A/N: Yay!!!!! I updated! It took me long enough, but every time I went to
write I got side tracked or writers block. I actually had the middle part
of this chapter longer and way weird, but! I wanted to write something
better so I used the first part of it and rewrote most of it. I kinda
"borrowed" a part from a different movie but I changed it so as to not
copy. *I didn't even realize that I had even done it till I read it over
again. So if anyone finds it they get a prize!* So for something that I
hadn't planned to write, I did a nice job on this chapter I think, so let
me know what you think! Ja Ne! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Professor Xavier, Jean, Marie, Bobby, Jubilation, St. John, or the shadowed mutant *take a wild guess, you get a prize for that one too!* BUT! I do own Artemis, although if someone wanted to draw me a picture of her I wouldn't be offended ^_~ Oh ya, nor do I own the concept of the X-Mansion.
In Sunshine or in Shadow
Chapter 2, Powers of revelation
The moon bathed the lawn of the X-mansion with pale light adding to the light spilling from miscellaneous windows that housed the gifted children of the school. A figure stood in one of the doorways facing the moon, their face hidden in the shadow provided by the large house. The figure watched as the moonlight revealed a figure moving quickly towards the where they stood.
"Isn't it a bit late to be out?" a male voice called.
"Not to late to talk to you," a female voice purred in answer.
"What are you doing here? I thought he was fine with what I was doing!" the male whispered loudly, his felt his anger towards the figure flare up, he didn't know why she was making this late night visit, and that fact alone made him feel uneasy. She was his "boss's" prized minion and if she was here, that meant there was something going on that he needed to know about.
"Professor Xavier has found a new homeless kitten, find out what she does and tell me as soon as you can," the female spoke deeply, sending shivers down her partners spine and made him feel aroused against his own will.
He sighed and looked at the moon high in the sky, mentally trying to cool his teenage body so he could finish this conversation and be rid of the bloody woman.
"Fine," he said finally. "But what do I get out of it?" he asked an idea forming in his mind. Maybe he could-
"Magneto's unwavering patience at your inability to make up your mind," she answered quickly, venom dripping from every word.
The thought of reward died before it could take full form, but the male grinned at the fact that he was the reason for the abrupt change in her tone of voice and stepped forward the moon bathing his form in pale light.
"Meet me here at midnight on Friday, that gives me three days to figure everything out for you," he replied after a moment, amusement evident in his voice.
"Glad we're on the same page. Goodnight my dear, see you in three days," the woman said with a sly smile. The moonlight caught her cat like yellow eyes and they glittered like fools gold as she turned to walk away.
The male stood and started flicking his lighter on and off, an old habit, as he watched her go the same way she had come, making sure she was off the property, before entering the house to find his bed.
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Wednesday
"This will be your room Artemis," Jean said showing Artemis a small double room with two twin beds, a pair of old looking desks and a tall chest of drawers paired with a short wide set.
Artemis took in the room, the beds looked comfortable enough, and the furniture in good repair, but the paint on the walls was such a mind- numbing shade of pink Artemis thought she was going to puke. Sadly enough the girl realized that the comforter and curtains framing the two small windows matched the paint.
"Uhh, Doctor," Artemis opened her mouth to say something but Jean interrupted her.
"Call me Jean if you like," she said with a smile for the new student.
"Okay, Jean, uhh would I be able to have the room painted to a colour that isn't so nauseating?" she asked and the pair heard laughing from outside the door.
"Looks like you have some visitors," she said turning to leave.
"Jean?" Artemis called halting the older woman's steps. Jean turned towards her again and looked at the girl expectantly.
"Thank you," she said and Jean smiled and nodded before turning again and walking out the door, and she realized the doctor hadn't answered her question about painting the room.
She didn't have time to think about it though because seconds later, two girls and two boys spilled into the small room.
"Nauseatin' eh? I didn't know that this horrid shade of pink existed, at least not on the walls in this house. I wonder what the Professor was thinking," one of the girls said with a laugh.
"I don't think I've ever heard that word used when talking about the rooms," the second girl said taking a seat on the bed.
"Jubes!" the first girl yelled at her friend. Jubilee jumped up and opened her mouth to apologize, but Artemis's eyes caught her attention.
"Hey wow! Look at her eyes!" Jubilee said breaking the silence
"One is blue and the other is green!" She said with out thinking. Quickly the girl slapped a hand over her mouth, eyes wide as the realization of how rude she sounded hit her.
