Disclaimer:I do not own X-Men:Evolution. I do, however, own
Mariann. SO DON'T RIP ME OFF OR I WILL SUE YOU FOR EVERY FREAKING LAST DIME
YOU HAVE!!! AND THEN SOME!!!! (ahem) sorry..................
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Author's note:I was gone for a week with no computer acess. That's Why I didn't update. Arigatou to my reviewers! All five of them!!
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That night, the Professor called me into his office. "Mariann, what set your powers off like that?" I just stared stonily at the floor. "Mariann, I won't probe your mind without permission. Please tell me." Silence. I was not a trusting person. He sighed. "Look, I'm sorry if I seem rude," I blurted, "but I have been shoved around to some of the worst people ever to adopt. My case worker is an idiot. I just got here, and despite how happy all those people out there look, I'm still judging this place. So please, I'd really rather go up to my room and sleep." The Professor seemed surprized by my outburst, but smiled and nodded. I walked up the stairs, looked around, then relized I was hoplessly lost. "Great," I muttered, looking for Amara, my roomate. (a/n: Isn't Amara the english dub version of Haruka?) Instead, I saw Kitty. "Um, Kitty?" I asked uncertaintly. She looked up. "Hey! What the matter? Did you like, get lost?" I winced at her valley girl speech. "Um, yeah. I room with Amara." "Oh, I totally know where that is!" She grabbed my arm and pulled me up the stairs. On the way, she told me all about her school, Bayville High. When we reached the room, I said thanks and closed the door. "Ow," I said, rubbing my arm. "Did Kitty get ahold of you?" Amara asked, looking up from her book. I had only spent about an hour with her, but she seemed alright. She was kinda nice,and,most of all,didn't say anything about my scars. We talked about the school awhile, then about the X-Men. As we (finally) laid down to sleep, I thought, I've found my first friend.
The next day was Saturday. I got dressed and stumbled down to the kitchen, still blurry-eyed. Scott, Kurt, Kitty, and Logan were there, Scott and Kurt arguing over some sports team, Kitty typing on her laptop, Logan reading the newspaper and drinking coffee. He hadn't spoken much, the entire time I'd been there. I reached over and typed on Kitty's laptop, What's with Logan's silent treatment? She smiled at me and typed back, Don't mind him. He's always like that. He seemed to sense we were talking about him, because he raised his eyebrows at us. "Gossiping, Half-Pint?" She blushed and quickly deleted our conversation. "So," she said out loud, to me, "Are you,like, going to Bayville next week?" Again wincing at her accent, I nodded. "Yeah." As much as I tried to avoid it, it was almost impossible not feel like a part of this place. At least around Kitty. "I'm kinda nervous." She smiled. Don't worry. The only people you have to worry about are the Brotherhood. You'll probably see them this weekend. They're never far away." I raised an eyebrow. "Scott, are we going or not?" Scott, startled out of his conversation, pulled his keys out of his pocket. "Yea, yea. You coming, Mariann?" I was surprized. I had never been to a mall to shop for _myself_. I hesitated, then nodded. "Yea. Sure." We ran out to Scott's car. I jumped over the side, into the back seat. Kitty just walked right through the back door. My eyes widened. Kitty grinned. "Sorry. It's my power." I shook my head. "This place is going to take some getting used to." Scott nodded. "You have no idea." Just then, with a puff of smoke and the acrid scent of brimstone, Kurt appeared in the backseat. In my lap, to be exact. I blushed furiously, raising the heat in the car about 5 degrees. Kurt gave a good-natured grin, then bamfed into the front. Kitty nudged me and grinned. Still completely red in the face, I stared at the floorboard. Scott made his way to Bayville Mall.
