I Am My Own Worst Enemy
The Shadow Coven
Scott whipped around, and standing behind him was Hecate, still carrying around that ancient Book of Shadow with her.
"Hecate!" Scott yelped, "I'm sorry! I didn't see you there! And if you didn't want me, or any of the other X-Men to know about your power, then I am sorry for prying! Really!" Hecate just stared at him, with an unwavering glass gaze.
"You were just curious, that's all," Hecate had an understanding tone behind her empty voice, "You just want to know, for the safety of your friends, yourself, and to better understand me. There is nothing wrong with that," Scott was amazed. Hecate almost sounded like she was trying to form a good, friendly relationship with him.
He just wondered whether or not she knew it is hard for the students to get close to her because of her empty eyes and voice, and that aura of fear that she gave off.
Without another word, Hecate walked up the stairs, leaving a very surprised Scott, and a slightly amused Aurora.
As she came onto the landing, she heard screaming, and running.
"AH SWEAR BLUE BOY!! YOU GIVE ME BACK MAH JACKET OR ELSE YA WON'T BE WAKIN' UP FOR A WHILE!!" Rogue was running after Kurt, who thought it funny to steal his sister's jacket. Rogue was running down the hallway in just a tank top, and was getting very agitated about it.
She was worried that she would run into someone, and accidentally set off her power. She didn't want to hurt anyone.
But, wouldn't you know it, at that precise moment, coming around the corner was Hecate. Rogue saw her at the very last minute, but could not slow down in time.
The end result of the collision was Rogue lying on the floor utterly astounded that Hecate was still walking, and watched as the new student continued on down the hall.
Although the touch was quick, Rogue did not feel her power latch onto Hecate's life force as she felt their skin make contact. And when Rogue checked her mind, she did not see any memory of Hecate's!
"Now hold on!" Rogue screamed after Hecate, "Wait up!! Ah wanna talk to ya!" Hecate stopped in the hallway, and turned around to face Rogue.
"Are ya'll feeling okay?" Rogue asked indifferently.
"What do you mean," came Hecate's neutral response.
"Come on, now, ah just touched ya, bare skin to bare skin. Ya can't tell me that ya didn't feel something strange now,"
"No. Nothing happened. I didn't feel a thing," Hecate turned around and continued on down the hall leaving a very dazed Rogue.
She couldn't believe it, but then her eyes where drawn to a lightly glowing object in Hecate's arms. She stood there in shock at how that simple, yet ancient looking book was able to prevent the reaction of her power. Rogue broke off in a run to the Prof. library to tell him what just happened.
"PROFESSOR!!!!!!!!" Rogue nearly broke the door off its' hinges, "PROFESSOR, WHEN AH WAS RUNNIN' DOWN THE HALL...KURT STOLE MAH JACKET...HECATE WAS COMIN' 'ROUND THE CORNER THE SAME TIME AH WAS...SKIN TA SKIN...DIDN'T EVEN PHASE HER...GLOWING BOOK...PROFESSOR WHAT IS SHE??!!"
"Breath kid, breath," Logan growled.
"Oh hey Logan, ah didn't see ya there," was Rogue's response as she looked at him as if she had just seen him for the first time in her life.
"Yes Rogue, I know. This new student of ours do seem very strange doesn't she. That is why I have gathered you all again," It had just occurred to Rogue that sitting in the library was the entire X-Men team, including Logan, Storm, and Beast. And while the students looked like their eyes were about to pop out of their skulls, the elder members looked at the Professor. They all exchanged some kind of mental agreement and turned back to the younger X-Men.
"There is one thing that we have not yet told you about Hecate," The Prof. began, "As I had said before, she has the abilities of a real witch. But the reason her powers are as strong as they are come from years and years of study and practice. And to obtain this much strength takes hundreds to thousands of years to achieve. Even then, perfection is something that is extremely difficult to obtain,"
"So what you're saying is that she is like a prodigy, right?" asked Jean.
"No," The Prof. responded bluntly, "Now, I want you all to take some time to think about what I am about to tell you about Hecate. This is going to give you something to really take into consideration,"
Hearing this, the students fell silent, and waited in patience for the Prof. to continue.
