Finally finished with my book I put it back in my backpack and looked over at Kurt, he was starting to wake up. Suddenly the plane shook, 'It must be turbulence.' I think as Professor Xavier's voice comes over the intercom.
"Kurt, you need to take Sheila to the institute. Logan and I have to take care of something." The intercom made a 'click' sound as he turned it off. I looked toward Kurt who was now standing up.
He extends his hand towards me, "Ve need to get to ze inztatute." I stood up and put my backpack on my back and grabbed my suitcase. I slowly took his hand and with a 'bamf' we teleported. When we arrived I was overwhelmed with the smell of sulfur and brimstone, I coughed for a few seconds then looked up, we were outside an astonishing mansion.
I stood there in awe for a second before realizing I was still holding Kurts hand. I quickly pulled my hand away and blushed a deep crimson. He looked at me and raised a blue eyebrow. "Uhm, Sheila. Vouldn't it be better if zhey could, you know, see you?" He asked. I looked at my hands and realized I had become invisible. I made myself visible and looked over at Kurt. He smiled then led me to the entrance of the building. He opened the door, revealing my new home.
The foray was beautiful. There were beautiful statues and paintings adorned the amber colored walls. Several people came down the grand stairs, three girls from the left side and two boys form the right. I shyly looked at the group and could feel myself fading slightly. "You're back." The taller boy with brown hair and sunglasses said leading the group over to us. Kurt nodded then looked over at me,
"Zhis is Sheila." He said introducing me. I
smiled and waved slightly. "I'm Scott. This is Jean." He said motioning towards the stunning maroon haired girl. She smiled at me broadly, "Hello." "Evan." He motioned towards the other boy who seemed to be paying more attention to the video game in his hands. Scott nudged the boy and the boy looked up confused.
"Huh?" He looked at me and smiled. "Oh. Welcome." he said then went back to his game. "Rouge." He said motioning towards a girl with dark auburn colored hair with white bangs. "And Kitty." He said motioning towards the final team member. She was a petite girl with light brown hair in a ponytail, "Hi." She said smiling. "That's everyone, and it's obvious you've met Kurt." He said smiling.
"Vah, I kept her company on ze way here." He walked inside and I followed him, unsure of where I should go. Rouge, Jean and Scott headed upstairs while Kitty, Evan and Kurt stayed in the foray with me. "So Sheila," Evan started walking over to me. "What kind of powers do you have?" He asked.
I set my bag down next to me, "Well, I can turn invisible." I said shyly. Kittys eyes lit up, "Really? That sounds like so cool!" She said prancing over. "Show zhem Sheila." He encouraged. I closed my eyes and concentrated on becoming invisible, which wasn't too hard. I heard several gasp and 'ooh's'.
I opened my eyes and saw the three smiling and looking at where I was. "That's, like, so cool!" Kitty said gawking. I became visible again and felt myself blushing deeply. "Thanks." Evan and Kurt headed upstairs while Kitty and I talked about what it was like at the institute. She showed me the downstairs area starting with the kitchen/ Dining room
The room was spacious and had a calming atmosphere. Going further inside we found a woman with white hair and dark skin sitting at the table drinking from a mug. "Oh, hello Kitty. Who is this?" She asked smiling graciously at me. "This is Sheila; she's the new girl Professor Xavier told us about."
The women smiled at me. "It is very nice to meet you. I am Ororo, but you may call me Storm. I will be one of your mentors. I hope you like it here." She said kindly. "Thank you. It is very nice to meet you." I said shyly. Kitty showed me the rest of the downstairs then we headed to the upper area of the house. We started at the stairs, "The left stairwell leads to the girls' rooms and the right to the boys'. " She said going up the left side. I followed her and we ended up in a corridor with about seven different doors including one that appeared to lead to a balcony.
"I don't know which room is yours so, you can like stay with me and Rouge tonight. We could have a slumber party." Kitty said excitedly. "Sure." She led me to her and Rouges room and opened the door. Rouge sat on a bed reading. "Hey Rouge. Is it cool if Sheila sleeps in our room tonight? We don't know which room is hers so, I figured she could, like, you know…." She trailed off and smiled at Rouge.
Rouge looked up at us, "Sure. As long as ya'll don't keep me up all night." She said in a southern drawl. "Thank you, Rouge." I said smiling at her. Kitty took my suitcase and set it on the foot of her bed. 'I think I'll like it here. The people here are kind and understanding. They know what it's like being different. But, being different isn't always a bad thing.'