"Oh my God! I'm so sorry, I don't remember where I am half the time," the girl called Jubes said with a deep blush and a slight grin. "I'm Jubilation Lee, call me Jubilee," she said sticking out her hand. Artemis took it and shook her hand, while taking a look at the girl, a black and white stripped tank top over blue jeans held up by a black studded belt, bangles hung from her wrists with hoops hanging from her ears, an X in a circle hung from a simple chain around her neck and her inky black hair was pulled into a messy style ponytail held back with a yellow elastic. Her almond shaped eyes made Artemis guess she was Asian.
"And I'am Marie, call me Rogue, Please!" the second girl said with a laugh. Artemis thought she looked slightly odd, then realized that she was covered from head to toe, no skin other then her face and a small bit on her arms that wasn't covered showed. She was wearing brown past-the-elbow length gloves, dark brown pants paired with a brown ivy patterned tee shirt, and a thin dark scarf wrapped around her neck, a pair of dog tags hung almost hidden under the scarf. Her brown hair sported a white blond streak in the front that framed her face, and her brown eyes showed her amusement. Both girls pointed to the boys that still stood in the doorway.
"He's Bobby, the Iceman," Rogue said pointing to the curly blond wearing faded blue jeans and a light blue tee shirt. Artemis took the hand he offered and felt her hand almost freeze. Bobby winked at her with icy blue eyes and she smiled.
"And that, is John, no no, Saint, John. He's our Pyro." Jubilee said with a laugh. Artemis looked at the jeans and white tee shirt clad teenager still standing against the door jam like he was the only one in the world who could hold it up.
"Please just call him John, he starts feeling invincible when you call him by his full name," Bobby said from behind her with a slight laugh. John made a face at Bobby and held out his hand for Artemis. His touch felt like fire, and she could see it blazing in his eyes. He gave her a lazy grin before asking her what her name was.
"Artemis Rea," she replied with a smile for the four teens that had evaded her cozy room. "My Mutant name is Akasha."
"Hey, wasn't she some kind of killer Vampire in a movie once?" Jubilee asked looking up at the girl confused.
"Anne Rice, 'Queen of the Damned'," Bobby said matter-of-factly. The other three looked at the two confused.
"Never mind," Jubilee said quickly. All five teens grew quiet as they looked around the room and at each other.
'I wonder if I'll be getting a room mate,' Artemis wondered in the awkward silence. She didn't know the girls, but they were friendly and she knew she liked them all ready.
"So what do you guys do for fun here?" Artemis asked after a long silence. "Or you can show me around," she added with a slight shrug. "Either one."
The girls looked over at her and grinned, and were up in seconds pulling their new housemate to the door.
"You boys coming?" Jubilee asked as Rogue reached back to grab Bobby's hand. John snickered at Bobby, before nodding and stepped out into the hall before the three girls had a chance to push him.
"So where we going?" John heard the new girl ask as he slowly followed them down the hall towards the game room.
'I wonder when I'll be able to find out her powers and their strength," John wondered to himself.
'I've only got two more days.'
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Artemis sat on the roof above her room, her hair flowing lightly in the cool night breeze. Her feet were bare and she sat clad in only a pair of shorts and a tank top. Others might find it cold but to Artemis she felt more at home on the roof then on the ground at this place.
Looking out across the grounds she saw a figure walking by itself. Crawling closer to the edge of the roof she watched it walk around the side of the house. More curious then a kitten, Artemis wanted to find out what someone else was doing awake at this hour. She dove off the roof and let herself fly down feeling the wind brush its gentle fingers through her long brown hair. A few feet before the ground came up to smash her, she called the wind to hold her body up and gently let it down on the ground. Looking around she jogged around to where she had seen the figure go.
"Hello?" she whispered loudly. "Is anyone there?"
She saw a flicker of fire and called the flame to her, willing it bigger as it covered the distance to her hand. She heard a gasp from where the small flame had been and walked towards the sound.
"How'd you do that?" the voice hissed, and she thought she recognized the voice. It belonged to the boy her newfound friends called John, the boy that seemed like he had a million other things to do then hang out with the new girl.
"It's my mutation," she replied walking closer trying to see his face. At once the pool of light grew bigger as John formed a ball of fire himself, and she could see his face, his dark eyes studied her, sizing her up.
"It's apparently not the only one," he said looking at her face. His eyes moved from left to right looking at the two colours that made her eyes different then everyone else.
"My eyes are two different colours, yes," she said with a shrug, wondering what he was getting at.
"That's not what I meant. I saw you jump off the roof, I thought you were trying to kill yourself, but you survived. How?" John asked stepping closer.
Artemis took a step back, she felt like a mouse stuck between a corner and a hungry cat, and didn't know what to say. With a sigh she began to explain.
