Alright, this will either be a Romy or a Rovan. I haven't decided yet. I
need a few more OCs, but not too many more. I'm thinking of adding the
first OC, which will be my bro's, in the next chapter. His char's bio will
be on my profile page thing soon. The other couplings are on the second
chapter author's note thingy.. Anyways, I guess that's it. Oh! I'd like
to thank my three reviewers so far. IceBlueRose, Im4everagt, and the
anonymous reviewer. Thanks you guys!!
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"You know him?" Kurt asked, looking at Denise.
"Of course I know Lancey-boy. We go way back."
"Are you, like, his ex-girlfriend?" Kitty asked, glaring at Lance a bit.
"No!! I don't do the incest thing, honey."
"Incest?" Kurt asked.
"Lance is my cousin."
"You're related to him?!" Kurt asked, a bit surprised.
Denise looked confused. Why was that a bad thing? She looked at Lance, who was glaring at Kurt. She turned to look at Kurt, who'd moved to stand beside Kitty. Kitty was glad Denise wasn't an ex-girlfriend of Lance's, but she was disappointed in Kurt's reaction. The door to the mansion opened to reveal Logan.
"The Professor wants you all to come into the foyer, including you Alvers."
"I would've come even if I wasn't invited," Lance stated as he followed the other three inside. He noticed the confused look in Denise's eyes, so he placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.
When they entered the foyer, they noticed everyone was there. Kurt went to stand by Scott while Kitty, Lance and Denise stood by the door. The Professor sat in his wheelchair, facing everyone. Logan and Ororo stood to his left and Hank stood to his right.
"Everyone, calm down. I have called you all here to discuss something very important."
"What's Alvers doing here?" Scott asked, glaring from behind his shades.
"Scott. Please allow me to explain," Xavier stated strictly. He was rather glad Lance hadn't started a verbal fight with his oldest student, but he knew the only reason he hadn't was because of Denise. "Lance is here because Denise is his cousin, and I felt he should be here when we discuss this."
This announcement brought upon many reactions. Scott looked shocked for a split second before he crossed his arms and looked away. Jean glared at Denise, hatred obvious in her gaze. Kurt didn't really do anything besides look down at his feet. Rogue looked surprised, but quickly recovered and looked around to see everyone else's reactions. Bobby and Ray both tensed up, getting ready to fight if the need be. Rahne growled slightly, but calmed down when Sam put his hand on her shoulder. Roberto glared at her, then at Lance, as if they had planned this. Jubilee simply stood behind Bobby, ready to back him up if she needed to. Evan didn't really hate her, but he was skeptical about trusting her. The only two who didn't automatically hate Denise by this revelation were Sam and Amara.
"You two planned this didn't you?! You planned to sneak into the mansion and surprise us when you defeated us?!" Scott accused, speaking before thinking like he usually did when something involved Lance.
Amara and Sam saw the confused look that fluttered across Denise's face as Lance came to her defense.
"Why don't you shove it, Summers?! Denise didn't even know I was in this town. She hasn't heard from me in three years!!"
"Likely story!!"
"Scott!! Lance!! Please stop this non-sense!" Xavier yelled, causing everyone to look at him. "I have already checked Denise's memory. Lance is telling the truth. She did not know he was in this town. I'm sure if she had, she would have turned to him first."
"We can't trust her, Professor!" Scott said a little too harshly. "She's not one of us."
At this, Denise's eyes filled with tears. Lance had been ready to respond when he saw this. His cousin hadn't cried since she was seven, nearly ten years ago. Kitty's eyes had widened as she looked at Scott. Everyone else but four people nodded in agreement. Sam and Amara stepped away from the crowd, causing Rahne and Ray to glance at them. Sam's eyes met Rahne's and she saw something akin to disappointment in his eyes. Ray turned to Amara, ready to get her support, only to find her staring at him in disbelief. She may be a princess, but she wasn't cold-hearted. Evan's eyes widened at what Scott had said. He may not like the Brotherhood, but this girl wasn't part of the Brotherhood yet. To him, she was actually pretty cool. Kurt looked up to see the tears spill over Denise's eyelids. He quickly turned away, only to meet the fiery gaze of Rogue. Before anyone could say anything, Denise turned and ran out of the room. Everyone soon heard the front door slam shut.
