Chapter 1 New Beginnings
Bella POV
I sighed as I looked around my old dorm room one last time. This would be the last time I would ever be in this room. Well, at least for a few years more or less. I would really miss this room. I know it's a silly thing to say about a dorm room, but it's true. I would miss it a lot. I had a lot of good times in this dorm. Wild sleepovers, fun movie nights, awesome laser tags and paint ball fights and crazy music parties. It was a lot of fun and games but it always has to end at some point.
And now was that point. Unfortunately, I was leaving behind this wonderful dorm room at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning in Westchester, New York for our new one in Forks, Washington. Now you see why I deemed the move unfortunate. Pretty much everyone else thinks that this move will be a new adventure. Like we don't get enough adventures. After all, we're mutants and everyone knows that the mutants get all the fun. We get a new adventure every day just by being the X-Men. Especially if you're on my team X-Calabria. We go on a lot of adventures. Some fun, some not fun, but mostly crazy. But that mostly has to do with my team mates who are also my best friends.
Let's start with the teachers. First there's the founder, headmaster and head leader of the original X-Men Professor Charles Xavier. Professor Xavier, or as we call him Professor X, is pretty much the founding father of the X-Men. He's like a father to all of us. We look up to him to lead us and he always does. Prof. X has always been there for us. He's never actually been on a field mission with us. Partially because he prefers to stay on the sidelines. But mostly because he's a paraplegic. When he originally started the X-Men, the main villain at the time was Eric Lensher also known as Magneto. At first he and Eric were the best of friends, but once mutants started to get a negative view they had different views as well. Prof. X believed that mutants and humans could get along if they put forth an effort, but Eric thought that mutants and humans couldn't. Plus that mutants just had to dominate the world. Pretty much just like any other wacked up villain. Anyways, the Prof. X and Eric got into a physical fight, and well let's just say Eric won. I tried to contain my giggle but was unsuccessful.
Oh yes, just laugh at me. Just you wait. One day this will be you in the wheelchair having one of your students mock you. I heard an all too familiar 'voice' tell me. I only use air quotes on 'voice' because voice was mental rather than vocal. One of the Prof. X's many special abilities is telepathy. That pretty much means that he can read and communicate with people with his mind. I can do the same thing except I'm not as powerful as he is. Yet.
No. You're not as powerful as me now and will never be. He thought to me smugly.
Getting a wee bit cocky are we Professor? I asked him. I stared at the bald blue eyed man in the wheelchair who was now facing me. He laughed and I laughed along with him. The professor could be as much as a kid as any of us. Well except the fact that he was bald I thought giggling once more.
Hey! Bella Swan, I heard that! He thought to me feigning hurt.
"Aww. You know I love you. Even if you are bald" I said out loud.
"Yea. We all do baldy" I heard a quick speedy boy's voice said. I recognized the vocal voice easily as Pietro Maximoff. Pietro was Eric's one and only son out of his 3 kids and my best friend since I was a kid. Pietro and his twin sister, Wanda, were the oldest. Launa was the youngest. Despite the fact their twins the only thing they have in common is height and the same blue eyes as their dad, opposite of Launa who has green eyes.
Just like the professor and myself, the Lensher-Maximoff family also had special abilities. Eric and Launa could both manipulate any metal object within reach. Wanda ,the more responsible twin out of the two, can create red 'hex bolts'. Once again quotations 'cause we aren't exactly sure what to call them, so hex bolts seemed appropriate. While Pietro can move at an impossible speed. His ability can be quite annoying but very useful. Like Kurt's ability for instant.
Kurt Wagner is a teleporting mutant and another of my best friends. Kurt is a pretty unique mutant. Not only because of his ability but also his appearance. Kurt is … well… blue. Literally, he's blue from head to toe. He also has pointy ears and a tail. Don't get me wrong though. I like Kurt's appearance. It fits his personality really well. In some ways he's like a tall blue elf. And with the way he acts, you really think he was a blue elf. Except for the fact that he loves to play jokes any chance he gets.
Helllllooooo!!Earth to Isabella Marie Swan!! Come back to us Bella!! Geez I swear you are so weird!!You think she's gonna snap out of it Prof? Knowing her she won't even recognize what's going on!! I wonder… I'll be right back Prof!!
When I looked up I Pietro was already speeding out of my old dorm. I stared at Prof. X with questioning look. He returned with his own questioning eyes which were still slightly amused by Pietro's thoughts.
What is that boy up to now? Came another familiar pair of thoughts. These thoughts were belonged to one of my best friends and Kurt's adopted sister, Anna-Marie, preferably known as Rogue. Rogue was a really special mutant as well. It's not because of her southern accent, kick ass attitude, and way to make men pretty much foam at the mouth. But because of her ability to take other people's memories, drain their energy, and if the person's a mutant their ability as well just by touching them. As great as her power is, it also means that she can't touch anyone which can really dampen her mood. But at other times she uses it as an advantage. For example, the whole guys foaming at the mouth over her.
"Okay… and with those thoughts that's when I leave" Prof. X said laughing, slightly awkward at where my thoughts had gone. I laughed with him.
"What are you two laughing at" Rogue asked.
I tried to answer her, but I was too busy laughing.
"Alright. So I'm gonna have to figure it out the hard way, aren't I"
I still too busy laughing to answer her vocally or mentally, so I just nodded.
Apparently she must've used some of my telepathy she took from me last summer to figure out what we were laughing about, because she started to laugh with us.
"Oh yea. Cause I just love using the fact that I can't touch men to make them 'foam at the mouth'" she while laughing.
Hearing it come from Rogue made it all the more funnier. I almost fell laughing.
"Okay. And that's my cue to leave and Kitty's cue to come in for the 'girl talk'" Prof. X said.
And as if right on cue Kitty Pryde, a.k.a Shadowcat, walked through the door smiling uncontrollably. Oh and when I say walked through the door, I literally mean walked through the door. Or phasing as a simpler term. That pretty much means Kitty can make herself solid and un-solid any time she likes. Which she usually does pretty much, well all the time. Which truthfully can be seriously inconvenient at times and helpful at others. But mostly inconvenient. Rogue turned to me and grimaced.
Don't get me started on how her little power is inconvient to me when it's NOT saving my life she thought. And truthfully its true.
One time when we were in the danger room was malfunctioning with Kitty and me inside, she phased us out before we get blasted into smithereens. That was one time her power was helpful. On another occasion, Rouge and Gambit were in the Game Room alone. I was in my room reading a couple of books to past the time, when a furious Rouge stormed into my dorm followed by a perky and excited Kitty. When I peeked through Rogue and Kitty's memory of what had happened before they walked in I was surprised, bewildered and pretty amused. Now it was a well known fact that Gambit liked Rogue, especially since he always showed it, but as to how Rogue felt about Gambit… that was a true brain teaser. Apparently Gambit was trying to talk Rogue into kissing him and for the first time since they met, was actually succeeding for once. And just when Rouge finally agreed and was about to kiss him, Kitty phased in out of nowhere screaming "Aha! I knew you guys were having an affair". Needless to say both Rouge and Gambit were pretty pissed that night.