"Akasha is the fifth element, the sprit, the soul, which would make me all five in one. I can manipulate fire, as you now know, and the wind, which is what kept me from breaking anything when I jumped off the roof, the earth and water. I can bend each of them to my will in any way I choose. I can even manipulate the soul at times." She said licking her lips.
"The soul?" John asked, the disbelief clear in his voice.
"Yes, the soul," Artemis answered with a shrug. "It's the one part of my mutation I can't control."
Artemis stopped talking and sat down on the cool grass, and was only a little surprised when John sat down beside her. Crossing her legs she put her hands on the ground behind her and leaned back slightly.
"When ever I'm extremely happy, filled with anger, or just completely down right sad, people around me feel the same emotions. I can't control it, I don't even know if I have to feel sad or happy for it to happen. So far the only times its happened is when I've had my emotions swing drastically," she looked up at John's unreadable expression, then up at the waning moon.
"It's not explainable, but not all mutations are. Actually most are unexplainable. So, I try and keep my emotions neutral, it seems as if it doesn't have any effect on anyone, in any mood, when I keep it like that," she finished looking up at him, he stared at her wordlessly, the moonlight dancing off his hair and face.
"Anyway, I'm going to head back to my room, I didn't realize how tired I was until just now," she said with a yawn as if to prove that she was really tired.
"Have a good night," she said quickly, suddenly his studying made her feel suffocated. With out giving him a chance to respond, she extinguished her fire ball and was walking towards the closest door. She was so caught up in escaping him, that she didn't realize he had followed her until he was standing beside her.
"I'll walk with you to your room. The mansion gets dark at night, and you don't want to get lost," he said quietly holding the door open. His expression stillunreadable Artemis figured it was an apology of sorts. Not wanting to get lost on her first night there, and feeling like she had no better choice, Artemis walked in and let him lead the way.
Darkness enveloped them as the door shut cutting off the moonlight, and John flicked his lighter on making a small flame in the palm of his hand to use as a light. The light chased the darkness away into the farthest corners, only to watch it fall back into place as it passed.
'He's. . . different. . . One moment he seems to be studying me intently, to the point of being blunt and rude, but the next he's doing things a Knight would have done in the Middle Ages. Chivalry,' she mused as she followed him up a dark set of stairs. 'Doesn't seem to be dead after all. But what else could be up his proverbial sleeve?'
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Soo Did you like?? I hope so, And I honestly hope it doesn't take me that long to put out another chapter! Gomen Minna ^_^* Please R&R to tell me what you think. ^_^
Disclaimer: I don't own Professor Xavier, Jean, Marie, Bobby, Jubilation, St. John, or the shadowed mutant *take a wild guess, you get a prize for that one too!* BUT! I do own Artemis, although if someone wanted to draw me a picture of her I wouldn't be offended ^_~ Oh ya, nor do I own the concept of the X-Mansion.
In Sunshine or in Shadow
Chapter 2, Powers of revelation
The moon bathed the lawn of the X-mansion with pale light adding to the light spilling from miscellaneous windows that housed the gifted children of the school. A figure stood in one of the doorways facing the moon, their face hidden in the shadow provided by the large house. The figure watched as the moonlight revealed a figure moving quickly towards the where they stood.
"Isn't it a bit late to be out?" a male voice called.
"Not to late to talk to you," a female voice purred in answer.
"What are you doing here? I thought he was fine with what I was doing!" the male whispered loudly, his felt his anger towards the figure flare up, he didn't know why she was making this late night visit, and that fact alone made him feel uneasy. She was his "boss's" prized minion and if she was here, that meant there was something going on that he needed to know about.
"Professor Xavier has found a new homeless kitten, find out what she does and tell me as soon as you can," the female spoke deeply, sending shivers down her partners spine and made him feel aroused against his own will.
He sighed and looked at the moon high in the sky, mentally trying to cool his teenage body so he could finish this conversation and be rid of the bloody woman.
"Fine," he said finally. "But what do I get out of it?" he asked an idea forming in his mind. Maybe he could-
"Magneto's unwavering patience at your inability to make up your mind," she answered quickly, venom dripping from every word.
The thought of reward died before it could take full form, but the male grinned at the fact that he was the reason for the abrupt change in her tone of voice and stepped forward the moon bathing his form in pale light.
"Meet me here at midnight on Friday, that gives me three days to figure everything out for you," he replied after a moment, amusement evident in his voice.
"Glad we're on the same page. Goodnight my dear, see you in three days," the woman said with a sly smile. The moonlight caught her cat like yellow eyes and they glittered like fools gold as she turned to walk away.
