Starcrossed (Starcrossed 1)

light. It happens sometimes when I?m concentrating.?

Helen remembered from her reading that Apollo was the god of

Light, and at that moment Lucas was doing things with light that

were impossible outside of a magic sh

ow. She realized she had seen

him do this before in the locker room at his house, but she had

taken so many knocks to the head at the time she thought it was

just her vision that was off.

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?Aren?t you worried someone will notice??

?Actually, sometimes I do this to make people stop noticing me

when I want some privacy to think. People have a hard time forcing

themselves to look at things that they can?t see clearly, or

things that shouldn?t be possible.?

?Because their eyes slide right off,? Helen interjected, remembering

how her gaze was diverted from Lucas?s face in the locker room

even though she had really tried to focus on him.

?Exactly. If I look far away or too hard to see, most people just

block me out,? he said, and then he gave her a knowing smile. ?You

slouch to get people to stop staring at you. I blur. It?s useful in a

fight, too, only it?s nearly impossible to do when you?re moving

fast.?

?Are you giving me all your fight secrets?? Helen said cheekily as

she put her books in her bag and shut her locker. ?Not so smart,

Houdini.?

?Really? Well, come and get me, Sparky,? he said with a grin as

he backed away.

Sparky? Helen thought, puzzled. But he was already through the

double doors at the end of the hall and she had to go to class.

When the bell for first lunch rang she rushed as fast as she could,