Between a Rock and a Hard place
(A/N: Luckily, I've never been in labor so if some of this seems
unrealistic...great!)
-A New York High School
The school bell rang loudly scaring away the birds that were resting in the nearby tree. Just as the birds were dispensed by the sound, the lounging students pulled themselves from the school steps and began the weary trudge inside the High school.
A petite girl who had been leaning against a tree massaged the large bulge under her blue sweater as she pushed herself off a tree and began to follow the crowd. It was her ninth month and she walked a lot slower than the rest of the students, especially today since she felt achy all over.
Hell, at this point she shouldn't even be in school, she knew of plenty of girls who had gotten maternity leave at least at the sixth or seventh month. But Frankie Honami was different. Frankie had school and only school now. It was either go to school or stay at the orphanage helping with chores which she really didn't want to do. At least with school she could sit and rest most of the time and the teachers were sympathetic; they didn't yell at her anymore for falling asleep in class.
Breathing heavily, she brushed a short strand of ebony hair behind her ear as she wobble down the now near empty halls to her locker. The teen pulled out random books; she wasn't even sure if they were the right books for the class she was heading to, and headed in the direction of her first class.
Almost five minutes late she eased her way into the confining seats as best she could and drowned out the whispers. It was odd, after nine months the evil girls in her school still found something to say about her pregnancy...at closer attention she found that, surprise! They had moved on to a new subject; the hole in her sweater.
Her slanted eyes rolled in annoyance then squinted in pain as she felt a sharp jab in her stomach. Holding in a grunt she wrapped a hand around her belly and placed her head on the cool desk. These pains had been coming all night and for most of the day, it was a wonder she had made it to school, but every few minutes the pain subsided.
She kept that position for the entire class period than as that bell rang she allowed the rest of the class to jump up and run out before she moved her body. The teacher, a relatively nice lady gave her a sad look with a tsk. "How are you doing, Frankie?" she questioned. "Fine," Frankie managed with a light croak. Leaving the classroom before the teacher could ask her anything else Frankie headed straight to the girls' bathroom. Once there she splashed her pale face with water. Drinking a little of the water she began to feel a little better until there was another sudden pain, so bad that it sent the girl to her knees, rolling around in pain. She gasped, holding her stomach as the realization dawned on her; she was going into labor.
Panting, she sat up right trying to remember, something anything from the television. She saw the first obstacle; she was still wearing pants. Tears of fear and pain coursing down her trembling cheeks she quickly unbuttoned her pants and pushed them around her ankles. Holding onto the sink pipes, she braced herself for the next waves of pain that washed over her small frame. "Come on Frankie...come on" she chanted to herself. "You can do this, you can do this..." another flash of pain coursed through her and she screamed out "I can't do this, I can't do this!" She wondered if she should crawl out into the halls; try to find somebody when suddenly she heard crying.
Looking down she saw a baby coved in blood. The umbilical cord was still attached...one end to the baby the other to the placenta that also lay on the bathroom floor. She took a shuddering breath, then another one. How had the baby come out...with the placenta too...wasn't that supposed to come out later? Confused, she crawled over to the tiny baby; it was a boy she noted with what felt like motherly love. She picked him up, cradling him in the nook of her arm. "Shhh" she murmured to the baby.
-The Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters
Prof. Charles Xavier stared at the figures Cerebro had sent out. Apparently earlier this morning a new mutant manifestation had been found. The location was in a nearby High school which wasn't unusual for many of the students' powers first manifested during the High School years. However, something about the reading seemed unique. Closing his eyes the powerful mutant concentrated the full aspect of his power combined with Cerebro on the manifestation at the school. He got a reading of the mutant and where she was heading at that moment. Knowing that this particular time was a very trying time he rolled out of the cavernous tunnel and sent a mental note "Jean, Storm I have a mission for you..."
Frankie wrapped the baby in a shirt she'd found in her locker. She'd cleaned the bathroom as best she could and had severed the umbilical cord with her I.D. card flushing the rest of it and the placenta down the toilet. Figuring having a baby was a pretty good reason to cut the rest of her classes, Frankie had simply went to a park where the shrieking of the baby wouldn't be as noticeable. She figured he was hungry but she didn't have anything to feed him with and she'd spent the last of her money yesterday buying lunch. She felt sick and all she wanted was for him to just be quiet! Rocking him mechanically she glanced down to view him. It was the first time since he's magically popped out that she actually took the moment to simply gaze at him. He had silky black hair...pale translucent skin. His eyes were the familiar slant that Asians had and as he blinked at her she realized something she hadn't noticed before...his eyes were orange.
