It had only been half a year since Jean had died. Half a year. No one had
gotten over all of it, and both teachers and students alike were afraid of
any possible further attacks. Anything could happen. Most of the younger
students had nightmares.........or they couldn't sleep. Older ones worked
hard at their studies, trying to suppress their powers.........and to learn to
control them. After a while, all their studies and teachings took over
their minds. No one could think of their sadness any longer. Everyone had
to concentrate; and concentrate hard.
Logan was sitting in the kitchen, drinking a beer with Storm and Scott one afternoon. They were all tired. It was a Sunday. A very lazy Sunday, and they were all discussing school or anything that just happened to come into their minds.
"Professor Xavier has been up in his office for hours." Storm took a sip out of her mug full of tea. "I hope he's alright. He even skipped lunch."
"He's fine, 'Ro. I checked on 'im this morning. He said somethin' 'bout a book he was readin' or somethin'."
There was a silence for a minute, until Logan suddenly tilted his head and stood up. "Do ya hear something?"
A young girl, one of the younger students Logan vaguely knew suddenly rushed into the room.
"Ms. Monroe! Ms. Monroe!" she screeched, tugging on Logan's arm, despite who she was yelling for. "There's a strange lady in the TV room!"
Storm quickly stood at the same moment Kurt BAMFED into the room.
"Vat is going on?" Kurt asked the group, confused. He had heard someone screaming.
Scott shrugged and looked back at the girl. "A strange girl?"
"Not now, Scott." Storm hissed. Then in a much kinder voice, "Show me."
The girl half dragged Ororo to a living room where the television was blaring. But instead of having a large group of glossy-eyed students, as it normally did on Sundays. Every single child in the room was backed against a wall, with their eyes opened wide in horror as they stared at the single figure watching the glaring screen. It seemed to be a woman, Ororo noticed.........but this woman had wings.........which were slowly flapping open then snapping shut.
The other teachers had finally decided to come see what was wrong, and slid to a stop in front of the doorway. The girl didn't even twitch as Logan stomped over to her, releasing his claws and pointing them at her back.
"Who the heck are ya and how'd ya get in here?!" he growled gruffly.
The girl finally turned around and stared at his face while getting up, ignoring his threat completely. "I opened the door. Didn't you hear or smell me come in, Logan-san?" She stood, stretching out her wings to their fullest, adding a small threat to her short and not so menacing height. She wore a small dark yellow tank top that showed off almost all her stomach, and her jean skirt grabbed onto her hips snuggly and ended below her knees. Had she been in a normal school, and had she been a student, she'd have been kicked out.
Shocked, Logan stared at her, deeply confused. "How the heck do you know who I am? And I asked for your name."
The girl just shrugged and looked at her nails. "Look, I have to go greet Xavier now. Ask him later." She stretched once and swiftly tried to walk past the teachers.
Logan grabbed her arm. "What do you mean- OUCH!"
He let go, and stared at his hand in shock. Needles.........porcupine needles poked out the girl's skin and in his hand.
"Lay off, Wolfie." She growled.
"See ya later." She was gone.
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One hour and twenty-three minutes later, Logan, Scott, Ororo and Kurt were all called to Xavier's office. They all grumbled as they walked inside, having to deal with all the children's questions before coming.
Xavier sat at his desk smiling broadly as the girl from before sat in a chair in front of him. She was chewing gum, and had ear pieces stuck in her head. She tapped her foot to the beat until she finally realized the others were there when they sat down on the chairs next to her. Kurt sat to her left while Logan sat at her right. She smiled at them both before Xavier began.
"Well. Good Afternoon, my friends." He began, slowly. "Meet Gabrielle."
Gabrielle stood and bowed. "I'm awful sorry about before. I was in a bad mood.........but of course that gives me no excuse. Pardon me for my rudeness. I'm Gabby. A friend of Professor Xavier." She smiled back at him and turned to her grumpy audience. "I've come by his request."
Logan's eyebrows rose only slightly. "This explains much." He grumbled. "Professor never mentioned you. Why are you here anyway?"
Gabby looked back at Xavier and he nodded sadly. She turned around again. "I know everything........."
"That's a lot to know." Scott said bitterly.
"Not like that." Gabby pulls her knee length braid over her shoulder and begins to play with a few strands. "I know what happened six months ago. Mostly cause of Professor." She turns away. "I'm here to help Professor conduct some.........research. Excuse my rambling."
Xavier places a hand on her arm. "Gabby recently lost her home.." he began, but didn't go far.
"I didn't lose it, Professor. I just had to leave."
"Of course. Anyway, she will be staying here for a while. Perhaps this will be your new home my friend."
Gabby looks down. "Maybe."
Xavier patted her arm once before turning towards the others. "I don't want to have any problems, though I doubt it is likely. Please treat her with the kindness you would show one of your friends. I have more to do today, but I hope to see you later Logan, as we planned?"
"Sure." Logan coughed, and then held out a hand. "I'm called Wolverine.........or Logan."
