Here's the third chapter. How do you like Cobra so far? I've tried to make her cool, but in the first chapters, she's still developing her characteristics. In the later chapters, you might start to understand the way she thinks.

Chapter 3

Cobra nodded and smiled.

"Good. Alright, what do you want to do?" Rogue asked, smiling.

"Tell Logan," Cobra replied, then she laughed, "or he'll think you killed me or something."

Rogue led the way back and explained everything to Logan and told him that they were going to play basketball. They went outside and met Bobby's friends.

"Hi, Bobby! This is Cobra," Rogue smiled at her boyfriend.

Bobby raised his eyebrows.

"It chilled," Cobra answered the unspoken question.

Bobby nodded, "What's your real name?"

"Cecilia Cruentus," Cobra replied, "I was a violin teacher, but it took over me and I accidentally killed a student. My best and most favorite student."

Bobby nodded and they started to play basketball. Rogue tossed the ball to Cobra. Cobra reached for it, but Bobby accidentally knocked her down as he caught the ball. Cobra fell on the cement. Her left side of her body started bleeding. Rogue hurried over to Cobra.

"Tell them why," Cobra said as she ran off.

Bobby and his friends watched Cobra leave quizzically.

"Her mutation makes her easily injured. When she starts bleeding, it's hard for her to control her blood lust. She didn't want endanger us so, she left," Rogue explained, brushing back her white strand of hair.

"Shall we go on?" one of Bobby's friend asked as he glanced nervously at Rogue and Bobby.

Bobby looked a Rogue who was biting her lip nervously.

"She'll be fine," Bobby assured Rogue.

Rogue nodded and turned back to the game. A night passed without Cobra coming out for dinner. Logan was worried when Cobra did not come out for breakfast, but he shrugged it off. But when Cobra missed the meeting with the Professor, Xavier sent Storm, Wolverine, and Cyclops to check on her.

"Logan, the door's locked. Can you open it?" Storm asked quietly.

Logan slid his claw into the lock and turned it. With a click, it opened. Scott and Logan waited as Storm went in. The room was in a mess. Things were thrown everywhere and the bed was torn apart. In a corner, laid Cobra. Her face was white and her side was bleeding.

"Help!" Storm cried frantically at the sight.

Cyclops and Logan ran into the room. Wolverine scooped up Cobra and hurried out of the room with Cyclops and Storm on his heels. All the students stopped as they saw them pass by. They went into the hospital and laid her down on a bed.

"I'll get the professor," Cyclops said as he ran out.

Suddenly, Rogue burst in.

"It's my fault! We were playing basketball and Bobby accidentally knocked her down. She ran off and I didn't follow her," Rogue cried as Storm held her and stroked her hair.

"It isn't your fault. It's nobody's fault," Storm replied, "Now go back to class. She'll be alright."

Rogue shook her head, sobbing. Storm murmured words of comfort before she finally convinced Rogue to leave. Suddenly, the Professor appeared with Nightcrawler.

"Cyclops is explaining the situation to the students. They attacked my room with questions," Xavier explained as he checked Cobra's pulse.

He frowned.

"It's slower than usual humans," he commented.

"She's a snake," Wolverine reminded him.

"True. Now, I need everyone to donate blood. We'll put the blood into bottles for her to carry around," Xavier said quickly.

In less than an hour, Cobra was as good as new. Storm and Wolverine left the room to let Xavier talk privately with Cobra.

"Thanks," Cobra whispered after a few moments of silence.

"No problem. Well, Cobra, we have been looking for a person to help us," Xavier replied slowly as he looked at Cobra.

Cobra understood that she was going into business and not pay back. She sat up straight in her chair and looked at Xavier quietly.

"A job," Cobra nodded.

"Yes. Well, there is a place called Midnight. Vampires rule there and they own slaves. The owner of Midnight is a vampire named Jaguar. Jaguar's blood-mother, Jeshickah, wants Midnight back. You see, she ruled Midnight before it fell and after they built it again, Jaguar ruled with Jeshickah's permission," Xavier answered.