When we got there, Kitty dragged me to every store she knew of, making me try on a million different outfits. I finally decided on a pale blue tee, white sweater, black jeans, black ankle boots, and triangle earrings that matched my tee and brushed my shoulders when I leaned over. We caught up with Scott and Kurt in the food court. Kitty pointed out Tabitha. "She's with the Brotherhood of Mutants," she whispered. The girl must have noticed us watching, because she sauntered over. Her blond hair was pulled into wings on either side of her head, and she wore several bracelets. "Hey, Kitty, Blue," she said, leaning on the table, "Who's the new girl, and what's her power?" I narrowed my eyes. "How did you know I have powers?" She laughed. "Because anyone seen with Kitty Pryde is either desperate, or part of the Geek Squad, also known as the X-Men." I decided in the back of my mind that I didn't like her. See, there are very few things I despise. Bigots is one. "Name's Mariann," I said, standing, "And my power," I continued, begining to heat up, "Is very simple." There. I was at the right temperature. "I burn easily." Tabitha stepped back. Her face was red from the heat I was radiating. I kept my face normal, not showing that I was tiring quickly. The blond just scowled and turned away.
That night, as we ate dinner, I noticed Bobby staring at me. His food sat untouched, as he studied me. Scott must have noticed it too, because he asked Bobby, "Hey, Bobby, how'd you like to take my ride tonight?" He dangled his keys in Bobby's face. "Yea, sure, whatever." was his mumbled reply. Everyone around the table laughed,except me. I blushed so hard I couldn't control it. The sprinklers went off. A protective barrier of ice was quickly thrown over the food, as Ororo ran to turn off the flood. As I went to my room to change, Logan smirked at me. "Looks like you got a fan club already, Firefly." I just blushed again, and climbed the stairs. Firefly?
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Hooble:YAAY! The second chapter! Now Bobby has a crush an Mariann, (poor kid, I had to do _something_ with him) Logan's doing the father-figure thing, and Mariann has a friend!! BTW, if you totally hate this story, say so. I'm not exactly thrilled with it myself, and I wrote it!
Kurt:Vhy in the hell did I bamf into her lap!
Hooble:Cuz I'm the damned author and I can make you do dat.
Kurt:Damned is right!
Hooble:**smacks him with Hammer-of-Anti-Damnation**
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Author's note:I was gone for a week with no computer acess. That's Why I didn't update. Arigatou to my reviewers! All five of them!!
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That night, the Professor called me into his office. "Mariann, what set your powers off like that?" I just stared stonily at the floor. "Mariann, I won't probe your mind without permission. Please tell me." Silence. I was not a trusting person. He sighed. "Look, I'm sorry if I seem rude," I blurted, "but I have been shoved around to some of the worst people ever to adopt. My case worker is an idiot. I just got here, and despite how happy all those people out there look, I'm still judging this place. So please, I'd really rather go up to my room and sleep." The Professor seemed surprized by my outburst, but smiled and nodded. I walked up the stairs, looked around, then relized I was hoplessly lost. "Great," I muttered, looking for Amara, my roomate. (a/n: Isn't Amara the english dub version of Haruka?) Instead, I saw Kitty. "Um, Kitty?" I asked uncertaintly. She looked up. "Hey! What the matter? Did you like, get lost?" I winced at her valley girl speech. "Um, yeah. I room with Amara." "Oh, I totally know where that is!" She grabbed my arm and pulled me up the stairs. On the way, she told me all about her school, Bayville High. When we reached the room, I said thanks and closed the door. "Ow," I said, rubbing my arm. "Did Kitty get ahold of you?" Amara asked, looking up from her book. I had only spent about an hour with her, but she seemed alright. She was kinda nice,and,most of all,didn't say anything about my scars. We talked about the school awhile, then about the X-Men. As we (finally) laid down to sleep, I thought, I've found my first friend.
