I'm back!!!! Instead of writing a completely new story I have decided to
continue on from Change of Heart. This time from the romantic point of
view of Kurt. It also features a new character (one of my own). There is
also a Kietro storyline as they are still together (and Pietro and Lance
are still living inexplicably at the x-mansion!!!)
I'm starting from my new characters POV, so I can explain how her powers manifest and how she ends up at the institute.
As always - I don't own the x-men or any of marvel or the WB's creations, but, I own the plot and my characters!
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Is it me?
Tears ran down Ellie's cheeks as Leonardo Di Caprio's face faded to black and the voice of Celine Dion filled the room. She wiped her eyes on the back of her hand and glanced at her best friend, Rhonda, who was crying hard into a napkin. Smiling as she stood up, Ellie brushed the pop-corn kernels off of her shirt. She picked up her coat and was about to put it on when she realised that no one in the cinema had moved. Not one of them!
Everyone was crying, even the men! Ellie frowned, she, like millions of other girls on the planet, had cried at Titanic, but, this was ridiculous! It wasn't even like anybody didn't know how it ended. Ellie and Rhonda were at the "Most romantic" film fest.
After five minutes, nobody had moved and she began to get a little freaked. She tapped Rhonda on the shoulder and motioned that they should leave. Rhonda followed her out, still crying.
Out in the car park, she leaned on Rhonda's car and said, "Ronnie, are you OK? I mean, I know the film was sad and all, but .."
Rhonda looked at her friend, and then replied, "I'm fine. I mean I knew what was going to happen in the film, I'd seen it when it came out the first time, and I always get upset at the part where she realises he's dead, but, man, that felt like someone had just told me everyone I'd ever cared about had died." She paused to blow her noise and continued, "It was just overwhelming sadness."
Ellie frowned at her best friend, "Maybe you're pre-menstrual?" She offered.
Rhonda tipped her head to one side, while considering this and then said, "I think you're right! God, how stupid of me!" Laughing she climbed in the car.
Ellie smiled at her, but, looked worried as she remembered that everyone in the cinema had been behaving in the same way.
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Over the next few weeks, Ellie began to notice odd occurrences. The first was while she and her younger brother, James, were watching Ace Ventura in the living room. They giggled at the zany antics of the rubber faced comedian. Suddenly they heard their mother's laughter carry in from the kitchen.
Thinking she was speaking to their father, who was a Commander in the Navy, and currently in Hong Kong, she got up and walked in. She found her mother leaning against the counter, laughing at apparently nothing.
"Mum?" Said Ellie, smiling at her mother's contagious laughter. Her mother just laughed harder. Ellie grinned and burst out laughing too.
James appeared at the door, grinning. He started laughing too. Within a minute, all three of them were in hysterics. Ellie's stomach started to hurt, and she couldn't see for tears. She wiped her eyes on a piece of kitchen towel and sighed.
Smiling, she turned back around and saw her mother faint and fall to the floor.
'Oh, god!' Ellie thought and raced to catch her. James stopped laughing and stared with a look of panic on his face.
"Jimmy, get me some water!" Cried Ellie, gently patting her mothers face. James ran to the sink and returned with a glass.
Ellie handed it to her mother, who had started to come round.
"Mum? Are you OK? What happened?" Asked Ellie with concern in her voice.
Her mother looked at her and drank the water. Ellie helped her to her feet. She took the empty glass and placed it in the sink and then sat on one of the breakfast bar stools. James, now, convinced there was no further drama, wandered back to the television.
Her mother leaned against the counter, and said "I don't know. I was listening to you and James laughing and it made me smile, then laugh a little. Then you appeared in the doorway, and when I saw you, it was like being tickled. I just felt like laughing so hard, and the more you laughed the worse the feeling got. In the end I just couldn't breathe. The next thing I knew, I was on the floor."
