Ceres is mine and the X-Men are Marvel's. The song is "Blood Doll" by Anarchy Club which is also on Rock Band. Great song, get it. This takes place before Avengers Disassembled and before Scarlet Witch went crazy.
Chapter 2
Iron Man looked at the couple happily bickering and chuckled to himself. Soon he would take Ceres into his bed, but so far she had rejected his advances. Did she still feel something for Wolverine? It was possible, but he thought she was over him. She walked over to him and sighed.
"Everything all right?" He asked.
"No. I can feel his lust and yours for that matter. Both of you need to stop it." She was so upset that no words could describe what she was feeling. Why did men have to lust for her? "Look, if you don't mind, I want to go for a drive."
Tony looked at her. "You aren't going to fly?"
"Cars are better in certain situations." She smiled. "Especially that hot rod you built for me, but said I couldn't drive it until I was an Avenger? I'm an Avenger now and I want to take it out for a spin if you don't mind."
"Sure, keys are in the ignition. Ask Jarvis to unlock the garage for you." Tony hugged her tightly. "I'm glad you decided to become an Avenger, Ceres."
"It was the car." She quipped.
"You were never one to lie, so why should you start now?" He handed her a cell phone, purple to match her hair. "This is your Avengers communicator. Do you want a code name? Or is Ceres good?"
"I'll keep Ceres. If I think of one before the first mission, I'll change it. Be back in a bit, Tony." She kissed him on the cheek.
Logan had watched the whole exchange and decided to slip out. He was going to follow her. She was only a few yards ahead and when she went into the garage, he did too. He looked for his bike and found it as Jarvis got out of the way. Both of them revved the engines and she sped away from Stark Tower into the New York streets.
She was casually cruising through the city until she reached Westchester, then she bolted to 90 miles an hour. She was looking for something, Logan could tell.
Finally, she found it. She found him, Professor Xavier's school with Professor Xavier in it. She had always wanted to see it, but she would be damned if she let Logan escort her in and she let both Logan and the Professor know it.
She pulled in and killed the engine. She knew Logan was behind her a ways, but only because she was pissed at him for following. She walked to the door and knocked. The Professor and a guy in red glasses answered the door.
"Not to be rude, but I heard you were in a wheelchair." Ceres stated.
"I got my legs back. I am Charles Xavier and this is Scott Summers, also know as Cyclops." He shook her hand as Logan revved into the garage.
"Damn. I wish he had taken the hint in New York." She said softly, but Logan caught it as he walked up.
"Look, I don't like you being on the Avengers as a mutant. You aren't me." Logan said.
"Well, sorry. You weren't there in 1894, why would you be here now? I can't believe you followed me! You are infuriating and it gets annoying pretty fast." She shouted back in response.
"Why don't you two come inside?" Xavier asked as Cyclops chuckled. "I'm sure the other X-Men are done in the Danger Room."
Ceres held her peace, but kept glaring at Logan as they walked to the elevator. She got in first, followed by Cyclops and Xavier, then Logan. She took out her iPod and had it on the song "Blood Doll" by Anarchy Club.
All that glitters is not sold
The true story never told
Naught but emptiness to hold
Gives no shelter from the cold
Come on take my hand and follow
Open virgin eyes to see
Promise of a dark tomorrow
Staring down eternity
Taken warmly under wing
Accept the gift that darkness brings
Dead of night and sanguine sting
For all of this and everything
Come on take my hand and follow
Open virgin eyes to see
Promise of a dark tomorrow
Staring down eternity
Come on take my hand and follow
Open virgin eyes to see
Promise of a dark tomorrow
Staring down eternity
Blood runs cold on stolen souls
When all has been revealed
No turning back the fade to black
Because your fate is sealed
Come on take my hand and follow
Open virgin eyes to see
Promise of a dark tomorrow
Staring down eternityThey arrived at the basement level as the song ended. It was a long ride, probably because Xavier slowed it so she could listen to her song. She didn't mind that though, in fact she loved it.
"Here we are, the Danger Room." Xavier said as the door opened.
Inside were Nightcrawler, Kitty, Emma Frost, and Beast who were all training. She immediately read their emotions without meaning to and was started by the ferocity of all of them. Emma was collected enough to hide it and she had the stimulation shut off as she heard the door open. The others looked at the stranger with a bit of unease and Ceres floated into the room after Xavier and Cyclops. Logan elected to stay outside.
"This is Ceres. She is now an Avenger with Logan and she wanted to meet us. She is a mutant." Xavier said and Ceres felt everyone relax.
They all looked at her. She felt Emma in her mind and immediately hit her with a force field. "Did I say you could touch my mind?" She asked.
"That's Emma saying hello." Scott whispered to her.
"I don't like my mind read without permission." She stated, leaving no room for argument.
"I'm Kitty." A brown-haired woman stepped up. She looked the same age as Ceres appeared, but was unsure.
"Hi." Ceres said. Then she saw Nightcrawler and Beast. She hugged Beast and said, "Sorry I always wanted to hug something furry that wouldn't kill me." Beast smiled and hugged back. She turned to Nightcrawler. "The Incredible Nightcrawler, I saw you in Germany. Before you joined the X-Men."
"Ja? I was beginning to think no one had seen me who vas what we are." He smiled and hugged her.
"I'm glad you are happy. Sorry I can't control it all the time. I'm an empath." He looked at her. "I sense emotions."
"You have more than one power?" Beast asked, interested.
"Yes. I'm immortal, go figure. I don't know why. I was born in the 1870s and I still haven't aged since I turned 22. I have a force field as you've seen. Along with my empathy, I can also heal. I don't know why I have all these powers, but Tony Stark asked me to be on the Avengers." She finished and noticed that they were looking at her in awe and shock. "I also fly." She added sheepishly.
"My, quite the collection of powers. Do you mind if I get a blood sample to study?" Beast asked politely.
"I guess. I mean, Thor told me I looked like a Celestial Maiden from Old Norse legends and I can imagine why." She looked at Logan and smiled. "My code name, Celestial."