Curtis walked down the stairs at the front of Pavar High, glad that the day was over. Senior year was especially hard, but it was time consuming. He managed to finish his Stats work while not listening to his Anatomy teacher so the evening was his. Well at least partially his. Yet again Ash wasn't in school. This meant the school calling their mother. That meant his mother asking Curtis to find Ash. That meant Curtis searching the town for hours, and all of this most likely repeating itself the next day. Ash could wait though, Curtis had a few extra bucks in his pocket and some iced coffee sounded really good. Plus maybe he would luck out and Ash would be there, if its one thing the twins agreed upon completely its that coffee is a gift from the gods.

Sand Creek Mall is only a fifteen minute walk from the school, ten if you tried hard enough, however Curtis was definitely not trying. He was far too distracted to put any effort into the short journey. Curtis's powers had awakened only two and a half weeks ago, and he hadn't really had a chance to test their limits too much. He knew that he could move rocks, dirt and sand with his mind. If he put a bit more effort into asphalt would even move about under his command. He tried moving metal, but it would only shake in place a bit no matter how hard he tried. Curtis hoped that this power was like a muscle and would improve if he pushed himself, but he honestly had no clue. He knew nothing about this gift he had been given, luckily he was not alone. A few days after learning of his abilities he sheepishly told Ash, better for his brother to find out then to have Ash catch him in the act one day. Shockingly Ash revealed that he too had developed superpowers, the ability to control fire. Curtis reasoned that powers could be hereditary, but yet again this was completely new territory for the him. For all of Ash's shortcomings Curtis truly trusted him, and believed that his secret would be safe with Ash. Curtis wouldn't dream of revealing Ash's secret, so it was only natural that Ash shared the same courtesy. Curtis's thoughts were interrupted as he approached the entrance to the mall. After holding the door for a few elderly women Curtis made a bee-line for the cafe on the edge of the food court. He entered the cafe and took his favorite seat in the booth that sat alongside the window, hoping that he would see Ash skulking around the mall. The barista was nowhere to be seen, presumably in the back getting something. It didn't matter to Curtis. He was just glad to be out of school.