Ellie frowned and rubbed her forehead, she was starting to get a headache. She got off of the stool, and headed for the door. She turned and said, "Are you feeling OK now though?"
Her mother looked at her, and said, "No, Honey. I have a very, very bad headache."
Ellie, who's own headache had now tripled, nodded and said, "Maybe you should go and lie down."
She left the kitchen and went to her bedroom. As she lay down on the bed, she thought about what had just happened and her headache.
'Is it me?' She thought. 'Is something happening to me?'
She turned and stared out of the window until she fell asleep.
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Ellie found out she was a mutant the next day. She had been standing in the hallway at school waiting for Rhonda, when Alex Hargreaves tapped her on the shoulder. Alex was, by far, the smartest and, as it so often goes hand in hand, one of the most bullied guys in school, but, Ellie had a huge crush on him.
Favouring brains over the capability to crush a beer can against his forehead, she had loved him since kindergarten. She saw what none of the popular girls did, bright green eyes, adorably floppy brown hair and a lean, but, seemingly muscled frame.
Alex was one of Ellie best friends and she could never work up the courage to tell him how she felt. But, lately, she had been feeling a million times more nervous and her stomach seemed to contain giant butterflies. She gulped and smiled at him.
"Hey, Lex. Have you seen Rhonda, she was supposed to give me a ride home."
"Sorry, Ell. I haven't seen her all day. I did want to speak to you though.." He replied, his eyes burning into hers. Her heart leaped, she willed the words "I'm in love with you." out of his mouth.
"Would you help me with a project? I need a girl's perspective for some of my research. Pwease?" He smiled at her.
"Oh," Said Ellie, coming down to earth with a bump, "Sure, do you wanna come to mine tonight?"
"Thanks, will seven be OK?" He said, "Do you want a ride home? It seems Rhonda has abandoned you."
Ellie nodded and smiled. She resigned herself to what she had thought, everyday, for the past thirteen years, "At least he's my friend."
She linked arms with him and started towards the entrance. She didn't notice that as they passed people in the corridor, the girls started to turn and watch them. Suddenly, Amy, the head cheerleader, shouted "Oh, Alex, wait! I need to talk to you."
Alex and Ellie froze and looked at each other. "Did she just ..." started Ellie, when she was pushed aside by Amy and her hoard of vultures/cheerleaders. She turned and saw a very confused Alex being pawed at by the whole squad.
Ellie's eyes opened wide. More girls from further down the hall or adjoining rooms ran up and started to push each other. Alex cried out frantically, "Ellie! Help me!"
Teachers started to appear and tried to pull the girls off. Ellie watched as Mr. Reed, the math's teacher, was punched in the face, by a brunette, as he tried to get her off of the growing pile.
"What on earth is going on?" He cried to the other teachers, who were just as confused.
By now Alex had disappeared and had probably, Ellie assumed, become victim to 'Death by Cheerleader'. She wanted to help, but felt completely powerless.
Just then a hand grabbed hers and pulled her into an empty class room. She looked up and saw Alex.
"You're alive!" She screamed, throwing her arms around him.
"Shhhh!" Said Alex, in a whisper. He crept over to the window and opened it. He looked out, seeing that the coast was clear, climbed through. Then he turned and helped Ellie out. They ran to his car. Alex put the keys in the ignition, but, it wouldn't start, when they heard, "There he is!"
Ellie looked over his shoulder and saw a mob of girls running towards the car.
"Alex, hurry up!" She cried. At that second, the car burst to life, Alex slipped into gear and raced out of the car park. Ellie glanced back and saw them chasing the car.
Alex kept driving and eventually he pulled up outside Ellie's house. He leaned back against the seat and then looked at her.
"What the hell was that!?" He said.
Ellie could feel she was missing something, she just opened the car door and said, "Come on. You can hide out here for a while."
They walked into the house. Ellie shouted but no one answered. She knew James was at Football practice, but, her mum should have been home. 'She must be shopping or something.' She assumed.
