Disclaimer: I don't own Mutant X- just my characters and the story line.
A/N: Here's the next part. Enjoy! And I will get back to Challenges, but I've got a bad case of writer's block with it. And then this popped into my head and I had to get it out. So, R & R.
Chapter 2: Arrival
Six damn hours in the car. The Helix II would have gotten us there in less than an hour. Not fair. So I had to put up with my parents giving me tons of advice. How they got all of it, I don't know. Neither of them went to college. Out of all of Mutant X, only Adam and Emma did. Well, Emma's husband did, too. I just hope that my home schooling is good enough. I'm going to major in biology, specifically genetics. How could I not? I've lived and breathed genetics since the time I was a baby. I used to help my grandfather in the lab when he needed it. He is in his early seventies, after all. But it's very interesting hearing the advice my parents are giving me. Half the time they're repeating themselves and the other half they're contradicting each other. So, after six hours of practically nonstop advice, we finally arrived at my college.
It's private and has around two thousand students. Not too bad. I actually might be able to get a date here. I've never had a boyfriend. Home schooling kind of ruins the chances a teenager has of meeting the opposite sex- at least if you're home schooled miles away from the nearest town. And the only friends I really had were the New Mutants in the Underground that were around my age. I was sheltered, but my parents made sure that I'm not naive in the ways the world works.
But back to my campus. It's pretty nice. Practically everything on campus is within walking distance. So my parents said I didn't need my car. That's not fair. Instead, I brought my bicycle. It's so not fair. I like to be able to get to places fast. What if a New Mutant's in trouble or something? So we parked the can, managed to find my dorm, get my key, and go up to my room. That's when I first met my roommate.
My first reaction: Yikes! Her stuff was strewn everywhere- including on my side of the room. My initial reaction was worsened by the poster I saw above her bed. It said Let's Cleanse the Earth of All the Mutants! I could tell right away that we weren't going to get along that well. She was putting stuff in her closet when we came in. She turned around and looked at us. She was tan, with long brown hair. Her eyes were two shades lighter than the color of her hair. She was about five seven. She was wearing a red tank top and white jean shorts. A silver bracelet was on her left arm.
"Hey, I'm Tabitha, Tabby for short."
She stuck out her right hand. I shook her hand and introduced myself.
"I'm Keitha. These are my parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mulwray."
"Nice to meet you. I'll move my stuff off of your bed as soon as I finish putting all this away."
She waved her hand over her bed. Clothes were stacked in piles on top of it. I shook my head, knowing that she would never need all of them. I told her that we needed to get my stuff up here. She shrugged and went back to putting stuff in her closet. We managed to bring everything up in about half an hour. Having two ferals really made the work go fast. After we made the last load, I said goodbye to my parents. Both of them were crying. They didn't want to leave. Before they drove off, I heard Dad say to Mom that we should have taken the Helix II. I smiled then. Dad knew that I had heard. He knows feral hearing far too well.
I went back up to my dorm room and started unpacking. All of Tabitha's clothes were on her side of the room now. I managed to put everything away in about two hours. That's when my RA decided to have a hall meeting. And guess what that hall meeting was about? The New Mutants on campus. Apparently, all of the freshman New Mutants are all on this floor. We aren't required to let people know that we're New Mutants. And there's only about twenty of us total. And that's a lot considering the size of the campus. Well, I'm not telling that I'm a New Mutant. If others want to, that's their choice. Well, there are two New Mutants on this floor besides me. And they share a room. Why did I have to get stuck with a mutant hater, and someone who will probably never respect my privacy?
When we were allowed to leave the meeting, Tabitha immediately took down the sign from above her bed and hung it next to the door. I immediately put my poster outside: the one that reads MUTANT X LIVES. Tabitha glared at me. I just looked at her, silently daring her to take it down. She looked away and walked back into the room. She nearly shut the door in my face, but I pushed it open before she could do so. She glared at me again and threw herself onto her bed. I shook my head and started hooking up my computer. Within ten minutes, I was hooked up to the Net and talking to some of my friends. I heard her get up and walk behind me. I had just enough time to type NH (Normal Human) before she could read anything. I turned around and looked at her. She immediately backed away and left the room. She may act tough, but she was nothing more than a coward. But that didn't mean I'd trust her with anything. Hell, I felt that I could barely trust her to be alone in the room with my stuff.
But I was hungry, so I decided to see what the cafeteria had to offer a hungry feral. So I walked over to the caf. There was a raging debate going on inside- about whether New Mutants are human. The typical debate. From the way most people were reacting, this was a regular occurrence. I ignored it. There wasn't much else I could do. So I ate alone and went back to my dorm room. When I got there, I found that my poster had been ruined. On it were the words: MUTANT X IS DEAD.
A/N: Hope you're happy to have another chapter up so soon. It surprised me how fast I wrote- especially since I'm supposed to be writing an English essay. So, R & R.
