Chapter Five: Estrella
Me: ¡Holá! ¿Como estás tú?
Jet: For those of you who aren't bilingual, or at least don't speak Spanish, Chaotic Dreamer just said: Hello! How are you!
Me: Sorry, but I'm excited because my Dad just taught me some Dutch. But I can't spell it. So I'm writing stuff in Spanish, which I take in school. ^_^
Jet: Did you get into the froot loops again?
Shout Out thingys
Elf: Just so you know, Jet's actually a girl. Anyway, glad you like it. Tell Beefy I said hi!
Disclaimer: X-men is something that I do not own. I don't own froot loops either, but I eat them and get hyper. Be very afraid. ^_^
Jet: She's using emoticons. Not a good sign.
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After dinner, everyone went to the 'rec room.' For a few minutes, everyone went about doing whatever. Unsure of what to do, I just sat down and daydreamed.
"Hello!"A voice suddenly started me out of my reverie.
I blinked. Kurt was waving an arm in front of me. Only, he was hanging from the cieling.
"Hi." I said. I couldn't think of a more intelligent response.
"You need to come to the ceremony!" He said, then disappeared in a cloud of sulphury smoke.
"Ceremony?" I asked, but when I looked around, the rec room was empty. Kitty walked in (through the door. Not the doorway, the door.) and pulled me up.
"Like, come on!" She said, and pulled me through the closed door, into the hallway. I followed her around a few staircases into a library. The lights were out, but the room was lit with gold candles. In the dim light, I could make out the shadows of all the other students in the institute, but I couldn't see anyone's face.
"Jennifer Morris." Kurt said. His voice was coming from near the ceiling, a few feet ahead of me, and seemed oddly sinister. I couldn't see anything but a pair of glowing yellow eyes.
"You have joined the ranks of... this school. But to be accepted, you must write your name on the wall of... people. I blinked. Someone (I couldn't tell who) handed me a pen.
Amara's face appeared in front of me. Her hand was on fire, and she held it up so her face turned eerie. She beckoned, and I followed her to a piece of paper taped to the wall. On it was a list of names.
"Behold, the ancient runes of... code names."
"Ancient! Kurt, you like, made that ten minutes ago!" Kitty's voice rang out in the dark, spoiling the atmosphere.
"Shh!" Someone said, and I read the list.
Cyclops
Jean Grey
Nightcrawler
Shadowcat
Spyke
Rouge
Berzerker
Magma
Iceman
Multiple
Wolfsbane
Jubilee
Cannonball
Sunspot
I paused for a moment, then wrote at the bottom:
Estrella
"Estrella?" Someone asked, pronouncing it Es-trel-la
"Estrella. It's Spanish for star." I said, pronouncing it Eh-strey-ah.
Someone turned on the lights, and the candles were blown out. In the unspooky, electrical light, I saw a banner which read "WELCOME TO THE X-MEN!", and had everyone's signatures.
The X-men. Apparently a group name for the people here. I looked around at the many people surrounding me, with grins, wondering what I was going to say.
"Thanks." I said. It annoys me how, when you join a group, adults make you do all those introduction things. Where were you born? What's your favorite color? Answering those questions doesn't make you feel anything for the ones your talking too. But this; this was the kind of welcome everyone needs.
"I'd better warn you." I added. "You have now officially given me permission to stop being shy. That's something you might regret."
Rahne, a girl with a Scottish accent, grinned. "We'll chance it."
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Email from Jennifer Morris to her parents:
Dear Mom and Dad,
Hi! I'm here. The school is really big, and filled to bursting with people my age. What with some of the powers I've seen, I'm surprised the place is still standing.
Yes Mom, there are some cute boys. No, I do not have a crush on any of them.
I was a little bit nervous when I first got here, and I miss you both, (And even Sabrina and Jacob) a great deal. But, after the welcome I've gotten here, I think I'll get along just fine. Everyone is trying to make sure I feel welcome, and they're doing a good job.
Well, Jubes (a girl at school, her name is Jubilation, but everyone calls her Jubes or Jubilee) wants to use the computer. I'll write again soon.
Love,
Jen
P.S. Tell Sabrina and Jacob that I love them too.
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Me: Awwwwwwwwwwww! How cute! ^_^
Jet: That's it! *sets fire to all the froot loops boxes*
Me: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO *pause for breath* OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Jet: Since Chaotic Dreamer obviously can't say it, review. Or I'll burn your froot loops. Mua-ha-ha-ha... Did I actually laugh manically?
Me: ¡Holá! ¿Como estás tú?
