"I understand, but I wouldn't say you're dangerous"

"Hyung, I can kill people by decomposing them, I can hurt people with my plants, and now I can animate anything from just reading a story out loud, which can especially hurt someone. So how am I not dangerous???"

"...I see your point. Nobody at school knows about your powers right?"

"No, they don't"

"Even better! I'll do my part with the teachers. I have a little job for you though. Keep your powers a secret, and make sure they still think you're powerless, no matter how much they make fun of you. Got it?"

"Got it..."

"Now go get ready. Your break is over in a couple days isn't it?"

"Yeah..."

"Well then, I'm gonna head out tomorrow to talk to your teachers. I'm putting Grover and Bleddyn in charge till I get back, ok~?"

"Alright...~"

-

2 Days Later
Around 7am

-

School starts at 9:30, so Mark and I have to get everyone ready before then. Although, it may seem like I'll have to get Mark up along with everyone else...

"Can I come too, hiss hiss?"

"You really wanna come to school with me? But what if you get hurt? People tend to bully me, and it could end up with you getting hurt..."

"I'll be fine~. And besides, you could easily slip me away to one of the others, hiss hiss~"

"...Ok fine, you can come Hiss~"

"Oh joy~"

I can't say no to this little cutie...

Since I was already dressed and ready, Hiss slithered on my shoulder so I could go get the others. Enzo knew he couldn't follow me out the house, so he just stayed sleeping on my bed.

-

Surprisingly, Mark was already awake, and so were the others.

"Why are you guys up so early???"

"We couldn't sleep... School is so stressful"

Chenle whined.

"At least you don't have girls chasing you down every single hour"

Jaemin complained.

"At least you don't get picked on. Despite me having powers now, I have to keep them secret..."

"It'll be fine~. You got us~"

"But we don't have all of our classes together Mark-hyung..."

"Oh yeah, you're right"

"I got an idea! I don't have any classes in our last period, which is when we're all separated. So I could sneak into Hyung's class and be there with him~"

Chenle cheered.

"I agree 100% with Chenle's plan, and there shall be no objections"

I immediately stated.

"Well then, it's settled. Now let's get some breakfast, I'm starving here"

"Chenle. You're always starving..."

Donghyuck sighed.

-

After we ate, we flew to school.

Yes, we take a private jet to school. We do have that much money.

Mark pilots since he's the oldest, but I take over if something goes wrong.

But after what seemed like hours of the others complaining, we finally arrived at school.

"Damn it. I forgot there were so many plants here..."

"Hey hyung, it's ok. Just read the book I gave you. You did bring it with you right?"

"Yeah. I figured I'd get bored, so I brought it"

"Great! Just read it and you'll be fine"

As soon as we parked the jet, girls came swarming around Jaemin. They dragged him away before he could even say, "Help me".

"Well, there he goes... But we should get to class"

Mark ordered and we all agreed, wanting to avoid those girls as much as possible.

-

We all have 3 classes for the day and my first and favorite class was Digital Technology~.

Well, how else did you think I got so good with tech at home?

Sure, the others helped me, but I needed an outside source. Good thing I've been taking this course since elementary school~. Although Jisung takes this class with me, he falls asleep for half the period.

There's nothing really special about it either. We learn how to make programs, learn to fix computers and their programs, etc etc. Most of the slackers use the computers to play games and fool around on social media, but whatever, that's life.

-

My next class was, dare I say it, Literature.

You already know why I'm worried. As I was about to walk in, my teacher stopped me at the door.

"Renjun, don't worry about reading out loud in class. Mr. Lee told me everything. I'm so happy about the progress you've gained with your new powers over the break. Congratulations~"

He cheered, patting me on the back.

"Thank you Mr. Kim~"

"Oh please. From now on, call me Doyoung~"

I nodded and went off to my seat.

It's a good thing he's letting me read to myself. We're reading about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Although I love the story, it could be extremely dangerous if I read it out loud, especially if I can't control my power.

Donghyuck takes this class with me, despite us being on different rows. He checked up on me every few minutes, to make sure I wasn't nervous. Even though I was, he made me feel better.

-

My last class of the day is what we call 'Study Hall', although many people don't use it for studying.

Everyone is either texting, sleeping, playing portable games, listening to music, or anything else that's not even close to studying. Not that the teacher cares, since he's always asleep.

I took this chance to read the book about plant manipulation Jisung gave me. Now let's see...

The user can create, shape and manipulate plants, including wood, vines, plants, moss, and parts of the plants, such as leaves, seeds, fruits and flowers. The user can cause plants to grow, move and attack, or even rise from the soil and "walk", mutate plants by rearranging their DNA structures, and revive withered or dead plants.

They can use their power for defense and support, and cause flowers and other plants to bloom instantaneously, manipulate tree branches to use them as whip-like weapons, control spores and pollen, and bring plants back to life and make them sprout seeds, fruits, or berries, use plant chemicals to heal people and objects, or manipulate their properties for a wide range of effects.

