MORE MORE MORE! YAY! I'm getting along with this quite well... even though sometimes it can grow boring... I know that casue i have a really GREAT idea on where to take the story... but since it's all that good writing the steps up to it are getting a little tedious! but hey! It's all for the general cause! :-) otay... like always.. lets try to undertand Casper shall we??
The language of Scots...
Sonsie - Friendly
Unco - Weird
stoup an roup - absloutly
bonnie - beautiful
Fag - cigarette
OH! AND F.Y.I: A moore (incase you didn't know.) Is the English term for a field! cool? cool!
Disclaimer: Do not own characters (except for Casper... oh yeah... AND Mrs.Davis.. I hated having her. but she was the first teacher's name i could think of.. damn her!)
"Ah donna knaw Kit, Ah'v niver been tae a public Schuil afore." Casper said opening the refrigerator door and looking through the shelves for something to eat. He hadn't really eaten anything since he arrived at the institute but a few apples and some caffeneated drinks. "Lat alane been surrounded by sae many stryngers at ance." He added standing up from the last shelf with a bag of lettuce and other vegetables in hand. He looked back into the refrigerator and noticed beer towards the back, he shrugged, put a bag of tomatoes in his mouth to hold, grabbed a beer and kicked the refrigerator door shut. He walked over to the kitchen table and set everything down next to The pizza that Kitty, Jean and Rogue shared.
"Like, don't worry about it. You'll fit in fine!" She said before taking another bite of her pizza. "Oh, and by the way… those are totally Logan's! Just thought I'd warn you before you get like, killed." Kitty added pointing at the beer in Casper's hand. He just shrugged and set it down on the table.
"Ah'll pay him back." Casper smiled grabbing a plate from the corner of the table and opening the bag of lettuce. "Ye arna verra vegetarian sonsie around heere eh?" He asked putting the finishing touches on his salad and sitting down next to Rogue who only smiled slightly and picked a piece of cucumber off of the top of it.
"Vegetarian, Catholic, an all around nice guy… DO you have any faults?" Jean joked taking a drink from her soda.
"Yeh! Sort fuse, nae guide in mah powers, ah smoke, ah drink, freaky arse eyes, ma nose… shoud ah conteena?" He asked taking a bite out of his salad while they all laughed slightly.
"well, ah don't think there's anythin' wrong with how you look." Rogue said moving a stray hair from his face and tucking it behind his ear, a small gold hoop in the top of his ear shining under the kitchen lights.
"of coorse ye wadna."
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It was hot, almost too hot to breathe, but he kept up the pace. It would rain soon and so he had to keep up! He could see the other boys running in front of himself. Suddenly he fell. The others continued running and he could hear their footsteps getting further away, their shapes and bodies disappearing behind the flora of the jungle floor. He tried calling to them but it was too late, they were long gone. Slowly he picked himself up from the dirty ground and looked around at where he had been led. Nothing familiar, just trees and the sounds of forth coming rain.
"Mither…" He said softly, wrapping his arms around his waist and starting to walk towards where he had seen his companions running. He walked for hours, at least it seemed like hours. soaking wet, his longish brown hair stuck to his face and neck and small streams of water running down his forehead and nose, a few streams side tracking to his large Blue eyes. As he walked he heard a familiar sound then a 'snap' as he fell to the ground in pain. He looked down and realized that he was caught in a hunters trap. His parent's along with the Village elders were trying to keep poachers out of their forests but had obviously not succeeded. He looked down at the cast iron set of teeth that dug into his left leg and the metallic trickles of red blood that flowed to the ground and mixed with the mud. He brought the trap closer to his chest as he drew his leg up and touched it tenderly, screaming in agony. The pain was growing steadily worse as he felt that he could no longer take it, he pulled his body underneath the cover of a large tree and soon passed out.
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Rogue sat up suddenly from her nightmare. Or so she thought it was a nightmare, she thought back on it for a few seconds. The rainforest, that small boy… He looked a lot like Casper. It was Casper, She threw a hand to her forehead and drew her knees closer leaning on them in the dark. Suddenly she felt an indent on the bed next to herself , she looked up and saw Kitty, sitting there looking quite worried.
"Like, are you alright?" She asked reaching for the lamp on the table next to the bed. " it sounded like you were screaming for your mother." Rogue only looked at her, tears in her eyes.
"They left him…" She said quietly, looking out the bedroom window.
"Who left who?" Kitty asked trying to regain her gaze.
"The hunting party, they left Casper… but he was only a little boy…" She said in a heart breaking whisper. "Maybe it wasn't him… maybe it was just a nightmare…" Kitty's eyes grew wide in shock, Casper had touched Rogue. That would be the only way that Rogue would acquire his memories like that! But when? He seemed fine the whole time he was here so far. She was snapped back to reality by Rogue suddenly peeling back her covers and getting up from her bed.
"Like, Where are you going?!" She asked getting up and following Rogue.
