I don't own X-Men, only Jaime. I've had to change some personalities for
the purpose of my story. I'm taking my favorite parts of both the cartoon
and the movies, and putting it together. I've only seen the cartoon a few
times too, so don't blame me if I mess up. I also know that Warren is a
Trust fund kid, but for my story everyone is treated as equal as I make
them.
"Speech"
*Telepathic speech *
Chapter 5 School
I enrolled in classes on September fifth, the first day of school. "I can not allow you to take four cores this semester," the counselor said when he saw my request list.
"I can handle it," I said.
"I don't know that, I don't know you," he said.
"I can't afford to go for the full year," I said, "I need to finish high school."
"We can set you up with financial assistance," The counselor suggested.
"I can afford the classes, I can't afford the time," I said.
"Meaning?" He asked.
"Meaning I can't spend a whole year here, I had to fight to get my credits transferred, and I'd like to finish school as soon as I can." I said.
"I don't understand your reasons," The counselor said.
"You don't have to understand, just believe that this is what I need," I said.
"I just can't allow you to have four core subjects," he said again.
I gave up, and chose 2 more classes, leaving me with a spare class each semester.
Taking my new schedule, I went upstairs to my first class, by the end of the day, I had a list of six text books I would need. But I couldn't get them till the next day, when my ID would be ready.
I walked back to the mansion after school, alone, the others chose to take the bus. The next day, I found Rouge at lunch, the whole group of us from the mansion sat at a group of tables near the center of the cafeteria. A group of guys came up, and stood behind Bobby who I was sitting across from, "Why do you sit with these freaks?" They were looking at me, I raised my eyebrows, and they didn't back down.
"These tables are for losers, come sit with us," The guy said again.
"actually," I said calmly, "Your table is for losers, if you think these people are anything but my friends."
Over the next weeks, the routine continued, the guys would come everyday, one day when I was standing in line to buy my food, one of the guys came up behind me, and said, "sit with us,"
"No," I kept my back to him, he grabbed my bare arm, it was hot out that day, I felt complete and utter malice in his touch, "look at me when you speak," he said.
Problem for him was, not only did I get taught self defense my whole life, it was a mandatory course at the mansion, 'self defense without using your powers.'
"Let go of me," I said, channeling his emotion into my voice, when he didn't listen I added, "you better let go of me or I will not be responsible for my actions,"
Finally, I turned to him, and kicked him behind the knees, causing him to collapse. "If you ever speak to me again, I will do much worse," I handed my money to the cafeteria lady, and stalked out.
While at school, it took a lot of concentration to stop the thoughts and emotions from over whelming me, that's why I didn't take the bus. It was my time to relax, and rather than fight them, as I had to in a crowd, let the thoughts and emotions flow through me. At the mansion, outside the required classes, I was usually alone, the emotions at the mansion were more constant, and they didn't flow through me like when I was walking. In October, I stopped eating in the cafeteria, there was to much going on in my head, being telepathic, I learned faster, and was doing very well in all my classes, but told everyone, when they asked that I was studying, or doing homework. "You're in my Math class, right?" There was a small girl standing at the end of the secluded table where I was writing an essay for my Social class. I nodded, "What is it?" she was scared.
"I heard that you were doing really good in Math, could you help me?" She asked.
"Sure, what are you having a problem with?" I smiled.
"Everything, he doesn't explain it in a way I understand," She raised her eyebrows.
I looked at her and said, "In Canada, this is lower level Math, by one grade, that's why I'm doing so good, I've already taken it, I don't understand him either."
We began to talk, her emotions were very much in check, and her thoughts as well, I smiled, this was one of the few people who did not project so much when she spoke, as to give me a headache. When the bell went for us to go to class, it was Chemistry class for me, I said, "Meet me here tomorrow at lunch, and we can go over any homework he gives today, that you didn't understand."
Jasmine nodded, and we parted ways, the walk home that day took longer than normal, as I was dawdling, and I ended up being late for ethics, I slipped into my chair, head lowered. "Jaime, I do not appreciate you being late for this session," The professor said.
"Sorry professor, but today was such a wonderful day, and I couldn't help but become relaxed on my way home from school," I said.
Ethics class was just as boring as usual, but what can you expect from a class, on how not to act. After class, I waited for everyone to leave, then said to the professor, "I'm sorry I was late today, but I had a headache when I left school, and being out, and walking around was helping."
"I understand, do you get these headaches often?" The professor asked.
"Every couple days," I said.
"Is it power related?" The professor asked.