Gabby smiled and took his hand. "I was once called Talon. But those days are over. So Gabby is fine with me."
Everyone else introduced themselves, and Gabby smiled brightly at every single one of them, surprising them. It was as if she had changed from their first impression of her.
She finally got to Kurt. She looked at his blue skin, yellow eyes and tail, and immediately brightened. "You're like me." She said quietly. "Kurt, right?"
"Ja. Kurt Vagner," His accent thick. "If you don't mind my asking.........vat is your power?"
Gabby looked surprised. "You didn't guess yet?" Everyone shook their heads, clueless.
Gabby stretched out an arm. "What-" Logan began, confused, but stopped. Her skin was changing. It went from skin to fur to feathers to scales in seconds. She stopped it and pulled her arm back.
"I'm connected to.........animals." Gabby shakes her head. "I can shape my body a little.........and I can understand them."
"If you do not mind, I would like to finish my work today." Xavier said with wry humor.
"Of course, Professor. Thank you very much." As everyone exited his room, Gabby turned to the others. "Um. Do you mind if we talk for a bit?"
For the next hour or so, they spoke about everything and anything they could. Any fears, doubts or mistrust disappeared soon after they began. But Scott and Ororo left after remembering things they still had to prepare for the next day. Logan sighed and stretched on the couch he sat on, that was now empty.
Gabby also relaxed. "It's a big surprise.........how much I've done today." She yawned widely. "Do any of you happen to know where my room is?"
Logan pointed at Kurt. "I think you're next to him."
"Really?" Gabby sat up again. "Terrific! You must show me later." Her smile was contagious.
Soon after, Logan left to do a few things before he had to go see Xavier, and Kurt was left alone with Gabby.
"So, Nightcrawler." She smiled kindly. "How long have you been here? You've barely said anything."
"Ah. Ever since six months ago." Kurt mumbled.
"Is it nice here?" Gabby leaned on one of her arms. "It looks beautiful."
"Ja. It's beautiful. But sometimes it can get lonely when you have no one to talk to."
"Then I'll have to find people to talk to, huh? You can always talk to me from now on. I get bored easy." Kurt smirked, and Gabby felt like her heart was melting. She LIKED this blue mutant. He was nice, funny and actually interesting to talk to. He would match any girl's guy list in the personality category. And smile.
*Am I thinking of guys NOW?* Gabby hissed at herself. *GAH! Bad Gabby.........very bad Gabby.*
"Um. Vould you like me to show you your room now? I'll point out my room too, for if you ever have a problem."
"Sure." Gabby stood up and followed him to her new room, getting rid of all her thoughts except for her nap.
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Logan was sitting in the kitchen, drinking a beer with Storm and Scott one afternoon. They were all tired. It was a Sunday. A very lazy Sunday, and they were all discussing school or anything that just happened to come into their minds.
"Professor Xavier has been up in his office for hours." Storm took a sip out of her mug full of tea. "I hope he's alright. He even skipped lunch."
"He's fine, 'Ro. I checked on 'im this morning. He said somethin' 'bout a book he was readin' or somethin'."
There was a silence for a minute, until Logan suddenly tilted his head and stood up. "Do ya hear something?"
A young girl, one of the younger students Logan vaguely knew suddenly rushed into the room.
"Ms. Monroe! Ms. Monroe!" she screeched, tugging on Logan's arm, despite who she was yelling for. "There's a strange lady in the TV room!"
Storm quickly stood at the same moment Kurt BAMFED into the room.
"Vat is going on?" Kurt asked the group, confused. He had heard someone screaming.
Scott shrugged and looked back at the girl. "A strange girl?"
"Not now, Scott." Storm hissed. Then in a much kinder voice, "Show me."
The girl half dragged Ororo to a living room where the television was blaring. But instead of having a large group of glossy-eyed students, as it normally did on Sundays. Every single child in the room was backed against a wall, with their eyes opened wide in horror as they stared at the single figure watching the glaring screen. It seemed to be a woman, Ororo noticed.........but this woman had wings.........which were slowly flapping open then snapping shut.
The other teachers had finally decided to come see what was wrong, and slid to a stop in front of the doorway. The girl didn't even twitch as Logan stomped over to her, releasing his claws and pointing them at her back.
"Who the heck are ya and how'd ya get in here?!" he growled gruffly.
The girl finally turned around and stared at his face while getting up, ignoring his threat completely. "I opened the door. Didn't you hear or smell me come in, Logan-san?" She stood, stretching out her wings to their fullest, adding a small threat to her short and not so menacing height. She wore a small dark yellow tank top that showed off almost all her stomach, and her jean skirt grabbed onto her hips snuggly and ended below her knees. Had she been in a normal school, and had she been a student, she'd have been kicked out.
Shocked, Logan stared at her, deeply confused. "How the heck do you know who I am? And I asked for your name."
The girl just shrugged and looked at her nails. "Look, I have to go greet Xavier now. Ask him later." She stretched once and swiftly tried to walk past the teachers.
