*Latin and Italian are used throughout the story, the word translation is in Italics for Italian and in regular font for Latin.*

I’m different. Let’s just say, I have special abilities; stop time, move things with my mind, I can hear people's thoughts, I can use the elements at any given time. For years I was never able to leave my house because I was a danger to people around me, when I was younger I couldn’t control my powers but now I feel like I can control them. My parents are letting me go to a public school for the first time this year. I have been home-schooled my whole life till now; this is going to be different.

I’m supposed to train with Papa today, he wants me to have full control of my powers before I go to school. I am going to school tomorrow, I’m nervous but happy at the same time. I finally decided it was time to get out of bed, I walked to my closet and grabbed my training clothes. After changing into them I walked downstairs to see my parents sitting at the dining room table.

They look at me and smile, "You’re going to school today. Go change." Mama said, I smiled and basically ran upstairs. My parents are my adoptive ones, my real parents gave me up for adoption when I was born more or less they gave me away. All I have of them was a picture they gave me of them before I was born.

I walk up to my room and to my closet, I change into a t-shirt and a pair of jeans along with my black combat boots. When I walk back downstairs I see my parents sitting at the table still, this time they just looked at each other. I knocked on the wood and smiled at them. “I know how to get to the school so I’m going to go. Bye guys, see you when I get home.”

They shake their heads and frown, I can tell something is wrong. I can feel their sadness like a heavy downpour. "We’re being reassigned, you are going to have new protectors. They have a son your age, you should meet him when you get to school. He’ll be waiting for you by the main entrance.” I sigh and nod.

Why do I have to have new protectors? I mean these two were doing just fine, they have been for the past seventeen years of my life. My protectors protect me from the outside world and people who want to hunt me down for being an abomination to the supernatural or natural world.

I don’t say anything to either of them, I just frown and walk out of the house. Well today started off just great.

After about fifteen minutes I got to the school and I saw a bunch of people standing outside, all of them were waiting by the main entrance. How am I supposed to tell who I am supposed to meet?

I sigh and sit on a bench near the front door. Just then it opened and everyone rushed inside. Then I saw a guy standing by the door, he looked like the average teenage guy, brown hair, brown eyes, tall at least taller than me and had a muscular figure to him. I have never really met anyone before, I know how to understand them from what Mama taught me about the human world but at the same time I don’t know all of the customs. He smiled at me and began to walk towards me.

"You must be Ivy, I’m Oliver.” I smile and take the hand he held out to shake. I look at him in confusion, what do I do with it?

“Umm, what do I do?” Oliver laughs and shakes his head, other than being with Mama and Papa I have never had to do physical contact with anyone and Papa never taught me how to do this handshake thing.

"You reach your hand out and shake it. Also we can’t talk about anything that has to do with your powers or who you are to the people here okay?” I nodded. Yeah I was totally going to run around screaming at the top of my lungs that I have supernatural powers. Oliver nodded, “Okay good.” I nod again. ”Should we head inside? I already know our classes. My parents made sure we had the same classes.” I look at him.

“That’s kind of creepy.” Oliver laughed and nodded agreeing with me. He seems like the type of guy I can trust even though I have to trust him either way since he is the son of my new protectors. I get this feeling from him that says I should still be cautious around him. I can’t tell what he is thinking which worries me. But it makes sense, if he is my new protector he is under the same precautions as Mama and Papa.

"I know but I had no choice.” I smiled. We walk into the school and a bunch of people look at me. I look down at the ground and try to keep my breath under control but it’s proving to be difficult. When my breath is not under control my powers go crazy. I then felt someone grab my hand and begin to walk faster. I looked at the person and it was Oliver. We got to a classroom with nobody in it yet and I finally got my breathing under control. ”Are you okay Ivy?” I look up at him and shake my head.

“That has never happened before, I’ve always been able to keep my breathing under control but I couldn’t this time. I’m sorry.” I placed my hands on the desk in front of me and took a few more deep breaths trying to steady myself.

Oliver had never let go of my hand but this time he grabbed the other one and smiled, “You have nothing to be sorry for, I completely understand. I’m just glad I was there before anything happened.” I nodded.

“Thank you for that by the way.” he smiled which turned into a small smirk.

“Anytime Tiger.” I pulled my hands away from Oliver’s. I felt like something lit on fire inside of me, I could feel heat rush to my cheeks and I started to panic.

“What happened? Why are my cheeks burning? Did I set something on fire?” Oliver laughed, and shook his head.

