A quick snack

[Silvia Almasy]

The Greenhouse had been both tempting and terrifying as a prospect for Silvia ever since she'd set foot in the Academy. She was intrigued by everything that grew in there - she loved gardens and plants, after all, and just imagining what all could be inside the school's research greenhouse made her bounce on her feet. On the other hand, she was also hesitant to go near it - her powers would make things grow, and bloom, and possibly get out of hand, which was dangerous enough with normal plants, and possibly disastrous in the case of special ones.
And yet, here she was, poking her head in the door.

Every once in a while, Silvia would get a horrible craving for fresh fruit. She suspected it had something to do with her powers making her able to produce some at any point of the year; she was not sure if she had that ability to satisfy the craving, or the other way around, but there it was. Walking into a grocery store would have been easier - but it would have also resulted in a spectacular chain reaction that she did not want to see on the evening new. So now, in a moment of weakness, she decided to go get fruit on her own.

The greenhouse had a number of different plants, mostly the kind that needed the consistent heat and humidity. One of them, right close to the door, was a pomegranate tree that she'd seen through the glass; it offered a likely target for her hit-and-snack-run, since it was so close to the door. She could probably approach it with the least disturbance.

Stepping inside, Silvia scurried over to the tree, resting her back against the glass wall. There was no one else in there that she could see. The pomegranate tree had slower buds popping up on its spindly branches - that was enough to work with without causing too much damage. Silvia reached out, and after a moment of hesitation, she rested her fingers on a branch near a cluster of flowers. She focused her powers, staring intently as the buds shivered and burst open, accelerating from flower to fruit with visible speed. Silvia continued to concentrate. At this rate, she would be gone before anyone noticed anything. 

[Cash Hunter]

                        

Well the girl thought wrong. Whilst she could not have seen anyone in the green house, Cash Hunter definitely had seen her from where he sat between some large potted plants where its leaves provided him with some cover. Even though it was not technically a good hiding spot, the boy had gone unnoticed by the girl since she seemed a little eager with whatever task running in her mind then when she entered.

After realizing he was again locked out of his dorm, the nineteen year old decided to take a walk around the campus instead of running around the whole school searching for his dorm mate to get the keys. It was still midday and it was not the time yet for his usual evening run so off he went. With the on going prank war between the members of the academy, a memory of him and his cousin, Bucky Hunter, pulling a prank resurfaced when his aimless walk lead him to the setting of the prank, the green house.

Feeling a little nostalgic, he walked in and sat down to remember the good old days. Considering how things were with his cousin now, Cash welcomed the good thoughts.

But the small amount of peace and quiet was cut short when the blonde came in. With her back turned to him, he was curious as to what exactly was she doing. Quietly pushing himself off the floor, he slowly made his way nearer to her and watched her. "Well ain't that a handy trick." A small smile touched his lips when he realized what she did. "Say, think you can do another for me? I could use something for right now."

[Silvia Almasy]

>>"Well ain't that a handy trick. Say, think you can do another for me? I could use something for right now."


"EEK!" Silvia jumped at the sudden voice right behind her, making a startled sound as she whipped around to see who had caught her in the act. At the sound the pomegranate tree, slightly confused, burst out a couple more flowers, and so did some other plants in the immediate vicinity. 

"I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry" she muttered, inducing more bloom around the greenhouse, then covered her mouth with her hand. Uh-oh.

The guy did not look familiar. He was probably an academy student - didn't look old enough to be faculty or staff - but she was not sure if he was going to go tell on her. She was embarrassed, visible by her cheeks turning red as the pomegranate, and also angry at herself, both for being careless and for not spending enough time socializing in the school to even know who this guy was. 

[Cash Hunter]

                        

"Whoa, hey," he exclaimed, laughing when he realized the reaction that he had gotten. But the laughter slowly died down when the boy noticed the flowers suddenly blooming and bursting from some of the nearby plants.

"Hey, you don't have to apologize," he said, taking a step forward to pat the blonde but stopped midway and instead the nineteen year old boy took a wary step back, thinking that maybe it would help calm the girl down. Plus, it would not do any good if the girl saw him as a threat or something.

There was silence for a moment, Cash used the time to observe the fellow student. "Unless you've done something wrong," he said jokingly with a wink.

