A spark....?

I was about to ask sir what to do next, now that I'd figured out my power. But then I noticed something. And that something was pretty much the most confusing thing I had ever experienced.

While people draw out their powers from resources to make use of them, the water didn't come out from the bottle as I'd thought it would have. The water orb was just there in my hand, confusing me.

I asked Mr. Nick, "Sir, the water orb didn't form from the water of the bottle. Then how....?"

He raised his eyebrows, amused and unconvinced.

"Try two things. That'll show us what's going on. First," Mr. Nick said, "try to give the power back to Claire."

"Ummm...what do you mean by 'show us what's going on', and how am I supposed to give her the power back?" I asked.

He waved his hand distractedly. "You'll see. But now, imagine yourself getting completely exhausted, as if you immediately need a rest. Picture the energy flowing through your right arm, out through the index finger to the forehead. It might take a few minutes at most. And firstly, put your finger on her forehead."

I tried to picture myself the way he said. It was unbelievably tough. I put in all my focus into that one work. Two and a half minutes later, I started sweating from head to chin, and snapped my eyes open from exhaustion. With this, I must conclude that it didn't work (sigh).

"Well then try doing this; imagine if the power is coming inside you, like you felt it did when you kept your finger on Claire's forehead. Remove your finger from there this time. Just picture the power getting absorbed by the five fingers of your left hand, flowing through your body, into that one zone." Mr. Nick instructed.

"Okay....maybe this would work...?" I thought. I closed my eyes, removed my finger from Claire's forehead, and started concentrating. The whole class held their breath in anticipation. 15 seconds later, I could feel something entering my body, and that made me slightly tense (something strange was happening, so how could I not become tense?), but I forced myself to stay calm.

The class gasped.

"Unbelievable"

"Yo he doing stuff again.....?"

"Well that explains it then." said Mr. Nick.

I understood that the orb's power was probably going inside me, but I wasn't sure how. So I opened my eyes slowly.

What I saw, astounded me. It was among the most beautiful sights I had ever seen.

The water orb was getting smaller by each second, the water vaporizing, entering each finger visible in the form of spirals, spreading warmth throughout my body. It was a really nice sensation.

I looked at sir again. He smiled again.

"So Lex, did you understand what this means?" he asked.

"I....I think so," I stuttered, "I am able to absorb the water in a vaporized form, which flows through my body, providing a warm feeling. But, how can this be? I mean, absorbing water, other than by drinking it; isn't that like magic? Or am I hallucinating?"

He laughed. "You are partially correct. Would anyone like to answer Lex's question on my behalf?"

"Sir," said Alex, raising his hand. His real name is Alexios, but everyone calls him Alex cuz his name is a little difficult to pronounce. He pretty much hasn't stood up to his name yet, which means "defender". Plus, he generally never speaks but only listens to whatever happens in the class, yet he decided to answer my question, surprising everyone. Must've interested him, eh.

"Go ahead," said Mr. Nick.

He stood up. "Sir, I have an assumption that the water orb undergoes a crystal formation, which are so small they look like water vapors, and then convert into muscular energy (hydro to muscular) providing extra strength to the body." Alex said.

"Well said, Alexios." Mr. Nick said, "sit down. You get to take the rest of the day off if you like."

Yes, that's how my teacher was like. If he liked how a person answers, he'd gladly give them a day off, knowing that they'll still be ahead of others.

"So Lex, do you understand what happens?" he asked.

"Yes sir, I do understand now. But, I still have a question. We all have seen this kind of ability for the first time. None of us probably believe that something like this should actually be able to happen. Plus, after I absorbed the power, I felt as if there was something missing; as if there should be something that isn't there. Then what and how....." I asked.

He raised his hand in a 'stop' gesture. "That's the reason why I wanna see if the second thing I've planned works or not. Are you ready?"

"If that can give me an answer, let's do it." I rubbed my hands in anticipation.

"Alright. Try to create the water orb again. Think of your inner power coming out, as if you're starting to feel a bit weary with the energy flowing out of you slowly through your fingers in either hand, in the same shape as before. And try to do it as quickly as possible because the quicker you do it, the more useful it will be."

I closed my eyes, imagined the power draining me, a small portion, enough to make me pant after 20-25 minutes of running than 30. There was that tugging sensation again, which went after 10-12 seconds. I opened my eyes to a perfectly made spherical water orb, slightly bigger than the one I made at my first try.

Mr. Nick said, "An improvement, I see. Now let's go for the real experiment. It might not work at first, but it is worth trying. Let's see who to try this out next. Ah, go to Andrew and do the same thing you did to Claire, but with a different finger of the same hand."

Andrew was a guy who had fire powers. He was the only one in school who could make it bend to his will. He could create fire orbs like I could make water orbs, make them scatter and burn down everything within 5 seconds, make small fire tornados, something which not everyone with fire-yielding powers can do. He stood up to his name - tall - a slightly bulky appearance, with a considerably high amount of power in our grade.

Because of his physique, he used to glare at almost everyone who approached him.

Carefully, I walked over to him, looking down at every step. I reached his seat, and looked at him in the eyes. He did glare as always, but it was more confusion than anger. I put the ring finger of my right hand on his forehead, closed my eyes and concentrated, with all my brain power.

I felt a spark, four seconds later, sharp enough to divert me from concentrating. I opened my eyes in confusion to a white-faced Andrew. He must have felt the shock as well, though it affected him more than it did me. For just a second, I felt slightly sweltering and angry, but the feeling subsided.

The rest of the class looked at each other with confusion as well. We all turned to Mr. Nick, expectantly.

"Well, looks like trying to bring out some power took a little toll on Andrew. It might be a counter-action of hydro and fire being used together. Let's try this again sometime later. Nick, go sit down and take in the energy of the orb. Andrew, go hit the washroom and wash your face, then head to the infirmary and take a heat pill," he said.

I went back to my seat uncomfortably, with others staring at me and Andrew (majority on me smh). "Wow, that spark was really sparkly. I wonder what happened," I sat down wondering, "maybe it was a an after effect; idk."

And the day got over. I got up from my seat, out of the school and headed straight home, excited to tell them about the power I got. I knocked on the door.

"Hey mom, I am back."