A Changed Life
Disclaimer: I do not own the X-Men movies, but if I did…well then I wouldn't be writing this!
Chapter Six
A Meeting with the Professor
The Professor. Who was the Professor? There was something Trinity didn't like in Jean's voice when she had said the Professor. A sigh escaped her lips as she waited for the elevator door to open and she glanced up at Jean nervously. Jean must have sensed Trinity's eyes on her for she returned her gaze and Trinity immediately removed her eyes from her vision. There was something Jean wasn't telling her. She could see it in her eyes.
Soon the elevator stopped and the door swished open. Jean stepped out and was well on her way to the Professor's office, until she realized that Trinity was not following her. She turned around and saw her standing in the elevator, just staring at nothing in particular. What was she doing?
"Trinity?" Jean walked back over to Trinity and placed her hand on her now covered shoulder. She was wearing one of her more smaller outfits; a three-quarter sleeved baby blue shirt with a pair of black sweats, more for her injuries than style. Trinity shifted her eyes to Jean's face and she gulped while quickly averting them to the floor. Jean smiled reassuringly and then guided Trinity out of the elevator and towards the end of the hall. They continued walking and were just about to pass a pair of stairs until a loud bell rang and a herd of young people raced down the stairs and to their next destinations. The hall was beginning to get crowded and Jean quickly found a path to the Professor's office and hurriedly took it, Trinity following her every step.
Trinity looked around as she saw people her own age walking around like nothing was happening and she wondered who they were. Did their parents know they were here? Were they brought here like she was? Questions sprung into her mind and it was then that she desperately wanted to know where she was, what was going on, and why she was here. Maybe that was why she was heading to the Professor's office, whoever he was. Hopefully he had some answers for her.
Trinity watched as Jean opened a door that seemed hidden in the walls and she entered followed by herself. Once inside, Trinity peered around the room in awe as she saw many decorations and furniture in the room. She had the strongest urge to look out of the windows too. She could see the sky from where she was standing, but she wanted to see more. Maybe she could find out where she was. As she became absorbed in her complete aweness, she didn't even take notice to a man sitting behind a dark wooden desk. He was staring at her intently with two concentrated bright orbs and a small smile on his face. As her eyes followed the decorated walls in a circle, she finally beheld the elder man who sat behind the desk. She jumped in surprise, but then quickly composed herself and stood next to Jean quietly.
"Hello Trinity. I have been waiting anxiously to meet you." He somehow moved back and then around his desk while staying in a seated position, and Trinity rose her brow in curiosity. That was until she saw his wheelchair. Aha, that explained it! He wheeled himself next to his desk and she slowly backed away as she nervously watched his intense gaze. It was almost like he was trying to peer into her very soul, her deepest secrets, her every being. It was frightening!
"I'm Charles Xavier and you are in my school for the gifted. For people like yourself." Trinity knitted her forehead in confusion. People like her? Was he talking about what she thought he was? Was there even such a thing as she was thinking? She glanced over at Jean and then down at herself. There was a slight possibility. Why else would Jean be here? And herself? She looked back up at the Professor and slightly cocked her head to the side.
"You mean…mutants?"
"Yes. This mansion is occupied by students of all ages. I believe you had a run in with one of them already." Trinity remembered the boy she had run into accidentally as she sprinted all over the mansion in a frenzy. He seemed to be around her age, maybe a little older, but he didn't look like he had special abilities. None of the kids she saw in that room did. Then again, looks could be deceiving. She learned that the hard way.
"So you're saying that this is a school for mutants that the government approved of?" She had to give the guy some credit. He knew how to lie very well. She knew this school could never be. The government would never allow something like this. No matter how good of an idea it was.
"How observant. Actually, the government knows this is a school for the gifted, but not for mutants. You will be safe here, especially from Magneto and his associates." Trinity knitted her forehead once more. Her confusion was starting to agitate her. She knew so little where as these people knew so much, even about her. It was a conspiracy!
"Where is here? And who's Magneto?"
"You are in Westchester, New York and Magneto is a very powerful mutant who has the ability to create magnetic fields and control metal. You may have heard of him on the news. He was the one in the Liberty Island incident." Trinity nodded her head as she suddenly remembered him. He had attempted to destroy everyone in New York with a machine that produced some sort of light or something. He was one of those bad mutants that everyone was afraid of, including herself. The thing that confused her was what did any of that have to do with her?
