Disclaimer: Kurt bamfed away the disclaimer saying I don't own X-Men Evolution or any of it's copyrighted characters, except for Angelfish.

Chapter 3

Arella blinked as she down at the enormous metal room. "Woah. What IS this place?" She was currently in the control room, watching the other X-Men do a training session.

A tough-looking guy sporting a black costume, and scraggly hair answered, "This is the Danger Room."

She turned around, surprised at the man's sudden arrival. "Who are you?"

He flicked a switch on the control panel, causing a blade to head straight for Kitty. "I'm Logan, aka Wolverine."

Looking back down at the "Danger Room", Arella saw Kitty go right through the blade. "Cool! Does everyone have awesome powers like that?"

She heard Logan chuckle a bit. A new voice sounded, feminine, sweet, and with a slight African accent. "Well, for the most part, yes." Arella looked to the entrance of the control room and saw a beautiful African woman, wearing a black outfit with a long cape, and bright white hair. "Greetings." she said. "I'm a Ororo Munroe, or Storm."

Arella frowned. "What's with the codenames?"

Storm laughed. "They often describe our personalities or powers. They fit us."

She raised an eyebrow. "And how does 'Angelfish' describe me?"

"Well, from what the Professor has told me, you are able to fly, as well as breathe underwater, correct? 'Angel', like your wings, and 'fish', like breathing underwater."

Arella blinked in realization. "Oh, I get it! How does 'Storm' fit you, and how does 'Wolverine' fit him?" she asked, gesturing to Logan, who was flipping and pushing various switches and buttons.

"Well, I can control weather. And Logan has... a temper." Logan glared at her for half a second, before a buzzer sounded. Down below, everyone stopped. The machines stopped, and the blades retreated. Storm spoke into a microphone, "Alright. Session over." You could hear everyone down below sigh in utter relief.

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Arella's wings had another power. They could just kind of... Disappear. And they were gone, as she looked up at Bayville High. "So, I'm a junior? Huh, I never went to public school before." she commented to Kurt, who was standing next to her, image inducer on.

He blinked. "You never went- Oh, right. Rich parents."

She nodded. "I was home-schooled. So the most I saw of real school was on TV. Can't wait to see what it's like."

Kurt gave her a strange look as they entered the school. He did a farewell salute. "See in you in class later."

Arella gave a nervous grin and entered the Main Office. The secretary looked up. "Can I help you?"

She smiled. "Yes, I'm Arella Midnight. I'm supposed to be starting here today...?"

A look of recognition passed the secretary's face. "Oh, yes. Go in to Principal Kelly's office and he'll sign you up."

She nodded and walked into the principal's office. The principal looked up at her. "And who are you?"

"I'm Arella Midnight. I'm supposed to be starting today."

He smiled and nodded. "Ah, yes. Take a seat." She sat down, and he continued, asking different questions. Date of birth, previous schools, contact numbers, emergency numbers... Finally, they were almost done. "I just have one more question for you." Principal Kelly asked.

Arella's head tilted to one side. "Yes?"

He pushed forwards on his desk, leaning over it. "ARE YOU A MUTANT???"

She blinked. "Um.... Yes..." Everyone knew about mutants. Why did she have to keep it a secret?

An angry look came over Kelly's face. "I HATE mutants!" he shouted.

The green-haired girl got up, and slowly back out of the room and back into the main hall. She looked at her schedule, but the bell rang. "So, for second period, I have Gym." she smiled, then headed off to the gym.

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Arella walked into the gym, dressed in her gym clothes. She only saw two people from the institute- Kurt and Scott. Looking around, she also noticed a fairly thin boy with bleach-white hair. He looked overconfident about himself. Another boy, with fairly brown hair, was talking to him. The white-haired kid pointed at Scott and laughed. Arella's head tilted to one side in confusion as to what he was laughing at, when a boy with orange-red hair walked into the gym, quietly laughing maniacally.

A tall, buff man walked into the room, and loudly shouted, "Greetings, MAGGOTS!"

All of the kids but her saluted and replied, "Greetings, Mr. Ball!"

He turned and looked right at her. "And WHO are YOU?"

She gulped. "I'm Arella Midnight, sir. I'm new here...."

He nodded. "Alright then." Turning back to the class, he ordered, "TEN LAPS!"

She blinked and then ran after them. The white-haired kid was running really fast, finishing his first lap when she was not even halfway through her first. What I'd give to fly right now...

The brown-haired kid was suddenly next to her. "So, you're new here, huh?" His voice was semi-deep and sounded a tad aggressive. Angelfish nodded. Looking around, he asked her quietly, "Between you and me, are you a mutant?"

She slowly nodded. "Yeah, I am. Why?"

With a grin, he replied, "I am too. My name is Lance Alvers, aka Avalanche."

Her face twisted in confusion. "What's with the codenames? Storm, Wolverine, Avalanche, Angelfish!"

Lance blinked. "Well, it's just a nickname. Pretty much every mutant has them, with the X-Geeks or not. Oh, are you Angelfish?"

She nodded. "I'm Angelfish. And don't you mean X-Men?"

The white-haired kid fell back, now right next to her. "Nope-sorry. Those-guys-are-geeks-get-it. Why-hang-out-with-them-when-you-can-hang-out-with-the-awesome-mutants-me-and-the-Brotherhood?"

Arella blinked. "Who are the Brotherhood?"

Lance answered before white-hair could answer. "That's a group or guys-and Wanda-with mutant powers who don't like the X-Geeks." Under his breath, he told her, "That's Pietro Maximoff. Aka Quicksilver. He's super fast."

Pietro grinned. "Yeah-I-am." He ran in circles around her. She suddenly stuck out her foot, tripping him. She laughed, and he got up and ran right back to her. "What-was-that-for?"

She gave him a look. "Seriously? You're annoying."

Kurt was next to her suddenly. "You guys should just leave her alone."

She sighed. "Do you guys ALWAYS just appear out of thin air?" Kurt opened his mouth, but she held up her hand. "Don't answer that."

A/N: I need to know you're opinion. Should Angelfish be paired with Kurt or Lance? Oh, and please review!