Jet: For those of you who aren't bilingual, or at least don't speak Spanish, Chaotic Dreamer just said: Hello! How are you!
Me: Sorry, but I'm excited because my Dad just taught me some Dutch. But I can't spell it. So I'm writing stuff in Spanish, which I take in school. ^_^
Jet: Did you get into the froot loops again?
Shout Out thingys
Elf: Just so you know, Jet's actually a girl. Anyway, glad you like it. Tell Beefy I said hi!
Disclaimer: X-men is something that I do not own. I don't own froot loops either, but I eat them and get hyper. Be very afraid. ^_^
Jet: She's using emoticons. Not a good sign.
+*+*+*+*+*+*+* FUNKY LINE!!!!!!! +*+*+*+*+*++*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*
After dinner, everyone went to the 'rec room.' For a few minutes, everyone went about doing whatever. Unsure of what to do, I just sat down and daydreamed.
"Hello!"A voice suddenly started me out of my reverie.
I blinked. Kurt was waving an arm in front of me. Only, he was hanging from the cieling.
"Hi." I said. I couldn't think of a more intelligent response.
"You need to come to the ceremony!" He said, then disappeared in a cloud of sulphury smoke.
"Ceremony?" I asked, but when I looked around, the rec room was empty. Kitty walked in (through the door. Not the doorway, the door.) and pulled me up.
"Like, come on!" She said, and pulled me through the closed door, into the hallway. I followed her around a few staircases into a library. The lights were out, but the room was lit with gold candles. In the dim light, I could make out the shadows of all the other students in the institute, but I couldn't see anyone's face.
"Jennifer Morris." Kurt said. His voice was coming from near the ceiling, a few feet ahead of me, and seemed oddly sinister. I couldn't see anything but a pair of glowing yellow eyes.
"You have joined the ranks of... this school. But to be accepted, you must write your name on the wall of... people. I blinked. Someone (I couldn't tell who) handed me a pen.
Amara's face appeared in front of me. Her hand was on fire, and she held it up so her face turned eerie. She beckoned, and I followed her to a piece of paper taped to the wall. On it was a list of names.
"Behold, the ancient runes of... code names."
"Ancient! Kurt, you like, made that ten minutes ago!" Kitty's voice rang out in the dark, spoiling the atmosphere.
"Shh!" Someone said, and I read the list.
Cyclops
Jean Grey
Nightcrawler
Shadowcat
Spyke
Rouge
Berzerker
Magma
Iceman
Multiple
Wolfsbane
Jubilee
Cannonball
Sunspot
I paused for a moment, then wrote at the bottom:
Estrella
"Estrella?" Someone asked, pronouncing it Es-trel-la
"Estrella. It's Spanish for star." I said, pronouncing it Eh-strey-ah.
Someone turned on the lights, and the candles were blown out. In the unspooky, electrical light, I saw a banner which read "WELCOME TO THE X-MEN!", and had everyone's signatures.
The X-men. Apparently a group name for the people here. I looked around at the many people surrounding me, with grins, wondering what I was going to say.
"Thanks." I said. It annoys me how, when you join a group, adults make you do all those introduction things. Where were you born? What's your favorite color? Answering those questions doesn't make you feel anything for the ones your talking too. But this; this was the kind of welcome everyone needs.
"I'd better warn you." I added. "You have now officially given me permission to stop being shy. That's something you might regret."
Rahne, a girl with a Scottish accent, grinned. "We'll chance it."
* * *
Email from Jennifer Morris to her parents:
Dear Mom and Dad,
Hi! I'm here. The school is really big, and filled to bursting with people my age. What with some of the powers I've seen, I'm surprised the place is still standing.
Yes Mom, there are some cute boys. No, I do not have a crush on any of them.
I was a little bit nervous when I first got here, and I miss you both, (And even Sabrina and Jacob) a great deal. But, after the welcome I've gotten here, I think I'll get along just fine. Everyone is trying to make sure I feel welcome, and they're doing a good job.
Well, Jubes (a girl at school, her name is Jubilation, but everyone calls her Jubes or Jubilee) wants to use the computer. I'll write again soon.
Love,
Jen
P.S. Tell Sabrina and Jacob that I love them too.
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Me: Awwwwwwwwwwww! How cute! ^_^
Jet: That's it! *sets fire to all the froot loops boxes*
Me: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO *pause for breath* OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Jet: Since Chaotic Dreamer obviously can't say it, review. Or I'll burn your froot loops. Mua-ha-ha-ha... Did I actually laugh manically?