"Know this about Hecate," the Prof. started slowly so as not to rush into this juicy piece of information, "Hecate is over 5,000 years old,"
The Shadow Coven
Scott whipped around, and standing behind him was Hecate, still carrying around that ancient Book of Shadow with her.
"Hecate!" Scott yelped, "I'm sorry! I didn't see you there! And if you didn't want me, or any of the other X-Men to know about your power, then I am sorry for prying! Really!" Hecate just stared at him, with an unwavering glass gaze.
"You were just curious, that's all," Hecate had an understanding tone behind her empty voice, "You just want to know, for the safety of your friends, yourself, and to better understand me. There is nothing wrong with that," Scott was amazed. Hecate almost sounded like she was trying to form a good, friendly relationship with him.
He just wondered whether or not she knew it is hard for the students to get close to her because of her empty eyes and voice, and that aura of fear that she gave off.
Without another word, Hecate walked up the stairs, leaving a very surprised Scott, and a slightly amused Aurora.
As she came onto the landing, she heard screaming, and running.
"AH SWEAR BLUE BOY!! YOU GIVE ME BACK MAH JACKET OR ELSE YA WON'T BE WAKIN' UP FOR A WHILE!!" Rogue was running after Kurt, who thought it funny to steal his sister's jacket. Rogue was running down the hallway in just a tank top, and was getting very agitated about it.
She was worried that she would run into someone, and accidentally set off her power. She didn't want to hurt anyone.
But, wouldn't you know it, at that precise moment, coming around the corner was Hecate. Rogue saw her at the very last minute, but could not slow down in time.
The end result of the collision was Rogue lying on the floor utterly astounded that Hecate was still walking, and watched as the new student continued on down the hall.
Although the touch was quick, Rogue did not feel her power latch onto Hecate's life force as she felt their skin make contact. And when Rogue checked her mind, she did not see any memory of Hecate's!
"Now hold on!" Rogue screamed after Hecate, "Wait up!! Ah wanna talk to ya!" Hecate stopped in the hallway, and turned around to face Rogue.
"Are ya'll feeling okay?" Rogue asked indifferently.
"What do you mean," came Hecate's neutral response.
"Come on, now, ah just touched ya, bare skin to bare skin. Ya can't tell me that ya didn't feel something strange now,"
"No. Nothing happened. I didn't feel a thing," Hecate turned around and continued on down the hall leaving a very dazed Rogue.
She couldn't believe it, but then her eyes where drawn to a lightly glowing object in Hecate's arms. She stood there in shock at how that simple, yet ancient looking book was able to prevent the reaction of her power. Rogue broke off in a run to the Prof. library to tell him what just happened.
"PROFESSOR!!!!!!!!" Rogue nearly broke the door off its' hinges, "PROFESSOR, WHEN AH WAS RUNNIN' DOWN THE HALL...KURT STOLE MAH JACKET...HECATE WAS COMIN' 'ROUND THE CORNER THE SAME TIME AH WAS...SKIN TA SKIN...DIDN'T EVEN PHASE HER...GLOWING BOOK...PROFESSOR WHAT IS SHE??!!"
"Breath kid, breath," Logan growled.
"Oh hey Logan, ah didn't see ya there," was Rogue's response as she looked at him as if she had just seen him for the first time in her life.
"Yes Rogue, I know. This new student of ours do seem very strange doesn't she. That is why I have gathered you all again," It had just occurred to Rogue that sitting in the library was the entire X-Men team, including Logan, Storm, and Beast. And while the students looked like their eyes were about to pop out of their skulls, the elder members looked at the Professor. They all exchanged some kind of mental agreement and turned back to the younger X-Men.
"There is one thing that we have not yet told you about Hecate," The Prof. began, "As I had said before, she has the abilities of a real witch. But the reason her powers are as strong as they are come from years and years of study and practice. And to obtain this much strength takes hundreds to thousands of years to achieve. Even then, perfection is something that is extremely difficult to obtain,"
"So what you're saying is that she is like a prodigy, right?" asked Jean.
"No," The Prof. responded bluntly, "Now, I want you all to take some time to think about what I am about to tell you about Hecate. This is going to give you something to really take into consideration,"
Hearing this, the students fell silent, and waited in patience for the Prof. to continue.
"Know this about Hecate," the Prof. started slowly so as not to rush into this juicy piece of information, "Hecate is over 5,000 years old,"