A Certain City of Espers

***Haha, lucky. I get to start moving furniture back into my newly completed bedroom, pick blueberries, and go to a horse show all weekend, then cook dinner for my mom for her birthday ('cause she NEVER lets me do anything otherwise for her... ) ***


Cait

Cait woke the next morning; her throat was only a little sore, but it would pass. At least she didn't have to do anything for the rest of the week; she could sit and read her various books for all she cared, which she would definately do. Or she could work on those arrangements she had been working on...she needed to finish those for next year...

She grabbed her purple clipboard off the counter, slipping it into her pack as she walked out the door. She got on the bicycle, humming the melody to Una Noche, Eres Tu, and her own creation Adios.

Jordan

Jordan glared out at the world, alive and bright. He hated this, seeing so much light around him. It just made him feel awkward, exposed, weakened...

He pulled the hood tighter over his head, hoping to block out to rays of sunlight as he skirted the crowd, walking down the street. Maybe, by some chance, he would be able to find somewhere to hide out and wait out the day.

Lena

I jerked myself awake. A bead of sweat dripped down my face and I was gasping for breath. I looked around my room frantically, as if in search of something. The only thing was, I had no idea was that something was. Putting my hand on my forehead I tired to remember what had spooked me out so much. Suddenly it hit me, I had had a nightmare. The only thing was I could not remember what it was about.

Glancing over at the digital clock on my nightstand I saw the numbers flash. It was five o’clock in the freaking morning. Flopping back down in my bed I closed my eyes and tried to get more sleep. I laid there for thirty minutes, hoping that sleep would come. None had come. Deciding that laying here would get me nothing, I got up, got dressed and went down stairs.

Cooking a simple breakfast I looked at the clock. I had almost an hour to do absolutely nothing. Thinking about the book I was reading last night, I glided over to the couch where I had left it. Picking it up I sat down on the couch and begin to read, again. Deciding to check the time, I turned and saw that it was about time for me to leave for the bus stop. Grabbing my stuff, I turned off the light and walked out if the door.

It took me a couple minutes to walk to the bus stop. Upon arriving I noticed some of the other’s already there. Walking over I said my hellos, and started talking to them. Seeing something move out if the corner of my eye, I turned to look. It was just Ren walking down the street. As he came closer he begin to wave at us. Smiling I waved back to him.

Takeo

It was still there. That was good. Still there. Taki grimaced as he realised what he was doing and pulled his hand away from his trouser pocket. He kept trying to tell himself to be cool and act like nothing was up but that was harder than ever before because something was up. He had a strange orb in his pocket and every time he touched it to check it was still there, it started to glow softly.

Well why don't I just pat my pocket? Takeo wondered. It made a lot of sense and he'd started off doing that but... he liked to touch it. There was something so very tempting about it. Taki shook his head and let out a snort, lengthening his stride. Why had the priests been fighting over it? He still couldn't shake the feeling that it was a part of something huge and here he was taking it to school with him. What a joke!

And there was the bus stop. Taki stopped and looked around, searching the faces of the other students. Would they be able to tell that something was wrong? Was he doing good at hiding it? Was... Taki let out a groan and smacked his head with a hand. Stop thinking! Of course then he realised that people were staring at him and gave them a sheepish grin. Well done.

Ayaka soon arrived at the bus stop as well. The last one to show up was Bianca. She held her bag on one shoulder as she waved to everyone. "Morning everyone." Bianca said.

Before she could start talking with anyone, a random stranger bumped into her and snatched her bag. He was already running off with it before she had a chance to fight back. "What the- Thief!" she yelled. She readied herself to teleport after him, but the man was suddenly flung back toward them by some invisible force. He landed with a painful thud on the pavement. Ren was immediately on him, trying to wrestle the bag off the guy.

Lena went over to Bianca's side and asked, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." They looked back at Ren, who had finally pried the bag out of the thief's fingers and was heading toward her to give it back. Just behind him was Takeo, standing with his arm held outright. Had he used his powers to pull the thief back toward them? He had a look of surprise on his face, as though he was shocked at what he had just done.

Bianca

It was very good of the others to help her and very stupid of the thief to try and rob her in the first place really. What use was a load of school books and her dinner money to him? Bianca accepted her bag from Ren with a grateful smile. "Thank you," she said warmly, hugging it to her, still shocked by the stranger's action. She looked over at Takeo and gave him a small, nervous smile. Taking a few hesitant steps toward him and the thief, she looked down at the stranger with an angry frown.

