Chapter 5: Her Mother

Carmen sat alone in the library. She looked across from her straight at the bookcase, she

remembered the events that took place only a week ago.

"Hey you," John rested his hands on the table and leaned closer to Carmen so that they were

literally face to face with one another.

"Hey," Carmen replied quietly.

"Do you wanna talk? Because I haven't seen you as much as I used to."

"Sure...why don't we just go outside, so at least we have some privacy."

"Ok." John slowly turned his back to Carmen and headed for the door. Carmen followed behind,

very slowly. As soon as she reached the door, John slipped his hand into her's and they strolled

into the garden.

"You're being really quiet, it's making me nervous." John said, breaking the silence.

"Oh, sorry. I'm just not-"

"Feeling well?"

"Yeah, I guess so."

"Carmen," John motioned for her to sit down, then he slumped down next to her, "You keep

saying that every time I try to talk to you...why?"

"I just don't-"

"I get it, you don't want talk to me, because you don't want me around you anymore...right?"

"No, no, no, John! John listen to me, that isn't the reason now and never was the reason before,

you have to believe me!"

"I'm sorry but...I don't, unless you can prove it to me, I don't think I can even trust you" John got up,

looked back to Carmen and rushed off. Carmen began to feel a tear slowly make it's way down

her face.

(Later that night)

Professor X sat in the library pondering his next move. If the mutants survived the fall there

would be another unfortunate encounter with them. But how would be able to protect Carmen

through all of this?

" Professor...it's dinner time, and everyone wants to know if ya gonna come downstairs soon,"

Rogue said as she stood in the doorway, she was worried.

"Yes, I will be down shortly, and Rogue...you do not need to worry, everything will be all

right."

"Yeah, of course."

Carmen began to rummage through her belongings to pick out what she would need. If the

woman was planning on attacking her again, at least it wouldn't be around the other kids. She

didn't want others to be a part of her conflict. Before she left her room, she noticed something

shiny on her bed, John's old lighter. She picked it up and headed toward his room, by now he

was fast asleep, so he wouldn't know she was there. Carmen uneasily laid the lighter on his bed,

a tear fell down her cheek.

Carmen made her way through the garden and was stopped at the sight of an eerie shadow.

"Are you running away again?" It was the Dark Phoenix.

"What do you want from me?" Carmen was not about to face the woman until she was ready.

"I'm not here to fight you...no, I have something important to tell you."

"Fine." Carmen slowly turned to face her enemy.

"I know where your mother is, she's-"

"Liar!" Carmen was not about to put up with this.

"Just listen to me... you want to now where she is, right?" Carmen nodded.

"Yeah...I do."

A tear slowly ran down the woman's face. "Carmen...I...I'm...I'm your mother."

"What? No, it's not true...but how...how could you be my...oh my God!"

"Don't you remember me?"

"I remember my mother...but she is nothing like you!" Carmen stomped of into the opposite direction, before the woman could give her the chance to explain herself.

"Believe what you will...how do you think you got you're powers...how would I know where

to find you...why do I know what you can and can't do?" The Dark Phoenix yelled after her.

Scilence.

Carmen slowly approached the woman, staring her down. "I don't know if you've forgotten already...but you tried to kill me!"

" Yes, but I didn't know at the time, that you were my..."

"Oh so now I'm suppose forgive you, because you didn't know?"

"No," the woman put her right hand on her shoulder, " but you can accept the fact that I'm your mother."

"Ok, if you really are my mom, then tell me something my real mother would only know

about me."

"When you were 13, you saved me from getting hit by a car, by using your power to stop it."

Carmen gulped.

"Carmen...I want to make up for the last few years, I know I haven't been there for you as

much as I should have."

"No you haven't, but I'm willing to forgive you...except for that whole trying-to-kill-me

thing."

"And I am willing to let you hold a grudge against me." The woman smiled brightly, and

Carmen also smiled, or at least tried to.

(This was a really corny chapter in my opinion but, I might be wrong...Hope u like!)