Disclaimer: The X-Men do not belong to me, they belong to Marvel. You know my characters, now meet another Enrique Oculto.

Author's note: HA! I DID IT! Yeah, lo hice!

I finally finished chapter nine. Sure it's late but hey, I got it up. Thanks for the reviews and OCs, but I'm sad to say I am closing the OC submissions. I'm too close to the Haven storyline to continue to receive your great characters. Speaking of which, San child of the wolves, pay close attention to Enrique. If you want to see who made the cut check out my profile.

The chapter's a bit longer than usual, but don't worry it's good. Also if the story randomly jumps, I'm trying to fix that. The editor ate part of my story.

Enjoy my friends.

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Leo slammed his hand down on the alarm clock.

It was the first day of school, a new beginning. And if Leo didn't get up soon, he'd never wake up Benj. Sighing Leo rolled out of bed and onto the floor. The minor pain brought him to his senses.

He sprung up and threw on a red T-shirt and khaki shorts. He looked over his shark tooth necklaces and selected one he painted bronze. Little did anyone know the shark teeth were really Tyler's, but hey, no one needed to know.

Leo turned to Benj with a smirk on his face. "Benj! Get your ass up!" He roared.

Benj rolled over lazily and glared at him with one eye half open. "My assisp erfect lyhap pyhere." He mumbled.

His brother shook his head and grabbed one end of the bed. "I'm gonna flip you bro." Leo warned. "Get up now or forever be in pain."

Groaning, Benj sat up a little then flopped back down. "No me gustan las mañanas." (I don't like mornings)

"Yo sé, pero… you have to get up!" With that Leo lifted the mattress up and flipped Benj onto the floor.

"Oof." Benj complained when he hit the floor. "No me gusta tú." (I don't like you) He grumbled.

"Awww, love you too, brother." Leo said in a false caring tone.

Benj scrambled out from underneath the upturned mattress and walked over to the closet. He hastily grabbed a green striped shirt and a pair of jeans. He flung them on quickly and blasted a jet of air through his hair.

"Who needs combs." He said, grabbing his gloves and walking out the door.

Chuckling Leo gelled up his hair into spikes and ran down to the kitchen.

If they thought breakfast was chaotic normally, this was a whole new meaning to the word.

Students threw milk cartons, juice jugs, and bread through the air to each other. Plates, glasses, and silverware clanged noisily, hurting Leo's sensitive ears.

With a quick glance at each other, Benj and Leo jumped into the fray.

Someone bumped Jamie and the kitchen was suddenly filled with a bunch of Jamie copies.

"Oh, man Jamie! Watch where you're going!" Bobby yelled.

Leo grabbed a trail mix bar and sat down at the large table. He scarfed it fast then grabbed an apple from the bowl in the center of the table. Benj sat down next to him with a charred piece of toast.

"Dude?" Leo laughed at the dismal looking toast.

Benj sighed. "Ray got a little frustrated with the toaster and…" he held up his toast. "BLAM! Dead toast for me."

Leo laughed and tossed a banana to him. "Don't eat the fire starter. Just go with fruit."

"You drivin' today?" Benj questioned through a mouth-full of banana.

"Sure, as long as Ty's not taking the truck to work." Leo answered, sinking his teeth into the red apple.

Benj blinked. He'd completely forgotten Ty was actually going to work now. Speaking of forgotten…

"Damn it." He groaned, slapping his forehead.

"What?"

"I forget my inhaler in our room."

"No problem buddy!" Kurt's happy voice said behind them. "I'll go grab it for you."

"Thanks Kurt." Benj said. "You wanna ride to school?"

"Yeah! We're two drivers and two vehicles short this year. And trust me, you do not want to ride with Kitty."

"Ah didn't think Kitty had her license." Rogue said, sitting down across from them.

"She doesn't, but just fair warning." Kurt said wearily and ported out to grab Benj's inhaler.

"You drivin' Rouge?" Benj asked.

"Yeah, but not a car with enough space. The prof won't let us drive the X-Van to school. Something about no armed cars on school grounds." She replied.

Both brothers laughed at this.

"Yeah, that'd probably be the fastest way to get expelled." Leo joked.

Kitty came over and tugged on Rogue's arm. "Come on Rogue, if we don't leave now we'll, like, be late for our first day!" She yanked again trying to pull the goth out of her chair. Rogue rolled her eyes and downed the rest of her orange juice.

"See ya guys at school." Rogue said standing.