"Yes, but what does he have to do with me? I don't even know him." Charles looked at Trinity with a knitted forehead and he wheeled a little closer to her. It was best that she most definitely hear this part of their conversation.
"All I know is that he has taken an interest in you for some reason. The person who had attempted to kidnap you was one of his assistants called Mystique. She can take the shape and form of anything she wishes, in your case, a previous deceased associate of Magneto's called Sabretooth." Trinity rose her brow. What was with these names? Were they nicknames or something? She didn't know, but this was beginning to grow weird. Why did this Magneto guy want her and how did she get here? 'Nothing makes sense!' she thought.
"Everything will make sense in due time Trinity, I assure you." Trinity's eyes widened to the size of saucers. Did he just read her mind or what?! That had to have been a coincidence or something. There was no way he could just hear what she was thinking. It was impossible. And yet, what he said made her think. How can he assure her? Was he really that powerful that he can control such things? What was his power exactly? All of these questions were beginning to make her agitated and she sighed while shaking her head. Why are there no answers to her questions? Why?
'You will find answers if you look in the right places'. Trinity jumped as she heard a voice in her head and she looked around before narrowing her eyes at this Charles Xavier character. He was staring at her with that intense gaze he had given to her before and her eyes widened as she realized why. He must have had powers like Jean. Telepathy.
"Do you have any questions?"
"Yes, I do actually." Trinity took in a deep breath. "Why are you helping me?" She saw the expression on Charles face falter and he glanced over at Jean before returning his gaze to Trinity. She had a feeling that what he was trying to say was a little hard to explain. This made her a little nervous.
"Your power is exceptionally unique, unique but dangerous. Some mutants have powers that are very easy to control while others are more difficult. In your case you have the power to create electric fields as well as manipulate electricity…" As Trinity heard that last piece of information, she couldn't help but tune out on the rest of his explanation. She couldn't believe it! She could create electricity! But…how can he know that? He's never seen her use her power, unless of course he used his telepathy. But the whole scientific part of it was impossible. How can she still live and yet be a part of electricity? She would be dead, wouldn't she? It was too hard to understand. There had to be more of an explanation.
"Trinity?" She looked back up at the Professor and cleared her throat before apologizing. She didn't mean to be rude, but taking in something that seemed so impossible deserved a little bit of thinking time. "It's alright. I understand that this is all new to you and for this reason we are offering our aid. We brought you here so you can learn how to control your gifts and use them for the good of mankind. There are many others like yourself who must deal with the situation you are currently withstanding and a majority can not do it alone. If you allow us, we can teach you more than what you would ever dream of learning. Think of it as an opportunity."
Trinity sighed and lowered her gaze to the floor. She had no idea what to think. This was all happening too fast and the complications that came with this new information were just too much. Should she trust these people? Could she? She had no idea who they were or what they planned on achieving and this scared her. There was no absolute way to be sure whether she could trust them. She knew what this situation held. Risk. She had to take a risk. Could she? No, she couldn't. She couldn't risk trusting them. But there was no other option. She had to. They were offering her help and she couldn't just turn her back on them. Maybe just for a little bit of time she can trust them. What could she lose?
"Ok." She raised her head and stared at the Professor with big blue eyes. "I'll do it." Charles smiled and nodded his head approvingly.
"Good. Now that you understand the basic information of why you are here, would you like some lunch? You must be hungry." Trinity's mind was quickly diverted to her stomach and she nodded her head vigorously. She was starving!
"Yes, please." Charles smiled and looked at Jean with that same intense gaze that he had done to her before. Jean smiled at him and nodded and then looked down at Trinity. He must have just spoken to her telepathically.
"I'll take you to the kitchen. And then if you'd like I'll give you a tour of the mansion." Trinity smiled.
"Sure." They were just about to leave until the Professor cleared his throat and Trinity turned around to see him holding something in his hand. It was a couple sheets of paper.