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Casper looked around the hazy field, He knew this area. It was Scotland, just near where his grandmother lived. But this was no ordinary field, It was a grave yard. But why was he here, and why were all these people here? They were all dressed up like it was a funeral, but he looked down at himself and saw that he was dressed casually. He had to find out what was going on, as he walked closer he felt sharp pains all over his body. First starting in the chest, then spreading to his legs. Finally he was close enough to the party to see what was going on. The crowd seemed to part for him as he approached the casket. He looked around, the shapes of people were familiar, but there were no faces, to any of them. Shrugging he continued to step forward until he was right over the casket. As he looked down at the body the pains increased. A woman standing by the casket reached down and rubbed his left leg, Casper noticed that before everything grew hazy and the pain spread to his head. It was sharp and repetitive. Like a bass drum in a marching band, striking suddenly and on cue.
"Oh my god…" He heard someone whisper. He looked up suddenly, hoping that someone had noticed him and was going to help. But no one had moved.
"Like, Wow! What's that from?" He heard another voice say, only this voice.. Much like the other was familiar.
"Marie? Kit?" He asked out loud, but with no answer. The pain was growing stronger and soon he fell to his knees holding his ears, wishing that the pain would stop. Suddenly there was a brilliant flash of pain, like none he's ever known before. Then it grew dark.
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Rogue and Kitty stood over Casper's hammock, Rogue holding a flashlight in her mouth as she moved the bottom of his covers. He moaned softly and twitched a bit, thinking it was from the disruption Kitty took a step back and Rogue dropped the blanket slightly.
"What are we doing in here!?" She whispered to Rogue. "Let's go! Don't wake him up! He's Like, got a long day ahead of him in school!" Rogue just shushed her quietly and folded the blanket upwards on top of it's self revealing his legs and feet. "Seriously!!! What are you doing?!" Kitty asked again walking back up to her friend and looking down at the hammock. Slowly Rogue pulled his left pant leg back and gasped at what she saw.
"Oh my god…" She whispered as she and Kitty looked down at the longish, pink scars that covered his shin in a crescent shape and obviously continued on the back of his leg as well.
"Like, wow! What's that from?" She gasped covering her mouth with a small hand as Rogue took a glove from her pajama pocket and slipped it on. She ran her fingers over it lightly as Casper's body tensed.
"Marie? Kit?" He mumbled quietly and turned his head to the side, obviously still asleep, but giving the girls a little shock.
"Maybe we should go?" Kitty asked, never once taking her eyes off of Casper, Rogue nodded in agreement. She leaned forward and re-covered his legs and waited for Kitty to walk far enough away so that she wouldn't see what she did next. Slowly Rogue bent down and ran her gloved hand over Casper's forehead and kissed him lightly on the cheek. He moaned again quietly and scrunched up his nose before he calmed. She smiled and ran over to Kitty as they phased through his bed room door. They had only been gone for a few seconds before Casper sat directly upright, panting heavily. He shook his head and closed his eyes tight, trying to shake the remaining memories from the dream. It was useless, he remembered it all. The pain, the faceless people, the moore. He shuddered and stood up from his hammock. He pulled his blue fleece blanket from his bed, grabbed a small silver tin from his bed stand and opened the doors to the balcony just outside his window. He stepped up onto the window sill and out onto the balcony, his blanket trailing behind himself. He slowly sank down in a corner, leaning against the house and balcony railing. He looked out over the backyard and pulled his blanket closer around his shoulders. He then pulled The small, silver tin from his pocket and opened it, pulling from it a cigarette. He lit it and took a drag, looking beyond the back yard and onto the ocean, the moon reflecting off of it. As he brought his hand down he looked at it, a ghostly figure. He had started to fade in his sleep but he didn't care. 'Let it stay that way for all I care.' he thought bitterly as he took another drag.
"lang mornin aheid." He exhaled looking down at his drawn up pant leg and the scars along his shin.
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The next morning was hectic around the institute. Student's scrambling for items, fighting for the bathrooms, stuffing food into their mouths and running out of the doors on their way to school. Casper, fortunately didn't have to deal with this. He had woken up earlier than any of the others and was outside with his silver coffee mug full of coffee and smoking a cigarette when everyone emerged from the mansion.
"Alright! Who's riding with me and who's riding with Casper?" Scott yelled back into the house. "Whichever the choice we're both leaving NOW!" He finished un locking his trunk and throwing his back pack in the back, leaving it open for the other's bags. Soon 5 younger students came running out the garage door. This was all quite amusing to Casper, he hadn't actually seen them get ready for school before. It was all so hectic. Casper stood away from where he leaned against the car and hit the automatic un lock on his key chain as Evan and Rogue walked his way. Kitty, Kurt and Jean were already throwing their bags into the trunk of Scott's sports car and having 'shot gun' fights. It appeared that Kurt was winning for a few minutes until Jean picked him up and put him into the back seat. Casper just watched and shook his head, smiling slightly.
"Hey Casper." Evan said opening the door to the back seat and putting in his bag and skate board.
" hey." He replied rubbing his eyes with one hand.
"You ok?" Rogue asked looking at him as he finished and opened his eyes wide then squinted them shut.
"Aye, ah juist hiv tae weir these friggin contacts an they hert somthin fierce." He said looking at Rogue who just realized for the first time that morning that his eyes WERE different! They were back to his original color blue, the blue that only she and he knew used to exist under the now constantly changing orbs.
"Looks like ya don't like it too much." She said opening her door and getting inside, Evan and Casper close behind.
"Aye! Ah'm tellin ye it herts!" He said buckling up and then leaning over to her. "See!" Rogue just turned his head downwards a little as she blew gently at the corner of his eye.
