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“It’s not a waste of time,” I counter, glaring at Jackson. “It’s the assignment.”

“The assignment was to get the marble to do something. If your powers aren’t telekinesis, why would you try to lift it?”

I stare at him, confused. “Well, how do you know my powers aren’t telekinesis?”

He smirks a little. “Because if they were, you’d probably have lifted the marble by now.”

I blink at him, half baffled by his logic and half…well, half persuaded. I turn back to the marble, which hasn’t moved an inch.

“Maybe you’re right,” I murmur. “Tony wasn’t able to move the marble because his magic has nothing to do with lifting marbles.”

“Alvez is just spinning his wheels, having us all take shots in the dark, hoping we turn something up. Next week he’ll have us trying to do something else.”

“Well, that sucks,” I sigh, slumping a little. “I really wanted to make it float.”

There’s a long silence between us as I scowl at the marble, my hand pressed to his, wondering what the hell I’m supposed to do next.

“Wait, really?” Jackson softly asks.

I turn to him, confused.

He stares at me, and despite any efforts to concentrate on the assignment I find myself again a little lost in the dark blue of his eyes. Such a rare color – I lean a little closer, trying to see the details of it.

“You want to float the marble?” Jackson says softly, his hand tightening just incrementally around mine. “That’s what you’d pick, of all the possible magical gifts you could have?”

I turn my head to the side, considering it. “Well, I mean, it wouldn’t be a bad one…” I murmur, and then I smile softly. “But you’re right. I guess that I don’t want to float the

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marble.”

He smiles too. “Well then. Mission successfully completed,” Jackson says, turning back to the marble. “A+ on this one, candidate Clark, if that’s the new goal.”

I laugh a little, still studying his face. “What would you pick?” I ask.

He shrugs a little. “Don’t know,” he murmurs, “Never thought about it. You?”

since we were teens. I’d bet that Rafe and Jesse have also spent a couple

prods me with her nose, urging me to trust my mate. “But my aunt Ella – she can heal people. Like really heal them – that’s her magic. She accesses her gift and their wounds just knit together.” I snap,

Jackson says, his eyebrows going up. “So, that’s what you’d pick?”

and he grins

and looking at him with a little bit of guilt. “It could help so many people. But…I mean,

corner of my eye I

shaking his head like he clearly does not see why that is as cool as

even beyond just having chats with your pets, you could persuade an army of bees to attack people! Or, during a famine, you could persuade all

shaking his head at me, “you can’t

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to sacrifice

twists a little. “You’re right. I would only

smirks at me before peering around the edge of the curtain, looking for the window. “So, do you want to go outside? Try

and Jackson turns back to me, surprise and delight suddenly on his face. And my smile deepens as I study him, because I’ve just realized that…he probably doesn’t make people laugh very often, does he?

quite distinctly enjoyed the experience.

at him. “Let’s just…save that for another time. Maybe we can try to… explode the marble a little bit. See if one of us is a

Jackson says, gesturing

the couch, drawing both of our gaze to him. “How much longer is this little homework

eyes still on his book, smirks at Luca’s

minutes,” Jackson calls back. Luca narrows his eyes but turns

my ear, “if you want to

know how hard Jackson has made me laugh, but also because I remember what

at Jackson, I see he’s doing his best to suppress a

right,” I say, straightening my shoulders and focusing again on

ten minutes sitting in silence then, with me focusing hard, Jackson’s hand

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wells in my body, building and building. I’m fascinated by it, especially by the comparison with Tony’s magic, which cooled me down.

no matter what I do…nothing

rather than

is she…is she okay?” Jackson whispers.

let go of his hand, spinning

is nothing more than

studying my eyes seriously.

just stare at him.

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