Disclaimer: I suppose I should of put this in chapter 1, but oh well here
it is. "None of these characters are mine (except Viktoria Cole) and I'm
just borrowing them from bMarvel/b. No money was made from this story,
and it's for completely entertainment purposes only."
A/N: I'm currently working about 10 chapters ahead, so I'll try to update as soon as possible. Please review if you feel so inclined, any and all comments are welcome!
bChapter 2- Meet the Mutants/b
Remy knocked politely on the door, not wanting to appear rude to the girl. "Come on in," Viktoria called from inside. He pushed the door open, to see her pulling out various things from the duffel on the bed. Remy was wondering if she might pull out that dagger again.
"Hi again." She seemed to have cooled down from the encounter downstairs with Wanda. In fact, she was doing a pretty good job of acting like it didn't even happen. "Hey dere, chere." Remy watched her fold clothes into a chest of drawers. "Seems you know de Scarlet Witch from another time?"
"You could say that. She sure has changed," Viktoria replied sarcastically. "What a bitch. I swear. if it weren't for her brother I'd.ugh, anyway. She's always looking to start something. You know people like that?" Remy nodded. "Yeah. There's people like dat in dis very house. Always goin' on bout sometin'."
Viktoria sighed heavily and sat down on the bed. "I thought it was gonna be alright here," she mumbled. Lying back on the bed, her thick tresses splayed out on the crimson comforter. She closed her eyes briefly, messaging her temples with the tips of her fingers. She sighed, softer this time, and sat back up.
A knock came from behind the door, and Viktoria stood up the answer it. A tall redhead beamed back at her.
"Hi. I'm Jean." She stuck out her hand and Viktoria shook it. "Viktoria Cole," she said. Jean smiled again, and started up a speech that sounded somewhat rehearsed. Probably done it before, Viktoria mused.
"The Professor decided we should have a small meet-and-greet for you downstairs in the sitting room. To make you feel more at home," she added swiftly. Jean looked over Viktoria's shoulder at Remy. "Making a new friend?"
Remy walked over to the two women, a slow smile spread across his face. "Always." He ran a hand through his auburn hair, flashed another grin and headed towards the door. "Well, we wouldn't want to miss de party, right?" He slipped out the door with the women in tow.
They entered the sitting room in matter of minutes. The huge room had people of all colors and origins in nearly every available seat. A large man was settled on a loveseat next to a beautiful woman with coffee colored skin and snow-white hair. She noticed Wanda slinking around towards the back of the room, giving one of the iciest glares Viktoria had ever seen to Scott and. Jean? Well, if Ithat's/I not a love triangle, I don't know what is, Viktoria thought.
Logan was seated in a chair next to the Professor, his head down. He looked up to give her a casual nod. His stocky figure was tense, she noticed, and he seemed to be waiting for something.
Bobby sat on a long couch next to another man, slightly older by the looks. Large white feathery wings protruded from his back, but the ash blonde man seemed completely comfortable with them. A gorgeous girl with chestnut hair and a shock of white in the front occupied the other side of the older blonde man. Remy stood off to the side of the girl, one hand resting on the couch back behind her.
The Professor gestured for Viktoria to take a seat somewhere. "Well, it seems we had a bit of confusion this morning," he began with a slight chuckle. "This is Viktoria Cole, codename."
"Torch," Viktoria supplied helpfully.
"Yes, of course. She will be living here, and I hope you'll all do your best to make her feel at home." Viktoria could have sworn she saw the Professor give an extra look to Wanda at the last part. "Perhaps I should introduce everyone?"
"Hank McCoy, codename: Beast." The large man on the loveseat raised a huge hand in the air and waved. Viktoria noticed he was covered in short fine hair. Blue hair. Her mind returned to what Bobby has said earlier about the man. No wonder he calls him Blue. "Hank is also our resident doctor, and a professor of science," the Professor said.
"This is Ororo Munroe, codename: Storm." He gestured to the woman next to Hank. Ororo nodded curtly but didn't say anything. "I believe you've already met Logan," the Professor continued with a tiny chuckle. "Codename: Wolverine. And right here we have Scott Summers, codename: Cyclops. And this is Jean Grey."
