This fan fic is based on a rp my friends and I did on the X-men rpg site i co-founded.I own Aurora,Ghost is owned by her creator.I am only borrowing them for this fic,all marvel chars are not owned by me...though i wish.I am only borrowing them so please dont sue me ^.^

This is my first fic so please R&R ^.^

*note* Aurora has a street accent...she shortens her words....to=ta..me=ma...that=dat...ecetera... so there is no confusion.



~ = thoughs

Fate...karma....whatever you call it had a very wierd sense of humor....

It was strange.....some days things just happened that you cant understand.

Your wondering what I'm talking about right?

Well maybe if I tell you about what happened,you'll understand.......it all started on a sunny day in Bayville Mall.....

Ch3

Ghost had led Aurora into the Girl's Dorm to the room that they would be sharing. "Here it is..." She opened the door and stepped in.

The room was slightly messy and had as much of the color black as Ghost could have fit into it. A few sketches that she had drawn herself had been hung on the walls. Her bookshelf was filled with many old and thick books as well as a large collection of sketchbooks and drawing supplies. A small picture frame on top of the shelf had a picture of her family in it. The second bed had been currently used as a sort of extra shelf for books, clothes, and makeup and an assortment of other things. She hadn't had a roomate before now and it showed.

She smiled at the room and the messiness,it gave it a lived in feel. "I like this room,black must be yer favorite color." She sat her bag on the floor near the door.

"How could you tell?" She gave a smile and looked around. "Sorry for the mess... been meaning to clean.. someday..." She went over to the second bed and started to clear it off tossing a few things here and there into various directions.

She chuckled "Ah it was a guess,its no problem my room was like this once a long time ago." she helped picked up a few things off the bed and waited for instructions on where to put it.

"Ah... just set those down anywhere...I'll get them later..." She said, looking at the items in Aurora's hands. She cleared the last bit of the bed and patted it. "There you go. Home sweet home..."

She set the books on Ghosts bed and smiled then retrived her bag and set it down next to her as she plopped down on the bed. "So what kinda classes can i take here?I mean i never made it to high school so...i'm really far behind."

She shrugged. "Normal classes I suppose... Physics and such if you are smart enough... There are also classes for learning to control your abilities..."

She nodded "I'd like ta try ta get my diploma ta show i completed high school.I wonder how the prof will help me with my powers?I mean i cant use um unless i'm upset."

"A diploma is definitely important. My parents want me to go to med. school when I finish up school..." She gave a small smirk then nodded. "I was like that too at first with my invisibility- only disappearing when I was frightened or surprised. Now I can vanish when I want, although I still do it when I'm surprised sometimes. Very jumpy. I'm working on my telekinesis too- but I have a lot of trouble. Just trying to keep your backpack in place gave me a bit of a headache."

she dumped her bag out and put the stolen items back in it "Yah i need ta know i can accomplish something.Its worth a try ta attend the classes fer my powers,even if the result is to give up on um,and i'm sorry about yer head."

"I doubt you'll have to give up on everything. It'll take some practice, but you'll get it. And I'm ok now, it just takes a lot of concentration to move, or hold, even the smallest of things. Nothing some aspirin didn't help." She gave a bit of a smile. She then looked at Aurora's stuff. "If you ever need to borrow any clothes or anything let me know."

She smiled slightly "I hope so....i need ta keep my powers in check somehow.I might need ta borrow some clothes....i dont have more than 2 changes,had ta travel light." she pulled a picture outta the stuff and set it aside,the faces on 2 outta the 4 people in the picture were scratched out.She also set aside a small box with no visible hinges too.

"Well, my dresser is right over there... I might have something non-black in there somewhere..." She motioned to the dresser in the corner of the room and smiled. She then gave a curious glance to the picture. "Not on...um...good terms?" She asked, referring to the crossed out faces.

She smiled "Thanks,i may look later with yer permission." she frowns slightly "No,i'm not they were my parents but since becoming a mutant they've sent people to kill me because i'm a embarrassment to the family,so i renounced them and want nothing to do with them,i dont even use there last name anymore.I choose to live without it." she clenched her hand in slight anger.

"Yeah help yourself to whatever I have." She looked at Aurora. "Oh... well, they won't get to you here. You'll be safe. I wouldn't worry about it. Its ok..." She gave a small sigh and thought that she probably shouldn't have asked.

She blinked and unclenched her hand "I do worry,last time was about a month ago and that means they'll try again soon.Thats why i asked about the security system,just in case ya know.Thanks fer the clothes,i'll look later."she pushed the rest of the stuff from the bag into two piles..one of junk and one of stuff ta keep.

"You'll be safe here..." She realized they were the only words of comfort that she could think of. She decided to try and change the subject. She looked at the box. "Whats that?"

She nodded "I hope so." She took the box and handed it to Ghost "Its something i bought when i first began running,there is a secret way to open it.I didnt want anyone to get the few things i wanted safe.Try opening it."

*there were no keyholes and the boxes outside was smooth excet where the pannels connected to show the pattern of the wood.*

She gave the box a look-over. She turned it around a few times and felt its surface. "How in hell...?" She thought aloud and blinked at it.

She moved over slightly and touched a particular peice of wood on the left side and moved it over,then did that to the right side and then moved one piece on the bottom and the top sprung open.Inside was a gold locket and necklace that looked old and antique. "This was my grandmothers,it was given to me on her deathbed.Its the only thing i kept that i didnt sell of my jewlery when i ran."

