Leaving Brookhaven
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Fill a glass pitcher with four quarts of water and two cups of sugar, stir, and place eight black tea bags as well as two mint leaves inside. Stir again. Then place the pitcher in the window seal that receives the most sunlight for two hours.
When the two hours are nearly over pull out a serving tray making sure to place the amount of glasses needed on it. Three in this case. And fill those three fourths of the way with ice. Go to the refrigerator to pull out a lemon. Cut off the edges then cut it into at least six thin slices one for inside as well as on the rim of the glass.
Once the garnish is done remove the tea bags, give it a final stir with a wooden spoon, then fill the glasses. After that pull out the tea cakes that Destiny made earlier that day placing them on a small white plate. With that done place the plate on the tray and carry it all to the living room then ask the question that's been bugging you for the past two hours, "Destiny wat's this all fer?"
"You will see shortly."
Anna had grown accustomed to her mother's prophetic tones. Always speaking in riddles or saying one thing that actually means another. She liked the lady, but this future seeing business was really starting to get on her last nerves.
[ding! dong!]
The door? Was Mystique coming to check on her? Making her way to the door she opened it a crack to see a handsome boy her age outside the door.
"Wat do ya want?" Handsomeness aside she had not forgot neither her mission nor who her enemies were.
"Hello my name is Scott Summers and I was hoping to speak with you."
"Scott ya say?"
"Yes."
"I don't know any Scotts. Bye." She slammed the door shut.
"It is time," Destiny said from the sofa, "Let him in."
Waiting outside he idly wondered what he was going to tell the Professor about this. She just slammed the door in his face. What was the protocol for situations like this? He wasn't going to blast the door in and drag her off like some kind of ill-tempered barbarian, but he couldn't just leave matters as is either.
Before he could decide the door opened again. Following Anna into her home he took a seat on the sofa opposite them. He could tell by the dark glasses and cane that Anna's mother is blind and judging by the vast amount of sparse between furniture they're not particularly that well off.
"My name is Irene Adler-Darkholme and this is my daughter Anna-Maria Darkholme. Forgive her rudeness. She is still a little jumpy after being attacked by a midget and Iman."
He coughed hoping to alleviate the look of recognition from his eyes, "That is most unfortunate. My apologies … anyway my name is Scott Summers. Thank you for welcoming me into your home and …"
"Get to te point already." Anna interrupted.
He nodded, "I am here on be hath of one Charles Xavier who owns a private institution in New York for mutants."
"Mutants?" Rogue did her best to sound shocked. She had put two and two together. Apparently he is another X-Men sent to retrieve her. At least he actually showed up at her home and asked unlike the other two.
"Yes. We are not as alone as you think." He hoped he sounded much like his father figure.
"Ya just said we," she fiddled her thumbs biting down on her lip, "That means that yer a mutant also?"
"I am. Would you like a demonstration?"
"Outside would be nice." Destiny grabbed her glass making her way to the back door, "And Scott please help yourself to the snacks. Anna made them."
Grabbing a strangely shaped white cookie he made his way to the back looking at dangling peach on the fruit tree.
"You ready for this?" Scott asked. Rogue watched as he removed his expensive looking shades. And to her surprise red lasers shot out taking out far more than just a peach.
"Drat," his shoulders sagged, "I was sure I was able to control the width."
"That was amazin. How did ya do that?"
"Easy, for me at least. As long as my eyes are open with nothing to cover them the beams shoot out no matter what. Back when I was a kid and realized my powers I was scared. I was sure that no one would adopt me. And after accidently blasting a tree I swore I would never open my eyes again until he came," a smile engulfed his face, "Professor Xavier told me that I was special. He told me that I would see again. He placed a pair of red sunglasses over my eyes and told me to open them. I didn't want to at first. I've never been fond of hurting people, but something in his voice made me trust him. On that day I not only was given my sight back, but I also was given a family."
She thought about what he said, "Did ya parents abandon you?"
"At the orphanage no," his face fell, "We were in a small plane, but thanks to a storm it caught on fire. My parents only had two parachutes. They gave one to me and my brother. They told us that they loved us and that they were sorry, told us how to work the chutes, and pushed us out.
As we fell a piece of the plane hit me in the head. I woke up a year later from a coma. The doctors didn't know if my family was alive. I was so sad and my eyes burned so bad until I was sent to the orphanage and used my powers by incident …" the pain he felt forced his mouth to shut.
A part of Rogue wanted him to be abandoned so that she could know someone who went through what she did. On further thought she concluded that she was jealous. His parents died because they loved him and his brother. Why weren't her parents like his?
Noticing that Anna wasn't going to break the silence, "You said that you were from a school Scott?"
"Oh yes," he shook the painful memories away, "For mutants to help them come into their own."
"Does this idea appeal to you Anna?" Destiny asked.
"There's no rush," he lied, "We will wait until you're ready."
"Let's go back inside," Anna led the way, "There's still some more cakes an tea."
They talked idly for an hour. Anna knew that this was the time to leave, but something about what Scott said touched her. It was obvious as he prattled on about this Professor guy that he admired him very much. He was indeed the family that he lost just like what Mystique was for her.
"I've decided to join ya, but if I wanta leave I can right?"
"Of course. This is not a prison." Scott assured her.
"Then I'll do it. Destiny ya know I love ya but I have ta go. I have ta do this an I'll have Scott watching over me. Tell dad when he gets back from work for me 'k."
Destiny had tears in her eyes.
"Jus let me grab my stuff."
"Take your time." Scott said. Yes he had just recruited his first mutant. Wohoo!
Upstairs she packed with a smile on her face. She would soon be arriving at the Institute. That said she picked up the phone dialing 411.
"What is your location?" The lady asked over the phone.
"And then the bird grew wings." She hung the phone up. Magneto would know soon enough.
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"It's late Chuck, just face it your plan didn't work."
"I believe in Scott."
"I believe in no taxes, but you don't see that happening do you?" Logan was about to head down to his room when he heard Scott's car pull up as well as two heartbeats, "Well what do you know."