CHAPTER ONE
A/N-This is my first x-men fanfic so I hope you enjoy it. Please review/comment on anything. I am always looking for ways to improve and if you have any suggestions as to what I could include in later chapters please tell me.
Warning- This fanfic will be dealing with subjects such as death, depression and suicide. Please do not read if you are triggered or upset by these subjects.
Alone. That's all I have been, most probably always will be. In my isolation, loneliness became my only friend. I had always felt like this, despite being surrounded by a few people. There weren't many people living on the island I pretend to call home. It never really was home to me, just a place I was kept. The few people on the island never talked to me, treated me as if I wasn't there. It's not my fault I was different. I never asked to be.
My parents died when I was seven, that was nine years ago. Nine years of isolation. People were afraid of me,I can't blame them, sometimes I'm afraid of what I could do. I've tried to suppress it, but it gets harder every day. Some people would say I'm just very manipulative, anyone on the island knows better than that. But they don't know the whole truth. Not only could I get people to do anything I want, but I can also use other people's energy and control water. No one else knows about the energy and water, and I try to keep it that way.
My abilities had often gotten me into trouble. After the death of my parents and only real friend, I was put into the orphanage on the north coast. The workers began to notice that I was getting people to do what I said, no matter what it was and they moved me into an isolated room, limited human interaction from that point on. Im almost sixteen, soon the orphanage won't have a choice but to let me leave, though i'm sure people think I should be transferred to a secure location. Alone.
Seven days ago, someone came in to do the usual delivery of food and drinks, someone always came in once a week, that was the only time I saw someone else.I couldn't use my powers, they usually wear special protection. Today somebody would come again to deliver more. I never planned to escape by force, but my powers had a different idea. When the person came in I could hear their footsteps echo in the silence. I knew they would bring in a lot of water. It was a new person, they had forgotten about the protection or maybe they weren't told. I lost control of my power and caused the person to drown. I never meant for it to happen. I was freaking out but I had to run before anyone realized.
Two hallways and several floors down, I made it out of the doors to the orphanage which was my prison, just as the alarms started to pierce through the air and the sun was going down. I knew it was a small island, if I stayed, they would find me. Without a moment's thought, I was running towards the docks. Something came out of nowhere, causing me to tumble to the floor. Someone was on top of me in a heartbeat.
I suppressed the urge to scream as I was hauled up. I never tried to hurt them, but my powers took over and with a blinding white flash, the person was on the floor, lifeless. It was getting harder to breathe each second and that's when I knew what I had to do. Leave. I had to go now. It didn't matter to me how, but I just had to leave. I continued running to the docks and found a boat. I didn't have any experience with boats but I jumped into it and set off using my ability to control the water.
It took a few hours to reach land. I had abandoned the boat and swam over, not wanting to catch anyone's attention. Though it was useless as people on the island had already called someone on the shore. I realized I wouldn't have long until people knew who I was so I ran from the beach in search of a clothes shop. I thought changing out of the grey dress would help me blend in.
People. There were too many and I was starting to panic. I didn't have much experience when it came to talking. I didn't even have money and realized I would have to steal the clothes if I found any. I was in a shop when a girl, slightly older looking than me, approached me. I didn't know what to do. I was starting to feel faint, I hadn't eaten in a while and this girl was walking towards me rather quickly. I believed she was after me and knew what I had done so I tried to ignore her and started walking away rather quickly but she kept following.
As I hurried, everything became a blur and I heard a voice above the mumbling of everything else. It was so clear I thought someone had been right next to me. I could see the shop doors when I saw someone had been standing in the way. He was wearing a sort of greyish/silver jacket and I realized I was trapped. The girl was almost right behind me and I could feel the dread rising through me. I considered using my powers but before I could the girl was standing next to me. I don't know if she was saying anything, If she was I couldn't hear, everything was becoming more blurred and the talking and music in the background became muffled. Black dots swam into my vision and before I knew what was happening the girl grabbed me, the last thing I saw was the concern in her eyes before I fell.