Triswalked into Professor Clearwater's class and took her seat. Looking around she gave a small smirk, seeing that she was the only one who was dry. A storm had been growing all morning and it had finally started to rain. Of course, she wanted to look good for class, so she simply made a little shield.

As Professor Clearwater called the class to attention, he gave Tris a confidant smile. She let out a little personal sigh of relief.

"Every one come get your essays on "How to build-self confidence." Trisana did the best in the class, with a 91. Take out your text books and turn to page 93. Do questions 3, 6, 7, and 9. You may start."

People around her subtly edged away from her, as the class broke out in discussion, and Professor Clearwater started grading essays from another class. Tris lost herself in her thoughts.

This is the first time I've actually liked being singled out! Normally it's for things I had to do, but I'm actually really proud of this!

She got jerked out of her thoughts by the feeling of water flying at her. It was only a little bit, but she instinctively raised a little shield from her hand, and sent the water back at its sender.

"Hey! Tris, that wasn't nice!"

The sender just happened to be her best friend Michelle.

"Then why did you throw it at me?"

"Because I needed you attention."

"You could have just said my name."

"I tried that, you ignored me."

"You are right beside me." Tris said, a hint of friendly annoyance working its way into her voice. "I would have much preferred being touched on the shoulder or something."

"No can do."

"Why not?"

"That's why I wanted your attention." Michelle's voice went from sarcastic annoyance to super friendly. "I take it your super proud of your mark?"

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" Tris was beginning to wonder if there was a point to this conversation.

"You have every right to; just tone it down a bit."

"Why?"

"You're glowing."

"I'm what?"

"Tris, look at your hand. You're literally glowing. It's kinda freaky."

Tris looked at her hand; she was glowing. Well, nothing like this has ever happened before. I wonder what's actually happening. Wait, it's probably lightning, there's a storm building up, and there's a lot of it in the air. Most people's expressions glow when they're really proud, I guess that I actually glow. Tris took a deep breath in and out, starting simple mediation. She tried to gather the lightning, and send it back outside.

"Well, you dimmed."

"I can try again, with a stronger thought, but I think I should tell Professor Clearwater."

"How come?"

"For me to get rid of this lightning, I need to gather up all the lightning near me, and then send it out into the storm. Unfortunately, because of the storm, there's a lot of lightning in the air and it will be a very bright light. Plus if he doesn't sense that, then he's… well, let's just say he'll sense it."

"Okay, come on then." Michelle got up and started to go the desk at the front of the class.

"Michelle, I'll can this by myself, you need to do the homework."

Always the one for dramatics, Michelle gave a little pout, and then huffed back to her seat, to start talking to her neighbours.

After shaking her head at her friend, Tris went down to talk to the Professor.

A/N: I wanted this to be a one shot, but I'm going to be late for ballet if I don't go Now. I SHOULD have the other chapter up tonight. R&R please!