Behind the Mask
Author: Illusen
Chapter 2: I wasn't dead.
Rain finally woke up after 3 days of sleeping non stop. Of course, sedated. She looked around the room and made a face at the smell of hospital. She hated hospitals with a passion. Rain got up from the bed and headed for the door. She didn't even know what time it was but judging after the silence, whether it was noon or night. But when she got into the foyer she saw that it was day. The X-Men probably were at school. Rain went into her room to change. She chose a pair of black jeans and a blue tank top. No make up.
"Annabelle, please come into my office." professor Xavier's voice rang in her head. Rain jumped startled.
"Professor Xavier, you scared me!!!" she replied telepathically.
"I'm sorry. Can you come please?"
"On my way."
Rain knocked twice in professor Xavier's office door.
"Come in." came the answer. Rain entered.
"Wanted to see me?" she asked.
"Yes, please come in. Take a seat." professor Xavier said as he gestured at a chair in front of him. Rain sat down. "Now that you're finally up, I want to ask you few question."
"Okay. What?"
"How on Earth did you wake up from the dead?"
"Sir, I wasn't dead."
"How is that? You had no life signs when I checked on you."
"I know. Look, remember the night when I woke up with this nightmare?"
"Yes, after that, you fainted."
"In the dream a strange woman appeared. I couldn't see her face. But she was screaming at me 'Help me!'. Then she took me in some weird room where I saw her again, this time laying on the floor with some strange wounds on the back. I wanted to help her but when I touched her all went black and a pair of glowing eyes appeared in front of me. That's when I woke up. But after that I felt an awful pain in the back and collapsed."
"Yes, I remember this. But I don't understand the connection."
"Wait and you'll see. Later that night, I heard Logan saying that he doesn't wants me here. So I was upset and I wanted to get out of here. So I went to my room and while I was changing I noticed some wounds on my back. Pretty fresh, I'd say."
"Yes, I wanted to question this but I didn't have the chance. How did you get those?"
"At first I didn't know. But after the accident the same woman that appeared in my dreams explained to me. You know, while the X-Men were saying how sorry they feel for not accepting me, I thought that I was really dead. But when Logan was speaking, the woman appeared and told me to go back in my body. As strange as it sounds I thought she was an angel." Professor Xavier wanted to say something but a engine noise interrupted him.
"I think that the students are coming back from school." he smiled. "Please continue."
"Well, the woman wasn't an angel. The next days, when you sedated me like I was some dangerous animal or something, she appeared in my dreams again and explained me all. Her name is Emma Frost and she's a telepath."
"Emma?" the professor said surprised.
"You know her."
"Yes she was the leader of the Hellfire Club, years ago until she disappeared. The Hell fire Club was my enemy."
"Oh, well. She was kidnapped and she's alive. Emma contacted me in that night, to help her out. But I got scared and the ones who are keeping her locked found out about me. Those glowing eyes. The wounds are from another mutant that has the power to transfer the pain from a body to other. They tried to track me down here but Emma had an ally, mutant too, who hid my life signs. That's why you thought I was dead. But I wasn't."
"Intriguing. Emma probably wants you to save her."
"Yes. But I don't know how. And I don't know if I should."
"I'll investigate this. Meanwhile, please rest."
"I rested enough." Rain said, getting up.
"Anna, another question. The color of your hair, is natural?" Rain looked strange at him.
"No. Is platinum blonde. Why?"
"Just asking." Rain raised an eyebrow but didn't ask another thing. When she was at the door, she suddenly remembered something.
"Professor Xavier!" she said.
"Yes." he answered raising his head from a paper that he just got from a drawer.
"Could you do to me a little favor?"
"Depends."
"Nothing big. Can you tell me where that boy is? Dean?"
"Yes, of course." Professor Xavier put his hands at his temples. "He is in the Rec Room. Why do you ask?"
"Oh, nothing." she said and got out of the room. Professor Xavier looked strangely at her.
When Rain entered the Rec Room the students where studying. Kitty and Kurt were at the computer looking something and Dean was writing something on a little table. She went at him and sat in front of the table. Dean raised his eyes from the notebook and looked at her.
"Yes?"
"Get up." Rain said with a cold tone.
"Excuse me?" he asked both eyebrows raised.
"You heard me. Get up." she repeated.
"Why?"
"Just get the heck up. I want to talk with you." Rain rolled her eyes.
"Okay, okay." he said and got up. Rain came in front of him and hit him in the jaw with her fist. Dean made some steps back and put his hand at his mouth. Rain turned around and headed for the door. Kitty and Kurt were looking strangely at them. Dean went after her and caught her arm in the hallway. "What's up with you? What the heck did I do?"
"Let go of my hand." Rain replied.
"No. What did I do?"
"I wasn't dead. I heard every word you said to me." she said and watched his reactions. His eyes widened as he heard this.
"What's going on here?" a voice came. Both looked in that direction. Mina was looking at them.
"Nothing." Rain said as she pulled her arm and began to walk away.
"You feeling better?" Mina asked coming next to Dean.
"Yes. Thank you for the concern." she answered coldly and disappeared around a corner.
Finally up. I hope it didn't take to much to write this but I was a little lazy again. Oh well, this might be boring but I wanted to explain the thing with the death. I want to remain in reality, not to get at raising from the dead stories. Next chapter, more action.
PS: Thanks to my number 1 reviewers, Morigarn Fearn and Eleanor Tique.