"I think so, but I'm not sure, I usually avoid crowds, and people in general," I said.
"I understand, you're not used to the people, how about you go, out to the green house, it's quiet, and usually no one goes out there," The professor suggested.
I nodded, and left, the professor avoided telepathic speech with me, because it gave me a headache to have people in my mind. Once out in the green house, I felt at peace, there were no people around, I let my senses reach to just before the glass that made up the building. The trees had roots that grew under the walls, but they were conscious of the protection they gave, and did not knock them down, or destroy them. I was completely relaxed, and the last vestiges of my headache slipped away. My peace was shattered by the entrance of a human, the trees all shivered in anticipation as she walked in, I recognized her presence as Miss Monroe, I pulled my consciousness in to as near as I could control it. "They're glad to see you," I said, when she walked into view.
"Who?" She asked.
"The trees, they're glad you are here, I think it had something to do with your connection to the rest of nature," I said.
"How can you tell?" she sat by me.
"Animals, and trees, anything but humans have very simplistic thought patterns, they don't give me headaches, I love being in nature because of that. I love the serenity of nature."
"What is your power?" Miss Monroe asked.
"Empathy and Telepathy, mainly, but I also have minor use of telekinesis," I replied.
"You say use, not control, why is that?" She asked.
"I don't control stuff, even when I'm working in a mind, to find something, I ask, I don't tell," I said.
"So, what can you do?" She asked.
I closed my eyes, and felt for the tree nearest us, I followed one of it's roots, and then asked it to move a branch, so that it might be seen. Rather than just move a branch, much to my amusement, the tree used said branch to tap Miss Monroe on the shoulder.
Miss Monroe jumped about a foot in the air, and I laughed, she joined in, I thanked the tree, and it replied with a feeling of happiness, it liked that it had helped improve my mood. Two days later the Professor kept me after ethics class, "I've been trying to learn more about the nature of your powers. I've been talking to the other adults around here, you are, like me, connected to all the humans around you, but your strength goes a step further than that, you are also connected to the plants and animals around you. You are a calm person, and that helped forge your connection with nature when you were younger, now though, now that your powers are becoming stronger, that's worked against you, you've learned to tap into what's around you so well, that you now have a hard time with only humans,"
"So what do you suggest?" I asked.
"Jean and I are going to work with you, partly to find out more about your connection, as I can't plug into the things around me like you do, and partly to take a little more control of your own mind when you're in a crowded place."
"Alright," I said.
"What do you have planned for tomorrow?" He asked.
"I'm meeting a friend from math class, to go over the homework assignment," I said, "We'll be meeting about three."
"Alright, how about tomorrow at ten, you meet Jean and I in the green house?" he asked.
I nodded, "See you tomorrow then, Professor."
At eight , I was woken up by the overly awake Katie, she began to bounce on my bed, though she had been hit by Rouge for doing the same thing. I had some potted plants on the window sill, and I swear that they began to wilt, at her exuberance, "Katie, go away," I groaned.
"Get up," she continued to bounce.
"It's Saturday, I don't have to get up till nine," I said.
"But there's a new student coming today," Katie said.
Then I remembered, Katie was being moved into another room, the reason given was that there was another student coming, but I had a distinct feeling that it was because Katie got up to early and Rouge and I were getting seriously annoyed. I rolled over, Katie had her bed stripped already, and her trunk was packed, I got dressed, I wanted Katie out as soon as possible, the new girl was even younger, six or something, but her parents had died, and her powers had manifested due to the stress. Once Katie was out, I used the excuse of cleaning the room to get out of Katie's new room, where the girls gave me pleading looks, I smiled sympathetically, but once I was back in my room, I began spinning out of sheer joy. "Gone, we told her to go away, and away she went, we are free," I sang quietly.
"You watch to much of that movie," Rouge said.
"I love that movie, and no one bugs me while I watch it," I said.
Rouge shook her head, bugging me included being in the same room sometimes, when I'd had a bad day, though usually then I'd go outside.
At ten, I went out to the green house, Jean was already there, and the Professor arrived a minute later. We talked about my headaches, then the professor suggested we work out by the lake, where the trees grew freer. I knew of a grumpy old willow down there, and hoped he wouldn't try to bug us, when we got there, that was the tree the professor suggested. "Actually, I was thinking of maybe sitting under a better tempered tree," I suggested in return.
A/N: Well that's it for today, I'm so thankful for my reviewers asking for more of the story, it has encouraged me to write, and procrastinate on my homework, and going into work to sign things, which I have to do today, sometime.