Lance turned to glare at Scott. "What the hell did you do that for?! Do you realize that she hasn't done that since she was seven!!" The ground began to shake violently as Lance's temper continued to rise.
"Lance, please calm down," Xavier said, trying to calm the boy through telepathy as well.
"Get out of my mind, Baldy!!"
"Lance," a soft voice to his right said. "Please calm down. She may need you."
He turned to look at Kitty as he halted the earthquake he was causing. He turned to glare at Scott, who looked quite shocked.
"Scott, you had no right to say that. I am very disappointed in all of you. Except, of course, for Kitty, Sam, and Amara. Now, I wish for all of you to go to your rooms. I will allow Logan to decide your punishment."
Everyone groaned as they headed for their rooms. Logan had a devious smirk on his face. Ororo looked towards the door before going to make sure the students went straight to their rooms. She watched as Rogue shoved her way past Kurt and Evan, who were taking their time getting to their room. She watched Kurt's head hang as Rogue muttered something and Evan quickened his pace to walk along side the goth.
Sam and Amara headed towards their rooms, even though the Professor said they didn't have to. They didn't talk to anyone as they did so.
Xavier turned to Logan. "Find her, she may be in danger if her emotions flare too much. Lance and Kitty, I need you to stay here in case she comes back. I will try locating her with cerebro."
Logan was already out the door, so Lance and Kitty just nodded heading for the recreation room. Xavier then headed for the room cerebro was in.
Logan was sniffing around outside about two miles away from the mansion when someone else's scent drifted towards him. He knew the elf was close by, but he decided to let him think he didn't. He sniffed the air again and caught on to the girl's scent. He began making his way towards where her scent was coming from. He found her leaning against a tree in the park. No one else was around because it was late. He noticed something blue appear in the tree above her, but she didn't seem to notice. She'd stopped crying, but she didn't look any happier.
"Hey, kid. You okay?"
She looked up at him. "I'm fine. Why'd you come?"
"The Professor sent me to.," Logan began, she cut him off though.
"I wasn't talking to you. I figured the Professor sent you. I'm talking to Fuzzy."
Both Logan and Kurt blinked as Kurt dropped out of the tree to land beside her.
"I vanted to make sure you vere alright."
"Yeah, well, you didn't seem to care back there. Why don't you guys just leave me alone?"
"I'm sorry. I acted on impulse. I'm not used to congregating vith ze enemy."
"Damn it, Fuzzy!! I'm not the enemy!! I never was!! What are you talking about?!"
"Lance isn't on our side. He's part of the Brozerhood. A bad guy."
"A bad guy? My god, I bet you guys didn't even give him half a chance. Lance isn't a bad guy. Not when you know him like I do."
"Why don't you come back with us, kid? We'll get this straightened out at the Institute."
"Fine, but I ain't staying there. Not after everyone was so quick to judge me." She stood up and dusted herself off. She turned to glare at Kurt. "Not after my first and only friends in this town ditched me because of my relations."
Kurt's head hung once again. He placed his hand on Logan's shoulder, then on Denise's, even though she didn't look thrilled about it. He took them all the way back to the mansion in a few short teleports, then quickly went to his room. Lance and Kitty came out of the recreation room just in time to see Kurt disappear in a puff of blue smoke.
"Dee, are you alright?" Lance asked, truly concerned for his cousin's safety. He ran over to scoop her up in a hug.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Denise said, hugging him back. He truly was a good guy deep down. He just got involved in the wrong crowds.
Kitty smiled as she watched Lance release his cousin from the hug. She walked over to the two.
"I'm sorry about how the others reacted. They were being way too immature."
Denise smiled, hugging the other girl, who hugged her back. She whispered in Kitty's ear, "Take care of my cousin. He can be a bit reckless at times."
"I promise," Kitty whispered back before she pulled away from the hug. Lance was staring at his girlfriend, because she hadn't said the word like once during the whole ordeal.
"Alright Half-pint. Off to bed."
