Chappie 10, don't own x-men, etc and so forth.
They left, talking softly.
Adrian led her to a dirty, harsh part of the city. There was hardly anyone about. Kelsey peered into one particular alley as they strolled along. She knew it well; she visited it every night in her dreams. It was the alley where she had first discovered her powers.
Kelsey felt compelled to tell Adrian about her first ever experience of her powers. Curiously, they were beginning to open up to each other. It had been so long since Kelsey had had a friend. She didn't usually just jump into offers from strangers to go out. Her compulsive agreement would either end in tears or laughter.
After what seemed very short because of the enrapturing conversation, Adrian stopped in front of a factory door and knocked three times, paused; knocked twice and then once more.
The door swung open. It led into a hallway that led to a flight of stairs that seemed to go down forever. Kelsey still couldn't hear any music and was becoming quite doubtful when Adrian finally stopped in front of a big wooden door.
"I don't normally ask people to hang out with us on the spur of the moment, you know." Adrian turned to her and admitted.
"I don't normally accept offers to hang out on the spur of the moment, either." Kelsey shot back. Adrian grinned, and opened the door.
Suddenly, the noise was deafening. "Whoa!" Kelsey shouted, stumbling. Her sensitive ears began to throb.
"You'll get used to it." Adrian grinned.
"Is that a promise, or a threat?" Kelsey grumbled. Adrian couldn't hear.
The club was huge, consisting of three levels. The top level had a glass floor so that the dancers could see the people on the bottom level. The second level was a thick balcony that looked over the first floor, which had strobe floors and a huge display of digital theatre- light shows, three dimensional video dj's, incredible pictures. Underneath the balconies of the second level were booths were friends could meet and have drinks.
Adrian seized Kelsey's hand and off they went, weaving through the gyrating dancers. Kelsey moved to the beat. She hadn't heard these songs in a long time. She saw Adrian glance back at her and grin.
"This is great!" she mouthed.
Finally, they made it to a booth on the other side of the club.
"What do you call this place?" Kelsey yelled.
"They call it 'Stand up' because you're not supposed to be sitting while the music is playing. Which is always!" Adrian yelled back. They slid into an empty booth and selected their drinks on a digi-screen. Kelsey was amazed that she was able to buy alcohol so easily. Then again, she did seem to be one of the youngest in the place.
Suddenly, Kelsey felt out of her depth. She didn't know this place; this person. Could she protect herself? How could she know if this boy had bad intentions?
Then- a surge of confidence. She'd always been able to protect herself before. This was a time to kick back and- dare she think it?- relax. As soon as she'd grinned at Adrian, however, there was a voice at her ear.
"Who the hell are you?" a sharp voice demanded. Kelsey looked up to see a pale girl wearing a black beanie over blonde plaits.
"Lay off, Tazu." Adrian said quickly. "Guys, this is Kelsey." Kelsey looked at them. There were three boys and the pale girl- Tazu- staring at her. Once again, Kelsey felt out of her depth.
"Er- hi." She said by way of greeting.
"Hmmpht!" Tazu muttered and slid in beside Adrian. Kelsey noticed how close she shuffled and Adrian's seeming ignorance.
A boy with frizzy orange hair and tanned skin squashed in beside Kelsey.
"I'm Ignatio." He said, smiling. Kelsey couldn't help but smile back- his grin was infectious.
An African-American boy with short, spiky hair sat beside Ignatio.
"I'm Petri." He said, gazing at her with soulful brown eyes.
The last boy- who had bright, flurescant blue hair, sat next to Tazu, who was scowling at the table.
"Orion's the title." He shook her hand, smiling.
"Pleased to meet you." Kelsey didn't want to show how nervous she was. She hoped her voice wasn't shaking. What if they didn't like her?
You'll just go back to before, a little voice whispered. Nothing will change.
"Where'd you find her?" Ignatio was saying to Adrian. Looking at Kelsey, Adrian smiled. "Rosa found her. Or, more specifically, she found Rosa."
Tazu looked from Kelsey to Adrian. "So what's she doing here?" Tazu snarled. "Look at her- she'll be nothing but trouble."