[Silvia Almasy]

>>"Whoa, hey, Hey, you don't have to apologize... Unless you've done something wrong,"

He looked like was half amused and half trying to console her, but in the end, he did not touch her. Silvia appreciated that. She knew he meant to help, but she was not entirely comfortable with touching. Or talking. But it had to be one of the two, unless she wanted to run away.

"No I don't..." she said softly, keeping an eye on the furiously blooming foliage around them "I just thought I'd eat some fruit..."

Not that there was any, but she could make some with minimum effort. The pomegranates were hanging from the branch now, all ripe and bright red and luscious, but she was too embarrassed to pick them. As she glanced around, not sure what to say, one of them decided to break off and fall from the tree.

[Cash Hunter]

                        

An eyebrow quirked up, half surprised at the reason the girl gave. Not that it was something too farfetched but rather, something rare. Never in his five years at the academy had he heard someone visiting the green house for some fruits. The thought brought a smile to his face.

His eyes darted back and forth between the girl and the fruit. The girl. The fruit. Cash Hunter had a feeling that she wanted to take it, since that was her reason for being there anyway. So when the pomegranate fell to the ground, he waited for her to take it. But when she did not, he bent down to pick it up instead. He rubbed the fruit softly against his shirt, dusting the dust off.

"Looks real tasty. Don't you want it?" He asked, extending it to the girl.

[Silvia Almasy]

>>"Looks real tasty. Don't you want it?"

He picked up the fruit and offered it to her. The whole scene was very mythical, and Silvia did not entirely trust it. Or him. Was this supposed to be a prank? Or was he trying to incriminate her? The pomegranate looked delicious, and her mouth watered a little at the thought. She glanced around again, then back at the guy.

"I should have asked someone if it was okay" she admitted; her words had little effect since everything that could bloom was already blooming, but the longer she stayed the more things began to grow as well, which made her feel uneasy.

Finally, she took the fruit - even if she was not going to eat it, he would rather take responsibility for it than let another student get into trouble. 

"Can we go outside?"

[Cash Hunter]

                        

The fruit did look tasty. All big, round, plum, red, riped and oh so tasty. The boy felt a sudden craving for the fruit he held. Hey if the blondie would not take it, he would not mind taking it for himself. There was no reason to let it go to waste.

Cash Hunter shrugged when the girl voiced her doubts. He honestly did not think she would get in trouble just for taking a fruit from the greenhouse. Technically it was not even stealing since she herself made the fruit...right?

He smiled when she took the pomegranate. There we go. At her request to leave the room, the boy nodded, took his messenger bag off the floor and followed her outside.

"So was that all you," he said, looking back at the plants from where they came from. "The blooming and all that?"

[Silvia Almasy]

 >>"So was that all you... The blooming and all that?"

Once they were out of the greenhouse, Silvia walked away until she was sure her voice and powers would not affect the sensitive flora inside. There was mostly just grass and some bushes around them now; it would be a lot safer to talk.

"Yes" she nodded shyly "My powers do that and I can't... quite control them."

As if to prove her point, daisies, violets and dandelions poked their heads up from the grass nearby. Silvia blushed pink in the cheeks.

"Are you... You are also a student here, right?"

She was nervous a little, and her accent slipped into her speech. She tucked the pomegranate into her bag. She would have to eat it later, when it felt less awkward...

[Cash Hunter]

                        

He cocked his head to the side, trying to assess the girl when he then felt the flowers poking at his head. The boy chuckled and a faint smile flitted across his lips as he remembered the days when he too first started out with his power and could not get it completely under control.

"Yeah, college. We've all been where you are now. I remember trying to use my speed to run to class because I was late at one point but I ended up going out of school and into the forest instead," he shared with a laugh. However, those days where he ran faster than he intended and ended some place else was long in the past. He could not use that excuse anymore. That was if he wanted to.

The nineteen year old took a step forward, but not too close."The name's Cash." He extended his hand out. "Cash Hunter. Super speed."

[Silvia Almasy]

>>"Yeah, college. We've all been where you are now. I remember trying to use my speed to run to class because I was late at one point but I ended up going out of school and into the forest instead... Cash Hunter. Super speed."

She took his hand and shook it with a shy smile. It was easier now, knowing he was also a student, and that he had also been in her shoes, trying to learn how to control his abilities. Silvia was not sure yet if she ever fully would... but the encouragement was welcome none the less.

