Eve Sanders hitched her bag up higher on her back and ran her fingers
through her long hair as she watched the building in front of her with a
mix of doubt and curiosity. The sky was getting dark above her as the
clouds got fat with rain, and if for no other reason, Eve would go in to
get dry.
Humming 'Walking In Memphis', she walked up the stone steps and rapped on the door a couple times and waited nothing. She knocked again and this time a voice responded, "Well you can open a door can't you?" She took the huge brass knob in her hand and turned. As she stepped inside, she suppressed a little yelp of fear. Right in front of her was a man with winged out hair and intensely dark eyes. "Jesus," Eve murmured as she pressed a hand to her heart. "No, but thanks for confusing us. Professor has been expecting you"
Before Eve could ask him what he meant by that he was gone but another door opened and an old man with laughing pale blue eyes that Eve could already see came rolling out on an odd sort of wheelchair. "I hear this is where people go when they need help controlling their powers and all," She said as he got closer and Charles Xavier smiled politely at her. "It certainly is Miss?" "Sanders. Eve Sanders...And in case you were wondering I didn't mean to say that in a 'Bond, James Bond' sort of way"
Charles laughed now and Eve smiled, but not quite at ease. "That man," Eve said looking at the way Logan had gone "With the hair and the muscles for days, he said you were expecting me" Charles only smiled again and motioned for Eve to follow him into the room he had come out of.
Said room was one of the most beautiful rooms that Eve had ever seen in her life. A huge glossy table was set in the middle of the room flanked with shelves of countless books and little silvery instruments and crystal that caught the fading light. "This place is pretty cool," Eve said a little awed and Charles nodded. "Yes, I like to think so too. Now Miss Sanders, what Logan, as it is his name, meant is that I have indeed been expecting you. Using Cerebro, I've had a lock on you for some time and I could see that you were coming here to us, the only question was of when"
Eve eyed him for a long moment before reaching into her pack and pulled out a thick manila envelope. "How much does it cost to enroll here with room and board?" Charles shook his head. "You don't pay. This is a school and also a harbor for people like yourself and everyone else here. A place to get a decent education and be able to hone and practice your powers without persecution. Now, I assume that you would like to stay with us?"
She looked at Charles, looked at the desk, looked at the great glass window behind him, looked at the sun gleaming from his bald head until she finally answered. "Yeah I do. You won't tell anyone I'm here will you?" He looked at her for a long unsettling moment. "Anyone in particular you don't wish me to tell?" Eve shook her head and Charles continued. "What is your power, Miss Kelly?"
She sighed and took in a deep breath. "I can sorta manipulate peoples mind, like if it's raining and they're driving on the edge of a cliff, I can make it look like its sunny and they'll drive off the edge...Not that I'd ever do that though, that's why I'm here. You see because sometimes I can't always control it and people...people get hurt" Charles was watching her with the same calm patience and nodded. "How old are you Miss Sanders?" "Seventeen, actually up until two days ago I was sixteen, but that doesn't matter" "Being so young and having such an amazing power must be very hard for you"
Eve scoffed. "Yeah you're telling me" Charles laughed and began to look around in his desk and pulled out a piece of paper and a pen. "Why do you need to know where I live?" She asked warily with a raised eyebrow and unpainted mouth twisted into a little moue. "Just for reference. Nobody will know you're here if you don't want them to" Eve watched him for a long while through her clear green eyes and quietly began to work on the form.
When she was done, a man she had labeled as "Mr. Fuzzy" showed her to her room. Kurt Wagner didn't mind the new girl, he liked the way that her sultry southern voice flowed, the new girl was spunky and had a beautiful bright smile. "This is your room," He said after leading her up three flights of stairs past the classrooms. "Oh my God you have got to be kidding me!" Kurt followed her in. "I'm sure the Professor could find you another room if you don't like this"
Eve turned on him. "Oh don't you dare take this room away from me, I love it. I'm probably never going to leave it!" Kurt watched her for a moment longer and smiled. "Well I am glad you're happy. Where are you from? You have an accent, and of course the hat" Eve laughed and tossed her black cowboy hat onto the bed blanketed in thick crimson sheets and ran her fingers through her rainfall of sun streaked brown hair. "Luttrell Tennessee, it's a really little town so right away my special adaptation was never accepted there. So I came here and now that's pretty much my life to date"
Kurt nodded and looked around the room. The rain was falling heavily now and coating the glossy glass and made the light look green. He looked back to Eve and was a little surprised to see a guitar in her arms. "Where did that come from?" He asked with raised eyebrows as he regarded the only bag she had brought in. "Talent," She said with a sparkling smile and began to strum the strings lovingly before set it proudly in the corner of the room. "If you don't mind I'm a little tired, but if anyone needs me they can come in and wake me up, I don't get cranky so it's okay." She blew him a kiss, winked a pretty eye and settled on the smooth covers and within minutes she had fallen asleep curled up in jeans, a button down work shirt and authentic cowboy boots.