Kitty nodded, giving Lance a quick kiss on the cheek before bounding up the stairs. At the top, she turned to look down at the three. She smiled before disappearing down the hallway.
Xavier came up beside Logan as the two teens turned to face him.
"I am terribly sorry about this, Denise. If you still wish to come here for training, I will arrange private sessions for you if you'd like."
"That'd be nice. I think I'll go home tonight, though. Lance can take me."
"Alright. I will tell Kitty to give you the details Monday at school. If you wish to come in tomorrow, just call."
"I will," Denise said as she followed Lance out the door.
From his balcony, Kurt watched her climb into the passenger seat. Evan stood beside him, leaning against the railing.
"Man, she was pretty cool for a girl."
"Ja. She didn't freak out vhen she saw ze real me."
"She'll probably join the Brotherhood now, man. I mean, would you come back here."
Kurt sighed and shook his head. "No." One of the few girls to actually show interest in him and he turned on her in two seconds.
Evan gave Kurt a sidelong glance before turning to leave. "Night, man." With that, he shut the door to Kurt's room softly.
"Ja. Night," Kurt said as he got ready for bed. As he turned off his lights, bright green eyes intently watched from below.
"You ready?" Lance said, turning to face his cousin.
She tore her gaze away from where Evan and Kurt had been and sighed. "As ready as I'll ever be. Can I just go to wherever you're staying? I'll call Mom and Dad and tell them I'm staying the night with you."
"They might not let you. After all, I hadn't seen you in a while."
Denise pulled out her cell phone she had placed in her pocket. "Man, I'll have to go get my bag tomorrow. And trust me, they'll let me." She quickly dialed her mom's cell phone number before Lance could say anything else. It rang three times before someone picked up. "Hey Mom, guess who I found? Lance. Yeah, I'ma stay with him tonight. I told you he probably got caught up doin' somethin'. You know he moved around a lot. We will. Okay. Love ya, too. Laterz." She ended the call and placed her cell phone back in her pocket.
"You didn't tell them about what I said?"
"Naw, I knew they'd flip er something."
Lance smiled as he shook his head, pulling out of the Institute's driveway. A few, silent minutes later, he pulled up at the boarding house.
"You live here?"
"Guess I should've told you. I live with the Brotherhood, the X Men's arch-enemies."
"Yea, that's what they said. Oh well, where do I sleep?"
"You could either have my room or see if Wanda will let you bunk up with her. Might wanna take my room."
"Why?"
"Wanda ain't exactly the nicest person in the world."
"I'll ask her. Rather sleep in a girl's room than yours anyway. How many girls live here?"
"Just Wanda. Tabitha used to live here, but she left when the boss came back."
"The boss?"
"Mystique. She looks like a woman, but there's no telling," he whispered to her. She giggled slightly as they climbed out of the jeep. They entered to find Fred sitting on the couch eating a sandwich. Pietro was zipping around, but came to a complete stop when he saw Denise. Todd was standing beside Wanda in the kitchen door, both looking at the two.
"Who's this? New girlfriend?" Pietro asked in his usual fast tone.
"Naw, this is my cousin, Denise. Denise, that's Pietro, Todd, Wanda, and Freddy."
"Hey, call me Dee," she said looking at them all one by one. Her gaze fell on the girl in the kitchen door. "Wanda? I really hate to intrude, but seeing as there are four guys, mind if I share your room for the night?"
Wanda looked over at Denise. She was about to say something when Todd butted in.
"What about our plans for tonight snookums?"
Wanda glared at him. "We don't have any plans!!"
Denise sighed. "Hey Lance? Can you make a little crack in the ground real quick?"
"I can try." He caused a small quake, resulting in one thin crack beside the couch. "What do you need that for?"
She smiled. "This," she stated as her eyes changed colors. Lava slowly poured from the crack and then formed a small dome around Todd. "Pietro, water please?"
Pietro nodded before dashing off to get a bucket of water. He quickly poured about five buckets on the dome before it hardened. Todd could be heard inside, yelling to let him out.
"He has enough air supply for one night," Denise said as she stumbled back into Lance. He helped keep her standing. "How about that offer?"
Wanda blinked looking at the dome beside her. She smiled slightly. "Sure, as long as Toad stays in there, you can stay in my room."
