Elena was pacing in front of the room they were all supposed to meet in. When she had woken up, warm and safe in her bed, the events of the past day hadn't even seemed real.
It all actually hit her, though, when she had reached her destination.
Now, she was just hesitating outside and trying to build up the courage to walk in. She knew she would have to walk in eventually, lest she be late, but it was proving hard to bring herself to actually open the door.
Elena was interrupted from her pacing by the clearing of a throat behind her. Elena flushed red and looked behind her to see Lucy Thompson staring at her expectantly. Elena turned even more red, if that was possible, and addressed her.
"I, well-I-you're here for that thing the Dean was talking about yesterday?"
Lucy raised her eyebrow and answered, a ghost of a smile tracing her lips.
"Well I mean I'm not up this early just because I want to be, so yeah."
"Right- yeah, of course, duh," Elena slightly shook her head.
"Were you gonna go inside or...?" Lucy trailed off.
"No, of course right, yeah. That's why we are here," Elena awkwardly chuckled.
Lucy just stared at her, waiting.
Elena flushed again before opening the door and stepping into the full room, holding the door open for the girl behind her.
Lucy brushed up against Elena as she entered and Lena almost fell as her mind was flooded with unwanted visions of Lucy.
Elena entered reality again to see everyone staring at her. She turned red for probably the millionth time that day before she cleared her throat and sat at one of the chairs provided.
The group of students were arranged in various seats around the room. The place wasn't actually a classroom, but more of a lounge than anything else. The air of the room was awkward and tense as all of the teens waited for… what exactly?
The silence and fleeting looks lingered for a couple more minutes before Lydia Maxon sighed loudly and drew attention to herself.
"Well, what are they waiting for? I didn't come here for fun and they told us all to meet at 8:00. Its 8:15 and there is no one here except for us?" Lydia exclaimed.
As if waiting for a cue, Professor Charles rolled in on his wheelchair and came to a stop at the entrance of the room. He gave the students a mischievous smile.
"I'm glad you asked, Lydia. Your first task in a long day of tests and trials is to be together, in a room, for an hour, and not kill each other. The only way that this team will work is if it is exactly that, a team. You have to learn to get along, all of you."
Several students blanched visibly and a few looked as if they were about to protest when Charles silenced them all with a look.
"Like everything else today, this is non negotiable. Of course, you are welcome to leave now and begin your community service instead," Charles tempted with a smirk.
No one moved.
"Your time begins now, I suggest at least trying to resolve a few of your problems. And remember, if anyone starts any fights, I will know about it."
Charles looked over at Elena, gave her a wink, and rolled out, locking the door from the outside as he left.
Elena blinked hard and tried to discern if any of this actually was happening. She was interrupted from her thoughts by a loud sigh from beside her.
Stiles Stilinski was the culprit, He gave half a sigh again and spoke up.
"Alright, if I'm literally going to be in life or death situations with you people, I have to know what I'm working with. None of you have lame powers right?"
Elena saw Lucy Thompson facepalm in the corner.
"Yeah I'm agreeing with spaz over there for once, it's show and tell time losers," Erica chimed in.
"Yeah, well if you're so eager why don't you go first?" Destiney sassed back.
Erica rolled her eyes and just smirked, her eyes slowly turning black.
"Well if you insist."
The room suddenly got a little darker and then Elena felt herself being drawn into Erica, as if Erica was the most beautiful girl in the world. She barely even noticed herself getting out of her seat and walking towards Erica until Erica snapped her fingers and she was jolted back into reality.
She looked around confused as all of them, with the exception of Mollie, Des, and Belle were out of their seat or on their way, drawn towards Erica.
"What just happened?" Malia frowned.
"Well, I guess you could call me a succubus, anyone who is attracted to the female gender can't help but be pulled into my charm." Erica said smugly.
Belle frowned from her seat in confusion and grumbled.
"Why wasn't I affected then? I like girls plenty?"
Erica looked over at Belle with contempt before replying suavely.
"I meant sexual attraction, sweetheart."
Belle's face flushed bright red and she sunk down into her seat.
"Oh wait, and I can also do this," Erica's teeth elongated into fangs suddenly and her nails grew sharp.
Elena shuddered imagining the damage those things could do.
"Alright now that I've had my turn at show and tell, it's..." Erica trailed off, her eyes searching the room. "-your turn."
Erica stopped and pointed at Scott Grey, and he paled considerably.
"What- wait- why me?" Scott choked out nervously.
Erica made a 'duh' face and scoffed.
"Because you're the new kid, everything about you is a mystery."
Scott's eyes flicked nervously around the room, as if waiting for someone to intervene and help him. Elena gave him a look of pity but didn't move.
"Come on new boy, show us what you've got," Lydia teased.
Scott took a shuddering breath in, and everyone subconsciously leaned forward in anticipation and excitement. He squeezed his eyes shut tight and disappeared from the spot he was sitting. In his place sat a small brown bunny rabbit.
Everyone stared in shock for a minute before a few people snickered.
"Your mutation is turning into a bunny?!" Isaac Monroe burst out in disbelief.
Scott Grey reappeared shifting forward into a bright red, blushing boy.
"Uh, I meant to turn into a wolf, but I can't really control my mutation when I'm nervous," he spoke timidly.
Kate sighed loudly and rested her head in her hands.
"Yeah, that will be real helpful in dangerous situations."
Mollie glared at Kate softly before reasoning.
"Isn't that what this is all for though? I mean we're supposed to use this as training, right?"
"On a positive note, once you get your mutation under control it will be really cool though," Stiles encouraged.
Still beet red, Scott turned to the person next to him, who happened to be Destiney Sommers, hoping to deflect some of the attention away from himself.
