" Well, you better not dally on that score, then," Gronnus said gruffly. "I am not holding up a conclusion of this Conclave for your little deals, reg...rdless of your vote."Freya considered for a moment and nodded. "Very well. Then perhaps from this point on we should consider our alliance at an end?"Gronnus gave a single bark of derisive laughter. "Did we ever truly have one, Freya?" Oh, yes. We had one. Purely for convenience. That convenience has come to an end. If you will excuse me."Freya. Alex was ‘the Korean kid’. He was very different than the rest of us 'Middle England' 16-year-olds, watching anime through his bottle-bottomed glasses, rather than joining in with the games that the rest of us played, such as 'Catch and Kiss' and 'Grope'.Unlike me, he was very introverted and he definitely didn’t talk to girls, let alone 'Kiss' or 'Grope' them – he didn’t even know how to act around girls, which is perhaps why my parents thought it was safe to let him up into my bedroom.I might. She made up the rules. And I followed them. It was easy, for the most part. It sucked having to wear long sleeve shirts all the time, and long pants during the warm summer. But other than that, it was some how very thrilling. Almost dangerous. We went on like this for a while. Once, maybe twice a week. There were times when we didn't get together for weeks at a time. Mostly when her parents were in town. Apparently she still didn't trust me enough to invite me to her apartment. Debbie. Helen later attended a local community college.Switching several times her major.It all changed as The Event happened. Just like the other five percent ofhumans, her hair changed to an unnatural color - in her case bright neonpink - and she gained a superpower. However, she managed to keep hershidden from friends and family for over two years. Citing her power wasembarrassing.Her power was revealed by the "power registration" law the Senate passed.Helen - who by now interned at a fashion.