"Do you want a drink?" She asked. Alex shook his head.
"We could get started on the research though. Can I use your computer?"
Ellie nodded and walked to her room. She opened the door and sent up a prayer of thanks to her mother for tidying it for her.
Alex put his bag down and sat on the bed. Suddenly feeling very nervous, Ellie sat on the window seat. As he searched for his papers, she closed her eyes and remembered the dream she had had the night before.
She had been in a beautiful meadow, when Alex had turned up on a horse. He had climbed down and told her how beautiful she looked, then he had kissed her. She remembered how soft and passionate it was. How he had made her feel.
Ellie smiled and opened her eyes. She looked at Alex and her stomach jumped when she saw that he was looking back at her. Her heart was beating so fast she though she was going to pass out. Alex continued to look at her, taking in her chocolate brown eyes, her long wavy brown hair and finally her full curvy figure.
'Why is he looking at me like that?' She thought, uncomfortably. Alex suddenly stood up and walked across the room to her.
"What's wrong?" She asked, she could feel herself shaking, 'Why is he still looking at me like that?'
Alex suddenly reached down, grabbed Ellie's arms and pulled her to her feet. He gazed at her for a second and then kissed her. Ellie's eyes flew open. She was totally torn, should she end this moment she had dreamed of for years and ask what was going on or should she carry on? As much as she wanted to continue, she had to know.
Ellie broke away, "What was that?"
Alex looked at her, "I don't know, I've liked you for ages, but, lately whenever I'm around you, I can't think straight. I saw you close your eyes and suddenly all I could think about was kissing you. It was like I couldn't stop myself."
Ellie sat down and looked up at him, "You like me? As more than friends?"
"Yes, I have done for months now. I.."
Whatever he was going to say got lost as Ellie leapt up and kissed him again. They both fell on the bed. As they kissed Ellie could feel herself getting more and more wound up, she started to remove her top. Alex grinned at her and did the same.
She reached down to kiss him again and his fingers fumbled with her bra clasp. She didn't try to stop him. Suddenly somebody coughed, they looked up and saw Ellie's mother in the doorway.
'Oh, Shit!' Thought Ellie.
Alex shot up and they fell off of the bed. Ellie grabbed her top and pulled it on again.
Ellie's mother looked at the pair of them and raised an eyebrow, "Ellie, I need a word with you, when you're, ahem, presentable." She closed the door and walked away.
Ellie looked at Alex, as he pulled his sweater on. He looked at her and grinned, Ellie blushed.
"Ell, I, um, everything I said still stands. I really like you. Can I call you?"
Ellie was waiting for excuses, and she couldn't believe what she heard.
"You do? I mean yes, hell, yes!"
Alex looked at the door, and grinned, "I suppose we'd better go and face the firing squad. Thank god your dad isn't here!"
She laughed and nodded, 'My life is finally going right.' She thought.
Ellie opened her door and went downstairs, she walked Alex to the front door and stood on the porch with him. She tried to look him in the eye, but, she just blushed. Alex blushed to and then kissed her and said, "I'll call you later. Good luck."
Ellie nodded, and watched him get in the car. After she had waved him off, she sighed, 'Better get it over with.' She thought.
She slowly walked into the living room. Her mother was seated on the couch next to a tall slim woman with incredible white hair. Another man, with a slightly feral look about him, was seated in the arm chair next to a bald man in a wheel chair.
Ellie looked at each one in turn and then at her mother, "Mum? What's going on?"
Her mother looked at the bald man, who nodded at her. She stood up and walked over to Ellie and put her arm around her, "Honey," She said, gesturing to the bald man, "This is Professor Xavier. He runs a ... a school in Bayville for special children."
Ellie pulled out of her mother's grasp, "Special children? What do you mean? Who are these people?"
Professor Xavier spoke, he had a gentle, well educated voice, "Ellie, I understand you are confused at the moment. Let me ask you a question. Have you experienced anything strange lately?"
