Awakening Book One of the Trust Series(47)

Caitlyn couldn’t believe that. She was still trying to get a grasp on her own telepathy and was having difficulty just talking to one person, never mind several at once. “So you can talk to me while talking to others.”

“Yes.”

“Wow.” She replied softly. The table laughed gently.

Mr. McPherson pointed at his son. “And then there is Declan.”

Caitlyn’s attention turned to her new mentor. “Yes, I think he is quite amazing.” She became flushed once she realized how that comment came out. She meant it to be a compliment only, but once it was stated out loud, it sounded quite different.

Caleb took mercy on her and did not make the obvious joke. “Has he told you everything he can do?”

Declan shook his head. “Come on now.”

Mr. McPherson laughed further. “Declan, now you are really the modest one. Caitlyn, what has he told you?”

Caitlyn blushed under everyone’s stares. “Well…” she stated looking Declan in his eyes briefly. “He has told me that he can levitate and manipulate matter rather well, although I haven’t seen it myself yet. I also know that he uses telepathy but that is about it. I’ve actually never seen him in action, although the way people talk about him…”

Caleb’s jaw was wide open. “That’s all he told you? Rather well? Seriously? Declan, that is all you have told her? I mean, I know that you are still getting to know your new mentor and all, but Caitlyn, Declan has more control over his capabilities than I’ve ever seen of any Actual. He is extremely strong, which is why they wanted you to switch mentors. Levitate a rock? If Declan concentrated hard enough, he could levitate Alcatraz I bet. Now that is a rock. Manipulating matter? Declan can manage matter very intricately. It’s insane. And he would rather pretend that he cannot do it. I would kill to have an ounce of the control he has.”

“Caleb.” Declan responded with a warning tone, obviously embarrassed.

This time, Andrea joined in. “Declan is what you call a prodigy, just like you are. There are only a handful of people that could teach him what he can do. The person next to you is one of them.” Caitlyn looked over at Lionel. He obviously must have the power and strength that Declan had, or close to it. He stayed quiet, his mirth gone from his eyes, studying Declan. She guessed that was the teacher in him, always evaluating. Andrea continued. “Declan, show her how you can manipulate the elements.”

Declan did not move, instead opting to glare at her.

Andrea nudged him. “Go on!”

Sighing, Declan stated to Caitlyn. “I normally don’t show off. Forgive me if this seems like showboating.” She thought she saw the gleam in his eye return though.

“I won’t. I want to see.”

Declan stared at the table in front of him. He lifted up his left hand casually towards a burning candle on the table. Caitlyn was amazed as she saw Declan pull a string of fire from the flame only coming to rest in a ball about a half inch above his hand. The ball of fire, jumped and glowed, but stayed in a perfect sphere.

Declan then raised his right hand, where a pitcher of water stood. Again, the water flowed easily out of the pitcher in a ball of equal size on floating above his other hand.

Caleb grinned. “Now here comes the impressive part.”

Caitlyn thought back. “The impressive part? What else is he going to do?” Garrett had never even hinted at the idea of manipulating the elements in his training. Caitlyn had always wondered if it was a possibility and now she knew it was. It made sense.

Declan then melded the two elements, weaving them together slowly to form one ball. One could not tell where the fire ended and the water began they were wound so tightly together. But it was apparent that neither element touched the other. Her new mentor revolved the sphere, turning it three hundred and sixty degrees before he expanded the sphere outwards, doubling the size of the sphere. Caitlyn was ready to clap in delight as he quickly shrunk the ball to a quarter of the size it was.

The sphere then unraveled itself quickly, with Declan returning the water to the pitcher and the fire to the flame on the candle.

She did not care that she was the only one clapping at the tale. “I think that had to have been the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. You need to teach me how to do that.”

Caleb laughed before he nudged her. “That’s what all the ladies say. But trust me, you ain’t seen nothing yet.”

“You can do more?”