"Get stuffed! How the hell would you know, you tosser?" Kelsey launched. She wouldn't sit back and take that crap from anyone. Least of all someone with PLAITS.
Tazu looked shocked. "See? You have some nerve, coming in here and insulting me..."
"Yeah, that's one thing I've got in abundance. Nerve. Guess what? I have enough nerve to take you out back and kick your sorry-" Kelsey began to shoot back.
"Stop." Adrian held up a commanding hand. "We dance." He offered a hand to Tazu, who glared at Kelsey with satisfaction.
"You heard the man." Orion whooped. They all jumped up and made their way to the dance floor, Ignatio leading Kelsey. Kelsey looked around. Everyone was dancing in similar styles. Yeah, she thought. I can do this.
She rolled her shoulders and spun in time with the music. Ignatio whooped, and mirrored her moves. Kelsy began to get into the pulsating music and she lost herself to the music. Then a song came on and Kelsey found herself dancing with Adrian, who was a good dancer, surprisingly.
She slung her hands around his neck and rolled her hips. He grinned, eyes on her hips.
"When I move you move- just like that?" The song was getting inside Kelsey's head. Adrian Pushed forward and she leant back- then she pushed forward and he leaned back. They rolled their bodies together in the beat.
"This song is the theme for the club. It's called 'stand up' its by a rapper called Ludacris. Most of all, it's a call for couples to get down together and when this song comes on, you have to find a partner." Adrian said in her ear.
Kelsey raised an eyebrow at him and he spun her around. She caught a glance of Tazu's face- the other girl looked livid with anger. Tazu was dancing with a boy Kelsey didn't know and he seemed to be enjoying the song. Kelsey noted, with interest, that all of Adrian's friends were good dancers.
It was a long time before Kelsey stumbled off the floor. She was having a good time- and even Tazu had begun to accept her presence.
It had been a long day. Kelsey had had no idea that making friends was such hard work. She smiled to herself. These friends were worth having.
Then a thought popped into her mind-
Were they all Mutants too?
They left, talking softly.
Adrian led her to a dirty, harsh part of the city. There was hardly anyone about. Kelsey peered into one particular alley as they strolled along. She knew it well; she visited it every night in her dreams. It was the alley where she had first discovered her powers.
Kelsey felt compelled to tell Adrian about her first ever experience of her powers. Curiously, they were beginning to open up to each other. It had been so long since Kelsey had had a friend. She didn't usually just jump into offers from strangers to go out. Her compulsive agreement would either end in tears or laughter.
After what seemed very short because of the enrapturing conversation, Adrian stopped in front of a factory door and knocked three times, paused; knocked twice and then once more.
The door swung open. It led into a hallway that led to a flight of stairs that seemed to go down forever. Kelsey still couldn't hear any music and was becoming quite doubtful when Adrian finally stopped in front of a big wooden door.
"I don't normally ask people to hang out with us on the spur of the moment, you know." Adrian turned to her and admitted.
"I don't normally accept offers to hang out on the spur of the moment, either." Kelsey shot back. Adrian grinned, and opened the door.
Suddenly, the noise was deafening. "Whoa!" Kelsey shouted, stumbling. Her sensitive ears began to throb.
"You'll get used to it." Adrian grinned.
"Is that a promise, or a threat?" Kelsey grumbled. Adrian couldn't hear.
The club was huge, consisting of three levels. The top level had a glass floor so that the dancers could see the people on the bottom level. The second level was a thick balcony that looked over the first floor, which had strobe floors and a huge display of digital theatre- light shows, three dimensional video dj's, incredible pictures. Underneath the balconies of the second level were booths were friends could meet and have drinks.
Adrian seized Kelsey's hand and off they went, weaving through the gyrating dancers. Kelsey moved to the beat. She hadn't heard these songs in a long time. She saw Adrian glance back at her and grin.
"This is great!" she mouthed.
Finally, they made it to a booth on the other side of the club.
"What do you call this place?" Kelsey yelled.