Scott stepped forward suddenly and stuck out his hand. "I'm really sorry about yelling earlier. I just didn't know who you were, and with the explosion." His head turned towards Remy, and Viktoria was sure Scott was giving him a sour look through his glasses.
Remy, however, completely ignored the look and instead lit a cigarette, taking a long drag and then exhaling to form large smoke rings. The girl next to him elbowed Remy in the stomach, causing him to nearly choke. "Ya not supposed to smoke those inside, remember?" He nodded, but continued to smoke anyway. The girl rolled her eyes, but decided to just let it go.
Viktoria turned her attention back to Scott and smiled. "It's alright. No harm done." Scott nodded and stepped back to stand near Jean. The Professor smiled warmly and continued the introductions. "And this, as I'm sure you know, is Wanda Maximoff, codename: Scarlet Witch." Wanda forced a tight smile to her face. "Hello Viktoria."
"Hey there, Wanda. How are things? Your family doing good?" Wanda snorted. "Like you care." Viktoria feigned shock at her comment. "Oh IWanda/I, don't say things like that! You know I care deeply about the goings on of your family." Wanda just sneered at her and walked away.
The Professor ignored Wanda and waved a hand at the couch to his right. "Over here we have Bobby Drake, codename: Iceman; Warren Worthington, codename: Angel; and Rogue." Bobby smiled enthusiastically, and Warren sleepily. Rogue gave a small wave. "Hi there, sugah." Viktoria smiled back at the girl.
"Sorry we're late Professor!" A high-pitched girls voice yelled as they all heard the front door slam. A boy and girl, perhaps 16 or 17, came running into the room. The girl had light skin and brown hair pulled up into a high ponytail. The boy following her looked of German decent, light skin framed by dark, nearly black hair. So black in fact, it seemed to have a blue shine when the light from the window hit it right.
"No problem, Kitty. Viktoria, this is Kitty Pryde, codename: Shadowcat and Kurt Wagner, codename: Nightcrawler." They both gave their respective hellos and sat down wherever they could find space. The Professor motioned to Bobby's couch again. "You've already met Remy, codename: Gambit, so I believe that's all our permanent residents."
"Permanent?" Viktoria asked. The Professor nodded. "Yes, well, some people come and go. Forge is a fine example. Sometimes he helps Hank, or myself, with some machinery. Some other mutants belong to an independent study session I have sometimes. If that's all for now. I want to thank you all for coming, and I hope there won't be anymore. indiscretions."
"Um, Professor?"
"Yes Scott?"
"Will she be, uh, training and join us on. missions?"
"Yes. I believe Miss Cole's various. talents. will prove quite valuable to the team. Now, I have some rather pressing paperwork to tackle, so I'll return to my office. See you all at dinner." With another nod to the group, he wheeled away.
An uncomfortable silence followed the Professor's exit until Bobby stood up. "Do you want a grand tour of the mansion? I don't want you to get lost trying to find the bathroom or something." Viktoria glanced at the swarm of faces staring at her and nodded mildly. "Yeah, sure. Why not?" Bobby smiled brightly and started out of the room beckoning her to follow, when Kitty jumped up after them. "Can I come? I don't have anything to do."
Viktoria smiled, thankful of the friendly female company, and waved her to come along. Logan watched them go, and then stood up to leave. "I'll be in my room." Kurt stood up and exited the room as well.
Warren snatched a pool stick off the rack on the wall. "It's obvious where I'll be." Rogue stood up and pulled a stick for herself. "Ah think Ah'll join ya, Angel." Remy followed them into the recreation room.
Hank gazed around the near-empty room. "Well, nice meeting. I hope Miss Cole doesn't find us horribly rude."
"I doubt it," Jean replied. "Except maybe Wanda. What was that, anyway? Did you see the way they looked at each other? And the things Wanda was projecting." Jean shook her head in disbelief. "I thought she might up and attack her right there!"
"You should have seen them earlier when Viktoria was bringing her bags in," Scott said. "Wanda came in after me and freaked out. She's been edgy since." Jean snorted. "Wanda's always edgy if you ask me."
"We all have a past. If those two want to discuss it, then I'm sure they will. Ororo stood up and stretched. "Until then, I don't think we should gossip about it." The others nodded their agreement, although some with slightly pink faces, and went off their separate ways, leaving the sitting room completely empty.
