Author's Note: How long as it been since my last update? Too long. I'm really sorry, I lost interest for a while and I just lost track of time. This chapter has been sitting on my computer half finished since April and it has taken me till now to find time and inspiration to continue. I hpope now that I have a clearer idea on where this is going, the chapters will be coming faster. I'll try to make it as perfect and cohesive as possible, but even I'm not perfect. I'm human, just like everyone else. Also, I'm not really good at coming up at chapter titles. So basically they will all be songs by the bands that I frequently listen to that somehow relate to this story in some kind of way.

Suddenly I See

"Reid, what's the hold up?" I yelled out as I jogged to were Reid was leaning against the door to my black Hummer. He chuckled to himself and shook his head.

"Do you know a really short girl who looks like a freshman?" I shook my head. "Apparently I've been missing out on a piece of that for three years. Oh well, you can't have them all."

"You, my friend can have anything you want." I pointed out to him. Reid shook his head.

"I knew that. The problem is, you can too. You just prefer not to take it." He stopped and looked at me intently. "Tyler, by any chance are you of the homosexual persuasion?"

"Of course not!" I sputtered. In actuality, Reid had much to base that assumption on, I have never been in any kind of relationship with a girl. Wow, how juvenile does that sound? I suddenly felt like I was a seven year old boy who was still frightened of the cooties.

"Then we'll start you off slowly. That girl who ran by, how 'bout her?" He wiggled his eyebrows. "She's cute, your age, and seemingly quiet. Perfect for beginners." I turned my head to the direction he was looking at.

"No, not her." I simply stated as I opened the driver's side door.

"What, why not?" Reid seemed surprised. "She's perfect for your first time, man. You'll have her in no time, trust me."

"It's not going to happen. That girl hates me." I shook my head as I put the keys into the ignition.

"How could someone hate you? You're too adorable." Did Reid actually just say that? Obviously he meant it sarcastically.

"It's, you know, whatever man. She doesn't like me, I don't need a girlfriend." I sped out of the parking lot. "Now, could you please tell me where I'm going?" We had reached the campus gates.

"Just go into town, I feel like going to Nicky's." I turned onto the road in the direction of the harbor, where the small town of Ipswich was nestled. I could drive there without even thinking about it. The route to town was programmed into my brain.

I had lived in Ipswich my entire life, just like the rest of the Sons. My house was only ten minutes from Spencer. Unlike the other students, I live here year round. My parents let me live on campus to try and get me to associate with the other kids. They think if I live at home with them for the school year, I'll feel isolated. Too late for that.

"Reid, you're telling me you drove an hour to go to Nicky's?" I know we were friends, but I'm sure he'd have more fun with all of his new college friends at a bar on the UMass campus.

"Baby Boy, I'd never miss an opportunity to hang out with you." He pinched my cheek like they way people do to little kids.

"Knock it off, Reid. I'm not even that much younger that you." I fumed. "I'm not a baby. I'm an adult." Reid looked taken aback.

"Calm down." He told me. "It's not even like you've assended yet." I heard him whisper. I decided to ignore it. The rest of them were always saying things like that. They had little meetings without me now, which bothered me. I'd rather not have powers at all, but since I do have them...and there's no way to get rid of them, I'd rather not be excluded.

"Whatever man," I let out a long breath, "you know, I think I'm just going to drop you off, then drive back to school. I can't do this right now. Today hasn't exactly been a good day for me." Reid looked taken aback.

"What could make your life so hard?" Reid said as I made the turn onto Main Street. A lot of things could make my life so hard. The stress I was under to get into Yale made things harder. The fact that I'm seventeen, and still treated like a child by my own friends, that made things harder. My being an introvert didn't exactly help the situation either.

"You know what? It doesn't matter. I just wanna go back to my dorm and read or something." I said as I pulled up to the curb in front of Nicky's, "I'll pick you up later. Call me." Reid gave me one last glance and hopped out of the car. I quickly sped away as soon as he slammed the door shut.

Where do I begin? Seeing Reid again reminded me of how annoying he was. Me and him are complete opposites, and if it hadn't been for our one shared ability I think we would've never even talked to each other. Why didn't I have friends like me? Oh right, people like me are too shy to even strike up a conversation.

As I was driving through the winding country roads, I couldn't help but think about that girl. I cannot remember ever seeing her before, though I was sure she wasn't a transfer student. I had run into her so many times in this single day that it was hard to believe I could not think of a name–first or last.

She was beautiful, but not the kind of beautiful that was common here in Ipswich. She wasn't covered with heavy caked on make-up and she didn't wear overly revealing clothing. Everything was natural, a God given gift that she chose to hide rather than flaunt like so many other girls would.

I was small, meek and shy—figuratively of course, as I stood at a height of at least six feet. She was small, meek and shy in every literal sense. She thrived in silence, with all of its serenity, and stumbled in the public eye, just like me. She avoided confrontations and lived in fictional worlds with characters unlike herself, like I did.

Everything around me was becoming more vivid. The darkness of the never ending road was almost blinding. The multicolored leaves stood out brightly. The air felt lighter, fresher. I could breath more deeply. My ears were sharply tuned to all of the sounds around me. Everything felt clearer.

Maybe it was because today was the day I finally realized what was within reach all along.