“It is called blushing. You have really been living under a rock." I shrugged and sighed, I suppose he was right. I have never really been able to be in contact with anyone due to who or more or less what I am. Other than very few people who are part of the organization are able to come in contact with me.

"So since we have a few minutes till class starts, what do you want to do or talk about?" I shrugged and sat on one of the desks, Oliver sat next to me and said nothing. "How about you tell me about yourself, like what do you do for fun?" I gave him a confused look.

"I really have never been outside the house other than to train. Unless you count running and training as fun then I have no idea." Oliver gave me a look of pure amazement.

"You’re going to have the best year I am going to make sure of it." I gave him a look that said 'you don’t have to do this' he smiled. "Ivy, we are going to get along just fine this year. I will teach you how to have fun and I will train you in our free time." I nodded.

"I don’t believe I still need training but I suppose some extra won't hurt." Oliver nodded right as the bell rang. People began to walk into the classroom, I got off the desk and sat in the seat, Oliver sat right next to me. People were looking at me, and my breathing went out of control again, I felt Oliver grab my hand again.

I know you can hear my voice inside your head, just take a deep breath and don’t focus on anything else.

I looked over at Oliver and nodded, he kept talking to me through his mind. He made me smile, the most I think I have ever smiled; all the teacher talked about was rules. I suppose this is how most first days at school go. I figured I would pay attention because I have never been in this situation. But I saw a lot of other people in the class weren’t paying attention.

All the classes were the same, introductions, rules and a bunch of other stuff that is the same for every class. It was time for lunch and since I was new to this whole school I really did not know anyone but Oliver had already been here for a few years before so when he introduced me to his friends they became my 'friends' even though I can already tell that I really do not fit in with any of these people.

I thought I would enjoy being at a normal school but now I really just want to go home and be with the people who I have always called my parents. I sigh and look around the lunch room, I’m sitting with Oliver and his friends. I really do not want to be here, but Oliver believes that I need to have 'fun'. I sigh and look back at the girl who had been talking to me before I spaced out, "Hello, Iv's are you in there?" Since when do people call me Iv's?

"Sorry I was spacing and never call me Iv's again, my name is not that hard to remember. It’s Ivy if you had already forgotten." I just heard a lot of harshness in my voice but the girl nodded and continued to talk.

"So I was thinking we could try and give you a new look, like one that does not make you look like you live on the streets." I shook my head looking down at my clothes, Mama picked them out at the store. I happen to like them.

"I don’t have money to buy new clothes, plus I’m fine the way I look." The girl looked at the other people in the group who were also nodding with the girl.

"We will pay for the new look." I shake my head again, why is she so insistent on the way I look? Is that really all these people care about?

"I said I’m fine with the way I look." I got up from the table and walked away. When I was younger Mama would let me go to the park across from our house to play on the playground but I had to stay away from the other kids which I did. They would always laugh at me for the way I looked but she always said the same thing every time: ‘Do not let them dim your shine. You do not have to change for anyone.’

As I walked out of the cafeteria I stood in the hallway. I'm going to miss Mama and Papa, they are the only family I have ever known. I sat by the wall just as some guy walked out of the cafeteria, he is one of Oliver's friends. He had brown hair that's longer than Oliver’s and it was curlier too, plus his skin was more tan.

"Ivy? Are you okay?" I look at him and nod, not really wanting to talk to anyone right now.

"I am fine, you can go back to the others, I will just stay out here." the guy shook his head, he walked over to me and sat next to me.

"I know how Annie can be when you first get to know her. I have known her my whole life, our group of friends have been together since grade school." I nodded. "So tell me something about yourself." I looked at him and shrugged. Something about him is different, his smell is different, his whole being is different but I can’t tell why. Or even how but I feel like I am supposed to be with him, that there is something about him that I’m drawn to.

"Well, I think I’m an only child, I have lived in one place my whole life and never been out of my house other than going out with my Papa." I thought back to all of the times I tried to go out with Mama to the store but she said no because it was too dangerous.

The guy gave me a confused look, "What do you mean you think?" I looked down taking a deep breath. I don’t know why I am telling him all of this. He is a total stranger, I don’t even know his name.

"My parents gave me up when I was born so I never knew them so I don’t know if they are still together or even had more kids. All I know is how they looked several years ago because I have a picture of them before I was born." the guy nodded. "May I ask why you’re being nice to me? I mean not that you have a reason to be nice to me, I just feel like the rest of the school has a problem with me being here." he laughed.

