We start our story in a small town in Louisiana. After many years of not being able to touch, Rogue has finally learned control over her powers. Therefore her and Remy got married. They had two children, twins, that they named them Dominic and Fae. The two twins were both born with their fathers strange eyes, with Fae having only one difference. Her irises were the cool gray of her mothers. Dominic had inherited his mothers dark auburn hair. Fae had her fathers dark brown hair, and her mothers white streak.
At the age of ten, the twins were outside playing Frisbee when Dom's powers activated. He had also inherited his fathers mutant ability, which almost caused the Frisbee to explode in his hands. A couple days later a similar incident happened to Fae while she was playing with her dolls. So in addition to their training in the "family buissness" their father taught them how to control their powers. It seemed as if they had everything uncontrol, but half way through their sophomore year things would take a drastic turn . . .
It was a Friday night and Fae and Dom were getting ready for their school dance. Fae would be going with her boyfriend of three months, Alex. Dom would be tagging along to make sure nothing happened to his sister. Fae had changed into a denim skirt and a purple lacy tank top. She finished off the outfit with her favorite pair of strappy heels. Dom stayed in his school clothes, not understanding why his sister was making such a fuss over an after game dance. At ten till seven a horn honked outside.
"Bye Mom!" Fae shouted as she ran out the front door. She was trying to leave her brother behind, but he was already waiting on the deck when she walked out.
"Not trying to leave without me, are you sis?" Dom said with a smirk he inherited from their father.
"Of course not," Fae said sarcastically as she walked to the car. She slid in the front the seat as Dom climbed in back.
"Hey babe." Alex said leaning over to give her a quick kiss on the lips. When Dom was in the car they pulled out of the driveway and headed to the dance. The school gym was packed with students. Up against one of the walls was the DJ who was blaring very loud music. Alex and Fea were out on the dance floor under the care full watch of Dom. Anytime they got to close or Alex leaned in for a kiss, Dom would find some way to interrupt. Fed up with it Fea grabbed her friend Jennifer and headed to the girls bathroom.
"You gotta help me Jen. Dom is driving me insane." Fea said when they were safely inside. "I can't get a single moment alone with Alex! Every time he gets close to me Dom comes rushing over with any excuse he can. We have to do something about him!"
"You want me to hire someone to take him out?" Jen said jokingly. Fea turned and glared at her friend. "Just joking." Jen said quietly as she turned to look in the mirror and fix her hair.
"What we need," Fea said turning to look in the other mirror, "Is a way to distract him from me and Alex. For at least a dance or two."
"I think I might know a way to do that." Jen said shooting a sly grin into the mirror.
"Without murder?" Fea asked.
"Without murder." Jen said with a grin as she walked out of the bathroom.
Fea waited a few minutes and wondered what her friend was up to before leaving the bathroom as well. She looked around but she didn't see Dom anywhere. That girl is good, Fea thought before walking on over to Alex. A slow song had stared up so Fea and Alex wrapped their arms around each other and started to dance. About half way through the song Alex leaned in a little closer and pressed his lips against hers. All of a sudden there was a searing pain coursing through her body and his. Her mind was filled with memories that weren't hers. She was seeing Alex in little league. His 11th birthday and the most heart wrenching one of all. She saw Alex kissing her best friend, Jennifer. All of these flooded into her mind in the matter of milliseconds. She pulled away quickly and Alex fell unconscious to the floor. Tears were welling in her eyes she stared in horror at him lying on the ground. The music had stopped and everyone was staring.
"What the hell did you do to him!" One girl yelled over at Fea. Fea turned around and ran out of the gym. She knew what had happened. It was the same thing that had happened to her mother so many years ago. Dom who had been running on a wild goose chase with Jen, came back in just in time to see his sister run out the other door. He sprinted out after her, just barely noticing the unconscious Alex on the floor.
She wasn't sure how but she made it to the old playground without anymore incidents. She sat herself down on the merry-go-round. This had always been her place to go when she was upset. There was rarely anyone around this time of night, so no one could see her cry.
"I knew I'd find you here." Dom said coming over and sitting down next to his sister. He went to rest his hand on her shoulder but she jerked away and scooted back.
"Please don't touch me." She said with tears still cascading down her cheeks.
