CHAPTER ONE
I
It had been two years since Kristen's Death and Aaron couldn't help but live with this pain inside of him. he lost the one good thing that was the most important to his life. Kristen. He had tried to get over it but it was too hard for him. Living in Texas was getting even harder, yet he had no other choice. it was time for him to move on and find a new place to live. What else could he do, he thought to himself. Where would be the best place to go? He thought long and hard over this decision as he sat on the bed in his apartment. He had learned to harness his ability and power and do great and amazing things with it. He never had to pay an electric bill but he did have other bills to pay, like his rent which was 4 months overdue. He turned his head to the stack of mail on the dresser and pulled them off and went through them and found a letter addressed to him from Manchester, New York from a professor Xavier. He slowly opened the letter and began to read it to himself. Dear Mr. Rayes. My name is Professor Charles Xavier. I teach at a school full of gifted students and I am looking for a young protégé to help with the younger kids. I have taken the liberty to ask for you. Your family was quite distraught at this, they did not want you to take on such pressure. But I believe with your ability you can help them. Please consider this option. I will have a plane ready for you. My two best teachers with a few students about your age will be ready to pick you up on February 23 if you are wanting and willing to come and join the school among others like you. It is your choice to make. signed PROFESSOR X. Aaron put the letter down and sighed out, this could be his way out of this stinking town and looked at the calendar on the wall. February 23, Is what day it was. he suddenly jumped from a tap on his shoulder and turned around to see a very pretty girl with braided pony tails on the sides of her face. "Hello.. my name is Kitty. You must be Aaron right ?"
"Y..y..y..yes I am. and how did you get in here ?"
"With my ability silly, I am kind of like a ghost. I can move through things. What can you do ?"
"It's not important what I can do. it is actually very dangerous. But how did you know my name anyway?"
"Through the letter. I am one of the students at the school there. Are you going to be a student ?"
"No.. I am not. I am to be a protégé for the younger kids there. "
"That sounds so cool, your ability must be pretty cool then if that is what Professor X wants you to be."
"Yeah, I guess so. Just give me a few minutes okay." He soon went into the closet and pulled off what little clothes he had off the hangers while kitty looked at some of his pictures and stumbled across one picture of him and a girl smiling together and a small black box in front of it and looked around and opened it to see a ring inside it. She knew she shouldn't have done it, but she was curious to know more about this Aaron guy. He did after all look pretty cute to her. As soon as he came out saw her looking at the small now opened black box. "Who's the girl ?"
"It's none of your business okay. And I would gladly ask you to stop snooping around at my stuff. I don't go snooping through yours." She soon sighed out and he shook his head at his own comment. "Look I am sorry Kitty, that girl her name is Kristen. That ring is an engagement ring okay."
"So you were going to ask her to marry you, is that correct? I would like to meet her. She looks very pretty."
"Sure just go down the street a few blocks and turn left and enter the cemetery. You can find her there."
"You mean she is..?"
"Yes, she is. but that is another life I really don't want to bring it up okay. It's hard enough as it is."
"I am sorry Aaron. I have no idea what that feeling is really like. It must hurt you every day."
"It does, it really does. Every single day. I never should have let her go. I should have made her stay." He spoke as tears began to roll down his face as he finally finished packing up all his things, and grabbing the picture and black box. "Alright, I am ready to go." She slowly held her hand out to him but he did not reach out for it. "I have my own way. Watch this." He soon closed his eyes tightly as his body began to emit a strange light and instantly in a bright flash was gone and like lightning struck and reappeared at the rooftop where the blackbird was as Kitty looked through as she phased through the rooftop. "That is so awesome. You teleported. you can teleport ?"
"No.. actually, I call it sliding. it is when you go from one point to another in a flash of light. My powers are based on Light. I harness a type of ethereal light. That is one of few things I have learned to do though my powers keep growing stronger every day. I can also see that you are in love with a boy named Bobby ? Is that correct."
"How did you know that. Please keep it to yourself. He is with a girl named Anna. Them two are together."
"Well, everybody gives off this aura.. it is a special light. some lights different. some tell of life, some tell of death and so forth. That is what has brought me all my pain and sorrow."
"So you can tell who lives and who dies.. just by this aura, correct ?"
"That is correct kitty." They both began talking as they walked and boarded the plane and smiled to each other. " I think I am really going to like it there already. I just hope I can get to see more of you Kitty, I mean if that is alright?" Kitty soon began to blush slightly at him. " I would like that too.. Kitty Pride is my name, but my x-men name is Shadow Kat. You should have one too. "
"I don't know about that Kitty.. I really don't ." She couldn't stop thinking of a cool name for him, until logan spoke up and Aaron saw him. "Kitty you are Shadow Kat.. what is the opposite of a shadow. that should be his name. Now keep it down back there, I am trying to get some shut eye up here." He gruffed out and closed his eyes again. " You should be DARK LIGHT." She spoke excitedly and the Blackbird soon arrived at the school." We are here," jean spoke out. Aaron got off first and helped them out by extending his hand to just the ladies. jean smiled at the gentleman way Aaron handled himself. So did kitty too. Logan didn't like this Aaron kid so much, something about him gave him the chills. As for Scott who piloted the plane, looked at Aaron with a jealous look, thinking:' Oh great another guy hitting on my woman. will this ever stop.' Until Jean turned around to face Scott. "Logan take the kids inside please, I have to talk to scott alone."
"Alright Jean.. you got it. Come you two young uns' follow me. The two love birds want to be alone." he replied then put his cigar back between his lips. Taking them to Charles office, seeing as how the class had just ended. "Ah, Mr. Rayes, I am so glad you decided to come. There is so much you need to learn to be my protégé . First off, No smoking in here Logan. How many times must I tell you this. Now Aaron, I see you have made a new friend already. Kitty has taken a strong liking to you. She had taken a moment to give you a name. DARK LIGHT, is it ?"
"Yes sir, why that name. I don't understand. but I guess with my ability and my last name, it does kinda make sense. Rayes.. like rays of light. hence the light.. and part of the light, shows the cold, lonely, darkness in me. Hence the Dark. DARK LIGHT. "
"I know you are troubled and have a troubled past. it was never easy for you was it. Growing up with a power like that. You and Jean Grey are a lot alike. You both are level 5 mutants. Though you are younger.. you might even surpass her. That is why I believe you should be here with us. Let me teach you, help you harness your full capability. I believe YOU to be the world's savior in these dark times. "