"Thanks. Lance, you mind helpin' me up the stairs?"
Lance shook his head as he let Denise lean against him. As they made their way up the steps, Wanda following, Pietro and Fred continued to stare at the dome holding Todd. When they reached Wanda's room, Wanda took Denise from Lance, helping her into the room. Denise had enough energy to make a pallet on the floor with some extra blankets before she passed out on them. Wanda had given her one of her pillows, so that she wouldn't get an ache in her neck. As Wanda got ready for bed, she wondered if this girl would become a friend or foe.
Meanwhile, Lance was busy thinking about the events that happened that night. He'd dropped Kitty off from the perfect date only to find his cousin there. He was glad to see her again, but couldn't figure out why she was there until a disturbing thought had crossed his mind. His cousin was a mutant and her parents probably weren't handling it well. He'd have to talk to her in the morning. He rolled over and turned off his lamp, falling into a dreamless slumber.
Todd had stopped yelling for help and decided to get some sleep after hearing Pietro and Fred go to their rooms. Fred was in his room eating a snack before going to sleep and Pietro had already climbed under his covers. He fell asleep rather quickly, his dreams filled with blonde haired, hazel eyed kleptos. Todd's dreams were filled with none other than Wanda being nice to him and returning his feelings. Fred dreamed about food, like usual. Wanda dreamed about a happy childhood she never had.
Denise's dreams, on the other hand, were filled with chaos and confusion. She didn't know who to trust anymore. She awoke in the middle of the night, sweating and scared. She drew her knees to her chest and hugged them. She knew her parents wouldn't stand beside her if they knew she wanted to control her powers. She knew she'd be alone if she lost Lance. But those things weren't what had scared her. In her dream, she'd been walking with all her friends. She'd lost control of her powers, killing them all, even herself. They all had blamed her. She was truly alone then. She had killed them because of a lack of control.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alright, things may seem rushed, but they aren't. Kurt isn't falling for Denise yet, he just feels bad for turning against her before hearing her out. Looks like Scott's rubbing off on him. Denise's dream shows her fear of killing those she cares about because she can't control her powers. The next chapter will explain why. Sorry for holding that off, I didn't mean to, but the story just flowed. There was implied Tabitro in this chapter, but I couldn't help myself. Read & Review Please!!
"You know him?" Kurt asked, looking at Denise.
"Of course I know Lancey-boy. We go way back."
"Are you, like, his ex-girlfriend?" Kitty asked, glaring at Lance a bit.
"No!! I don't do the incest thing, honey."
"Incest?" Kurt asked.
"Lance is my cousin."
"You're related to him?!" Kurt asked, a bit surprised.
Denise looked confused. Why was that a bad thing? She looked at Lance, who was glaring at Kurt. She turned to look at Kurt, who'd moved to stand beside Kitty. Kitty was glad Denise wasn't an ex-girlfriend of Lance's, but she was disappointed in Kurt's reaction. The door to the mansion opened to reveal Logan.
"The Professor wants you all to come into the foyer, including you Alvers."
"I would've come even if I wasn't invited," Lance stated as he followed the other three inside. He noticed the confused look in Denise's eyes, so he placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.
When they entered the foyer, they noticed everyone was there. Kurt went to stand by Scott while Kitty, Lance and Denise stood by the door. The Professor sat in his wheelchair, facing everyone. Logan and Ororo stood to his left and Hank stood to his right.
"Everyone, calm down. I have called you all here to discuss something very important."
"What's Alvers doing here?" Scott asked, glaring from behind his shades.
"Scott. Please allow me to explain," Xavier stated strictly. He was rather glad Lance hadn't started a verbal fight with his oldest student, but he knew the only reason he hadn't was because of Denise. "Lance is here because Denise is his cousin, and I felt he should be here when we discuss this."
