Bob Pov:

“Angelica?”

I remember hearing that name not long ago. Thinking about it, I remember hearing a similar name within that dream.

“So? Why are you here?” I question.

Possible questions run through my mind. Is she here to take my powers back? Is she here to end me?

“Are you… here to take my powers back?” I ask warily.

“No Bob, I am not here to take your powers back. Actually, I came here to ask you if you’d rather exchange your powers instead.” She says smiling.

“Exchange my powers? For what?” I reply.

Exchanging powers? Does it mean going back to that white space? I’d rather not go back there. It seems like heaven for people like hippies but probably hell for me, having my body restricted and not being able to see anything. I hate staying in one place.

“Yes Bob, exchange. Simply put, you would be changing your current powers to one where you could control gravity. It is a much neater power, don’t you think so?” she says.

'So my guess was right after all. They have given me the wrong powers and now they want it back. Sure the power to control gravity is pretty cool but, I don’t think it is as powerful as my current.'

Before answering, I use this opportunity to have some of my questions answered.

“Before I decide Angelica, could you tell me why I have powers at all?” I ask.

I notice her eyebrows twitch for a second. It seems she is annoyed at something?

“That answer will come in time. So? Yes, or no?” she asks.

It seems like she is in a hurry for something, not giving me any time to decide whether to change or not but I 

am already set on keeping my powers anyway.

'Also, ‘that answer will come in time?’ what is with people talking like they are like some apostle or some shit?'

“My answer is no.” I answer.

Her face turns in to a scowl taking a 180 degree turn from what she was before. I’m guessing she thought that I would be tempted into swapping powers that easily but, I’m not that easy.

I may be a horny teenager, but I still have the intelligence to know when something was off, and her coming here hoping to persuade me easily tells me just that.

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[Only later do I learn that keeping this power was both good and bad.]

“Human, I insist that you change.” She insists.

Oh god. She really did just do a 180 personality change which only indicates that she really wants me rid of this power.

Also, ‘human?’ what the hell is with that? Who does she think she is calling me that? Does she talk to everyone that way as well? I hate arrogant people.

“My answer is still no okay? Now lady, I insist that you go back to wherever you came from.”

“Tch. My final warning, change your powers or you will face the consequences later on down the road and be hunted.” She says warning me.

I really don’t like her, even though she is hot. I’m guessing that she would be the bitchy type. Also, if she were to attack me, I am guessing she would have already done so and forcefully change it herself which she hasn’t.

“No, I am really comfortable where I am right now. So go one back to wherever you came from please.” I say in return.

“That was my final warning boy, be pre- “she says as I cut her off.

“Listen here Angelica. You may be hot but, don’t think that is enough to make me change my powers like you thought I would when you first walked in here. So shoo.” I say waving my hands.

Noticing a little tint or red forming on her cheeks at my words, Angelica turns around and disappears with a flash.

(Hot?) was Angelica’s thoughts at the time.

Sitting back down on my chair I take a minute to think about the current situation.

“Shit!” I yell.

'I got too cocky in that situation that I didn’t think it over at all. Now that I think about it, how the hell did she even disappear like that? Magic?'

'Everything is happening so fast for me to comprehend, and she said that I will face consequences later down the road.' 

The ‘consequences’ can only mean trouble indicating that it will dangerous later on as I will ‘be hunted.’

The ones hunting must be either someone with her or… the other chosen ones. There are others like me out there and I don’t think all will be friendly with such power in their hands.

'I must train and quickly get used to this power of mine,' I thought as I once again, begin to train.