Becoming aware

It wasn't long before saw the effect his Intuition perk had and not in the way he expected. He thought it had more to do with raising that 'awareness' thing then anything else, after all this was something he was aware of now. Of course it could just be something he had gained with age, but still this was very different.

Suzy Markin Level 9

Andrew Louis Level 12

Jane Peart Level 4

Daniel Robertson Level 6

Jim had never seen his classmates levels before and doing so brought confusion. Jim had assumed if they couldn't see their levels that they just didn't have them, but it didn't seem to be the case. Also while Jim's levels had always stayed fairly close to his age many of the child were much higher or lower in level then there ages showed.

It took a until class change, when they left the Language Arts teacher and went to the Math Teacher that Jim realized the reason for lower levels.

You see this was the time that some of the students went to an alternate class. Jim had never though much about the Special Ed or Special Education class before, there was not anything different about the students that went there as far as how they acted towards Jim so he had never paid them any extra attention.

One of the kids that went their names was Joey Hill and Jim remembered that one of the meaner kids in his class had been sent to the Principals officer for calling Joey retarded. Apparently this meant that Joey gained points slower then others. He was only a level 3 and he was the same age as Jim. Now that Jim thought about he supposed that Joey did have some problems reading aloud to the class, but he thought he was shy like Sara and that's why he stumbled over his words.

Speaking of Sara a very quite girl that Jim though made good grades was at level 17. Jim was rather floored at this as it was the highest level he had seen so far even at the start of school when there had been kids he didn't recognize in other grades running around. Another odd thing was that he couldn't see the adult's levels only the students. Jim would put that thought on hold though. He wanted to know what was different about Sara so he cornered her at recess.

"Hi, Sara! Would you answer a question for me?" He may have spoken too loud because jerked around to face him rather suddenly.

"I guess." She didn't stuttered, but her voice was really quite so Jim lowered his voice as well.

"I was wondering what your favorite thing to do is?" Jim had learned not to mention the points anymore so he figured if he asked about the things that she did often he would find out what caused all of those points.

"Um…" She blushed and Jim realized that she was really kind of pretty when she did that, but then he banished that thought because girls were gross no matter what his brother thought.

"I guess…I mean I like to listen to music and read, but I guess…well I play the piano at home. Mama is a music teacher at the college and she's taught me the basic on a lot of instruments." Sara looked tore between humiliated that she was talking about herself and slightly proud of herself, but only a little. Jim guessed that embarrassed won out because she was getting redder and looking at the ground instead of at Jim, but that could have bee because of Jim's enthusiast.

"Wow that's neat! I mean that's really cool. I'd like to here you play sometime! You should ask the music teacher if you could play in her class."

Sara shook her head rapidly seeming horrified at the idea, but Jim was too busy being elated to focus on her. So that was how you did it. Jim had noticed a jump in points when he started a new skill like learning to ride a bike or when he first learned to write, but he had stopped earning points from those after awhile, after all there was only so good you could get at riding a bike after you lost thee training wheels. Instruments though sounded really hard and Jim knew if took years to get really good at things like music and art at least that's what the teacher said. Most likely sports would have the same effect and any little skill would jump him up at least some, still he bet learning even a little on the piano would increases his points a lot more than learning a trick on a yo-yo.

Well then it was decided.

"Can you teach me about music?" He asked the still blushing girl and that was how it all began.

Of course when I say all, I mean the numerous varieties of skills Jim started to pick up and the levels and perks that went along with them.

Note

So I hope no one thought I was mean about the people that took Special Ed. It just made sense that they would be at lower levels and that Jim would be pretty nonchalant about it. I'm basing his elementary school off of mine and that's how I remember them doing it, with the alternate class I mean. My grandfather actually taught a Special Education class when I was in elementary school. Also as a child you're learning about society slowly and hearing people use words like 'retarded' and then seeing them get in trouble for it is how you learn not to use that language. I am in no way trying to make fun of people with any kind of mental handicap and if I have managed to offend anyone somehow please let me know how I can fix that in my story.