Logan grabbed her arm. "What do you mean- OUCH!"
He let go, and stared at his hand in shock. Needles.........porcupine needles poked out the girl's skin and in his hand.
"Lay off, Wolfie." She growled.
"See ya later." She was gone.
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One hour and twenty-three minutes later, Logan, Scott, Ororo and Kurt were all called to Xavier's office. They all grumbled as they walked inside, having to deal with all the children's questions before coming.
Xavier sat at his desk smiling broadly as the girl from before sat in a chair in front of him. She was chewing gum, and had ear pieces stuck in her head. She tapped her foot to the beat until she finally realized the others were there when they sat down on the chairs next to her. Kurt sat to her left while Logan sat at her right. She smiled at them both before Xavier began.
"Well. Good Afternoon, my friends." He began, slowly. "Meet Gabrielle."
Gabrielle stood and bowed. "I'm awful sorry about before. I was in a bad mood.........but of course that gives me no excuse. Pardon me for my rudeness. I'm Gabby. A friend of Professor Xavier." She smiled back at him and turned to her grumpy audience. "I've come by his request."
Logan's eyebrows rose only slightly. "This explains much." He grumbled. "Professor never mentioned you. Why are you here anyway?"
Gabby looked back at Xavier and he nodded sadly. She turned around again. "I know everything........."
"That's a lot to know." Scott said bitterly.
"Not like that." Gabby pulls her knee length braid over her shoulder and begins to play with a few strands. "I know what happened six months ago. Mostly cause of Professor." She turns away. "I'm here to help Professor conduct some.........research. Excuse my rambling."
Xavier places a hand on her arm. "Gabby recently lost her home.." he began, but didn't go far.
"I didn't lose it, Professor. I just had to leave."
"Of course. Anyway, she will be staying here for a while. Perhaps this will be your new home my friend."
Gabby looks down. "Maybe."
Xavier patted her arm once before turning towards the others. "I don't want to have any problems, though I doubt it is likely. Please treat her with the kindness you would show one of your friends. I have more to do today, but I hope to see you later Logan, as we planned?"
"Sure." Logan coughed, and then held out a hand. "I'm called Wolverine.........or Logan."
Gabby smiled and took his hand. "I was once called Talon. But those days are over. So Gabby is fine with me."
Everyone else introduced themselves, and Gabby smiled brightly at every single one of them, surprising them. It was as if she had changed from their first impression of her.
She finally got to Kurt. She looked at his blue skin, yellow eyes and tail, and immediately brightened. "You're like me." She said quietly. "Kurt, right?"
"Ja. Kurt Vagner," His accent thick. "If you don't mind my asking.........vat is your power?"
Gabby looked surprised. "You didn't guess yet?" Everyone shook their heads, clueless.
Gabby stretched out an arm. "What-" Logan began, confused, but stopped. Her skin was changing. It went from skin to fur to feathers to scales in seconds. She stopped it and pulled her arm back.
"I'm connected to.........animals." Gabby shakes her head. "I can shape my body a little.........and I can understand them."
"If you do not mind, I would like to finish my work today." Xavier said with wry humor.
"Of course, Professor. Thank you very much." As everyone exited his room, Gabby turned to the others. "Um. Do you mind if we talk for a bit?"
For the next hour or so, they spoke about everything and anything they could. Any fears, doubts or mistrust disappeared soon after they began. But Scott and Ororo left after remembering things they still had to prepare for the next day. Logan sighed and stretched on the couch he sat on, that was now empty.
Gabby also relaxed. "It's a big surprise.........how much I've done today." She yawned widely. "Do any of you happen to know where my room is?"
Logan pointed at Kurt. "I think you're next to him."
"Really?" Gabby sat up again. "Terrific! You must show me later." Her smile was contagious.
Soon after, Logan left to do a few things before he had to go see Xavier, and Kurt was left alone with Gabby.
"So, Nightcrawler." She smiled kindly. "How long have you been here? You've barely said anything."
"Ah. Ever since six months ago." Kurt mumbled.
"Is it nice here?" Gabby leaned on one of her arms. "It looks beautiful."
"Ja. It's beautiful. But sometimes it can get lonely when you have no one to talk to."
"Then I'll have to find people to talk to, huh? You can always talk to me from now on. I get bored easy." Kurt smirked, and Gabby felt like her heart was melting. She LIKED this blue mutant. He was nice, funny and actually interesting to talk to. He would match any girl's guy list in the personality category. And smile.
*Am I thinking of guys NOW?* Gabby hissed at herself. *GAH! Bad Gabby.........very bad Gabby.*
"Um. Vould you like me to show you your room now? I'll point out my room too, for if you ever have a problem."
"Sure." Gabby stood up and followed him to her new room, getting rid of all her thoughts except for her nap.
((First Chapter is UP! Please review. I love reviewers. And it'll get better, I promise. I'll have more chapters soon. Im working on one now.))