"Aqua," Chuck repeated, shaking her hand. "That's a beautiful name, and quite fitting, too. I'm a copycat." Chuck's confident grin turned into an awkward one, and his cheeks tinted rose as he realized what he'd said. "Sorry, that didn't quite come out right. I mean my power is a copycat, sort of. I can do stuff after I've seen someone else do it. Like Ronin or Taskmaster, from the Marvel comics."

He realized that he was still holding her hand, and his cheeks turned even redder as he let go. Cheesy, dumb, and now creepy, he must be making a wonderful impression. "Hey, um, it was really nice meeting you. I'll just, uh, go back to my desk now. Class should be starting soon." He turned and went back to his desk, hitting himself twice on the forehead with the palm of his hand as soon as he was sure she wouldn't see. [i]Great job, Chuck. First day back at school, you meet a wonderful girl, and you have to go and ruin it. That couldn't have gone any worse.[/i]