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HARPY: THE BEGINNING

CHAPTER FOUR: HARPY MAKES FRIENDS

After prying Harpy off of Jean, the three of them went down to breakfast. At the mention of breakfast, Harpy got excited. "Meat!" She cried. "Meat Harpy WANT!!!" Jean and Ororo each took an arm and led Harpy, who was bouncing along excitedly, along the hallway and down the stairs, to breakfast. As they walked along the hallways became crowded as other students came out of their rooms and were heading to breakfast themselves. At the entrance to the dining room they ran into a girl who Jean thought would be perfect with Harpy. The girl was Rogue and Jean stopped to talk with her. "Hey, could you hold up a minute Rogue," asked Jean "Sure." Answered Rogue. "This is Harpy. I'd like it if you could show her around and get her used to things around here." "Sure thing, Jean." Said Rogue. Jean left Harpy with Rogue. "C'Mon," said Rogue, taking one of Harpy's taloned hands into one of her gloved ones. She led Harpy over to a small table and they both sat down. "I'm Rogue. What's your name?" Harpy tilted her head in a birdlike fashion while chirping and trilling. She looked into Rogue's eyes. "Harpy." She answered into Rogue's mind. "Harpy, me!" "Welcome to the school Harpy, you Hungry?" "Yes" Harpy Mindspoke excitedly. "Harpy hungry!!! Harpy food need!!!" "Okay, okay." Rogye laughed. "Anything in particular?" "MEAT!!! Harpy need Meat!!!" "Will bacon, saugage and ham do?" rogue asked. "YES!! LOTS!!" "Okay I'll Be Right Back." Rogue left to get the food. Harpy looked around her. There were a lot of people for sure, and some of them were looking at HER!! Harpy saw Jean at a table with Scott and Ororo. A minute later Rogue returned with the food. She put a plate piled with bacon, saugage and ham before Harpy and sat down with her own eggs and toast. Harpy chirped happily and picked up a fork and knife. They were hard to use. Frustated Harpy put them back down and sat there brooding. "You need some Help?" Rogue asked her. Then an Idea came to harpy and she trilled happily. She laid a piece of ham on another [plate, then used a talon to cut it like a knife, then speared it on a talon's tip and ate it. "That was a smart idea Harpy." Rogue told her, impressed. "I would never have thought if doing it that way." As Harpy continued to eat, Rogue watched her. She thought to herself that Harpy was like a human bird of prey. Everything about her was built to make her perform in a predatory fashain. From her wings and body, down to her mind and personality. But she was also capable of great kindness and gentleness. Rogue decided that she liked Harpy. Harpy was going to be a big hit at the school. At that moment a boy walked up to the table. "Hi, Rogue. Who's the new chick?" Harpy looked up at him when he said this. Her eyes narrowed menancingly, Then with a screech of fury she launched her self at him. "HARPY REND!!!!" She mindyelled. She knocked him down and landed on him. Digging her foot talons deep into his abdomen she lifted a taloned hand to strike. "Harpy, NO!!" Jean, Scott and Ororo pulled her off the boy.

Jean, Ororo, get her out of here." Scott said, then knelt next to the boy. Jean and Ororo tooke a confused Harpy out of the area and into an empty classroom. "Harpy!" Said Jean angrily. "What did you do that for?" "Harpy protect food." "He wasn't after your food." Ororo told her. "You can't do things like that." Harpy started to cry. She couldn't understand what she did wrong but she was upset because everyone was mad at her. Ororo understanding thistook Harpy into her arms and tried to comfort the sobbing girl. She and Jean looked at eachother. This was going to be harder than they had thought.

END CHAPTER FOUR.