Hello people of earth and my beloved readers for this story. I apologize for not updating this story as of late, I have been busy. I thank you for your attention towards this story and I am forever grateful that you like it. I hope you continue to do so. What started out as an idea is now on it's way to becoming a multi-chapter story.. and it it all thanks to you readers for inspiring me with your enthusiasm. This chapter is titled: Broken Serenity. :)

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Will blinked twice before shifting away his bright aquamarine orbs from the deep shade of brown, instead he busied himself with the task of cautiously examining the figure that stood in front of him with wild, midnight colored curls that succeeded in defying the laws of gravity; shining in the softly dimmed lights around them against her milk chocolate colored skin. Embarrassment curled from within his stomach with the heavy weight that it possessed as he stared down at the woman's dark dark combat boots that encased her feet. Though Will thought that his initial reaction seemed justified for the word 'Honey' slipped from Lexi's lips in such a teasing and borderline sensual manner, and it had jealousy pulsing through his body despite the fact that he met her less than thirty minutes ago... Literally.

Hell, was he even allowed to feel this way? Sure this breathtaking blond beauty was his soulmate - but she was also a soulmate that he had met only a short while ago; or so it seemed to William. The only thing he knew about her was her name.. was it pitiful how attached to her he already was? Probably. Many people had different responses towards the whole soul mate thing in which a person is destined to 'complete you'. Over, and this is Will only estimating, thirty billion people in this world .. the supposed 'experts' calculating that about 95% of the population had gotten a soul-mate identification mark whenever they started hitting puberty, when their body underwent change.

'Like a butterfly', a few of the females around him swooned the claim that made him roll his eyes exasperated even when he was a child. What someone refused to tell all of those attention deprived fools was the cold hard truth that not every match was perfect. His parents being the prime example to back this theory up..

..And yet he also knew that Lexi had unknowingly encaptured all he had ever wished for in a soul-mate. She seemed observant, going so far as to pull him deeper into the shadows to escape someone that possibly could have meant the both of them harm. She had fabulous taste in music if her Bon Jovi band t-shirt was anything to go by.. and that was only what he recognized hidden within her actions. She also had to care deeply for him, a complete stranger to her, to stop him in the first place.. Anger and frustration at his actions shown on her face when she discovered that he had knowingly, allowed himself to be put in a red zone in the first place -

There was movement from beside him, making Will shift his body sideways in response to lock eyes with Lexi's bright hazel eyes that somehow reined in the silvery, predatory glints a midst the silence. In their steed was amusement as she looked from the other woman, to him and back again, "Hey.. I would like you to meet someone. This is William 'Holy fucking shit.. I certainly did not expect you to look like a fucking angel..' James." Lexi smiled brightly as she put his words in between his first and last name, seeming ecstatic that she had 'finally' discovered him. She looked at him then, the curve of lips dimming into a soft, gentle smile that still showed off her high cheekbones and the beauty that was Alexia Branson shown brightly from the inside out.

"Will," The only man in the room had to suppress the shiver of pleasure that threatened to curl down the length of his spine when Lexi said his name, an action that her friend did not miss if the knowing expression etched upon her features before it twisted with amusement. "This is one of my best friends, Bree."

"It's nice to meet you." Will spoke gently, surprised he had the control still within him not to stutter with Lexi being this close to him. Bree nodded firmly in acknowledgment before going back to analyze him quietly with understanding now flickering in the depths of her dark orbs, never allowing a word to pass from her lips.

Lexi tilted her head slowly to the right, a curious frown stealing the breathtaking smile off of her lips that he was quickly growing to like seeing. Will didn't know exactly how, but it seemed to reassure him that everything would be alright. Bree stopped her observations she was taking of him, (It seemed almost unnatural how she stared, unblinkingly, at him.. and it was starting to make him feel awkward.) looking at Lexi with a curving smile before she parted her mouth to speak, "Sunshine went out a few minutes before you got here. probably will be back later."

"Ah." The blonde made the noise in understanding before looking between the two of them, "Well he has to be back on the Fob - 'quick, rush and a hurry' - so I will go grab the stuff for Stefan and we will be on our way."

The moment she stepped out of the room, Bree seemed to spring forward. Stepping closer, she eyed him suspiciously "So Will, tell me.. how do you feel about mutants?" She stared at him hard, the underlining protectiveness that he noticed in her body language brought forth enlaced in her voice. He was sure it was meant to intimidate him, or at the very least make him even more awkward to be around her.. but it only made Will grow to respect her even more.

Bree was obviously a mutant, and dealt with the arrogance and the jealousy from other people just because she was different from them. He had been wrong before, on his assumption of the woman.. she was only being cautions. Was she.. afraid of him? The things that she thought him to be capable of doing?

As he opened his mouth to ease her fears - understanding this woman more than the silent, cautions one she had portrayed to be in an act of defense. Slowly, her expression softened when Bree bare witness to the signs of genuine.. despite all his attempts to soften her up to the idea of him and that he didn't want her to be afraid of him (For Lexi and her friendship with this woman? For his own morals and values?) She still held firm, saying one thing before walking out of the room to leave him in the empty space.