I'm not sure if I'll bring her brothers in for the next chapter, it depends on what Ideas my newest muse gives me. (
"Speech"
*Telepathic speech *
Chapter 5 School
I enrolled in classes on September fifth, the first day of school. "I can not allow you to take four cores this semester," the counselor said when he saw my request list.
"I can handle it," I said.
"I don't know that, I don't know you," he said.
"I can't afford to go for the full year," I said, "I need to finish high school."
"We can set you up with financial assistance," The counselor suggested.
"I can afford the classes, I can't afford the time," I said.
"Meaning?" He asked.
"Meaning I can't spend a whole year here, I had to fight to get my credits transferred, and I'd like to finish school as soon as I can." I said.
"I don't understand your reasons," The counselor said.
"You don't have to understand, just believe that this is what I need," I said.
"I just can't allow you to have four core subjects," he said again.
I gave up, and chose 2 more classes, leaving me with a spare class each semester.
Taking my new schedule, I went upstairs to my first class, by the end of the day, I had a list of six text books I would need. But I couldn't get them till the next day, when my ID would be ready.
I walked back to the mansion after school, alone, the others chose to take the bus. The next day, I found Rouge at lunch, the whole group of us from the mansion sat at a group of tables near the center of the cafeteria. A group of guys came up, and stood behind Bobby who I was sitting across from, "Why do you sit with these freaks?" They were looking at me, I raised my eyebrows, and they didn't back down.
"These tables are for losers, come sit with us," The guy said again.
"actually," I said calmly, "Your table is for losers, if you think these people are anything but my friends."
Over the next weeks, the routine continued, the guys would come everyday, one day when I was standing in line to buy my food, one of the guys came up behind me, and said, "sit with us,"
"No," I kept my back to him, he grabbed my bare arm, it was hot out that day, I felt complete and utter malice in his touch, "look at me when you speak," he said.
Problem for him was, not only did I get taught self defense my whole life, it was a mandatory course at the mansion, 'self defense without using your powers.'
"Let go of me," I said, channeling his emotion into my voice, when he didn't listen I added, "you better let go of me or I will not be responsible for my actions,"
Finally, I turned to him, and kicked him behind the knees, causing him to collapse. "If you ever speak to me again, I will do much worse," I handed my money to the cafeteria lady, and stalked out.
While at school, it took a lot of concentration to stop the thoughts and emotions from over whelming me, that's why I didn't take the bus. It was my time to relax, and rather than fight them, as I had to in a crowd, let the thoughts and emotions flow through me. At the mansion, outside the required classes, I was usually alone, the emotions at the mansion were more constant, and they didn't flow through me like when I was walking. In October, I stopped eating in the cafeteria, there was to much going on in my head, being telepathic, I learned faster, and was doing very well in all my classes, but told everyone, when they asked that I was studying, or doing homework. "You're in my Math class, right?" There was a small girl standing at the end of the secluded table where I was writing an essay for my Social class. I nodded, "What is it?" she was scared.
"I heard that you were doing really good in Math, could you help me?" She asked.
"Sure, what are you having a problem with?" I smiled.
"Everything, he doesn't explain it in a way I understand," She raised her eyebrows.
I looked at her and said, "In Canada, this is lower level Math, by one grade, that's why I'm doing so good, I've already taken it, I don't understand him either."
We began to talk, her emotions were very much in check, and her thoughts as well, I smiled, this was one of the few people who did not project so much when she spoke, as to give me a headache. When the bell went for us to go to class, it was Chemistry class for me, I said, "Meet me here tomorrow at lunch, and we can go over any homework he gives today, that you didn't understand."
Jasmine nodded, and we parted ways, the walk home that day took longer than normal, as I was dawdling, and I ended up being late for ethics, I slipped into my chair, head lowered. "Jaime, I do not appreciate you being late for this session," The professor said.
"Sorry professor, but today was such a wonderful day, and I couldn't help but become relaxed on my way home from school," I said.
Ethics class was just as boring as usual, but what can you expect from a class, on how not to act. After class, I waited for everyone to leave, then said to the professor, "I'm sorry I was late today, but I had a headache when I left school, and being out, and walking around was helping."
"I understand, do you get these headaches often?" The professor asked.
"Every couple days," I said.
"Is it power related?" The professor asked.
"I think so, but I'm not sure, I usually avoid crowds, and people in general," I said.
"I understand, you're not used to the people, how about you go, out to the green house, it's quiet, and usually no one goes out there," The professor suggested.