He cleared his throat a little and I noticed his Adam's apple bobbing in his throat. The way the sun from the windows a few feet away shone through and hit his skin made it look like he was glowing. I shook the thought from my head and took a deep breath. "I guess I’m being nice because I think you are the only one in that friend group who does not care about the way they look or what others think of them. Plus you seem like a really cool and genuine person to be around."

I laugh, "Yeah I guess you could say I am. Also, may I know your name?" the guy gave me a weird look, "What? You know mine, why can I not know yours?" he shrugged.

"My name is Noah." I nod, smiling and replaying the sound of his voice in my head saying his name. I don’t know why I feel this way all of a sudden, I feel as if I could sit here and talk with him for hours and never get bored. I feel like I was always supposed to meet him.

I shake the thought from my head and smile at him, "Nice to meet you Noah." he smiled and nodded.

"Lunch is almost over, we should go grab our stuff, I’ll walk you to class." I nod, we both walked back into the cafeteria again and walked over to our table to grab our bags. When I grabbed mine Oliver grabbed my wrist tightly.

"Oliver let go." he glared at me, gripping tighter on my wrist. Why is he acting like this?

"You have to wait for me. We’re going to class together." I glare right back, I heat up my wrist till he moves his hand but he doesn't. Is he immune to my powers? I knew Mama and Papa took something to be immune to my powers, I had a feeling he took it too after this morning when I couldn’t tell what he was thinking, but this proved it.

You can try all you want Tiger but nothing will work. I am immune.

I glare and think of the best solution, I freeze time. Oliver thought he was immune to all my powers but all mortals freeze every time. I move my wrist from his grasp and grab a drink from the table. I unfreeze time and dump the drink on his head, I grab my bag and walk out of the cafeteria.

I waited in the hallway for Noah who came out only seconds later. He doesn’t ask about what happened in the cafeteria, we just walk to class and talk about nothing specific, we just talk. I have never talked this much with someone other than Mama and Papa but I don’t think that they count since they raised me. Noah and I walk to class which he says he has with me so we wait outside the classroom till the bell rings. When it rings we wait for all the other students to come out of the class then we walk in.

I tell the teacher I’m new and she tells me to sit in any seat since we’re the first ones in the class. I nod and sit in the back, Noah sits next to me and we continue to talk. After a few minutes, Oliver walks into the classroom with all the other girls swooning over him, I roll my eyes. He smiles a wicked smile at me and sits on the other side of me. I sigh and look at the board, which like the past few classes had rules.

I looked around the class and saw girls swooning over both guys sitting next to me, trust me both of these guys were very good looking but I don’t see the point in swooning. Just then I felt a hand on my thigh, I looked down and saw Oliver's hand on my thigh. "Get your hand off me." Oliver did not listen. I glared and grabbed his wrist, I squeezed it till he let go. When he finally let go he looked at his wrist with pain in his eyes.

"From now on, even though you are immune to my powers does not mean I can’t hurt you." I whisper in his ear, touching my lip to his ear just a little as I pull away. I saw his cheeks turn a bit of color and I let out a low chuckle and turned back to the teacher talking. Noah looked at me and gave me a confused look. I shook my head and then turned back to what the teacher was saying.

After several hours of the same thing and trying to avoid Oliver at some moments it is finally the end of the day and I can go home to the place where I spent the majority of my life. Yet I will not be able to see the people who raised me, people who I call my family. I walk out of the class straight to my locker. I open my locker, grab my house key and walk out the door that leads to the school. I start to walk home, then I hear a car horn; "Get in Tiger I’m giving you a ride." I rolled my eyes.

"You and your parents may be my new guardians but that does not mean you get to for one boss me around or get to use me for your own enjoyment. So I think I’m going to pass on that ride thanks though." I continue to walk home.

The horn honks again, "Get in!" Oliver says really loud and aggressively, he is kind of scaring me by the way he is acting. "I’m not going to ask you again, get in or I will force you to get in my car." I sigh and roll my eyes again, I walk to the passenger side of the car and get in. I feel like if anyone else was in this situation they would call the police but at the same time they aren’t me.

We drove in silence until I decided to break the silence, "What happened to you, first you were super nice to me now you are just being a complete jerk. Did I do something to hurt you and now you want revenge or something?" Oliver pulled into the driveway of my house.