I didn't realize that Rogue was still using my telepathy because her grimaced turned into a complete frown. Apparently by the frown on Rogue's face tipped kitty off.
"Okay. If you two are having a private conversation about that night when I caught Rogue and Gambit, I said I'm sorry already! Like, get over it" she pouted.
"Never. I will never forgive you for that ever Kitty Pryde" she said in a tone that meant she well… meant it.
I was officially laughing so hard that I started to shake and my sides hurt.
"Oh, come on Rogue! Please! I'm really really sorry" she said pouting, while making that puppy dog face that pretty much let her get away with anything.
And it was true. It was hard to say no or whatever it was Kitty was trying to make you do when she turns her gray pearly eyes into big silver orbs and stares you down with her lower lip hanging out. We never knew how effective it was till she tried it on Logan. That was the best thing I had ever seen so far in my 17 years of life.
"No. And stop making that little puppy dog face at me. It might work on Logan and everyone else but not me" she stated confidently.
"No, it hasn't yet" she said evilly. That was another thing about Kitty. It's like the girl has two split personalities. One's a sweet innocent sweet little 16 year old valley girl and the other an evil genius out to torture us all with girly ways. But either way you see her, she's still our lovable Kitty Pryde.
We all laughed until the door was opened by a massively huge boy, Peter Rasputin. And when I say boy I actually mean boy. Peter's only 17 years old. Then something occurred to me … Pietro still hasn't come back yet and that worries me. Rogue stared back at me with the same worried expression. When Pietro Maximoff is gone for a long time when there's three other pranksters in the Institute, it only means trouble.
Oh, it can't be that bad. She thought to me. I grimaced
With Pietro its always bad. Especially when he's with Evan, Bobby, and your brother.
First of all Kurt's not my brother, he's my adopted brother. I rolled my eyes at her.
Of course Kurt wasn't her actually brother. First of all Kurt is blue, has a tail, pointy ears and has yellow eyes. Second of all for starters Rogue isn't blue, doesn't have a tail, pointy ears and yellow eyes. Instead she has light brown hair with two white streaks in the front of her hair. She has emerald eyes instead of Kurt's yellow on black ones. So it was easy to tell they were not blood relatives.
Thank you very much. And like I was sayin' let Speedy Gonzales hang with Blue Boy, Icicle and Porcupine. If they get out of line Storm will put Porcupine in his place and Wanda will do the same with Speedy and Blue Boy.
I had to laugh because of two things. One, Rogue's nicknames for the three which are actually quite accurate. Evan Daniels was Porcupine because of the fact that he can create spikes that come out of his body. Kurt was either Blue Boy or Elf because of the appearance. Bobby Drake was Icicle because he could turn any liquid and his body into complete solid ice. Pietro was Speedy Gonzales because of the speed factor, it was either that or Sonic the Hedgehog. Although in truth their nicknames were similar to their actual codenames. In the X-Men were required to have codenames so that way no one will know, humans and mutant enemies alike, who we really are.
For instance Kitty's called Shadowcat because she can go through any object like a shadow and because she's sneaky like a cat. Peter's is Colossus because not only can he turn his whole entire form into metal but he's well… colossus. Bobby's actual codename is Iceman because of his ability with ice, Pietro's is Quicksilver because of how fast he is, Evan's is Spyke, Kurt is Nightcrawler because his appearance causes him to blend into the dark making him completely well… invisible and mine is Passage.
I know what you're thinking why is my mutant name Passage and I'll explain later, because truthfully I'm not so sure myself. I didn't chose my name, it was given to me by Prof. X and I've actually been meaning to ask him about it.
We'll talk about it later Bella he told me answering my thoughts "But now it's time for me to finish packing up and get out of her before the 'girl talk' starts. And I highly suggest you do the same Peter" he said out loud leaving us alone in my old dorm.
"Uhhh… girl talk" Peter said unsure of himself
Please let something happen so I don't get dragged into this he thought sullenly You didn't hear that Bells
Of course I didn't Peter, of course I didn't. I thought back. He groaned internally.
When it came down to it Peter was one of the strongest of X- Calabria, but when it came down to Kitty Peter was as weak as the kitten she was supposed to be. Rogue chuckled beside me
Are you ever gonna stop using my telepathy I complained faking annoyance
Maybe I will, maybe I won't. What'cha gonna do about it?
Go call Gambit
She froze and glared at me coldly but stopped. Just like Peter was weak to Kitty, Rogue was just as weak to Gambit. And truthfully I didn't blame her. Gambit was a real ladies' man. Raised in New Orleans so he was fluent in French, a natural flirt, and of course a gambler. It's true, where'd you he got his name Gambit from. The man likes high stakes. Very high stakes.
"It's nothing much Peter" Kitty said pulling out of my thoughts "We already discussed the whole Gambit-Rogue thing. Which, I might add, I am truly and completely sorry for"
I looked up to see Kitty dragging Peter over to my old bed and made him sit so she could hope on his lap. I had to admit Kitty and Peter were pretty cute together.
Peter scolded her "Now little one you shouldn't have been snooping around like that. You know better"
It was always funny when Peter called Kitty 'little one' when she's only a year younger. Peter, Rogue, Wanda, Kurt, Pietro, and I are 17. While Kitty, Evan and Bobby were 16. Launa was 15 and Gambit was 19. I'm not exactly sure how old the professor is but he's somewhere around the same age as Eric. While the teachers were in their 20's-30's. The teachers consist of Scott Summers, Jean Grey, Ororoe Munroe or as everyone calls her Storm, Hank McCoy, Logan, Emma Frost, Professor X, and Eric. I know I said Eric was a bad guy caused Prof. X to be in a wheelchair but long story short Eric went from bad to good.
I turned my attention back to the others realizing that went spacing again. It's something I do naturally which Prof. X thinks has to do with my telepathy.
I flopped down on the floor next to Rogue, who was sitting in one of my blue bean bags.
"What I wanna know is why you were even snooping around" Rogue interrogated
"That's a good question Kitts. Why were you snooping around" I said, using the nickname we had given her over time.
She shrugged her shoulders and flipped a piece of her brown hair behind her carefully, trying not to hit Peter; "I don't know. I was just curious"
"Curiosity killed the cat, Kitty" said a new voice that added to our gathering. By the hint of a German accent, something told me it was Kurt. I looked up to my ceiling to find him hanging onto the ceiling light by his tail with Wanda on his back. We all knew that Kurt and Wanda like one another. They just didn't know it yet.
