A/N: I apologize for the long wait. Explanation is at the end of chapter since you guys have been itching to read this for a long time.

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Oh, god. This can not be happening.

I have my head laid down on my desk just before history starts. This is so creeping me out. I'm actually reading people's minds! I have this major headache and I can't get rid of the throbbing. It's weird because right as I entered school this morning the hallway chatter seemed much more louder than usual. At first I thought it might be about some party. Then some weird stuff started happening. Like when I heard this guy talk about something really inappropriate. Actually... I've been hearing alot of personal stuff since I entered school.

When I noticed that their lips weren't moving I knew something was wrong. At first maybe I was tired... but no I actually had a good sleep. Okay, maybe someone slipped something in my drink and that I'm hallucinating about this whole thing and that it was just some sick, horrible joke, but no I only drank coffee before school.

"Class settle down!" the teacher slams down his books to quiet us down and further increasing the pain my headache.

I groan loudly in response and the teacher raises his eyebrow, "Is something the matter Miss Hart?"

I put an effort into lifting my head and look at him, "I have a headache and don't feel very well, sir."

'Probably up all night drinking. Pssh, irresponsible teenagers.' He gives me a very fake sympathetic smile.

My eyes slightly narrow at him. I mean I know he's mean but I didn't think he'd be that mean. Hey dude you know what you'd be if you weren't a teacher? You'd be a total asshole. Oh wait you already are one. I really wish I could say that out loud.

"Would you like to go to the nurse's office?" he kindly (fakely) asks. 'One less student to teach.'

I felt my eye twitch and with that I left the very loud talkative classroom.

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I told the nurse I wasn't feeling all that well so I went back home to try and figure this out. A few hours later Sora and Riku visited.

"Hey, Kairi are you all right? I got worried when I heard you were in the nurse's office," I turn my head to see Sora sitting next to my bedside and I suddenly hear a burst of his worried thoughts.

I smile slightly after hearing his kind thoughts. I'm glad to have a best friend like him. I texted him earlier that I was home and he already knows where the spare key is. "Yeah, I'm okay. I just had a major headache. I already got some rest."

His worried expression slowly turns to relief, "Whew! You had me worried there, Kai," he gives me a cheeky smile and I smile back.

"That's it? A headache?" we both turn to see Riku standing behind Sora.

"Yeah. Sorry to worry you guys."

Riku sighs, 'Well, at least she's okay and not hurt.'

I smile widely. I knew Riku had a soft spot but from that tone he's such a teddy bear! I guess I don't have to worry about our friendship ever falling apart.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" he asks me.

"Wa?" I blink, "What do you mean?" I ask innocently.

He gives me a suspicious look but shrugs it off while Sora looks on curiously.

"Anyway, Sora got you your homework. We gotta get going soon," Riku says. 'We finally have the house to ourselves.' Riku has some inappropriate thoughts of him and Sora doing um... Do I really need to explain?

"Whoa! Too much info," I blurt out but only realizing too late of my mistake.

Riku blinks surprised by by outburst, "I didn't say anything," his eyes narrow at me.

"Kairi are you sure you're alright?" Sora has a worried expression again.

I open my mouth but close it and bit my lip, contemplating. I should tell them. They are my best friends after all. I need to tell. I can't keep it to myself. I need to know that I'm not alone.

I give a shaky breath before finally spilling the secret.

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"You're psychic?" Riku asks amused.

"Not psychic per se. I just read minds."

"That's being psychic," he says with a neutral expression.

"That's so cool! Okay guess what I'm thinking off."

I scrunch up my nose, "That's really gross Sora. Chili cheese hotdog with pickles and peanut butter? Really?"

Sora jumps in surprise, "Oh my god! She really can read minds Riku!" he saysshaking his boyfriend's arm in excitement.

"Uh huh sure. That's also what you order when we go out to eat," Riku says not convinced.

"Hey, I'm not making this up. Fine I'll prove it to you. Think of any number and an animal and food," I say finally sitting up and challenging him.

He smirks, "Fine." 'She's probaly gonna be wrong.' He continues to think. 'Okay, 598, a unicorn and a nutella sandwhich with sliced bananas. Actually no. I'd eat Sora'

"Huh, very creative. 598 a unicorn and a nutella sandwhich with sliced bananas but you changed your mind and said you'd eat Sora. From now on please keep your sexual thoughts hidden when with me you horndog, " I smirk when his jaw dropped.

