[ 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 .

Connor got the deluxe egg and steak meal. The one with the hash browns and extra pancakes and pretty much a side of everything the menu had to offer. 
 
 `` Are we waiting for anybody else,'' the Lake Tahoe waitress asked. She had been up since 10pm the night before and was just itching to get into bed. 
 
 `` No all for me. Oh and can you add an extra order of hash browns on top of that?'' 
 
 If he had a choice, Connor would eat breakfast for every meal. Breakfast had the perfect combination of carbs protein and fats, and he swore that when he ate a good hardy American breakfast his powers worked better. With a full stomach, he could do anything from materialize a ten story block of ice to creating a detailed microscopic sculpture of the statue of liberty the size of his toe nail. But he was n't at Lake Tahoe to use his powers. No he was there to snowboard. 
 
 While waiting for the waitress Connor whipped out his list. 
 
 Lake Tahoe 
 Swiss Alps 
 Shark watching 
 Go to Space 
 Eat a Cronut in New York 
 
 He put a big checkmark right next to Lake Tahoe. 
 
 `` Happy Bo? I'm finally fulfilling a bucket list like you said,'' Connor thought. He looked at his list and laughed. Why was it so hard to figure out what you wanted to do in your life? Connor was 30 but he already felt done. 
 
 Sometimes he felt there was not point in living life, if you could n't enjoy it with anyone he loved. Eventually he would laugh and then say `` Love is n't for heroes.'' But lately it had become harder and harder to say. 
 
 The door of the diner swung open, briefly letting in the chilly afternoon air. In the corner of his eye, Connor senses the graceful movement of a woman dressed in a white parka. She rubbed her hands together once she was inside and looked hastily at the menu. 
 
 `` One hot chocolate please,'' she said. Her voice was gentle and clear. When Connor looked up he found himself choking on air. The air around him instantly dropped and the cup of water froze solid. She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. 
 
 Connor looked away to control himself. 
 
 `` Whoa it sure got chilly in here did n't it,'' the waitress said. `` You okay boy?'' 
 
 `` Yeah just tired,'' Connor said to explain why he was tucking his head in his arms. 
 
 Right when the waitress set down the extra plate of hash browns she tipped over and slipped on the sleet of ice that had frozen underneath Connor's chair. Before the waitress could hit her head on the floor, Connor bent down quickly, froze his feet to the floor for support and offered a cushioned response into his arms. His years on ice had honed his instincts. 
 
 `` Are you alright,'' Connor said with steam coming out of his mouth. 
 `` Oh my god, what happened,'' the freaked out waitress said. 
 `` It's just some ice that was brought in.'' The waitress thanked Connor and went back to get herself back together. He was happy that he saved her in time. He could n't have her hurt on his conscious. 
 
 `` Smooth reflexes mister.'' She had the hot chocolate in her hand and she was smiling at Connor. SHe was even prettier up close, and smelled sweet like strawberries. 
 
 `` Thanks,'' Connor replied. He continued avoiding her gaze, just trying to control the adrenaline in his veins. 
 
 `` No i'm serious, you slid on that floor and caught her like an ice skating olympian. It was very cool.'' 
 
 Connor blushed heavily at that comment. `` Well I was going to go to Beijing but I did n't like the outfit they gave me,'' he joked. 
 
 She laughed so hard that she almost spilled her hot chocolate. `` My name is Cammy.'' 
 
 `` Connor,'' he said. 
 
 `` How are you not cold in here just wearing a t-shirt,'' Cammy asked. 
 `` I'm naturally cold blooded,'' Connor said the truth. 
 `` Well I like the cold too but it seems as if its getting colder now. Even my hot chocolate is like luke warm now.'' 
 
 Connor gulped. It was happening already. At least he got to say hi. 
 
 `` Then maybe you should by another damn hot chocolate,'' he said angrily. `` Stop wasting my time with your stupid problems.'' 
 
 -- -- finishing here for now may continue later, bed time -- -- 
 
 
 