"Oh right. Curiosity gonna kill me because my name is Kitty right" she inquired.
"Yea. Pretty much Kitts" I heard Pietro say. I turned around to find him just a few feet away from Rogue and me with Launa on his back, followed by Evan on his skate board. She hopped off his back to go sit down besides Kitty and Peter, while Pietro ran over to sit in my other bean bag.
"So where have you been, Speedy" Rogue asked
"Well, if you must know Miss Grumpy Pants, I was making sure I had all my stuff together for when we leave later" he said sighing at the end.
We didn't want to leave but we had to. It wasn't safe here anymore, our newest enemy Mr. Sinister was somehow intercepting everything we do. It was already bad enough that the man's a mutant scientist, but the fact that he kidnapped me and got some of my DNA to create his 'ultimate mutant' was not good. So we had to relocate. Effective immediately.
"What's all the sad faces about"
I looked up to see Bobby walking in with Laura Kindly right behind him. Laura was another one of my best friends. She's 16 like Bobby, but her age has never gotten in her way before. She's so much like Logan because well… she and Logan share the same DNA. And, no this has nothing to do with Mr. Sinister. This was way before him. Once again, long story short, Logan was a part of this Weapon X program, when things went wrong they decided to try again. They tried 22 times before. Instead of using Logan's DNA to make clones like before, they tried to reproduction for the 23rd time. And it, surprisingly, worked which resulted into Laura's birth. So that's where her mutant name comes from, X-23. She was the 23rd try of Weapon X. At first when she came to the Institute, she had a hard time adjusting. But now, she fits right in.
Bobby bent down to the floor and rose up slow revealing a block of ice which appeared to be a chair. He sat down down and sighed.
"Comfy" he said with a big goofy grin on his face. We couldn't help but laugh. Bobby might be a jokester but he sure does know how to make people laugh.
"So what's up and why are you two hanging upside down on the ceiling" Laura asked still laughing
Before Kurt or Wanda could say anything Pietro piped up.
"I say we turn on the ceiling fan" he exclaimed, which was normal. For him anyways. So what we did what we normally did when he did things like that. Hit or throw the nearest thing at him.
"Pietro" we all said.
"What" he complained.
"Pietro Maximoff, you turn on this ceiling fan while were up here and you're gonna get" Wanda threatened.
Pietro murmured something to quick for us to pick up. But thanks to Laura and Logan sharing the same DNA and abilities, she has heightened senses so she heard every word.
"Translation please" Wanda asked as Kurt lowered her down onto my bed.
"Pretty much the usual. He mocked you and cursed under his breath" she explained.
"Traitor" he mumbled this time so we could hear.
And we laughed as usual. This was pretty much standard with use. Pietro says something stupid, we get on him, he says something we can't hear, and Laura translates.
"And to answer your question to what's up… Bella" Kitty asked. That was standard to. When there's an awkward silence it's my job to set everything straight.
"Umm… Pietro's still mad. Bobby thinks that him being mad is funny and everyone else is thinking about how they're gonna miss this place" I said. Then Pietro's and Bobby's thoughts took a quick turn.
"Correction. Now everyone's thinking of how they're gonna miss this place" I mumbled.
It was so depressing. We loved Xavier's. This is the place where we grew up and met. There were so many fun memories here that we couldn't let go of. Nothing could change how we were feeling right now. Not Bobby's jokes, Pietro's stupidity or hair brained schemes… not even Kitty's always so perky mood. Now when Kitty can't change a depressing mood, you know there's something wrong. I sighed.
I don't know if anything was gonna us up. It was just way too much. Everyone tried to think of a way to brighten the mood, but were coming up short.
A lot of time must have passed by because the next thing I now, there's a slight knock on my door.
"Come in" Launa's soft voice answered.
A red-headed woman known only as Jean Grey popped her head in. As soon as we realized it was Jean we all quickly plastered smiles on our faces.
"You all are horrible" she said I can read your minds remember she thought to us. Just like me and the professor, Jean was also telepathic. She walked in the room followed behind a man wearing red quartz sunglasses named Scott. He looked around the room and chuckled, while mumbling something.
"He says we need to work on our acting skills" Laura explained.
"Hey" Scott started
"Your words, not mine. I just repeated it" she smugly, 'cause she was right. Scott said it she just re- said it.
"Whether or not Scott said it-" she stopped to stare at us "it still wasn't for Laura to say"
"Sorry Jean. Sorry Scott" she said turning to each of them.
"It's okay. Now, what are you guys doing just sitting around" Jean asked
"There's nothing to do" Evan complained
"We're already packed" Kitty said
"We made sure everything already to go" Rogue added
"We already played in the danger room already" Bobby said
"We made sure we had everything we were going to take" Launa stated
"Made sure everything was put away" Wanda commented
"And made sure the security system for it was set" Kurt finished
"We made sure that the flight was ready" Peter announced
"Made sure Defcon 4 was working properly and called Forge to check" Laura said
"Checked that all the results of my pranks were cleaned up" Pietro added
"So there's nothing to do but sit around" I concluded.
Well that pretty much had Jean and Scott stumped, because those where the things they going to check to made sure we did.
"Yes Bella, we were going to check to make sure those were the things you all were supposed to do" Jean started "But there has to be something you all can do before we go"
"What's the point? We leave in a few minutes anyways" Rogue said.
"She's right. We better go get our stuff now" Kurt said. He reached out to Wanda still in the same position that he came in in, took her hand and teleported to their rooms.
"We better do the same, Kitts" Launa said hopping off the bed. Kitty nodded still quiet.
"I'll come with you" Peter said, wrapping an arm around Kitty and they left.
"I'd better go check with Auntie O real quick" Evan said hopping on his skate board and skating out the room followed by Bobby and Laura.
I sighed and stretched. "You guys most likely gotta get your stuff too" I asked.
"Already taken care of" Pietro said, standing and raced off. Rogue and I got up when Pietro returned with Rogue and his coats, his backpack and her purse.
"Thanks" she said taking her purse and coat from him. He handed me my jacket, iPod nano, and book.
"Thanks Pietro" I sighed
"No prob" he said just as gloomy. Jean and Scott walked out first so we could turn off the lights.
I sighed as I looked into Rogue and Pietro's mind. Rogue remembering our first annual movie night. Pietro was remembering when the guys ambushed us with water guns. While l was remembering the first night we all hung out as best friends. And with one last sigh from the 3 of us l flicked the lights off.
"Bella, Pietro wake up. Where here" I heard Rogue say with a yawn. I opened my eyes to a gray muted light and groaned. We were finally here. I remembered the night before and sighed. We had left around ten that night. Pietro, Rogue, Bobby, Laura, Evan and I rode with Professor X and Storm. While the others rode with Scott and Jean. Hank, Emma, and Forge were staying back in Westchester, along with some allies. Logan, Eric, and Gambit where already in Forks with my dad, Charlie.
