Angel by Face, Demon by Heart
Author: Illusen
Chapter 5: Deceptions
Xavier Institute
"I really don't understand you, Storm!" Wolverine said as he walked trough Xavier's office. Storm was sitting on a chair in front of the desk and Xavier at his desk. "Why did we go? You let a sixteen year old girl to think that we are some cowards!"
"If you could stop reproaching me what I have done, I could explain!" Storm answered angry.
"Fine, I'm listening."
"When I hit her with the lightning, something was triggered in her. The feeling of pain or whatever she felt made emotions to take over her and control her powers. And I know better than anyone the result." Storm took a little break then continued. "Any mutant that it isn't connected with electricity would be lying in a coma after being hit with a similar bolt with the one I've been hit. Plus, she looked tired and somehow hurt behind the mask of angriness." Wolverine nodded. He didn't like it but it was only the truth.
"Chuck, you don't have anything to say?"
"I was thinking..." Professor Xavier answered as he put his hands on the top of the desk. "Jean told me that when she asked this girl why was she doing that she answered that it was a test."
"A test?!!" Wolverine snorted. "I seemed to me that it was from the pleasure of seeing us going down. And you let it get away, Ororo!!!"
"Logan, for Gods sake. Is a sixteen year old girl. What possible pleasure could she have in harming us. Now you're just exaggerating." Storm replied, sure of her words.
"When she will attack again with that good for nothing Brotherhood, don't say I didn't warn you." Wolverine added as he stormed out of the room.
"Wolverine..." Charles started to say but Logan shut the door. Storm looked at Xavier. "As usual..."
"Storm..." the Professor began.
"Yes."
"Do you remember that the past month Cerebro picked up a weak mutant signature in Miami. Named Annabelle Reyes, with this kind of powers."
"I remember. But when we talked with her parents they said that we have made a mistake. They had only a daughter and she was named Mina Gabrielle Reyes."
"Cerebro doesn't make mistakes. Probably they wanted to hide the fact that she was a mutant. But what is intriguing me is the fact that two days ago, Cerebro picked up another mutant signature. The mutant name is Mina Gabrielle Reyes. And when I was getting ready to go recruit her, guess who phone called me? Mr. Reyes asking if I could take care of Mina. She's coming tomorrow here."
"The question is: Why haven't they asked the same thing for Annabelle?. And how did Annabelle end up with the Brotherhood? Miami is far away from here and Mystique hasn't been gone."
"Someone has recruited her."
"Magneto..."
Brotherhood House
Rain woke up with a headache that began to disappear with the seconds that passed. She woke up and went to the window. Moments later the door opened. Rain turned around to see the other female of the house, the mutant named Mystique. She turned back to the window.
"After all you are just a lousy sixteen year old mutant." Mystique spoke sitting in the door frame. Rain swallowed the growing anger inside her and waved an 'whatever'. "I don't even know why Magneto bothers so bad with keeping you here. I showed I was right. You failed the test." Rain's anger grew bigger and bigger. "You are just a full of herself girl coming from mommy's arms that pretend to be an important and powerful person. Look at you. Blonde hair and blue eyes. Do you think you can hide behind thick make-up? You don't worth the effort of bringing you here." Rain exploded, her eyes becoming dark.
"Do you think I want to be here? Do you think I want to be a part of your idiotic team?" Rain yelled. "Why don't you ask your precious boss, Magneto, why is he wanting me here? Because, hell with him and his threatenings, I'm sick of you, this house, the one that live in it and all the orders I receive!!! I did my job! I kicked the shit out of your enemies! But, damn it, after all I only have sixteen years and I have my powers for barely two months!!! What the heck do you want from me?!! To become a pro in four days?" Mystique backed off at the angry mutant, not from fear, she wasn't the type, but from a strange feeling of not annoying her and make her blow the house. Magneto had explained her how Rain's powers function and that are mostly controlled by emotions. "Don't play with me, Mystique, cause after the late events I'm capable of everything!" Rain said as she began to calm down. Mystique kept her cold look and said calmly.
