Disclaimer: Once again I own nothing. So therefore don't sue me.
I'd like to thank those of you who reviewed my story so far. Niteflite, Bain, Talentless you guys made my day! As to a question that came up in the reviews the story takes place a good couple of years after where we are right now in the X-Men Evolution timeline. Enjoy!
She was suffocating! Water dragged her down into its depths below the surface and she was powerless to stop it. She tried to grab onto something, her claw-like nails extended, but all she could grasp was water, which slipped through her fingers. She was going to drown. She struggled some more before drifting off into unconsciousness...
Jessica's eyes snapped open, realizing it was only a dream as she caught her breath. Her hand flew to her neck, where she knew her necklace should be. It was there. She didn't know why, but something about her fellow mutants down here made her worry about things going missing.
Memories of the argument with Danny the night before came back to her. She felt bad about it. It wasn't exactly his fault that her ideals didn't match with what everyone else in this pit thought. And in her heart she knew that she'd have to get rid of some morals and ideals in order to fit in, but she didn't want to.
She forced herself to get out of bed and find her trunk, which wasn't at the foot of the bed she had chosen. She heard a satisfying click as she spun the dial, assuring her that not only did she have the combination memorized, but it was also her trunk. She smiled as she saw that all of her belongings were still there. She grabbed a pair of khaki cargo pants and a dark blue shirt before heading to the bathroom to change and wash up.
She emerged from the girls' rooms feeling refreshed and ready to face anything that was thrown at her, even if she was still a little bitter. She sniffed the air. Pancakes, she thought to herself as she grabbed a plate, fork, and a glass of milk along with her own stack of two pancakes.
Jessica sat close to a bunch of girls whom she vaguely recalled seeing in the dorm, hoping that Danny wouldn't decide to sit by her this morning.
As it turned out, the girls had commandeered a plate of bacon and were dealing it out amongst themselves. Jessica simply stared at the plate, mouth watering. She hadn't had bacon in a while, and watching it sit there was pure torture.
"You want a piece," a soft voice, belonging to a blond with wind-blown hair asked.
"Yes, thank you," Jessica replied as the plate was passed to her and she picked out an extra crispy strip.
" Thought so," the girl smiled. " By the way, I'm Erica."
" Jessica," she replied picking off a corner of the bacon and putting it into her mouth, as timid as a mouse with a crumb.
" What group are you in," Erica asked.
" I don't know," Jessica admitted. I was told to check the chore board but I haven't the slightest clue where it is."
" No problem, it's over there," the girl pointed to the far wall. " Nothing starts for another 45 minutes anyways so you've got time."
" Any bids on the last piece of bacon," a loud blond asked. She looked just like Erica, except she had her hair kinked with black pants on and a teal tank top, which showed her mid-drift. Jessica looked at Erica, who was more conservative with light blue jeans, a little frayed at the ends, and a white short-sleeved shirt with eye-lit lace.
" I'll take it," A girl with long, jet-black heir and large pointy ears spoke up.
" How much," The blond asked.
" Twenty-five cents."
The blond thought this over in her head for a moment before yelling, " Going once, twice... SOLD!" She jumped down from the chair she had been standing on, setting the plate down. The dark-haired girl got up from a lone seat at the next table over and walked over. The blond held out her hand into which the dark-haired girl placed a quarter.
" Wonderful doing business with you," the blond smiled.
Just as the girl reached out to grab the bacon, a fine silver thread shot out and snatched the bacon from the plate. "Hey," the dark-haired girl protested, " That's my bacon eight legs!" She glared at the smaller girl Jessica had seen the day before. The small girl just smiled as she took a bite of the bacon. " Mmmm," she replied, " Tastes good."
" Guess you gotta be faster than that, elf," the blond scolded with a smirk.
" Well then I want my 25 cents back," the "elf" snapped.
" Sorry no refunds."
At this the dark-haired girl lunged at the blond, knocking her to the ground. Then they both went flying through the air to smack against a nearby wall. " Let go of me," the blond screeched once again, being knocked into the wall.
"Gladly," the dark-haired girl replied, reaching into the blond' s pocket and retrieving the quarter. She then let go of the girl and they went tumbling to the ground.
