1 year later
"Just focus" Jean told me as I looked at the vase, it was full of roses and lillies; my favourite flowers. "Focus on what you want to happen in your mind" I focused on lifting the vase up and very slowly the vase lifted up from it position on the window sill I kept it going higher and higher until a knock at the door scared me
"Ah!" I yelped and the vase that was still in mid air, smashed in the air and shattered to the floor in a million pieces "Sorry!" I exclaimed
"No, its fine" Jean laughed at my expression "Hey, don't worry you just got scared that's all" I nodded and she moved her hands from my shoulders to go open the door.I could hear her talking so she was probably going to be a while so I moved to stand by the window, all the kids outside were playing some younger than me, well I think? It turned out I can control my ageing and appearance so when I came Jean did a blood test and found out how old I was, I am now currently 14 and you know what, I didn't really want to get any older just yet!
I noticed a bird that sat outside the window in front of me it was brown with white-tipped wings and stared at me for the longest of time, I could hear its heartbeat in my ears and I couldn't stop myself from focusing on that for the longest time getting faster and faster, I couldn't stop. I don't know what I was doing until I heard the birds tiny heart beat stop and the bird suddenly seemed motionless and cold...wait what? I snapped out of my trance and look at the bird putting a hand to my mouth "Ren?" I heard Jean get closer "Rena, what's wrong?" I turned round to look at her, she was now standing behind me and I looked at her with terrified eyes
"I-I d-didn't mean to" I stammered "I...I don't know how I" I tried to explain as Jean looked at the bird and sighed. I felt hot tears come to my eyes; what had I done? you just kill a bird, that's what genius! a little voice in my head told me Jean grabbed my shoulders lightly and looked my in the eye
"Listen to me, I have to go help some people who just came in" I was about to question who but the red-haired women shook her head "I want you to stay with the Professor until I get back" I nodded unable to say anything as we walked out the room together "and Rena!" I looked back
"Yes?" I said
"Don't worry about it, okay?" I smiled and nodded before continuing down the hall to the professor's classroom. I felt horrible after what I did to that poor bird! maybe there was a way to fix it? Like reversing it? god dammit Ren! I thought you need to control yourself more! since I was so lost in my own thoughts I didn't even notice walking into someone
"Oh my gosh!" a soft southern accent exclaimed "I'm so sorry are you okay!" wow calm down there! I only walked into you
"Yeah, don't worry" I smiled "It was my fault! I was lost in my own world for a moment" we both laughed slightly "I'm Rena but, everyone else calls me Ren" I introduced myself
"I'm Rogue" she smiled "I just came here, you'r not from round here?" she added questioningly
"No, I'm from Australia but I apparently lived over here" she looked at me confusedly "when they found me I had no memories of my past what so ever...I still don't now" I finished a bit sadly then I realized I was probably dampening the mood, "anyway I have to go" I told her
"Oh, it was nice meeting you!" she called
"You too! Bye!" then I continued walking down the hall, she was nice I thought I hope I can speak to her more often it would be nice to have a few more friends.
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The Professor was teaching his physics class with me on the other side of his desk, I ran a hand through my blonde hair and leaned an arm on the desk listening to facts I had yet to learn but I had Professor last year for Physics, I remember his class: it was one of the first classes I had when I came.
Suddenly a man rushed in looking very panicked, his breathing was heavy and judging by his clothes he was one of the people that had been brought in the weird thing is though he seemed slightly familiar "Good morning Logan" Professor said kindly before turning back to his students. I made eye contact with who I know knew to be Logan his eyes were the same type of grey-blue that mine were I broke the eye contact when I professor started to speak "I'd like your definitions of weak and strong on my desk by Wednesday, that is all" with that all the pupils began to clear off, not with out one student forgetting her bag then walking through the wall...you know, as you do.
Logan gave a jump when kitty walked through the wall and turned back to us with me now stood by the Professor's side, he held up a book and said "Physics" before putting the book down "I'm Charles Xavier, would you like some breakfast?" He asked kindly as he moved forward, I stayed in my place for a minute before moving with him I was still trying to work out if I knew this guy.
"Where am I?" Logan asked
"Westchester, New York" I replied he looked at me for a minute before back to Professor
"You were attack, my people brought you here for medical attention" Professor explained
"I don't need medical attention" Logan said quickly and Professor nodded "Where's the girl?" He asked looking around the room,
"Rogue? she's here, she's fine"
"Really?" Logan said unconvinced. In that moment Storm and Scott walked in my face immediately lit up and I walked over to storm, storm was just as much of sister to me as Jean was like a mother and I really need to tell her about the bird incident
"Storm! I really need to tell you something!" I said in a hushed voice but she shook her head lightly
"Not now" she said just as hushed "we can talk later, I promise" I nodded understandingly and kept by her side where she had an arm round me
"Logan, I'd like you to meet Ororo Monroe also known a Storm" He introduced "The girl by her side is Rena-Annette"
"It's just Rena" I cut in "Or Ren" I hated being called my full name. I glanced at Logan who nodded
"This is Scott Summers, also known as Cyclops" Scott extended a hand to Logan but he just looked at it, Scott took the hint and lowered his arm rude I thought
"They saved your life" I told Logan who turned to face me I was about to say something else when Jean walked in
"I believe you have already met Doctor Jean Grey" Professor said as she walked in "You are in my school for the gifted, for mutants" The man explained to Logan "You'll be safe here from Magneto"
"Who's Magneto?" Logan asked skeptically looking at the professor as if he was mad, to be fair I think anyone would.