"Fea . . ." Dom said reaching over to grab her hand. He didn't know what had happened back at the dance, all he knew is his sister was upset and needed someone. She jerked away again and scooted even farther back. He made one final move to grab her arm
"I said don't touch me!" She yelled. Dom sat back, defeated. "I'm sorry" She said quietly.
"What happened Fea?" Dom asked.
"I-I, I just kissed him, and then he- he" She bursts out into sobs again. Dom went to wrap her in a hug but she jumped up, "Please don't. You'll get hurt too. Just like Alex."
"What do you-" Dom suddenly remembered seeing Alex lying unconscious on the gym floor. "Oh God." Fea just kept crying. "Come on Fea we have to get you home. We need to tell mom and dad." Fea nodded. Dom handed her his jacket to put on and the two of them walked home trying to avoid running into anyone they knew on the roads. Using the acrobatic skills they were taught as children they hoped over fences and ran through backyards.
"Dom? Fea? Is that you?" Rogue shouted from the kitchen when she heard the front door open. When she didn't hear a response she went into the front hall. She saw Fea holding herself with tears still falling down her cheeks and Dom standing about a foot away looking distraught. "Oh my God! What happened?!" Rogue said loudly as she ran forward to her daughter. Fea started to step away but Rogue caught her arms. She reached up to brush away a tear and there was that pain again, searing through them both. Rogue let go and stumbled backwards, dizzy. "Oh no. Oh God no. REMY!" She yelled when she had righted herself.
"What's going on?" Remy said running into the hall. When he saw his daughter he started forward. Rogue caught his arm and looked at him sorrowfully.
"She's gained a new power Remy," She said quietly.
Remy looked confused as he looked at the stricken faces of his family. Suddenly he realized what Rogue meant, "Oh no," he said quietly. "How? What happened?"
"We'll talk in the living room. Come on." Rogue said ushering the family in. The room had a love seat where Fea and Dom sat down and two cushy chairs adjacent to it, where Rogue and Remy sat. Fea told her parents and her brother everything that had happened, leaving out only what she had seen in Alex's mind. When she had finished it was almost eleven and Rogue sent them up to bed. Her and Remy needed to discuss things she said. Fea got up and walked slowly to her room with Dom following behind.
"Hey sis," Dom said as Fea started walking into her room, "Can we talk for a minute?"
"Sure." Fea said talking a seat on her bed. Dom walked over and took a seat at her computer desk.
"What happened back there?"
"Didn't I just get done explaining this to mom and dad?"
"Not that. Something else happened. Tell me."
Fea paused for a second, "When I was inside Alex's head I saw a lot of images. Some weren't that happy."
"What did you see?" Dom said scooting closer.
"I saw him . . . I saw him kissing Jennifer."She said falling into her pillow crying.
"Fea . . ." He said moving over to sit on her bed beside her.
"Just leave me alone" She said muffled by her pillow.
He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Ok. But remember, I'm hear for you." Dom walked out of her room. He went down the hall headed to his when he heard voices from downstairs.
"I really don't want to do this Remy but I think it'll be for the best. I know the institute really helped me out when I discovered my powers. Plus it might be good for her to get to know others like her." He heard his mom's voice shortly followed by his dad's.
"Dominic won't like his sister leaving without him."
"I know. Maybe Dom could go with her. It'd be a good experience for both of them. Plus after what happened at the dance it'll be harder for them at the school."
"Not to mention Emma will be calling here shortly to fill us in, as if we didn't know our own daughters powers have mutated."
"That too." He heard his mother say with a sigh. He also heard it followed by the phone ringing. "There she is. I'll ask her to send Kurt down to take them up. Maybe having him with them will help."
Dom had heard enough. He quietly opened his door and went into his room. "So we're leaving tomorrow." He said out loud to himself. "Guess I better get to work." He went over to his desk and grabbed a deck of cards.
"Dom! Fea! Breakfast!" Rogue hollered up the stairs. Fea rolled over in her bed groggily. Last night had been like a horrible nightmare. "Mom's breakfast should make things better." She got up and went to her dresser to change. She walked down the stairs in jeans and a long sleeved tee. Dom was already at the table still in pajamas and with bed hair. Their dad was sitting at the head of the table with a newspaper.
"Good morning sweetheart. What do you want in your omelet?" Rogue asked from the oven.
Fea knew something was up. Her mom only cooked this good when something was wrong or she had bad news. "The usual." She said taking a seat next to Dom. "What's going on?" she whispered to her brother.
