The person I've been hearing in my head!

I recognized his voice instantly. Ever since I arrived on campus, I had been hearing his voice in my head. I thought I had been losing my mind. I thought things might have been all over for me. But there he was on that massive stage inviting us to sit and listen and introducing us to our new lives at Romana Scientific Academy.

I remembered all the negative things I'd heard him saying earlier inside my mind. I can't believe it's happened, and This is all my fault! All these students are here because of me! He had sounded desperate and angry, as though some elusive danger awaited us here upon our arrival. But I couldn't figure out why I had been having those thoughts.

Now, the very voice behind those intrusive thoughts stood before me as a real separate human being. How? All I could do was stare in awe at this person as he spoke. He sounded so composed in front of the few hundred of us first students of Romana in the audience. I could still somehow feel the turmoil within him despite it all. So I wished with all my heart to send him pleasant, encouraging thoughts. You're doing great! Don't give up!

You. I heard his voice in my head, even while he was speaking. You are different than the rest, somehow. Your power... He never finished that thought. My power? What power?

"Are you okay?" I heard a whisper and looked to my right. It was Hyde, with a concerned look on his face.

"I'm okay," I whispered back, and tried to remove any trace of worry from my expression as I listened to the rest of the speech.

Once the speech was over and we had been officially inducted as students in the academy, people began to get up and disperse. We were supposed to head to our common rooms and would be led by the representative we would have met when we first arrived. I decided to...

>>> Head straight for my rep.

>>> Make my way to the speaker.

Kailyn in the Auditorium

I opened the doors to the auditorium. The room was massive, with two great wings of seats on either side of the main middle-stage seating and a balcony above my head, held therein a number of seats I could only imagine. There also appeared to be box seats separated from the rest, just like at some fancy opera house.

The stage itself was also really impressive, but my thoughts turned elsewhere as I was sliding into a row to find myself a seat when someone bumped into me from behind.

"Excuse, I'm so sorry," I heard his perfect voice for the first time and turned to see that perfect face of his onto which gorgeous golden locks carefully fell, slightly obscuring his incredibly virid green eyes. He was so perfect, I almost hated him instantly. Still, my breath was gone and despite all that time I spent psyching myself up to overcome my anxiety and shyness, I was suddenly more timid than I had ever been.

"I-it's okay!" I managed to squeak out. He seemed amused by my stutter and chuckled. I was so embarrassed and I could feel the heat practically burning my cheeks as I blushed.

"Is it alright if I sit here?" He asked.

I then realized I had basically collapsed into one of the chairs instead of moving farther down. And he was requesting to sit beside me. What should I do??

>>> "It's no problem, go right ahead."

>>> "I'm sorry, you'll have to sit elsewhere."

"I'm sorry, you'll have to sit elsewhere."

I wanted to say the words, I really did. I had every intent of saying them, but when I opened my mouth to speak, nothing came out. So, I did the best I could under the circumstances.

Nothing. I couldn't even manage to shake my head.

I felt like an idiot.

"My name is Hyde. Hyde DeLancie," He introduced himself confidently. Why he felt the desire to introduce himself to me, however, was more than I could wrap my tiny little pathetic baby brain around. Oh, wait, he was holding out his hand. I fumbled. Trying to move only my hands.

He reached over and took my hand for me, smiling brilliantly all the while. What was this? Is this guy mocking me? I wondered.

"M-my name is Kai," my voice was failing me once again. I couldn't even finish my own name.

"It's nice to meet you, Kay," he replied, going with the bit I managed to get out. Well, at least Kay was partially correct, as it was a nickname others had for me before. I politely nodded, but the entrance ceremony began before I could actually manage to speak again. And the person speaking was none other than...

>>> The person I've been hearing in my head!

>>> The actual person of my dreams!

"It's no problem, go right ahead."

I wanted to say the words, I really did. I had every intent of saying them, but when I opened my mouth to speak, nothing came out. So I did the best I could under the circumstances.

I nodded emphatically. He laughed at me.

I felt like an idiot.

"My name is Hyde. Hyde DeLancie," He introduced himself confidently. Why he felt the desire to introduce himself to me, however, was more than I could wrap my tiny little pathetic baby brain around. Oh, wait, he was holding out his hand. I fumbled. Trying to move only my hands.

He reached over and took my hand for me, smiling brilliantly all the while. What was this? Is this guy mocking me? I wondered.

"M-my name is Kai," my voice was failing me once again. I couldn't even finish my own name.

"It's nice to meet you, Kay," he replied, going with the bit I managed to get out. Well, at least Kay was partially correct, as it was a nickname others had for me before. I politely nodded, but the entrance ceremony began before I could actually manage to speak again. And the person speaking was none other than...

>>> The person I've been hearing in my head!

>>> The actual person of my dreams!