Min ascended down the stairs, following the sound of voices and the smell of bacon. Of course, the smell of anything other then coffee in the morning repulsed her. But, still she followed those two things, until she came to a long table where many sat. Min noticed a red head, an obvious skateboarder, a skinny girl, a furry dude, a goth, Scott from yesterday, and a bald guy in a wheel chair.
~-~Well, quite the assemblage. Was I a normal person, this would've seemed very strange to me. But what is strange, now?~-~
"Ah, Min. Glad you could join us. Please, have a seat." Min nodded and sat down, looking around at everyone, who seemed to be staring at her. She raised one eyebrow, slightly amused at this. "I suppose I should introduce everyone." Spoke the bald guy, and Min nodded, eager to figure out who everyone was.
"That's Jean, Evan, Kitty, Kurt, Rogue, and well, you've already met Scott, and I'm Professor Xavier." He said, pointing to each one accordingly. They all seemed to perfectly content, eating their grossly high-in-cholesterol breakfast.
"Um, hi. Say, do you have any coffee around here?" Min asked, looking around the table. She was not about to touch any of the other foods with a ten foot pole. Her mother always used to say she was like her father in that sense. The Professor looked towards Jean, who lifted her head up, and as she did, a pot of black coffee moved and set down right in front of Min's plate. She eagerly poured some into the mug beside her. She could feel a large amount of eyes focussed on her. ~-~I think these kinds need the coffee more then I do.~-~
"So, Min, where are you from?" Jean asked, using a knife and fork to cut a waffle. Only without touching the either knife of fork. Then pouring syrup on it. Without touching the syrup container.
"West Cali." Min answered, cupping the mug with both hands, warming them up incredibly, then lifting to take a sip. ~-~Mmm, my morning fix..~-~ She thought to herself, then set the mug down, with a very content and relieved sigh. "Professor, when do I start school?"
"Two weeks tomorrow. We thought you should get a basic grasp on your power before you start at Bayville High. You'll be a senior, I understand?"
Min nodded, taking another sip from the coffee. "Yep, a senior. But for today, I was thinking about exploring Bayville a little bit, since I might be here awhile." Her face seemed to fall on those last couple of words, but it soon brightened up again.
"I see no reason why not... Scott will go with you."
Min knew she couldn't push to go alone, seventeen years with her parents had taught her exactly when to quit. And she was aware that this was a good time to quit. She finished off her coffee with a large gulp, then wiped her mouth off with the back of her hand.
"Ok, I just need to freshen up. I'll be back down in ten minutes."
~-~I just wanted to explore. I didn't want a happy field trip with super prep. I doubt he even knows where a good music club is. Hell, he probably doesn't even know what a music club is. He could use a lesson in laid back. Maybe Lee could teach him a thing or two. Wait, Lee's back in Cali. Ok, I'm getting whiny again. Calm yourself, Minny...~-~
She found a room that said 'Vacant' so she took it as a washroom. She was about to step in, when she realized she didn't have anything to freshen up with. She walked towards her room, but stopped when she heard a voice coming from a door.
"Yes Jaidie, she's here. Yes, we'll keep a close eye on her. ........ I know she has enough power to destroy a fortress." He sounded very exasperated, and frustrated. "No, no, we're taking care of her. Good bye. Yes, you too. Goodbye."
~-~Jaidie? Mom?~-~
There was a click, and the footsteps coming towards the door. Min moved away, to keep from looking like she was spying. Another blue and furry man came out, with long arms. He noticed Min, and smiled.
"Hello. I'm Hank McCoy, you're... Lynne, right?"
"Close. Its Min. Are you an instructor here?" She asked, averting her black eyes to the mirror and checking that her hair was still smooth and in place. When she looked back at Hank, he nodded, offering his hand in a shake. Min took it, and could almost feel her bone crushing. Hank noticed her pain by the wince on her face, and laughed.
"Sorry. But I need to go, I've got a danger room session with the new mutants. God help me..." And he ran off, swinging with his arms like an ape. Min watched until he was out of sight, the checked her watch. Time to meet Scott.
She left the mansion, nearly tripping over a wolf, which revealed to be another red head with a Scottish accent. Min saw Scott leaning over a red roadster and her eyes nearly popped out of her head.
"Nice!" ~-~Ah, cars. Something I know about.~-~
"You know cars?" He asked, truly surprised. Min rolled her eyes and nodded, running her hand along the hood, admiring the smoothness of the red paint job.
"Yes. I was in the process of repairing a '54 jag, but now my friend Lee is doing so. I hope he doesn't finish it without me. He knows what happens when he does something I ask him not to. That never stops him, though. Should we get going?"
Scott nodded, and Min, placing one hand on her edge of the door and shifting her weight, jumped into the shotgun. Scott walked to the other side, and climbed in the drivers side. "Aren't you going to put on your seat belt?" He asked, and Min waited for him to start laughing. He didn't.