"Better?" she asked while he rubbed his eyes again.
"That wis unco…" He said cranking up the engine and backing out slowly. "But it worked."
"It's called eye drops man, keep em, love em, learn to live by em." Evan said feeling a little uncomfortable in the mushy situation he was just forced to be a witness to.
Casper followed Scott to the school and parked a few spots behind him. As Rogue and Evan got out and grabbed their things, Casper remained in the front, looking at his quickly fading arms. The process was happening so slowly that the others hadn't noticed. They also never noticed him pull a ready needle from his back pack pocket. He opened it quickly, he didn't have time to spike a vein so he went directly for the last injection's mark. He did it quickly and got out of the car, joining the others at the back. Evan and Rogue looked at him oddly as he locked the car up and threw his black messenger bag over his shoulder.
"What?" He asked.
"What were you doing?" Rogue asked slinging her own back pack onto her back.
"Ah had some truible wit ma safety belt." He lied running a hand through his hair. Evan bought it, mumbling something about how Casper just got the car and probably got ripped off as he skated away. But Rogue was having second thoughts.
"Alright, you better get going to the office, get your schedule and get to class. I'll see you at Lunch ok?" She said waving goodbye as she left Casper in the parking lot wondering to himself one question… Where's the office?
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"Alright student's! We have a new student joining us today from New Zealand. His Name is Casper McAllester. I trust you all will make him feel welcome." Mrs. Davis said from where she stood at the front of her desk, Casper next to her leaning back against the desk. He looked around the room struggling to maintain his cool, but never showing for a moment that he was even remotely nervous. But then again there were so many 'normal' strangers. They didn't know that he was a mutant, and if what Xavier told him was true then they would probably hurt him or one of the other Institute kids if they knew. Casper looked around the room one last time before starting to go to his seat, the teacher stopping him. "And where do you think you're going?" She smiled as the class started to snicker. Casper just looked at her and arched an eyebrow.
"No, Don't worry. She does this to everyone." He heard a voice say from the sea of faces in font of him. Casper just swallowed hard and leaned back against the desk again.
"Alright, who wants to go first?" Mrs. Davis asked pulling her chair to the side of the desk and sitting down as a small girl with blonde hair raised her hand. Mrs. Davis pointed at her with a large ruler and turned to Casper. "They are going to ask you questions to get to know you a little better." She said as Casper felt himself ease a little.
"Like ok, Do you speak English?" She drawled out, sounding a little silly in the process. Casper couldn't help it, he started laughing.
"Aye, ah speak English… Weel, tae 'Queen's' English oniewey." He said as the other students looked confused. "Ma Clan's from Scotland mates. We just did a fair share o movin is all." They all seemed to make understanding noises as another hand shot up in the air. This time it was a pretty brunette.
"Yes Terryn?"
"How old are you?" She asked twirling a piece of hair around her index finger slowly, looking him up and down noticeably. His baggy blue jeans, over sized dress shirt that hung open, sleeves rolled up showing off the sleeves of a tight, long sleeved, black mock turtle neck with thumb sleeves that he wore underneath, hemp sandals and black messenger bag. Even the small things about him stuck out to her, things the most people don't notice for a while such as the small gold hoops that stuck through his cartilage at the tops of each ear, and that he either had really bad allergies or just got contacts by the irritated look of his eyes.
"Ah'm 19. What aboot ye lass?" He gave her a small smile as she giggled slightly.
"Play any sports?" He heard a blonde ask, his green eyes shining in hope. All eyes shot around to the back of the room where 4 guys all sat, wearing bright red varsity jackets.
"Duncan. You did not raise your hand." Mrs. Davis said crossing her arms across her chest.
"Oh, sorry." He said as he raised his hand and repeated his question without being called on. Mrs. Davis just sighed and let it slide. It was too early to start the day off like this,
"Aye, Football." He said as Duncan silently gave a small cheer.
"Now wait just a second there Duncan." Mrs. Davis said looking at Casper. "You said you were from Scotland?" He nodded in response. "So would that be Rugby or Football you play?"
"Football." Casper responded.
"He plays Soccer Duncan. Not American Football." She said as he sat back in his seat in disappointment. Casper just looked around the room at other raised hands and smiled. Public school wasn't so bad after all.
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The school day went smoothly. Casper had little trouble finding classes, and when he did girls in the hall ways were very helpful. His locker was right next to Scott's, he was in German class with Kurt, Which he thought was a little un fair for those who couldn't speak the language. After all, he and Kurt were fluent. Rogue, Scott and Jean were all in his English class, and he had physical education with Jean, Evan and Kitty. He had seen all of his housemates before lunch so he figured adjusting would be easy. It was lunch time before he knew it, He did a quick teacher scan, like the other kids had warned him before ducking out to the parking lot for a quick cigarette. He had just lit one when he heard a voice from behind himself.
"Got another?" It was a boy, not much older than a junior. With dark brown hair and chocolate brown eyes. He shoved his hands into his torn jeans and shifted his weight to the other foot.
"Uh, Aye. Sure." Casper said reaching into his pocket and pulling out the silver case and handing him a cigarette and a lighter. "hou ye daein?" He asked taking a drag from his cigarette and looking at the boy as he handed back Casper's lighter.