He sighed and parked the car, "Ivy, you don’t understand what it is like to be a human, you have been trapped in this house your whole life you do not know what it is like to have feelings. You basically embarrassed me in front of Annie, I have had a crush on her since we were little. And now you ruined that."

"Oliver, I’m sorry." Just because he had a crush doesn’t mean he gets to treat me like that though, I know I’m not exactly human but I still should be treated like something other than a wall. I opened the door and walked to the front door, I opened the door and walked in. Something smelled different, like it smelled good. I walked in farther and I saw a woman and man standing in the kitchen baking. I gave them a confused look and they turned around and looked at me.

"You must be Ivy, we’re so happy to finally meet you." The woman came over to me and hugged me. I was confused but lightly patted her back, she released me and turned to the man. "Honey, this is the girl the organization told us we had to take care of." I looked at the guy walking up to me. He smiled and hugged me.

I did the same thing I did to the woman. I lightly patted his back. The man pulled away and smiled at me and the woman, "I know this is going to take some getting used to but we want you to trust us. You are now a part of our family, we have some things to talk to you about." I nodded and sat on top of the island in the kitchen and looked at the man and woman.

"First, your training will no longer be continued; second you need to learn manners, third you have to learn to be a real human and not some weird crazy mutant human." my jaw dropped, she did not just say that to my face.

"So that is what you humans think of people like me, you think we are weird and mutants. For your information mutants are a Marvel creation which are movies and comic books known as the X-Men because they were studied to have an X gene which I might have but at the same time I just have genes passed down from my family.” I know what I am, these people just think I am a job. “You may not know how to raise a 'Mutant' like myself but I am sure you do not have to do much. I was perfectly fine with the people who raised me. So if you have a problem with who or what I am you can leave now!" The house began to shake, I took a deep breath and stopped the house from shaking, the man and woman kept smiling and I heard the door close and I turned my head and saw Oliver and some of his friends and even Noah. Please tell me they weren’t in the house for what just happened.

"Young lady that is no way to behave, go to your room and do not come out till dinner." my jaw dropped, they think they can come in here and treat me like I am the one in the wrong here?

"You have got to be kidding me, you come into the house I grew up in, you insult me and you expect me to just follow orders. You expect me to see you two as my parents when neither one of you has known me for even a fraction of a day. This last time I checked you were not my parents, you did not raise me, you are just two people who have been sent by the organization to quote on quote protect me when both of you should know that from the day I could walk the man and woman who truly raised me have trained me the best they can.” I took a deep breath even though I already knew it wasn’t going to work. “I can cook, I speak five different languages fluently, I can break someone's wrist with one movement and that’s without using my powers. With my powers I am stronger than both of you put together. So you insult me in my house once more and I will make sure you both do not make it through the month.” They both frowned and nodded. "I am going to the boxing rink down the street, have Oliver text me when dinner is ready." The woman looked at me in fear.

"What if your powers get out of control? What if you hurt someone?" I shook my head at the woman.

"I have been training with my powers since before I could talk, I’m sure I will be fine. Also, trust me if I had no control over them your head would be lying over there on the counter by now." she grabbed her head in fear. I chuckled and walked out of the kitchen and up to my room. I walk into my room and change my clothes into comfortable clothes to work out in. I put my hair in a high ponytail and walk back downstairs to where all of Oliver's friends are as well as his parents and himself of course. They all look at me strangely, "I’m going to the boxing rink down the street, Oliver text me when your mom has dinner ready please." he nods and looks at the group, they are looking at Oliver and I with this weird look. "Why are you looking at us like that?" I asked the group.

"You guys live together?" the other guy asked, I sighed and nodded.

"Oliver, if these guys are going to be coming over here they need to know about me. Should we tell them when I get back or are you going to tell them?" Oliver looked at me.

"We’ll tell them when you get back." I nodded and walked out of the house. I lightly jogged down the street to the boxing rink place, Papa would take me here when it was closed so I could practice, working on my powers. I got to the building and walked in, the owner gave my dad the key because they were close friends. There was nobody here so I walked to the punching bag and put my gloves on and began punching the bag.

After about twenty minutes Oliver texted me saying that his mom finished dinner, so I took my gloves off and locked the building up again. I jogged back to the house and when I got there everyone looked at me when I walked in. "Let me get changed then we will all talk." They all nodded and I walked up to my room, I walked into my closet and grabbed my clothes. I jumped in the shower really quick so I could wash all the sweat off my body.

When I got out I put my clothes on and walked down stairs. I sat at the table and waited for everyone to sit down, they all sat down when they saw me sit down.