"Your turn now," he muttered to her quietly so that no one else could hear.
Destiney obviously took pity on the poor boy and quickly called out drawing all attention to herself.
"Alright It's my turn now. Watch this!"
Everyone stared in shock as the skin on the girl in front of them flashed to reveal scales before turning into the exact skin tone of the professor, the rest of her body soon followed, so that Destiney was unrecognizable. What sat in her place was an almost carbon copy of the man who had just left the room almost fifteen minutes earlier.
Kate seemed to voice everyone's thoughts when she said "Holy shit, that's amazing."
With the encouragement spurring her on the smirk on Destiney's, or rather Charles' face, grew.
"Wait, wait do me now!" Stiles called out.
Destiney's skin flashed again turning into an exact replica of the pale boy.
"Is it wrong that I think I'm hot?" Stiles whispered to Elena, who was sitting next to him.
Elena looked over at him with her eyebrow raised before replying.
"I'd like to say very wrong."
Destiney's skin changed a final time before she became herself again.
Destiney spun around in her chair and pointed over at her best friend.
"Lena." she smirked, "it's your turn to show off now"
Elena sent Destiney a heavy glare before squirming underneath all the eyes on her. She hesitantly smiled, looking towards the curly-haired boy near her.
"I'm gonna need someone to demonstrate my full powers, actually. Isaac why don't you come here?"
Isaac hesitated before getting out of his seat and stomping towards Elena. He bent down to whisper to her.
"I hate when you do this."
"I know," Elena whispered back with sly grin.
Elena looked out at everyone, growing a bit nervous.
"Well uh, basically I'm gonna be able to look into his memories."
Elena held out her hand and Isaac placed his in hers. The second Isaac's hand had touched Elena's the room around her quickly disappeared and it was like she was looking at the world through Isaac's eyes.
She watched quickly as the events of Isaac's morning played quickly and thoughts of Belle and lacrosse floated through her mind. Elena quickly dropped Isaac's hand again.
"You read another chapter of Lord of the Flies last night before going to bed, this morning you had Froot Loops for breakfast and you debated on wearing that shirt or your other black one," she stated.
"Thats all right," Isaac replied meekly.
Elena shooed Isaac back to his seat with a slight wave of her hand before continuing.
"Oh and I can also do this."
Elena's eyes trailed towards the empty table in the middle of the room before the table started to float off the ground where it hovered for a few seconds before settling back down onto the ground.
Lucy gave Elena an intrigued look.
"Impressive."
Elena raised an eyebrow bravely before asking "Why don't you go now?"
Lucy shrugged passively before replying "Why not?" in an almost bored tone.
Elena watched, bemused, as Lucy's fingers expertly twirled up and the small fern in the corner grew until it reached across the classroom and was wrapped around her finger.
"I can work with the Earth and the plants, and make them bend to my will."
Lucy lazily stroked the plant before letting it shrink back into its pot, looking much healthier than when they arrived there.
Elena watched as Lucy made eye contact with the girl next to her.
"What about you dog girl? Are your tails and ears your only mutation?"
"No, I can do this," Malia growled.
She stood up for a moment before picking up the couch, and Kate who was sitting on it, up over her head with one hand, before gently setting it down, before the blunt girl sat back down without another word.
Mollie Chase perked up in her seat and raised her hand slightly before blushing and lowering it. "Can I go next?" Mollie seemed to take the silence that followed as an answer and she grinned wide and cupped her hands as they began to glow yellow.
"I sorta absorb the sun, and then I get to use it." Mollie grinned looking around for approval.
Scott smiles softly at her and remarked "That's so cool."
Mollie's cheeks tinged pink a little before she sat back and let her hands drop.
"I can go now," Kate offered next cutting through the silence.
"Um, pass, I think we all saw enough of your powers yesterday. You too Lydia." Stiles called out.
Lydia sighed loudly and Kate crossed her arms and pouted but neither protested.
"Fine. Then what about you Isaac Monroe? What are you hiding under those glasses?" Lydia asked.
Isaac tensed in his seat before answering tersely.
"I can't do mine in here unless you all want to be killed."
The room was silent. for a moment before Stiles interrupted it with a start.
"Alright, I volunteer to go next," he grinned with a devious look in his eyes before vanishing from his seat with a slight whooshing sound.
Everyone waited a few seconds before Malia called out in confusion "Where did he go?"
Lucy sighed.
"Just wait. 3 2 1-"
Stiles appeared back in his seat with a coffee in his hand
"I just got this coffee from the top of the Eiffel tower," he bragged with a cocky smirk.
"Ohh gimme that!" Elena snatched the coffee out of his hands and Stiles just looked over at her in shock.
"Sure, you can have it," Stiles replied sarcastically.
"Thanks, I was gonna have it anyways," Elena smirked.
She heard Lucy let out a choked giggle and Elena blushed heavily.
"Alright Belle, it's just up to you now." Stiles offered.
Belle looked around with wide eyes,
"Well mine is- well I just feel everyone's emotions. You know, hence the name: empath," she chuckled nervously.
"That's it?" Lydia called out unimpressed.
"Yup, that's it." Belle replied softly.
"Wow that sounds really helpful." Lydia exclaimed sarcastically.
Belle grew hot and sputtered out indignantly.
"Well I didn't ask to be put on this team."
Lydia rolled her eyes before replying loftily.
"Whatever, I better not killed for you is all I'm saying."
"That's enough,"Isaac glared at her.
Thankfully, they were saved by the bell, figuratively, as Professor Charles unlocked the door and wheeled in, looking around hopefully.
"How was it?"