Summary: When a normal teen is trying to live her life, two things get in her way. One, mutant powers and two, a crazy maniac of a mutant, who's agenda and identity are a mystery. So, what's next? A trip down to the School for the Gifted? Or stay at home with a mom who has got her own issues?
~~~ Hey everyone! I'm really excited about this story. I've never wrote a X-Men story before. Well, anyway, I hope you all enjoy it. Please no flaming and please review. ~~~
A little note: I do not own any characters from X-Men: Evolution. I wish I did, but I do not. Anyway, I do own the other characters.
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~~~ Chapter 1: ~~~
~~~ Memories Take Hold ~~~"Hey Aurora! You want to play?"
"Yeah!"
"Aurora, honey, come inside."
"But mom, I want to play with Kev."
"No! Get in the house."
"Yes, mama."
The setting changed from the front yard to the house. Aurora stood by the window, watching her brother play with the soccer ball. Then a blue car drove up to the curve in front of the house.
"Daddy!" Kevin looked to the window. "Hey Aurora, daddy's here!"
Aurora's heart leaped with joy. She had not seen her daddy in two weeks.
"Mommy, mommy, daddy's home!" She jumped from the window to the door, ready to open it and run to her daddy, but her mom got there first and locked the door. "Sorry sweetie, but you can't go out right now."
"But daddy's home."
"He's not home. He's just here to pick up something."
Aurora dashed back to the window, watched her daddy get out of the car, and hugged Kevin. Then she watched as her daddy whispered something in Kevin's ear. Kevin's face lit up with glee. Aurora continued to watch as Kevin climbed into the car with their daddy and drove off. Leaving Aurora by the window whom was on the verge of tears.
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Aurora woke up with a start, covered in sweat. The nearby clock read that it was 5:00 am. With an exhausted sigh, she got up from her bed and started getting ready for school.
Aurora Maybell is a 14 year old freshman at the local high school. She lived with her mother, who was a sixth grade teacher. Aurora has nice long brown hair and dark brown eyes. She was just an average teen.
She pulled her hair back in a low ponytail and wore blue jeans and a white silk spaghetti strap shirt. She walked into the kitchen to get some coffee when her mom looked up from the newspaper she was reading at the table.
She had on her pink robe, covering a flower nightgown. Her short brown hair looked hastily pulled in a ponytail. Her face had the show of tiredness covered with worry lines. It broke Aurora's heart to know that her mother was worried about something, but refused to tell her own daughter what was wrong.
"You're up early," her mother said as she went back to her newspaper.
"Yeah, I couldn't sleep anymore," Aurora reached for a mug in the cupboard and poured her some coffee, noticing that the pot was almost empty when it used to be mostly full. Wow, she has been up for awhile, Aurora thought silently. "You?"
"Oh, I woke up 20 minutes ago."
Liar.
"Oh." Aurora walked out of the kitchen to the family room, where the computer is. In her spare time, she usually goes on the Internet to a few message boards. After setting down her coffee, she went on the Internet to her own message board that she created not too long ago. Of course, there were the occasional newbies that would come and post a "hi" and then there were the regulars.
She read someone's post about a recent movie that someone had seen, but she did not get through all of it. Her recent nightmare came back to her.
A young girl and boy played soccer outside in the front lawn. The sun was setting and the streetlights came on.
"Aurora, honey, come inside." Aurora? Me?
"But mom, I want to play with Kev." Kev?
"No! Get in the house."
"Daddy!" Kevin looked to the window. "Hey Aurora, daddy's here!" Dad?
"He's not home. He's just here to pick up something."
"Aurora!"
Aurora snapped out of the nightmare to find her mother standing next to her with the newspaper under her arm and coffee in her hands.
"Go to school. You're late."
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"Hey, Rora!" A blonde haired girl of about 5'2'' came skipping up to Aurora's locker with a huge smile on her face. "You won't believe on what I got for us."
Aurora rolled her eyes and grinned as she took out her English book. "What did you get for us, Kim?"
Kim started to giggle. "I got tickets to the concert!"
Aurora's eyes widened and she almost dropped her stuff. "The concert! You mean B2K?"
"Who else?" They laughed in excitement at the thought of going to see B2K. They walked to their next class, smiling.
"Class, please open your books to page 236."
Aurora and Kim opened their books.
"So, how many tickets did you get?" Aurora whispered.
"Four."
Aurora thought about it and only ended up more confused. "Four? But there are only two of us."
Kim grinned. "I know, that's why the other two are for our dates."
Aurora gasped loudly.
The teacher looked up from her book. "Is there something wrong, Ms. Maybell?"
Kim tried not to laugh, but failed.
"No. Sorry."
The teacher nodded and continued with the lesson. "Kurt, would you be so kind as to read a little bit for us?"
"It would be my pleasure." Kurt stood up and started to read out of the book.
Aurora watched as he read. She sensed something about him, something different yet familiar.
"Hey Aurora! You want to play?"
Her senses turned inward as she remembered that dream. Or was it a dream? She did not understand it. What is the meaning of this dream? Is it a memory?
A wave of nausea passed over her. Her vision turned double. Voices floated inside her head, loud voices that were all mingled together. Aurora closed her eyes and grimaced in pain.
Kim looked over at her friend. "Hey, are you ok?"
It did not last long, only about a minute. Aurora blinked and looked up at Kim. "Yeah, I'm fine."
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Aurora walked home slowly, thinking about stuff. That was weird. I never had that feeling before. She shuddered. And I do not ever want it again. She was not paying any attention to where she was going when she accidentally bumped into somebody.
"Excuse me," the other person said, slightly annoyed. She had mid length red hair.
Aurora felt stupid. "Oh, sorry."
"That's ok."
Aurora smiled weakly at the girl and the guy she was with. He was somewhat cute, but dark sunglasses covered his eyes. She went back to her walk and found herself in a park. The sun felt nice and there was a small breeze, bringing along a searing pain in her head.
She bent down in pain and grabbed her head. The pain lasted longer than it did earlier. Somehow, she backed into a bench and managed to sit down.
An eerie laughter sounded inside her head. :Yes! Do you want to play?: Then, it was over.
Aurora panted as her head returned to normal, but there was something there. It was something that was not there before. She did not know what it was but it kept on repeating that same line. Yes! Do you want to play?
"My, my, are you alright?"
Aurora gasped and looked over at the figure sitting next to her. Honestly, she did not know there was someone already here. She could not see his face because he was reading a newspaper that he held to cover his face. She did notice that he was wearing a brown trench coat and hat.
"I know what my eyes and ears told me was correct. You were experiencing some kind of enticing pain to the head that seemed very overwhelming. If I had my doctor's bag with me I would give you a check up, but I don't, sorry."
"You're a doctor?" Aurora asked. She wanted to see his face, but did not want to seem rude.
"Hmm, I was, but there are times where those skills are needed and I'm the one that performs them." Aurora heard a rustling sound and saw him move a little. His arm moved and he held out a card to her, revealing a blue furred hand tipped with long nails.
Aurora did not know what to think, but she took the card.
"If you ever need anything, go to the address on the card. There are people there that will be able to help you." With that said, he got up and walked away.
Aurora watched as he walked away then looked at the card in her hands. " Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters" followed with the address underneath it.
"Daddy!" Kevin looked to the window. "Hey Aurora, daddy's here!"
"Mommy, mommy, daddy's home!"
He's not home. He's just here to pick up something."
:Yes! Do you want to play?:
Tears.
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Well, that was fun. I'm sorry if it seemed a little confusing. I'll try to clear it all up in the chapters to come.
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