"Omigoodness you're serious. Well, ok then." She strapped the seatbelt into the buckle, suddenly feeling very trapped, and confined. When he wasn't looking, she unbuckled and leaned forward lightly.
"So, where do you want to go?" He asked, steadily driving with two hands. At 10 and 2. Min decided to ignore his uptightness, and sank into the leather upholstery, cranking up the music a tiny bit. ~-~Too loud might make him freak out.~-~
"Is there a public library around here? A place that mixes two of my many favourite things might be nice to find."
"Huh?"
"Books and computers. Two in the list of my many favourite things." She complied, swinging one arm up to catch the warm spring breeze, and closing her eyes to let her face fall into warm bliss.
"Yeah, I know where one is... In fact, I..."
"Why did he suggest you?" Min asked, breaking him off. Scott almost jumped, and Min bit her lip. She had this habit of interrupting when she was curious or in wonder. Most of her friends, when they got to know her, accepted it. It was just something she did.
"Huh?"
~-~Again with the 'huh'!! Does this guy have stronger words at all in his vocab?~-~
"Why did Professor Xavier suggest you to show me around? Are you like his pet or something?"
Min asked, and suddenly Scott's grip tightened on the wheel, his knuckles turning slightly white. The Japanese girl looked away quickly.
"No, I'm not his pet. I'm the only one with a car." He said after what seemed like awhile, giving her a somewhat smirk-like smile. Which caused Min to smile back, giving him a glimpse of her pearly whites. ~-~Ok, so he may be stiff and uptight, with a two word vocabulary, but he has a nice smile. And a car... Maybe Lee is right, after the whole Damien sitch, I should move on.~-~
***
"PietroMaixmoffreportingfordutysir!!" Pietro shouted, standing straight in front of Lance in a mock army salute. Lance whacked him on the side of the head, all the while grinning.
"Ok lieutenant, what news to you bring of our foreign enemy, the x-geeks?"
"A new recruit. Grade: Senior. Age: 17. Gender: Female. Name: Min. Status: Hot Japanese chick. Anything else, sir?"
"At ease soldier. But one more thing, I think we should just talk like normal people when sharing x-geek data. This is most likely the reason they always whop us in everything, we're not serious enough." Lance requested, knowing he was hitting a soft spot. Pietro's ego, vs the X-geeks, er, men. Pietro nodded, and raced into the kitchen. Then he came right back out, and hit the wall.
"Don't tell me, lemme guess, you ran right into Fred again." Lance asked, leaning against the wall with one elbow, watching Pietro fall down in pain. He murmured an answer, before falling flat on his face in a mock cartoon way. Lance just laughed.
"Ok, here's the plan. We're going to find this Japanese-Min girl, and find out her story. She if she's ripe for the stealing. K?"
"Mmrrmm..." Was all Pietro could muster.
***
Lee's fingers seem to connect rapidly to the computer keys, the glow of the computer screen illuminating his face, as black was shrouded around him, all the lights off. Finally, with one last press of the enter button, he turned around, and headed upstairs. Halfway up the stairs, he looked at a digital clock - 2:29am.
To: minny_me@cali.t.r.net
From: lee_walson20@cali.t.r.net
hey min!
hows the mutant school? everyone around here misses you, (Jenni, Kari, Mike, Donne, Kim) and of course -me-! but dun worry, im the only one who knows your not at a boarding school. damien has also been askin about you. heh. can you believe it? i refused to tell him anythin tho. he doesnt deserve you, kid.
the school seems empty without you constantly getting on the teachers nerves, or holding a demonstration. man, those protests were so fun! how cool was it to show the parents we werent the quiet kids they thot?
the cars doing good, I've almost got it up and runnin, but dun worry, we made a promise, i wont drive it until yer back in cali for good!
when are ya comin back tho? i miss having my best friend beside me. but it aint all bad, now that i walk thru the halls alone, girls are noticing me! theres this really cute blonde that seems very interested.
well, i gotta split. but remember, the night you come back, its me, you, and the dancing club on wynstons street... whats that name of it again? :P
-friends forever, lee
p.s. have you dazzled 'em with your many poker escapades yet?
***
Ororo placed one hand on the back of the wheelchair, watching the Professor access Cerebro.
"A new mutant, Charles?"
"No, just the Brotherhood acting up again." He tried to sound gentle, but Ororo could sense the bitterness behind those words. He had tried to help the Brotherhood, but they refused. Ororo, even though she'd never admit it, admired the Brotherhood. They'd kept strong for this long without an adult supervisor. Of course, Ororo also would never admit to knowing as much as she did.
"How's the new recruit coming along?"
