Discovering new weaknesses

The ride to Starlight Academy had been uneventful and boring. Greyson had been wearing a simple black sleep mask to keep his closed to prevent any problems. This, of course, made him very sleepy and the flight to Starlight had been mostly spent drifting in and out of sleep. Whilst he was awake, Greyson felt groggy and irritable. I had been tempting to take of his sleep mask but the thought of accidentally dismantling the plane in mid-air as not an idea he wanted to entertain. It was here that Greyson was told he would find answers to what was going on. His mother and father had been assured that there would be no charge for Greyson to attend the school and that all the answers would be found within.

But Greyson was still nervous... terrified even. He had read books like Harry Potter, where Mr. Potter entered the secret wizarding world with excitement, ready to explore this world a new. But in reality, there was no such excitement. Greyson was terrified of his own power and wanted to figure out how to control it or even cure it. He had also been told that there were other students like him, some with powers and others who were more... supernatural. The word Vampire had been thrown around which terrified Greyson somewhat. The idea that one day he'd wake up to find a student sucking his blood from his neck was enough to keep him up at night.

But now, he as here. Greyson couldn't see a thing through his mask but he heard the sounds of people laughing and some weird whooshing sounds occasionally. He had been led by a member of staff who was essentially his eyes for the day. Greyson attended an induction ceremony, where he was welcomed with open arms along with the rest of his peers, and then was given the tour... which wasn't very useful given the circumstances.

And now? Greyson was sitting under the shade of a tree in the courtyard. He had a lot to take in and needed a moment to process everything that had happened thus far. Greyson could feel the heat from the sun and said a silent thanks to himself for choosing to wear a simple white t-shirt and black shorts combo for clothing. His blonde hair ruffled in the summer breeze as he sat there and enjoyed the peace and quiet.

But sooner or later, Greyson was going to have to take off his sleep mask. His heart began to thump as he wondered... what would happen then?

For a moment, Greyson felt odd. He couldn't put his finger on it but he was beginning to feel queasy. As if he was riding on a roller-coaster after eating too much ice-cream. It was a minor feeling at first but then it started getting gradually worse. Greyson took several breaths as he tried to calm himself and his stomach. Eventually though, the queasiness was began to get unbearable.

Whilst his stomach was doing backflips, a gentle voice came from his side.
"Oh, greetings! I do not mean to bother, but what is that thing you wear on your face?"

Greyson tried to speak but the only noise that came out of his mouth was a weird mumbling, groan. Eventually he couldn't take it any more and he ripped off his sleep mask to see what was causing this feeling. But all there stood was a young girl, around Greyson's age, who was looking at him with a friendly face. Unbeknownst to Greyson, she was also the cause of his sickness. She was generating an aura which would normally calm people and make them feel friendlier. But Greyson's powers were so in tuned with quantum mechanics that anything unnatural, like magical auras, would cause a back lash with his powers and cause him to feel as he was now. Of course, Greyson wasn't aware of this reason... he just thought he was having a bad stomach ache.

"It's a sleep mask," Greyson replied through deep breaths, "It stops me from seeing..."
It was only then that Greyson realised that he was seeing normally. His powers weren't working and as he looked at this young girl, all he could see was the girl and not her past, present and future.

"I'm sorry," Greyson said, "I really don't feel well. I'll try not to faint on you..."

Oh the sickness... it was getting to the point where Greyson was beginning to feel as if he would throw up. He took several deep breaths, trying to calm his body and get rid of the sick feeling. It was as if he was suffering from a severe bout of car sickness, his stomach was doing backflips and he queasier than ever. The young girl knelt beside Greyson, which slightly made things worse... though Greyson didn't put two and two together. Then she placed a hand on his head and all hell broke loose.

Greyson's eyes began to glow silver and flashes of this young girl's timeline began to unfold. It only took a second but in Greyson's mind, he was watching her life. First thing he discovered was that the young girl was actually bi-gender. Their name was Vinayne, although people shortened it to Vinnie. Although they appeared to look it on the outside, Vinayne wasn't actually human... they belonged to a race called the Fae. Greyson saw Vinayne being born, saw them growing up, saw them reach adulthood and then...

NO! Suddenly Greyson realised what was about to happen and used every ounce of his mental strength to pull himself away from Vinayne's timeline. He screamed with effort and pain until he found himself opening his eyes, lying on the grounds of Starlight. How long had he been out for? Hopefully not long... his vision was blurry so he couldn't see if Vinayne was still there or not. Greyson took a deep breath, thankful that he hadn't seen this person's future. What if she contracted some sort of disease? What if they were murdered? What if they lived to a ripe old age of however long Fae lived? It wasn't his business to know... and he didn't want to know.

Whatever good mood Greyson tried to find in himself earlier on had evaporated. He was now just as miserable as the first time this had happened. It wasn't Vinayne's fault. How was she to know what would happen? But Greyson was still angry at the whole situation.

Vinayne obviously didn't know what was going to happen but it was already too late. Greyson's eyes were glowing silver and he was able to see everything, from the smallest atom to the largest molecule. He began to quickly feel around for his black sleep mask, which he found to the left of him, and placed it over his eyes. Greyson began to breath deeply, first inhaling through his nose and then holding it for 3 seconds before breathing out. He felt his heart stop racing and soon he was back to as normal as one could be in the situation.

"Are you okay? M-Mister? You do not look good at all, no no no. What is the matter? What must be done?"

The voice made Greyson jump, having completely forgotten Vinayne was close to him. Vinayne's voice was soft and nervous sounding. The poor thing probably thought they had caused this somehow. Granted, Vinayne had caused it but they weren't to know that. The sickly feeling in his stomach was still there but Greyson was beginning to get used to it, much like one accepts a headache. The pain is still there but the body just learns to deal with it...

"I'm sorry," Greyson said, his british accent the direct opposite of Vinayne's relaxed accent, "But you can't touch me. When people touch me... I see everything. Where they were, what they're called, what will happen to them, how they'll die. It's not something I want to see. It's why I'm wearing the sleep mask."

"I don't know how to stop it. It's why I'm here. To learn how to get rid of this problem. Or at least learn how to turn it off permanently."

The sickness feeling grew a little more intense but Greyson took several deep breaths and bared with it. There was nothing he could do now and he didn't particularly want to make the day any worse than it already was. But he could feel Vinayne's breath upon him, leaving Greyson to summarise that Vinanye was right next to him. He recoiled a little, afraid that Vinayne as going to touch him again and trigger his powers. Vinayne apologised and asked if he was in pain...

"No," Greyson replied, "I'm just terrified of what I can do and I'd rather not do it if I can help it."

"It would be a good idea to learn how to stop that from happening." Vinayne replied.

"A better idea would be for me to find a way of getting rid of these powers," countered Greyson, "I didn't ask for them and I don't want them. A month ago, my biggest concern was my exams and what I'd be studying in Sixth Form. But now I can see into the future and I can see everything from how a person was born to how they'll die."

"Do not get rid of your powers! They are very... good for you when you learn them!"

"But I don't want them. I never asked for them, or this... or anything. I just want things to go back to normal. I just want this nightmare to be over so I can wake up."

There was silence for a few moments. Greyson was holding back tears as he tried to explain his position on this. Was it wrong to want to be normal, to want to have no superpowers and be an ordinary kid again?

"Do you want me to go?" Vinayne asked.

"Yes..." Greyson said without hesitation. Then he realised what he had said and quickly followed it with... "Wait... No!"
But then he realised he didn't want to be left alone, yet he didn't want the company of others...

"I don't know what I want to be honest..." Greyson said sadly.