The room was still dark, the sound and movement still remained just out of
her field of vision. She tried with no avail to find a corner to huddle in.
Suddenly the sound stopped, the movement receded deep into the dark, afraid
of the luminous glow that appeared in front of her. Before her stood a
beautiful woman, a flowing white gown clung to her delicate curves, the
blonde in curls the were pinned up. The white glow seemed to radiate from
her skin it self.
"Let me help you Wanda." She said as she extended her flawless hand towards the frightened girl. Wanda looked up at her hand.
"I can take you out of here Wanda, I can take you out of the dark." She said.
"Are you an Angel?" Wanda asked, her eyes hopeful.
"No I'm a friend, let me help you." The woman said. Wanda reached out and took her hand.
* * *
Mystique paced back and forth in front of the bed. Emma sat motionless in a high back chair next to the bed. In the bed Wanda Maximoff lay just as motionless. There was a sharp knock at the the door, Mystique whirled around.
"What!!???" She growled. The door opened slowly, and Pietro edged into the room.
"How is it going?" He asked.
"I don't know." Mystique snapped.
Emma's eyes fluttered open and she looked around. Mystique walked over and looked down at her.
"Well did it work?" She asked eagerly. Emma looked up at her.
"See for yourself." She said as motioned towards the bed. Mystique looked over to the bed. Wanda sat up and looked around. Her eyes focused on Pietro.
"You." She snarled as leapt from the bed towards Pietro.
* * *
As the students returned to school Monday morning, the halls wear festooned with banners and streamers proudly displaying the school colors. The bell to begin class rang and the Monday morning rush began. As everyone settled into their desks and class began. The P.A. System squawked to life, carrying principle Kelly's voice to every corner of the campus.
"Good morning students. After second period we will be having an assembly to announce this years nominations for Homecoming Queen. I look forward to seeing all you smiling faces." He droned.
* * *
The bell to end first period rang and the halls flooded with students. Betsy pushed her way through the crush of bodies toward the rest of the X-Men who stood near the lockers. Kitty waved to her as she approached.
"Hi Bets" She chirped. Betsy smiled and greeted everyone. The group of them headed of towards the gym. Evan shoved open the double doors open and they stepped into the gym. The bleachers on either side of the basketball court were full of students engrossed in their own little dramas. Betsy scanned the crowd, he eye settled on Pietro, his left eye bruised and swollen shut. She grabbed Scott.
"What do you think happened to him?" She asked.
"With The Brotherhood, who knows." He shrugged.
They made their way up through the crowded stands and sat quietly. As the last students trickled in principle Kelly stepped up to the podium and cleared his throat. He gave the usual homecoming pep talk and then turned the floor over to the marching band and cheerleaders for the school fight song. As the last note finished he returned to the podium.
"As I read off the names of the nominees please come down and line up behind me." He said. He adjusted his glasses and looked down.
"Eden Halliwell"
The tall blonde girl stood up and rushed down to the gym floor.
"Jean Grey"
Jean felt the blood rush to her face. She stood up with the look of shock on features. Her friends clapped as she headed out of the stands towards the principle.
"Autumn Winters"
The bubble brunette bounced off the sideline where she and the rest of the cheerleaders sat.
"Betsy Braddock."
Kitty watched as both Betsy and Jean's jaws dropped. Betsy started making her way down to the line of girls behind Kelly. Rogue leaned over to her.
"This is gonna get ugly." She said with a smirk. Kitty sighed and Jean and Betsy shot each other dirty looks over the heads of the other nominees.
"Let me help you Wanda." She said as she extended her flawless hand towards the frightened girl. Wanda looked up at her hand.
"I can take you out of here Wanda, I can take you out of the dark." She said.
"Are you an Angel?" Wanda asked, her eyes hopeful.
"No I'm a friend, let me help you." The woman said. Wanda reached out and took her hand.
* * *
Mystique paced back and forth in front of the bed. Emma sat motionless in a high back chair next to the bed. In the bed Wanda Maximoff lay just as motionless. There was a sharp knock at the the door, Mystique whirled around.
"What!!???" She growled. The door opened slowly, and Pietro edged into the room.
"How is it going?" He asked.
"I don't know." Mystique snapped.
Emma's eyes fluttered open and she looked around. Mystique walked over and looked down at her.
"Well did it work?" She asked eagerly. Emma looked up at her.
"See for yourself." She said as motioned towards the bed. Mystique looked over to the bed. Wanda sat up and looked around. Her eyes focused on Pietro.
"You." She snarled as leapt from the bed towards Pietro.
* * *
As the students returned to school Monday morning, the halls wear festooned with banners and streamers proudly displaying the school colors. The bell to begin class rang and the Monday morning rush began. As everyone settled into their desks and class began. The P.A. System squawked to life, carrying principle Kelly's voice to every corner of the campus.
"Good morning students. After second period we will be having an assembly to announce this years nominations for Homecoming Queen. I look forward to seeing all you smiling faces." He droned.
* * *
The bell to end first period rang and the halls flooded with students. Betsy pushed her way through the crush of bodies toward the rest of the X-Men who stood near the lockers. Kitty waved to her as she approached.
"Hi Bets" She chirped. Betsy smiled and greeted everyone. The group of them headed of towards the gym. Evan shoved open the double doors open and they stepped into the gym. The bleachers on either side of the basketball court were full of students engrossed in their own little dramas. Betsy scanned the crowd, he eye settled on Pietro, his left eye bruised and swollen shut. She grabbed Scott.
"What do you think happened to him?" She asked.
"With The Brotherhood, who knows." He shrugged.
They made their way up through the crowded stands and sat quietly. As the last students trickled in principle Kelly stepped up to the podium and cleared his throat. He gave the usual homecoming pep talk and then turned the floor over to the marching band and cheerleaders for the school fight song. As the last note finished he returned to the podium.
"As I read off the names of the nominees please come down and line up behind me." He said. He adjusted his glasses and looked down.
"Eden Halliwell"
The tall blonde girl stood up and rushed down to the gym floor.
"Jean Grey"
Jean felt the blood rush to her face. She stood up with the look of shock on features. Her friends clapped as she headed out of the stands towards the principle.
"Autumn Winters"
The bubble brunette bounced off the sideline where she and the rest of the cheerleaders sat.
"Betsy Braddock."
Kitty watched as both Betsy and Jean's jaws dropped. Betsy started making her way down to the line of girls behind Kelly. Rogue leaned over to her.
"This is gonna get ugly." She said with a smirk. Kitty sighed and Jean and Betsy shot each other dirty looks over the heads of the other nominees.