The next day was Saturday. I got dressed and stumbled down to the kitchen, still blurry-eyed. Scott, Kurt, Kitty, and Logan were there, Scott and Kurt arguing over some sports team, Kitty typing on her laptop, Logan reading the newspaper and drinking coffee. He hadn't spoken much, the entire time I'd been there. I reached over and typed on Kitty's laptop, What's with Logan's silent treatment? She smiled at me and typed back, Don't mind him. He's always like that. He seemed to sense we were talking about him, because he raised his eyebrows at us. "Gossiping, Half-Pint?" She blushed and quickly deleted our conversation. "So," she said out loud, to me, "Are you,like, going to Bayville next week?" Again wincing at her accent, I nodded. "Yeah." As much as I tried to avoid it, it was almost impossible not feel like a part of this place. At least around Kitty. "I'm kinda nervous." She smiled. Don't worry. The only people you have to worry about are the Brotherhood. You'll probably see them this weekend. They're never far away." I raised an eyebrow. "Scott, are we going or not?" Scott, startled out of his conversation, pulled his keys out of his pocket. "Yea, yea. You coming, Mariann?" I was surprized. I had never been to a mall to shop for _myself_. I hesitated, then nodded. "Yea. Sure." We ran out to Scott's car. I jumped over the side, into the back seat. Kitty just walked right through the back door. My eyes widened. Kitty grinned. "Sorry. It's my power." I shook my head. "This place is going to take some getting used to." Scott nodded. "You have no idea." Just then, with a puff of smoke and the acrid scent of brimstone, Kurt appeared in the backseat. In my lap, to be exact. I blushed furiously, raising the heat in the car about 5 degrees. Kurt gave a good-natured grin, then bamfed into the front. Kitty nudged me and grinned. Still completely red in the face, I stared at the floorboard. Scott made his way to Bayville Mall.
When we got there, Kitty dragged me to every store she knew of, making me try on a million different outfits. I finally decided on a pale blue tee, white sweater, black jeans, black ankle boots, and triangle earrings that matched my tee and brushed my shoulders when I leaned over. We caught up with Scott and Kurt in the food court. Kitty pointed out Tabitha. "She's with the Brotherhood of Mutants," she whispered. The girl must have noticed us watching, because she sauntered over. Her blond hair was pulled into wings on either side of her head, and she wore several bracelets. "Hey, Kitty, Blue," she said, leaning on the table, "Who's the new girl, and what's her power?" I narrowed my eyes. "How did you know I have powers?" She laughed. "Because anyone seen with Kitty Pryde is either desperate, or part of the Geek Squad, also known as the X-Men." I decided in the back of my mind that I didn't like her. See, there are very few things I despise. Bigots is one. "Name's Mariann," I said, standing, "And my power," I continued, begining to heat up, "Is very simple." There. I was at the right temperature. "I burn easily." Tabitha stepped back. Her face was red from the heat I was radiating. I kept my face normal, not showing that I was tiring quickly. The blond just scowled and turned away.
That night, as we ate dinner, I noticed Bobby staring at me. His food sat untouched, as he studied me. Scott must have noticed it too, because he asked Bobby, "Hey, Bobby, how'd you like to take my ride tonight?" He dangled his keys in Bobby's face. "Yea, sure, whatever." was his mumbled reply. Everyone around the table laughed,except me. I blushed so hard I couldn't control it. The sprinklers went off. A protective barrier of ice was quickly thrown over the food, as Ororo ran to turn off the flood. As I went to my room to change, Logan smirked at me. "Looks like you got a fan club already, Firefly." I just blushed again, and climbed the stairs. Firefly?
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Hooble:YAAY! The second chapter! Now Bobby has a crush an Mariann, (poor kid, I had to do _something_ with him) Logan's doing the father-figure thing, and Mariann has a friend!! BTW, if you totally hate this story, say so. I'm not exactly thrilled with it myself, and I wrote it!
Kurt:Vhy in the hell did I bamf into her lap!
Hooble:Cuz I'm the damned author and I can make you do dat.
Kurt:Damned is right!
Hooble:**smacks him with Hammer-of-Anti-Damnation**