"Who're your other roommates?" I asked Warren.
"Bobby and Spiro." Warren said.
"Spiro?" I hadn't heard that name before.
"He's the new kid. His real name's Henry, but we all call him Spiro." Warren explained. "He's incredible. He can breathe really hard."
"Like after you've been running?" Douglas asked, confused.
"No, like, when he breathes in, it's like a vacuum. And when he breathes out, it's like a jet of air getting pumped at you." Warren said.
"That seems dangerous." I commented.
"Well, we're teaching him to control it." Warren said. "He can handle it fairly well, although sometimes when he loses his temper, well… let's just say the classroom looks like a hurricane went through it."
"That's cool." Douglas said.
"Yeah." I said. "Very cool." I saw Douglas fidgeting a bit, and I realized that this must be hard for him. He had been thrown into a new world of super-humans, and on top of that, he was the new kid, the one no one knew. His only friend here was me. You doing okay, Douglas? I asked him telepathically.
Douglas nodded. I'm fine. I heard him think.
My mind began to blacken. Oh, no. I thought. Not another…
*Flashback*
I pressed by forehead against the cool glass window of the bus. I was on my way to high school, and I was wondered what would happen. I would have to hide my powers, of course, but I could handle that.
The bus stopped in front of the school, and I got off. As I entered the building, I was struck by how small it was. I guess I was just used to the castle we had at Xavier's.
"Hey!" A voice called. A boy ran over to me. "Are you the new girl?"
"Yeah." I said cautiously, probing his mind. It probably wasn't a trap, but I had learned to never underestimate people.
"I'm supposed to show you around." He said. "I'm Douglas."
I found nothing suspicious in his mind except for a flicker of something… no, I was mistaken. He was just a normal human. "I'm Sam." I said.
Douglas led me around the school. Once we were done, he said, "We have Biology now. See you there!" He ran off to get his textbooks.
I smiled. Maybe this wouldn't be too bad.
*End Flashback*
Douglas's POV:I'm fine. I thought back to her.
Sam collapsed to the floor, her eyes rolling back in her head.
"Sam!" I cried, and knelt down beside her.
"What's going on?" Warren asked anxiously.
"She's having a flashback." I said. "I don't know why, but this happens sometimes. It might be a side effect of being a telepath, but I don't know."
"Should I get Hank?" Warren asked, "He's the doctor. Sort of."
"No, she'll wake up soon." I said. I ran my hand over her hair, brushing it out of her eyes. "Sam?" I asked softly.
Sam blinked, and returned to normal. "Hey." She said, standing up. "Why was I on the floor?"
"Flashback, I'd guess." I said.
"Hmm." Sam shook her head. "Well, I've got to go say hi to everyone else. Keep an eye on him, okay, Warren?"
Warren nodded, and as Sam left the room, he turned to me and grinned. "You like her!"