This announcement brought upon many reactions. Scott looked shocked for a split second before he crossed his arms and looked away. Jean glared at Denise, hatred obvious in her gaze. Kurt didn't really do anything besides look down at his feet. Rogue looked surprised, but quickly recovered and looked around to see everyone else's reactions. Bobby and Ray both tensed up, getting ready to fight if the need be. Rahne growled slightly, but calmed down when Sam put his hand on her shoulder. Roberto glared at her, then at Lance, as if they had planned this. Jubilee simply stood behind Bobby, ready to back him up if she needed to. Evan didn't really hate her, but he was skeptical about trusting her. The only two who didn't automatically hate Denise by this revelation were Sam and Amara.
"You two planned this didn't you?! You planned to sneak into the mansion and surprise us when you defeated us?!" Scott accused, speaking before thinking like he usually did when something involved Lance.
Amara and Sam saw the confused look that fluttered across Denise's face as Lance came to her defense.
"Why don't you shove it, Summers?! Denise didn't even know I was in this town. She hasn't heard from me in three years!!"
"Likely story!!"
"Scott!! Lance!! Please stop this non-sense!" Xavier yelled, causing everyone to look at him. "I have already checked Denise's memory. Lance is telling the truth. She did not know he was in this town. I'm sure if she had, she would have turned to him first."
"We can't trust her, Professor!" Scott said a little too harshly. "She's not one of us."
At this, Denise's eyes filled with tears. Lance had been ready to respond when he saw this. His cousin hadn't cried since she was seven, nearly ten years ago. Kitty's eyes had widened as she looked at Scott. Everyone else but four people nodded in agreement. Sam and Amara stepped away from the crowd, causing Rahne and Ray to glance at them. Sam's eyes met Rahne's and she saw something akin to disappointment in his eyes. Ray turned to Amara, ready to get her support, only to find her staring at him in disbelief. She may be a princess, but she wasn't cold-hearted. Evan's eyes widened at what Scott had said. He may not like the Brotherhood, but this girl wasn't part of the Brotherhood yet. To him, she was actually pretty cool. Kurt looked up to see the tears spill over Denise's eyelids. He quickly turned away, only to meet the fiery gaze of Rogue. Before anyone could say anything, Denise turned and ran out of the room. Everyone soon heard the front door slam shut.
Lance turned to glare at Scott. "What the hell did you do that for?! Do you realize that she hasn't done that since she was seven!!" The ground began to shake violently as Lance's temper continued to rise.
"Lance, please calm down," Xavier said, trying to calm the boy through telepathy as well.
"Get out of my mind, Baldy!!"
"Lance," a soft voice to his right said. "Please calm down. She may need you."
He turned to look at Kitty as he halted the earthquake he was causing. He turned to glare at Scott, who looked quite shocked.
"Scott, you had no right to say that. I am very disappointed in all of you. Except, of course, for Kitty, Sam, and Amara. Now, I wish for all of you to go to your rooms. I will allow Logan to decide your punishment."
Everyone groaned as they headed for their rooms. Logan had a devious smirk on his face. Ororo looked towards the door before going to make sure the students went straight to their rooms. She watched as Rogue shoved her way past Kurt and Evan, who were taking their time getting to their room. She watched Kurt's head hang as Rogue muttered something and Evan quickened his pace to walk along side the goth.
Sam and Amara headed towards their rooms, even though the Professor said they didn't have to. They didn't talk to anyone as they did so.
Xavier turned to Logan. "Find her, she may be in danger if her emotions flare too much. Lance and Kitty, I need you to stay here in case she comes back. I will try locating her with cerebro."
Logan was already out the door, so Lance and Kitty just nodded heading for the recreation room. Xavier then headed for the room cerebro was in.
Logan was sniffing around outside about two miles away from the mansion when someone else's scent drifted towards him. He knew the elf was close by, but he decided to let him think he didn't. He sniffed the air again and caught on to the girl's scent. He began making his way towards where her scent was coming from. He found her leaning against a tree in the park. No one else was around because it was late. He noticed something blue appear in the tree above her, but she didn't seem to notice. She'd stopped crying, but she didn't look any happier.
"Hey, kid. You okay?"
She looked up at him. "I'm fine. Why'd you come?"
"The Professor sent me to.," Logan began, she cut him off though.
"I wasn't talking to you. I figured the Professor sent you. I'm talking to Fuzzy."
Both Logan and Kurt blinked as Kurt dropped out of the tree to land beside her.