Charlie Swan was Chief of Police in Forks. That's how our story works out easily. The story is that Prof. X decide he wanted to expand the school coast wise. So he started with Forks. But the school has yet to be finished in production, so Bobby, Evan, Rogue, Peter, Pietro, Kitty, and l 'decided' to go to Forks High School until their done. But first they need the Chief of Police's approval, which will be a while. The others have decided they'll stick at the lnstitute since they've never been to high school. So that's our cover story in a nutshell.
Since our first day doesn't start till next week, we're gonna unpack. I'm going to start at the Institute first, then go to Charlie's, since that's where l'm going to be staying some nights. It was Jean's idea, so Charlie and l could spend time together. Truthfully, l really don't mind. My dad is a lot like me in some ways. He's not a mutant, and neither is my mom Renee. I'm actually the only mutant in my family. I guess you can say we're the same personality wise , l guess. I looked out the window of the airplane only to find more gray.
Is that all that's here, gray? Oh! Hold on a sec… nope just more gray. Rogue thought wryly
I can't believe they woke me up and It's still night! Who do they think I am?! A freakin bird?! I bet Bella's listening to me… Well you can just forget it Bells, cause I'm going back to sleep! And there's nothing you can do about it so ha! Pietro practically screamed at me. I couldn't help but laugh.
"Pietro, it is morning" I said between laughs. Rogue stared at me then at Pietro then back at me shaking her head. Before anyone could saw anything a stewardess walked by with blankets and pillows in her hands.
"Good morning. I'm here to collect your blankets and pillows before we land. Would you also like something to eat too" she asked sweetly.
"What a sec! It is morning" he asked in disbelief.
"Umm… yes" she said though it came out more like a question.
Pietro looked out the window, then at the stewardess, then at me and Rogue. He sighed handed over his blanket and pillow
"Can I get some orange juice please" he resigned.
"I'll have apple juice" Rogue added
"Can I get some orange juice too" I asked
"Sure, of course" she said a little bit confused. She walked away in still confused to go get our juices. Rogue and Pietro turned to look at me and I giggled.
"She thinks that we must not be used to no sun. Also that we must be traveling with the others because of Pietro's weird outburst" I explained still laughing. Then they joined me. The stewardess walked back over with our juice, but paused to stare at us.
"Umm… here's your juice" she said a little unsure
Okay, they are so with those other kids and adults… she thought to herself and unknowingly myself. I sent her thoughts to Pietro and Rogue. We tried to stifle our giggles but we slipped a little.
Okay… these are some really weird people… she thought again "Well let me know if you need something" she said. We nodded our heads since we were still laughing. She smiled wearily at us and walked away.
What's up with you guys Evan thought to me. I turned around to find Evan sitting next to Bobby and Laura staring at us curiously. Then Kitty, followed by Peter and Launa. I gave them an instant replay of what had happened.
Aww. You guys that was mean… but kind of funny Launa told me
Ha-ha! Poor woman… she probably thinks you guys were weirdoes Evan thought amused.
The others just laughed quietly, trying not to attract any attention, when I realized something.
"Hey. Where's Wanda and Kurt" I asked out loud.
"Right here" I turned around to see Wanda with a human looking Kurt behind her. Kurt had to use his image inducer for the trip. He doesn't like wearing it but it's necessary. This way instead of being a blue elf, he has dark blue hair and matching eyes. Minus the tail ears and tail, but either way he's still Kurt.
"We went up to the pilot's seat to see how much longer it was going to be. Why" she said.
Once again I replayed our little time with the stewardess. Kurt busted out laughing earning a few stares from the passengers until Wanda starred to shush him.
"What it's funny" he said still laughing moving to sit in his seat in front of us.
"Whether it's funny or not, it was still wrong. You guys know better" she said sitting down beside him.
"Oh come on up! Have some fun why don't you, instead of being a grouch all the time" Pietro complained.
"Pietro" she warned
"Wanda" he complained again. And thus the 'Maximoff Twin Stare Showdown' begun. The 'Maximoff Twin Stare Showdown' was pretty much Wanda and Pietro staring each other until one of them gave up. It was pretty amusing when they do this. It usually goes on for hours. So instead of being bored out of our mind until we land, we can watch these two. Wanda and Pietro were the funniest twins I know. They're complete opposites, in personality and appearance. Pietro was cocky, sneaky, a total prankster, the schemer, and the reckless twin with short white hair. Wanda on the other hand was responsible, the organizer, has no tolerance for Pietro's schemes, and a problem solver with long brownish black hair.
They hardly ever get along… truthfully if it wasn't for Launa they wouldn't get along at all. Out of the three of them, Launa was the peace keeper. She always brought compromise to the twins. I'm surprised she can actually survive these two. They may e funny at times, but others are just plain scary. I felt bad for her. I looked over to where she was sitting next to Kitty. Her were in light curls though they didn't look right. Launa had to wear an image inducer just like Kurt. It's not that she's furry like Kurt or anything. It's just the fact that people would know she's something else, since her hair and lips are the same shade as her light green eyes. It sounds weird, but just like Kurt and his elf like appearance, it works for her. But for the trip, with Kitty's consent, we settled with orange hair and a light pink colored lips. It looked nice on her, but I preferred her natural green look.
What'cha thinking about Bells Launa thought to me. I sent her my thoughts and she smiled widely at me.
Oh, they aren't so bad she thought wryly. We laughed because she was right. They could be worse.
"Alright you two! Knock it off "she demanded. Pietro made a face and turned away from Wanda. Wanda humphed, but did as she asked.
See Bella. They aren't so bad she thought.
Just then the pilot announced we'd be arriving in Port Angeles in a few minutes. Kitty was bouncing up and down in her seat like crazy.
"Cam down Little One" Peter chuckled.
"I can't" she squealed. Rogue rolled her eyes and I sighed. Everyone was suddenly excited after Jean, Scott, Prof. X and Storm's pep talk the night before.
Flashback Starts
"Come on everyone it'll be fun" Jean encouraged
"Think of all the new friends you'll make" Storm added. Our profound grimaces turned into full frowns. "I most likely should have left that part out, shouldn't I"
"Yes" we said in unison. Storm frowned at that. Evan sighed.
"It's not your fault Auntie O. It's just that… well … um….A little help Bell" Evan asked.
