From Stranger to Friend in 2.1 seconds

By: Burning Truth

Disclaimer: you know the drill! I don't own...except Des. If you want to use him (for god knows what reason) Just ask

A/N: *grins* I'm Baaack!

~*~Des' POV~*~

I opened my eyes. My head hurt like hell. I looked around. I could see worried faces all around me. And I could sense it too. I didn't know how...but I could. Let's se...what happened today?...I remember being let out of school early, since the pipes exploded...

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Flash Back ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

I took the keys out of my pocket. My hands were quivering so much. For some reason I felt really strange. So...I don't know, I couldn't put my finger on it. I tried to put the keys in the lock but I shook even more.

I dropped the keys.

Slowly I leaned down to pick them up. I stayed down a bit panting. I had no idea why. I gently put my books down and got back up. I grabbed my hand with my other in a vain attempt to steady it. After many minutes of trying I finally got it into the lock. I twisted it, hearing a click signifying it opened. I knew I shouldn't have gone in. I knew I was just asking for trouble. But as soon as I stepped in the door that... what ever it was came on full power. The last thing I remember...was many different emotions... none of them mine.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* End Flash Back ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

I looked around m. I could sense all their emotions... some what

Buffy: Worried

Xander: Worried...and guilty

Oz: Worried and guilty too!

Giles: Curiosity...massive amounts of curiosity... but not enough to disguise the worry

Dawn Tara and Willow: worried

Anya:...peeved?

Spike:...he felt... he felt... I couldn't tell.

I tried to focus on Spike. Nothing. I tried to focus harder. All I got was intense pain. I tried again, but only got the same result. I tried to focus on the others. I decided on Anya. I looked at her. She gave me a strange glance in reply. It was ignored. I could sense her annoyance. I tried to concentrate. I felt her annoyance. I had a trouble because I could barely tell wich one was hers and wich one's were the others since they all bled into one another. I kept concentrating. But as soon as I though I felt another emotion. Other than the most powerful one. I felt it. The pain. This time I couldn't help but yell in pain.

"OOOOW!" I yelled clutching my head.

Anya poked me.

"Are you dying? What do you have small pox? If you do I pity you. First you'll get a really high fever. If your lucky it'll cook your insides and you'll just die. If not, well you'll get a bunch of red hive thingys and you'll scratch and scratch and scratch until you bleed to death. And if you don't die then you'll be covered in these horrible, horrible scars for the rest of your life." Anya was flooded by glares. I suddenly felt an overwhelming rage overtake me.

"Thanks for the pep talk psycho bitch." I covered my mouth my eyes going wide.

"Why you little -" Anya was cut off by Giles.

"A-Anya pardon him. H-he's just tapping into other peoples emotions."

"OK, G-man why is he tapping into our emotions." Xander asked.

It suddenly dawned on me. Kind of like an epiphany.

"I'm an empath."

A/N: Sorry it's so short. oh and: ...TBC