Sorry it took so long to write this and that's a little bit too short. I'll try to be more prompt on the next chapter.
Also please note that chapters 6 and 7 have been revised it is incredibly important to make sure you read chapter 7 as that is the one that changed the most.
The room was dark. Only a single beam of light entered from where the window wasn't fully covered. Aya lay on her bed facing the wall. The same position she'd been in for the past day and a half. On the night stand beside her, a small radio sat turned to an 80's music station. If not for the music playing on the radio the room would be completely silent.
She listened to the song on the radio as it created a mellow mood with it's electronic sound. She knew this song. Her mother would listen to it frequently.
But that was yesterday
I had the world in my hands
But it's not the end of my world (ooh ooh ooh)
Just a slight change of plans
That was yesterday
But today life goes on
No more hiding in yesterday (ooh ooh ooh)
'Cause yesterday's gone, ah-ah ah-ah aaaaah
Aya sighed as she listened to the lyrics. They spoke truth to her. Finding out who she was, a mutant, changed nothing. Perhaps, she thought, it's time I redefine myself. Aya had wanted to redefine herself for the longest time. She hated how she couldn't say two words without stuttering and how she constantly lived in fear of death. She just wanted to live a life in which she could talk to people normally and not fear the inevitable.
But that was yesterday
Love was torn from my hands
But it's not the end of my world (ooh ooh ooh)
Just a little hard to understand
That was yesterday
But today life goes on
You won't find me in yesterday's world (ooh ooh ooh)
Now yesterday's gone
Goodbye yesterday
Now it's over and done
Still I hope somewhere deep in your heart (ooh ooh ooh)
Yesterday will live on
A new fire started in Aya's heart and she became determined not to live life the way she'd been living. Aya pulled herself from bed wincing at the soreness of her muscles, they had not appreciated just lying around for the past day and a half, and made her way to the shower. She let the water run over her body as she thought. I guess I could go to that academy. It would probably behoove me, I don't know much about being a...a mutant. But if I go then he will be there. Aya leaned back against the shower wall, she had to consider the pros and cons of going to the academy.
Aya turned the shower off her mind still cluttered with questions and concerns. Should she or should she not go to the academy? She quickly dryer herself off and threw on some clothes. She ran a brush through her dark hair and decided to leave it down instead of putting it up in her usual pigtails. Maybe a walk will help me clear my head. She went upstairs not worried about her foster parents hearing her as they were at their religious activity of the day. The activities tended to last the entire day even though they told Aya it would only ever take an hour or two.
Aya left the house and started walking aimlessly with a thousand thoughts running through her head. She stopped in front of a park and decided to sit on the swings. There was no one else there so she embraced the silence as she mulled over her decision. Even though he will be there, I think that maybe...it would be best. I know nothing of being a mutant and maybe this can help me become a new, better me. Besides maybe I can learn to-
"So here you are. I was worried when you never responded to my note." Aya knew that voice. She turned and saw Pietro sitting on the swing next to her.
"Wh-What do you want P-P-Pietro?" She asked looking down at her feet.
"Just to talk. By the way you look nice with your hair down. You should wear it like that more often." Aya glanced up at him to see him smiling off into the distance.
"Th-thanks." They sat like that in silence for the next few minutes. "I th-think I should go now."
"So soon?" Pietro looked up at her.
"Yes, m-m-my parents will soon b-be getting home." Aya got up and began walking away, "It was n-nice seeing you P-Pietro." She said a slight blush forming on her cheeks. She quickly left after saying that and hurried home her mind set about the academy.
As she arrived at the house her foster parents were just pulling into the driveway. "Oh Aya you're up." beamed Mrs. Clark, though Aya could tell her smile was fake, "That's wonderful."
"I've d-decided I want to go to the academy." Aya blurted right away.
"Oh well wonderful, we'll contact that Xavier fellow right away." Aya could see the relief in her foster mother's eyes. Ever since they found out Aya was a mutant they'd become somewhat distant, more so than usual, but Aya didn't blame them. She wasn't exactly the easiest of children to take care of before and now that she found out she was a mutant that was just another thing that the Clarks would have to bear and they had already reached their limit.
Aya ran down to her basement room and began to pack her things as Mrs. Clark made the call. She had the feeling that she would be moving to the academy very soon.
Credit: Song "That Was Yesterday" by Foreigner