The blond rubbed her arm with a grimace, " Jerk," she muttered.
" Always happy to oblige," the dark-haired girl shot back.
" Oh, rich girl wanna go at it again now that she's got some distance between us," the blond snapped.
" Nah, I don't wanna bridge that gap again. I can only deal with so much bonding a day." The girl then continued to her table and sat down, picking at the crumbs on her plate.
" Thinks she's better than us 'cause she came from a wealthy family. Don't mean squat down here," the blond complained bitterly. The other girls just nodded in agreement.
Jessica continued to munch her bacon as she got up to check the chore board. She quickly scanned the names until finding her own. " Group three," she chirped as she pivoted around to find Danny's smiling face.
" What do you want jerk-off?" she asked.
Danny's smile left his face." I probably deserve that."
" Probably. Do I have to repeat the question?"
" No, I came to apologize. I was really stupid yesterday and I hope you'll forgive me. Living down here takes its toll, you forget what it's like to have ideas like that, to trust that there's some good in people." He looked down at his feet, waiting for a blow of some form to hit him, but it never came.
" I suppose I'll forgive you," she smirked. " Besides, someone has to keep you honest."
" With who?"
" Yourself"
" I don't lie. I always tell the truth."
" Now that was a lie," Jessica giggled.
"Yeah, it was."
" So, why'd you decide to apologize? You barely know me. You could never speak to me again if you wanted to."
" Well, that's just the point. I don't know you all that well, but I'd like to. Besides, you're in Group Three with me. I can't have you not speaking to me when we have to deal with each other every day. I already know some people who won't talk to me for the rest of their life, I don't need to add to the list."
" So who else did you tick off," Jessica prodded.
" No one you'd know," Danny smiled evasively.
" Try me. Besides, I'll find out sooner or later."
" I'm not gonna ruin my now spotless record with you by letting it slip who I now have to hide from for the rest of my natural born life."
" That bad, huh?"
"Ooh yeah."
Well, that's all for now. I'll try to update soon. Please review and tell me what you think. Bye!
I'd like to thank those of you who reviewed my story so far. Niteflite, Bain, Talentless you guys made my day! As to a question that came up in the reviews the story takes place a good couple of years after where we are right now in the X-Men Evolution timeline. Enjoy!
She was suffocating! Water dragged her down into its depths below the surface and she was powerless to stop it. She tried to grab onto something, her claw-like nails extended, but all she could grasp was water, which slipped through her fingers. She was going to drown. She struggled some more before drifting off into unconsciousness...
Jessica's eyes snapped open, realizing it was only a dream as she caught her breath. Her hand flew to her neck, where she knew her necklace should be. It was there. She didn't know why, but something about her fellow mutants down here made her worry about things going missing.
Memories of the argument with Danny the night before came back to her. She felt bad about it. It wasn't exactly his fault that her ideals didn't match with what everyone else in this pit thought. And in her heart she knew that she'd have to get rid of some morals and ideals in order to fit in, but she didn't want to.
She forced herself to get out of bed and find her trunk, which wasn't at the foot of the bed she had chosen. She heard a satisfying click as she spun the dial, assuring her that not only did she have the combination memorized, but it was also her trunk. She smiled as she saw that all of her belongings were still there. She grabbed a pair of khaki cargo pants and a dark blue shirt before heading to the bathroom to change and wash up.
She emerged from the girls' rooms feeling refreshed and ready to face anything that was thrown at her, even if she was still a little bitter. She sniffed the air. Pancakes, she thought to herself as she grabbed a plate, fork, and a glass of milk along with her own stack of two pancakes.
Jessica sat close to a bunch of girls whom she vaguely recalled seeing in the dorm, hoping that Danny wouldn't decide to sit by her this morning.
As it turned out, the girls had commandeered a plate of bacon and were dealing it out amongst themselves. Jessica simply stared at the plate, mouth watering. She hadn't had bacon in a while, and watching it sit there was pure torture.
"You want a piece," a soft voice, belonging to a blond with wind-blown hair asked.
