The Questions Are Asked:
Rogue stepped away from Bobby and looked at Officer Yokas."You mean to tell us that she has normal friends who know that she is gifted and don't seem to mind?"
"She has normal friends that know that she is a mutant, yes. Apparently she was showing off for her friends one day and they thought it was kind of cool. Are you going to have a problem with that?" Bosco asked.
"No, they will not. Anyone who is a friend of Eclipse's is welcome here. They will just have to call ahead to let us know when they are going to stop by. I'm sure there parents are going to want to know where they are going." Xavier said.
"There parents know that I am a mutant. And they always open their arms to me. They even knew that my father hit me sometimes. But he's never hit me so hard before. Can the dragon stay here?" I asked.
"What dragon?" Bobby asked.
"Never mind, forget I even said anything about it. Can I get some rest now? Being here kinda makes me feel vulnerable all over again. And I hat feeling vulnerable. The last time I felt vulnerable was the day before my father took his belt buckle to my back and ripped the skin off my back. I assume I am staying here or I wouldn't have all my stuff in the back of your car Officers. Bosco, Faith can we please get this over with. If I'm not staying here, just take me to one of your guys' house and I wouldn't mind staying there. Faith, your daughter is my age; she probably wouldn't mind having someone in the house the same age as her."
"Sorry, Eclipse, but you are safer here then you are at either of our houses. Your father knows where the two of us live and if he ever escapes, he'll figure your either living with us or somewhere else. You need to be safe at all times. Until the court hearing that is. After your father is put in jail for life, you'll be placed in Foster Care." Faith said.
"Great, back to foster care I go. I'd rather stay here even though I know nobody."
"It's settled then. Eclipse will stay here, the NYPD will check in on her every now and then, and her friends can visit anytime they want. Storm, will you please show our new student her room?" Xavier finished.
Bosco and Faith got my bags and belongings from the trunk of their car and I was helped to my room. Storm watched as without even touching any of my things, I began putting my posters on my walls, my clothes in my drawers, my stereo on the dresser, my laptop on the desk and all my stuff in the right places. Logan, Rogue, Bobby, Scott, Jean & Kitty had come in halfway through my putting everything away. Xavier was the last of the mutants to come into the room. I was almost done putting my stuff away when he came in. The picture of me and my friends together, practicing our dance routines was the one that got everyone. As much of a mutant I was, I was even more of a dancer. My friends didn't seem to mind about the mutant part. They liked me for me.
Now the recovering and not being able to dance part would be the hardest part. But that's what I had my friends for. Time to recover and get settled in. the only hope I had was that the dragon found there was to me and my new home.