Tori walked to her locker, having finally calmed herself down. She entered her combination and opened it, taking out the white hoodie Andre had given her one day when she was cold and she decided to keep in case she was cold again. She put it on, glad that it was a few sizes to big for her so it would cover as much of her body as possible. She walked back towards her classroom and sat down in her chair.

"Are you alright Miss Vega?" The teacher asked, having stopped his writing on the board when he noticed Tori walk back in. "You look a bit pale."

"Yes, just didn't catch a lot of sleep lately. I'll be fine." Tori answered. He nodded before turning back to the board and continuing to write on it.

Tori thought about what had happened, and concluded that it couldn't be a one time deal. It happened two times with different people. The first was a new student she didn't even know and hadn't met before while she didn't know her teacher had financial issues. She also thought about how short those visions were. They lasted only for a few seconds and were blurry. The other people around them were all blurry except the guys and who they were talking to. Everything else was in a type of fog that was unnaturally white.

Tori began biting the top of her thumb, wondering why exactly she had seen those memories. The teachers she could even understand. He seemingly had taken a loan from the bank and now because of the crappy economy he would have to pay back more then he already is. His face had read defeat as he had walked out of the bank and the next thing she saw was him walking into a bar not to far from the bank. She looked at the man talking to the class, who had been talking about the life and works of Dante and how his works had impacted the world of literature. She never assumed that the man had financial issues, but then again, a lot of people have in today's day and age.

What she didn't understand is the vision of that other student. He was sitting in a plane, ear buds in his ears and listening to some calming music. She remembered his painful expression as he looked out of the window at the city he was leaving. Since he is here, he probably moved from somewhere to LA.

Both visions had one thing in common. They were all painful memories to the person. She wondered if that was it. If she was seeing someone's biggest cause of pain. What else could it be?

She decided to give it another try. She tapped the girl sitting in front of her on the shoulder to get her attention.

"Huh?" The small blonde uttered as she turned around to Tori.

"Hey, do you have a spare pen. Mine stopped working." Tori lied.

"Sure." The blonde said as she leaned to her bag next to her chair and pulled out another pen after a few moments. She turned around and held it towards Tori.

"Thanks." Tori said as she gave her a small smile and took the pen, making sure her hand was touching the girls. That moment, everything went bright in front of her eyes again.

The girl was walking through the streets of LA, smiling brightly while carrying two small bags in her right hand and something to eat on the other. Her smile disappeared when she looked across the street, seeing a guy kiss a girl. Tears slowly made their way down her cheeks as she lowered her head and walked away as she took of a small bracelet that had the letters "M+T" carved in them.

"Uhm, you okay?" The blonde asked, snapping Tori back into reality.

"Yeah, just spaced out for a moment. Thanks again." She said as she took the pen and leaned back in her chair. She slowly pulled her sleeves over her hand and looked back at the small blonde that was sitting in front of her. Tori understood what she had just seen. The girl had seen her boyfriend cheat on her. It was like in a dream, the horizons being a white fog while the streets of LA were filled with faceless people except the girl, her boyfriend and the girl he had been kissing. She saw the girl fall right there, that moment, from her bright, genuine smile to the deepest low hitting rock bottom.

Tori let out a small sigh as she couldn't deny it anymore. Three times the same things happened with different people. And it all seemed so real because it was real. Whenever she made physical contact with someone, for whatever reason she would see their most painful memory. Moving away from home, worse financial situation, getting cheated on… those are all things that break people down.

Tori stiffened at the idea of her Midas touch. Every time she shook hands with someone she would read their memories and see their pain as if they were put on a large screen in front of her. Every time one of her friends hugged her she would see their worst memories and biggest pains.

Her eyes grew wide at the realization. Whenever she made physical contact with one of her friends, she would find out something about them she didn't know. Something she maybe shouldn't know. Something nobody else is supposed to know. Tori bit her bottom lip as she thought about that idea. She knew that she shouldn't do it. She knew that she shouldn't use her new "gift" to penetrate her friends' deepest and most painful memories, but on the other hand it would help her understand them. She would see why Beck was always so calm and stoic, no matter what. Maybe she would find out why Robbie carried Rex around all the time. She could see why Andre had trouble holding in his feelings and controlling his emotions. She could see if Cat really always was happy or if it was an act made up to cover something she had buried away in her mind. She could finally see what happened in Jade's life to make her so bitter and bitchy.

She could finally understand why Jade was that way. The thought refused to leave her mind, a thousand possibilities running trough Tori's mind in an instant. She though about it again. She tried to convince herself that what she wanted to do is wrong. That she should not do it. That she should not disrespect her friends' privacy.

But what if she had gotten this "gift" or "curse" or whatever it was for a reason. What if it was given to her so she could help others with things they didn't even want to let the world know happened?

She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't even notice the bell ringing until she heard everyone standing up and packing their stuff. Tori did the same, waiting to leave last so she didn't accidentally touch anyone else, not wanting to see anything anymore she isn't supposed to see.

When she looked up, she saw that the blond girl was the last in the large line waiting to get out. Tori thought about it for a moment before she walked to her just as she was ready to leave the classroom.

"Hey, thanks for the pen." Tori said.

"Oh. Thanks. I already forgot about it." The small blonde said as she put her pen away.

Tori hesitated for a moment before finally making her decision.

"Mandy, wait." Tori said, getting her to look back at her again. Tori let out a small sigh before she looked back at Mandy, still seeing the pain in her eyes. She saw it so clearly now, something she wouldn't even have noticed a day ago.

"What is it?" The girl asked, confused that Tori even knew her name, let alone was talking to her.

"I'm sorry for what Trevor did to you. I'm really sorry." Tori said. Mandy's eyes grew wide.

"H-how d-do you…?" Mandy struggled, so Tori decided to make it easier on her.

"I just know. I wasn't with him myself, but I just know." Tori said in a calm voice. Mandy looked down at her feet, overwhelmed by the memory slowly crawling back into her mind.

"I really loved him. I still do. I just don't understand why he cheated on me. I…"

Tori was on the verge of tears herself, her past relationships and what happened with her parents two weeks ago giving her the knowledge of how Mandy felt.

"I know how it feels. Mandy, you are a pretty girl. You are a good person. Don't worry. You will find someone who deserves you." Tori told her.

"T-thank you. Thank you." Mandy said through her tears as she brought up her hands to cover her face as she began crying. Tori took the step forwards before she wrapped both arms around the smaller girl, hoping that she had done the right thing.

A/N: Just to let you guys know that the chapters will get longer as the story progresses since these are only the introduction chapters. And I hate doing them. Hope you enjoy them so far at least. Review if you feel like it.