Metal Maiden:

Simone Deniua walked through the library scanning the books looking for one in particular. Her jaw length curly dark chocolate brown hair was in a crème colored scarf the tails falling down her back that allowed her bangs to hang freely above her large nut brown eyes which were framed by thick dark lashes.

She wore a scooped neck long sleeved magenta sweater that reached her thighs with a pair of black tights on underneath that tucked into heelless black calf high boots. On her right wrist was a cuff bracelet comprised of ten centimeter thick rings alternating between smooth and braided. Each was made of a different metal; Tungsten, Copper, Chromium, Steel, Bronze, Iron, Lead, Titanium, Nickel, and Platinum which she had had especially made for herself and all together was two inches in width.

She ran her finger along the shelf of books and came to the spot where the book was supposed to be, but found an empty slot. Her face fell in disappointment and she let out an irritated huff, she had really wanted to read that book and now it looked like she'd have to wait or go to the library clear across the other side of town.

"I believe this is the book you're looking for." A confident British accented voice said to her right.

She looked over to a rather handsome man around her age maybe a little older holding out 'To Kill a Mockingbird' the book she had wanted. He had straight brown hair parted in the middle reaching just above his ears and striking blue eyes. Next to him was a taller man also very handsome with a more serious look than his counterpart. His hair was a short almost black brown and his eyes a steal grey color.

"It is, merci." Simone said, a French accent tenting her voice, taking the book with a smile.

"You're French." The British man said in interest, taking in her sweet smile framed by light pink full lips and her small button nose.

"Qui, I believe my accent gives me away as yours gives you away, British I believe." Simone replied.

"Correct." He smiled as Simone glanced down at the book in her hand.

"How did you know I wanted this book? You are psychic or something?" Simone asked, her head cocking to the side.

"Or something." The other man said with a small smirk that hinted at ulterior motives to the conversation. Simone felt slightly uneasy about the situation, something didn't seem right.

"Well thank you again for the book." Simone said and started to move away.

"Wait, I thought that we could buy you a drink or something and talk." The British guy said with a grin as he reached out taking her hand in his, his thumb moving over the back of her hand. "We have a proposition for you."

"I do not go out with strange men." Simone replied pulling her hand from his grasp, her face turning from pleasant to serious. "Bonne journée messieurs."

Simone put the book down and quickly turned on her heel walking away toward the exit. She hurried as fast as she could, wanting to put as much distance between her and the men. It was a real disappointment to; the man with the blue eyes was very attractive.

"Maybe we could have put that to her in a different way." Charles commented rubbing the back of his head, not understanding how he had loused that up. He was usually so good with the fairer sex.

"You mean instead of coming on like a hormonally challenged teenager." Erik said rolling his eyes as they rushed to catch up with her matching her speed on either side of her as she walked down the street.

"You two better leave me alone." Simone snapped, her accent becoming thicker in her unease and anger. "You do not know what you are dealing with."

"But we do." Erik replied his hand twitching causing a trash can move into her path making her stop. She starred down at the trash can trying to move around it, but it moved into her way each time, then looked up at the man.

"Sacre bleu. Did…did you do that?" Simone breathed out, her eyes wide looking between the two men as her fingers played with the cuff bracelet around her wrist.

"I did." Eric replied with a smirk.

"We're like you Simone, we can do things other normal humans cannot." Charles said then projected his thoughts into her mind. 'We're mutants.'

Simone's head jerked back and suddenly her form was covered in skin tight copper, even her hair had turned to copper the strands as thin as her natural hair, her eyes to were solidly coated in copper and though they could not see it her insides as well became copper, it was a complete and total transformation from the inside out.

When she transformed it caused Charles to wince in pain as a sharp stab shot through his head pushing his mind from hers forcing him to take a step back from her from her physically as well. Nothing like this had ever happened before to him, it was amazing, and the form fitting copper was not a bad look for her.

"Charles?" Erik questioned, looking to his friend in concern as he placed a hand on his shoulder.

"You were in my head." Simone said her voice taking on a metallic tinge as she placed a hand to her head, a small clink sounding when her fingers touched her head.

"And you blocked me." Charles replied looking at her in surprise.

"I can block anything in this form or in any of my other metal forms." Simone said as the copper resided from herself leaving her normal to the human eye once again.

"Amazing." Charles said in excitement, making Simone blush a little. Her abilities had been called many things before, but amazing was not often heard amongst them.

"So what was this proposition you had for me?" Simone asked making the men smirk.