AN: David's new adventure at the Xavier Institute begins now. After a temporary goodbye to his loved ones, he starts out at a new place, with some new friends and some new foes as well.
Chapter Three: Sad Goodbyes and Warm Welcomes
Alex was sound asleep in her hospital bed when she felt a familiar presence in her room. She opened her eyes, and tilted her head towards a familiar face in the room. She let a smile cross her face as the face stepped forward.
"Hey, what are you doing here?" Alex said, trying to prop her body up. David stepped forward, and helped her up. David took a deep sigh, and laid next to her on the bed. David took another deep breath, and spoke.
"I am trying to find out who did this to you guys, and now I have to go to the Xavier institute to do so." David said. Alex snuggled closer to him, placing her head on his chest, and uttered a sigh with content.
"I know that you are going to do this because you want to make sure that yo can protect us and whoever did this can't hurt us again. But David, I need you to promise something to me." Alex said, seriousness in her voice.
"Sure, babe, what is it?" David said.
"Don't lose control, and come back to me in one piece." Alex said, sort of sad in her statement and voice.
"I will, baby, don't you worry your pretty head about that." David said, kissing her lightly. Alex soon fell asleep in his arms, and David stayed until he was sure that she was sound asleep in her bed. He moved away from her, and tucked her in. Giving her one last kiss, he left the room.
David stepped into his little sister's room, and saw her sleeping peacefully. He moved her long black hair out of the way, and just stared at her.
Man, she looks just like mom. David thought. He didn't want to wake her so he just took a seat in her room, and watched her rest. After hazing Justin for being a serious big brother, it was moments like this that he knew what he meant by that. Now here he was, his life changed by two girls, one he was going to marry someday, and the other one being his little sister. Man, David's life changed in a matter of months, and it might change for the better now.
David gave his sister a kiss on the cheek, and left in the darkness of the evening.
David sat in his seat as the blackbird roared through the sky. He was nervous about heading to a new school, but he was even more nervous about leaving Alex and Lynn all alone back in New York City. He was ready to kill whoever attacked them, and that is the only reason that he was out here.
Ororo brought the plane down for a landing, and he grabbed his bags and pulled them close to himself.
"Well, we are here. Ready to get settled in?" Ororo asked, looking back at her passenger.
"As well as I ever will be." David said with a fake smile on his face. David slung his bag onto his shoulder, and stood before the ramp of the plane. Making sure that the Demon's Cross was in the belt loop of his jeans, David watched as the ramp of the plane lowered to reveal a welcome party...
"He's here." Michael said, looking back at Yusuke and William. They managed to get a home close to the Institute a few days before David got there.
"Nice, maybe we can head out to get some food then?" Yusuke asked. Michael and William glared at their friend.
"How is he getting along with the friends and other mutants there?" William asked Michael eagerly.
"I don't know, the plane just landed. Let him get situated." Michael told him. "Well, this is going to be fun. I can already tell."
"What about the barrier around David's mind, is that still up?" Yusuke asked.
"Of course it is." Michael stated. "Now, if you don't mind, let's just see how the demon interacts with the other students shall we."
Jean, Scott, Logan, and Professor Xavier watch as Ororo stepped off of the plane, followed by the kid that she brought with him. He looked young, but he walked with the grace of an adult. He wore a headband around his head, which could barely be seen through his dangling black hair. That was just on the surface of this teen, which was a cover, of course.
The minute that he stepped in front of them, the four felt a cold freezing wind blow through. Not literally, of course, but he had something about him that made the four of them very uncomfortable. He looked normal on the outside, but on the inside, he was a very dark individual, and they were going to find that out very soon.
David didn't say a word to them, he only nodded, and walked to his awaiting room.
"That kid, there is really something wrong with him, isn't there?" Scott asked, speaking up.
"I think so, since when do teens have tattoos? I can tell that the one on his arm is not normal at all, is it?" Jean chimed in.
"Keep a close eye on him. He might be the one we are after." Xavier said, following David to his room.
It was late at night, and David found himself staring out into the grounds of the Xavier Institute. Dressed in only his sweats, David stood before the window, looking at the grass that the moonlight shown in the darkness. David had to do one thing before he went to sleep, and that thing was something he did every night, check on Alex and Lynn. Making sure that there was no one around in his room, David removed his headband, and scanned the hospital to check on the two of them. There he was able to see that Alex was sleeping peacefully in her bed, and so was Lynn. Good, they were doing alright. That eased some of his nervousness, but there was something eager that was running through his mind.
Tomorrow, he had a first day of training, and how he was going to get through that was a mystery. Luckily, he had the Sword of Souls with him.
It was going to be a good day...
AN: Well, in the next chapter, David takes on the Danger Room, has a first day of school, and a meeting with the Brotherhood. Also, David starts gets under the skin of everyone, except for Kitty for a good reason.
