Trevor took off his shoes and expertly tossed them in the corner! Trevor turned on his T.V. and grabbed his controller. Before he could turned his Xbox one on his mother opened his door.

"Trevor, I was wondering if you would be ok if we go out for dinner?"

Trevor placed the controller back on his desk and gave his mother a questioning look, "You mean a quick run through a drive-through?"

Trevor's mother shook her head, "No, I mean we go to a restaurant. Nothing fancy I promise,"

Trevor chuckled, "Good! If it was I would get us kicked out before we even sat down!"

Trevor's mother laughed, "That is the problem of having a troublemaker for a son!"

"Trust me I have been pretty clean lately,"

Trevor's mother sighed, "Yes, I never thought it would actually not be enjoyable,"

"What do you mean?"

"I don't like what it took to get you to be like this! I rather have you be your old self!"

Trevor smiled, "Thanks mum!"

Trevor's mom smiled back, "Of course! Now what do you say?"

Trevor gave his mother a questioning look, "Why do you want to go out? I mean you were hesitant to let me go to school this morning,"

"I was worried you didn't get enough sleep. Plus, you would see your old friends and that girl! I was willing to let you miss a day or two! Trevor, it has been weeks you need to start going out more!"

Trevor sighed, "I know mum! It's just painful right now!"

"I understand, but you can't just become a hermit!"

Trevor placed his hands under his chin, 'I don't want to go, but mum has a point! Besides, she will be there!'

"Ok! We can go!" Trevor answered.

"Good! We will leave at around 6!" Trevor's mum told him before leaving his room.

Trevor pulled out his phone and saw it was only 4.

'I have about 2 hours! Is that enough time to finish my current quest? Let's find out!'

Trevor picked up his controller and started playing.

"Seriously, I don't want you doing anything to get us kicked out!" Trevor's mom told him sternly.

Trevor gave his mother an innocent look, "I wasn't planning on it, but thanks for the idea!"

Trevor's mother sighed before pulling out a compact mirror and taking one last look at her appearance.

"Mum why are you spending so much time on your appearance?" Trevor asked.

"We are going out! We have to look decent,"

Trevor shook his head, "If I didn't know any better, I would think you are trying to find a guy,"

"What makes you say that?"

"I know it still pains you that dad is in heaven! I miss him too!"

"Trevor, I am not planning on dating again! At least not right now! Look let's not talk about him and just focus on dinner!"

Trevor nodded before following his mother to the car. Trevor looked up at the sky and was stunned at the beautiful sunset! The sky was a beautiful orange, yellow, and red.

"See! This is the kind of things you are missing out on!" Trevor's mother told him.

"Ok! Sunsets are nice to look at! Let's just go!" Trevor responded getting in the car.

Trevor's mother got into the car and smiled when she noticed Trevor was still staring intensely at the sunset! Trevor's mother started the car and started driving to the restaurant.

"Now do you see why you should start going out more?"

"Like I said sunsets are nice to look at, but this is just one thing I am missing out on!" Trevor responded.

"Oh! There are more!"

"What?"

"I rather have you discover that on your own! It will be more impactful that way!"

Trevor groaned in frustration, "Fine! Have it your way!"

"Do you really think you can handle working with that girl?"

Trevor nodded, "Yes, mum! I can handle working with her for a bit!"

Trevor's mother sighed, "You always were too tough and stubborn for your own good!"

"I can't show any weakness!" Trevor responded.

"What do you mean?"

"Ever since I got my phobia I refused to give off the appearance that I am weak! It's bad enough I have an intense fear of birds! I can't let anything else make me seem weak!" Trevor answered.

Trevor's mother sighed, "Don't be ridiculous Trevor! You are not weak! You have developed a phobia outside of your control! Many people have phobias that seem silly to others! You don't have to try so hard to seem tough when you are still able to live despite that! If people think you are weak screw them! They aren't worthy of your time!"

"Thanks mum!"

"Anytime! Sweetheart!"

Trevor groaned, "Mum! Don't call me that! You better not do that when we get to the restaurant!"

"As long as you are on your best behavior you don't have to worry about that!"

"I wasn't going to misbehave anyway!"

Trevor's mom gave her son a disbelieving look, "Yes, and I am the queen of England!"