"Alright. God I miss this." He said taking a drag from his own. He exhaled slowly and looked at Casper. "So, you're the new one at the Xavier school?" He asked smirking. Casper only looked at him confused. He thought that no one knew about mutants, that was unless this boy was a mutant as well. But if that was the case then why wasn't he at the institute too?
"Aye. Casper McAllester." He said extending his hand to shake, the other boy only looked at it and went back to his cigarette.
"Lance Alvers." He replied shortly. "So, How did you get mixed up with the 'X-Geeks'?"
"Hou dae ye knaw aboot that?"
"I'm a mutant too. They call me 'Avalanche'" He said and as if to make his point the caused a small tremor that shook the parking lot.
That's absolutely stoup an roup bonnie." Casper said looking at Lance amazed.
"Uh… right.." He replied not sure of what this weird guy just said to him. He took one last drag from his cigarette and tossed it to the ground, stomping it out. "Look, Just got one thing to tell ya. They are WAY too strict around there… if you ever want to just party, look me up. Me and the brotherhood, Now WE know how to party." He said turning and walking away as Casper finished his cigarette. He stomped his out as well and went to the cafeteria for food. Soon he was carrying a tray outside to the table that a girl had directed him to, spotting the others. He walked over to them and took a seat between Kurt and Rogue, walking into a conversation that was on going.
"….so I finally got Terryn off my case." Scott finished as he took another drink of his milk.
"Terryn… Why dae ah knaw that name?" Casper said taking a drink from his bottle of water as the others smiled at him, all but Rogue.
"Because, you're her newest crush!" Jean said throwing a piece of potato chip at him, which hit him in the chest. "She gave up on Scott."
"Terryn…" Casper repeated quietly scratching the back of his neck, trying to remember where he had heard that name.
"Zhat's her." Kurt said pointing at the football players table and at the pretty brunette for his first period.
"Ah aye! Terryn." Casper said slyly and smiling as Rogue crossed one leg over the other, delivering a small kick to Casper's shin in the process.
"Ow!" He said as the others looked at him and he shook his head as if to say 'nothing'.
"Listen Lance! I'm like, not at ALL interested!" they all heard Kitty yell from the doors, her soda in hand and yelling at the same guy from the parking lot. She then turned on her heels and walked away swiftly leaving a very, unimpressed guy who turned away also and joined his friends who were standing under a near by tree. "Like, I can't believe Lance! He just doesn't understand that when I say 'no lance, I do not want to go out with you.' it doesn't mean 'take me now'." She exclaimed sitting down across from Kurt and next to Jean on the other side of the table.
"Yeah, Just some warning." Evan started taking a drink from his milk and pointing at Casper. "The brotherhood is bad news. Not a good crowd to get mixed in with."
"Weel, ah donna knaw. That Lance lad didnta seem sae wickit earlier." He said taking a bite from his sandwich and receiving weird looks from the others. "What?"
"'Shake-down' talked to you…. And you liked him?" Scott said, amazement in his voice.
"Aye, Just asked us fae a fag an invited me tae party wit him an tha 'brotherhood'" The others just shook their heads as Rogue leaned closer to him.
"They're just trying to get ya to go to 'the dark side' sugah. Don't listen to em." She said quietly. Casper Nodded understandingly.
"So, Like, How's the first day going Casper?" Kitty asked taking a drink from her soda and taking a chip from Kurt's open bag on the table.
"Aaright. Though, Ah'm fairly certaint noe ane can unnerstaund us." He said as the others smiled.
"They vill learn ja? I mean, listen to me!" Kurt said throwing his arm around Casper and giving his chin a light tap with his fist. "Patience Freund… Patience."
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Soon the school day was over and it was time to go home. No one was quite as glad for that as Casper. He was tired from the 2 injections that he had to sneak in during the day and the contacts that he was wearing were bugging the hell out of him, so much that he took them out in the school parking lot. He didn't care if people saw him or not, it was just that bad. When he arrived home with Rogue and Evan he was met in the garage and asked by Logan to see the professor, that and if he knew what happened to one of his beers.
Casper knocked on the door of the study and found the professor sitting at a large desk waiting for him. He closed the book that he was reading and folded his hands on the desk in front of himself.
"Come in Casper." he said as Casper walked into the room, took off his backpack and took a seat in a chair facing the desk.
"Ye wanted tae see us?" He asked crossing his long legs and leaning against one of the arms. He yawned loudly hoping that this wouldn't take long. He was hoping to get in a nap before the danger room session later that afternoon.
"Yes, and don't worry. This wont take long." Xavier smiled as Casper sat upright, looking at him. "I only wished to ask you if I could have a sample of the serum that you have been taking, for myself and Ororo to analyze." Casper nodded and pulled a ready needle from his backpack on the floor and laid it down on the desk, sliding it over to the professor.
"that aw?" He asked standing up and stretching his arms over his head.
"We would also like for you to come down to the infirmary later today for a few blood tests. Nothing serious, just to know the actual effects of this drug." Casper nodded once again and picked his bag up from the floor, he waved goodbye to the professor before returning to his room for a much needed nap.
YAY! Getting closer to interesting... and i love it! aww... Casper and Rogue are so cute.. and so freakin unlikely! I LOVE IT! HEHE! Anyways... come back for more... cause i can tell you that if i got you hooked so far you'll be on the edge of your seat later! (I LOVE THIS!) anyways... like always... going to bed!