"I vanted to make sure you vere alright."
"Yeah, well, you didn't seem to care back there. Why don't you guys just leave me alone?"
"I'm sorry. I acted on impulse. I'm not used to congregating vith ze enemy."
"Damn it, Fuzzy!! I'm not the enemy!! I never was!! What are you talking about?!"
"Lance isn't on our side. He's part of the Brozerhood. A bad guy."
"A bad guy? My god, I bet you guys didn't even give him half a chance. Lance isn't a bad guy. Not when you know him like I do."
"Why don't you come back with us, kid? We'll get this straightened out at the Institute."
"Fine, but I ain't staying there. Not after everyone was so quick to judge me." She stood up and dusted herself off. She turned to glare at Kurt. "Not after my first and only friends in this town ditched me because of my relations."
Kurt's head hung once again. He placed his hand on Logan's shoulder, then on Denise's, even though she didn't look thrilled about it. He took them all the way back to the mansion in a few short teleports, then quickly went to his room. Lance and Kitty came out of the recreation room just in time to see Kurt disappear in a puff of blue smoke.
"Dee, are you alright?" Lance asked, truly concerned for his cousin's safety. He ran over to scoop her up in a hug.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Denise said, hugging him back. He truly was a good guy deep down. He just got involved in the wrong crowds.
Kitty smiled as she watched Lance release his cousin from the hug. She walked over to the two.
"I'm sorry about how the others reacted. They were being way too immature."
Denise smiled, hugging the other girl, who hugged her back. She whispered in Kitty's ear, "Take care of my cousin. He can be a bit reckless at times."
"I promise," Kitty whispered back before she pulled away from the hug. Lance was staring at his girlfriend, because she hadn't said the word like once during the whole ordeal.
"Alright Half-pint. Off to bed."
Kitty nodded, giving Lance a quick kiss on the cheek before bounding up the stairs. At the top, she turned to look down at the three. She smiled before disappearing down the hallway.
Xavier came up beside Logan as the two teens turned to face him.
"I am terribly sorry about this, Denise. If you still wish to come here for training, I will arrange private sessions for you if you'd like."
"That'd be nice. I think I'll go home tonight, though. Lance can take me."
"Alright. I will tell Kitty to give you the details Monday at school. If you wish to come in tomorrow, just call."
"I will," Denise said as she followed Lance out the door.
From his balcony, Kurt watched her climb into the passenger seat. Evan stood beside him, leaning against the railing.
"Man, she was pretty cool for a girl."
"Ja. She didn't freak out vhen she saw ze real me."
"She'll probably join the Brotherhood now, man. I mean, would you come back here."
Kurt sighed and shook his head. "No." One of the few girls to actually show interest in him and he turned on her in two seconds.
Evan gave Kurt a sidelong glance before turning to leave. "Night, man." With that, he shut the door to Kurt's room softly.
"Ja. Night," Kurt said as he got ready for bed. As he turned off his lights, bright green eyes intently watched from below.
"You ready?" Lance said, turning to face his cousin.
She tore her gaze away from where Evan and Kurt had been and sighed. "As ready as I'll ever be. Can I just go to wherever you're staying? I'll call Mom and Dad and tell them I'm staying the night with you."
"They might not let you. After all, I hadn't seen you in a while."
Denise pulled out her cell phone she had placed in her pocket. "Man, I'll have to go get my bag tomorrow. And trust me, they'll let me." She quickly dialed her mom's cell phone number before Lance could say anything else. It rang three times before someone picked up. "Hey Mom, guess who I found? Lance. Yeah, I'ma stay with him tonight. I told you he probably got caught up doin' somethin'. You know he moved around a lot. We will. Okay. Love ya, too. Laterz." She ended the call and placed her cell phone back in her pocket.
"You didn't tell them about what I said?"
"Naw, I knew they'd flip er something."
Lance smiled as he shook his head, pulling out of the Institute's driveway. A few, silent minutes later, he pulled up at the boarding house.
"You live here?"
"Guess I should've told you. I live with the Brotherhood, the X Men's arch-enemies."
"Yea, that's what they said. Oh well, where do I sleep?"