Ellie looked at him suspiciously, but she decided to play along, "I don't really know. Sometimes I . I feel like something's not right with me or the people around me . I don't know. This sounds so weird, doesn't it?"
"Not at all. Let me explain how I found you. I have certain gifts like yourself, Ellie. I am a psychic and I can control or read people's minds. I have a machine named Cerebro. It is able to detect people like you or I, through our powers."
The penny finally dropped for Ellie and she realised what he was saying, "You're saying I'm a mutant? Are you insane?" She shouted. Her mother stood up, "Ellie, please!!"
Professor Xavier held his hand, "Let her get it out. Yes, Ellie. You are a mutant. Cerebro found you when your power started to manifest. I believe you are an empath, you can feel pain or emotions of others, but, there seems to be something else. I think you can somehow effect the people around you with your emotions. Has anything like that happened?"
Ellie glanced at her mother and explained about the cinema, the unexplained laughter, and the attack on Alex at school.
Xavier looked thoughtful, "Were you feeling romantic about Alex at the time?"
"I always feel that way about Alex. I've liked him for years." She finished blushing hard, she didn't often tell strangers about her crushes.
"Ah, look my dear do you see my point." Asked Xavier.
Ellie looked up and saw her mother had gone scarlet, the woman next to her was blushing and the other man looked distinctly uncomfortable.
"Ellie, I believe that you are very powerful and can manipulate other peoples emotions. But at the moment you have no control and everyone around you is feeling what you feel, but, stronger. The sad movie, which ended in people sobbing, all of the girls in your school suddenly desiring a boy you like?"
It suddenly all made sense, she had caused it. "So, can you teach me to control it?" She asked, with hope.
"Yes, that's what the institute does, we have several students like you with gifts, one so powerful she is incapable of human contact. The choice is yours."
Ellie looked at her mother, thoughts running through her head. She was so confused, 'What about Alex, my family? But what if something happens and someone gets hurt?'
She turned back to Xavier and said, "I would like to learn how to control this, um, power. Yes, I'll come."
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To be continued!!!
I'm starting from my new characters POV, so I can explain how her powers manifest and how she ends up at the institute.
As always - I don't own the x-men or any of marvel or the WB's creations, but, I own the plot and my characters!
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Is it me?
Tears ran down Ellie's cheeks as Leonardo Di Caprio's face faded to black and the voice of Celine Dion filled the room. She wiped her eyes on the back of her hand and glanced at her best friend, Rhonda, who was crying hard into a napkin. Smiling as she stood up, Ellie brushed the pop-corn kernels off of her shirt. She picked up her coat and was about to put it on when she realised that no one in the cinema had moved. Not one of them!
Everyone was crying, even the men! Ellie frowned, she, like millions of other girls on the planet, had cried at Titanic, but, this was ridiculous! It wasn't even like anybody didn't know how it ended. Ellie and Rhonda were at the "Most romantic" film fest.
After five minutes, nobody had moved and she began to get a little freaked. She tapped Rhonda on the shoulder and motioned that they should leave. Rhonda followed her out, still crying.
Out in the car park, she leaned on Rhonda's car and said, "Ronnie, are you OK? I mean, I know the film was sad and all, but .."
Rhonda looked at her friend, and then replied, "I'm fine. I mean I knew what was going to happen in the film, I'd seen it when it came out the first time, and I always get upset at the part where she realises he's dead, but, man, that felt like someone had just told me everyone I'd ever cared about had died." She paused to blow her noise and continued, "It was just overwhelming sadness."
Ellie frowned at her best friend, "Maybe you're pre-menstrual?" She offered.
Rhonda tipped her head to one side, while considering this and then said, "I think you're right! God, how stupid of me!" Laughing she climbed in the car.
Ellie smiled at her, but, looked worried as she remembered that everyone in the cinema had been behaving in the same way.
