DESTINY'S HUMOR

CHAPTER ONE:

Alexandria's POV

I was in pain. Massive amounts of it. As I neared consciousness, I became more and more aware of that fact. My training told me I needed to regain full consciousness and begin to figure out my surroundings so that I could ascertain if escape was necessary. I was aware that I was moving…faster than a person could go. I was in a car. I moaned and cracked open my eyes. From the view, I was strapped into the front seat, and I saw the streetlights flashing by at regular intervals, lighting up the night.

"Easy, easy. You took quite the beating." A voice from the driver's seat said.

Who the hell?

I moaned again as I tried to look over. All I saw was a dark figure. My eyesight was blurry. That couldn't be good. I didn't recognize the voice, so it wasn't anyone from the school. I groaned again.

"Don't take this the wrong way, but you don't sound so good. I'm taking you to the hospital." The voice said. Whoever it was, the figure was a guy. Then what he said sunk in. The hospital?

"No—No You can't take me there." I said, attempting to clear the fogginess from my head.

"Are you—I mean—you should see yourself. I'm shocked that you're even awake enough to talk."

"Take me to my school." I managed to wheeze out.

"Your school?" His tone was incredulous. "I hope it's a medical school"

"I go to Professor…Charles Xavier's…school…for Gifted Youngsters." There was silence.

"I see. The mutant school."

"I hope…you don't mind…" I was pretty sure I had broken ribs, guessing by the pain in my chest.

"Why would I mind? I happen to be a mutant too." The figure said, as he turned the wheel.

"You?"

"Yep. Though I don't attend there—I had what you would call 'alternative schooling'."

He seemed content to leave it at that, and I was in far too much pain to press him. My eyesight was clearing up faster and faster. I glanced over and got my first good view at my rescuer. And my-he was hot. So NOT what you should be thinking about right now, Alex! I scolded myself. We turned into the school gates. I glanced over again. Something about him seemed…oddly familiar.

Professor Storm opened my door. "Alexandria! Alexandria!"

Professor Cyclops took me in his arms. "We'll take it from here." He told the driver.

"Thank you, for bringing her here." Professor Storm said. The guy said something else, but I didn't hear it because my grip on consciousness was fading fast…

Gideon's POV

I hit the gas, and pulled out. As I drove myself back to the compound, I kept thinking about my little visitor, if you could even call it that. I was one hundred percent sure that the girl I fished out of the alley was none other than Alexandria Xavier. My suspicions had been furthered by the white haired teacher calling her 'Alexandria'. Jesus. Although I had never met Miss Xavier before, I had seen her on TV-with her father. She was quite beautiful…NO. I shook my head to clear that thought. We most definitely would never be a couple. She was Professor Charles Xavier's daughter, for Christ's sake.

I parked the car, got out, and walked briskly up to the door and let myself in. Mystique was on her way out. "Gideon! Where have you been? Your father wants to see you!"

"Thanks! Is he in his office?" I called out.

She answered me with a nod before letting herself out.

I sighed, and went to his office. I hated it in there. It wasn't exactly homey. More like a cave with a metal desk and some of those stupid balls that my father kept going.

I contemplated my place as Magneto's son. It was an awkward place to be, I admitted to myself internally. Although I had many gifts from my mother as well, my most dominant trait was from him.

I had the ability to manipulate things with my mind. Like my father's gift but with anything. There was a trade-off though-I had to be relatively close to the object I wanted to move. I also had to ability to tell if someone was a mutant or not. Which was why I went in after Miss Xavier. Although I hadn't realized before whom it was. All I could tell was that it was a powerful mutant. I began to wonder about what Miss Xavier's powers were.

My father walked in. "Gideon"

"Yes?"