Always The Odd One Out

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     Jess Pov.

      I twist the key into the ignition. The rental van roars to life, I debate my destination. Do I go home, or see the crew? I decide on the latter, and press the pedal. After ten minutes, I arrive at the destination. I knock twice, and am greeted by Shelby. "Jess! Oh my goddess! You saved my life!" I put a hand on her shoulder comfortingly.

      "He wasn't going to shoot you, he didn't have the balls." Her eyes widen, and I chuckle. "Trust me, I've seen my fair share of killers, and he wasn't one of them." I've said too much! I quickly enter the door, and try to shrug it off as if I didn't say anything. The crew is all sitting on the couch, arguing? They see me, and shift the conversation.

      "J-Jess! Oh my Irene!" I casually sit down next to Alesa, and Shelby joins me.

     "H-Hi..." I trail off.

     "Y-You shot someone!" Jin accuses.

     "He was a threat to your wellbeing. I felt it was necessary."

     "W-Well, th-thanks?" Max stutters. "W-We decided we n-need to t-tell you s-something." I pause for a moment.

      "Let me guess, maybe something about being immortal with some form of mind powers?" There's a stunned silence. "You guys really need to stop being so obvious. I mean, come on, I've seen so many weird things around you guys it really isn't a secret."

     "Y-You kn-knew?!" Adam asks, taken aback. 

     "Well, yeah. I mean, how could you not recognize that I share these 'powers'?" I respond.

     "Wh-What?!" Jin demands.

     "Kind of obvious. You guys really need to pay attention. I don't know the specifics of your powers though." 

     "I-I-umm-uhh-" Red stutters, and I cut him off.

    "Spit it out. Stuttering is not a second language." I receive a glare in return for my comment.

     "It juts yous didn'ts tells us! Jetz, why?!" Barney asks, in his broken English.

     "Specifics, now. Or I'm leaving." I threaten.

     "Jeez! I can manipulate object size, it's pretty...Rossome." I smile, but everyone else groans at Ross's comment. I take this as a challenge, and stand up.

      "Aphmazing! Jintastic! Shelbulous! Rediculous! Maxical!" I shoot back, and a series of groans follow. I high five Ross, and we sit back down.

     "I can change object shape." Shelby continues. I start to panic. I don't want to be an outcast!

     "My abilities are kind of flaky, I haven't worked the exact terms out. It's some sort of chemical combination that I can create, that will explode on contact. I haven't been able to study it yet, but it's really fascinati-" I cut Jin off. No! This can't be happening!

     "Half of what you're saying is flying over my head. Don't bother." He quiets down, and Max goes next.

     "I can create fire wherever it's dry. Not too dry though. And I need carbon dioxide present." I don't want to tell them what I can do, they'll hate me!

     "I levitate items." Adam tells me. I realize I'm about to burst into tears, so I pull up a gray/grey comforter next to me, and bury myself in it. No, this is a bad dream! I can't be an outcast again, I won't! 

    "I's can creates objects!" Barney exclaims. No one notices that I'm in shambles. It's nothing new.

    "I manipulate weapons, from summoning them, to shrinking them." Red says, driving me deeper into my panic. 

    "My spirit can separate from my body, and basically become a ghost." Alesa takes half the blanket, and snuggles under. Shelby spreads it between the three of us, and we all cuddle eachother. Goddess, we need a girls night!

     "I'm like a mini Mother Nature. Plants, earth, anything green. All kinda my thing." Shelay finishes. "What can you do?" I try to think of a lie, but have none.

     "I-I'd rather n-not say..." She elbows me in the shoulder playfully. 

     "Come on, we told you ours!" 

      "You'd hate m-me." I stutter. "J-Just give me time." She shrugs, and we sit there a moment.

      "We would never hate you!" Alesa exclaims. I try to calm myself.

       "Whiles you'res here, cans yous settle arguments?" Barney asks.

      "Sure, what argument?" Max answers me,

      "Whether Lady Thor deserved the punishment." My heart seems to stop, and I feel a sob rack my body. I've been pushed past the edge. I've been hurt too many times. I've lost too much, to loose them.

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