"So all of you want to be friends with me?" they all nod, I looked at Oliver he nodded. "Well there is something you need to know about me before you choose to be my friend. I’m different, I can stop time, move things with my mind; I can hear people's thoughts, I can use the elements at any given time, etc. I can show you." I closed my eyes and froze time except for myself and I got up from my chair and walked to the fridge and got a bottle of water. I unfroze time and looked at the group. They all dropped their jaws except Oliver and his parents.

"What else can I show you? I can read one of your minds if you will let me.” The guy who asked Oliver and I if we lived together whose name I learned was Chris raised his hand as a volunteer, I nodded and closed my eyes and focused on his mind.

You are probably the coolest person I have ever met.

I smiled and nodded. "Does anyone else want me to read their mind?" The girl who had come with them raised her hand.

“Tell me what color I am thinking of." I nod and close my eyes, and focus on her mind.

"You are thinking of the color magenta as the color you want to dye your hair but your parents won't let you." I open my eyes and her jaw is dropped. I laugh and smile and sit down across from Chris, I sigh and watch Oliver's parents bring out dinner. I mutter to myself a memory erase to the group besides Noah and Chris just because I do not trust the others.

After we all ate, the girl went home but Noah and Chris stayed, apparently the three of them are best friends. They have been friends since kindergarten. I have been in my room since everyone left, I sigh and lay down on my bed, just then my phone goes off. I see that it is the number my parents gave me to keep in contact with them.

Mama: Ti adoriamo Ivy. (Translation: We love you Ivy.)

I smile, Italian is my second language. Papa didn’t have a very good English vocabulary so Mama did most of the talking till I learned Italian.

Me: Ti amo anch'io. (Translation: I love you too.)

I put my phone down and walked downstairs and saw the three boys sitting on the couch playing some video game. I sigh and walk into the kitchen, I grab an apple. I walk into the living room and see out the window that Oliver's parents' car is not in the driveway, "Oliver, where did your parents go?" The three boys looked at me.

"They went to work." I nodded and I went back up to my room. After a few minutes of being in my room I heard a knock at the door. I stood up and opened the door, I saw the three guys standing there.

"May I ask what you boys want?" They look at me and smile innocent but guilty smiles.

"We want to hang out with you. We want to get to know you." I look at Oliver, I shrug and open the door for them to walk in. My phone goes off and it is my parents again.

Papa: Chi sta causando problemi alla mia bambina? (Translation: Who is causing my little girl issues?)

I smiled, Papa always called me his little one or little girl.

Me: Nessuno papà, starò bene. (Translation: Nobody papa, I will be fine.)

I looked back at the guys who were all standing in my room awkwardly, I rolled my eyes. "You guys can sit down, you know that right?" They look at each other and nod. "What do you want to know?" they all looked at each other and began talking quietly, "You guys know I can hear you right? I’m literally sitting right here." They all look at me and laugh, "So what do you want to know?" they nod, Oliver asks me a question.

"How many languages can you speak?" I have to think about that, he must not have heard me when I was yelling at his parents.

"How many do you think I can speak?" Each of them holds up a number, Oliver holds up 4, Chris holds up a 6 and Noah holds up a 3. I smile and hold up five; "I can speak English, Latin, French, Italian, and Greek." their jaws drop, I laugh. "Next question?" Chris asks the next one.

"If you could give up one of your powers, which one would you give up?" I nodded and thought about it for a minute.

"The power to read people's minds." They nod, my phone goes off and it is my parents.

Mama: Ok caro, dobbiamo andare, ci sentiamo presto. (translation: Okay dear, we have to go, we will talk to you soon.)

Me: Va bene (Translation: Okay)

I look back at the boys, "Sorry my parents texted me." they nodded, Noah asked the last question.

"Why are you living with Oliver and his parents?" I looked at Oliver then back at Noah, we made eye contact and I felt as if I were drawn to him for some reason.

I shook the thought out of my head and answered his question, "According to the organization which protects me, I still need a protector. The people I call my parents were the people who had been given to me when I was born and they have taken care of me up until now. But according to the organization I needed a new protector and Oliver and his parents were the most available.” They all nodded and looked at each other again.

"What would you say to a makeover?" Chris said, I looked at Oliver.

"You think I need to change? You think I need to please other people with my looks?" Oliver gave Chris a look which said 'back off' so he did.

"Is there anything else you guys wanted to know?" Noah nodded.

