Chapter 0561

Jackson growls a little, not very pleased at the idea, but then turns to Tony with his hand out.

"Sorry," Tony says, looking cheerfully down at Jackson's hand. "As nice as it would be to hold your hand, Jacks, what's...what's happening?"

"I can give Ariel my energy," Jackson says, bland. "Through our bond. She can pass energy to her brother and cousin through their bond."

"They...have a bond?" Tony asks, peering around Jackson curiously.

"They have since they were babies," mom says, sighing happily, I think at some memory.

"Weird," Tony says, but he lifts his own hand and smacks his palm satisfyingly into Jacksons. Then, Jackson closes his eyes as he always does and, I think, tries to pass the energy.

We all wait. Tony looks around at all of us.

Nothing happens.

"See?" Jackson says, taking his hand away from Tony after a minute and looking back at me. "It only works with you, because of our mating bond."

We try more formulations after that, seeing if Jackson can pass energy to my mom or to Cora, and then if I can pass energy to mom, Cora, or Tony as the intermediary, like how I can with Rafe and Jesse. Nothing works.

would work with Luca," mom says, turning her head

that Jackson is a bit at the end of his

just deepens as she makes no promises. "And two...do I have to?" He grimaces and I can tell, in that, that he's a bit afraid. "I think...you should, Jess," Cora says quietly. "You have to

though," Jesse says, shuddering a little at the thought

to him because honestly I love my gift - love playing with it, experimenting with it, which I do pretty much every night as I light the fire in our little room. If I had a gift I didn't like? God, but that would be difficult to deal with. "Plus," Jesse says, looking towards his roommates, "I kind of...

again, if you need it.

you've got this."

asks, frowning over at Jesse. "But I thought last time your shadows

asks, turning

his nose wrinkling as he

go...a very little bit quiet as I whip my head to Tony, a scowl on my face as

a very careful "o" as he glances towards me and my mom, who is very studiously studying the ceiling, pretending she

Cora

turning her amused

to see

don't want to, you don't have to.

one

at his mom, shaking his head a bit as if wondering how he's

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