I nodded, and left, the professor avoided telepathic speech with me, because it gave me a headache to have people in my mind. Once out in the green house, I felt at peace, there were no people around, I let my senses reach to just before the glass that made up the building. The trees had roots that grew under the walls, but they were conscious of the protection they gave, and did not knock them down, or destroy them. I was completely relaxed, and the last vestiges of my headache slipped away. My peace was shattered by the entrance of a human, the trees all shivered in anticipation as she walked in, I recognized her presence as Miss Monroe, I pulled my consciousness in to as near as I could control it. "They're glad to see you," I said, when she walked into view.
"Who?" She asked.
"The trees, they're glad you are here, I think it had something to do with your connection to the rest of nature," I said.
"How can you tell?" she sat by me.
"Animals, and trees, anything but humans have very simplistic thought patterns, they don't give me headaches, I love being in nature because of that. I love the serenity of nature."
"What is your power?" Miss Monroe asked.
"Empathy and Telepathy, mainly, but I also have minor use of telekinesis," I replied.
"You say use, not control, why is that?" She asked.
"I don't control stuff, even when I'm working in a mind, to find something, I ask, I don't tell," I said.
"So, what can you do?" She asked.
I closed my eyes, and felt for the tree nearest us, I followed one of it's roots, and then asked it to move a branch, so that it might be seen. Rather than just move a branch, much to my amusement, the tree used said branch to tap Miss Monroe on the shoulder.
Miss Monroe jumped about a foot in the air, and I laughed, she joined in, I thanked the tree, and it replied with a feeling of happiness, it liked that it had helped improve my mood. Two days later the Professor kept me after ethics class, "I've been trying to learn more about the nature of your powers. I've been talking to the other adults around here, you are, like me, connected to all the humans around you, but your strength goes a step further than that, you are also connected to the plants and animals around you. You are a calm person, and that helped forge your connection with nature when you were younger, now though, now that your powers are becoming stronger, that's worked against you, you've learned to tap into what's around you so well, that you now have a hard time with only humans,"
"So what do you suggest?" I asked.
"Jean and I are going to work with you, partly to find out more about your connection, as I can't plug into the things around me like you do, and partly to take a little more control of your own mind when you're in a crowded place."
"Alright," I said.
"What do you have planned for tomorrow?" He asked.
"I'm meeting a friend from math class, to go over the homework assignment," I said, "We'll be meeting about three."
"Alright, how about tomorrow at ten, you meet Jean and I in the green house?" he asked.
I nodded, "See you tomorrow then, Professor."
At eight , I was woken up by the overly awake Katie, she began to bounce on my bed, though she had been hit by Rouge for doing the same thing. I had some potted plants on the window sill, and I swear that they began to wilt, at her exuberance, "Katie, go away," I groaned.
"Get up," she continued to bounce.
"It's Saturday, I don't have to get up till nine," I said.
"But there's a new student coming today," Katie said.
Then I remembered, Katie was being moved into another room, the reason given was that there was another student coming, but I had a distinct feeling that it was because Katie got up to early and Rouge and I were getting seriously annoyed. I rolled over, Katie had her bed stripped already, and her trunk was packed, I got dressed, I wanted Katie out as soon as possible, the new girl was even younger, six or something, but her parents had died, and her powers had manifested due to the stress. Once Katie was out, I used the excuse of cleaning the room to get out of Katie's new room, where the girls gave me pleading looks, I smiled sympathetically, but once I was back in my room, I began spinning out of sheer joy. "Gone, we told her to go away, and away she went, we are free," I sang quietly.
"You watch to much of that movie," Rouge said.
"I love that movie, and no one bugs me while I watch it," I said.
Rouge shook her head, bugging me included being in the same room sometimes, when I'd had a bad day, though usually then I'd go outside.
At ten, I went out to the green house, Jean was already there, and the Professor arrived a minute later. We talked about my headaches, then the professor suggested we work out by the lake, where the trees grew freer. I knew of a grumpy old willow down there, and hoped he wouldn't try to bug us, when we got there, that was the tree the professor suggested. "Actually, I was thinking of maybe sitting under a better tempered tree," I suggested in return.
A/N: Well that's it for today, I'm so thankful for my reviewers asking for more of the story, it has encouraged me to write, and procrastinate on my homework, and going into work to sign things, which I have to do today, sometime.
I'm not sure if I'll bring her brothers in for the next chapter, it depends on what Ideas my newest muse gives me. (