Trevor only shook his head in response.

'It's going to be an entertaining night I can tell!'

They finally made it to the restaurant much to the joy of Trevor's mother. Trevor was completely nervous however at the sight of people coming in and out of the restaurant.

'I am so used to only going to school that it feels weird being around complete strangers! Perhaps mum is right! I can't become a hermit! It will take time to get used to this again!'

"Ready! Sweetheart?"

"Mum!"

Trevor's mom chuckled, "Remember best behavior!"

Trevor groaned before getting out of the car and following his mother into the restaurant.

'The sooner we eat the sooner we can get back home!'

Trevor began to quietly tapped his foot on the floor while waiting with his mother in line!

'The downside to coming here to eat is you have to wait! On the plus side you don't have to cook! The food is also pretty good as well! Makes me wish the quality of school food was on this level!'

After a bit Trevor and his mother ended up seated at a table near a window. Trevor smiled as he could watch the sunset for a bit before it got completely dark.

"How is it so far?" Trevor's mom asked.

Trevor raised an eyebrow, "Mum we just got here. It's going well I guess,"

Trevor's mother sighed in relief as Trevor went back to looking at the sunset. Trevor's mother smiled at the sight of her son relaxing while watching the sunset. Before he met those friends of his Trevor enjoyed watching and enjoying nature! Sure he would throw rocks at innocent creatures but he would never seriously hurt them. He still had respect and admiration for it! When he befriended those kids he began to lose that respect. Well, not really lose it! It was more like suppress it to fit in! Now without them he seems to be able to enjoy it all over again!

"I never thought sunsets could be great to watch!" Trevor said.

"Actually you did!"

"What do you mean mum?"

"Don't you remember before you befriended those kids that you used to be a nature freak?"

"No, I honestly don't!" Trevor answered.

"It was a while ago! You were too young to really remember and spending all those years with your friends must have suppressed your memories of those times!"

Trevor sighed in frustration, "Are you saying I suppressed my interests in something just to fit in and it ended up effecting my memories as it became a habit?"

"Yes, I am afraid so!"

"Why didn't you do anything?" Trevor asked.

Trevor's mother sighed, "I didn't want to get in the way of you making friends! I thought they were a bad influence but I valued your happiness more! I didn't think things would be like this!"

Trevor sighed, "I have some thinking to do later! I need to sort things out! I always did have a fascination with the various creatures in our world, but to think it extends to nature itself is a bit of a wake up call! I suppose it's better to learn about this later then never!"

"Sorry!"

"Don't be! We all make mistakes! I take responsibility for this as well! I shouldn't have tried to be what I am not to fit in!" Trevor responded.

"You were young! You shouldn't blame yourself!" Trevor's mom pointed out.

Trevor shrugged his shoulders, "It's how we learn!"

"You got that right!"

Trevor returned to looking out the window and saw that the sunset was almost gone!

'Sunsets aren't just the end of something, they are also the start of something new! Perhaps, this could be an opportunity for me to get new better friends! I will miss my old ones but perhaps getting new ones will be best!'

Trevor smiled as he saw the sun finally set and decided to embrace what is going to happen in the future.

"Welcome! I am Kelly and I will be your waitress tonight!" A voice announced.

Trevor turned to see a teenage girl with long blonde hair standing with a small note pad and pen in her hands.

'She only seems to be 1 to 2 years older than me. They gave her a job here?'

"May I take your order?" Kelly asked.

"Yes, we both will take a plate of spaghetti," Trevor's mom answered.

"As for your drinks?"

"Two Dr. Peppers,"

Kelly wrote the order down and moved on to the next table.

"She seems a bit young to have a job," Trevor noted.

"Yes, she does! Apparently, child labor laws are a bit lenient now! You can get a job at the age of 13 with some restrictions of course," Trevor's mom answered.

"Really? Like what?"

"It can't get in the way of school for one!"

"That's a shame! Looks like I have to come up with another way!" Trevor joked.

Trevor's mother laughed, "Oh you! You are a handful! Anyway, she seemed a bit bored,"

Trevor shook his head, "Come on mum! She spends hours taking orders and putting food on tables. I would get bored of it too after a bit!"

"Fair enough!"

Trevor raised his right hand and placed it under his chin, "So, when I turned 13 I can get a job?"

