Fire Alarm

The fire had been small, and put out quickly, but the teachers still made everyone assemble in the parking lot while they made sure nothing else was burning. After the students had been accounted for, Tristan and his study group got together in a small corner. Tristan frowned at the red-haired freshman. "Megan--"

"Sorry, Tristan," she said immediately. "I lost control for a minute."

"Why, what happened?"

"I was talking to Thomas, and I think he might have joined the other study group. Then I incinerated a few term papers and set off the fire alarm."

He nodded. "We'll have to work on training then. I didn't get a chance to talk to Lily, but how's everyone else doing?"

"I talked to Lisa," Kyle said, "but she said she was busy. I didn't ask why."

"Why not?"

Megan rolled her eyes. "Kyle's shy."

"Her friends were looking at me like I'd gone insane," he muttered. "What was I supposed to do?"

Allison glanced over her shoulder. "Um, Tristan?"

Tristan turned. Destiny stood just out of earshot, talking to Blair and two others. Tristan couldn't quite see who they were, but a little focusing revealed their powers to be weapon creation and enhanced physical abilities.

There was also an aura standing three feet away. That person's power was invisibility...but Tristan could still see them. He scowled at the aura. "Show yourself."

The person hesitated, then started to leave. He stepped forward and reached out to grab them, but his hand passed right through their arm. Become invisible? More like vanish from existence. He scowled.  "I can see you, you know!"

"I know," she whispered. "Goodbye."

She ran off, returning to Destiny and the others. Tristan turned back to his group. "Bad news. We've lost at least one, and losing two more."

Jared frowned. "Who?"

"I'm not sure. All I can see is their abilities from here." He clenched his fists. Now that he knew what Destiny could do-- "Look, everyone be careful and try to bring as many people as you can to the study group."

"That goes without saying," Allison muttered.
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Destiny finished what she was saying and sent the two students away. They had questions, and while her answers had been a little vague, she'd had enough specifics to convince them that she knew what she was talking about. They would come to her house later for more information.

"Destiny?"

Destiny turned as the black girl reappeared. "Yes, Lisa?"

"Tristan saw me. You said no one could see me."

"Tristan's special. He can see pretty much anything he wants to."

"Is he...like us?"

"Yeah. He's called a Seer." The teachers came out of the building and started rounding up their classes. "I'll talk to you later. Can you come over after school?"

Lisa nodded and ran to find her honors English 10 teacher. Destiny sighed and headed for the gym. Today was going to be just great.