Though less commonly activated by passive users, the ability may deal a series of offensive techniques on a target. Using the plants as weapons enables the user to grasp and strike continuously with vines and roots, project thorns at a distance, and quickly regenerate the withering weapons at the user's will. They can grow vines to entangle enemies and climb around a target's neck, causing choking, or strike with plants. A more subtle technique is to release damaging toxins and pheromones, affecting targets in which conditions should be treated quickly with ailments. The user may also control plants in their altered forms, or concentrated forms, such as cotton clothing or fabric, paper, etc.

Well that's something you don't read every day.

"Hey hyung~"

I heard Chenle's voice, but I couldn't see him.

"Right here~"

He became visible as a chameleon.

"I forgot you promised to meet up here"

"Really?! Jeez, so forgetful these days..."

"Yah... Just sit tight, and make sure no one notices you"

"Got it~"

He agreed, climbing on my shoulder and turning invisible.

"Is it safe to come out yet, hiss hiss?"

I totally forgot Hiss was here.

"It might not be safe to come out, but you can look around~. Just don't peak out of my bag too much, and if something or someone looks or sounds like trouble, stay out of sight, ok?"

"Okay, hiss hiss~"

While Hiss silently looked around, I continued to read the limitations of my power.

The user may be unable to create plants, being limited to manipulating only already existing sources. Most users are powerless in areas without plants, or at least the potential for plants to grow with infertile or barren soil. High levels of radiation in a concentrated area may cause defects in the ability. Users may be only able to control certain types of plants.

Users may be limited on how many plants they can manipulate, or how long they can control them. Distance, mass, precision, and the etc. depend upon the knowledge, skill, and strength of the user, as well as their power's natural limits. Attacks from Fire Manipulation and Ice Manipulation can pose an issue, and can be susceptible to lightning strikes.

So if getting into a squabble with someone like Donghyuck or Mark, or someone who controls lighting, I could be at a major disadvantage.

I should keep that in mind.

But with all these limitations, I guess that's why Jisung wanted me to read it, to make me feel better.

Sweet kid~.

"Hey bozo!"

Oh great.

The two most annoying bullies in my class showed up to annoy me more.

Terros Fasa,

And Silvershade Niha.

"What do you two want now?"

"Your peace and quiet~"

Niha chuckled, slapping the back of my head.

"Hey hyung, calm down. They can't find out"

Chenle whispered softly.

He knows how mad I can get at these guys. I may end up losing control of myself, again. And now that I have powers, I'm screwed.

"So, still powerless I see, huh Renjun?"

Fasa snickered, snatching my book away.

"Give it back..."

"Why?? It's not like you need it. You're a powerless loser, what could you possibly need it for~?"

"It was a gift. Give. It. Back. Now"

At this point I'm boiling mad.

So mad, that Chenle can probably feel my heat. I laid my glasses down so they wouldn't get broken.

"Bad move taking those off, now you can't see, four eyes~"

That nickname really pisses me off.

I was about to snatch it back, but he threw it to Niha. He was about to catch it, but it started to float away from his hands.

Chenle then appeared in his regular form, holding the book.

"Leave him alone guys... Can't you pick on somebody else?"

"Sorry~. Nobody else is powerless~"

Niha teased.

Despite Chenle's efforts to calm me down, I got even more furious. Fasa came closer to me, and held me by my shirt collar.

"Do you really think you'll make it in this world?"

"..."

"You really want to be the hero, don't you? What could a powerless wannabe like you ever do? You'll only bring Chenle and your other so called 'friends' down"

"Hyung! Don't listen to him! You're amazing!"

"As if that wasn't enough, you think they care about you? They only took you in because they pity you. They knew you wouldn't last a second out there. Sorry to break it to you sweetheart, but...you're nothing to them, and you never will be~"

I grabbed his wrist and pushed it away, only to be thrown into a wall, and ending up on the floor. Chenle would've come to me, but Niha held him back.

Fasa knelt down to me, and pulled my hair, hard, so I was looking straight at him.

"What you gotta say tiny~?"

"S-Shut your fucking mouth..."

I snarled and stuttered, crying a little.

He then punched me in the face, super hard, and harshly held me by my chin to make me look at him.

"How bout we change that to, watch your fucking mouth"

Chenle stomped hard on Niha's foot to get himself loose, and he came running towards me.

But before he could get close to me, Niha appeared in front of him. And with the speed Chenle was going at, he ran straight into Niha's kunai.

Seeing Chenle fall and whimper in pain was the last straw. Not to mention he was really bleeding. I tried getting up to help him, but Fasa held me down.

"Let. Me. Go"

"Why? He doesn't love you. You mean nothing to him, or any of his friends. You have no friends. You have no family. And you have no reason to live"

None of this wouldn't have gotten to me, but what I saw next made me lose all the sense I had left.

Chenle was crying.

"ENOUGH!!!"