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Shadowflame- Aurora is from Sturgis, SD. Thanks for reviewing!
Caliente- Thanx that's so sweet! I love twists don't you? I hope you like the update!
With the morning sun streaming in through the windows, Sam couldn't stay asleep any longer. He opened his eyes and rolled over to look at his clock. Unfortunately, the clock wasn't there, so rolled over again. 9:00, it said.
"Oh, no. Ah'm late!" He said, standing up. He felt a breeze at his back and noticed that he was in a hospital gown and the back was wide open. He looked around and realized that he was in the school's infirmary.
He saw that one of the bed curtains was drawn and moved over forward to open it. As he looked down at the bed, he gasped.
Aurora was on her side, one arm under her pillow, the other laying in front of her. She was toward him so he could see all her features. Her hair was mainly brown now with only some streaks left of the purple of the night before. Stray leaves and twigs were tangled in the mass, yet he still thought that she was beautiful.
"Oh, wow." he breathed. He reached out to touch her face but pulled back quickly when he heard the door open. Suddenly, the other side of the curtain was pushed open be Beast.
"Good morning, Samuel." Beast said, "Oh, I see you've met Aurora. She's only a year younger than you. And she is being considered for position on the Gold Team. Maybe Xavier can introduce you later. " He handed Sam a robe.
He stopped when he noticed Sam's face turning red. "You know Sam, I could really use some help right now. Would you mind staying behind for awhile and helping me change Aurora's dressings?"
"Her w-what?" Sam asked, his eyes widening.
"Her dressings. She has burns on her leg."
"Oh," Sam exhaled. "Yeah, Ah kin stay for a while."
As they replaced the gauze, Beast started a conversation.
"You do know that you fainted, correct?"
"Ah-Ah think so. Ah don't know why though." Sam replied.
"If I heard correctly, your energy was used considerably during the occupation and it exhausted your system. You held out until the conference, then you just needed to replenish." Beast said, opening Aurora's eyes. "Seems like she had to too."
"What do ya mean?"
"Well, when we found her, she was using her powers a lot. Her hair was completely purple as where her eyes, which had no pupils. She's been out since 5-last night. Now, most of the purple has drained out of her hair and her eyes. She should wake up in a couple of hours."
"That's good." He said, staring at her face. "Which dorm is she in? Cuz' Ah could tell ya who ta intra'duce er to."
"I believe she is in the East Wing, room 101. Do you know where that is?"
"Do Ah know where that is? Of course Ah do. It's the room right next to mine. Let's see. Her roommate is Nyah Lee and just down the hall are the rooms Tori Fallon and Electra Gemini share."
"I will let the Professor know. They are excellent people; I am sure they would be great guides for her when she starts school. There." He said, putting the last piece of gauze into place. "That's the last of it. If I am not mistaken, you have been excused from your classes for today. I suggest you go up to your room and work on your assignments.
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At about noon, Aurora's empty stomach woke her up. As a force of habit, she kept her eyes closed as she assessed her situation. She felt a hard mattress beneath her, and, smelling antiseptics, realized that she was back in the concentration camp. With her eyes still closed, she began to tear up.
"Good morning, Aurora." A familiar and foreboding male voice boomed.
Frightened, she began to whimper and pulled the thin sheet over her head. "Go away. You can't keep me here, Joseph. I'll run away again, I swear."
"What did you say?" Beast stepped up to the girl's bed and pulled the covers down. Aurora looked up into his blue furred face and jumped off the bed, screaming, trying to run away. Her injured ankle buckled underneath her. Crying out in pain, she huddled against the wall, trying to escape the advancing doctor. She wrapped her tattered skirt around her.
"Get the hell away from me!" She screamed, holding her hand out in front of her. Long spikes, the same color and material as the earlier fireballs, jutted out of the tips of her fingers.
"You mustn't use your powers. You are still recovering. I just want to know what you said."
"I said that I'll run away again." She lowered her hand but still stared at him defiantly.
"Why would you say that?" Beast settled into a chair.
"Because I thought you were Joseph when you asked if I were awake."
"I didn't say anything."
She looked confused but still answered, "Oh. well then. It must have been my imagination." She heard faint mocking laughter. Beast was sitting still. "If I'm not back at the camp, then where am I?"
Beast walked over to the window. Upon opening it, the stark infirmary was flooded with the yellow light. He lifted the glass and soon the room was also full of laughter and sounds of joy from outside where a game of kickball had been started with the younger children. "You are in New York," he began, "At the Xavier School for the Gifted."