A/N: I'm currently working about 10 chapters ahead, so I'll try to update as soon as possible. Please review if you feel so inclined, any and all comments are welcome!
bChapter 2- Meet the Mutants/b
Remy knocked politely on the door, not wanting to appear rude to the girl. "Come on in," Viktoria called from inside. He pushed the door open, to see her pulling out various things from the duffel on the bed. Remy was wondering if she might pull out that dagger again.
"Hi again." She seemed to have cooled down from the encounter downstairs with Wanda. In fact, she was doing a pretty good job of acting like it didn't even happen. "Hey dere, chere." Remy watched her fold clothes into a chest of drawers. "Seems you know de Scarlet Witch from another time?"
"You could say that. She sure has changed," Viktoria replied sarcastically. "What a bitch. I swear. if it weren't for her brother I'd.ugh, anyway. She's always looking to start something. You know people like that?" Remy nodded. "Yeah. There's people like dat in dis very house. Always goin' on bout sometin'."
Viktoria sighed heavily and sat down on the bed. "I thought it was gonna be alright here," she mumbled. Lying back on the bed, her thick tresses splayed out on the crimson comforter. She closed her eyes briefly, messaging her temples with the tips of her fingers. She sighed, softer this time, and sat back up.
A knock came from behind the door, and Viktoria stood up the answer it. A tall redhead beamed back at her.
"Hi. I'm Jean." She stuck out her hand and Viktoria shook it. "Viktoria Cole," she said. Jean smiled again, and started up a speech that sounded somewhat rehearsed. Probably done it before, Viktoria mused.
"The Professor decided we should have a small meet-and-greet for you downstairs in the sitting room. To make you feel more at home," she added swiftly. Jean looked over Viktoria's shoulder at Remy. "Making a new friend?"
Remy walked over to the two women, a slow smile spread across his face. "Always." He ran a hand through his auburn hair, flashed another grin and headed towards the door. "Well, we wouldn't want to miss de party, right?" He slipped out the door with the women in tow.
They entered the sitting room in matter of minutes. The huge room had people of all colors and origins in nearly every available seat. A large man was settled on a loveseat next to a beautiful woman with coffee colored skin and snow-white hair. She noticed Wanda slinking around towards the back of the room, giving one of the iciest glares Viktoria had ever seen to Scott and. Jean? Well, if Ithat's/I not a love triangle, I don't know what is, Viktoria thought.
Logan was seated in a chair next to the Professor, his head down. He looked up to give her a casual nod. His stocky figure was tense, she noticed, and he seemed to be waiting for something.
Bobby sat on a long couch next to another man, slightly older by the looks. Large white feathery wings protruded from his back, but the ash blonde man seemed completely comfortable with them. A gorgeous girl with chestnut hair and a shock of white in the front occupied the other side of the older blonde man. Remy stood off to the side of the girl, one hand resting on the couch back behind her.
The Professor gestured for Viktoria to take a seat somewhere. "Well, it seems we had a bit of confusion this morning," he began with a slight chuckle. "This is Viktoria Cole, codename."
"Torch," Viktoria supplied helpfully.
"Yes, of course. She will be living here, and I hope you'll all do your best to make her feel at home." Viktoria could have sworn she saw the Professor give an extra look to Wanda at the last part. "Perhaps I should introduce everyone?"
"Hank McCoy, codename: Beast." The large man on the loveseat raised a huge hand in the air and waved. Viktoria noticed he was covered in short fine hair. Blue hair. Her mind returned to what Bobby has said earlier about the man. No wonder he calls him Blue. "Hank is also our resident doctor, and a professor of science," the Professor said.
"This is Ororo Munroe, codename: Storm." He gestured to the woman next to Hank. Ororo nodded curtly but didn't say anything. "I believe you've already met Logan," the Professor continued with a tiny chuckle. "Codename: Wolverine. And right here we have Scott Summers, codename: Cyclops. And this is Jean Grey."
Scott stepped forward suddenly and stuck out his hand. "I'm really sorry about yelling earlier. I just didn't know who you were, and with the explosion." His head turned towards Remy, and Viktoria was sure Scott was giving him a sour look through his glasses.