"Good." Bree nodded her head a fraction, "Keep in mind for the years to come, that I will always protect Lexi.. even if it is from herself or the one person she calls soulmate."

Will blinked a few times in surprise, staring after Bree in silence before Lexi came to him only a few minutes later with a black messenger bag. He smiled calmly, taking her smooth hand in his; gently rubbing his thumb on the back of it in comfort as she playfully pulled him out the door. What Bree had told him.. did that mean that Lexi herself was a mutant as well?

He stared at the side of her head, directing him how to blend in the shrouding shadows around them. Under the luminous moon that hung from above in the heavens, her honey blonde hair shone like a beacon through the darkness and -

Holy shit, he already had it bad..

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Lexi smiled softly at him in reassurance, before gripping his left arm in a gentle yet firm grip and suddenly Will was assaulted by the feeling of ice water being dumped over his head. A full body shiver cringed within his movements, trying to yank his body away from the feeling - however it soon disappeared as quickly as it came.

"Easy.." Lexi steadied his body before he could fall from the place he stood, a silent apology etched upon her face before she spoke again. "Breathe, Will.. breathe."

An unsteady, heavy breath left his lips before Will swallowed the thick surprise that developed from within his throat. "W - what was that?" There was no accusation enlaced within his stuttered question, only surprise and a tad bit of caution.

"My apologies." Lexi cringed gently before forging ahead with what she knew she needed to say, unknowingly confirming his suspicions. "I.. happen to be a ..feral mutant. A powerful one with an ability over illusions." She paused gently, waiting only a few seconds to process what she was telling him, before continuing. "Right now, only you and I can see each other. Under my illusion, we are invisible to others around us and can literally walk past the checkpoint unnoticed to the world. As long as you are quiet.."

The beautiful mutant trailed off her words, eyeing him with wide orbs as he silently stared back. "This is.. a lot to process." Will blinked a few times in thought before meeting her gaze, shocked by the anguish glinting in the color of silver within them. He thought back to his words, before stuttering his words out quickly to make her understand. "No.. No! Not in a bad way.. I'm just - shocked and more than a tad bit confused. Can we simply walk past a checkpoint of a High Security U.S Army Base - unnoticed?"

Instead of taking his incredulity the wrong way, as she undoubtedly had that before that it was aimed at her and the revelations she provided him with... she smiled a wide mischievous grin at him, before Lexi offered out her left hand for Will take whenever he was ready. She spoke only five words that held an outright dare, tilting her head to the right where the Fob was only a half a mile or so away:

"Let's find out ... shall we?"

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For an uncertain amount of time, she had walked upon this earth.. searching for answers to pair up with all the questions that plagued her mind. All she had to help identify herself were a pair of dog tags that claimed her as 'Alexia Branson : Ravaged' and the friendships of a few people that were helpful in rediscovering who was the feral mutant that stared back from within her mirror.

She didn't know if she would ever get to recover the awe inspiring woman from the stories that she were told, but as she walked through a green zone to find one of her closest friends - Lexi took this time to recall just how amusing Will's surprise was that they easily accomplished the task of getting on the Fob.. how much Stefan appreciated the information he had been searching years for and how much she savored the warm, tight embrace that the younger mutant had offered her.

"Lexi!" The woman turned, smiling when a familiar voice called her name. There, about twenty feet away, stood another beauty. Icy blonde waves cascaded down her back, with a pair of blue eyes that were alight with joy from their place upon her heart shaped face..

"Ray." Lexi mocked her tone of voice teasingly, side stepping around an tank that rolled through the spacious Iraqi market, steadying a little boy that had been calling out for his father that lost sight of him from falling as the crowd around them pushed and shoved at each other. Moving around the three people that came out of the tanker and then she heard a soft clicking noise echo within her ears, a warning that she had heard multiple times through the span of her memories. Her breath became jagged as if fell from her lips, heavy with horror and when she shot her head up she locked eyes with Raven Darkholme, a person she playfully called 'Ray' which had later transitioned into 'Sunshine'. Lexi only had time to speak two words as loudly as she could before proceeding into action.

"Raven!" It was a scream that Raven took immediate notice of, aware that Lexi - with or without memories - never called her by her real, first name unless it was an emergency. She heard one more word in Arabic that echoed from a crossed the crowd that made her eyes widen with alarm, watching as Lexi grabbed the nearest child - a little boy that was calling out to his papa with earnest - shielding him quickly with her body, "Bomb!"

It was the last word that induced chaos from the people around them for only a small moment - just before their vision spiraled into darkness and an unspeakable amount of pain seeped into them all.

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Thank you very much for reading. As I have said before there will be Elena and Jean Grey Bashing as I really did not like them and/or how they acted. Bree is a mutant and both her and Lexi are very protective of each other. As for Raven, Lexi first nicknamed her 'Ray' and that later transitioned into 'Ray of Sunshine'.. she will have nicknames for most people. I think of Raven as Jennifer Lawrence when she played Raven in 'Days of Future Past'. Youthful and spirited - yet determined and strong.

I hope you liked this chapter and continue to like this story. Please take the time to review and let me know what you think. :)