Aurora slowly got up from the floor and limped heavily to the open window. There was no screen so she stuck her hand out and felt the cool breeze hit her skin. "Y-you mean I'm finally here?" She asked meekly. Beast nodded and watched as her lower lip began to quiver. She put her hand to her face as she sank to the ground and began to sob, happily. Hank sat beside her and pulled her into his arms to comfort her. She buried her face in his fur and cried until all she could do was sit quietly, hiccupping.
The door opened and Cecilia walked in. Noticing the huddled figures, she hurried to them. "Is everything alright?" she asked them.
"Everything is perfect, Cecilia. I want you to meet our newest student. This is Aurora Winthrop." He held her out so she could see the other doctor. Beast stood up and then helped Aurora to stand as well. After the women shook hands, Beast said, "Well Aurora, I'm sure you would like to get cleaned up and have something to eat. How about Cecilia takes you up to your room and then you can meet me down in the cafeteria."
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Aurora looked on quietly as Cecilia led her to the elevator. When they arrived at her floor, she followed the older woman down a long hall. People passing them waved to the doctor and raised their eyebrows at Aurora.
She noticed a boy walk out of a room. He had brown hair and was well built.
"Hey Dr. Reyes." He waved to Cecilia.
"Hi, Bobby. Have you meet Aurora?" She gestured behind her.
"Yeah," Bobby said, "I was on the mission to bring her here."
"You're in room 103, right? And Sam's in 102?"
"Yeah."
"Is Sam here?"
"No he already left for lunch. Why?"
"Because this is your new neighbor. I wanted him to meet her. Oh well. Right now she needs to get cleaned up." They said good-bye and opened the door. As Aurora stared around at the boxes, Cecilia asked, "What do you want to do first?"
"If you don't mind, I'd kinda like to take a shower. Unfortunately, I don't have anything to change into. I-is this entire room mine?" Aurora asked, swinging her arms out.
"This half is. There's another room on the other side of the bathroom."
"So the only thing I share is the bathroom?"
"Also the balcony. Don't worry; the bathroom is pretty big. There's one shower, one toilet, and two sinks."
"Cool. So how do ya'll support this place?" Aurora asked, wandering curiously over to a box labeled "Clothes." Opening it happily, she took out an outfit.
"Well, we get some funding from the government. They think that we're a private school. People also volunteer as janitors and maids and chefs, which helps out too. Plus, Professor has a large trust fund from his childhood."
"I'm gonna go take my shower now. It shouldn't take very long. I'm sorry there ain't any chairs for you to sit on." She headed for the bathroom. Then, suddenly, she paused. "Do you think my roommate will mind me using her soaps and stuff?"
"I don't think so. I would, however, lock the entrance to her room. She has had the bathroom to herself for so long, she just might walk in." Cecilia smiled reassuringly. Aurora smiled back and closed the door behind her. When Cecilia heard the shower turn on, she headed out into the hall. She knew that Nyah Lee grabbed something for lunch and came back to her room to watch her soap opera. It being 11:54, she knew that the girl would be upstairs soon.
Right on cue, the elevator opened and a girl of about fourteen ran out. She had dark, Korean skin with blue, almond shaped eyes. She was tall for her age and was wearing a turquoise plaid mini-skirt and a black sleeveless turtleneck. She jogged toward her dorm, nearly knocking Cecilia over.
"Oh, I'm sorry Dr. Reyes," she said, while helping Cecilia get her balance. "Did you need to talk to me?"
"Actually I do." Cecilia followed Nyah into her tidy room.
"What did you want to ask me?" Suddenly, Nyah stopped in her tracks, "Where is that sound coming from?"
"What sound?"
"That water running. It's coming from the bathroom." Nyah padded softly toward the door.
"Actually, that's what I wanted to talk to you about."
"You know who's in there?"
"It's your new roommate." The shower turned off.
"Really!" Nyah squealed, clapping her hands. "She's finally here?!"
"Yes she is. But, she's been in a mutant concentration camp for the past three months. So help her slowly transition back into school, okay?" Cecilia heard Aurora's voice calling to her. Not waiting for an answer from Nyah, Cecilia walked back into the adjoining room.
In front of her stood Aurora, clothed in a pair of flares that were a little too big, and a horizontally striped blue top. She stepped into a pair of old tennis shoes as Cecilia walked in.
"Are you ready?" Aurora nodded her head, wringing out her hair.
"But first," Cecilia gestured toward Nyah, "I want you to meet your new roommate. Nyah this is Aurora. Aurora, Nyah."
The two girls waved meekly to each other. Cecilia clapped her hands together once and said, "Well Aurora, how about we go down and meet Beast, okay? We'll se you later Nyah."
Well, that's the 3rd chapter. Hope you like it! Oh and by the way, if you read and don't review, I WILL find out and I WILL find YOU! Thanx! = * _ * =
Shadowflame- Aurora is from Sturgis, SD. Thanks for reviewing!