"Why me?"

"You are like a vampire. I am going to teach you. Vampires read minds. I am going to teach you to use your mental powers. I don't know very much about vampires, so Turquoise Draka will fill you in and she'll also teach you how to use weapons. What we want is to keep Jaguar ruling. Jeshickah must not rule," Xavier said plainly.

In the mornings, Cobra would learn from Xavier. In the afternoons, she would be with Turquoise. During her lessons with Xavier, they learned that she could teleport, so in the evenings Nightcrawler taught her. Her lessons went on like this until Nightcrawler announced that she could teleport properly. A few weeks later, Xavier said that she was almost as powerful as he. And in less than a week after that, Turquoise declared that Cobra was ready.

"Cobra, wear this on your upper arm. Hopefully, no one will see it. It makes your reflection in the mirror invisible," Xavier smiled as he handed her the watch-looking device.

Cobra wrapped it around her upper arm and looked in the mirror. She was thin air. Charles smiled.

"Now, this hides your heartbeat," Charles said as he handed Cobra another watch, "And these contacts make your eyes black like a vampire's."

Cobra put them on and waited patiently for Xavier to say something.

"Go to Storm's office. She has some clothes for you," Xavier smiled.

Cobra nodded and teleported to Storm's room, right in front of Storm. Storm jumped and shouted. Finally she calmed down.

"Cobra! Don't do that again!" Storm exclaimed.

"Sorry. Uh, the professor said that you have some clothes for me -"

"Here they are. I'm sorry that they're black, but Turquoise said that vampires prefer to wear black in Midnight," Storm cut in a she handed her the clothes.

Cobra nodded her thanks and teleported to her room. Immediately, she changed into the tight, short, black T-shirt and hip hugger, flare jeans. She was looking at herself when someone knocked on the door.

"Come in," Cobra invited.

Turquoise walked in with a man. Cobra reached out with a shielded probe and found that the man was a vampire.

"I see you've brought a vampire friend," Cobra commented coolly.

"Nathaniel will help you get into Midnight. He won't tell anyone anything," Turquoise explained.

Cobra felt Nathaniel about to probe her mind. She threw up her defenses and hissed at him. He drew back, astonished at her powerful shields and her anger.

"You defend your mind quite well," Nathaniel commented.

Cobra nodded curtly, "Shall we go?"

Nathaniel led the way to his car and opened the door for her as he slid into the driver's seat. Cobra got into the car and closed the door as the engine started. It was a long ride to Midnight. As they came to the gate, Nathaniel turned to face her.

"What's your vampire name?"

"Cobra," Cobra replied coolly.

Nathaniel nodded and got out of the car. Cobra watched him as he talked to the lady at the gate. He bent down and drank her blood. Cobra blinked and noted to herself that it was common to drink people's blood. Nathaniel got back into the car and drove into Midnight. He pulled over at a large mansion and got out. Cobra followed him into the house. They walked up a few flights of stairs down a hallway, and into a room. A vampire was resting in his chair holding a whip.

"Ahem, Jaguar?" Nathaniel asked loudly.

Jaguar awoke, "yes?"

"Cobra would like a room," Nathaniel replied as he pointed at Cobra.

She sensed Jaguar about to come into her mind so she put up her shields and looked at him coldly.

"The only room available is the one right next to this room," Jaguar sighed as he nodded at Cobra.

Cobra nodded, glaring at him. Jaguar got up and led her into the room. He closed the door and looked at her.

"How come you became a vampire?" he asked gently.

"I got into a fight with a vampire and when I died he made me one of him," Cobra replied shortly.

"Were you his slave?" Jaguar asked about Nathaniel.

"Nathaniel didn't make me. Neither was I his slave," Cobra declared, "I was no one's slave."

"Well, ah, have you owned a slave?" Jaguar asked slowly.

Cobra shook her head.

"I'll get you two. What type?"

Cobra started getting angry that he was so calm about buying humans as slaves, but she reminded herself that she needed to control herself or she might die.