"Look, us and kids at school just won't mix" I stated "It just wouldn't end … well"
"Look guys you never know until you try" Scott said
"Listen, I understand this will be a hard transition and things have been… rough. But you all are who you are. And you all do what exactly" he said. We all sighed
"We rise to the occasion" I said
"And that's what I expect you all to do" he said "Especially you Bella. I didn't make you leader for nothing-"
"But that's exactly what I'm trying to do! I'm thinking of my team and to lead them-"
"And sometimes being a leader means taking a few risk-"
"But not stupid ones where too much are at stake-"
"Bell, I know what's at stake-"
"Do you Professor? Or have you forgotten"
"Bella, you will not speak to me in that manner! You know as well as I do that this is-"
"For the best?! Is that what you were going to say? Because if that's what you're going to say you're wrong"
"I know what I'm doing-"
"Sure about that? When Mr. Sinister took me hostage you sure didn't! Not to mention the fact that he took my DNA"
"Isabella Marie Swan"
"Professor Charles Xavier"
"Enough! Both of you! You're both acting like children now stop it" Jean yelled. If she wasn't so angry, she would be crying. I realized I was standing and I flopped down in my seat and tried to sleep. I heard the professor roll away, while Storm and Scott tried to coax everyone with talk of attraction sites and the malls.
Flashback Ends
I sighed everyone was staying away from the argument between m and Prof. X. They've never seen us argue before and it scared them. They ever saw that side of either of us and didn't know what to make of it. They decided not to mention it because they thought it was over. But little did they know it wasn't over. Though we didn't say anything, we both knew that once we were alone we'd finish the conversation.
But I tried not to think about because we were now landing. I sighed and leaned my head back on the head rest. I tried to focus on seeing my dad. It's been a while since I'd seen Charlie. The last time I saw him I was 14, when I finally stopped coming to Forks. I really did hate Forks, but I guess I'd have to suck it up. My mom lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her new husband Phil. Phil plays baseball, strictly minor league though. But he moves around a lot meaning my mom has to go with him, needless to say I don't see her much. But, that's okay with me. My mom is more… eccentric than I am. She's more outgoing, fun, and relaxed about things than I am. Charlie is the complete opposite of Renee, so we get along easier. Not that I don't love Renee, I do. I couldn't have two better people for parents, especially since they couldn't care less about my mutation. They're the best parents in the world.
We finally landed at the airport. The stewardess from earlier waved goodbye to us. We all grinned ear to ear at her and said goodbye, causing her to freak even more. Once we were clear of her we started to burst out laughing.
"You all the worst damn kids there is" a gruff voice told us. I turned around to see Logan standing with my dad and Eric chuckling.
"Hey dad. Hey Eric. Watch the potty mouth Logan" I said
We all laughed and gave everyone hugs.
"How was the flight" Charlie asked.
"It was… interesting" Prof. X said. We all looked in different directions trying to think of something to change the subject to.
"Where's Gambit" I asked quickly before they could question our awkward silence.
"Uhhh…. About that guys. You see the thing is…" Charlie stopped turning to look at Logan and Eric for help.
"Dad-"
"Now, before you go snooping in my head, I need you to remember I really don't know how to deal with things like this" he interrupted me quickly.
"Look, while Gambit and I were out yesterday we ran into a young girl" Logan interceded.
A girl? What did a girl have to do with anything?
"Anyways, turned out she was a well… you know" he said, not saying the "m" word out loud because we were surround by people "So, the kid didn't have anywhere to go so we let here stay at the Institute. When it turns out…"
He stopped staring at me and Laura with an expression of hurt, anger and sorrow… but mostly anger.
"It turns out that the child had a run in with Nathaniel" Eric said finally speaking for a first time. Then I understood. She was like Laura, Logan and myself. She'd been experimented on… and by Sinister. I don't know what caused me to do it, but I turned to look at Prof. X. It turned out that he was staring at me as well. Instead of looking angry like we both felt towards each other, it was pained. I couldn't take it anymore so I turned away from him.
"That's not the worst part. It turns out that she was taken by him just a few days after Bella was" Logan picked up.
What a minute… did he just say after I was taken by Sinister. What did that mean for me or for this girl? I think I was about to hit my breaking point. Apparently the others could see that because everyone's thoughts were trying to tell me to calm the hell down. But I didn't want to hear it. I sent the thoughts straight back to their owners. They must have got the hint because it was silent in my head. I took a few deep breathes before speaking.
"Where is she" I asked as calmly as I could.
"At the new Institute with Gambit" Eric said.
Charlie put an arm around my shoulders and sighed; "Bells, there's more" he said resigning
"What more could there possibly be" I groaned.
"Whatever he did to the child it affected her appearance" Eric said
"What'cha mean daddy" Launa spoke up. Eric glanced towards her and looked around at everyone, finally pausing at me. "Whatever he did to the child affected her appearance" he repeated "Because she looks exactly like Bella"
We all froze. She looked exactly like me? That can't be possible. She… she can't! I tried to look in their mind but they blocked all images of the girl. I couldn't see what she looked like.
"Now calm down, Bells. She does look like you, but not so much exactly like you. There are some differences" Charlie said trying to soothe me.
"Charlie's right, Bella. I suppose I shouldn't have said she looked exactly like you" Eric amended.
"Well, then what are we standing here for. Let's go see our new recruit" Prof. X said
I hadn't realized we were walking. Then I realized I wasn't walking. I was pretty much being dragged by Charlie and Rogue. With a little help from Jean's telekinesis. I hopped in the back of the Charlie's Cruiser with Pietro and Rogue, while the Charlie and Prof. X rode up front. The others went with Eric in the van and Logan rode his motorcycle.
I sighed. The trip to the 'New Institute', as we were now calling it was quiet. Mostly because the professor and I still weren't speaking, Pietro and Rogue didn't know what to say and Charlie had no clue what the hell was going on. I felt bad for them, it's not every day your overall leader and team leader get into a fight. Especially when the overall leader was your mentor who's like a father and your team leader's your best friend. Needless to say it was very quiet.
Instead I looked out the window watching the scenery. It was all so … green. Not that it wasn't pretty, it was just to green. I supposed I could get used to it. Just like I would everything else. I sighed. Okay, time for me to make a compromise. From now on I would like this. I would be like the others and take the opportunity to make a change. I was going to enjoy it, whether I liked it or not. Prof. X turned around to smile at me, which was odd. Or at least I found it odd. I thought he was made at me. Then I heard him sigh.
Bella, I'm not mad at you. A little disappointed, yes, but not mad he thought to me
What do you mean you're little disappointed… I looked in his mind to see what on earth he could be disappointed about. He tried to hide it from me but I already saw it. He was disappointed in himself.
Professor…
Don't Bella. You were right. I didn't know what to do when Mr. Sinister took you. But please understand. I was worry that I was going to have to tell your parents and the students that we lost you and it was my fault. I was so worried I couldn't think straight Bella. I was afraid I was going to lose one of my best students forever he explained. I felt horrible and guilty. I had yelled at the professor over because I was trying to think everyone else, that I didn't even realize how this was effecting him.