"Hey…. Rogue you know I have my permit… do you think I could like-" Kitty began.

"No way Kitty. Ya are not goin' anywhere near mah car." Rogue interrupted.

Kurt ported back in behind the brothers in a puff of smoke. He handed the silver inhaler to Benj.

"Ready to go?" Kurt asked, switching on his image inducer.

"Yep!" Leo stood and laced his tail through his belt loops. He jingled his keys. "It'll be a tight fit but it's better than nothing."

A yellow pick-up truck pulled into the school parking lot. Leo, Benj, and Kurt jumped out and squinted in the early morning sun.

"There's usually an assembly on the first day." Kurt said. He pointed out the way to the gym.

Benj gulped when they got inside the gym. There were a lot of students scattered in the bleachers.

A new beginning, he thought, Right and that means a blank slate. Oh man, I hate the first day!"

Leo glanced at his brother. Mentally he said 'I can feel your anxiety. Try to calm down a little.'

Benj nodded and followed Kurt up the bleachers. They stopped at a row close to the floor. Kurt sat next to an attractive dark-skinned girl.

He blushed as he turned to the brothers. "This is my girlfriend, Amanda."

Leo grinned and shook her hand. "Nice to meet you."

"Likewise." Benj said.

Kurt turned away and began a hushed conversation with Amanda.

"Your parents aren't on to us yet, are they?" He asked worriedly.

Amanda laughed, "No silly, and I wouldn't care if they did. I'm not ashamed to be dating a mutant."

"I know it's just…"

Amanda took Kurt's face in her hands. "It's just what?"

Kurt sighed. "It's just I don't want to keep going behind their backs. I want them to see me as a suitable boyfriend for their daughter."

"You are Kurt, don't worry. They just don't see it yet, but they will."

"Yes but-"

"Students and faculty!" The smooth tone of Principal Darth's voice washed over the crowd. He was wearing a jet black suit, gray shirt, and a silver tie. "Welcome back! I hope you are all as excited for this next year as I am."

A half-hearted cheer rose up from the crowd.

Darth chuckled, "Yeah, I'd be the same way if I was your age. This year is a new beginning for this school. With more students than we had last year, this means I expect more participation! I want every student to be involved in at least one sport or club."

He paused. "Which brings me to the contracts for mutant athletes. They are very simple. By signing you are agreeing not to use your powers during a sporting event. It is to simply keep the competition fair and to give every one a better chance of being on a sports team. The contracts are available in the office and should be turned into me before the try-outs of the specific sport you with to be a part of. The coaches understand they cannot keep you off the team because you are a mutant, but understand that being a mutant will not automatically get you on the team."

He paused again, sweeping his purple eyes over the audience. He straightened his silver tie and continued. "Now that those few announcements are over, I will say something you need to keep in mind while you remain at this school. Bullying of any kind will not be tolerated. It doesn't matter if you're gay," his eyes fell to a teenage boy in the back with white hair and a black streak though his hair, "straight, black, white, Hispanic, Jewish, Christian, Islamic, mutant or not, it gives you no advantage over another. It isn't about the skills and abilities you possess. Pure talent will not make you the best. It is how you use your talents. I know there are some students in here who can change their shape, read minds, or teleport, but this is not what makes them more talented. There are many humans who use the talents they have to make a difference. That is what talents are for, If no difference is made, then you have wasted your talents." He stopped the whoel gym was silent. "Remember what I've said these last few minutes, and have a great first day!" Principal Darth stepped back from the podium and out the gym doors. The students followed suit.

"Still like this new principal Benj?" Rogue asked from behind him admist the rustle.

Benj creased his eyebrows in thought. "You were right Rogue, There's just something about him.. I can't put my finger on it…" he trailed off as they parted ways.

This was the class Leo had been dreading all day. Taking a deep breath, the teen walked into the biology lab. Honors Biology I-II, a class guarneteed to be filled with freshmen.

So far, he'd survived the day. No one asked him about his tail, he assumed they just thought ti was some bizarre fashion statement. There were several kids in his classes that were obviously mutants from the way they slank to the back to avoic attention. Jazz band was cool, but he just needed to talk to the professor about getting a trumpet. There was no way he was using the school's old beater of a trumpet.

His thoughts crashed to a halt as he walked through the door. The room was filled with lab stations, black counter tops and computers on each, each had two stools behind it. The room smelled of fear. Leo couldn't explain how he knew the smell, but his time with Logan proved what the stench was. Already ten new freshmen nervously inspected the lab stations. He wrinkled his nose in distate. Not all freshmen were bad, take Jamie for example, but his outlook on the class was not optimistic.

