I felt the cool breeze whip through my raven hair as I stepped out on too the stone balcony, looking out over the court yard of Xaviers School for the gifted. the stars were bright and shining over the clear night sky and I silently wondered what my home planet must have been like, I know that I would have been so incredibly normal there something I wanted more then anything. iKrypton./i
I was supposedly half human ibarely/i, I took after my father so much that I would be surprised if I had an ounce of human blood in me. I looked like him, I acted like him, I even had his every Kryptonian power and weakness. after he was killed while I was still young my mother couldn't even bare to look at me.
She thought it best to send me away, her excuse? i it would be best if my little brother grew up normally/i without any knowledge of his alien sister and dead father that he will only ever know as Clark Kent ace reporter for the daily planet. The real reason she did it? She couldn't bare to look in my eyes everyday and see the husband she had lost so many years ago.
I leaned over the Balcony railing resting my head in my folded arms across the railing. After hopping around from place to place living mostly with my fathers old friends and colleagues, usually at the justice leagues space station or Bruce Wayne's mansion in Gothem ( he claimed to be more than happy that some one would finally enjoy his enormous estate and personal services, but I know he was more than a little awkward having a teenage girl around in his life) until Xavier offered to take me in at his school where he claimed there would be more people like me, between you and me I felt more at home in the JL space station then anywhere here on earth.
My ears twitched as the distinct sound of wheels squeaking against marble floors followed by hushed voices bounced through the halls.
I strained my ears as I focused the muscles picking up the conversation clearer then if I was actually standing with them.
"you can't send her away we're the only thing she has"
"I'm sorry Logan its the only way I know how"
"you can't do this!"
"think about whats best for her! Do you honestly believe this is what she needs? For her to stay here? She isn't happy and you know it!"
"she won't be any more happy if you send her away!"
"Logan I have made my decision, end of discussion"
a few stray tears rolled down my cheek, he was right 'the professor' I wasn't happy here, though I doubt I'd be much happier anywhere else. I was nothing but a freak among freaks no matter what anybody else said I was different I was ialone/i
I felt the professors wheel chair gently roll next to me.
"Laura, we need to talk"
I blinked the tears away straighting myself out before I turned to face professor Xavier and a fuming Wolverine standing behind him. I smiled in attempt to ease his anger, but he just turned away and stormed out of the room.
" I found a school for you. For supers, I think you would feel more... comfortable at this school"
I looked away, hiding my hurt and sadness that was slowly filling my heart and pouring out through my ice blue eyes.
"i... understand professor"
I tried to force a smile, I knew he was doing what he thought best for me and I trusted that, he was the closest thing to a parental figure I had since my father.
"Laura, you know I only have your best interests at heart and I'm sure this school can really help you"
"i know, I will try my best.. "
The professor gave me a warm smile before turning his chair around and wheeling it through the room.
"Scott and storm will take to you to the bus station tomorrow, I have arranged everything you will be staying in a house next to the stronghold residence. I trusted Steve and Josie to.. help you out when you get there"
I smiled nodding my head in response before he disappeared behind the huge oak doors.
My breathing came out a little shaky as I fought of tears that threatened to spill over.
after packing the few things that I had in a large black duffel I slowly fell into an uneasy sleep that night.
I woke up hours before the sun rised not being able to properly sleep with everything on my mind. I took a short shower only washing my hair and body, then dressing in the only outfit I left out of my bag.
Red t-shirt blue jeans and my official X-men jacket, it was my pride and joy Logan, Scott and the professor gave it to me when I became an official member of the X-men team. It was a black leather motor cycle styled jacket with a giant Grey X on the back and two small X's on either side of the collar. Logan had it upgraded to fire proof a few weeks later when Pyro kept setting my clothes on fire to get my attention.
I brushed my teeth and cleaned my already spotless room to insane perfection. Three hours later and storm had already come and tell me it was time to go.
I smiled a little crookedly at her while she led me through the halls and back down to the x-men lair where Logan, Bobby, Rouge, Scott and the professor waited
Rogue was a little more attached to me than the other students, seeing as I was the only person she could ever have skin to skin contact with, and I didn't really mind her all that much either, in fact I actually considered her to be my friend oddly enough.
I hugged everybody good bye promising to call and email and all that jazz before Storm, Logan and Scott took me to the bus station giving me one more good bye hug, storm wrapped her arms around me in motherly fashion
"now I want you to call us if you need anything, for any reason at all and I will jet down there faster than you can blink, okay"
I laughed and let go of storm. She was always like a protective big sister to me not quite a mother but not quite a silly friend either.
I was getting ready to pull away from her when she slipped something cold that felt slightly like metal into my hands. I blinked before pulling it up to eye level. It was one of those high tech PDA cell phone things.
Storm smiled at my confused expression as I glanced back and forth between her and the little gadget.
"so you can call us anytime, anywhere"
I smiled as she hugged me again. I was touched really, really touched to think that they cared this much about me. I almost started to tear up ialmost/i
I let go of storm to give Scott a Brief hug, me and him weren't as close but I still cared for him and I knew i even though he wouldn't admit it/i he was pretty fond of me too.
I moved down the line to Logan last, who's face seemed to be void of any emotion, I knew he was just as hurt about me leaving as I was. Out of all the people at Xaviers school I was probably closest to Logan, we both understood what its like to not know who you really are, to be completely alone. We just igot/i each other.
"get outta here kid, and learn well at that school your going to I expect to hear about a super chick that lifts trucks off fire fighter okay"
I smiled laughing a little, though it came out a little chocked.
"count on it"
I smiled , what probably looked more melancholy then I intended as my bus pulled up. I waved one last time at them before boarding the bus. The bus headed for Maxville i my new home... great/i