Remy, however, completely ignored the look and instead lit a cigarette, taking a long drag and then exhaling to form large smoke rings. The girl next to him elbowed Remy in the stomach, causing him to nearly choke. "Ya not supposed to smoke those inside, remember?" He nodded, but continued to smoke anyway. The girl rolled her eyes, but decided to just let it go.
Viktoria turned her attention back to Scott and smiled. "It's alright. No harm done." Scott nodded and stepped back to stand near Jean. The Professor smiled warmly and continued the introductions. "And this, as I'm sure you know, is Wanda Maximoff, codename: Scarlet Witch." Wanda forced a tight smile to her face. "Hello Viktoria."
"Hey there, Wanda. How are things? Your family doing good?" Wanda snorted. "Like you care." Viktoria feigned shock at her comment. "Oh IWanda/I, don't say things like that! You know I care deeply about the goings on of your family." Wanda just sneered at her and walked away.
The Professor ignored Wanda and waved a hand at the couch to his right. "Over here we have Bobby Drake, codename: Iceman; Warren Worthington, codename: Angel; and Rogue." Bobby smiled enthusiastically, and Warren sleepily. Rogue gave a small wave. "Hi there, sugah." Viktoria smiled back at the girl.
"Sorry we're late Professor!" A high-pitched girls voice yelled as they all heard the front door slam. A boy and girl, perhaps 16 or 17, came running into the room. The girl had light skin and brown hair pulled up into a high ponytail. The boy following her looked of German decent, light skin framed by dark, nearly black hair. So black in fact, it seemed to have a blue shine when the light from the window hit it right.
"No problem, Kitty. Viktoria, this is Kitty Pryde, codename: Shadowcat and Kurt Wagner, codename: Nightcrawler." They both gave their respective hellos and sat down wherever they could find space. The Professor motioned to Bobby's couch again. "You've already met Remy, codename: Gambit, so I believe that's all our permanent residents."
"Permanent?" Viktoria asked. The Professor nodded. "Yes, well, some people come and go. Forge is a fine example. Sometimes he helps Hank, or myself, with some machinery. Some other mutants belong to an independent study session I have sometimes. If that's all for now. I want to thank you all for coming, and I hope there won't be anymore. indiscretions."
"Um, Professor?"
"Yes Scott?"
"Will she be, uh, training and join us on. missions?"
"Yes. I believe Miss Cole's various. talents. will prove quite valuable to the team. Now, I have some rather pressing paperwork to tackle, so I'll return to my office. See you all at dinner." With another nod to the group, he wheeled away.
An uncomfortable silence followed the Professor's exit until Bobby stood up. "Do you want a grand tour of the mansion? I don't want you to get lost trying to find the bathroom or something." Viktoria glanced at the swarm of faces staring at her and nodded mildly. "Yeah, sure. Why not?" Bobby smiled brightly and started out of the room beckoning her to follow, when Kitty jumped up after them. "Can I come? I don't have anything to do."
Viktoria smiled, thankful of the friendly female company, and waved her to come along. Logan watched them go, and then stood up to leave. "I'll be in my room." Kurt stood up and exited the room as well.
Warren snatched a pool stick off the rack on the wall. "It's obvious where I'll be." Rogue stood up and pulled a stick for herself. "Ah think Ah'll join ya, Angel." Remy followed them into the recreation room.
Hank gazed around the near-empty room. "Well, nice meeting. I hope Miss Cole doesn't find us horribly rude."
"I doubt it," Jean replied. "Except maybe Wanda. What was that, anyway? Did you see the way they looked at each other? And the things Wanda was projecting." Jean shook her head in disbelief. "I thought she might up and attack her right there!"
"You should have seen them earlier when Viktoria was bringing her bags in," Scott said. "Wanda came in after me and freaked out. She's been edgy since." Jean snorted. "Wanda's always edgy if you ask me."
"We all have a past. If those two want to discuss it, then I'm sure they will. Ororo stood up and stretched. "Until then, I don't think we should gossip about it." The others nodded their agreement, although some with slightly pink faces, and went off their separate ways, leaving the sitting room completely empty.