-1Summary: There is a new mutant who has come to the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, in search of a new life, but found a lot more than she could ever have bargained for…. Yes I know that the summary sucks…. Lol but don't they all?…. This is my first story ever I hope that you like it and will leave your reviews……..oooo yeah and before I forget I own nothing other than the story idea and my character Niki(Dru)
Tree after tree passed by the car, and she looked on thinking to herself, lost in her hopes of a new life. Things here will be better…. That's what he promised. It's what they promised. She couldn't help but to think back to the conversation that she had had with the professor and her brother.
It had been a cool damp winter day not but two weeks ago when her brother had told her he had someone that he would like for her to meet. She hadn't thought anything of it, only expected it to be another one of his strange friends who liked to talk about mutants and mutant freedom. She went to work at the bakery, much the same as she did every day for the past two years, walking the same worn path through the fields of what would be plentiful wheat to be harvested come this spring, down past the dress shop, around the corner past the church and into the bakery. It was a normal day of baking breads and sweets, offering cookies to the young ones and listening to the stories of the old ones. She had very much grown to love her life here in this small place… it was as if it were her own little piece of heaven away from those who would seek to hurt her or kill her because of what she was. She had been living in this small town with her adopted brother and his wife for two years now and thought that nothing in the world could ruin it. But she couldn't have been more wrong. She walked home slower than usual, savoring every smell and every thing in sight as if some how she knew that she would not be here to see them much longer. She reached her home a little after six and her brother was on the porch waiting for her, arms folded and foot tapping to let her know he did not care much for being kept waiting.
"Where have you been Niki? We have been waiting for over an hour and a half. You knew you were to come straight home after work. You know that I worry about you!" her brother said. "Pietro, give me a break! I'm fine. I only wanted to enjoy the day, it was so beautiful and I just couldn't pull myself away from it." she stated growing very much tired of her brother's over protectiveness at the moment. Pietro sighed in submission, not wanting to start yet another argument with his little sister on the importance of her safety and how much he worries for her. "I'm sorry dearest, I don't mean to be upset with you. You know I worry, I guess a little too much at times. Forgive me?" he asked trying to look as innocent as a new born baby. "No! I can't forgive you this time Pietro. You really hurt my feelings, and you never trust me to take care of myself. I can't keep doing this with you, arguing every time I decide to do something on my own. I'm not a little girl anymore," Niki cried, chin quivering. "I'm sorry…. I don't know what to say…" Pietro was speechless. "Well you could start off with… and the academy award goes to Miss. Niki Brantley for her amazing performance in laying in on good and thick for her big brother!" Niki couldn't help but to laugh hysterically at the shocked and furious look on her brother's face. " I can't believe you really thought that I wouldn't forgive you. Of course I forgive you, I always do." Niki was now laughing so hard that she had to lean on the porch railing to keep her self from falling down the stairs and on to the front lawn. " I can't believe you did that, I really thought that you were serious! I'LL GET YOU FOR THAT YOU BRAT….. AND YOUR LITTLE DOG TOO!" Pietro screamed pouncing at Niki with a look in his eyes she'd never seen before. And before she knew what was happening the two of them tumbled down the stairs onto the lawn with Pietro on top holding her down and tickling her relentlessly. "Sssss….tttttoooooopppppp! Pppppiiieeee….tttttrrrrroooooo I cant ….. I can't breath!" She managed to squeak out between laughs in hopes that her brother would stop tickling her. "NEVER!" He screamed only tickling her all the more.
Charles watched their display of brotherly and sisterly love from the window in the living room and could not help but to laugh his self at the sight in front of him. Watching as the younger of the two squirmed and wriggled trying to free her self from the older and in no way succeeding. "Do they always act like this?" Charles turned his attention to Crystal asking with mirth in his voice. "Always! Those two will never grow up. They are really close, the two of them. I don't know what they would do without one another." she stated quite matter of factly. "If you don't mind me asking you sir, why has my husband asked you here today? I know it has something to with our little Niki. I can see it in his eyes, something about this does not feel right to me." Crystal finished her statement looking out the window at her two children playing in the grass. She couldn't help but to notice the way that Pietro was looking at Niki and could feel it in the pit of her stomach that something was not right. She didn't think that she was going to like the answer she was about to receive to her question. " Of course I do not mind you asking me my dear. But I think it would be best if we were to discuss this matter with the other two present. For I know that Pietro would like to be here when you hear the news" Charles wanted to tell her, but knew that it would be best if Pietro were here when she found out. They both knew that Crystal would not take the news well. "I'll go and get them now. I don't know how much longer I can stand the suspense." Crystal walked out of the living room and on to the porch.