"Are you interested in getting one?"

Trevor nodded, "It would give me something to do! Who knows I might even enjoy it! Plus I can't say no to getting my own money,"

"That's the spirit! It's most likely better for you to get used to working sooner rather than later!"

Trevor only nodded in response and mother and son waited patiently for their food to arrive.

"Promise me you won't talk with your mouth full!" Trevor's mum told him.

"Relax! Why are you always on my case?" Trevor asked before taking a bite of his spaghetti.

"Years of experience!"

"I grew out of it!" Trevor responded after swallowing his food.

"Prove it!"

"I just did!"

Trevor's mother chuckled, "Ok! Keep it up!"

Trevor gave his mother a dirty look, "Jeez! Why is it so hard to believe I can behave!"

"Sweetheart! You have to understand that when you spend years being a troublemaker maker, it's hard to believe when you are going clean," Trevor's mother whispered in his ear.

"You don't seem to be giving me a fair chance," Trevor whispered back.

Trevor's mother sighed, "I see. I promise you I will give you a fair chance!"

"To be fair I do have to figure out certain things, including how I should behave," Trevor said sheepishly.

"Hopefully you figure it out soon!"

"Yeah, I hope so too!"

"How are the nightmares?"

Trevor sighed, "That hasn't change! I don't know what to do!"

"About that! I was thinking about getting you some therapy,"

Trevor shook his head, "I don't know mum! I kinda want to see if they will go away!"

"Trevor, it has been weeks now! Unless it's Marra I don't know any other option! I know it's hard but it might help you!"

Trevor sighed, "Ok mum! If you think it will help!"

"Thank you!"

"I'm going to the bathroom!" Trevor said before getting up.

"To wash your face?"

"Yeah, I just need some cold water," Trevor answered.

"Hurry back!"

Trevor nodded before walking towards the restrooms . When Trevor got close to the restrooms, he noticed nobody seemed to be around the area! Before he could enter the male restroom, he saw a flash of green light. Suddenly, Kelly appeared in front of him with glowing green eyes!

'What the? Wait, is she a Marra?'

"We need to talk," Kelly said.

"You need to work on your social skills," Trevor responded.

"Just follow me inside the restroom!"

Trevor resisted the urge to make an obvious joke and simply followed Kelly inside the male restroom.

"I will get straight to the point! You have nightmares, right?" Kelly greeted.

"You heard that?" Trevor asked.

"I use my powers to help with my job! It comes in handy," Kelly answered.

"You have never gotten caught?" Trevor answered.

"Nope. I am extremely careful and even if I am people tend to write it off as just seeing things," Kelly answered.

Trevor nodded, 'Yes, it frustrates me how people tend to be skeptical of certain things despite knowing the supernatural exists!'

"Enough about me! Let's talk about you!" Kelly said.

"Yes, I have been getting nightmares for weeks straight,"

"Like I thought!"

"I take it it hasn't been a Marra?" Trevor asked.

"Nope! We Marra stick together and tell stories of all the fun we have! None have shared stories about you kid,"

Trevor nodded, "Then why are you bringing it up?"

"What makes you think it isn't to take advantage of the situation?" Kelly asked with a smirk.

"I know your weakness. Which is incredibly stupid by the way!" Trevor answered returning the smirk.

"You are preaching to the choir kid! We don't get to choose our weaknesses!"

"Anyway, you haven't answered my question,"

"Look! We Marra enjoy causing nightmares and scaring kids, but your case seems to be more extreme! Your mother said something about therapy after all! I figured maybe I could help a bit! I don't know! Look, there is a way for you to change your dreams,"

"Such as?" Trevor asked.

"No, that would make it too easy! You are going have to earn it!" Kelly taunted.

Trevor narrowed his eyes, "You want to help, yet you are making me work for it?"

"I am not a goody two shoes! I will help if you help me in return!" Kelly smirked.

'Typical teenager! Even with powers they are still the same!'

"Fine! I will help!" Trevor told her.

'At least until I can give her the damn boot!'

"Great!"

"You better keep your end of the deal!" Trevor responded.

"Or what?" Kelly asked.

"I spread rumors you like to spend time with younger boys in these restrooms! You know what conclusions people will jump to!" Trevor responded.