"Yes, thank you," Jessica replied as the plate was passed to her and she picked out an extra crispy strip.
" Thought so," the girl smiled. " By the way, I'm Erica."
" Jessica," she replied picking off a corner of the bacon and putting it into her mouth, as timid as a mouse with a crumb.
" What group are you in," Erica asked.
" I don't know," Jessica admitted. I was told to check the chore board but I haven't the slightest clue where it is."
" No problem, it's over there," the girl pointed to the far wall. " Nothing starts for another 45 minutes anyways so you've got time."
" Any bids on the last piece of bacon," a loud blond asked. She looked just like Erica, except she had her hair kinked with black pants on and a teal tank top, which showed her mid-drift. Jessica looked at Erica, who was more conservative with light blue jeans, a little frayed at the ends, and a white short-sleeved shirt with eye-lit lace.
" I'll take it," A girl with long, jet-black heir and large pointy ears spoke up.
" How much," The blond asked.
" Twenty-five cents."
The blond thought this over in her head for a moment before yelling, " Going once, twice... SOLD!" She jumped down from the chair she had been standing on, setting the plate down. The dark-haired girl got up from a lone seat at the next table over and walked over. The blond held out her hand into which the dark-haired girl placed a quarter.
" Wonderful doing business with you," the blond smiled.
Just as the girl reached out to grab the bacon, a fine silver thread shot out and snatched the bacon from the plate. "Hey," the dark-haired girl protested, " That's my bacon eight legs!" She glared at the smaller girl Jessica had seen the day before. The small girl just smiled as she took a bite of the bacon. " Mmmm," she replied, " Tastes good."
" Guess you gotta be faster than that, elf," the blond scolded with a smirk.
" Well then I want my 25 cents back," the "elf" snapped.
" Sorry no refunds."
At this the dark-haired girl lunged at the blond, knocking her to the ground. Then they both went flying through the air to smack against a nearby wall. " Let go of me," the blond screeched once again, being knocked into the wall.
"Gladly," the dark-haired girl replied, reaching into the blond' s pocket and retrieving the quarter. She then let go of the girl and they went tumbling to the ground.
The blond rubbed her arm with a grimace, " Jerk," she muttered.
" Always happy to oblige," the dark-haired girl shot back.
" Oh, rich girl wanna go at it again now that she's got some distance between us," the blond snapped.
" Nah, I don't wanna bridge that gap again. I can only deal with so much bonding a day." The girl then continued to her table and sat down, picking at the crumbs on her plate.
" Thinks she's better than us 'cause she came from a wealthy family. Don't mean squat down here," the blond complained bitterly. The other girls just nodded in agreement.
Jessica continued to munch her bacon as she got up to check the chore board. She quickly scanned the names until finding her own. " Group three," she chirped as she pivoted around to find Danny's smiling face.
" What do you want jerk-off?" she asked.
Danny's smile left his face." I probably deserve that."
" Probably. Do I have to repeat the question?"
" No, I came to apologize. I was really stupid yesterday and I hope you'll forgive me. Living down here takes its toll, you forget what it's like to have ideas like that, to trust that there's some good in people." He looked down at his feet, waiting for a blow of some form to hit him, but it never came.
" I suppose I'll forgive you," she smirked. " Besides, someone has to keep you honest."
" With who?"
" Yourself"
" I don't lie. I always tell the truth."
" Now that was a lie," Jessica giggled.
"Yeah, it was."
" So, why'd you decide to apologize? You barely know me. You could never speak to me again if you wanted to."
" Well, that's just the point. I don't know you all that well, but I'd like to. Besides, you're in Group Three with me. I can't have you not speaking to me when we have to deal with each other every day. I already know some people who won't talk to me for the rest of their life, I don't need to add to the list."
" So who else did you tick off," Jessica prodded.
" No one you'd know," Danny smiled evasively.
" Try me. Besides, I'll find out sooner or later."
" I'm not gonna ruin my now spotless record with you by letting it slip who I now have to hide from for the rest of my natural born life."
" That bad, huh?"
"Ooh yeah."
Well, that's all for now. I'll try to update soon. Please review and tell me what you think. Bye!