"Silvia Almasy" she introduced herself, before she nodded at the flowers poking up around them "I do... this. Flowers, and plants... and sometimes fruit."

He had already seen her do it, so that wasn't exactly news.

"Super speed, though..." she added, with a hint of wonder in her voice. That was one of the classics. A power that, unlike hers, people could wrap their heads around. "... that's cool."

[Cash Hunter]

                        

"Pleasure to meet you, Silvia. Pretty name for a pretty girl," he said with a wink. Oh yeah, that was totally cliche, way to go Cash, but who knew, perhaps the blonde might actually and even like it. What was the harm done.

He nodded impressively at the vines and flowers peeking out from the room and poking them in the head. This was probably the first time he actually met someone who could manipulate plants and based on what the girl displayed what she could do just now, Cash thought it was pretty cool.

"Ha, I could say the same about yours too. Seriously, I'm not just saying that to make you feel good or whatever." He laughed. "I mean, to make fruits from any plants, that's awesome. I could definitely use that trick any day." For someone who got hungry easily, Cash would not mind a power that allowed him to have a fruit whenever he felt like having one.

"I'm curious though. With this kind of power, how did you first manifest? If you don't mind me asking."

[Silvia Almasy]

>>"Pleasure to meet you, Silvia. Pretty name for a pretty girl," 

Silvia blushed and pulled her hand back. Her powers did not affect humans (or animals) but she was still conscious about touching others - and very much not used to flirting. She looked away, folding her arms over her chest.

>>"Ha, I could say the same about yours too. Seriously, I'm not just saying that to make you feel good or whatever... I mean, to make fruits from any plants, that's awesome. I could definitely use that trick any day." 

Okay, so maybe he was just saying that to make her feel better... even though he said he was not. He seemed impressed with the fruit trick. Silvia liked that one too - mostly because she liked fruit. Despite her blushing, she felt some pride at having a power that someone else thought was cool. 

>>"I'm curious though. With this kind of power, how did you first manifest? If you don't mind me asking."

"Well, it..." she hesitated; vegetation was going crazy around them, flowers flooding the grass. She walked a few steps, nodding for him to follow, finding a new spot with not much foliage around. There was an apple tree nearby.

"... it took some time to notice" she admitted "First just... plants grew faster around me, but no one could tell it was because of me... and then the voice... happened. Things flower when I speak."

As if to prove her point, the apple tree started opening light pink blossoms. She nodded towards it as proof.

"The fruits I only figured out recently." she admitted, reaching up to touch a branch, focusing on accelerating what Nature would have done in months.

"How did you find out?"

[Cash Hunter]

                        

A pleased smile slowly found its way onto the nineteen year old boy's face. The reddening of the blonde's cheeks did not go unnoticed by him. Rarely did such a things. Cash Hunter naturally was, of course, proud to know he was the cause of it. His brother, Elliot, taught him to know when and where to choose the right words and then he should take pride in it. Well, he certainly listened.

The boy chuckled to himself when he realized why exactly they were moving to another spot. Of course at the rate those foliage were growing, thanks to Silvia, he doubted they would not have to move and find another spot again. But the thought did not stay long when the girl shared her story. His curiosity piqued even more at the mention of the voices.

"Like I said, cool," he said truthfully. "Huh, me? Oh, pretty simple really. My family is a bunch of mutants so it didn't come much of a surprise when I manifested really." The boy shrugged, as if it was not such a big deal despite the media's interest in it especially when the existence of mutants broke out, considering his family's wealth and status. "I walked out of the house one day and ready to go to my friend's house. But before I knew it, I was already there."

Cash stared at the flowers and plants now beginning to grow and bloom near around them. He chuckled. "Does it ever turn off?"

[Silvia Almasy]

>>"Like I said, cool... Huh, me? Oh, pretty simple really. My family is a bunch of mutants so it didn't come much of a surprise when I manifested really. I walked out of the house one day and ready to go to my friend's house. But before I knew it, I was already there."

Silvia listened to him intently, allowing her power to work at its own pace. Some flowers on the tree turned to tiny green apples, and then they began to grow and ripen. At the moment, however, she was more curious about his story.

"Your entire family is mutants?..." she marveled at the thought. She never had a relative with powers. It would have been so much easier if she did... "Do they all have the same power?..."

>>"Does it ever turn off?"

She shook her head, keeping one hand up, growing the apples.

"No not really. Maybe I will learn how to turn it off..."