Mindirraya

Chapter 2

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I woke up to the pitch black, screaming. In my dream I felt the strange sensation that my entire body was going through some sort of change; and it tickled.
"Mariella?!" I heard someone shout. I was panting, and then..I realized...I wasn't in bed. I thought for sure I had just rolled out of my bed but underneath the palms of my hands I felt linoleum...the only linoleum in the house was in the kitchen. How did I get here? Was I sleep walking?
"I'm over here!" I yelled back, feeling around for something to help me up so I didn't hit anything. I felt the counter and moved my hand upward until it hit the countertop, then pulled myself onto my feet. Just as I did the lights flashed on and my eyes squinted from the sudden burst of light. In the doorway stood my family, my older brothers James and Kole, my younger brother Jordan, and my little sister who was rubbing her eyes tiredly Maylene. They all stood shocked.
"How did you get in the kitchen?" Kole asked, bewildered. I was near tears.
"I-I don't know!" I admitted. James walked forward, sighing. He wrapped his arms around me, pulling me tightly into a hug.
"This is the third time this has happened in a week...I think we need to look into some help..." he said to me, and I nodded miserably.

That morning I had to go to school, but James let me stay home. James was my twenty-two year old brother and our guardian. Kole was designated to watch me to make sure I didn't randomly disappear again. Kole's twenty-one. And just so you know for later, Maylene's only ten. Early in the afternoon, there was a knock at the door. I opened it, since my brothers were too lazy to do it. Before me was an old bald man in a wheelchair and a woman with snow white hair who looked African. I raised an eyebrow at the strange couple.
"May I help you?" I asked them.
"Actually...we may be able to help you." the man in the wheelchair said. I shook my head, about ready to close the door.
"Sorry, we're not interested in any sales."
"This isn't a sale my dear girl. We're here to talk to you about a chance to explore your new found abilities."
"My abilities? What do you know about my abilities?" I was taken aback by this.
"Abilities you have yet to learn for yourself, Mariella. Maybe we can talk inside, with your brothers as well? We have a lot to explain." Shocked that he knew so much about me and apparently my brothers, I stepped to the side and let them through.
"Mari, who was at the door?" James voice echoed down the narrow hallway from the living room. His head popped behind the corner from his sitting position at his desk where the computer was. When he saw our 'guests' he stood up with a concerned look on his face. Hearing the creaking from the chair, Kole looked up from the couch and past James watched as the man in the wheelchair wheeled his way down the hallway. "Who are you?"
"My name is Charles Xavier. I'm a professor. This is one of my old students, Ororo Monroe. I'm here to inform you that your sister, Mariella, has what we call the X-gene.
It's a gene inside the DNA where it gives them...special...abilities. You sister I believe, has been experiencing these abilities in the past week or so, yes?" James nodded, stunned.
It took an hour for the professor to explain everything, and by that time we were all seated on the couch and loveseat. At the end of his explanation, Kole and James left outside to talk about it, and when they returned they told him that it should be my decision whether or not I wanted to live at this mansion that the professor was talking about. I'll admit, I was sort of scared. I just found out I was a mutant like I hear about only on documentaries and such! But the professor seemed to think that it was best for me. So I took his offer. That night my bags were packed and I hugged my siblings goodbye. The professor said I could visit as much as I wanted, and they could visit me.
In the limo, I looked up at the house one more time as we drove away. I knew things would never be the same, but at the same time, I was excited for the changes.

I know, its horrible, I didn't actually include cookies in this chapter. It's a deceiving title. If you have complaints, I'd love to hear them. No really, I do. But if you'd like a cookie, here :D *hands you a cookie* there's your cookie. ^^