"I have the feeling that she's going to be a lot of trouble. I doubt she understands how much power she actually has. I mean, she could be as strong as Rogue taking a hundred powers. I just hope she can handle it. I've seen many mutants as strong as her fall from not being as strong as the mutation itself."
~-~Well, quite the assemblage. Was I a normal person, this would've seemed very strange to me. But what is strange, now?~-~
"Ah, Min. Glad you could join us. Please, have a seat." Min nodded and sat down, looking around at everyone, who seemed to be staring at her. She raised one eyebrow, slightly amused at this. "I suppose I should introduce everyone." Spoke the bald guy, and Min nodded, eager to figure out who everyone was.
"That's Jean, Evan, Kitty, Kurt, Rogue, and well, you've already met Scott, and I'm Professor Xavier." He said, pointing to each one accordingly. They all seemed to perfectly content, eating their grossly high-in-cholesterol breakfast.
"Um, hi. Say, do you have any coffee around here?" Min asked, looking around the table. She was not about to touch any of the other foods with a ten foot pole. Her mother always used to say she was like her father in that sense. The Professor looked towards Jean, who lifted her head up, and as she did, a pot of black coffee moved and set down right in front of Min's plate. She eagerly poured some into the mug beside her. She could feel a large amount of eyes focussed on her. ~-~I think these kinds need the coffee more then I do.~-~
"So, Min, where are you from?" Jean asked, using a knife and fork to cut a waffle. Only without touching the either knife of fork. Then pouring syrup on it. Without touching the syrup container.
"West Cali." Min answered, cupping the mug with both hands, warming them up incredibly, then lifting to take a sip. ~-~Mmm, my morning fix..~-~ She thought to herself, then set the mug down, with a very content and relieved sigh. "Professor, when do I start school?"
"Two weeks tomorrow. We thought you should get a basic grasp on your power before you start at Bayville High. You'll be a senior, I understand?"
Min nodded, taking another sip from the coffee. "Yep, a senior. But for today, I was thinking about exploring Bayville a little bit, since I might be here awhile." Her face seemed to fall on those last couple of words, but it soon brightened up again.
"I see no reason why not... Scott will go with you."
Min knew she couldn't push to go alone, seventeen years with her parents had taught her exactly when to quit. And she was aware that this was a good time to quit. She finished off her coffee with a large gulp, then wiped her mouth off with the back of her hand.
"Ok, I just need to freshen up. I'll be back down in ten minutes."
~-~I just wanted to explore. I didn't want a happy field trip with super prep. I doubt he even knows where a good music club is. Hell, he probably doesn't even know what a music club is. He could use a lesson in laid back. Maybe Lee could teach him a thing or two. Wait, Lee's back in Cali. Ok, I'm getting whiny again. Calm yourself, Minny...~-~
She found a room that said 'Vacant' so she took it as a washroom. She was about to step in, when she realized she didn't have anything to freshen up with. She walked towards her room, but stopped when she heard a voice coming from a door.
"Yes Jaidie, she's here. Yes, we'll keep a close eye on her. ........ I know she has enough power to destroy a fortress." He sounded very exasperated, and frustrated. "No, no, we're taking care of her. Good bye. Yes, you too. Goodbye."
~-~Jaidie? Mom?~-~
There was a click, and the footsteps coming towards the door. Min moved away, to keep from looking like she was spying. Another blue and furry man came out, with long arms. He noticed Min, and smiled.
"Hello. I'm Hank McCoy, you're... Lynne, right?"
"Close. Its Min. Are you an instructor here?" She asked, averting her black eyes to the mirror and checking that her hair was still smooth and in place. When she looked back at Hank, he nodded, offering his hand in a shake. Min took it, and could almost feel her bone crushing. Hank noticed her pain by the wince on her face, and laughed.
"Sorry. But I need to go, I've got a danger room session with the new mutants. God help me..." And he ran off, swinging with his arms like an ape. Min watched until he was out of sight, the checked her watch. Time to meet Scott.
She left the mansion, nearly tripping over a wolf, which revealed to be another red head with a Scottish accent. Min saw Scott leaning over a red roadster and her eyes nearly popped out of her head.
"Nice!" ~-~Ah, cars. Something I know about.~-~
"You know cars?" He asked, truly surprised. Min rolled her eyes and nodded, running her hand along the hood, admiring the smoothness of the red paint job.
"Yes. I was in the process of repairing a '54 jag, but now my friend Lee is doing so. I hope he doesn't finish it without me. He knows what happens when he does something I ask him not to. That never stops him, though. Should we get going?"
Scott nodded, and Min, placing one hand on her edge of the door and shifting her weight, jumped into the shotgun. Scott walked to the other side, and climbed in the drivers side. "Aren't you going to put on your seat belt?" He asked, and Min waited for him to start laughing. He didn't.