Caliente- Thanx that's so sweet! I love twists don't you? I hope you like the update!
With the morning sun streaming in through the windows, Sam couldn't stay asleep any longer. He opened his eyes and rolled over to look at his clock. Unfortunately, the clock wasn't there, so rolled over again. 9:00, it said.
"Oh, no. Ah'm late!" He said, standing up. He felt a breeze at his back and noticed that he was in a hospital gown and the back was wide open. He looked around and realized that he was in the school's infirmary.
He saw that one of the bed curtains was drawn and moved over forward to open it. As he looked down at the bed, he gasped.
Aurora was on her side, one arm under her pillow, the other laying in front of her. She was toward him so he could see all her features. Her hair was mainly brown now with only some streaks left of the purple of the night before. Stray leaves and twigs were tangled in the mass, yet he still thought that she was beautiful.
"Oh, wow." he breathed. He reached out to touch her face but pulled back quickly when he heard the door open. Suddenly, the other side of the curtain was pushed open be Beast.
"Good morning, Samuel." Beast said, "Oh, I see you've met Aurora. She's only a year younger than you. And she is being considered for position on the Gold Team. Maybe Xavier can introduce you later. " He handed Sam a robe.
He stopped when he noticed Sam's face turning red. "You know Sam, I could really use some help right now. Would you mind staying behind for awhile and helping me change Aurora's dressings?"
"Her w-what?" Sam asked, his eyes widening.
"Her dressings. She has burns on her leg."
"Oh," Sam exhaled. "Yeah, Ah kin stay for a while."
As they replaced the gauze, Beast started a conversation.
"You do know that you fainted, correct?"
"Ah-Ah think so. Ah don't know why though." Sam replied.
"If I heard correctly, your energy was used considerably during the occupation and it exhausted your system. You held out until the conference, then you just needed to replenish." Beast said, opening Aurora's eyes. "Seems like she had to too."
"What do ya mean?"
"Well, when we found her, she was using her powers a lot. Her hair was completely purple as where her eyes, which had no pupils. She's been out since 5-last night. Now, most of the purple has drained out of her hair and her eyes. She should wake up in a couple of hours."
"That's good." He said, staring at her face. "Which dorm is she in? Cuz' Ah could tell ya who ta intra'duce er to."
"I believe she is in the East Wing, room 101. Do you know where that is?"
"Do Ah know where that is? Of course Ah do. It's the room right next to mine. Let's see. Her roommate is Nyah Lee and just down the hall are the rooms Tori Fallon and Electra Gemini share."
"I will let the Professor know. They are excellent people; I am sure they would be great guides for her when she starts school. There." He said, putting the last piece of gauze into place. "That's the last of it. If I am not mistaken, you have been excused from your classes for today. I suggest you go up to your room and work on your assignments.
* *
*
At about noon, Aurora's empty stomach woke her up. As a force of habit, she kept her eyes closed as she assessed her situation. She felt a hard mattress beneath her, and, smelling antiseptics, realized that she was back in the concentration camp. With her eyes still closed, she began to tear up.
"Good morning, Aurora." A familiar and foreboding male voice boomed.
Frightened, she began to whimper and pulled the thin sheet over her head. "Go away. You can't keep me here, Joseph. I'll run away again, I swear."
"What did you say?" Beast stepped up to the girl's bed and pulled the covers down. Aurora looked up into his blue furred face and jumped off the bed, screaming, trying to run away. Her injured ankle buckled underneath her. Crying out in pain, she huddled against the wall, trying to escape the advancing doctor. She wrapped her tattered skirt around her.
"Get the hell away from me!" She screamed, holding her hand out in front of her. Long spikes, the same color and material as the earlier fireballs, jutted out of the tips of her fingers.
"You mustn't use your powers. You are still recovering. I just want to know what you said."
"I said that I'll run away again." She lowered her hand but still stared at him defiantly.
"Why would you say that?" Beast settled into a chair.
"Because I thought you were Joseph when you asked if I were awake."
"I didn't say anything."
She looked confused but still answered, "Oh. well then. It must have been my imagination." She heard faint mocking laughter. Beast was sitting still. "If I'm not back at the camp, then where am I?"
Beast walked over to the window. Upon opening it, the stark infirmary was flooded with the yellow light. He lifted the glass and soon the room was also full of laughter and sounds of joy from outside where a game of kickball had been started with the younger children. "You are in New York," he began, "At the Xavier School for the Gifted."
