X-Angel
Chapter 2
Angel touched his feet, lightly down on the ground, and Piper strained to open up her eyes, having to shut them, due to the sheer speed they were flying at, in the cold weather.
She rubbed at her face and eyes, noticing that her skin was neer freezing to the touch. "Well, can't say I've done that before." She smiled, as she turned to face Warren.
"Remember to be quiet... we dont want to wake anyone up." He said, skipping up the step's.
"Any 'one'?... How many of you guy's live here?" Piper whispered, as they entered into the Lobby.
"Why, other Students ofcourse." Came a voice. Piper looked ahead, to see a man in a wheelchair, dressed, in Blue striped Pyjama's heading their way. "Late again Warren, or should I say early?" The Bald headed man looked at his watch.
"I'm sorry Professor..." Warren bowed his head, as his Wing's condensed themselves behind his back.
"You may go to bed, and show our guest here to a spare room. We will discuss this further in the Morning." He said, and looked over at Piper, before turning away.
"That went well...?" Piper said, not quite sure of her own words.
"That was Professor Xavier. He was the one I was telling you about... he adopted me." Warren explained, leading the way up the large staircase.
"Do you think he could adopt me?" Piper smirked, keeping her sense of humour light. She alway's had been a person of an optomistic nature.
By the time the Morning came, Piper was awake. She had slept little, finding it hard to get used to a Mattress beneath her. She had got dressed, into her shabby street clothes, and waited in the room. She heard the voices outside of the door, but she darn't go outside.
There came a knock on the door, and slowly, she opened it up, to see Warren standing there waiting for her.
"Professor Xavier wants to see you in his office." He said with a friendly smile perched on his lip's.
"I'm not in trouble, am I?" She panicked.
Not atall Came a voice in her head. She looked at Warren, he had not said a thing. It's alright Piper, we're all friends here
"It's Xavier,... you might like to know, everyone is a Mutant here." Warren filled her in, as he walked her down the stairs.
"Except myself." She replied, flicking her eyebrow's.
Warren left her at the door to Xavier's office, and she walked in to see the bald headed man sitting behind his desk. He was now dressed in a navy Blue suit, instead of his Blue and white pyjamas from before. There also sat, to the side of the room, a Woman, with Dark Red hair.
"Good Morning Piper, as you know I am Professor Charles Xavier." He introduced. "Please, take a seat." He smiled kindly to her, as she nervously placed herself at the furthest end to the sofa, of which the woman was sitting on. "This is one of my Collegues here at the institute, Dr. Jean Grey."
"Hey." Jean said looking over at her. Piper nodded, still quite anxious. "I was hoping, to just check you over. A small medical." Jean said, after a brief moment of silence.
"Will it cost anything?" Piper asked, playing with her hands. She had a nervous smile to her face, and her eyes were wide open.
Jean let out a small laugh, and the Professor smiled. "No, it's just that you've been living on the street's for a while. I have to give a Medical to all the new students enrolled here, who have been in the same situation." Jean explained.
"You mean,... your letting me stay?" Piper asked.
Xavier nodded. "We dont normally take on people like yourselves, but-"
"You mean Homosapiens..?" Piper asked quirking an eyebow.
"Yes," Xavier replied, suprised by her choice of words. "But for you, we are willing to make an exception."
Piper found herself grinning. "Thankyou,... thankyou so much. You dont know what this means to me."
"Thats perfectly alright." Charles smiled. "Now, if you could follow Jean to the Medical Bay, I'll then get one of the Students to show you around."
Piper watched as Jean got to her feet, and stood by the door, she followed her downstairs, into the Medical bay, and sat herself on one of the beds.
Jean put on her White Coat, and put the Stethescope around her neck. "Could you lift up the back of your Shirt please..?" She asked, as Piper, pulled up her Jumper to reveal her back. "This may be a bit cold." Piper flinched, as she placed the cold Metal disk to her back. "Breathe in for me please, and hold it in, untill I say so..."
Piper followed her instructions, as she then went to open her mouth.
"You want me to say 'Ahh'?" She tried to speak, with her mouth Wide open.
"You just did didnt you?" Jean asked, with a slight smile letting her close her mouth. "Can you follow the light please?" With that, she shined a little torch into Piper's, eyes, and moved it from side to side. "Good, do you have any Aches, or Pain's, anywhere?"
"No, just a little stiff."
"Okay then, well, your a little underweight, and it looks like you've got a slight cold. But other than that, your in pretty good shape." Jean said, standing back.
"Cool." Piper replied, standing up. "He's a nice person isn't he?"
"Excuse me?" Jean asked, busying herself, with cleaning some of the instruments she had just used.
"The Professor... I mean, he had no reason to take me in... he just did." Piper thought for a second. "He must have taken pity on me or something." She smirked looking down into her lap, where she played with her hands.
"He doesn't pity you." Jean stated looking over at her. "He thinks you have potential."
Piper gave a confused look. "How do you mean?" She asked, leaning against the bed.
"Helping the cause of Mutants, and Human's co-exsisting."
Piper flicked her eyebrow's. "Man only fear's what they dont understand... isnt that what people say?" Jean simply smiled, and continued with what she was doing. "The only thing is, people can only get over their fear if they confront it."