~K 3:11 A.M
The language of Scots...
Sonsie - Friendly
Unco - Weird
stoup an roup - absloutly
bonnie - beautiful
Fag - cigarette
OH! AND F.Y.I: A moore (incase you didn't know.) Is the English term for a field! cool? cool!
Disclaimer: Do not own characters (except for Casper... oh yeah... AND Mrs.Davis.. I hated having her. but she was the first teacher's name i could think of.. damn her!)
"Ah donna knaw Kit, Ah'v niver been tae a public Schuil afore." Casper said opening the refrigerator door and looking through the shelves for something to eat. He hadn't really eaten anything since he arrived at the institute but a few apples and some caffeneated drinks. "Lat alane been surrounded by sae many stryngers at ance." He added standing up from the last shelf with a bag of lettuce and other vegetables in hand. He looked back into the refrigerator and noticed beer towards the back, he shrugged, put a bag of tomatoes in his mouth to hold, grabbed a beer and kicked the refrigerator door shut. He walked over to the kitchen table and set everything down next to The pizza that Kitty, Jean and Rogue shared.
"Like, don't worry about it. You'll fit in fine!" She said before taking another bite of her pizza. "Oh, and by the way… those are totally Logan's! Just thought I'd warn you before you get like, killed." Kitty added pointing at the beer in Casper's hand. He just shrugged and set it down on the table.
"Ah'll pay him back." Casper smiled grabbing a plate from the corner of the table and opening the bag of lettuce. "Ye arna verra vegetarian sonsie around heere eh?" He asked putting the finishing touches on his salad and sitting down next to Rogue who only smiled slightly and picked a piece of cucumber off of the top of it.
"Vegetarian, Catholic, an all around nice guy… DO you have any faults?" Jean joked taking a drink from her soda.
"Yeh! Sort fuse, nae guide in mah powers, ah smoke, ah drink, freaky arse eyes, ma nose… shoud ah conteena?" He asked taking a bite out of his salad while they all laughed slightly.
"well, ah don't think there's anythin' wrong with how you look." Rogue said moving a stray hair from his face and tucking it behind his ear, a small gold hoop in the top of his ear shining under the kitchen lights.
"of coorse ye wadna."
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It was hot, almost too hot to breathe, but he kept up the pace. It would rain soon and so he had to keep up! He could see the other boys running in front of himself. Suddenly he fell. The others continued running and he could hear their footsteps getting further away, their shapes and bodies disappearing behind the flora of the jungle floor. He tried calling to them but it was too late, they were long gone. Slowly he picked himself up from the dirty ground and looked around at where he had been led. Nothing familiar, just trees and the sounds of forth coming rain.
"Mither…" He said softly, wrapping his arms around his waist and starting to walk towards where he had seen his companions running. He walked for hours, at least it seemed like hours. soaking wet, his longish brown hair stuck to his face and neck and small streams of water running down his forehead and nose, a few streams side tracking to his large Blue eyes. As he walked he heard a familiar sound then a 'snap' as he fell to the ground in pain. He looked down and realized that he was caught in a hunters trap. His parent's along with the Village elders were trying to keep poachers out of their forests but had obviously not succeeded. He looked down at the cast iron set of teeth that dug into his left leg and the metallic trickles of red blood that flowed to the ground and mixed with the mud. He brought the trap closer to his chest as he drew his leg up and touched it tenderly, screaming in agony. The pain was growing steadily worse as he felt that he could no longer take it, he pulled his body underneath the cover of a large tree and soon passed out.
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Rogue sat up suddenly from her nightmare. Or so she thought it was a nightmare, she thought back on it for a few seconds. The rainforest, that small boy… He looked a lot like Casper. It was Casper, She threw a hand to her forehead and drew her knees closer leaning on them in the dark. Suddenly she felt an indent on the bed next to herself , she looked up and saw Kitty, sitting there looking quite worried.
"Like, are you alright?" She asked reaching for the lamp on the table next to the bed. " it sounded like you were screaming for your mother." Rogue only looked at her, tears in her eyes.
"They left him…" She said quietly, looking out the bedroom window.
"Who left who?" Kitty asked trying to regain her gaze.
"The hunting party, they left Casper… but he was only a little boy…" She said in a heart breaking whisper. "Maybe it wasn't him… maybe it was just a nightmare…" Kitty's eyes grew wide in shock, Casper had touched Rogue. That would be the only way that Rogue would acquire his memories like that! But when? He seemed fine the whole time he was here so far. She was snapped back to reality by Rogue suddenly peeling back her covers and getting up from her bed.
"Like, Where are you going?!" She asked getting up and following Rogue.
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Casper looked around the hazy field, He knew this area. It was Scotland, just near where his grandmother lived. But this was no ordinary field, It was a grave yard. But why was he here, and why were all these people here? They were all dressed up like it was a funeral, but he looked down at himself and saw that he was dressed casually. He had to find out what was going on, as he walked closer he felt sharp pains all over his body. First starting in the chest, then spreading to his legs. Finally he was close enough to the party to see what was going on. The crowd seemed to part for him as he approached the casket. He looked around, the shapes of people were familiar, but there were no faces, to any of them. Shrugging he continued to step forward until he was right over the casket. As he looked down at the body the pains increased. A woman standing by the casket reached down and rubbed his left leg, Casper noticed that before everything grew hazy and the pain spread to his head. It was sharp and repetitive. Like a bass drum in a marching band, striking suddenly and on cue.