"If you could meet your parents, would you?" I was surprised by his question. I took a deep breath and thought about something that has always been on my mind. What would I do if I met the people who gave me away because I was just a burden to them?

"I mean I guess, I would want to know why they gave me up. Like if I was so unbearable that they had to give me up. All I have of them is a picture and I feel like they never wanted me." I felt a tear fall to my cheek, I have not cried since I was little. Not since I found out that my real parents gave me up.

I got up from the floor and walked out of the room, I walked into the bathroom and wiped my eyes. I punched the floor length mirror in the bathroom and looked at the blood on my hand. I sighed, I heard a creaky floor board being stepped on, I saw the three boys outside the door.

"I’m fine.'' They shook their heads and came into the bathroom with me. Oliver grabbed me and sat me on the toilet. Noah grabbed a washcloth to clean the blood and the other boy grabbed bandages to wrap my hands. Pain is shooting through my arm as Noah washes my hand, I can feel my hands heat up.

I pull my hands away, "Let me go!" Oliver does just that, he lets me go and I run into my room. I take a deep breath and my whole body ignites into flames. I look at myself in the mirror, this has never happened before. I see Oliver behind me, "No back up, please I don't want to hurt you!" he shakes his head and hugs me. He’s not affected by the fire, the flames start to go down. After the flames go out Oliver lets me go, "What is wrong with me?" I looked at Oliver with tears in my eyes, he shook his head.

"There is nothing wrong with you, your powers are connected to your emotions. You’re perfectly fine, everything is normal." I nod and look at my hand.

"Did I hurt you?" Oliver shook his head. I have never had to worry about my emotions getting out of control because Mama and Papa always knew how to keep me calm but these three didn’t know how to do that.

"As I said at school, I am immune to your powers except the freeze time one." I nodded, taking a deep breath.

"Did I hurt Chris or Noah?" Oliver shook his head, I let out a breath of relief.

"Chris and Noah are fine." I nod, Chris and Noah walked into my room and looked at me in fear.

"Oliver, I think your friends should go, I don't want to risk hurting them." They all look at each other and shake their heads. "They are staying for a few months since my parents are going to be out on a business trip. You still need to train, and I can make sure they take what I take to be immune to your powers." I nod but look at Oliver.

"Why did your parents not tell me they were leaving?" Oliver told the guys to go get the bandages while he told me.

"They didn’t really want to watch you, I forced them too because I’m that kind of person. So technically, I am your gradian. Just for a few months till your original guardians come back." I nodded. We both look at the door where Chris and Noah stood holding some bandages and some alcohol wipes to clean the wound some more. I sat on my bed, Oliver sat next to me, Chris and Noah continued to care for my injured hand.

The guys finished with my hand after about five minutes, "Thank you." I said to them, they nodded and took care of the supplies, Oliver walked into the room and had two cups of some sort of liquid in his hands. "Noah and Chris, you guys need to take this now and once every few days from now on in order to be immune to Ivy's powers. That is if you guys are willing to help her train." They looked at me then back at Oliver. Chris held out his hand and so did Noah, these boys want to help me.

They drank the liquid and told me to hold their hands and heat up, I did that and it worked. They are immune, so I smiled and hugged Oliver. "Thank you." I pulled away and he gave me a confused look, "Thank you for being my friend as well as finding me friends who are okay with who I am." he nodded and so did the two other boys.

I heard my phone go off, I walked over to it and looked at it.

Mama: Dear, how are you? I hope that son is not causing you too much trouble now.

I smiled and laughed to myself.

Me: No mama, I am doing just fine and there is no more drama. But you are not going to believe what happened to me today. Give me about a few minutes and then if you do not mind if we talk over the phone.

She replied okay. I asked the boys to leave and they did, I changed my clothes and called mama. "Hello dear." I smiled at the sound of her voice.

"Hi, mama." I sat down at my bay window and looked outside and smiled.

"So what did you want to tell me dear?" I smiled, I missed seeing her face when I got home.

"Well first I have three new friends." I heard her gasp, I knew this was going to be her response but I trust them so I know everything will be okay.

"Dear, you have to be careful. Your powers can not be told to just anyone. Can you truly trust these people?" even though I knew she could not see me I nodded.

"Mom, I know I can trust them." I heard her agree, we just continued to talk till she had to leave.

As soon as my Mama and I hung up I decided to go downstairs and see what the boys were doing. I walked down the stairs and saw all three of the boys sitting on the couches playing some fighting game. I sat on the couch and listened to my ear buds till the boys realized I was sitting in the room.