She stood there ringing her hands together, not entirely sure she was ready to hear what was to be said. But at the same time could not bare not knowing what was going on. Clearing her throat she managed to get the attention of the two year olds rolling around on the ground in front of her. "Mr. Xavier is ready when you two children are." she chuckled going back inside leaving the two behind and very confused. "Children? Did she just call us children? Why I never!" giggling at that statement Niki stood up brushing off her clothes and looked down at Pietro. "I forgot all about Charles. I swear Niki, when are you going to grow up and stop dragging me into your childish little games? Pietro looked at Niki while saying this, hoping against hope he could say it without laughing. "Whatever you say." she walked away leaving a bewildered Pietro in her wake. She knew it would drive him crazy that she didn't argue with him about it. He was just trying to press he buttons and she knew just how to get back at him for it too.
Niki walked into the house and made her way into the living room, where Crystal was seated on the couch and Charles was seated in his wheel chair across from her. "Niki this is Mr. Charles Xavier. He is a very good friend of mine and I have asked him here today to speak with you about a very wonderful job offer." Pietro stated this while walking past Niki into the living room to greet his friend. "Hello Pietro my friend. I am glad to see you today. And it is very nice to meet you young lady. I have heard a great many things about you from your brother." Charles greeted her with a very warm and kind smile while wheeling over to her to shake her hand. "It's very nice to meet you Mr. Xavier." Niki shook his hand and could not help but to notice how very gentle he was and how very kind his eyes were. She did not even notice her self getting lost in them.
"Well if you are all ready to begin." Pietro sat him self on the couch and patted the seat next to him. "Niki come sit between me and Crystal." Niki made her way over to the couch as the professor rolled him self to be seated across from the couch so as to be able to see them all well.
"Yes, let us begin shall we? Niki your brother has asked me here today to speak to you about an opportunity that I have for you. But first I would very much like to talk about your mutations if that is alright with you. For you see I have a problem that of which I believe you are the only person who can help." Charles couldn't help but to feel her nervousness as he was talking to her. "No, I don't mind." Niki looked from Pietro to Crystal and back to the professor holding her hands tight together in an attempt to calm her nerves. "You're brother has told me a great deal about your past ,as well as the powers that you posses, both by birth and by force."
"….out…." Pietro looked at her from the corner of his eye, trying very hard to get his younger sisters attention. Niki now back in the present and pulled from her thoughts was a little disoriented and realized that her brother had been trying to speak to her. "I'm sorry Pietro, what were you saying? I was a million miles away." Niki looked at her brother apologetically and gave him a weak smile. "I know, I was just asking you what was on your mind and what it was that you were thinking about." Pietro tried not to sound quite as worried as he really was. "I was just thinking about how much I'm going to miss you and Crystal. It's not going to be the same without you two." Niki looked out her window while telling her brother what she was thinking about, not wanting him to see just how much leaving him was hurting her. "I know, it's not going to be right not having you around. But this really is for the best. It will give you a much better future. Everything will be fine, you'll see. You'll make so many friends here that you'll forget all about us." Pietro forced himself to laugh at this statement, trying desperately to hid the tears in his voice. "NEVER!" that was all she said, all he knew she would say.
And with that they pulled up to the gates of the mansion, other wise know as The Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters.
Author's notes: I really very much hope that you like my story….. I know that the summary doesn't tell you very much about what's going to happen but I think it will be an interesting story. I have never written a story before, well not like this anyways. I really hope that you like it and will leave your reviews. Thank you for reading my story.