Mari didn't know why, but she scooted closer to him, taking his hand in hers and grinning gently at him. "I really don't know. It just all started happening one day, no word, no explanation. Just..." She bit her lower lip and chewed on it for a moment, trying to find the right words to make this an easy situation for both of them. She had suddenly become aware of emotions she had no idea she harbored for Rory. "Como a lo loco," she explained in Spanish.
She tried to think back on all the things she could do or had done in the past. "I've been able to heal others before. You know? Cuts and scratches. Uhm... Also, there was a time when I could hear even the lowest of sounds, could see so far into the distance, could feel everything that even brushed up against my skin. Though, that could have been a panic attack. I'm not sure."