"Good catch," she told Takeo with a wry smile. The thief had gone still, looking up at them with wide, wary eyes. He probably hadn't expected a bunch of school kids to be so vigilent. And then suddenly he sprung to his feet and made a run for it. Takeo's dazed expression turned into a look of determination as he raised his arm but Bianca reached out and pulled it down quickly. She felt her face heat up and quickly let go, taking a worried step back. "It's... it's not worth it," she explained, biting her lip. She didn't want to risk anyone getting hurt for her and the thief had to have some kind of power. She'd rather just forget it ever happened.

Takeo looked confused but nodded and they lapsed into silence for a moment. Then the bus pulled up and the tension eased as everyone climbed on.

"That was good of him to help you, wasn't it?" Ayaka said as she dropped into the seat next to Bianca who nodded her agreement.

"I think he might have surprised even himself," Lena said, a frown creasing her face. Bianca looked across at her, wondering what she was thinking. Takeo wasn't exactly the most likeable person but he wasn't spiteful either. And yet... she was also surprised. Taki had helped out and wasn't boasting about how awesome and useful his gift was. Now that was unusual.

(Cait rides her bike to school everyday, by the way.)

Cait

Cait arrived at school just a few minutes before the bus. She was chaining her bike up as the group of friends were getting off, all chattering casually. She smiled, joining the group.

"Good morning, guys," she said. "So, what schemes are we pulling today? I feel like protesting another useless week of school."

They giggled a little at that.


***Sorry, all I've got. I'm studying for my midterm tomorrow.***

I changed it to Ayaka, hope that works.

(It does, thanks.

Good luck with your midterm, Ayumi!)


"I just want to get this over with so I can go back home and rest," Ren said. Even after a good night's rest he was still feeling the strain from his test yesterday.

He glanced back at Taki for a moment. He could still remember how he flung that guy through the air. Only powerful telekinetics could lift heavy objects like people, like Level 4's. If he remembered correctly, Takeo was still a Level 3. So, how was it possible?

He thought about asking Takeo directly, but the bell rang before he had the chance. Looks like it would have to wait.

(Do you have room for one more?)

(Maybe. PM me your idea for a character and I'll see if I can fit her/him in.)

Lena

“I think that he had even surprised himself”, I said as my brow creased. Bianca then turned to look at me, she then gave me the look that said “What are you thinking?” Shaking my head at her, I then turned to face outside the window.

That had been very strange of Takeo to help someone else. He was always so conceited that he forgot about others, but then again, from the look on his face he had looked surprised that he even helped. What is even stranger about this whole thing is that he is not boasting about it. The usual Takeo would be gloating that he had saved Bianca from getting her bag stolen, but there he was sitting quietly in the seat, staring dazed out the window. Not only that, but I thought that only higher level could move something of that mass. And I was absolutely positive that Takeo was a level 3, which meant that I would put a lot of strain on his body to move something like a person.

Sighing, I was about to start talking with Bianca, when the bus pulled to a stop. All the kids piled off and started to head toward their classes. Stepping off I noticed that Bianca grabbed my wrist and started to take me to where a little group was forming. Right as we get there, I hear, “Good morning, guys. So, what schemes are we pulling today? I feel like protesting another useless week of school.” I could not help but giggle at the comment.

(It was Bianca who got her bag stolen by the way, not Ayaka. Anyway, I'll try to post something tomorrow in the morning. If you don't hear from me again anytime tomorrow, you won't for a whole week. It's the long weekend this week, so my family and I are going to be going camping from Wednesday afternoon to Sunday afternoon. This actually works out great, while I'm gone your characters will be able to hang out and stuff while you guys wait for me to get back and move the story along.

Just like always, Ayumi will be in charge of my character, Ren. But since that would make her in charge of three characters now, I'll let Kitty15 take control of Ayaka to even it out, if that's okay with you guys.)

That's fine, enjoy your trip! I'll post with Taki tomorrow

(Here's our characters' classroom split-ups. Ayaka, Lena and Takeo are in one class, Cait and Bianca are in another, and Ren is by himself. I'll leave it up to you guys to have your characters interact together while I'm gone.)

They all split up to head off to their own classes, they wouldn't be seeing each other again until lunch. Ren's classroom was on the second floor. As he went up to his class, Ren overheard some of the other students complaining about the last week of school. Not one of them said anything about taking a retest, which only proved Ren's point on how this was all a big waste of time.

He found his desk and sat down just before the teacher came in. Ren put his brain on stand-by mode as the teacher started talking about AIM fields. He already knew what it was, so there was no reason for him to pay attention. An AIM field is the field of energy an esper involuntarily emits. The strength of his/her field reflects on how strong they are, which makes it one of the methods used to measure a person's rank. But, because the field is so minuscule, it can only be detected through the use of special equipment.

Ren put his head on his arms and closed his eyes. Maybe a little sleep will get him through the rest of the day. He sat near the back of the class, so the teacher probably wouldn't see him.