Ugh, I know I haven't updated in almost two months, and I'm really sorry! I've probably lost a few readers due to this, but with the current family sitch, writing has been really hard. I was stupid, and I'm sorry.
Okay, enough beating myself up, let's move onto the story! I think you'll like this chapter. Thanks to QueenyLeAcH for being an awesome beta, and inkdragon13 for helping me through some trouble spots.
Two months went by before anything truly happened. I couldn't believe I had been there for over two months and they never found out my secret. I took all necessary precautions and made sure I never used my powers unless I knew it was just Reece and I. I still couldn't figure out why Six was so familiar. I even kind of forgot about trying to find out anyways.
I was sitting on the floor in the room, stretching my newly recovered leg. I still wasn't completely better, but I had better mobility and stability. Maybe now I would stop running into people. For a while, though, I had to do even more exercises to strengthen my leg. Can't run very well when your legs aren't at full capacity, I guess.
Reece walked up to me, sat between my legs, and rolled over, begging me to pet her belly. While I was petting her, I noticed how much she had grown. She was bigger, and her muscles were well toned, at least as much as I could tell. Her hair had also gotten shaggy, like she needed a haircut.
I finished my exercises, and sat against the wall, Reece placed her head on my cast. Why don't you talk to me anymore? You're always busy doing something else.
"Sorry, but I'm afraid that they might find out what I can do if I use it too often. I think they're already getting suspicious." I placed my hand on her back, feeling the warmth.
"Who's suspicious about what, and why are you talking to your dog again?" Rex suddenly walked in. I jumped up. Oh man! He walked in while I was talking to Reece! I mentally slapped myself across the face. How could I be so careless that I just use my abilities at whim? I'm such an idiot!
"Um, well, you see, the thing is," I stalled, not looking Rex in the face. "I talk to Reece when I'm bored?"
He gave me a look. "We both know you've used that excuse before. Now are you going to tell me what's really going on?"
I was surprised. I had never seen this side of him. I looked him in the eye, and something burst.
"I can't tell you!" I yelled at him. "And do you want to know why? Because if I do, I won't be able to prevent what's bound to happen." I sat down on my bed, feeling really bad. 2 months of avoiding this topic, and it all just suddenly gushes out.
Rex sat down next to me and out his arm around my shoulder, pulling me close to him. Where he got the guts to do this, I'll never know. "Listen, I'm going to promise to you that no matter what you say or do, nothing will ever happen to anybody. Now can you tell me what's got you so upset?" He looked at me with those ridiculously warm brown eyes.
"You won't believe me. You'll just think I'm crazy. It's not like my powers are transferable." I mentally and physically slapped my hand across my mouth, but the damage was done. Rex looked at me, taking his arm off of my shoulder.
"What do you mean by powers? Courtney, what are you talking about?" He looked me straight in the eye. His eyes weren't joking anymore.
"If you have to know, I'm an EVO, okay! Like you! I can communicate with animals and animal EVOs, and control them with my movements. I would prove it to you, but as I said, I can't just show you because only one is visible." I got up and paced around the room as I spoke, plumping down on the ground in a huff when I finished. He didn't seem to react, at least not that I could here.
I sat there while he contemplated what I had just said. He didn't seem to move, just sat there. Sighing, I got up and sat down on the bed again. I touched his arm, and he seemed to come back to life.
"You're serious? You're an EVO?" He grabbed my wrists. I tried to pull away, but he just held on. I stopped struggling when I felt a tingling sensation, and saw blue lines tracing up and down my arms. He released me, and the lines disappeared.
"Whoa, You're definitely an EVO. I'm surprised that I never figured it out before." He thought for a minute, and then turned to me. "And you say you can talk to animals?" I nodded.
"But, you have to promise to keep it a secret. If anyone found out, I'd be dead. Please, Rex." I grabbed his hands much like he had grabbed my wrists. I looked at him, waiting for him to speak. He thought for a minute, and then grinned.
"I'll keep it a secret. I know what it feels like to be different." I threw my arms around his neck, giving him a big hug. He gave me a hug back. We stayed like that for a minute, in each others arms. After a while, though, we separated.
"So is that why I used to wake up in the middle of the night to the sound of your voice? I had just dismissed it as talking in your sleep." He got up off the bed and sat down on the floor, pulling me down with him.
"That's probably it. I would talk to Reece while everyone was asleep."
"Oh. So, what does Reece think of me?" He strutted a little. I laughed, and then answered him.