Humming 'Walking In Memphis', she walked up the stone steps and rapped on the door a couple times and waited nothing. She knocked again and this time a voice responded, "Well you can open a door can't you?" She took the huge brass knob in her hand and turned. As she stepped inside, she suppressed a little yelp of fear. Right in front of her was a man with winged out hair and intensely dark eyes. "Jesus," Eve murmured as she pressed a hand to her heart. "No, but thanks for confusing us. Professor has been expecting you"
Before Eve could ask him what he meant by that he was gone but another door opened and an old man with laughing pale blue eyes that Eve could already see came rolling out on an odd sort of wheelchair. "I hear this is where people go when they need help controlling their powers and all," She said as he got closer and Charles Xavier smiled politely at her. "It certainly is Miss?" "Sanders. Eve Sanders...And in case you were wondering I didn't mean to say that in a 'Bond, James Bond' sort of way"
Charles laughed now and Eve smiled, but not quite at ease. "That man," Eve said looking at the way Logan had gone "With the hair and the muscles for days, he said you were expecting me" Charles only smiled again and motioned for Eve to follow him into the room he had come out of.
Said room was one of the most beautiful rooms that Eve had ever seen in her life. A huge glossy table was set in the middle of the room flanked with shelves of countless books and little silvery instruments and crystal that caught the fading light. "This place is pretty cool," Eve said a little awed and Charles nodded. "Yes, I like to think so too. Now Miss Sanders, what Logan, as it is his name, meant is that I have indeed been expecting you. Using Cerebro, I've had a lock on you for some time and I could see that you were coming here to us, the only question was of when"
Eve eyed him for a long moment before reaching into her pack and pulled out a thick manila envelope. "How much does it cost to enroll here with room and board?" Charles shook his head. "You don't pay. This is a school and also a harbor for people like yourself and everyone else here. A place to get a decent education and be able to hone and practice your powers without persecution. Now, I assume that you would like to stay with us?"
She looked at Charles, looked at the desk, looked at the great glass window behind him, looked at the sun gleaming from his bald head until she finally answered. "Yeah I do. You won't tell anyone I'm here will you?" He looked at her for a long unsettling moment. "Anyone in particular you don't wish me to tell?" Eve shook her head and Charles continued. "What is your power, Miss Kelly?"
She sighed and took in a deep breath. "I can sorta manipulate peoples mind, like if it's raining and they're driving on the edge of a cliff, I can make it look like its sunny and they'll drive off the edge...Not that I'd ever do that though, that's why I'm here. You see because sometimes I can't always control it and people...people get hurt" Charles was watching her with the same calm patience and nodded. "How old are you Miss Sanders?" "Seventeen, actually up until two days ago I was sixteen, but that doesn't matter" "Being so young and having such an amazing power must be very hard for you"
Eve scoffed. "Yeah you're telling me" Charles laughed and began to look around in his desk and pulled out a piece of paper and a pen. "Why do you need to know where I live?" She asked warily with a raised eyebrow and unpainted mouth twisted into a little moue. "Just for reference. Nobody will know you're here if you don't want them to" Eve watched him for a long while through her clear green eyes and quietly began to work on the form.
When she was done, a man she had labeled as "Mr. Fuzzy" showed her to her room. Kurt Wagner didn't mind the new girl, he liked the way that her sultry southern voice flowed, the new girl was spunky and had a beautiful bright smile. "This is your room," He said after leading her up three flights of stairs past the classrooms. "Oh my God you have got to be kidding me!" Kurt followed her in. "I'm sure the Professor could find you another room if you don't like this"
Eve turned on him. "Oh don't you dare take this room away from me, I love it. I'm probably never going to leave it!" Kurt watched her for a moment longer and smiled. "Well I am glad you're happy. Where are you from? You have an accent, and of course the hat" Eve laughed and tossed her black cowboy hat onto the bed blanketed in thick crimson sheets and ran her fingers through her rainfall of sun streaked brown hair. "Luttrell Tennessee, it's a really little town so right away my special adaptation was never accepted there. So I came here and now that's pretty much my life to date"
Kurt nodded and looked around the room. The rain was falling heavily now and coating the glossy glass and made the light look green. He looked back to Eve and was a little surprised to see a guitar in her arms. "Where did that come from?" He asked with raised eyebrows as he regarded the only bag she had brought in. "Talent," She said with a sparkling smile and began to strum the strings lovingly before set it proudly in the corner of the room. "If you don't mind I'm a little tired, but if anyone needs me they can come in and wake me up, I don't get cranky so it's okay." She blew him a kiss, winked a pretty eye and settled on the smooth covers and within minutes she had fallen asleep curled up in jeans, a button down work shirt and authentic cowboy boots.