"You'll see. I overheard them talking last night. Wonder when they'll tell us." He whispered back.
"Tell us what?"Fea asked.
"You'll see" Dom replied simply as he shoveled egg into his mouth.
Rogue came over to the table and slid the omelet onto Fea's plate. "Eat up." She said tossing the dishes into the sink before sitting at her own plate. The four of them ate in silence for several minutes.
Finally fed up with the silence Fea slammed her fork down on the plate, "I'm sick of this!"
"Fea!" Rogue said sternly to her daughter.
"What're you guys hiding?! There's something going on and I want to know!"
Rogue looked over at Remy guiltily. He looked back at his wife before replying, "Better tell them."
Dom leaned back in his chair and looked on.
Rogue sighed, "Fea, Dom, your father and I have decided that it might be best for the both of you if we-" She was cut off by the doorbell and a call from the door.
"Oh sister. You're darling brother's here!"
"Kurt!"Rogue said standing up, "Coming!" She hollered as she ran to the door.
"So Uncle Kurt's here already." Dom said carelessly.
"Why's Uncle Kurt here?" Fea asked their father who was giving Dom a look of suspicion.
Before Remy could say anything Kurt literally pops into the room, "Fea, Dom! It's great to see you again!" Kurt said squeezing the two into a giant group hug. "This'll be so much fun! We haven't been on a road trip in so long! I know you guys'll just love it at the institute!"
"The institute!"Fea said practically shrieked. Kurt released the the two and looked hurt and confused. "You're sending me to the institute!"
"You haven't told them yet have you?" Kurt said as Rogue came running in.
"No we were getting ready to when you showed up." Rogue replied, turning to her daughter Rogue continued, "Fea, yes we're sending you and your brother to the Xavier Institute. And before you start freaking out on us just listen. Your powers have mutated to a harmful level. There is no way to teach control over it, it's just something that'll take time. I know it feels like we're sending you away, but it's to help you. The Institute was the best place for me when my powers manifested. I made a lot of good friends and I think It'd be good for you to be introduced to other mutants. We've kept the two of you away from all that for too long. And we figured that after what happened last night . . . "
"It'd be good for you two to get away from it for awhile." Remy finished for her. Fea knew they were right, she just wished they'd included her and Dom in the decision.
"Come on sis, it'll be fun." Dom said slinging an arm over her shoulder. "And trust me we'll wanna leave soon." Dom whispered.
"Fine." She said after giving Dom a quizzical look. "I'll go."
"We'll go." Dom added.
"Great!" Kurt said, "But we need to leave soon if we wanna make it before dark."
It was about and hour before they were ready to leave. Remy helped the kids put their bags in the trunk of Kurt's car.
"We'll be up to see you two soon." Remy said giving his daughter a hug.
Rogue walked out of the house holding something her hands. Rogue wiped away a tear as she handed to Fea a pair of elbow length leather gloves. "These were mine. Their old but they'll work till you can get to the store for new ones. Trust me gloves this length are hard to find." She said with an attempt at a laugh. Fea took the gloves and looked at her mom, tears coming to her eyes as well. She gave her mom a big hug not wanting to let go.
"Women" Remy, Kurt, and Dom all said at the same time. Rogue and Fea glared at them.
"Come on kiddies daylights burning!" Kurt said opening the door to the car and climbing in.
"Shotgun!"Dom said running to the passenger side door.
"No fair! I wasn't ready!" Fea said running to try to beat him.
"Not my fault." Dom said closing and locking the front door. Fea just glared and climbed in back as the adult laughed.
"Take care of my kids Kurt." Rogue said coming over to the window. "If they get hurt it's your fault."
Kurt just laughed as he responded, "No worries sis. See ya soon!" and they were gone.
On the way out of town they passed the street Jen lived on. There were tons of police cars lining the street as neighbors gathered around the front lawn of the big white house.
"What happened at Jen's?" Fea wondered aloud as she stared out the window. It looked like the top story window had been broken into.
"Oh nothing for you to worry about Sis." Dom said leaning back with a smirk. "Just some well deserved payback."
"Dom! You didn't!"
"I did." Fea giggled as she sat back to wait for a very long car ride.
They arrived at the institute eight hours later. It was six in the evening when they pulled into the driveway.
"Well here we are!" Kurt said enthusiastically.