(A/N: I am still pretty much new to this and I am working very hard on these stories. Please review after you read, whether you like the story or not. Even if you just want to tell me that you think the story is complete trash or if you would like to offer up advice.)

author: aly washington

disclaimer: i don't own any one but myself and any fictional character that I decide to create.

pairings: Ryan Matthews/ Erin Silver

summary: mind games were her specialty. she always managed to get to him and there wasn't anything he could do about it because she could always get into his mind. he just never understood how...but it was her secret. she couldn't tell anyone.

Chapter One: How Did You Know?

*flashback*

"You giving off a bad vibe today, Matthews. Let's not have your depression rub off on anyone else." Silver said as she walked to his desk after class.

"Don't you have a class to get to, Miss Silver?" Ryan questioned impatiently.

"You don't exactly want me to leave." she stated confidently.

"I'd prefer that you did." he lied quickly.

"You're lying,"

"No--what the hell are you talking about?"

"You want me to stay.....actually, you want me."

"What the hell do you mean I want you?"

"You have a little bit of a thing for me."

"No I don't," he lied again.

"Why are you lying to me?"

"I'm not lying Silver,"

"Yes you are, but it's okay. You seem to be extremely in denial."

"Me? In denial? Ha, you're really funny. You might wanna go before you're late for your next class."

"Study hall, so I'm good and apparently you have a prep this period."

"What do you want?"

"I want you to stop lying. You're hurting and it's understandable but if I can cope then so can you."

"What?"

"Your mom, I know about it. I'm really sorry for your loss. But if I can cope with my mom's death then you can cope with yours."

"Silver,"

"Don't stress it, maybe you should take a day or two off from work. Ease your mind a bit. I'm sorry again."

"How did you know?"

"I--I just kinda know these things." Silver lied quickly before rushing out of the classroom.

*end flashback*

Here he was today, watching his student as she did her work. She was extremely focused on writing. He knew that she was dealing with a lot of stress lately.

I wonder if she's feeling okay right now, he thought.

"I'm feeling fine, Matthews. I don't feel very stressed out right now." Silver said in response to his thought.

"How did you--"

"I told you before, I just know these things, no questions asked." She packed her things and walked to the door. "Seven seconds," she walked out of the room. Surely enough, the bell rang seven seconds later.

Silver sat in her bedroom staring at her laptop. She didn't know what she was going to blog about. So she just wrote:

I don't have much to say today, so I created a section where you can post whatever you're thinking right now or what you think is worth blogging about.

.HatexxX

Silverx.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x

She closed her laptop and lay her heaf down on her pillow allowing her mind to wander. Before she knew it, Ryan was in her mind. She shook her head clear of her thoughts when her phone began to vibrate. Without checking the caller ID, she answerd the phone.

"Dixon, just because you're calling off of Naomi's phone, doesn't mean I didn't know it was you." she hung up the phone before allowing him to respond. She wondered what her friends, family, and teachers would think if they knew she could read minds. That she could tell the future. They would probably think she was crazy. That's why after 17 years, she still hasn't told anyone.

(A/N: So what do you think for a first chapter? Pleeeeaaase review. I promise to update on the daily basis! =D.)

Love you all lots and yes this is a Ryan/Silver fic if you havent figured it out yet. Review with advice and/or comments. Thanks soooo much for reading and check out my other 90210 fanfics!!!