"Ms. Vacker, I've been expecting you."

"Well, I mean, I would think so. You know, considering the fact that you summoned me."

This guy gets on my nerves. He's the most arrogant, self righteous, and crazy elf I have ever known. Seriously, this guy is a pyrokinetic, right. Yeah well, it's more like pyromaniac. This guy burns things for fun.

"Now, now. This is not the time for your teenage

attitudes," Fintan returns "I'm sending you in your first mission."

"WHAT? Really!?!"

I'm seventeen years old and have never been on a mission. I can't believe this is happening!

"Try to refrain from raising your voice Ms. Vacker. And yes, I never kid when it comes to assignments."

Actually, the guy never kids at all. Come to think of it, I don't think I have ever seen Fintan smile. Except when he sets fire to things. Yeah, I know, creepy.

"Well? What's my mission?"

"You will be accompanied by your brother and two others. Your job is to watch and learn. You, and the others, will be training for the next few weeks, but with in a month, you will be paying a visit to an old... friend of mine."

"I'm guessing this friend is no friend at all?"

He doesn't confirm, but he also doesn't deny it.

I'm turning to leave when;

"Ms. Vacker?"

"Yes?"

I turn around to find Fintan holding a case. And he opens it to reveal a pair of deep zircon blue circular objects.

"You are going to be going around other elves and they are not used to eyes of your natural tone, such differences could make them suspicious of you, so The Lab designed these. They are meant to rest on your eyes, just around the iris and pupil so that your eyes appear to be blue."

I take them from his outstretched hand and marvel at the gorgeous shade of blue. Darker than my brother's (okay,I know that I said his eyes where teal, forget I said that.) , but similar enough that I will truely look like I'm related to him. And I will no longer be identified as a freak at first glance.

"They're only temporary. Our developers are searching for a way to permanently alter the color of your eyes. They should have completed the task by the time you're done training."

I nod my head.

"Thank you."

I close the case and proceed to leave.

"Oh, and Ms. Vacker? You will likely experience breakthroughs during training. You're no ordinary girl, and deep down, I think you know that. When you where very young, extensive experiments were performed in your mind, making room for multiple special abilities to trigger. Do not be afraid when you start to become overwhelmed. Because we know that you will have at least six special abilities, including your telepathy."

What am I supposed to say to that? 'Okay, cool, see ya!' No! That won't work, I'm just going to walk away and tell my brother the good news.

I close the door behind me.

I want to put these weird eyes things on but I don't know how. I think I just put the side that's rounded out on my eye, but I need a mirror in order to do that.

Huh. Maybe that place has one.

I walk into the small building and find it actually does have a mirror, I guess I'm just lucky.

I look at myself, open the case, pick up one of the blue cover up and brace myself for the worst.

I have managed to put the foreign objects into my eyes, not without gouging a few pieces of them out, but still.

Now, where is my brother?

I exit the building and begin my search.

I'm walking by Elves I have known for as long as I can remember, I smile and wave, they look at me like they don't know me. Am I really that different with blue eyes?

And It isn't long until I hear the voice of my brother, I can't wait to tell him!

"Alvar! Hey, Al!"

He's talking to someone named Darian, and let's just say Darian is anything but pleasant. And when I walk up, he rolls his eyes and stalks off.

"Hey, Jade? I hardly recognized you."

"Yeah, Fintan gave them to me, pretty cool, huh?"

"Yeah they are cool, what'd the boss have to say anyway?"

"You're never going to believe this... he's sending me on my first mission!"