2. Complicated
Characters: Dante
Word Count: 292
"It's not that complicated," the tutor told him.
Dante guffawed at this. The breath caused the long bangs covering his left eye to briefly flap up. Not complicated his ass. He was struggling manifesting powers for years; it's why his parents hired this tutor in the first place. Now if only he would just leave so Dante could get some alone time. His eyebrows furrowed, but he played along. The sooner he did whatever nonsense the tutor taught him the sooner he could get back to his books.
"If you say so," Dante told him curtly, trying not to roll his eyes.
"Your power is something that lies deep within your heart. Just think about who you are and expressing that will be key."
Dante felt something deep within him alright- the vomit that was threatening to surface from those words. The man steeled himself with a breath. Just get it over with.
The tutor in front of him briefly closed his eyes, only opening them when he had a blue ball hovering in the center of his upturned hand -Aura Sphere. Upon prompting, Dante imitated the action with no result.
"Close," the tutor said. "Try again."
Dante repeated the action thrice but to no avail.
"You've almost got it!" the tutor said with a chime in his voice.
Dante felt a heat rising somewhere beneath his eyebrows. He's almost had it at least ten times before. This wasn't his first rodeo. He tried again and failed.
The tutor opened his mouth.
With a trembling and tense flick of Dante's wrist, the other's mouth was shut because he's unconscious on the floor, dead asleep.
As Dante looked at the dark aura fading from his hand, he realized life had just gotten complicated.