Leo spotted a calm-looking kid near the back of the room and decided to sit by him. The teen had short white hair, that was a bit longer in the front, with a black zig-zag streak of to the left of his head. The black streak went from his bangs all the way down the hair on his neck. The guy had dark blue eyes, which were a little sunken, a round nose, and ears that flattened against his skull. He was wearing a black T-shirt with a huge gray triangle in the middle, and gray cargo pants. His right ear had a single black stud in it.

The teen's head went up as Leo sat beside him. "This seat's not taken is it?"

The teen eyed him over for a second then responded. "No." In a quiet tone.

Leo grinned and offered his hand. "Hi, I'm Leo Dyson."

The teen took his hand shook it gently, like Leo's hand might break, "I am Enrique Oculto. It is nice to meet you." The teen had a slight Spanish (as in from Spain) accent.

"¿Eres de España?" Leo asked.

"Sí." Enrique replied, loosening up. "Are you as well?" He rattled off in Spanish.

Leo answered in English, "Nah, I'm from Michigan, but my mother was a Spanish teacher, and lived in Spain for five years. My step-father's family was from Mexico."

Enrique looked Leo over again, "You're not a freshman are you? 'Cause you don't look like one."

"I'm a junior. Taking biology now so I can be prepared for college."

"I see, so am I!" Enrique smiled, revealing perfect teeth.

Leo was about to say something when he saw Jamie walk in. "Hold on a sec," he said to Enrique. Leo ran over to Jamie. "Jamie! Awesome, we have a class together, huh?"

The younger mutant nodded. "But this means you have to help me with my homework."

"Fine with me. Hey, I'll catch up to you later okay?"

Jamie nodded and took his seat.

When Leo turned around he saw that Enrique's eyes were locked on him. This freaked him out a little. Enrique seemed to come out of his reverie and turned away.

Leo sat back down in silence. As the late bell rang, signaling the start of class, Leo took a deep breath to prepare him for survival. The teacher walked in and laid down the rules.

Halfway through class, the crystal over his hearted tugged at him, detecting a release of power. He took a sharp breath in and looked around to see if it was something or somebody in the room. Nothing. As suddenly as it had started, it stopped, returning to the steady thrum from the electronics in the room.

The white-haired teen looked at Leo quizzically, but then shrugged and rummaged in his backpack.

Leo rubbed the bridge of his nose. He was still trying to get the layout of the high school and couldn't tell where the power release came from.

He hoped it wasn't due to one of the Xavier students.

Benj looked down at his schedule. His last class was in some room called "C37". He had a better idea where the lost city of Atlantis was. Groaning, he left the metal working class room and made his way up to the courtyard. Hopefully one of the Institute kids would be there to help him out.

He walked out into the open air and shielded his eyes against the sun.

Immediately, he wished he hadn't. A large hand was now at his throat. It was the skater called Socks, a bulky black kid with a lopsided grin. He snickered, "Got 'im Lucius."

"Dents!" The infamous skater, Lucius said, spreading his hands in false greeting. Smaller than Socks, but certainly no one to mess with, Lucius had Benj out gunned. He ran a hand through his short brown hair and came up to Benj. Smiling, he flicked the silver hoop in Benj's ear. Benj struggled against the meaty hand at his throat. Only now did he realize the bell had rung, the courtyard was empty, minus him and his tormentors.

Lucius leaned in close to Benj's face. "I believe you owe me a debt." He snarled.

Socks threw Benj to the ground.

"I don't… owe you… anything!" Benj grumbled, while trying to force air back to his lungs.

Lucius kicked the blonde teen. "Don't play dumb with me Dents. You failed our bet; you owe me a hundred bucks."

Benj spat at the converse on Lucius' feet. "Eff off. I finished your damn bet." Benj received another sharp kick to the ribs. He coughed violently, and was viciously picked up and flung against the wall. He crumpled to the ground; his back pack fell off his back. Wheezing, he stood up to face his attackers.

"Stand down, Socks. This is between me and Benny boy." Lucius laughed cruelly.

Benj snarled, "DON'T CALL ME THAT!"