Professor I am so sorry that doesn't even express how sorry I am. I shouldn't have been so quick to judge. I-
Stop Bells. It was both of our faults. How about from now on we stay honest with each other about everything. Deal?
You got it baldy I thought back to him and we smiled
"So how've you been Bells" Charlie asked, mostly asking about our recent talk.
"Just fine Dad" I answered.
"That's good. You sure" he asked. I sighed knowing where he was getting at. Of course he knew about what happened with Sinister. It wasn't mine or the professor's idea. This time it was Jean. She thought be best for Charlie to know. So we told him. He was furious, but understanding unlike how my mom would have reacted. Renee was always so dramatic when it came to my safety, so we left her out of that secret. But it was for the best.
"Yeah Dad. I'm fine really. You worry too much" I complained.
"Yeah, well. I have to, Bells. You're still my little girl" he grumbled. Charlie wasn't always the best at showing his emotions. Another reason why we get along easily.
"Well, here we are" the professor said. And I had to admit the place looked exactly like the Institute. Except this Institute was white, red, and black instead of red and black. There was a small woods surrounding it to keep it easily concealed. It was well… perfect.
We pulled into the garage to find Gambit leaning casually against his red convertible. He looked up and smile as he watched us come in, but smiled even bigger when he saw Rogue step out of the car.
"Save your breath. It ain't happenin'. Especially after last time" Rogue said walking away to claim her room leaving an awestruck Gambit behind. He turned to Kitty and glared.
"Oh come on guys! I said I was sorry. Get over it already" Kitty complained sullenly.
"I don't think so petite. Not this time" he said. Kitty pouted, grab her stuff and also went to claim her room.
"Aww. You guys are hurting her feelings" I said mockingly
"Yeah, man. Have a heart. Girl says she sorry" Evan added
"Oh fine. I forgive her" he said giving in
"Rally?! You mean it Gambit" Kitty said, sticking her head through the door. Why do I get the feeling she was out the door the whole time she left.
Was petite outside the door the whole time he thought to me. I shrugged. I actually hadn't been paying attention to anyone's thoughts the whole time.
"Yea, I forgive you" he said. She ran to him and pretty much knocked him over hugging him.
Whoa! What have you been feeding this girl?! Gambit thought taken back. I stifled a giggle at the thought. Kitty may be tiny but she was strong.
"Yay! Thank you Gambit. Now all I have to do is to get Rogue to forgive me" she said and then she was off the way she came.
"I'd better go follow her to make sure she doesn't cause any mischief" Peter chuckled and was off to go find her.
"Well, we better go pick out our rooms" said Wanda
"And with that. I'm gone" Pietro said running at full speed to go find what he'd deemed the 'best room' .
"He's right" Kurt said "Wanna come help me look Wanda"
"Sure. Let's go" And they were gone.
"I wanna go find a good room, too" Launa said
"I'll help" Laura offered. They were on their way out until they turned around.
"You coming Bella" asked Laura
I shook my head. They looked at each other and shrugged. I'd look for a room later. First, I wanted to meet my brand new look- a-like.
Lec POV
Dammit. Where the hell did Gambit go? I sighed. Waiting for Gambit to come back from doing God knows what would most likely be forever. So I decided to go exploring. I got up off my new bed and walked out the door. I wasn't sure exactly what I was looking for. I just needed something to do. All I've been doing was practicing using my powers all day. And since Logan, Eric and Charlie Swan went to go get some people. I don't remember who they said they were though I do remember them mentioning the girl who Mr. Sinister mixed my DNA with. That jackass. Who does he think he is? Just going around taking people's DNA and mixing it with other peoples'? Apparently since he mixed my DNA with the girl, we know look alike some. Is the man insane or something? Anyways Eric, Logan, Gambit and Charlie said once the others get here they can try to figure out what's going on. But that was hours ago and I'm officially bored.
I was on the first floor when I heard voices. I hid in the corner of the wall to hear what was going on.
"Come on Rogue! I said I was sorry! When are you going to let it go" a high soprano voice was begging someone.
"No" replied a stern southern voice; a girl. I heard a boy chuckle. The voice was deep and muscular.
I paid attention to their thoughts. It was hard to do. I didn't know how to do it exactly. Eric could control metal objects, while Logan had metal claws that came out of his knuckles. And Gambit could make anything charge with kinetic energy. So needless to say I wasn't very good at reading minds. Other than that my other abilities are pretty easy to do. I have three powers. One is the telepathy that I have no idea how to do it fully yet. The second is copying other people's ability to use as my own. That one's pretty easy to do, although Eric says from what the girl- Bella I think that's what he said- could do the same thing except it changed her hair and eye color when she did it. The third was tricky… apparently there was something missing to trigger it. Logan said he figures I can do what this kid Kurt can do. Which is teleporting. Except I can only travel half of the way. They think that I need something or someone to help me travel the whole way. They think maybe this Bella may be able to help me transport fully.
Anyways I turned my attention to the two girls and the boy. I tried to concentrate on who they were, their power, and if they were a threat or not. The girl with the soprano voice name was Kitty Pryde. She could phase through objects. The other girl was Anna-Marie although everyone called her Rogue. She could absorb people's memories, life source and if they were mutants their abilities. The boy they were was Peter Rasputin. Peter could turn his whole entire form into metal. They weren't threats, they were the younger X-Men team they said I'd be a part of.
Apparently Kitty had caught Rogue and Gambit when they were about to … oh God you can't be serious! They were going to kiss! And Gambit knew what she could do to him?! God that man is an idiot. I made a gagging sound. Big mistake.
"What was that sound" the girl, Rogue asked. Shit. I tried to focus in a way to get out of there, but all I could was control metal, extract metal claws and use kinetic energy all which would not help. I wonder…
I tried to concentrate on phasing myself through the wall. I wasn't sure if it would work since I've never seen it before except in that earlier memory Kitty was reminiscing. I wasn't sure if it was going to work, but the next thing I knew I was on my but on the floor of what seemed to be the next room. I got up and pressed my ear to the wall to listen to see if it worked.
"Odd. I thought I heard something" said Rogue
"Maybe it was the wind or something" the boy, Peter, suggested
"Maybe" Kitty said
I took my ear of the wall and sighed in relief. It actually worked. I didn't think it would but it did. I felt proud of myself. Then I heard another pair of footsteps. Then they stopped. I tried to trace the thoughts like I did a few minutes ago, but there was nothing. I turned to my instincts on this one. I span around and brought my right foot to their neck. I felt them grab the front of my shirt and their other hand was in a fist in front of my face.