"Th-that's right."

"Whoa..." Sora says in disbelief.

"Told you so."

"This is unbelievable," Riku sighs as he runs his fingers through his silver hair.

"Wait a minute," Sora says out of nowhere. Riku and I turn to him, "That would mean you read Namine's mind too, right?"

I shake my head, "No, I didn't see her at school. I guess you have to be at a really close distance for me to read people's minds."

"I bet you were wondering what she was thinking about," Sora waving his eyebrows suggestively.

"Actually, I never really thought about it considering that I was freaking out that I could read minds." Hmm, but now that he mentions it I wonder what Namine was thinking about throughout the whole day.

"This is just so..." Riku tries to find the right word.

"Amazing!" Sora says enthusiastically. "Kairi has mind reading super powers. We can finally know what goes on in our teacher's head. We can finally know when we're going to have another test too!" Sora's mind starts becoming jumbled and filled with other ideas and my head begins to throb again.

"I was going to say weird," Riku puts a hand on Sora's shoulder to calm him down noticing my discomfort then says seriously, "Don't get excited too soon. Kairi, you said so yourself that it gives you headaches."

I nod, "Major headaches."

"We won't know if it could actually damage you physically or mentally." Wow, I never really thought about it. "So we should wait until tomorrow to see if it will go away. Until then I think you need rest." He's pretty smart for a bad boy. "You should-" He's interrupted by a knock on my door. Without a word Sora goes and gets the door.

"Maybe you should tell Namine about this too." Riku suggests.

I contemplate over this, "I'm not sure. I really like her Riku but knowing that she only likes me as a friend just kills me inside and hearing her thoughts of us only being friends is even worse."

"But if you don't tell her it's going to be the same thing but without her knowing."

I sigh, "I just... I don't want her to know. I've already violated other people's mind without their permission and I wasn't even trying. I already felt guilty when I heard you're thoughts," I look at him.

"I still don't get it."

"What I'm trying to say is that they were your private thoughts," And it was a bit too R rated for me. "Don't you think you felt a bit violated when I know every single thing you're thinking of? Sexual or not?"

Riku thought for a moment and I already knew his answer before he spoke, "Yeah I guess so. It's kind of prying in to my sex life basically... and I don't really want anyone knowing that," he glances at me which causes me to feel even more guilty.

"Everybody has secrets Riku. We have secrets that we even don't tell our friends. I don't want to be the type of person that wants to know everything. And I don't think Namine is the type of person that wants to reveal everything to anyone. She's had it rough since she moved here in middle school."

Which is true. When Namine moved to Radiant Garden a few years ago she was silent and hardly talked to anyone. I did a lot of stupid things to befriend her like dancing like an idiot. Hell, it took me weeks for her to finally open up to me. She told me about the way she had been bullied in her other school and that's when I started to get protective of her. That's when we started to become friends and now she's a somewhat popular girl in high school, but I always get that nagging feeling that she still didn't tell me everything.

"It took a long time to earn her trust. I don't want to break it by telling her 'Hey, I can read your mind and know everything about you.' That's just stupid."

Riku sighs "Okay, I get what you're saying. Even though you can't really help it with these... powers, Sora and I will be there if you need help."

"Thanks Riku," I smile softly at him.

Not surprisingly Namine is the one that knocked on my door. She approaches me and sits down on the side of my head with worried eyes. "Kairi are you alright? I got word from Sora that you were sent home. You didn't get hurt did you?" Despite her worried expression I found it really adorable especially since it was all focused on me and even her thoughts were of me.

"I..." Her eyes are so pretty... Goddammit! Get a hold of yourself woman! "I'm fine Namine. I just overworked myself and had a major headache." I flash a smile at her and I could see Sora give me a thumbs up and Riku rolling his eyes.

"You sure about that?" Before I could answer she puts her hand on my forehead. It feels so warm and it feels very good. Realizing the close proximity between our bodies caused myself to heat up. "You're warm. That's it, I'm staying over."

"W-What?" I stare at her with wide eyes and behind Namine I can see Sora and Riku having the same expression.

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A/N: Many personal things have happened. I'll try to update again but don't expect it to be frequent I'll post a few chapters this year though.