Since the newest mutant recruit was in such near vicinity Jean and Storm simply took a car to meet her. "Will you be able to recognize the mutant?" Storm questioned as they got out of the car.
The red head nodded "The professor said it was a young girl...also I'll scan the minds for someone who seems nervous and confused..." just as Jean finished that statement those exact feelings engulfed her.
"Over there." She whispered pointing to a secluded area of the park. Ororo walked briskly ahead, Jean following and picking up on the extreme confusion and fear. As they approached they saw a small girl with short black hair sitting on the bench. "Frankie?" Jean questioned softly.
The girl appeared to be gazing at something in her arms but at the mention of her name her head popped up "He has orange eyes!" she blurted, bottom lip trembling. "Who," Storm began to ask before Jean's eyes widened "She has a baby."
-The Xavier Institute of Gifted Youngsters
After a few minutes of hearing the duo's plea Frankie decided to leave with the X-girls. Jean had a feeling it had nothing to do with how good their speech was. Frankie seemed near faint from exhaustion and the baby had started to cry again. They rushed them both back to the institute where they were immediately sent to the medical labs. Luckily school had yet to let out for the other x-students so the new arrival was able to be delivered in secrecy.
After two hours Hank was able to say that both mother and baby were fine. The baby had quieted down after getting something in his belly and was now sleeping peacefully. After running a few test on Frankie they realized they had been mistaken and she was only the mother to a mutant not one herself. Prof. Xavier explained it all to her, including what his school truly was, offering her son a place at the mansion in the future. She seemed to take the information very well and was offered a room in the mansion to rest up and so the Prof. could find out what the baby's mutation was.
Storm leads Frankie up to one of the few singles in the girl's wing of the school. "Don't forget to think of a name for that baby!" Storm suggested good naturedly as she left the room.
Frankie sat on the bed, bouncing a bit and silently appreciating the comfort. Glancing around the tidy room she reflected on how fast her life had just changed. So what did she do now?
A/N How does the younger X-men react to their newest 'member'? What will she name the baby (suggestions)? What is the baby's mutation? Who thinks the pregnancy scene was horrible (just to let you know some of it has to do with the mutation)? All this and more in the next chapter!
-A New York High School
The school bell rang loudly scaring away the birds that were resting in the nearby tree. Just as the birds were dispensed by the sound, the lounging students pulled themselves from the school steps and began the weary trudge inside the High school.
A petite girl who had been leaning against a tree massaged the large bulge under her blue sweater as she pushed herself off a tree and began to follow the crowd. It was her ninth month and she walked a lot slower than the rest of the students, especially today since she felt achy all over.
Hell, at this point she shouldn't even be in school, she knew of plenty of girls who had gotten maternity leave at least at the sixth or seventh month. But Frankie Honami was different. Frankie had school and only school now. It was either go to school or stay at the orphanage helping with chores which she really didn't want to do. At least with school she could sit and rest most of the time and the teachers were sympathetic; they didn't yell at her anymore for falling asleep in class.
Breathing heavily, she brushed a short strand of ebony hair behind her ear as she wobble down the now near empty halls to her locker. The teen pulled out random books; she wasn't even sure if they were the right books for the class she was heading to, and headed in the direction of her first class.
Almost five minutes late she eased her way into the confining seats as best she could and drowned out the whispers. It was odd, after nine months the evil girls in her school still found something to say about her pregnancy...at closer attention she found that, surprise! They had moved on to a new subject; the hole in her sweater.
Her slanted eyes rolled in annoyance then squinted in pain as she felt a sharp jab in her stomach. Holding in a grunt she wrapped a hand around her belly and placed her head on the cool desk. These pains had been coming all night and for most of the day, it was a wonder she had made it to school, but every few minutes the pain subsided.
She kept that position for the entire class period than as that bell rang she allowed the rest of the class to jump up and run out before she moved her body. The teacher, a relatively nice lady gave her a sad look with a tsk. "How are you doing, Frankie?" she questioned. "Fine," Frankie managed with a light croak. Leaving the classroom before the teacher could ask her anything else Frankie headed straight to the girls' bathroom. Once there she splashed her pale face with water. Drinking a little of the water she began to feel a little better until there was another sudden pain, so bad that it sent the girl to her knees, rolling around in pain. She gasped, holding her stomach as the realization dawned on her; she was going into labor.