I cocked my head slightly to see who my opponent was and gasped. It was a girl who looked around my age. The girl had to be Bella. She looked exactly like me. The only difference was that she had mahogany hair with wide chocolate brown eyes while I had deep medium blue eyes with blond hair and a weird black undertone in the back. Other than that we were exactly the same. We could pretty much pass for twins. She let go of my shirt and lowered her fist and stared in utter disbelief. I did the same and she backed away. I stared into her face which was still frozen in shock and remained quiet. So I decided to say something.
"Umm… hi" I said, although it sounded more like a question.
"Hello" she said unsure of herself. I didn't blame her. It's not every day you met another mutant you've never met who looks like you because of a wacked up mutant scientist. She laughed.
"What" I asked
"I'm not exactly sure, but it sounded like a wacked mutant scientist, mutant meeting a look alike you don't know … I think. For some reason, it's not exactly clear" she explained.
"Oh. Well yeah your right. Why do you think we can't really read each others' mind" she looked confused "I heard you walking down the hall, but I couldn't hear your mind"
"Hmm… I'm not sure. What do you think Professor" she said turning around. I followed her eyes until they fell unto a old bald man in a wheelchair. Followed by a woman with red hair and a man with red quartz sunglasses.
"Hello. My name is Professor Charles Xavier. But you can call me professor or Prof. X. This is Jean Grey and Scott Summers" he gestured to the two people behind him.
"Oh. By the way, my name is Isabella Swan. But you can call me Bella" she said
"My name's Alecandra Fields. But everyone calls me Lec" I said finally introducing myself.
"It's nice to meet you Lec" said Jean
I looked around the room for the first time. It was a big office, It must belong to the professor.
"Yes Lec, this will be my new office. This will be the room where you'd come to when you need to see me. How are you Lec" he asked
"Fine" I said trying to figure out how he knew I guessed this was his office. Then I realized that he most read minds too.
Yes I can read minds. And so can Jean and as you already guessed Bella he thought towards me.
"Oh. Okay" I said a little bit dumbstruck. I wonder what Scott could do…
Scott can produce red beams from his eyes he explained.
I looked around the people in front of me. They all wore smiles on their faces and I could tell they were genuine. I never thought that I would ever meet anyone who seemed so happy. Truly and exceptionally happy.
"Of course were happy Lec. That is what you were thinking, right" Bella asked. I nodded my head and she continued "I know it's hard to understand sometimes, but everything happens for a reason."
"She's right" Scott said speaking for the first time "Sure we have our ups and downs, but it does happen for a reason"
"Just like everything else in the world" added Jean. I frowned. They really can't think that, can they?
"Yes, we do Lec" Professor X answered my silent question " Lec, Everything happens in the world for a reason. A reason that will help change the world for the best. No one ever said it was going to easy, but life's never easy"
"Yep. It's a hard knock life" Bella added
"Or as I like to put it. A real bitch" said a quick fast voice
"Pietro" Jean scolded. Then a boy with white hair and blue eyes appeared in the room.
"Hey. Name's Pietro Maximoff. You know my dad, Eric" he said. He spoke so quickly it was hard to keep up. I'd have to work on that.
"Hi. I'm Lec Fields" I said
"Cool. Hey, you look a lot like Bella except prettier" he said . I suddenly realized what was going on. I better explain this to him.
"Alright, Pietro listen up. I'm not interested nor will I ever be interested. So you can go tell your friends that to so I won't have to repeat myself" I explained to him.
Pietro stared at me shell shocked and then spoke.
"Hold that thought, Lecs" he said adding a s to the end of name and ran off.
"Hey" I called after him but he was already gone. Man, that boy could haul ass!
"Where'd he go" I asked, but before I could ask he came back followed by 3 other boys.
One was well… blue. Was he supposed to be like that? The professor and Jean nodded so that was a yes. The other boy had sandy blond hair with blue eyes. While the last boy had deep brown skin with black eyes and black hair.
"Guys, this is Lec. The one that says she's not interested in anyone" he explained.
They looked at each other and then me. Then they laughed.
"Man you are so like Bella. I'm Bobby Drake" the sandy blond said.
"Totally" the boy with brown hair said "I'm Evan Daniels"
"I'm Kurt Wagner" the blue boy said. Wait a minute. Is this guy German too? Well, holy shit! What other nationalities do they have here? The professor and Jean laughed.
"What's so funny" Bobby asked looking at Bella. She made a quick face before answering.
"I'm not exactly sure. Something about Kurt being German and wondering about what other nationalities are here" she said "I can't read her mind exactly. It's not all that clear"
"Whoa. Weird, man" said Evan.
"Well at least one of us won't have Bella snooping in their head" Pietro joked. Bella slapped his arm.
"Ow, Bells! I was just kidding, you know" he exclaimed
"I know. You were just being annoying"
"When is he not" a girl asked.
I looked towards the door to see several people walking in. I realized that three of them were the kids who almost caught me earlier. Along with them was Logan, Eric and Gambit. Seeing Gambit reminded me of something.
"Gambit! Where the hell have you been" I shouted
"I went to go see if the others were here " he said defensively
"That was hours ago! I was bored out of my mind waiting for you" I complained
"Well sorry for taking so long" he said
"Whatever" I said giving up. Arguing with Gambit was pointless.
You… say.. again… someone thought. I think it was Bella. So this must have been what she meant by the thoughts not being clear.
… Can't… explain… it's… not… hear … thoughts…
"What" I asked out loud. Every one glanced at me then Bella then back at me again.
"What's going on" the girl that made the comment about Pietro . She had soft brown hair with the same blue eyes as Eric and Pietro. So from what Eric told me, this must be Wanda one of his two daughters.
"I think I was listening to Bella's thoughts. I think… . I can't be sure. They're fuzzy" I explained.
"Well that's weird" Kitty said
"Trust me Kitty, I know" I said
She stared at me for a second and then realized I slipped up.
"Oh… yea. About that noise you guys heard earlier… that was me" I explained sheepishly
"I told you I heard something" Rogue exclaimed
"Our bad, Rogue get over it" said Kitty hastily
"Little one…" Peter said to her warningly
"Anyways... how'd you even get out of there without us seeing you" Rogue said quickly trying to change the subject. If she only knew what was coming…
"The thing is, I can copy people's powers like Bella. And I saw Kitty use her power in a memory she was remembering and used it" I explained looking down.
"Amazing. You did it just by looking at Kitty's memory" Prof. X asked. I nodded my head.
"Wow. I had to see the power before I could actually use it. That's really amazing ,Lec" Bella complimented.
"Wait a minute. Which memory was she remembering" asked Rogue
I shifted uncomfortably. I looked at her, then glanced at Kitty and then Gambit. Apparently she put the pieces together because she groaned loudly.
"Great! Is nothing sacred anymore" she furiously as she stomped out the room.