After about half an hour the boys stopped playing their game and turned towards me, "How long have you been sitting there?" I laughed.

"About thirty minutes." They all looked at each other and shrugged.

"We are going to order pizza, is that alright?" I nodded and thought this is my chance to try something new.

"As long as we at least get meat lovers. I never got to have meat lovers cause my Papa is a vegan." Oliver's jaw dropped.

"You poor girl." I laughed while Oliver was giving a sad look.

"I know right." We all laughed. Oliver went to order the pizza while Noah, Chris and I just all sat awkwardly waiting for him to come back. The three of us really do not know much about each other, so I put my earbuds back in and continued to sketch in my sketchbook.

I felt someone watching me, "You both know I can hear what you are thinking right?" I heard them smack each other on the head, I just laughed. I pulled one of my ear buds out and I turned to look at them, "You are both hovering, what's up?" they looked at each other then at me.

"Nothing, we just are really confused by you." I nod, closing my sketchbook and pausing my music.

"Well, what are you confused about?" Chris and Noah look over at me and shrug.

"Everything." I nod, taking a deep breath.

"Well I can start from the beginning." They smile and nod, Oliver walks into the room and sits next to me.

"Is it story time?" I laugh and nod. This is the first time anyone has actually ever been interested in what I had to say.

"I suppose so," Oliver smiles and turns toward me. "Well, since I was born I had these powers that I had no control over. Some of them I am still finding out I have, but since my biological parents found out I had powers they gave me to this organization that has taken care of me ever since. I was paired with the parents I always knew to be my own, they trained me to gain slight control of my powers which worked which means I can focus my powers in order to not lose control of them.” they all three had a surprised look on their faces. “The organization protects me from the people who have found out about me and want to experiment on me, let's just say that the government is after me. I have always been in this house, the only time I was allowed out of the house was when it was dark and my Papa would take me to the gym after it was closed to help me train. My Papais Ital-" I was stopped by the sound of a car pulling out front.

"Pizzas here.” The boys look at me and I shake my head, this person was not your regular pizza guy. He had something off about him.

"That’s not the pizza guy." They give me a confused look and close my eyes to try and focus on the person's thoughts.

Must get the girl.

I looked at the window and looked back at the boys, "We need to leave now." I heard the person's thoughts again.

I know you can hear me lady, you have to come with me. If you do not come out I will have to come in and I will destroy the house you so love.

I start to shake with fear, I pick up my phone and I tell the boys to come with me. I go down stairs and the boys follow behind, I dial Mama’s number and she picks up. "What is it dear? We told you to only call my number when it is an emergency." I sigh.

"There is someone here and I don’t remember where the entrance to the passage to the safe house is. The person said that they would come into the house. Please mama I’m scared." I heard her ask Papa where the passage was and he told her then she told me.

I took a deep breath, "Papa said behind the family portrait. We will meet you at the safe house with food and other supplies, be safe dear." I agree and hang up.

I walk over to the family portrait and move it, there is a door there. "Get in." I said as I opened the door for them.

"You go first, you know where you are going." I shake my head trying to hear the person’s thoughts again but I couldn’t.

"I have to block off the entrance so the person can’t find it. So get in." They nod and walk in. I walk in and close the door, I sigh and try to block the door with my earth power but I’m not strong enough. Papa would always have something for me to grab to gain my strength, I guess you could say that I am a somewhat siphoner, but Papa never really explained much to me about that part of my powers. "I’m not strong enough. I can't do it." Noah steps forward.

"Grab my hand." I gave him a confused look but grabbed his hand, a rush of strength rushed through my body. I built the wall to block the entrance, I let go of his hand when I was done, Chris and Oliver looked at the both of us with confusion, I sighed and looked at Noah who looked really weak. I wrapped my arms around him and gave him his strength back.

He perked up right after and his eyes changed into a bright red color, he’s an alpha but then his eyes went back to normal; which means he has control. Mama taught me about the other supernatural creatures that once existed but she said they were all extinct.

He gave me a look that said 'you and I need to talk' I nod and create a ball of fire in my hand and I said a spell, "Ostende mihi viam," (Translation: Show me the way.) the ball of fire became a small person, which told us to follow it so we did.

We followed the small fire person to the safe house. The door was locked so I used my wind to try and open it, then I remembered the spell my Mama taught me to unlock a lock. "Aperire ostium, et ostium mihi reserare" (Translation: Open the door, unlock the door and let me in) the door unlocked and we walked out of the passageway. Mama and Papa were walking down the stairs right as we walked out of the passageway.