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Over the next few weeks, Ellie began to notice odd occurrences. The first was while she and her younger brother, James, were watching Ace Ventura in the living room. They giggled at the zany antics of the rubber faced comedian. Suddenly they heard their mother's laughter carry in from the kitchen.
Thinking she was speaking to their father, who was a Commander in the Navy, and currently in Hong Kong, she got up and walked in. She found her mother leaning against the counter, laughing at apparently nothing.
"Mum?" Said Ellie, smiling at her mother's contagious laughter. Her mother just laughed harder. Ellie grinned and burst out laughing too.
James appeared at the door, grinning. He started laughing too. Within a minute, all three of them were in hysterics. Ellie's stomach started to hurt, and she couldn't see for tears. She wiped her eyes on a piece of kitchen towel and sighed.
Smiling, she turned back around and saw her mother faint and fall to the floor.
'Oh, god!' Ellie thought and raced to catch her. James stopped laughing and stared with a look of panic on his face.
"Jimmy, get me some water!" Cried Ellie, gently patting her mothers face. James ran to the sink and returned with a glass.
Ellie handed it to her mother, who had started to come round.
"Mum? Are you OK? What happened?" Asked Ellie with concern in her voice.
Her mother looked at her and drank the water. Ellie helped her to her feet. She took the empty glass and placed it in the sink and then sat on one of the breakfast bar stools. James, now, convinced there was no further drama, wandered back to the television.
Her mother leaned against the counter, and said "I don't know. I was listening to you and James laughing and it made me smile, then laugh a little. Then you appeared in the doorway, and when I saw you, it was like being tickled. I just felt like laughing so hard, and the more you laughed the worse the feeling got. In the end I just couldn't breathe. The next thing I knew, I was on the floor."
Ellie frowned and rubbed her forehead, she was starting to get a headache. She got off of the stool, and headed for the door. She turned and said, "Are you feeling OK now though?"
Her mother looked at her, and said, "No, Honey. I have a very, very bad headache."
Ellie, who's own headache had now tripled, nodded and said, "Maybe you should go and lie down."
She left the kitchen and went to her bedroom. As she lay down on the bed, she thought about what had just happened and her headache.
'Is it me?' She thought. 'Is something happening to me?'
She turned and stared out of the window until she fell asleep.
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Ellie found out she was a mutant the next day. She had been standing in the hallway at school waiting for Rhonda, when Alex Hargreaves tapped her on the shoulder. Alex was, by far, the smartest and, as it so often goes hand in hand, one of the most bullied guys in school, but, Ellie had a huge crush on him.
Favouring brains over the capability to crush a beer can against his forehead, she had loved him since kindergarten. She saw what none of the popular girls did, bright green eyes, adorably floppy brown hair and a lean, but, seemingly muscled frame.
Alex was one of Ellie best friends and she could never work up the courage to tell him how she felt. But, lately, she had been feeling a million times more nervous and her stomach seemed to contain giant butterflies. She gulped and smiled at him.
"Hey, Lex. Have you seen Rhonda, she was supposed to give me a ride home."
"Sorry, Ell. I haven't seen her all day. I did want to speak to you though.." He replied, his eyes burning into hers. Her heart leaped, she willed the words "I'm in love with you." out of his mouth.
"Would you help me with a project? I need a girl's perspective for some of my research. Pwease?" He smiled at her.
"Oh," Said Ellie, coming down to earth with a bump, "Sure, do you wanna come to mine tonight?"
"Thanks, will seven be OK?" He said, "Do you want a ride home? It seems Rhonda has abandoned you."
Ellie nodded and smiled. She resigned herself to what she had thought, everyday, for the past thirteen years, "At least he's my friend."
She linked arms with him and started towards the entrance. She didn't notice that as they passed people in the corridor, the girls started to turn and watch them. Suddenly, Amy, the head cheerleader, shouted "Oh, Alex, wait! I need to talk to you."
