She was exactly my type. Short brown hair, so pretty, so little. Her hands were delicate and her smile quick. She bobbed her head and sang along with each song the rink announcer played. I knew I shouldn’t use my power, but she was too tempting. She was just irresistible.
I was at a hockey game. The home team was winning. Twenty thousand fans were around me screaming. I saw only her.
She was with her boyfriend. This Italian looking punk that I hated on sight. She kept cuddling up to him, rubbing his neck and leaning in for quick kisses. Her affectionate nature just made her cuter, even if it was directed at that undeserving bastard. I had to have her. I would have to win her away.
I happen to have a few tricks in this area. Actually, it’s only one trick. A while back I figured out that, for whatever reason, I can stop time around me. Well, even that’s not accurate. I can take myself, and sometimes other people, out of time. The specifics aren’t important though. She is.
All I needed was eye contact. If I could get her to meet my eyes, I could get her to a place we could talk. And well....do other things, but I’ll get to that soon. I promise.
It took until the second period, but finally she turned and looked back over that perfect shoulder. She was looking for the cotton candy guy. He was coming down the steps, and as her green eyes followed him down, they found mine. Our eyes locked. It was just the thing I needed. As the energy flowed between us, I pulled us out of time.
Understandably, she was confused. Part of my game is to act just as confused. She felt we were both in the middle of something that we didn’t understand. As far as she knew, neither of us had any control over the situation.
She looked all around at the fans frozen in mid-cheer, at the players in mid-stride, and then at me. Her fear evaporated and she clapped like a little girl shown a brightly wrapped present. I had chosen right. She would enjoy the gift I gave her.
“I’m Sean........and I’m a bit confused”, I told her.
“Well Sean, I’m Jackie and I’m right there with you. I am going to enjoy it though.”, she replied.
With that, she grabbed a bag of cotton candy from the vendor, and took off up the steps laughing. I watched her cute ass all the way to the hall. I thought that maybe she was right when she thought that neither of us was in control. My need for her was putting me out of my mind. I chased after her.
“Jackie, Wait!”
I caught up to her as she entered the breezeway. I reached out and grabbed her arm. It was so firm, so toned and choice that it took a minute to register that she had turned around to face me. Not only that, but since I was still holding her arm, she had spun around right into me. Having her pressed up against me was too much. I leaned forward and kissed her.
“What are you doing?”, she asked.