[center]8:12 AM[/center]

Alex had the feeling that the new teacher was almost as nervous as he was in a lot of ways. Somehow, that made him feel better. She seemed very pleased that he had agreed to the extra lessons, she even smiled a little bit. That was the most emotion he had seen from her and it actually made him feel good. She seemed, well, a lot like Alex. Maybe all lightening elementalists were this way. It seemed like a rather rare element, so maybe it effected them all in a similar manner?

Alex looked at the watch on his wrist checking the time, 8:13. He didn't have time to start lessons now, still, maybe he should giver her a little idea of what he could do. [color=DodgerBlue]"Homeroom is about to start. So maybe after classes today? Oh but I should have time to show you a little. I am having trouble I guess you could say. I understand the theory behind it and what I'm supposed to do. But I just cant seem to control the lightening very well." [/color]

He took a few steps back, as a safety precaution, and then continued. [color=DodgerBlue]"Here's what I mean."[/color] Concentrating, Alex looked down at both of his hands. He steadied his breathing and relaxed his body. He could feel the the electrical pulses in his body. Feel the potential power in his finger tips just waiting to be called upon, so he did just that. Slowly at first, spark started to form around his fingertips. Scattered at first, they quickly began to form a steady stream of electricity between his fingers. This was easy, making electricity didn't take a lot of effort, it was the part that came next that he struggled with. 

Alex pushed the electricity away from his body and towards the empty gap between his hands. The bolts met in the middle, crackling slightly as they collided. Pushing against the lightening with his mind, he forced the bolts to form a ball. With both hands he had found that he could do a little better then just one handed, so the ball of electricity became roughly baseball sized. It wasn't anything huge or impressive though, at least not to Alex. Could he do better? He tried to increase the size, but as he did the lightening seemed to push back against him, refusing to be bound. With a sudden zap the ball of lightening disappeared. 

[i]Damn, I lost it.[/i] He thought to himself, feeling disheartened by his failure in front of the teacher. At least he wasn't tired. He had heard that a lot of students got hungry or tired after using their powers, but that didn't happen a lot to Alex.

[color=DodgerBlue]"Sorry, that's about the best I can do. I know I can do better but..."[/color] Alex trailed off looking down. Would she even want to teach a failure like him? She was probably better off concentrating on more promising students. 

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