Wooh! X-men, first fanfic of X-Men ever. Only own my OC, reviews, favs and follows are always appreciated! Enjoy!
"Kara Hunter?" a British voice questioned from behind me. I didn't turn around from cleaning the top of the bar and attempted to ignore the man.
I felt something try and press into my mind but I shoved it out roughly, and I felt my eyes flash angrily.
"Stay out of my head, you British asshole." I snapped, still wiping the spilt liquor from the bar.
I saw something flash from the corner of my eye and ducked as a small knife came flying past me and imbedded itself in the wooden wall in front of me.
"Erik! Stop that!" the Brit scolded. I snapped my head to them and glared at the two men standing at the bar, watching me closely.
"What do you want?" I asked, tossing the wet rag into the small sink next to me.
The man, who had been talking to me previously, smiled. "We would like very much for you to come with us." I'm sure he didn't mean for it to sound creepy, but he failed.
"Listen, I'm not one of the dancers. I just pour the shots." I muttered, slipping into a more reserved tone as their eyes burned into me.
The man chuckled and shook his head softly. "You know that's not what I meant." his eyes showed that he knew and his cocky smile showed that he knew that I knew as well.
I clenched my jaw and stared at the ground. "You won't let me in your mind, but I know that you detest this job and want nothing more than to leave. Isn't that right?"
I gave a short nod of confirmation. "Well then, let's go." The other man, Erik, grumbled.
"We'll let you change first." The Brit gestured to my small skirt and long-sleeved, tight-fitting shirt.
I couldn't help the blush that formed on my cheeks. "This is all I've got."
"Oh." he faltered, obviously taken aback. "Well, we can fix that as soon as we get to the facility."
My eyes flicked up quickly. "Facility?" I could feel my heart begin to pound, and old, faded scars began to pulsate in an ancient, aching pain.
"It's just a place for you to stay." he held up his hands to try and calm me down. "There are others like you there."
My body stayed stiff anyway. Erik leaned over the top of the bar to get closer to me. "No testing. No pain. No torture. No labs." I could see the sincerity in his eyes and I sighed, slowly untying the black apron from around my waist.
"Kara! Ready to-oh..." Emily's smile faltered as she saw the two men in suits. "Is everything okay?"
I turned to face the tall, blonde girl. "Yes, everything is fine, Emily. I'm afraid I won't be staying with you anymore, it's been a pleasure." I spoke coldly and politely.
"Uh...yeah, glad I got to know you." she frowned, leaving the club with the slam of a door and an upturned nose.
Erik lifted an eyebrow. "A friend of yours?"
"I don't have friends." I answered monotonously. "I don't see the point." I tossed the apron into the counter and took the money from the tip jar. "I assume we leave now."
The British man nodded and I walked out from behind the bar and waited for the men by the front door. I slid in the back of their sleek, black car and spread my legs out across the entire backseat.
"I'm Charles, by the way. Charles Xavier." he sent me a kind smile and I felt the corners of my lips twitch. "And this is Erik Lehnsherr." he motioned to the man driving.
After about an hour of silence I spoke up. "How did you know I was...different?"
Charles tapped his head. "I can tell." he smiled. "I'm a telepath."
I knew it was him earlier. "And might I say, you've got an impenetrable mind, young lady." it seemed as if he was teasing me.
"Thank you."
The men walked on either side of me as we entered the government building and walked into an open courtyard. "Ah, there they are." Charles beamed, pointing to a large glass window with several people in the room behind it.
Erik and Charles led me into the room and a blonde girl in a black dress and boots leapt up from a couch and flung herself at Charles.
"See, told you I'd be back with a new friend." I wrinkled my nose at the word and saw Erik smirk at me from the corner of my eye.
My lip twitched as he and I met eyes briefly, sharing a look. "Hey! What's your name?" the blonde bounced in front of me excitedly.
I took a step away from her. "This is Kara." Erik answered for me, holding back a grin at my awkwardness.
I bit my lip, looking down in slight embarrassment. "I'm Raven!" she beamed, taking my hand and leading me to a couch. A nerdy looking kid sat on one end, Raven sat in the middle and I was forced onto the other end.
"Make her feel welcome." Charles smiled at the group of young adults around me.
The men began to walk out of the room, but Erik turned around. "Oh, and she may be shy, but she really loves people." he grinned, strutting from the room, followed by a wide-eyed Charles.
I glanced around in fear at the other kids in the room. "Well, you already know me, Raven." she smiled brightly at me. "This is Hank." she gestured to the nerdy boy. "That's Darwin." the slim, black boy. "That's Angel." the girl who was obviously a dancer. "Sean." a red-headed boy who wiggled his eyebrows at me before winking. "And that's Alex." a handsome, blonde, brooding boy.
"Nice to meet you." I nodded, looking out the window, suddenly wishing to be back at my job in the bar.