"You wouldn't! I will reveal that you were involved too!" Kelly snapped.

"Go ahead! I have nothing to lose! Never mess with a man desperate to make things better for himself!" Trevor snapped right back.

"Damn it! Fine!" Kelly said admitting defeat.

"Anyway, what do you need help with?" Trevor asked.

"My parents want me to make some new friends. Apparently, they find my Marra friends strange,"

"Let me guess they aren't regular teenagers that turned into Marra like you?" Trevor asked.

Kelly shook her head, "Most aren't, but even the ones that are seem to freak them out a bit! Plus they want me to befriend a few boys!"

"Of course they do!" Trevor stated.

Kelly sighed, "Yes, well it's difficult to focus on that when the fact I am a Marra could scare potential boyfriends away!"

Trevor shook his head, "Really? To be honest if my girlfriend had powers I would be thrilled!"

Kelly gave Trevor a shocked look, "Really? That's great!"

Before Trevor could respond Kelly checked her watch.

"My break is almost over! Well I better get going! I will talk to you later!" Kelly said before leaving.

Trevor blinked a couple of times before sighing, 'That was an interesting experience!'

Trevor walked up to the sink and quickly washed his face with the cold water.

'That took some time! Mum is so going to let me have it!'

"Do you have any idea how worried I was?" Trevor's mom asked him.

'Nag nag nag!'

"Seriously, what took you so long?"

Trevor raised his hands up, "Mum I ended up encountering Kelly while she was on her break and we started talking! We just lost track of time!"

Suddenly, the mood of Trevor's mom changed into a more positive one, "That's great! Did you make a new friend?"

Trevor shrugged his shoulders, "I guess! We are going to see each other later!"

"Great! What did I tell you? You should get out more!"

Trevor shook his head, "Yeah. Yeah,"

Trevor finished his meal in peace while trying to ignore the feeling he is being watched.

'Figures she is keeping an eye on me! I will be sure to keep a belt handy just in case!'

Trevor took off his shoes and carefully placed them in a corner. Trevor took out his phone and saw it was almost 8!

'What an eventful day! Who would have thought things could change in just 1 day?'

Trevor lied down on his bed and began to relax a bit! Suddenly, there was a flash of green light and Kelly appeared in his bedroom.

"I take it this is the only time you are making a nightly visit," Trevor joked.

"You seem comfortable in the presence of a Marra," Kelly noted.

"Who would have thought being near a belt could make you confident against a teenager with powers?" Trevor simply asked.

"Very funny! Anyway we need to work out the finer details on our deal!" Kelly responded.

"Like what?" Trevor asked.

"I am going have to show my parents to you and vice versa! It's great you told your mother the truth and just kept certain things hidden," Kelly answered.

"I am not an idiot! Is there anything else?"

Kelly thought long and hard, "We are going have to be convincing! Can you pull it off?"

Trevor rolled his eyes, "I think I can act nice! You are making this harder than it needs to be! Relax!"

Kelly nodded, "Yeah! You're right! This is easy,"

"Now is there anything else?" Trevor asked.

"What are your nightmares about?" Kelly asked.

"None of your business," Trevor answered.

"Come on! I could just see for myself," Kelly taunted.

Trevor raised the leather belt up with an angry look on his face.

"Right! Never mind then!" Kelly said sheepishly.

Trevor sighed, "If you must know I have an intense fear of birds!"

Kelly nodded in understanding before leaving. Trevor took a deep breath before walking to the light switch and turning the lights off.

'One day down! Countless more to go!'

Another chapter done! Hope you enjoy Kelly's early appreance! Just my way of saying episode 6 will happen here! I already have a basic idea of how to change things. I just have to work out the finer details! I am a bit nervous at how Kelly turned out! I tried to keep her selfish but I didn't want to make her a complete monster. Her reasons to help Trevor are her for own selfish reasons. I also like the idea of creatures with powers trying to live normal lives and I wanted to explore that idea here by having Kelly have a job. I figured since kids seem to have more freedom in the world of Hilda child labor laws would be more lenient. How will things play out from here? I also decided to have Trevor's mom be a widow! Since, she was the only parent for Trevor present for the parent teacher night I figured something must have happened. Besides, it might help him and Hilda bond a bit eventually! Have a nice day!