"They call it 'Stand up' because you're not supposed to be sitting while the music is playing. Which is always!" Adrian yelled back. They slid into an empty booth and selected their drinks on a digi-screen. Kelsey was amazed that she was able to buy alcohol so easily. Then again, she did seem to be one of the youngest in the place.
Suddenly, Kelsey felt out of her depth. She didn't know this place; this person. Could she protect herself? How could she know if this boy had bad intentions?
Then- a surge of confidence. She'd always been able to protect herself before. This was a time to kick back and- dare she think it?- relax. As soon as she'd grinned at Adrian, however, there was a voice at her ear.
"Who the hell are you?" a sharp voice demanded. Kelsey looked up to see a pale girl wearing a black beanie over blonde plaits.
"Lay off, Tazu." Adrian said quickly. "Guys, this is Kelsey." Kelsey looked at them. There were three boys and the pale girl- Tazu- staring at her. Once again, Kelsey felt out of her depth.
"Er- hi." She said by way of greeting.
"Hmmpht!" Tazu muttered and slid in beside Adrian. Kelsey noticed how close she shuffled and Adrian's seeming ignorance.
A boy with frizzy orange hair and tanned skin squashed in beside Kelsey.
"I'm Ignatio." He said, smiling. Kelsey couldn't help but smile back- his grin was infectious.
An African-American boy with short, spiky hair sat beside Ignatio.
"I'm Petri." He said, gazing at her with soulful brown eyes.
The last boy- who had bright, flurescant blue hair, sat next to Tazu, who was scowling at the table.
"Orion's the title." He shook her hand, smiling.
"Pleased to meet you." Kelsey didn't want to show how nervous she was. She hoped her voice wasn't shaking. What if they didn't like her?
You'll just go back to before, a little voice whispered. Nothing will change.
"Where'd you find her?" Ignatio was saying to Adrian. Looking at Kelsey, Adrian smiled. "Rosa found her. Or, more specifically, she found Rosa."
Tazu looked from Kelsey to Adrian. "So what's she doing here?" Tazu snarled. "Look at her- she'll be nothing but trouble."
"Get stuffed! How the hell would you know, you tosser?" Kelsey launched. She wouldn't sit back and take that crap from anyone. Least of all someone with PLAITS.
Tazu looked shocked. "See? You have some nerve, coming in here and insulting me..."
"Yeah, that's one thing I've got in abundance. Nerve. Guess what? I have enough nerve to take you out back and kick your sorry-" Kelsey began to shoot back.
"Stop." Adrian held up a commanding hand. "We dance." He offered a hand to Tazu, who glared at Kelsey with satisfaction.
"You heard the man." Orion whooped. They all jumped up and made their way to the dance floor, Ignatio leading Kelsey. Kelsey looked around. Everyone was dancing in similar styles. Yeah, she thought. I can do this.
She rolled her shoulders and spun in time with the music. Ignatio whooped, and mirrored her moves. Kelsy began to get into the pulsating music and she lost herself to the music. Then a song came on and Kelsey found herself dancing with Adrian, who was a good dancer, surprisingly.
She slung her hands around his neck and rolled her hips. He grinned, eyes on her hips.
"When I move you move- just like that?" The song was getting inside Kelsey's head. Adrian Pushed forward and she leant back- then she pushed forward and he leaned back. They rolled their bodies together in the beat.
"This song is the theme for the club. It's called 'stand up' its by a rapper called Ludacris. Most of all, it's a call for couples to get down together and when this song comes on, you have to find a partner." Adrian said in her ear.
Kelsey raised an eyebrow at him and he spun her around. She caught a glance of Tazu's face- the other girl looked livid with anger. Tazu was dancing with a boy Kelsey didn't know and he seemed to be enjoying the song. Kelsey noted, with interest, that all of Adrian's friends were good dancers.
It was a long time before Kelsey stumbled off the floor. She was having a good time- and even Tazu had begun to accept her presence.
It had been a long day. Kelsey had had no idea that making friends was such hard work. She smiled to herself. These friends were worth having.
Then a thought popped into her mind-
Were they all Mutants too?