"Reece likes you a lot. Six, not so much. She loves to run in the Petting Zoo, or the indoor jungle as she calls it." We both laughed, the built up tension releasing.
"That also explains why you enjoy working at the zoo. They probably love having you too."
"Well, no one knows about my EVO ness except you and my family. But I do like working at the zoo. I talk to all the animals, and I help them when they need it. I just told the zookeepers that I have always had a way with animals. They seem to buy it." It wasn't until then that I realized we were still holding hands. I blushed, and removed my hand from his.
"Wait a minute! When Biowolf and Skalamander ran off suddenly the day they attacked, that was you, wasn't it!" He questioned me.
"Yep. They acted like smart animal EVOs. It wouldn't have hurt to try, anyways. There were no consequences of otherwise. Since my powers are almost all in the mind, no one would see me use them. Until you did today." I shot a fake angry glance at him, then laughed a little.
"So, is there anything else you can do?" He leaned his elbows on his knees and placed his hands under his chin, not unlike the first time we had lunch together.
"Well, I don't have any other powers, if that's what you're asking. But, I have changed. Ever since the nanite accident, I've been able to think faster, to figure things out better. I'm able to learn faster, and I seem to be smarter than the average teenager. It's like they gave me a super brain or something. I also have my extremely strange eyes." I leaned back against my bed, wondering how I would keep my secret from everyone else in the base.
"That's pretty cool. So far, my nanites create machines and cure EVOs. At least, EVOs that can be cured. When I touched you, I could sense that I wouldn't be able to cure you, even if I wanted to." He leaned against his hands, looking as if to be deep in thought.
"It's okay. I kind of like my powers. Except for the whole hiding them from the world thing." He laughed, but then got all serious.
"Why can't you tell Providence? They wouldn't hurt you, you have control over your powers." He grabbed my hand again, but I could barely tell, I was so deep in my thoughts.
"Because if they do, I know what will happen. It's happened before." I could feel myself go serious, the happy mood forgotten. Rex seemed to pick up on that.
"What's wrong, Court? Did something happen to you?" He looked at me, pleading with his eyes. I looked down at the floor, trying to avoid looking him in the face.
"Anyone that I tell gets hurt," I said, burying my face into my arms. "I'll tell someone or they'll find out, and a few days later they will die, right in front of me. But the worst thing is that their families would blame me. I got ridiculed, scorned. They all hated me. Even my parents only tolerated me. We eventually just moved to a new town, where they didn't know about me. I've watched people die because of me. I can't cause any more pain."
I could here my voice starting to waver. Rex pulled my head out of my arms and looked me in the eye.
"I'm so sorry, Court, but I promise you, they wouldn't do that to you here." He let go of my head and put an arm around my shoulder. "You'll be protected here. Don't you see that?"
I shook my head. "I-I-I can't. Not after what has happened. You can't tell anyone. You can't." I trembled, remembering the pain, the hurt. He pulled me closer, stopping my trembling. I fell him nod his head yes. I let out a sigh of relief.
"Don't worry, Court. I won't tell anybody," he whispered, leaning against my bed frame. I leaned my head on his shoulder, feeling happy. Finally, I didn't have to hide my secret anymore.
So, what do you think? Rex finally knows her secret! It was only a matter of time before he found out.
Since I haven't updated in so long, I have a bunch of reviews to answer, so just bear with me!
Tessadragon- I'm glad you're enjoying this. No more need to look for the next chapter, cause here it is!
Princess Gwendolyn Cornelia- Don't worry, I will write more. It's just that sometimes life gets in the way. We all wish it would mind it's own business, but it won't listen to us. :P
gwendelynchin20- Wow, two Gwendelyn people. Yeah, that chapter was pretty fluffy. Sometimes, the fluffitis shows up with no warning.
XxXDanniXxx- Yeah, it would be cool if she could speak and read the people EVOs minds too, but that would make her too powerful. I try to avoid making her Mary Sue- ish. I think Circe and Rex would look good together, but they're priorities are just too different. Maybe it will happen in the show, but there's a chance it won't. We never know with Man of Action.
Scarlett Wolf- I'm glad you think Rex and Courtney are cute together, that's what I was going for. Everything will be revealed.
K. Astral- No, Courtney's not a neko, but that would be a good plotline. Maybe you can use that. More characters will be added, but right now they're stuck in Providence where the only people under 20 are the two of them, with Noah visiting once and a while. Can't wait to read some of your stuff!
hikari-hime 01- I honestly try, but as I said earlier, life gets the better of you sometimes. I promise to try and update when I can.
Well, there you have it! See ya next time!