"While you are staying with us, you will attend classes from our school. I have had a schedule made for you, but there is still a subject of your choice needed in there. Jean will go over it with you if you'd like." Trinity inwardly groaned, but took the papers with a smile anyways. School was a drag, but maybe now it would be different. Maybe things would all be different now. These people seemed to really want to help her. But she'll keep her guard up anyways. There was still something that bugged her about these people. They were too…welcoming. It was like nothing she had ever experienced before. That was the problem.
"Thanks." And with that Jean and Trinity left the room and emerged into the hallway once more. This time it was empty and they moved freely down the hall and into a room that was presumably, the kitchen. Trinity stuffed her schedule and other papers into a side pocket in her sweats and then looked around. Many cupboards surrounded the upper walls and a long counter where household machines resided rolled all around the room, separating where doorways emerged. There was a large stainless steel refrigerator on the wall to the left of the entrance and as Jean opened it up there were piles of food and drinks inside. Trinity couldn't believe how much food was in there!
"What would you like to eat?" Trinity glanced into the fridge as she searched for a particular meal and she finally found it. It was her favourite snack of all time.
"I'll have an apple with that carton of caramel if you don't mind." Jean grabbed a red delicious apple and the carton of caramel that Trinity was talking about and handed them both to her.
"Are you sure that's all you're going to eat. That really isn't much." Trinity cleared her throat and then brought the apple to the sink at the far corner of the room and began washing it down.
"I'm uh…not really a big eater." She finished washing off the apple and then brought it over to the counter where a set of kitchen knives sat in a wooden block. She picked a rather sharp one and began cutting the apple into slices. Jean watched as she carefully sliced through the apple and she shrugged as she wondered through the fridge for her own snack. She chose a large container of yogurt and she slammed the refrigerator door shut as she grabbed the yogurt and then roamed the drawers for a spoon. As soon as she found one she sat at the island in the middle of the floor and watched as Trinity finished cutting her apple.
"You can just put the knife in the dishwasher. It'll be cleaned later." Trinity walked over to the dishwasher and opened the door and placed the knife inside. After closing the door she returned to the counter, grabbed her plate, and made her way over to the island. She took a seat next to Jean and began dipping her apple slices into the carton of caramel.
Jean watched as she inhaled her food and she suddenly began wondering when she ate last. The poor girl. They had heard about the incident at Morris High School on the news earlier in the morning and quickly followed the order to ready the jet so they could contain her before she did any more harm. Thank goodness no one was hurt. That was no one but Trinity. It would be hard, even for Jean, to realize what she could have done if she allowed her power to take total control. At least Trinity still had somewhat control over her actions. That took courage considering that her power had emerged due to deep emotional stress.
"So, is the Professor like you? Is he telepathic?" Jean glanced over at Trinity as she heard her ask her question and she nodded while taking a spoonful of her yogurt.
"Yes, but he's much more powerful than I am."
"Oh." Trinity slightly smiled and then sighed while taking another bite of her apple. Maybe, just maybe he knows something. There had to be a reason for what he said. She couldn't help but thinking of it. There was so much to think about. She was in New York at a school for mutants for goodness sakes! She would be attending a school for people like her. What kind of people would she meet? How would she prosper? How would she live? There were so many questions that she wanted answered. They were the kind of questions that she would eventually find out for herself, but still her curiosity was killing her. Damn curiosity. It would surely be the death of her someday. She was lucky she wasn't already.
She shook her head as she began to think of the consequences of her lingering mind. Stupid thoughts. She didn't want to think about that certain subject. But she couldn't help but be curious of why. Why did she have to go through all of the things she had? Was there something about the agency she didn't know about? Was there more to her parents than what she knows? There were so many questions in her life that were unanswered…it was all too much. She couldn't deal with all of it.
"Trinity? Are you ok?" Trinity looked over at Jean as she heard her voice and she shook her head as she pushed her plate away from her. All of this thinking was making her lose her appetite. It was a punishment of thought.
"I need some air." Trinity rose from her chair and walked into the hallway and towards the first door she saw that led outside. She leapt through the nearest exit and was met with a cool breeze that was blowing rather strangely, but she enjoyed it all the same. It felt refreshing. A few seconds later she heard the door behind her open and Jean came into her sight a bit afterwards.
"You know, it's hard to grasp reality when its been hidden from you for so long. It makes you wonder if there really is something called reality." Trinity sighed and glanced over at Jean with a blank expression. Her words were so true. There was so much she didn't know about and yet it felt like she knew too much. The world worked in many strange ways.