The male stood and started flicking his lighter on and off, an old habit, as he watched her go the same way she had come, making sure she was off the property, before entering the house to find his bed.
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Wednesday
"This will be your room Artemis," Jean said showing Artemis a small double room with two twin beds, a pair of old looking desks and a tall chest of drawers paired with a short wide set.
Artemis took in the room, the beds looked comfortable enough, and the furniture in good repair, but the paint on the walls was such a mind- numbing shade of pink Artemis thought she was going to puke. Sadly enough the girl realized that the comforter and curtains framing the two small windows matched the paint.
"Uhh, Doctor," Artemis opened her mouth to say something but Jean interrupted her.
"Call me Jean if you like," she said with a smile for the new student.
"Okay, Jean, uhh would I be able to have the room painted to a colour that isn't so nauseating?" she asked and the pair heard laughing from outside the door.
"Looks like you have some visitors," she said turning to leave.
"Jean?" Artemis called halting the older woman's steps. Jean turned towards her again and looked at the girl expectantly.
"Thank you," she said and Jean smiled and nodded before turning again and walking out the door, and she realized the doctor hadn't answered her question about painting the room.
She didn't have time to think about it though because seconds later, two girls and two boys spilled into the small room.
"Nauseatin' eh? I didn't know that this horrid shade of pink existed, at least not on the walls in this house. I wonder what the Professor was thinking," one of the girls said with a laugh.
"I don't think I've ever heard that word used when talking about the rooms," the second girl said taking a seat on the bed.
"Jubes!" the first girl yelled at her friend. Jubilee jumped up and opened her mouth to apologize, but Artemis's eyes caught her attention.
"Hey wow! Look at her eyes!" Jubilee said breaking the silence
"One is blue and the other is green!" She said with out thinking. Quickly the girl slapped a hand over her mouth, eyes wide as the realization of how rude she sounded hit her.
"Oh my God! I'm so sorry, I don't remember where I am half the time," the girl called Jubes said with a deep blush and a slight grin. "I'm Jubilation Lee, call me Jubilee," she said sticking out her hand. Artemis took it and shook her hand, while taking a look at the girl, a black and white stripped tank top over blue jeans held up by a black studded belt, bangles hung from her wrists with hoops hanging from her ears, an X in a circle hung from a simple chain around her neck and her inky black hair was pulled into a messy style ponytail held back with a yellow elastic. Her almond shaped eyes made Artemis guess she was Asian.
"And I'am Marie, call me Rogue, Please!" the second girl said with a laugh. Artemis thought she looked slightly odd, then realized that she was covered from head to toe, no skin other then her face and a small bit on her arms that wasn't covered showed. She was wearing brown past-the-elbow length gloves, dark brown pants paired with a brown ivy patterned tee shirt, and a thin dark scarf wrapped around her neck, a pair of dog tags hung almost hidden under the scarf. Her brown hair sported a white blond streak in the front that framed her face, and her brown eyes showed her amusement. Both girls pointed to the boys that still stood in the doorway.
"He's Bobby, the Iceman," Rogue said pointing to the curly blond wearing faded blue jeans and a light blue tee shirt. Artemis took the hand he offered and felt her hand almost freeze. Bobby winked at her with icy blue eyes and she smiled.
"And that, is John, no no, Saint, John. He's our Pyro." Jubilee said with a laugh. Artemis looked at the jeans and white tee shirt clad teenager still standing against the door jam like he was the only one in the world who could hold it up.
"Please just call him John, he starts feeling invincible when you call him by his full name," Bobby said from behind her with a slight laugh. John made a face at Bobby and held out his hand for Artemis. His touch felt like fire, and she could see it blazing in his eyes. He gave her a lazy grin before asking her what her name was.
"Artemis Rea," she replied with a smile for the four teens that had evaded her cozy room. "My Mutant name is Akasha."
"Hey, wasn't she some kind of killer Vampire in a movie once?" Jubilee asked looking up at the girl confused.
"Anne Rice, 'Queen of the Damned'," Bobby said matter-of-factly. The other three looked at the two confused.
"Never mind," Jubilee said quickly. All five teens grew quiet as they looked around the room and at each other.
'I wonder if I'll be getting a room mate,' Artemis wondered in the awkward silence. She didn't know the girls, but they were friendly and she knew she liked them all ready.
"So what do you guys do for fun here?" Artemis asked after a long silence. "Or you can show me around," she added with a slight shrug. "Either one."
The girls looked over at her and grinned, and were up in seconds pulling their new housemate to the door.
