"What's wrong?" Evangel kept looking at Horizon with such handsome gray eyes. She still did not tell him. "Remember, you can tell me anything. I am here to listen."

How could she possibly bring herself to tell him?

"It's nothing, really."

"Fine then, but remember..."

"Yes, I know."

Horizon sat upright. The Trigun manga was still lying on the other bed. Horizon closed her eyes and envisioned in her mind that it would be brought to her, she would make it.

"Horizon! Look!" Evangel yelled, and her eyes flew open. The manga, which had been suspended in air and was crossing to her hands, dropped to the floor.

"I'm sorry... I didn't mean to make you lose complete concentration. It was working, though! Try it again."

"I won't use the same book. Get me a dictionary."

"Are you sure, I figured we'd start with lighter objects."

"Yes, get me a damn dictionary!"

"Okay!" He hurried over to a bookshelf and picked up a dictionary. He was going to set it on the other bed, but Horizon stopped him. "Stay where you are. Give me a chance." She put her hand up and concentrated. Steadily, the dictionary rose from Evangel's hands and floated across to her. It landed in her lap. She looked up at Evangel, smiling. He was amazed.

"You did it!" He jumped onto the bed beside her.

"I know, I can't believe it... I was motivated."

"Brilliant."

"This is fun! What else you got?

So they worked on exercises until dinner. Horizon could stop objects in the air and move things across the room with ease. "We'll continue tomorrow," he told her as they walked to the kitchen table.

"I'll be ready."