Aurora slowly got up from the floor and limped heavily to the open window. There was no screen so she stuck her hand out and felt the cool breeze hit her skin. "Y-you mean I'm finally here?" She asked meekly. Beast nodded and watched as her lower lip began to quiver. She put her hand to her face as she sank to the ground and began to sob, happily. Hank sat beside her and pulled her into his arms to comfort her. She buried her face in his fur and cried until all she could do was sit quietly, hiccupping.
The door opened and Cecilia walked in. Noticing the huddled figures, she hurried to them. "Is everything alright?" she asked them.
"Everything is perfect, Cecilia. I want you to meet our newest student. This is Aurora Winthrop." He held her out so she could see the other doctor. Beast stood up and then helped Aurora to stand as well. After the women shook hands, Beast said, "Well Aurora, I'm sure you would like to get cleaned up and have something to eat. How about Cecilia takes you up to your room and then you can meet me down in the cafeteria."
* * *
Aurora looked on quietly as Cecilia led her to the elevator. When they arrived at her floor, she followed the older woman down a long hall. People passing them waved to the doctor and raised their eyebrows at Aurora.
She noticed a boy walk out of a room. He had brown hair and was well built.
"Hey Dr. Reyes." He waved to Cecilia.
"Hi, Bobby. Have you meet Aurora?" She gestured behind her.
"Yeah," Bobby said, "I was on the mission to bring her here."
"You're in room 103, right? And Sam's in 102?"
"Yeah."
"Is Sam here?"
"No he already left for lunch. Why?"
"Because this is your new neighbor. I wanted him to meet her. Oh well. Right now she needs to get cleaned up." They said good-bye and opened the door. As Aurora stared around at the boxes, Cecilia asked, "What do you want to do first?"
"If you don't mind, I'd kinda like to take a shower. Unfortunately, I don't have anything to change into. I-is this entire room mine?" Aurora asked, swinging her arms out.
"This half is. There's another room on the other side of the bathroom."
"So the only thing I share is the bathroom?"
"Also the balcony. Don't worry; the bathroom is pretty big. There's one shower, one toilet, and two sinks."
"Cool. So how do ya'll support this place?" Aurora asked, wandering curiously over to a box labeled "Clothes." Opening it happily, she took out an outfit.
"Well, we get some funding from the government. They think that we're a private school. People also volunteer as janitors and maids and chefs, which helps out too. Plus, Professor has a large trust fund from his childhood."
"I'm gonna go take my shower now. It shouldn't take very long. I'm sorry there ain't any chairs for you to sit on." She headed for the bathroom. Then, suddenly, she paused. "Do you think my roommate will mind me using her soaps and stuff?"
"I don't think so. I would, however, lock the entrance to her room. She has had the bathroom to herself for so long, she just might walk in." Cecilia smiled reassuringly. Aurora smiled back and closed the door behind her. When Cecilia heard the shower turn on, she headed out into the hall. She knew that Nyah Lee grabbed something for lunch and came back to her room to watch her soap opera. It being 11:54, she knew that the girl would be upstairs soon.
Right on cue, the elevator opened and a girl of about fourteen ran out. She had dark, Korean skin with blue, almond shaped eyes. She was tall for her age and was wearing a turquoise plaid mini-skirt and a black sleeveless turtleneck. She jogged toward her dorm, nearly knocking Cecilia over.
"Oh, I'm sorry Dr. Reyes," she said, while helping Cecilia get her balance. "Did you need to talk to me?"
"Actually I do." Cecilia followed Nyah into her tidy room.
"What did you want to ask me?" Suddenly, Nyah stopped in her tracks, "Where is that sound coming from?"
"What sound?"
"That water running. It's coming from the bathroom." Nyah padded softly toward the door.
"Actually, that's what I wanted to talk to you about."
"You know who's in there?"
"It's your new roommate." The shower turned off.
"Really!" Nyah squealed, clapping her hands. "She's finally here?!"
"Yes she is. But, she's been in a mutant concentration camp for the past three months. So help her slowly transition back into school, okay?" Cecilia heard Aurora's voice calling to her. Not waiting for an answer from Nyah, Cecilia walked back into the adjoining room.
In front of her stood Aurora, clothed in a pair of flares that were a little too big, and a horizontally striped blue top. She stepped into a pair of old tennis shoes as Cecilia walked in.
"Are you ready?" Aurora nodded her head, wringing out her hair.
"But first," Cecilia gestured toward Nyah, "I want you to meet your new roommate. Nyah this is Aurora. Aurora, Nyah."
The two girls waved meekly to each other. Cecilia clapped her hands together once and said, "Well Aurora, how about we go down and meet Beast, okay? We'll se you later Nyah."
Well, that's the 3rd chapter. Hope you like it! Oh and by the way, if you read and don't review, I WILL find out and I WILL find YOU! Thanx! = * _ * =