Lucius punched him in the stomach, causing him to buckle over. "I can call you whatever I want, see? All the cameras are out in the courtyard for reconfiguration. Ironic, huh?" The skater said, as he grabbed Benj by the shoulders and slammed him against the brick wall. He pulled his fist back and drove it into Benj's elfish face. Blood trickled from the blonde mutant's lip.

Lucius kneed Benj in the groin and laughed as he toppled over, "I guess I was wrong Socks! The kid really did have balls!"

Desperate to escape his persecutors, Benj slashed his hand through the air, conjuring up a gust of wind. The slice of air cut through the two bullies and flung them into the far-off line of trees.

Lucius and Socks fled, crying out "Freak!" as they threw down their skateboards.

Moaning, Benj wrapped his arms around his aching ribs. He curled up into a ball and passed out.

"Going somewhere Logan?" Charles asked. Logan opened the huge oak doors to his study all the way and walked in.

"Yep. Thought I'd go for a ride." He turned to Storm and Beast, who were also in the study. "Storm, Hank."

"Logan, we were just talking about team placements." Beast said.

"Yes, how is it going with Leo?" Charles asked, pivoting his wheelchair to face Logan.

Logan grunted. "The kid's got a short fuse but he's learnin' how to snuff it out. When it comes to raw power and brute strength, I don't think anyone, save Colossus maybe, tops him."

The professor folded his hands and rested his chin atop them, "Hmm. I've been thinking about moving him up onto the regular team. What do you think about this, since you have spent more time with him than anyone?"

"I think it's a good idea." Logan answered gruffly. "But if you're gonna move Leo up, Turbulence will have to come with. The two are a package. Plus he does a lot better at staying in control with his brother beside him."

Charles frowned. "Yes, Benj. He has more control, more than anyone could've expected… but he worries me. He's especially prompt to peer pressure and likely to get into trouble. I fear that in a fight with the Brotherhood he would be easily persuaded to join them."

"I disagree with that." Beast said, sitting up in his armchair. "He might be easily persuaded but he has strong ties here. Your fears are unneeded."

"I agree with Hank." Storm said, "Have you seen the way he looks at Rogue?"

"What?" Logan growled. The other adults laughed. Rogue was like Logan's daughter, and he was definitely not ready for the whole 'dating' thing.

The laughter died when a small blinking light started up on the professor's wheel chair. "Oh dear, Cerebro." Charles said. The four of them sped down the hallways to Cerebro.

Charles rolled up to the console and placed the interface helmet on his head. The alarm lights stopped as Charles closed his eyes and focused.

"What is it Chuck?" Logan asked.

Charles' eyes snapped open. "Benj just used his powers, right outside the school. He's unconscious, I can't make any sort of mental contact, he has some sort of reflex mental shield up." He spun around. "We need to get to the school now."

"No way Kitty!" Kurt argued as the two made their way to the courtyard after school. "Darth Vader would totally win in a fight against Darth Maul!"

"But Darth Maul has, like, that double sided light saber. Vader's only has one, you know?"

Kurt threw up his hands, frustrated. "Have you ever seen Darth Maul choke someone with the Force? No!"

Kitty rolled her eyes as she pushed the doors leading to the courtyard open. "Like, that's only because he didn't live long enough for us to see him."

"Exactly!" Kurt shouted. "He only lasted one movie, Vader was in all six. Well, technically the last three… or first three depending on how you look at it..."

Kitty stuck her tongue out at him. "It's not his fault! Not everyone can survive being sliced in half, you know!"

"Darth Vader did!"

"Well, like… hmpft!" Kitty pouted.

The two of them stood just outside the courtyard doors. Suddenly something caught her eye. It was a black sneaker with green accents along it.

Kitty pointed and tugged at Kurt's arm. "Kurt!"

He spun around and went around the corner. "Oh my gosh! Kitty! It's Benj!" He shouted. The girl joined him and they both knelt next to him. "Benj! Benj, come on buddy!" Kurt said as he shook Benj. There was no response.

"Oh, man we need to get the professor!" Kurt said to Kitty.

"On it!"

"Wait, Kitty!" He shouted after her, she ran back.

"What?"

"I'll worry about the professor, you need to find Rogue and Leo."

"What? Like why would I do that?"

"We need to make sure Leo doesn't lose it. If we can keep him calm I think we'll be in the clear."

Kitty paused for a second, and then took off to find Rogue and Leo.

Kurt picked up his cell phone and dialed the Institute. Beast answered.

"Hello?"

"Beast! Benj's hurt, where's the professor?" Kurt asked frantically.