Panting, she sat up right trying to remember, something anything from the television. She saw the first obstacle; she was still wearing pants. Tears of fear and pain coursing down her trembling cheeks she quickly unbuttoned her pants and pushed them around her ankles. Holding onto the sink pipes, she braced herself for the next waves of pain that washed over her small frame. "Come on Frankie...come on" she chanted to herself. "You can do this, you can do this..." another flash of pain coursed through her and she screamed out "I can't do this, I can't do this!" She wondered if she should crawl out into the halls; try to find somebody when suddenly she heard crying.
Looking down she saw a baby coved in blood. The umbilical cord was still attached...one end to the baby the other to the placenta that also lay on the bathroom floor. She took a shuddering breath, then another one. How had the baby come out...with the placenta too...wasn't that supposed to come out later? Confused, she crawled over to the tiny baby; it was a boy she noted with what felt like motherly love. She picked him up, cradling him in the nook of her arm. "Shhh" she murmured to the baby.
-The Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters
Prof. Charles Xavier stared at the figures Cerebro had sent out. Apparently earlier this morning a new mutant manifestation had been found. The location was in a nearby High school which wasn't unusual for many of the students' powers first manifested during the High School years. However, something about the reading seemed unique. Closing his eyes the powerful mutant concentrated the full aspect of his power combined with Cerebro on the manifestation at the school. He got a reading of the mutant and where she was heading at that moment. Knowing that this particular time was a very trying time he rolled out of the cavernous tunnel and sent a mental note "Jean, Storm I have a mission for you..."
Frankie wrapped the baby in a shirt she'd found in her locker. She'd cleaned the bathroom as best she could and had severed the umbilical cord with her I.D. card flushing the rest of it and the placenta down the toilet. Figuring having a baby was a pretty good reason to cut the rest of her classes, Frankie had simply went to a park where the shrieking of the baby wouldn't be as noticeable. She figured he was hungry but she didn't have anything to feed him with and she'd spent the last of her money yesterday buying lunch. She felt sick and all she wanted was for him to just be quiet! Rocking him mechanically she glanced down to view him. It was the first time since he's magically popped out that she actually took the moment to simply gaze at him. He had silky black hair...pale translucent skin. His eyes were the familiar slant that Asians had and as he blinked at her she realized something she hadn't noticed before...his eyes were orange.
Since the newest mutant recruit was in such near vicinity Jean and Storm simply took a car to meet her. "Will you be able to recognize the mutant?" Storm questioned as they got out of the car.
The red head nodded "The professor said it was a young girl...also I'll scan the minds for someone who seems nervous and confused..." just as Jean finished that statement those exact feelings engulfed her.
"Over there." She whispered pointing to a secluded area of the park. Ororo walked briskly ahead, Jean following and picking up on the extreme confusion and fear. As they approached they saw a small girl with short black hair sitting on the bench. "Frankie?" Jean questioned softly.
The girl appeared to be gazing at something in her arms but at the mention of her name her head popped up "He has orange eyes!" she blurted, bottom lip trembling. "Who," Storm began to ask before Jean's eyes widened "She has a baby."
-The Xavier Institute of Gifted Youngsters
After a few minutes of hearing the duo's plea Frankie decided to leave with the X-girls. Jean had a feeling it had nothing to do with how good their speech was. Frankie seemed near faint from exhaustion and the baby had started to cry again. They rushed them both back to the institute where they were immediately sent to the medical labs. Luckily school had yet to let out for the other x-students so the new arrival was able to be delivered in secrecy.
After two hours Hank was able to say that both mother and baby were fine. The baby had quieted down after getting something in his belly and was now sleeping peacefully. After running a few test on Frankie they realized they had been mistaken and she was only the mother to a mutant not one herself. Prof. Xavier explained it all to her, including what his school truly was, offering her son a place at the mansion in the future. She seemed to take the information very well and was offered a room in the mansion to rest up and so the Prof. could find out what the baby's mutation was.
Storm leads Frankie up to one of the few singles in the girl's wing of the school. "Don't forget to think of a name for that baby!" Storm suggested good naturedly as she left the room.
Frankie sat on the bed, bouncing a bit and silently appreciating the comfort. Glancing around the tidy room she reflected on how fast her life had just changed. So what did she do now?
A/N How does the younger X-men react to their newest 'member'? What will she name the baby (suggestions)? What is the baby's mutation? Who thinks the pregnancy scene was horrible (just to let you know some of it has to do with the mutation)? All this and more in the next chapter!