A/N: Here's the next part. Enjoy! And I will get back to Challenges, but I've got a bad case of writer's block with it. And then this popped into my head and I had to get it out. So, R & R.
Chapter 2: Arrival
Six damn hours in the car. The Helix II would have gotten us there in less than an hour. Not fair. So I had to put up with my parents giving me tons of advice. How they got all of it, I don't know. Neither of them went to college. Out of all of Mutant X, only Adam and Emma did. Well, Emma's husband did, too. I just hope that my home schooling is good enough. I'm going to major in biology, specifically genetics. How could I not? I've lived and breathed genetics since the time I was a baby. I used to help my grandfather in the lab when he needed it. He is in his early seventies, after all. But it's very interesting hearing the advice my parents are giving me. Half the time they're repeating themselves and the other half they're contradicting each other. So, after six hours of practically nonstop advice, we finally arrived at my college.
It's private and has around two thousand students. Not too bad. I actually might be able to get a date here. I've never had a boyfriend. Home schooling kind of ruins the chances a teenager has of meeting the opposite sex- at least if you're home schooled miles away from the nearest town. And the only friends I really had were the New Mutants in the Underground that were around my age. I was sheltered, but my parents made sure that I'm not naive in the ways the world works.
But back to my campus. It's pretty nice. Practically everything on campus is within walking distance. So my parents said I didn't need my car. That's not fair. Instead, I brought my bicycle. It's so not fair. I like to be able to get to places fast. What if a New Mutant's in trouble or something? So we parked the can, managed to find my dorm, get my key, and go up to my room. That's when I first met my roommate.
My first reaction: Yikes! Her stuff was strewn everywhere- including on my side of the room. My initial reaction was worsened by the poster I saw above her bed. It said Let's Cleanse the Earth of All the Mutants! I could tell right away that we weren't going to get along that well. She was putting stuff in her closet when we came in. She turned around and looked at us. She was tan, with long brown hair. Her eyes were two shades lighter than the color of her hair. She was about five seven. She was wearing a red tank top and white jean shorts. A silver bracelet was on her left arm.
"Hey, I'm Tabitha, Tabby for short."
She stuck out her right hand. I shook her hand and introduced myself.
"I'm Keitha. These are my parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mulwray."
"Nice to meet you. I'll move my stuff off of your bed as soon as I finish putting all this away."
She waved her hand over her bed. Clothes were stacked in piles on top of it. I shook my head, knowing that she would never need all of them. I told her that we needed to get my stuff up here. She shrugged and went back to putting stuff in her closet. We managed to bring everything up in about half an hour. Having two ferals really made the work go fast. After we made the last load, I said goodbye to my parents. Both of them were crying. They didn't want to leave. Before they drove off, I heard Dad say to Mom that we should have taken the Helix II. I smiled then. Dad knew that I had heard. He knows feral hearing far too well.
I went back up to my dorm room and started unpacking. All of Tabitha's clothes were on her side of the room now. I managed to put everything away in about two hours. That's when my RA decided to have a hall meeting. And guess what that hall meeting was about? The New Mutants on campus. Apparently, all of the freshman New Mutants are all on this floor. We aren't required to let people know that we're New Mutants. And there's only about twenty of us total. And that's a lot considering the size of the campus. Well, I'm not telling that I'm a New Mutant. If others want to, that's their choice. Well, there are two New Mutants on this floor besides me. And they share a room. Why did I have to get stuck with a mutant hater, and someone who will probably never respect my privacy?
When we were allowed to leave the meeting, Tabitha immediately took down the sign from above her bed and hung it next to the door. I immediately put my poster outside: the one that reads MUTANT X LIVES. Tabitha glared at me. I just looked at her, silently daring her to take it down. She looked away and walked back into the room. She nearly shut the door in my face, but I pushed it open before she could do so. She glared at me again and threw herself onto her bed. I shook my head and started hooking up my computer. Within ten minutes, I was hooked up to the Net and talking to some of my friends. I heard her get up and walk behind me. I had just enough time to type NH (Normal Human) before she could read anything. I turned around and looked at her. She immediately backed away and left the room. She may act tough, but she was nothing more than a coward. But that didn't mean I'd trust her with anything. Hell, I felt that I could barely trust her to be alone in the room with my stuff.
But I was hungry, so I decided to see what the cafeteria had to offer a hungry feral. So I walked over to the caf. There was a raging debate going on inside- about whether New Mutants are human. The typical debate. From the way most people were reacting, this was a regular occurrence. I ignored it. There wasn't much else I could do. So I ate alone and went back to my dorm room. When I got there, I found that my poster had been ruined. On it were the words: MUTANT X IS DEAD.
A/N: Hope you're happy to have another chapter up so soon. It surprised me how fast I wrote- especially since I'm supposed to be writing an English essay. So, R & R.