I was suddenly pulled into a death hug by Raven. "Oh my gosh, you are so adorable!" she squealed.
My eyes were wide with shock and I forced my powers to be calm so I wouldn't end up killing her. "Human contact." I groaned. "Please let go."
She giggled, patting me on the head before letting go. "We're government agents now right? We should have code names!" she grinned at everyone.
"I wanna be Mystique." she sat up straighter, she'd obviously been working on that name for a while.
"Damn, I wanted to be Mystique." Sean groaned mockingly.
She smirked. "Well too bad, I called it. And," suddenly, she transformed into a perfect copy of Sean. I jumped back in amazement, Charles didn't lie. They are like me. "I'm way more mysterious than you." we all clapped at her show of talent.
"How bout you, Darwin?"
"Well, Darwin's already a nick-name. Adapt to survive and all." he smiled, walking over to the fish tank. "Check this out." he lowered his head into the tank and grew gills, opening his mouth to prove that he could breathe under water. Again, we clapped.
"I wanna be...Banshee." Sean spoke with his hands clasped together.
Hank adjusted his glasses. "Why do you wanna be named after a wailing spirit?" Wow, serious nerd...sorry, man.
"You might wanna cover your ears." I slid my hands under my long, dark brown curls to cover my ears.
He tilted his head from side to side as if listening for something before letting out a high pitched whistle, causing the glass window to shatter. My eyes widened and I clapped, almost smiling.
Angel stood up, removing her jacket. "Well, Angel is my stage name." Sean whistled, so he's the pervert of the group. "Kinda fits." she turned away from us, slipping dragonfly-like wings out of her tattoos and flittering them.
"You can fly?!" Raven gasped.
She turned her head towards us. "Uh-huh, and..." she faced the broken window, sending a fireball from her mouth and onto the head of the statue in the courtyard. I clapped softly for her powers.
"What about you?" she asked Hank.
"How about Bigfoot?" Alex smirked, glancing at me. I noticed the embarrassment on Hank's face and frowned.
Raven, however, completely slammed Alex. "Well, you know what they say about guys with big feet, and uh, yours are kind of small." I bit my lip to keep from laughing.
"Alex, what's your gift?" Darwin asked, diffusing the situation.
He looked down at the coke bottle in his hands. "I...uh, I can't do it...I can't do it in here."
"Well can you do it out there?" Darwin pressed.
"Yeah, why don't you just do it out there?"
"Just do it out there."
"Do it!"
"Alex, Alex, Alex, Alex!" they chanted until he finally got up, setting his coke bottle on the table.
"Get back when I tell you." he commanded, stepping out of the room and into the courtyard. I watched as they leaned back and forth trying to get a good view.
"I said get back!" he growled in annoyance. "Whatever."
I watched from the couch as he swung his hips and three red rings of something dangerous came off and flew in different directions. Damn, he's gotta learn to control that or he'll end up killing someone.
As they walked back to their seats, Alex asked, "What about you, Kara?"
My entire body tensed. I was hoping they'd forget I hadn't gone yet. I mean I knew they wouldn't, but a girl can hope.
"Uh, I'd rather not." I mumbled.
"Aw c'mon! Everyone else has gone! That's not fair!" came a chorus of retorts.
My lips quivered. "You don't want to see it. It's ugly and weird."
Darwin laughed. "I turned into a half-fish, how ugly could it be?" they all laughed and I felt my stomach start to knot up and my heart pounded.
They started chanting my name, like they had with Alex, but Raven forced me to sand up. I knew it was a bad idea, but I stepped out into the courtyard gingerly, refusing to look at them.
I felt all of my muscles clench as I closed my eyes, letting red fill me. I struggled to remain in control and opened my eyes that I knew were completely red by now.
I winced as my canines grew into fangs and bit into my lower lip. My legs trembled as I fought off the anger rising in me, trying to push me to do terrible things. I shut my eyes and relaxed my body, forcing the horror from me.
I sat down next to Raven and no one spoke.
"I don't understand." Raven said after a few minutes. "What's your mutation?"
I looked away...it was hard to explain. "You know the feeling you get when you're angry?" they'll nodded. "It's like I let it run through my body...but it's also a demon that's fighting for control of me."
"What happens if you lose control?" Hank asked quietly, adjusting his glasses again.
I thought for a moment. "Well, last time I lost control, I leveled a small forest." there were a couple whistles and intakes of breath from around the room.
"Well...probably not the time, but did you know that you look really hot in demon form?" Sean asked.
I rolled my eyes, huffing in annoyance. "How about Succubus?" Hank suggested.
I glared at him. "You know that's a demon that seduces men and kills them, correct?"
His Adam's apple bobbed and he nodded stiffly. I rolled my eyes, blushing lightly. "Whatever."