"Omigoodness you're serious. Well, ok then." She strapped the seatbelt into the buckle, suddenly feeling very trapped, and confined. When he wasn't looking, she unbuckled and leaned forward lightly.
"So, where do you want to go?" He asked, steadily driving with two hands. At 10 and 2. Min decided to ignore his uptightness, and sank into the leather upholstery, cranking up the music a tiny bit. ~-~Too loud might make him freak out.~-~
"Is there a public library around here? A place that mixes two of my many favourite things might be nice to find."
"Huh?"
"Books and computers. Two in the list of my many favourite things." She complied, swinging one arm up to catch the warm spring breeze, and closing her eyes to let her face fall into warm bliss.
"Yeah, I know where one is... In fact, I..."
"Why did he suggest you?" Min asked, breaking him off. Scott almost jumped, and Min bit her lip. She had this habit of interrupting when she was curious or in wonder. Most of her friends, when they got to know her, accepted it. It was just something she did.
"Huh?"
~-~Again with the 'huh'!! Does this guy have stronger words at all in his vocab?~-~
"Why did Professor Xavier suggest you to show me around? Are you like his pet or something?"
Min asked, and suddenly Scott's grip tightened on the wheel, his knuckles turning slightly white. The Japanese girl looked away quickly.
"No, I'm not his pet. I'm the only one with a car." He said after what seemed like awhile, giving her a somewhat smirk-like smile. Which caused Min to smile back, giving him a glimpse of her pearly whites. ~-~Ok, so he may be stiff and uptight, with a two word vocabulary, but he has a nice smile. And a car... Maybe Lee is right, after the whole Damien sitch, I should move on.~-~
***
"PietroMaixmoffreportingfordutysir!!" Pietro shouted, standing straight in front of Lance in a mock army salute. Lance whacked him on the side of the head, all the while grinning.
"Ok lieutenant, what news to you bring of our foreign enemy, the x-geeks?"
"A new recruit. Grade: Senior. Age: 17. Gender: Female. Name: Min. Status: Hot Japanese chick. Anything else, sir?"
"At ease soldier. But one more thing, I think we should just talk like normal people when sharing x-geek data. This is most likely the reason they always whop us in everything, we're not serious enough." Lance requested, knowing he was hitting a soft spot. Pietro's ego, vs the X-geeks, er, men. Pietro nodded, and raced into the kitchen. Then he came right back out, and hit the wall.
"Don't tell me, lemme guess, you ran right into Fred again." Lance asked, leaning against the wall with one elbow, watching Pietro fall down in pain. He murmured an answer, before falling flat on his face in a mock cartoon way. Lance just laughed.
"Ok, here's the plan. We're going to find this Japanese-Min girl, and find out her story. She if she's ripe for the stealing. K?"
"Mmrrmm..." Was all Pietro could muster.
***
Lee's fingers seem to connect rapidly to the computer keys, the glow of the computer screen illuminating his face, as black was shrouded around him, all the lights off. Finally, with one last press of the enter button, he turned around, and headed upstairs. Halfway up the stairs, he looked at a digital clock - 2:29am.
To: minny_me@cali.t.r.net
From: lee_walson20@cali.t.r.net
hey min!
hows the mutant school? everyone around here misses you, (Jenni, Kari, Mike, Donne, Kim) and of course -me-! but dun worry, im the only one who knows your not at a boarding school. damien has also been askin about you. heh. can you believe it? i refused to tell him anythin tho. he doesnt deserve you, kid.
the school seems empty without you constantly getting on the teachers nerves, or holding a demonstration. man, those protests were so fun! how cool was it to show the parents we werent the quiet kids they thot?
the cars doing good, I've almost got it up and runnin, but dun worry, we made a promise, i wont drive it until yer back in cali for good!
when are ya comin back tho? i miss having my best friend beside me. but it aint all bad, now that i walk thru the halls alone, girls are noticing me! theres this really cute blonde that seems very interested.
well, i gotta split. but remember, the night you come back, its me, you, and the dancing club on wynstons street... whats that name of it again? :P
-friends forever, lee
p.s. have you dazzled 'em with your many poker escapades yet?
***
Ororo placed one hand on the back of the wheelchair, watching the Professor access Cerebro.
"A new mutant, Charles?"
"No, just the Brotherhood acting up again." He tried to sound gentle, but Ororo could sense the bitterness behind those words. He had tried to help the Brotherhood, but they refused. Ororo, even though she'd never admit it, admired the Brotherhood. They'd kept strong for this long without an adult supervisor. Of course, Ororo also would never admit to knowing as much as she did.
"How's the new recruit coming along?"
"I have the feeling that she's going to be a lot of trouble. I doubt she understands how much power she actually has. I mean, she could be as strong as Rogue taking a hundred powers. I just hope she can handle it. I've seen many mutants as strong as her fall from not being as strong as the mutation itself."