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29th March
Anna's POV
"Aaaaaaaahh!" I screamed futilely, struggling to run. My legs and my brain seemed to be frozen to the ground.
Hey, hold on…
I glanced down and let out another ear-splitting shriek. "My legs!" I cried in desperation, struggling. They were frozen to the ground. Literally.
"This was not my idea of cooling off," I snarled, reaching down to try to break free. I almost forgot about the tidal wave until I heard its deafening roar. I let out another shriek of fright.
"You know, you should stop screaming before you shatter our eardrums," a heavily accented voice spoke in my ear. I felt my hands being grasped by something furry. I tried to place the accent, but my brain felt like it was stuck in a ditch. German, perhaps?
I squeezed my eyes shut as the smell of brinestone filled my nose. When I timidly opened them again, I realized that we were standing pretty far away from the cliff. The tidal wave was gone and the area was peaceful. I turned to thank my rescuer, but froze when I saw a blue, furry creature standing beside me.
"Everything in order?" the creature asked, flicking his tail. I closed my mouth and swallowed, then nodded nervously. "Fine," I whispered, my mouth feeling like it was filled with glue.
"No broken limbs, then?" the creature continued cheerfully, seemingly unaware that I was staring at him like he was a demon. Which he did look like.
"Look, I'm fine," I snapped, my spirit returning back to me in a flash. "As fine as I can be after experiencing near death!"
"Only asking," the creature recoiled, looking hurt. "There's no need to snap at me."
"Sounds like the Anna I know is back," a familiar voice said from behind me. I turned and stared into the eyes of Kitty in surprise. "What are you doing here?" I asked snappishly. The thought that she had somehow caused the tidal wave flitted across my mind, but I brushed it away.
Kitty looked rather sheepish as she looked at the ground. She opened her mouth to speak, but shut it and turned to the "demon" beside me. "Nightcrawler, do you mind...?" she asked softly.
"Sure thing, Shadowcat," Nightcrawler disappeared in a puff of smoke. It didn't even register in my mind that Kitty had been called another name by him. I only stared at her, tapping my foot impatiently as I waited for an explanation. Frights had always caused me to be rather short-tempered, and this was no different.
"Halloween's come early?" I asked at last when Kitty seemed to grow uncomfortable. "That's a great costume if I ever saw one." I jerked my head in the direction of where the creature had disappeared.
"That's not a costume," Kitty said in a whisper, not meeting my eyes. "It's his true form."
"Oh, yeah, right," I snorted. "And I'm the tooth fairy."
"I'm not kidding," Kitty snapped, looking at me for the first time all day. "He has special powers, just like me and you."
"Special-?" I stopped. "Hang on, Kit," I laughed uneasily. "What do you mean by me and you?"
"Look," Kitty told me. She ran at a tree trunk and ran right through it!
"Nice trick," I smiled infuriatingly. "How did you do it?"
"I didn't," Kitty stated. "It's my power. I can walk through walls." I raised a skeptical eyebrow at her and she added in frustration, "You have powers too, Anna. You can't deny it!"
"And just what powers would I have?" I asked, starting to feel like there was a hole in my stomach.
"You saw the tidal wave just now," Kitty snapped. "You caused it Anna. You did. Nobody but you!"
"No I didn't," I protested. Before I could argue any more, I heard another voice behind me.
"I'm afraid Shadowcat's right," a girl clad in green stepped out of the shadows. She smiled at me and I glared warily at her. There was something familiar about her, but I couldn't put my finger on it.
"You are a mutant, just like all of us," the girl told me. "Come with us, and you can master your powers."
"No!" I practically yelled the word. I felt like lunging at the two if them and hitting them but I restrained myself. "I'm not a mutant, therefore I don't have to go anywhere with you!"
I spun around and sprinted home. I felt tears streaming down my face. Why is all this happening to me!
Home right now seemed warm and cozy. I didn't even care if my father screamed at me again. Even though I could hear Kit's voice calling out to me, I paid no heed and ran home.
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