She looked at the locket and nodded. "Its very nice..."

She nodded "Thank ya,i miss her alot.Its been very usefull when i'm asleep,and the panels of wood just move over,even though ya cant feel them."

She nodded thoughtfully for a moment and then gave a sigh, looking towards the slight mess in the room. She went over to her bed and started moving some of the books Aurora had set there onto her bookshelf. She picked up each book, scanning its title and cover before trying to squeeze it onto a space on the shelf.

She touched the bottom panel again and the box closed and she put it aside then felt oddly enough that something was bothering the girl "Whatz wrong Ghost?"

She looked up from a book she was shelving, not prepared for her question. "Huh? What? Oh...Um, nothing..." She concentrated on the book's cover, old and worn.

"Ok." She shrugged and put the things she wanted to keep in a pocket of her bag and took the rest and put it in a old grocery bag and knoted the end up securly.She wasnt gonna push her,i wasnt her business anyways.

She looked up from the book and shoved it on the shelf. Desperately trying to change the subject she asked, "So...how long have you been on your own....on the streets?"

She pulled her knees up to her chest and leaned her chin on them she didnt mind answering her questions "I've been running fer 5 years,since i was 14."

"Wow...Thats a long time..." She grabbed another book and pushed it on the shelf between two bigger books. Her eyes gave a quick glance to her picture of her family.

She shrugged slightly "Ya,but my time running wasnt as bad as it coulda been, i had one person who looked out fer me and taugh me how to survive."

"Who was that?" She asked curiously.

She smiled slightly "His name was Jerico,he was homeless and running also.I guess he pityed me since i had no idea how ta survive on the streets.He took me under his wing and became my teacher until a year ago."

"Thats good....But what happened to him?" She kept wondering whether or not she was being too nosey, but kept on asking things out of her rather curious nature.

She sighed "He died of cancer a year ago,since he was homeless no one would treat him.He wasnt into stealing ta get himself the treatment so he ignored it.Till one day he couldnt walk and i took him ta the hospital and he never left.I never ever want to go to another hospital....i'd rather die.And i dont mind answering yer questions Ghost."

"Oh...I'm sorry...." She said softly, offering her condolences. She then gave Aurora an odd look. She thought to herself. ~How did she know that I feel a bit uneasy about asking her stuff? Is it that obvious?~ She blinked for a moment before shrugging it off. Must just be in my head or something...

She smiled slightly "Its ok,he told me i was his best student and he was proud a me,i think he was happy ta finally stop worrying about when he was gonna die."she caught the look but shrugged "i felt ya were uneasy asking me questions is all."

"Well, yeah I am a bit...but......nevermind..." She gave a slight smile. "I just feel a little weird prying, you know? Its kinda odd hearing someone's life story and then asking even further...Especially when we've just met." She didn't want to sound rude or anything.

She chuckled "Like i said,i really dont mind it makes me feel better ta talk with someone that i can trust." she blinked knowing this is gonna sound odd but she had ta say it "Its not rude at all,curiosity is good." ~How did i know that?~

She smiled at Aurora saying that she could trust her, but soon gave a slight jump at her next comment. She gave Aurora another odd look. "Um... Aurora?" ~How the hell did she know that? This is getting creepy... ~

She looked up at Ghost a little disturbed by what she just felt and said "What?"

"You don't have any... um.... abilities.... that you haven't said anything about have you?" ~Is she psychic?~ The thought of reading people's minds had always unnerved her, and as much as she liked the Professor she still found his power to be kinda creepy.

She chewed her nail worried "No ....unless ....well i've allways been able ta know if people were upset or wanting ta hurt me,like the guys my family sends after me.I dunno if thats a ablility like my earthshaking one.It sorta freaks me out....."

She blinked. "Well....I suppose it could just be intuition or something...but it seems almost too different from that... You should probably talk to the Prof. sometime about it..."

She nodded "Think i will when i go ta the class fer my powers.Its stronger now.....before it was nothing more than a slight sense but now....its so much stronger."She looked worried at another unwanted power forced on her.

"I'm sure the Prof. will know if its another ability or not. And if it is, it doesn't seem like a necessarily bad one to have..." She forced a smile. "Are you okay?"

She nodded "I'll be allright,if it is another power well i'll just learn ta control it and i dont think its bad ta have fer now.I'm not as worried as ya are,why?" she looked concerned at Ghost

"I... don't... know..." She shook her head.

She nodded "Well um maybe if ya start talking about something,you'll figure it out or maybe i should go exsploring the place to let ya figure it out?I'd like ta find the library,ya dont know how much i loved ta read before i ran."

"I really don't see what you think there is to figure out, but I guess I could use some thinking time. " She gave a small shrug and sighed. "The library here is nice. I love to read too as you can see..." She motioned to her packed shelf. "If you want you could always borrow one of my books."

She tilted her head "I guess my imagination is overreacting sorry.I'd love that,i think i'm just gonna find a quite spot ta read for a bit." She smiled and went over to the shelf and took a book from it,and walked out probibly heading for the garden.

She nodded and murmured "Good choice" as Aurora picked a book and left. She then hopped onto her bed and layed there for a while, thinking to herself. She actually did have a lot on her mind lately, and the time in quiet was good- even though she might not be willing admit it.