"Oh my god…" He heard someone whisper. He looked up suddenly, hoping that someone had noticed him and was going to help. But no one had moved.
"Like, Wow! What's that from?" He heard another voice say, only this voice.. Much like the other was familiar.
"Marie? Kit?" He asked out loud, but with no answer. The pain was growing stronger and soon he fell to his knees holding his ears, wishing that the pain would stop. Suddenly there was a brilliant flash of pain, like none he's ever known before. Then it grew dark.
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Rogue and Kitty stood over Casper's hammock, Rogue holding a flashlight in her mouth as she moved the bottom of his covers. He moaned softly and twitched a bit, thinking it was from the disruption Kitty took a step back and Rogue dropped the blanket slightly.
"What are we doing in here!?" She whispered to Rogue. "Let's go! Don't wake him up! He's Like, got a long day ahead of him in school!" Rogue just shushed her quietly and folded the blanket upwards on top of it's self revealing his legs and feet. "Seriously!!! What are you doing?!" Kitty asked again walking back up to her friend and looking down at the hammock. Slowly Rogue pulled his left pant leg back and gasped at what she saw.
"Oh my god…" She whispered as she and Kitty looked down at the longish, pink scars that covered his shin in a crescent shape and obviously continued on the back of his leg as well.
"Like, wow! What's that from?" She gasped covering her mouth with a small hand as Rogue took a glove from her pajama pocket and slipped it on. She ran her fingers over it lightly as Casper's body tensed.
"Marie? Kit?" He mumbled quietly and turned his head to the side, obviously still asleep, but giving the girls a little shock.
"Maybe we should go?" Kitty asked, never once taking her eyes off of Casper, Rogue nodded in agreement. She leaned forward and re-covered his legs and waited for Kitty to walk far enough away so that she wouldn't see what she did next. Slowly Rogue bent down and ran her gloved hand over Casper's forehead and kissed him lightly on the cheek. He moaned again quietly and scrunched up his nose before he calmed. She smiled and ran over to Kitty as they phased through his bed room door. They had only been gone for a few seconds before Casper sat directly upright, panting heavily. He shook his head and closed his eyes tight, trying to shake the remaining memories from the dream. It was useless, he remembered it all. The pain, the faceless people, the moore. He shuddered and stood up from his hammock. He pulled his blue fleece blanket from his bed, grabbed a small silver tin from his bed stand and opened the doors to the balcony just outside his window. He stepped up onto the window sill and out onto the balcony, his blanket trailing behind himself. He slowly sank down in a corner, leaning against the house and balcony railing. He looked out over the backyard and pulled his blanket closer around his shoulders. He then pulled The small, silver tin from his pocket and opened it, pulling from it a cigarette. He lit it and took a drag, looking beyond the back yard and onto the ocean, the moon reflecting off of it. As he brought his hand down he looked at it, a ghostly figure. He had started to fade in his sleep but he didn't care. 'Let it stay that way for all I care.' he thought bitterly as he took another drag.
"lang mornin aheid." He exhaled looking down at his drawn up pant leg and the scars along his shin.
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The next morning was hectic around the institute. Student's scrambling for items, fighting for the bathrooms, stuffing food into their mouths and running out of the doors on their way to school. Casper, fortunately didn't have to deal with this. He had woken up earlier than any of the others and was outside with his silver coffee mug full of coffee and smoking a cigarette when everyone emerged from the mansion.
"Alright! Who's riding with me and who's riding with Casper?" Scott yelled back into the house. "Whichever the choice we're both leaving NOW!" He finished un locking his trunk and throwing his back pack in the back, leaving it open for the other's bags. Soon 5 younger students came running out the garage door. This was all quite amusing to Casper, he hadn't actually seen them get ready for school before. It was all so hectic. Casper stood away from where he leaned against the car and hit the automatic un lock on his key chain as Evan and Rogue walked his way. Kitty, Kurt and Jean were already throwing their bags into the trunk of Scott's sports car and having 'shot gun' fights. It appeared that Kurt was winning for a few minutes until Jean picked him up and put him into the back seat. Casper just watched and shook his head, smiling slightly.
"Hey Casper." Evan said opening the door to the back seat and putting in his bag and skate board.
" hey." He replied rubbing his eyes with one hand.
"You ok?" Rogue asked looking at him as he finished and opened his eyes wide then squinted them shut.
"Aye, ah juist hiv tae weir these friggin contacts an they hert somthin fierce." He said looking at Rogue who just realized for the first time that morning that his eyes WERE different! They were back to his original color blue, the blue that only she and he knew used to exist under the now constantly changing orbs.
"Looks like ya don't like it too much." She said opening her door and getting inside, Evan and Casper close behind.
"Aye! Ah'm tellin ye it herts!" He said buckling up and then leaning over to her. "See!" Rogue just turned his head downwards a little as she blew gently at the corner of his eye.
"Better?" she asked while he rubbed his eyes again.
"That wis unco…" He said cranking up the engine and backing out slowly. "But it worked."