"It wasn't my fault" Kitty complained "I was simply curious" Kurt opened his mouth to speak but closed it after receiving the glare of death from her.
"Don't you dare say 'curiosity killed the cat' Kurt Wagner. Not unless you want me to kick your butt" she threatened darkly.
I swear that was terrifying. I swear that little sprite pretty much looked as if she was really going to kill Kurt. I really and truly felt sorry for him. Kitty stomped out the room slamming the door behind her.
"Maybe I should-" Peter started but was interrupted by Logan.
"Not so fast Tin Man. Let Sprite calm down some, then go check on her. We don't need anyone dying today" Logan joked, but I could hear the seriousness in his voice.
Was Kitty that bad? Then, I thought back to what just happened and realized yes. Yes, Kitty was that bad. And possibly worse. I sighed knowing somehow, I was going o be in the same position soon.
"Well, that's Kitty for you in a nutshell" said a girl with green hair. That would have been weird but it worked on her. She was standing next to a girl long bluish- black hair that remind me of Logan. Then I remembered what Logan said about his past and how the same thing happened to him and a young girl. I think he said it was Laura. Yep, that was it. He also said she looked out their youngest member who was also Eric's daughter, Launa. So the girl with the green hair must be Launa.
"Yes Lec, that's correct" Prof. X said enthusiastically "Lec was able to indentify Launa, Wanda and Laura from what Eric and Logan has told her"
I looked down sheepishly again from the professor explanation.
"It was nothing really. I just have a really good memory, that's all" I said quickly. It's not that I didn't like the spotlight, I just like it every now and then. Not to be conceited or anything.
"So, I say we kick off the first day at the new Institute and Lec's arrival. And no, I'm not sucking up to you Lec" Pietro said
Truthfully it didn't sound like a bad idea. It sounded pretty fun.
"Before you do let's take care of a few things first" Prof. X said
"Like what" Wanda asked
"Well for starters, Lec do you want to stay here or go to school with Bella, Kitty, Pietro, Peter, Bobby, Evan and Rogue" he asked simply
They looked at me with excitement in their eyes. I knew they wouldn't mind either way whether I went with them or not. But it sounded fun… like an adventure and lucky for me, I was the adventurer. I guess Bella picked up parts about adventure and being an adventurer.
"Sure . Why not? Sounds fun" I said
A chorus of yeah's and wohoo's we said until Jean shushed them.
"Next is to take care of your ability dilemma" he said
Oh yeah. I had forgotten about that. We needed to figure out what was the other half to my supposed teleporting.
"Why don't you kids go set up for whatever you all are planning. While the professor and Jean figure out Lec's ability shortage. Logan, Eric, Gambit why don't you guys go check on Storm. She's gone for a while" Scott said
"Storm is my Aunt Ororoe. She can control the weather" Evan explained before I could even ask. Hmm… controlling the weather sounded like a cool power to copy. I was going to have to meet Storm.
"Bella and I will stay here" Scott continued
Gambit, Logan and Eric walked out to go find Storm. While the others got ready to leave.
"Alright, Shorty. Let's go" Pietro said ruffling Launa's hair. They walked towards the door when Pietro stopped.
"After you Wolvy" he said to Laura. She extracted her claws- she had two instead of three like Logan- and put them in front of his face.
"Want to repeat that" she growled. Pietro stared at her claws for a second before answering.
"No thanks. I'm good" he said quickly before speeding out the door.
"That's what I thought"
"If only he would think like that from now on" Wanda sighed
"What fun would that be" asked Kurt amused
Wanda rolled her eyes and playfully swatted his arm and they walked out. Leaving Scott, Professor Xavier, Jean, Bella, and I alone in the Prof.'s office.
"So, shall we begin" Professor x asked and we all nodded.
Prof. X rolled himself behind his desk. Jean and Scott stood by the massive book case. Bella moved to sit in one of the two chairs in front of the professor and motioned for me to join her.
"So, Lec. Apparently, you need something to help you transport fully to your complete destination. Also we need an answer to why you and Bella can't read one another's mind" he said. I nodded.
"Let's start with the basics. How about we begin with the mind reading dilemma" he stated
"Well, we can get only get parts of what the other is thinking, but others come perfectly clear. Maybe we should start with simple things first. Like a favorite color or something of the sort" Bella suggested
"Sounds good to me" I said
"Then let's get started then" said Jean
"Okay, start by thinking something simple" said Prof. X. We nodded. I thought about my dorm room .
"Good, Lec. Yes that's good too Bella. Now to try to concentrate on the others mind" he said
I focused on Bella's mind but I was still coming up sort. This is frustrating and frankly annoying. Prof. X sighed.
"I still don't see what the problem is" Prof. X said
"Maybe they have to try physically. You know, how Jean had to touch someone's forehead before she could really pick up something" suggested Scott. Truthfully, I didn't sound like a bad idea and just might work.
"Okay. Let's try it. But instead how about we hold hands"
"Sure, why not" said Bella. She stretched out her hands and I placed them in mine.
"Now concentrate on the things you were before" he said. We nodded then closed our eyes. I focused once more on my dorm room and waited for further instruction. I was surprised when none came. Then I heard Bella gasp.
I opened my eyes and realized we weren't in Prof. X's office anymore. Instead we were levitating over my bed in my room.
I didn't say anything. I was to stunned for words. How did we end up in my dorm room?
"I don't know" Bella murmured.
"What" I said confused. I saw a crease in between her eyebrows. She must be thinking really hard.
"Yes I am thinking hard. And all I did was answer your question" she sighed
"But I… Bella, I didn't say anything. I thought but didn't say anything" I explained
Oh my God it worked! I can't believe it!
"I know. Neither can I" I exclaimed. Then it occurred to me that her lips didn't move at all. I could her too! This was awesome!
"I know. But I still don't get how we got here" she said. Then I remembered something.
"What were you thinking about before we left" I asked
"Umm… I don't know. I guess I just wanted to get away, I suppose" she contemplated
"I wanted to go to my room. And that's where we are. And you just wanted to get away… Maybe just maybe…" I trailed off deep in thought.
"That because you wanted to go to your room and I just wanted to get away, that somehow we must have connected mentally and-"
"I must have transported us here. Bella! You're the part I needed to transport to my complete destination" I exclaimed hugging her. She hugged back and we both flopped down on my bed. We laughed. We sat up and scooted apart. I stared at Bella. Something told me I was going to like it here.
"That's good. We want you to be happy here" said Bella cheerfully. I smiled. Not only because she felt that way but we could still hear each other. She laughed.
"Yeah. That is a relief" she said "Come on. Let's go back to the Professor's office".
And with that we stood up off the bed and was off. I was really going to have a great time here. Nothing could go wrong now… Right?