"You boys coming?" Jubilee asked as Rogue reached back to grab Bobby's hand. John snickered at Bobby, before nodding and stepped out into the hall before the three girls had a chance to push him.
"So where we going?" John heard the new girl ask as he slowly followed them down the hall towards the game room.
'I wonder when I'll be able to find out her powers and their strength," John wondered to himself.
'I've only got two more days.'
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Artemis sat on the roof above her room, her hair flowing lightly in the cool night breeze. Her feet were bare and she sat clad in only a pair of shorts and a tank top. Others might find it cold but to Artemis she felt more at home on the roof then on the ground at this place.
Looking out across the grounds she saw a figure walking by itself. Crawling closer to the edge of the roof she watched it walk around the side of the house. More curious then a kitten, Artemis wanted to find out what someone else was doing awake at this hour. She dove off the roof and let herself fly down feeling the wind brush its gentle fingers through her long brown hair. A few feet before the ground came up to smash her, she called the wind to hold her body up and gently let it down on the ground. Looking around she jogged around to where she had seen the figure go.
"Hello?" she whispered loudly. "Is anyone there?"
She saw a flicker of fire and called the flame to her, willing it bigger as it covered the distance to her hand. She heard a gasp from where the small flame had been and walked towards the sound.
"How'd you do that?" the voice hissed, and she thought she recognized the voice. It belonged to the boy her newfound friends called John, the boy that seemed like he had a million other things to do then hang out with the new girl.
"It's my mutation," she replied walking closer trying to see his face. At once the pool of light grew bigger as John formed a ball of fire himself, and she could see his face, his dark eyes studied her, sizing her up.
"It's apparently not the only one," he said looking at her face. His eyes moved from left to right looking at the two colours that made her eyes different then everyone else.
"My eyes are two different colours, yes," she said with a shrug, wondering what he was getting at.
"That's not what I meant. I saw you jump off the roof, I thought you were trying to kill yourself, but you survived. How?" John asked stepping closer.
Artemis took a step back, she felt like a mouse stuck between a corner and a hungry cat, and didn't know what to say. With a sigh she began to explain.
"Akasha is the fifth element, the sprit, the soul, which would make me all five in one. I can manipulate fire, as you now know, and the wind, which is what kept me from breaking anything when I jumped off the roof, the earth and water. I can bend each of them to my will in any way I choose. I can even manipulate the soul at times." She said licking her lips.
"The soul?" John asked, the disbelief clear in his voice.
"Yes, the soul," Artemis answered with a shrug. "It's the one part of my mutation I can't control."
Artemis stopped talking and sat down on the cool grass, and was only a little surprised when John sat down beside her. Crossing her legs she put her hands on the ground behind her and leaned back slightly.
"When ever I'm extremely happy, filled with anger, or just completely down right sad, people around me feel the same emotions. I can't control it, I don't even know if I have to feel sad or happy for it to happen. So far the only times its happened is when I've had my emotions swing drastically," she looked up at John's unreadable expression, then up at the waning moon.
"It's not explainable, but not all mutations are. Actually most are unexplainable. So, I try and keep my emotions neutral, it seems as if it doesn't have any effect on anyone, in any mood, when I keep it like that," she finished looking up at him, he stared at her wordlessly, the moonlight dancing off his hair and face.
"Anyway, I'm going to head back to my room, I didn't realize how tired I was until just now," she said with a yawn as if to prove that she was really tired.
"Have a good night," she said quickly, suddenly his studying made her feel suffocated. With out giving him a chance to respond, she extinguished her fire ball and was walking towards the closest door. She was so caught up in escaping him, that she didn't realize he had followed her until he was standing beside her.
"I'll walk with you to your room. The mansion gets dark at night, and you don't want to get lost," he said quietly holding the door open. His expression stillunreadable Artemis figured it was an apology of sorts. Not wanting to get lost on her first night there, and feeling like she had no better choice, Artemis walked in and let him lead the way.
Darkness enveloped them as the door shut cutting off the moonlight, and John flicked his lighter on making a small flame in the palm of his hand to use as a light. The light chased the darkness away into the farthest corners, only to watch it fall back into place as it passed.
'He's. . . different. . . One moment he seems to be studying me intently, to the point of being blunt and rude, but the next he's doing things a Knight would have done in the Middle Ages. Chivalry,' she mused as she followed him up a dark set of stairs. 'Doesn't seem to be dead after all. But what else could be up his proverbial sleeve?'
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Soo Did you like?? I hope so, And I honestly hope it doesn't take me that long to put out another chapter! Gomen Minna ^_^* Please R&R to tell me what you think. ^_^