"You could either have my room or see if Wanda will let you bunk up with her. Might wanna take my room."
"Why?"
"Wanda ain't exactly the nicest person in the world."
"I'll ask her. Rather sleep in a girl's room than yours anyway. How many girls live here?"
"Just Wanda. Tabitha used to live here, but she left when the boss came back."
"The boss?"
"Mystique. She looks like a woman, but there's no telling," he whispered to her. She giggled slightly as they climbed out of the jeep. They entered to find Fred sitting on the couch eating a sandwich. Pietro was zipping around, but came to a complete stop when he saw Denise. Todd was standing beside Wanda in the kitchen door, both looking at the two.
"Who's this? New girlfriend?" Pietro asked in his usual fast tone.
"Naw, this is my cousin, Denise. Denise, that's Pietro, Todd, Wanda, and Freddy."
"Hey, call me Dee," she said looking at them all one by one. Her gaze fell on the girl in the kitchen door. "Wanda? I really hate to intrude, but seeing as there are four guys, mind if I share your room for the night?"
Wanda looked over at Denise. She was about to say something when Todd butted in.
"What about our plans for tonight snookums?"
Wanda glared at him. "We don't have any plans!!"
Denise sighed. "Hey Lance? Can you make a little crack in the ground real quick?"
"I can try." He caused a small quake, resulting in one thin crack beside the couch. "What do you need that for?"
She smiled. "This," she stated as her eyes changed colors. Lava slowly poured from the crack and then formed a small dome around Todd. "Pietro, water please?"
Pietro nodded before dashing off to get a bucket of water. He quickly poured about five buckets on the dome before it hardened. Todd could be heard inside, yelling to let him out.
"He has enough air supply for one night," Denise said as she stumbled back into Lance. He helped keep her standing. "How about that offer?"
Wanda blinked looking at the dome beside her. She smiled slightly. "Sure, as long as Toad stays in there, you can stay in my room."
"Thanks. Lance, you mind helpin' me up the stairs?"
Lance shook his head as he let Denise lean against him. As they made their way up the steps, Wanda following, Pietro and Fred continued to stare at the dome holding Todd. When they reached Wanda's room, Wanda took Denise from Lance, helping her into the room. Denise had enough energy to make a pallet on the floor with some extra blankets before she passed out on them. Wanda had given her one of her pillows, so that she wouldn't get an ache in her neck. As Wanda got ready for bed, she wondered if this girl would become a friend or foe.
Meanwhile, Lance was busy thinking about the events that happened that night. He'd dropped Kitty off from the perfect date only to find his cousin there. He was glad to see her again, but couldn't figure out why she was there until a disturbing thought had crossed his mind. His cousin was a mutant and her parents probably weren't handling it well. He'd have to talk to her in the morning. He rolled over and turned off his lamp, falling into a dreamless slumber.
Todd had stopped yelling for help and decided to get some sleep after hearing Pietro and Fred go to their rooms. Fred was in his room eating a snack before going to sleep and Pietro had already climbed under his covers. He fell asleep rather quickly, his dreams filled with blonde haired, hazel eyed kleptos. Todd's dreams were filled with none other than Wanda being nice to him and returning his feelings. Fred dreamed about food, like usual. Wanda dreamed about a happy childhood she never had.
Denise's dreams, on the other hand, were filled with chaos and confusion. She didn't know who to trust anymore. She awoke in the middle of the night, sweating and scared. She drew her knees to her chest and hugged them. She knew her parents wouldn't stand beside her if they knew she wanted to control her powers. She knew she'd be alone if she lost Lance. But those things weren't what had scared her. In her dream, she'd been walking with all her friends. She'd lost control of her powers, killing them all, even herself. They all had blamed her. She was truly alone then. She had killed them because of a lack of control.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alright, things may seem rushed, but they aren't. Kurt isn't falling for Denise yet, he just feels bad for turning against her before hearing her out. Looks like Scott's rubbing off on him. Denise's dream shows her fear of killing those she cares about because she can't control her powers. The next chapter will explain why. Sorry for holding that off, I didn't mean to, but the story just flowed. There was implied Tabitro in this chapter, but I couldn't help myself. Read & Review Please!!