"You should rest. You used your powers at full potential and still, tomorrow you have school. The fact that I am the principal doesn't mean you can skip school. Good night." the blue skinned mutant said as she went to her room. Rain shut the door in the same moment and tried to calm down. Mystique even dared to say her 'good night'. What the heck was with that woman?
Next day, Bayville High
Rain walked absently on the hallways, trying not to hit the students. An annoying voice caught her attention as she raised her head to see Jean Grey coming from the other direction, talking with her team mates, the ones that she had a fight last day and somewhere behind, Rogue. Rogue?!! What the heck was doing Rogue with them? It couldn't be... Rogue was a mutant, and she was a part of the enemy team. Rain tried to hide so that she couldn't be seen by the X-Men but too late, Rogue was already calling her name. She watched how the others made a face when they saw her. Rogue came in front of her saying that she had looked for her, but Rain barely heard. The other team members came.
"Rogue, why are you talking with her?" Scott demanded adjusting his shades.
"She's my friend, Rain. The one I talked about to you, Kitty."
"She is the one that attacked us last night." Jean said coldly. Rogue's eyes widened.
"You?!! You're from the Brotherhood?" Rogue asked just to confirm. Rain nodded. Rogue ran outside. Circe looked at the X-Men then went out. A firm hand caught her arm.
"Stay away from her." Scott warned. Rain pulled her hand and got out. She searched for Rogue finally spotting her next to a big tree.
"Rogue..." Rain began to speak in the moment she was near Rogue.
"Just leave me alone!" Rogue shouted hitting the tree with her fist.
"I'm sorry... This is all I want to say. I'm sorry." Rain said as she began to walk away.
"You know," Rogue whispered more than talked as she turned her face towards her friend and enemy ", for the first time since I came here I found someone that I really thought it could be my friend. But in the next moments I find out that it's another lousy Brotherhood member." she continued bitterly.
"I thought that in the moment I came here, you'd just shut up for a moment and let me talk. Instead you started to insult me. Life is a bitch. Who gave me the right of thinking that I've found a friend? As anyone else, you judge by appearances. Instead calling me 'a lousy Brotherhood member'. Did you ever put the question if I even want to be there? No, it's easier to throw stupid words. Thank you!" Rain yelled then walked away upset. Rogue remained next to the tree realizing that she had lost the only person that it could have been her friend. Rain walked angry looking for Lance to take her home. She spotted him next to a blonde cheerleader, laughing and getting closer. She made a face of disgust and whispered "Pathetic." loud enough for Duncan Mathews to hear and think that it was addressed to him. He shouted a 'Hey! Who do you think you are?' but Rain didn't bother to reply something and got straight to Lance and grabbed him by the collar in the moment he was leaping forward to kiss the cheerleader. He made a dumb-like face as he saw Rain in his face with a not so happy face.
"Come on. I want to go home this instant. Leave your pathetic romances for later." she said and began to pull him after her towards the car. Lance shouted towards the cheerleader: "By, Cherry!" as Rain made another face of disgust. "Cherry..."
Later, Brotherhood Boarding House
Rain walked trough her room from window to the door and back. She was all alone in the house. Mystique was playing principal at Bayville High as the others were playing students. Very hard to believe that they were actually taking classes because their IQ was the same of a boiled potato. Zero. Nothing. She opened her dresser and began to take out some clothes. White top, with black leather pants, a black jacket and white boots. She grabbed some keys and her wallet and got out. The only good thing that really happened to her in that day was tat when she got back her motocycle was there. She took her transparent sun glasses and put them on. She never wore helmet and this time wasn't an exception. She got on the bike and departed from the house. There was time for big changes in her life. Really big.
A.N.: So this is chapter 5... Tell me what do you think about it. Good, bad, very bad? Review and tell me what you think.
PS: Sorry for the late update but I had important exams and automatically the access to my computer restricted for all this period.