I looked down on my pancakes and didn't have the feeling to eat. "Alice, is something wrong?" My mother asked. "Are you pregnant?" my dad asked jokingly. "Dad, eew, that's gross!" I shouted. My dad gave out a big laugh and eventually stopped when my mom smacked his head. He coughed, "Sorry, I was just kidding." He teased. I sighed and finally had the urge to ask them. "Mom, Dad. Ever since I've discovered my powers, I always wanted to find answers on how I got them." My mom looked worried, "What are you trying to say Alice?" she asked. "I want to move in with the X-Men." I finally answered.
"What is that, some sort of rock band?" my dad joked. "No dad, it's a place where special people like me learn to control and understand our powers." I answered. "Then, where is this place?" my mom asked. "It's the big mansion that we saw as we were driving on our way here remember?" my mom nodded, "Yes I remember the sign that said Xavier's Institute." I smiled as she finally got the picture. "Yeah, I want to join them and study more about my powers, even if it means I have to live there." I said.
"Is it safe?" my dad asked in a worried tone. "Yes, I've met a couple of people that goes there and they're really nice." I answered. "Were those people boys?" my dad asked suspiciously. I rolled my eyes, "Dad!" I shouted feeling really annoyed. My mom had enough and smacked his head for the second time. "Look, I'm fine with you wanting to go. As long as I talk to whoever is in charge with the X-Band," my dad said. "Professor Xavier is in charge, and the name of the institute is X-Men." I corrected him. "Tell you what; if you finish your pancakes your father and I will talk to Professor Xavier today after school." I gave out a big grin and started eating my pancakes as if I got my appetite back.
Before I could finish my last bite of pancake my watch suddenly started beeping. "Crap I'm late!" I got up, picked up my bag, and started headed to school. "Be careful Alice!" my mom shouted behind giving me a wave goodbye.
As I finally reached to the school's entrance out of breath, I felt something ran really fast behind me. I turned around and saw no one. This is plain freaky. I took a few steps toward my classroom door until I felt someone hold me by the waist. Then all of a sudden I was already sitting down on my desk. Before I could say anything, Pietro put his finger on my lips to quiet me down. "Shh, open your books and act like you've been here since class started." He winked. I smiled and spent the rest of the period goofing off with him.
Now don't get me wrong. Pietro is a really nice guy, but I don't know if I'm sure about having this crush on him. It's too risky and my number one goal is to help him with his mission. Save Wanda from the X-Men and make sure Magneto doesn't bother us.
END CHAPTER NINE