"It's called eye drops man, keep em, love em, learn to live by em." Evan said feeling a little uncomfortable in the mushy situation he was just forced to be a witness to.
Casper followed Scott to the school and parked a few spots behind him. As Rogue and Evan got out and grabbed their things, Casper remained in the front, looking at his quickly fading arms. The process was happening so slowly that the others hadn't noticed. They also never noticed him pull a ready needle from his back pack pocket. He opened it quickly, he didn't have time to spike a vein so he went directly for the last injection's mark. He did it quickly and got out of the car, joining the others at the back. Evan and Rogue looked at him oddly as he locked the car up and threw his black messenger bag over his shoulder.
"What?" He asked.
"What were you doing?" Rogue asked slinging her own back pack onto her back.
"Ah had some truible wit ma safety belt." He lied running a hand through his hair. Evan bought it, mumbling something about how Casper just got the car and probably got ripped off as he skated away. But Rogue was having second thoughts.
"Alright, you better get going to the office, get your schedule and get to class. I'll see you at Lunch ok?" She said waving goodbye as she left Casper in the parking lot wondering to himself one question… Where's the office?
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"Alright student's! We have a new student joining us today from New Zealand. His Name is Casper McAllester. I trust you all will make him feel welcome." Mrs. Davis said from where she stood at the front of her desk, Casper next to her leaning back against the desk. He looked around the room struggling to maintain his cool, but never showing for a moment that he was even remotely nervous. But then again there were so many 'normal' strangers. They didn't know that he was a mutant, and if what Xavier told him was true then they would probably hurt him or one of the other Institute kids if they knew. Casper looked around the room one last time before starting to go to his seat, the teacher stopping him. "And where do you think you're going?" She smiled as the class started to snicker. Casper just looked at her and arched an eyebrow.
"No, Don't worry. She does this to everyone." He heard a voice say from the sea of faces in font of him. Casper just swallowed hard and leaned back against the desk again.
"Alright, who wants to go first?" Mrs. Davis asked pulling her chair to the side of the desk and sitting down as a small girl with blonde hair raised her hand. Mrs. Davis pointed at her with a large ruler and turned to Casper. "They are going to ask you questions to get to know you a little better." She said as Casper felt himself ease a little.
"Like ok, Do you speak English?" She drawled out, sounding a little silly in the process. Casper couldn't help it, he started laughing.
"Aye, ah speak English… Weel, tae 'Queen's' English oniewey." He said as the other students looked confused. "Ma Clan's from Scotland mates. We just did a fair share o movin is all." They all seemed to make understanding noises as another hand shot up in the air. This time it was a pretty brunette.
"Yes Terryn?"
"How old are you?" She asked twirling a piece of hair around her index finger slowly, looking him up and down noticeably. His baggy blue jeans, over sized dress shirt that hung open, sleeves rolled up showing off the sleeves of a tight, long sleeved, black mock turtle neck with thumb sleeves that he wore underneath, hemp sandals and black messenger bag. Even the small things about him stuck out to her, things the most people don't notice for a while such as the small gold hoops that stuck through his cartilage at the tops of each ear, and that he either had really bad allergies or just got contacts by the irritated look of his eyes.
"Ah'm 19. What aboot ye lass?" He gave her a small smile as she giggled slightly.
"Play any sports?" He heard a blonde ask, his green eyes shining in hope. All eyes shot around to the back of the room where 4 guys all sat, wearing bright red varsity jackets.
"Duncan. You did not raise your hand." Mrs. Davis said crossing her arms across her chest.
"Oh, sorry." He said as he raised his hand and repeated his question without being called on. Mrs. Davis just sighed and let it slide. It was too early to start the day off like this,
"Aye, Football." He said as Duncan silently gave a small cheer.
"Now wait just a second there Duncan." Mrs. Davis said looking at Casper. "You said you were from Scotland?" He nodded in response. "So would that be Rugby or Football you play?"
"Football." Casper responded.
"He plays Soccer Duncan. Not American Football." She said as he sat back in his seat in disappointment. Casper just looked around the room at other raised hands and smiled. Public school wasn't so bad after all.
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The school day went smoothly. Casper had little trouble finding classes, and when he did girls in the hall ways were very helpful. His locker was right next to Scott's, he was in German class with Kurt, Which he thought was a little un fair for those who couldn't speak the language. After all, he and Kurt were fluent. Rogue, Scott and Jean were all in his English class, and he had physical education with Jean, Evan and Kitty. He had seen all of his housemates before lunch so he figured adjusting would be easy. It was lunch time before he knew it, He did a quick teacher scan, like the other kids had warned him before ducking out to the parking lot for a quick cigarette. He had just lit one when he heard a voice from behind himself.
"Got another?" It was a boy, not much older than a junior. With dark brown hair and chocolate brown eyes. He shoved his hands into his torn jeans and shifted his weight to the other foot.
"Uh, Aye. Sure." Casper said reaching into his pocket and pulling out the silver case and handing him a cigarette and a lighter. "hou ye daein?" He asked taking a drag from his cigarette and looking at the boy as he handed back Casper's lighter.
"Alright. God I miss this." He said taking a drag from his own. He exhaled slowly and looked at Casper. "So, you're the new one at the Xavier school?" He asked smirking. Casper only looked at him confused. He thought that no one knew about mutants, that was unless this boy was a mutant as well. But if that was the case then why wasn't he at the institute too?