Alex and Ellie froze and looked at each other. "Did she just ..." started Ellie, when she was pushed aside by Amy and her hoard of vultures/cheerleaders. She turned and saw a very confused Alex being pawed at by the whole squad.
Ellie's eyes opened wide. More girls from further down the hall or adjoining rooms ran up and started to push each other. Alex cried out frantically, "Ellie! Help me!"
Teachers started to appear and tried to pull the girls off. Ellie watched as Mr. Reed, the math's teacher, was punched in the face, by a brunette, as he tried to get her off of the growing pile.
"What on earth is going on?" He cried to the other teachers, who were just as confused.
By now Alex had disappeared and had probably, Ellie assumed, become victim to 'Death by Cheerleader'. She wanted to help, but felt completely powerless.
Just then a hand grabbed hers and pulled her into an empty class room. She looked up and saw Alex.
"You're alive!" She screamed, throwing her arms around him.
"Shhhh!" Said Alex, in a whisper. He crept over to the window and opened it. He looked out, seeing that the coast was clear, climbed through. Then he turned and helped Ellie out. They ran to his car. Alex put the keys in the ignition, but, it wouldn't start, when they heard, "There he is!"
Ellie looked over his shoulder and saw a mob of girls running towards the car.
"Alex, hurry up!" She cried. At that second, the car burst to life, Alex slipped into gear and raced out of the car park. Ellie glanced back and saw them chasing the car.
Alex kept driving and eventually he pulled up outside Ellie's house. He leaned back against the seat and then looked at her.
"What the hell was that!?" He said.
Ellie could feel she was missing something, she just opened the car door and said, "Come on. You can hide out here for a while."
They walked into the house. Ellie shouted but no one answered. She knew James was at Football practice, but, her mum should have been home. 'She must be shopping or something.' She assumed.
"Do you want a drink?" She asked. Alex shook his head.
"We could get started on the research though. Can I use your computer?"
Ellie nodded and walked to her room. She opened the door and sent up a prayer of thanks to her mother for tidying it for her.
Alex put his bag down and sat on the bed. Suddenly feeling very nervous, Ellie sat on the window seat. As he searched for his papers, she closed her eyes and remembered the dream she had had the night before.
She had been in a beautiful meadow, when Alex had turned up on a horse. He had climbed down and told her how beautiful she looked, then he had kissed her. She remembered how soft and passionate it was. How he had made her feel.
Ellie smiled and opened her eyes. She looked at Alex and her stomach jumped when she saw that he was looking back at her. Her heart was beating so fast she though she was going to pass out. Alex continued to look at her, taking in her chocolate brown eyes, her long wavy brown hair and finally her full curvy figure.
'Why is he looking at me like that?' She thought, uncomfortably. Alex suddenly stood up and walked across the room to her.
"What's wrong?" She asked, she could feel herself shaking, 'Why is he still looking at me like that?'
Alex suddenly reached down, grabbed Ellie's arms and pulled her to her feet. He gazed at her for a second and then kissed her. Ellie's eyes flew open. She was totally torn, should she end this moment she had dreamed of for years and ask what was going on or should she carry on? As much as she wanted to continue, she had to know.
Ellie broke away, "What was that?"
Alex looked at her, "I don't know, I've liked you for ages, but, lately whenever I'm around you, I can't think straight. I saw you close your eyes and suddenly all I could think about was kissing you. It was like I couldn't stop myself."
Ellie sat down and looked up at him, "You like me? As more than friends?"
"Yes, I have done for months now. I.."
Whatever he was going to say got lost as Ellie leapt up and kissed him again. They both fell on the bed. As they kissed Ellie could feel herself getting more and more wound up, she started to remove her top. Alex grinned at her and did the same.
She reached down to kiss him again and his fingers fumbled with her bra clasp. She didn't try to stop him. Suddenly somebody coughed, they looked up and saw Ellie's mother in the doorway.