"Kurt, relax. The professor his already on his way, he should be there soon."

"Alright, bye." Kurt said, hanging up. He looked around, but luckily no one came over to the side of the building. He saw Amara and Tabitha walking out of the side doors.

"Tabitha!" Kurt hissed.

She turned around and put her hands on her hips. "What's up blue?" Her eyes fell to Benj's still form on the ground. "Oh…"

Amara walked beside her and gasped. "Is that Benj?"

"Yes, I need you two to search for Leo. We can't let him know what happened to Benj yet. He can't lose control here." Kurt replied.

"So what da ya want us to do? Distract him?" Tabitha asked.

"Pretty much. Maybe you can use your charm." Kurt answered, worriedly glancing at Benj.

"Come on Tabitha, let's see if we can find him." Amara said, pulling her friend away. "We'll let anyone else we see know!" She called back.

Leo slammed his head into his locker door. Class had been worse than he'd thought. Of course the teacher had to announce he was a junior. Of course every freshman had to ask him twice why he was taking Biology and if he had flunked before.

"If I had flunked, why would I be takin' honors?" He grumbled to himself as he opened his locker.

Enrique leaned on the locker next to him. The kid had nothing to do, and was perfectly fine with hanging around with Leo.

"Freshmen, huh?" Enrique cracked.

Leo chuckled darkly. "Yeah, wanna help me kill them?"

Enrique shook with silent laughter.

Rogue and Kitty approached the pair.

"Oh hey, Rogue, Kitty." Leo said. He pointed to Enrique. "This is Enrique Oculto. Enrique, this is Rogue and Kitty Pryde."

The quiet teen nodded in recognition.

"Goin' ta go get a mutant contract for soccah, Leo?" Rogue asked, trying to make small talk.

He nodded. "Yeah, thought I'd go grab one right now, how bout you?"

"Nah, Ah don't do sports." Rogue answered.

"Yeah, right! Like you could kick butt at any sport!" Kitty said.

Rogue gave her an angry look. "Maybe, but think about what would happen if Ah accidently touched someone durin' a game."

"Oh, right." Kitty said.

Enrique looked confused. "What would happen?"

Rogue bit her lip, wishing she hadn't said anything. Kitty giggled nervously. Leo blinked at the white-haired kid.

"How do you feel about mutants Enrique?" Leo asked carefully.

Enrique looked puzzled for a moment then realization dawned. "Oh. Mutants are cool. I am a mutant."

"Good." Leo said. "Hey you play fútbol right?"

"Of course." He replied.

Leo grabbed Enrique's arm and left. Enrique flushed slightly and followed Leo.

"Problem solved?" Kitty asked cheerfully.

"Possibly." Rogue answered, following the duo.

Kurt looked up and saw the professor's sleek car pull up to the sidewalk next to him. Wolverine hopped out of the car and came over to where Kurt was sitting next to Benj.

"Oh thank goodness! I was afraid you got lost or something!" Kurt sighed.

"No, just a lot of jackass drivers." Logan grumbled, as he hefted Benj onto his shoulder. "Come on elf. Let's go."

Leo and Enrique walked into the administration office.

Standing side-by-side, it was easy to tell Enrique was taller than Leo, being five foot nine. Leo was naturally short, like Logan, a lot of power packed into a small exterior.

Leo walked up to the secretary. "Can we pick up the mutant contracts? Me and him want to play soccer."

The female secretary looked over her glasses at him. She narrowed her eyes and handed him two contracts. They were each about five pages.

"Fill them out, in full, and turn it back in within the week." She said menacingly.

Not a fan of mutants… Great. Leo thought to himself as he handed a contract to Enrique.

"You think they have enough in here?" Enrique whispered, leaning down to Leo's ear. "Maybe they ought to add a few more pages."

Leo snorted. The secretary glared at the pair.

"Let's get out of here." Leo muttered back.

Leo and Enrique ran to Leo's truck laughing. Enrique continued to make wise cracks about the contracts the entire time. When they reached the truck Leo's gruff laughed stopped abruptly.

"Wait… you're a mutant?" Leo asked, lifting an eyebrow.

Enrique stopped his silent laughter and stared coldly into Leo's eyes. "Uh, yeah. Why else would I have gone with you to get a power contract?" He paused. "I even said I was a mutant!"

"Oh, boy. I really need to get out of school. It's meltin' my brain." Leo grumbled, rubbing his head.

Enrique shook his head. "Poor niño."

