so quickly you will hardly notice you were hurt. Here look..."
Mariana looked at herself and her eyes almost fell from their socket. Her skin was mending it self right there,all the bruises that had blood disappeared! Her skin was as clean as she had been before the fall.