'Oh, Shit!' Thought Ellie.
Alex shot up and they fell off of the bed. Ellie grabbed her top and pulled it on again.
Ellie's mother looked at the pair of them and raised an eyebrow, "Ellie, I need a word with you, when you're, ahem, presentable." She closed the door and walked away.
Ellie looked at Alex, as he pulled his sweater on. He looked at her and grinned, Ellie blushed.
"Ell, I, um, everything I said still stands. I really like you. Can I call you?"
Ellie was waiting for excuses, and she couldn't believe what she heard.
"You do? I mean yes, hell, yes!"
Alex looked at the door, and grinned, "I suppose we'd better go and face the firing squad. Thank god your dad isn't here!"
She laughed and nodded, 'My life is finally going right.' She thought.
Ellie opened her door and went downstairs, she walked Alex to the front door and stood on the porch with him. She tried to look him in the eye, but, she just blushed. Alex blushed to and then kissed her and said, "I'll call you later. Good luck."
Ellie nodded, and watched him get in the car. After she had waved him off, she sighed, 'Better get it over with.' She thought.
She slowly walked into the living room. Her mother was seated on the couch next to a tall slim woman with incredible white hair. Another man, with a slightly feral look about him, was seated in the arm chair next to a bald man in a wheel chair.
Ellie looked at each one in turn and then at her mother, "Mum? What's going on?"
Her mother looked at the bald man, who nodded at her. She stood up and walked over to Ellie and put her arm around her, "Honey," She said, gesturing to the bald man, "This is Professor Xavier. He runs a ... a school in Bayville for special children."
Ellie pulled out of her mother's grasp, "Special children? What do you mean? Who are these people?"
Professor Xavier spoke, he had a gentle, well educated voice, "Ellie, I understand you are confused at the moment. Let me ask you a question. Have you experienced anything strange lately?"
Ellie looked at him suspiciously, but she decided to play along, "I don't really know. Sometimes I . I feel like something's not right with me or the people around me . I don't know. This sounds so weird, doesn't it?"
"Not at all. Let me explain how I found you. I have certain gifts like yourself, Ellie. I am a psychic and I can control or read people's minds. I have a machine named Cerebro. It is able to detect people like you or I, through our powers."
The penny finally dropped for Ellie and she realised what he was saying, "You're saying I'm a mutant? Are you insane?" She shouted. Her mother stood up, "Ellie, please!!"
Professor Xavier held his hand, "Let her get it out. Yes, Ellie. You are a mutant. Cerebro found you when your power started to manifest. I believe you are an empath, you can feel pain or emotions of others, but, there seems to be something else. I think you can somehow effect the people around you with your emotions. Has anything like that happened?"
Ellie glanced at her mother and explained about the cinema, the unexplained laughter, and the attack on Alex at school.
Xavier looked thoughtful, "Were you feeling romantic about Alex at the time?"
"I always feel that way about Alex. I've liked him for years." She finished blushing hard, she didn't often tell strangers about her crushes.
"Ah, look my dear do you see my point." Asked Xavier.
Ellie looked up and saw her mother had gone scarlet, the woman next to her was blushing and the other man looked distinctly uncomfortable.
"Ellie, I believe that you are very powerful and can manipulate other peoples emotions. But at the moment you have no control and everyone around you is feeling what you feel, but, stronger. The sad movie, which ended in people sobbing, all of the girls in your school suddenly desiring a boy you like?"
It suddenly all made sense, she had caused it. "So, can you teach me to control it?" She asked, with hope.
"Yes, that's what the institute does, we have several students like you with gifts, one so powerful she is incapable of human contact. The choice is yours."
Ellie looked at her mother, thoughts running through her head. She was so confused, 'What about Alex, my family? But what if something happens and someone gets hurt?'
She turned back to Xavier and said, "I would like to learn how to control this, um, power. Yes, I'll come."
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To be continued!!!