By.CorvidQueen
Anona swallowed nervously as Morgana led her into the slightly packed, dual living room, rec room. Everything seemed to come to a halt, all eyes turning to take a gander at the new girl. Cartoons went unnoticed, cards where held in plain view and the dozing where awakened by the silence.
"Geeze guys, you think you be a little more intimidating? Chill out, I'll bring her around to meet you, I promise." she giggled, blond locks bobbing as she waved them off.
Most smiled before they returned to their prior activities, a few still chancing glances their way. The first thing to catch Anona's attention was the variation of ages amongst those gathered, and most of them where female. The second thing she noticed was the eerie silence had been replaced by a natural, benign hum. Morgana cocked her head, crystal eyes narrowing slightly as she contemplated who would put Anona most at ease. The answer was obvious when she spotted Byron, gently touching Anona's elbow. The girl jumped almost guiltily before looking to Morgana who smiled brightly back at her.
"I had a feeling you weren't paying me any attention."
Anona felt a blush rise to her already flushed cheeks, allowing herself to be led to the couch where Byron and two other young girls where watching Pokemon.
"Byron, Jess, Tess, meet Anona."
Byron looked up with his placid gray eyes and smiled.
"We've already met." he said quietly, a question clear in his tone as he gazed more pointedly at Anona. "How'd you sleep?"
"Fine, thanks." Anona responded slowly, a blush turning her forehead red as she ran her fingers through still damp curls, uneasy.
Morgana eyed the pair before clearing her throat and looking to the girls who where now staring at Anona with nothing short of awe.
"Anona, meet the twins."
"Hi Anona!" the said brightly in unison, smiling widely.
Anona blinked, her voice failing her for the moment as she stared down at the duo. Curly red locks where tied back in frizzy pigtails, green eyes as bright as their smiles.
"Erm, hi." Anona finally managed to respond, giving them a timid smile.
"I'm Jess, that's Tess."
"I'm Tess, that's Jess."
"We really like your-"
"-wings. They're very-"
"-pretty, just like you."
Anona backed away despite herself, suddenly feeling dizzy. Byron and Morgana flashed her sympathetic grins.
"I know, it's like, so totally creepy when they do that, but you get used to it." Morgana said as she tugged gently on one of, who Anona believed to be, Tess's pigtails.
"This is Tess-" Byron said, motioning to the girl on the left, " And that's Jess. You'll be able to tell them apart soon enough."
"I'll have to take your word for it. Nice to meet you both." Anona smiled distractedly as Morgana gently led her away.
"Er, do Tess and, um, Jess, read minds?"
Feeling foolish, Anona nervously shifted her wings, looking to her feet.
"Huh? Oh, no, nothing like that. They can teleport from place to place. I think the finishing each other's sentences is just a twin dealy." she smiled, amusement in her eyes. She paused and as an afterthought added, "Byron controls water. I can make non-living things come to life."
"Motion to the motionless." Anona grinned, feeling a little more relaxed.
"Someone knows their Jackie Chan Adventures."
Morgana started, Anona nearly jumping out of her skin. Silence descended with a completeness that was as if everyone was holding their breath, all eyes focused on the one who had spoken. The tension seemed to make it impossibly hard to breath. Morgana looked decidedly nervous, a weak grin on her otherwise stricken face. Anona looked to the girl who stood before them both uncertainly. She was short- very short. Barely five feet short. Her dark brown hair had natural reddish highlights, her skin a burnished tan. She was thick, but not fat, built, but not entirely. What really caught her attention was the girl's eyes, coal brown orbs that seemed to flicker like flames.
"Um, morning Pryra, didn't see you." Morgana said cautiously after a few minutes, her tone holding a deeper question than Anona's inexperienced could grasp.
"No, not many people do." came the somewhat teasing response. "Don't worry about it Morgana."
All tension fled the room as if she had given the answer they had been looking for, all of them seeming to exhale in a steady rush.
"Welcome to The Pit." Pyra said, dark eyes giving Anona q quick once over before she turned away. "Like the wings."
"Uh..thanks.."
Anona watched, stupefied as the girl almost sauntered away, looking to Morgana who seemed relieved.
"Who was that?" Anona asked quietly as everyone settled down again.
"That was Pyra."
Anona waited for her to continue, but she didn't, rounding on two girls seated in beanbag chairs instead. The first, a brunet, had her nose buried in a well worn copy of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. She looked decidedly older than the girl who dozed lightly beside her, strawberry blond hair falling across her face, streaks of forest green rampant. Something was familiar about her.
"Anona, meet Isha and my little sister, Rox."
The bookworm blinked, looking up with a slightly sleepy smile before nudging the sleeping child beside her. She blinked her hazel eyes as she sat up, stretching.
"Is it time to eat yet?" Rox asked, eyes focusing on her sister before turning to Anona. "You have wings! Cool!"
Anona smiled slightly as Morgana blushed, gently nudging her sister with her toe before giggling nervously.
"Welcome to The Pit, I'm glad you got Pyra's approval." Isha grinned, her voice as quite as her manner.
Before Anona could ask, Morgana was speaking.
"Rox can make people see things that aren't really happening and Isha has X-Ray vision. Look, there's Jason."
With a slight wave, Anona found herself being pulled away yet again to intercept a boy who had just entered the room. His black hair was cut well short, dark eyes uneasy as he looked down at Anona and Morgana.
"Jason, this is Anona, she's a new mutant. Anona, meet Jason. He can make things out of light energy, or something like that." Morgana said brightly, her blue eyes sparkling. "How'd you sleep Jason?"
"Like I always do." came the simple response as he looked around again. "Breakfast is ready, Dr.Geso sent me in to get everyone."
Morgana turned promptly.
"Soups on!" she called brightly, turning back to Anona. "Come on, first come, best seats!"
As Anona was dragged from the room, she caught Jason's understanding gaze.
"Like you have a choice." he mouthed, shrugging.
Anona only smiled.
Author's note: Sorry, but I have the feeling that this chapter..to put it mildly..sucked monkey dick. I apologize in advance, but I can't promise it's going to get any better because I don't even know if it will. Doesn't mean I wont try, so, hang in there.