"Yeah I guess." She averted her gaze out at the luscious green grass and dark murky woods and she wondered how she ever ended up in a place like this. It was beautiful here and some people just found her and decided to bring her here to this paradise? It wasn't right. She didn't belong. But it was where she was and she had to make the best of it. For her own sake.
"C'mon, I'll show you around." Trinity sighed and forced a small smile on her face. Jean was trying to make her feel welcomed…it was the least she could do. Jean smiled in return and then led her on the stone walkway out into the yard. She showed her where everything was including the activity areas and the outdoor pool. Trinity grew excited when she learned that they had a pool. She absolutely loved the water! When they were finished with the outside, they returned inside and it was then that they began to find Trinity's classes for the next day. She had History first with Storm and then Trigonometry with Cyclops, whom she found out to be the man with the visor as well as Jean's boyfriend. Third she had the Professor for Physics and then finally Jean for Health class. After that she had lunch and Jean had shown her the outside patio in which she could eat or the cafeteria that resided inside of the building. After lunch she had the class in which she had to choose, which she carefully chose Art. She loved to create whatever she wished. It was one of her most cherished talents. And then her last two classes of the day were something everyone knew as Mutation Disciplinary class and the Danger Room. She didn't understand them completely, but Jean just said it was a time where every student could learn how to control their powers and use them carefully in tight situations. It sounded interesting to her.
As the day loomed by, the sun began to set and the moon rose higher with every second that passed. Jean and Trinity had returned to the kitchen sometime later in the day and cleaned up their messes and grabbed themselves something new to eat for dinner. While there, they had met up with someone Trinity had not yet had the chance to meet. It was the other man whom she had seen in the woods with Cyclops. The metal clawed guy. They introduced each other and she found his name to be Logan, or better yet Wolverine. He was a pretty good guy, but he gave her the creeps. He seemed kind of…hostile. She was just glad he was on her side. After their conversation had ended, which was in about five to seven minutes, Jean showed Trinity to her room in the upper level of the mansion. They roamed through the halls until they reached a certain door and Jean knocked upon it.
"You're going to be sharing a room with a few other girls. I hope you don't mind." Trinity shook her head and stared at the door uneasily. She didn't want to be rude or anything since they were actually giving her a place to stay for free. If she had to room with a few girls, then she'd do it. It was the least she could do. A couple seconds after Jean knocked on the door, it opened and a girl with dark chocolate locks with a streak of white in the front stood before it. She looked up at Jean with curious brown eyes and then glanced over at Trinity with a smile on her face. This was a surprise!
"Hey Dr. Grey. What's going on?" She greeted with her southern accent.
"Hi Rogue. We have a new student here who's going to be staying with you, Jubilee and Flora."
"Oh." She looked at Trinity and smiled while opening the door farther, inviting her inside.
"There's an extra bunk next to my bed that you can have. No one's slept in it since the accident with Logan." Trinity rose her brows as her stomach began to grow nervous.
"What accident?" Rogue chuckled and gestured for her to come inside.
"Come on in and I'll tell you all about it." Trinity smiled and glanced up at Jean before taking a step into the room.
"Thanks Jean."
"Good night Trinity."
A/N: This was actually an easy chapter to write. I hope you all liked it! I tried to explain some things and yet I wanted to keep some information for later. Believe me, there's still a lot coming up. But for now, thank you all so much for reviewing! I was so happy to see so many reviews in my mailbox! And now some time for feedback…
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ShadowStar21: Thanks for reviewing! Sorry for the long delay, but with school starting and my sports, I had practically no time to write. Sorry!! Can't wait to hear more from you!
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Mayrana: Thanks for writing an extra long review! I hope you had fun on your vacation. And thank you so much for the compliments. I'm glad you like the story. It makes me happy that you can see Trinity as a real character. For some stories I've read author's just get so many new ideas and write them all down at once that it makes their character seem fake. But that's just how I see it. Anyways, I am very glad to see that you have caught onto her special abilities and seeing as how it's not only her power that is extraordinary. There is much more in future chapters. Well, I hope you enjoyed the chapter and I will try to return to my weekly update! School and sports had just started and I've had no time for writing. Too tired… Thanks a lot!
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