"Aye. Casper McAllester." He said extending his hand to shake, the other boy only looked at it and went back to his cigarette.
"Lance Alvers." He replied shortly. "So, How did you get mixed up with the 'X-Geeks'?"
"Hou dae ye knaw aboot that?"
"I'm a mutant too. They call me 'Avalanche'" He said and as if to make his point the caused a small tremor that shook the parking lot.
That's absolutely stoup an roup bonnie." Casper said looking at Lance amazed.
"Uh… right.." He replied not sure of what this weird guy just said to him. He took one last drag from his cigarette and tossed it to the ground, stomping it out. "Look, Just got one thing to tell ya. They are WAY too strict around there… if you ever want to just party, look me up. Me and the brotherhood, Now WE know how to party." He said turning and walking away as Casper finished his cigarette. He stomped his out as well and went to the cafeteria for food. Soon he was carrying a tray outside to the table that a girl had directed him to, spotting the others. He walked over to them and took a seat between Kurt and Rogue, walking into a conversation that was on going.
"….so I finally got Terryn off my case." Scott finished as he took another drink of his milk.
"Terryn… Why dae ah knaw that name?" Casper said taking a drink from his bottle of water as the others smiled at him, all but Rogue.
"Because, you're her newest crush!" Jean said throwing a piece of potato chip at him, which hit him in the chest. "She gave up on Scott."
"Terryn…" Casper repeated quietly scratching the back of his neck, trying to remember where he had heard that name.
"Zhat's her." Kurt said pointing at the football players table and at the pretty brunette for his first period.
"Ah aye! Terryn." Casper said slyly and smiling as Rogue crossed one leg over the other, delivering a small kick to Casper's shin in the process.
"Ow!" He said as the others looked at him and he shook his head as if to say 'nothing'.
"Listen Lance! I'm like, not at ALL interested!" they all heard Kitty yell from the doors, her soda in hand and yelling at the same guy from the parking lot. She then turned on her heels and walked away swiftly leaving a very, unimpressed guy who turned away also and joined his friends who were standing under a near by tree. "Like, I can't believe Lance! He just doesn't understand that when I say 'no lance, I do not want to go out with you.' it doesn't mean 'take me now'." She exclaimed sitting down across from Kurt and next to Jean on the other side of the table.
"Yeah, Just some warning." Evan started taking a drink from his milk and pointing at Casper. "The brotherhood is bad news. Not a good crowd to get mixed in with."
"Weel, ah donna knaw. That Lance lad didnta seem sae wickit earlier." He said taking a bite from his sandwich and receiving weird looks from the others. "What?"
"'Shake-down' talked to you…. And you liked him?" Scott said, amazement in his voice.
"Aye, Just asked us fae a fag an invited me tae party wit him an tha 'brotherhood'" The others just shook their heads as Rogue leaned closer to him.
"They're just trying to get ya to go to 'the dark side' sugah. Don't listen to em." She said quietly. Casper Nodded understandingly.
"So, Like, How's the first day going Casper?" Kitty asked taking a drink from her soda and taking a chip from Kurt's open bag on the table.
"Aaright. Though, Ah'm fairly certaint noe ane can unnerstaund us." He said as the others smiled.
"They vill learn ja? I mean, listen to me!" Kurt said throwing his arm around Casper and giving his chin a light tap with his fist. "Patience Freund… Patience."
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Soon the school day was over and it was time to go home. No one was quite as glad for that as Casper. He was tired from the 2 injections that he had to sneak in during the day and the contacts that he was wearing were bugging the hell out of him, so much that he took them out in the school parking lot. He didn't care if people saw him or not, it was just that bad. When he arrived home with Rogue and Evan he was met in the garage and asked by Logan to see the professor, that and if he knew what happened to one of his beers.
Casper knocked on the door of the study and found the professor sitting at a large desk waiting for him. He closed the book that he was reading and folded his hands on the desk in front of himself.
"Come in Casper." he said as Casper walked into the room, took off his backpack and took a seat in a chair facing the desk.
"Ye wanted tae see us?" He asked crossing his long legs and leaning against one of the arms. He yawned loudly hoping that this wouldn't take long. He was hoping to get in a nap before the danger room session later that afternoon.
"Yes, and don't worry. This wont take long." Xavier smiled as Casper sat upright, looking at him. "I only wished to ask you if I could have a sample of the serum that you have been taking, for myself and Ororo to analyze." Casper nodded and pulled a ready needle from his backpack on the floor and laid it down on the desk, sliding it over to the professor.
"that aw?" He asked standing up and stretching his arms over his head.
"We would also like for you to come down to the infirmary later today for a few blood tests. Nothing serious, just to know the actual effects of this drug." Casper nodded once again and picked his bag up from the floor, he waved goodbye to the professor before returning to his room for a much needed nap.
YAY! Getting closer to interesting... and i love it! aww... Casper and Rogue are so cute.. and so freakin unlikely! I LOVE IT! HEHE! Anyways... come back for more... cause i can tell you that if i got you hooked so far you'll be on the edge of your seat later! (I LOVE THIS!) anyways... like always... going to bed!
~K 3:11 A.M
