[ WP ] A young man gains super powers at the age of 16 , but he discovers his powers slowly drain the life of whomever he loves . To avoid hurting anyone he becomes a loner . Years later , he is having lunch at a diner alone when the most beautiful girl he 's ever seen walks in .

Temptation is the worst thing in the world. Lets say you are the most powerful man on earth. Lets say you decide to use this power to help people, to make a change. So you go where people are, to the city, where there are always those in need. But then you're told that every time you use that great power you hurt those you love. 
 
 So then you become careful, become a recluse. Avoid the temptation of giving in to humanity's social nature. And when you have to get groceries, pay the rent, go out to eat, you interact with people little as possible. Go outside, make your order or get your food, pay the cashier, tip the waitress, and go home. No pleasantries, no `` how do you dos'' or `` have a nice days''. You seem rude or hateful, but no body knows that you are doing it for their own good. Push them away, because you're a parasite. 
 
 You try not to play hero, just in case. But every so often those ears of yours, so much greater than everyone else's, hears a scream for help. The cops will never get there in time. The temptation sets in and you give in. You put on some dark clothes and you run with the speed of a bullet and you save the day. You knock out the attacker, tie him up, and call an ambulance for the woman. But you never say word to her. She says thank you but you ignore her and leave her to safety. You swear you will never do it again, but your bleeding heart never lets you keep that promise. 
 
 Lets say everything goes according to plan until one otherwise average day, while you're eating the same steak in eggs in silence you eat every time you come to this diner, she walks in. She strikes you dead in your tracks. She looks in your direction, your eyes meet, and god damn it, you smile. Every bone in your body aches to get up, say hi, shake her hand. The temptation, the longing for human companionship, is so strong. 
 
 However then you see the future unfold before your eyes. You see yourself asking her name, asking her out. You see the first date unfold, you walking her to her door. You close your eyes as you see the first kiss, the first night you spend together, you two buy a house out in the country, away from the world and its troubles and living happy together. 
 
 But then you see her skin starting to pale. Her getting thinner and thinner while you stay the same. No doctor is able to figure out whats wrong with her. Maybe you gave in when some disaster happened, felt the suffering was too great, convinced yourself using your powers one time would n't hurt her. Maybe something unavoidable happened like a car crash, and you used your strength to pull her out of the burning car, in her unconscious state she never found out how you two survived. Or maybe you are simply a leech and simply by existing, your love is killing her. No matter the reason, you see her one day at a horribly young age, a withered husk, and it is your fault. 
 
 So then you get up, leave the money with the bill, and leave. You refuse to look at her as you do, for fear of giving in to that beautiful face. You leave your foolish dreams of living a normal, happy life in that diner. You go home and that night, feeling miserable and alone, you hear sirens, a fire. You hear, ever so far away, a firefighter say that there are people trapped inside. Voices are saying its too dangerous to go inside. So you get up and decide to make yourself useful. You get there in under a minute. You slip past the police barricade and you run into the building. You see a body, limp, trapped under a fallen beam. You throw the beam off of her without effort. You pick up the the person and carry her out of the building. Once you're outside you hand her off to an EMT who puts her in a stretcher. He moves the hair out of her face and to your horror its the girl from the diner. Her eyes gently open and she softly whispers `` Its you, that guy from earlier''. Quickly as possible you turn and you just run. Police and firemen try to approach you, but you're gone in the blink of an eye. 
 
 Lets say you run all night. You go to bed early in the morning and cry yourself to sleep. But no matter how miserable you are, you now know you made the right choice. This girl knows you saved her life, but she can never know who you are. You know she is the one too, or at least someone like her. She could make you happy, and maybe for a short time you could make her happy. However, for you happy endings are n't an option. So you decide to leave town tomorrow. Your curse is temptation, but you will deny it. With all your strength, you could protect the world, you withstand temptation, but you will always hurt the one you love, so you will deprive yourself of love, of friendship, of companionship, for all of this is for their own good.