"Chi e 'questa gente?" (Translation: Who are these people?) I looked at my Papa. I took a deep breath.

"Papà, questi sono i miei amici, stanno bene con chi e cosa sono. " (Translation: Papa, these are my friends and they are okay with who and what I am.) Papa looked at me and gave me a disappointed look.

"Principessa, non puoi fidarti di nessuno con il tuo segreto." (Translation: Princess you can not trust anyone with your secret.) I nod and frown.

"Conosco papà" (Translation: I know papa). Papa nodded and walked upstairs, I looked at Mama who was giving Noah a strange look. Does she know?

She shook her head and looked at me, "There are rooms upstairs, there are clothes for you all as well as food in the cabinets. Ivy dear, call us if you need anything else." I nod and watch her walk up the stairs. I could feel my strength being pulled away and it was painful, I felt like someone was stabbing me in the stomach. I screamed and the boys looked at me.

Noah was the first one by my side, he grabbed my hand and looked me in the eyes. I could feel something happen to my head the next thing I knew I could see my new eye color in Noah's eyes, "What is happening to me?" I asked Noah and he shook his head. My eyes changed from the bright blue color they were back to my normal brown color.

"I don't know, I’ve never seen this happen before." I screamed again, Mama and Papa came running down the stairs.

I looked at them, and my Mama stared at me in fear. "No, this can not be happening right now. You are not ready, you have more training that needs to be done." I was so confused.

“Mama, what is happening to me?" she rushed over to me and grabbed my hand.

She shakes her head, I know she is hiding something from me but I am in too much pain to bother to question her. "Dear you were over using your powers. You need to rest, you have to gain your strength back." I nod and look at Noah who was giving me a concerned look. I could tell she was lying but I didn’t think much of it since the pain was too unbearable.

"Where are the rooms again?" I asked while I glanced at Papa who was giving me a disappointed look again, I looked down at the ground and frowned. She told Noah to bring me to the rooms, he wrapped his arm around my waist and walked with me to the stairs. I walked up the stairs carefully, Noah never left my side. Chris and Oliver who were probably very confused walked behind us, then behind them was Mama and Papa.

Noah and I got to the top of the stairs and he walked me over to the next set of stairs. I grabbed the railing and felt another sharp pain which meant my powers were trying to over take me again according to Mama. I tried to bear the pain but I ended up squeezing Noah's arm really tight enough to hurt him, he winced and I let go. "I am so sorry." he shook his head and we walked up the stairs.

"Ivy, I’ll be fine." he said when he got me onto the bed in the first room.

I looked at him and smiled, "Thank you." I instantly got really tired, I heard Noah drag a chair over to the side of my bed.

"I’m going to be right here when you wake up." he grabbed my hand and just held it. I smiled and fell asleep.

I slept for about an hour and when I woke up I saw Noah still sitting in the chair but he passed out looking very uncomfortable, I smiled and got out of the bed. He must have heard me get off the bed because his eyes shot open and he looked at me. "I thought you were some sort of evil person I was so close to wolfing out on you." I laughed and shook my head.

"I would have had to use my powers on you then." We both laughed and looked at the door which Mama stood at.

"Well it is time for me and Papa to go back to our home. As I said before, call us if you need anything, and no powers unless you absolutely need to use them." I nod.

"Thank you mama." she nods and walks away from the door and in walks Oliver and Chris, they look at us confused.

"Does anyone care to explain when the heck happened tonight?" I laughed and nodded.

"Come sit and I will explain the rest of my story at least the parts that I know." they nod, we all sit on the bed I had just gotten off of. "Well before we left I was going to tell you that my Papa is Italian, he was my trainer while my Mama was my teacher. She taught me how to read and write, how to cast spells, along with my history." they all nodded waiting for me to continue.

"I have never had to over do my powers, or I have never over done my powers before because I only ever used my powers when I was training but now since I didn’t really train today I guess my powers got a little stir crazy, my assumption is that according to Mama I used my powers to much today and my body couldn’t handle it. What happened with Noah and I well, sometimes I don’t have enough strength to complete something that takes a lot of strength and Noah here has a lot of strength.” They both nodded and looked at Noah.

"So does that mean that you guys have some sort of connection now?" I looked at Noah and shook my head even though after I hugged him I felt a longing to be in his arms again.