"A very powerful mutant, who believes a war is brewing between mutants and humans" Professor explained "I've been following his movements for some time, the man who attacked you was one of his followers called Sabertooth"
Logan scoffed and shook his head chuckling slightly, what was so funny? "Sabertooth?" he raised an eyebrow before turning to me and Storm "Storm? yeah, what do they call you? Wheels?" I frowned in annoyance, okay even if he didn't believe he has no right to be that rude! He started laughing lightly "This is the stupidest thing I have ever heard!" he moved to walk away but Scott was blocking the door "Cyclops right?" He questioned when Scott didn't move Logan grabbed his collar looking angry. "You better move" Logan growled and I stepped out of Storms side embrace
"Hey!" I said defending my friend
"Logan" Professor said sharply "It's been almost fifteen years hasn't it, moving from place to place, trying to remember who or what you are?" Logan let go of Scott and turned to the Professor angrily, Storm grabbed my arm to pull me back from getting hurt if there was violence "Shut up!" Logan demanded angrily I think the Professor started talking to him via thought as he started to look around wildly, then he turned his gaze back to the Professor and smiled slightly "What is this place?"
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Everyone was teaching, the Professor was showing Logan around and the others were in class, now was my chance. I moved swiftly down the magnetic hall ways hiding if I thought I heard anyone I felt like some one out of James Bond! except I was Australian and not British...and I don't have Brown hair I'm Blonde... but anyway! I kept walking until I came to the file room.
Jean had told me numerous times before I wasn't aloud to look at my file yet because it wasn't 'fully ready' whatever that meant, but you see this file had everything about me that I didn't know in it! any ever once and a while if I was bored I went and tried to find it but it was hidden in a different part of the room each week, I like to think of it as Jean and I's little game.
Using my powers I unlocked the door and walked into the room stupidly leaving the door open "If I was a file were would I be?" I muttered to myself I began looking through files and different sections, where does she hide it?! the moon? then an Idea hit me. I walked out of the room and into Jean's office thankfully she wasn't there, and I began to look through the draws. "Books, paper, pens, elastic bands" I listed out loud "Files!" I put them on top of her desk and began to dig through the pile.
"Mission, medical, certificates..." there was one that suddenly caught my eye labelled Subject R I ran my hand over the top of it and examined it slightly, something inside me was screaming for me to open it and I was just about to when I heard the Professors voice
"This is the medical centre, where you woke and-Oh Rena!" In strolled the Professor with Logan in toll, I suddenly froze
"Shouldn't you be in lesson, kid?" Logan asked me
"I don't need to" I replied quickly
"What are you doing here anyway Rena?" Professor asked me
"Oh me, w-well...I erm, was just..." he noticed the file in my hand, crap I knew this wouldn't last long..
"What's that in your hand?" he asked me and even Logan looked suspicious
"its erm...nothing, j-just a file" I said
"Don't lie to me Rena-Annette I can read minds" what! she didn't exactly ask me to find it but she said I could
"I'm not! I..." I was lost for words. What do I say now? Shit, I really need to be sneakier
"Let me see it please" I handed it over to the Professor while sighing. He examined it before widening his eyes slightly "Who told you to get this file?"
"Jean... she told me to get it for her" I explained though I was pretty sure he already read my mind, I frowned and looked to the floor for a minute then back at the other two
"Logan could you wait outside for a minute" the Professor asked, the young man looked at me for a minute before walking out of the room, oh lord here we go. "Listen to me Rena, you cannot read this file" Professor told me sternly
"Why not! I know it's my file and you can't stop me, thats not fair!" I exclaimed angrily
"You are not ready to see it yet, not until you can fully control your powers" if I had a dollar for every time I heard that!
"But I can!" I practically shouted as a pair of metal claws came from my knuckles and behind me some test tubes smashed causing me to jump and turn around, oops. I looked sheepishly back at the Professor and, behind him, I could see that Logan had entered the room upon hearing the smash he looked untterly confused at me and I looked from his hands to mine to see we had the same claws "Snap?" I said lightly, turning back to the Professor I took a deep breath "What is in there, that is so bad! that I can't see it?" I asked slightly calmer my claws went back it just before he spoke softly to me in my mind
I'm sorry, but you are no ready urgh! I hated this he couldn't control me! if anything I could control him! not that I was going to, I sighed irritably and pushed past him and Logan before making my way back to my room to sit and mope. I was not Happy.
So guys, worth the wait? 3 follows and 3 favs already? Thanks guys! I really wasn't expecting it :) a virtual cookie to all of you! I imagine Ren as a young Dakota Fanning from the secret life of bees or some where around that time? I hope you liked the chapter and don't be afraid to review!-
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