"Hmmm… I suppose I should find my brother and Kurt before I leave them at school…" Leo thought out loud.

Enrique looked disheartened. "You could just call them and tell them to walk."

"I could but-"

"Leo!" A girl's voice shouted.

Leo spun around to find the source of the voice. It was Tabitha.

"Hey there kitten, glad I found you." Tabitha sighed.

Leo raised an eyebrow.

"Er…" she glanced at the taller teen next to Leo. "Gonna introduce me to your friend here?" She eyed the earring in Enrique's ear suspiciously.

"Oh, yeah. This is Enrique. Enrique, this is Tabitha." Leo answered. "What did you need?"

Tabitha shook her head. "Just wanted to tell you that Kurt and Benj are gonna walk back to the Institute, so you can take off."

"Cool, thanks Tabs." Leo said, grinning.

Tabitha left the pair at the truck and went to round up the search party. "I wonder if Leo knows he's gay…" Tabitha muttered to herself as she walked off.

Leo turned to Enrique. "Want a ride home?"

"Not really, my folks don't get home for a while." Enrique mumbled.

Leo stroked his goatee. "Hmm, you could probably hang at Xavier's for a while, that is until your parents get home."

Enrique's face brightened.

For the second time, Benj woke up in the bleak whiteness of the Institute's infirmary. He groaned as his head swam. His ribs took a beating again. But this time, he was too tired to look around for someone to ask what happened. Lying back down, Benj fell back asleep.

Beast watched as Benj woke, then slipped back into unconsciousness.

"Well I think he'll be fine, professor." Beast said, turning to Professor X. "Does Leo know yet?"

"No and we're lucky he doesn't. There's no reason to take a chance with him." Charles responded. "Where is he anyways?"

"He invited a friend over." Beast said, exiting the infirmary quietly.

"A friend?" The professor asked with a smile.

Hank chuckled. "No, it's a guy. Apparently a mutant named Enrique Oculto."

"A mutant?" Charles wondered, "Did Leo bring him for an interview?"

"No, they're filling out their mutant athletes' contracts and finishing homework. They're in Leo's room."

Charles smiled slightly. "I'll go see how it's going."

"Woah… This is way more complex than I thought." Leo grumbled.

He sat on his bed and Enrique was laying on the floor next to it. The two mutants were struggling to complete the forms. There were many questions about mutant powers, abilities, and overall personality.

"Why the hell does Darth want to know my fears?" Leo shouted, flinging the paper down.

Enrique looked sheepishly at the paper floating to the floor. "It is an odd question." He muttered.

Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Enrique sat upright.

"Come in, it's unlocked!" Leo yelled. The professor opened the door and rolled in. "Oh, hi Professor X." Leo said half-heartedly.

"Hello Leo, who's your friend?" The professor asked.

Leo groaned. He'd introduced Enrique several times already today, and was getting tired of doing so. "En-"

"Enrique Oculto." Enrique finished, standing up and shaking the bald man's hand. Leo grinned, thankful that Enrique saved him from another introduction.

"I understand that you're a mutant, Enrique."

The white-haired teen nodded.

"We here at the Xavier Institute can help you to manage your powers if you wish." Charles said.

"Actually," Enrique said quietly, "I'm perfectly fine. My powers are under control."

Charles stopped, his speech interrupted. He raised an eyebrow. "Well if you change your mind…" he rolled out of the room. "Oh and Enrique, your welcome to come by any time you want."

"Thank you."

Leo got up and shut the door. "Well that was weird." He sat back down on his bed and looked at Enrique. "What exactly is your power?"

Enrique smiled and spread his arms, clenching his fists. The air shimmered for a brief second then he vanished.

"Sweet!" Leo said. There was a jarring sting in his crystal. Suddenly there was a weight on the bed next to him. Enrique's grinning face reappeared inches from his face. "Wah!" He shouted, falling over. Chuckling, Leo sat back up. "Invisibility, huh? You got a mutant name?"

Enrique nodded. "They call me Cloak."

You've now just met the first Haven character. Okay no, you've met two but...

If you're not familar with some parts of American culture, typically a guy who wears just a right earring is gay. It's not as true any more, but it's a subtle hint in this chapter.

Not sure where to go from here, so I'm open for suggestions!

(And the part I thought the editor ate, turns out Word ate it. Apparently I grazed the mouse pad while typing from my notebook and it made the chunk go POOF! but no worries, I fixed it)