Second Chance Chapter two
Everything was a blur. There was discordant screaming and utter chaos. You felt yourself lurch forward; feeling the pain go through your skull at the same time you felt the sharp, metallic pain course through your side. Then it blurred in fast forward. You heard someone scream your name. The sound made you turn around and start running towards it. The voice was someone who meant something to you and you felt the need to save them. That's when you saw a bright flash of yellow and orange light, and then heard the explosion.
You jolted upright with a scream. You panted loudly, your heart racing. You looked out the window to take your mind off of the nightmare. The sky was a dark purple with a small layer of pink fading into it at the horizon. You sighed. I don't think I'll be sleeping anymore tonight. So you sat there staring out your window watching the sun rise.
~Time Skip~
You sat on the floor, your back to the wall. You heard a knock, and then Jean poked her head in. "(Name)? Oh, you're up already. Well I have clothes for you to wear until you get your own. Let me know if you need help, I'll be right outside." She handed you the clothes and closed the door.
You got ready, putting on the (color) shirt and jeans. Both were a little loose on you, but not so much it was uncomfortable. You slowly walked out of the room and saw Jean standing in the hallway talking to a man. The man was well built with brown hair, and he was wearing red tinted sunglasses. You slowly walked up to them. It took a minute before either of them noticed you.
"Who's this?" The man asked, gesturing to you.
"This is (Name). (Name) this is Scott." Jean said.
"When did you get here?" Scott said curiously.
"She got here yesterday." Jean said.
"Is she the person The Professor was trying to track down?"
"Yes, Scott."
"Well, welcome, (Name), glad to have you here." He smiled and walked away.
Jean shook her head, "Sorry about him, (Name). He gets excited whenever someone new comes here."
"It's okay." You said.
"Let's get you to breakfast. You must be starving."
So the two of you walked down and entered a room where students were eating and talking to each other. No one noticed you two enter. Jean led you to a table with two boys and two girls engrossed in conversation. One of the boys had light brown hair and blue eyes. The other boy also had brown hair, but his was longer than the other boys' hair and had brown. Also this other boy seemed to be wilder whereas the other boy was more laid back. One of the girls had long black hair with brown eyes. The other girl had reddish brown hair with white streaks the front strands of her hair and with brown.
When you and Jean approached they all immediately stopped talking and looked at you.
"Hi, Jean. Who's this?" The blue eyed boy asked curiously.
"Bobby, this is (Name). She's new here, and I want you four to make her feel welcome." Jean stated, and then left.
You felt extremely uncomfortable with all the attention. They just stared at you. "Well don't stand there, come sit down." The boy, Bobby, said.
You did as he asked. You sat in the empty seat next to him. They continued on with their conversation and you sat there quietly, not wanting to interrupt them.
"We are being so rude!" You jumped at the outburst from the dark haired girl, "(Name) how are you? Are you adjusting okay? We know how scary it can be when you first get here."
"I'm fine." you said quietly.
"You don't talk much do you?" the other boy asked, "I'm John by the way."
"I'm Kitty." the dark haired girl said.
"And I'm Rogue." you noticed the other girl say.
"Nice to meet you all." you mumbled.
"So what's your power?" John blurted.
The others turned their heads to look at John with an annoyed look. "John, we really shouldn't pry." Rogue stated.
"Its fine," you said, "I'm not really sure what my powers are. I just found out about them yesterday."
"Well I can walk through walls." Kitty said.
"Whenever I touch someone I can steal their life force." Rogue said rather hesitantly, as if you would instantly hate her if you found out.
"I can control fire," John said taking out a lighter, "You want to see?"
"I'd rather not." you said frightened.
John lit the lighter and formed a fire ball in his hand. He then proceeded to throw it at your head. You heard a something shatter and you looked up to see the remains of the fire ball, frozen and shattered into pieces on the table.
"What the hell, John? You could have hurt her." Bobby exclaimed.
"I was hoping that she would show her powers or something. If she didn't, I knew you would end up freezing it any way." John stated.
"Are you okay?" Bobby turned to look at you. You nodded, "Well, I guess you know my power."
You heard a bell ring and saw everyone get up and leave. The others stood up and so did you. "What's going on?" You asked confused.
"It's time for class." Kitty stated.
You all walked out the door, not sure as to what you should do. So you followed them. They started talking again; you would say a comment here and there. Things were actually going good for you. You didn't think that you would make any friends here, let alone this quickly. This may not be so bad. You thought.
~Time Skip~
For the next few days, you followed the four of them to their classes. You realized two things throughout this time. One: You didn't like physics. You had tried to pay attention during that class, but you honestly just couldn't. All it was simple logic to you. Yes, things will down when you drop them. Yes, an object will keep falling unless you stop it from falling. I get it already! You would scream in your head. Two: These four people; Rogue, John, Bobby, and Kitty; were your friends. They treated you with kindness, even though you were probably the most awkward person ever.
In the afternoon, the five of you sit outside to enjoy the sunlight. The courtyard was absolutely amazing. Trees lined all sides, with a variety of other plant life to add color and diversity. All around you, kids ranging from ten to your age were running around and enjoying the sun.
"And that's how all I remember." You finished telling them your story.
"That's impressive." John said.
"Yeah, I don't think I could walk around the woods at night with a huge gash in my side." Kitty stated.
"Guys," Bobby said, then paused for a minute, "The Professor wants to see us."
Rogue, Kitty, John and Bobby stood up, "We'll be right back, (Name). It shouldn't take too long." Rogue stated. With that they left.
So you sat there, waiting for them to return. You thought about everything that's happened to you so far, this was a popular activity for you as of late. This was interrupted by someone shouting, "Hey you!" You looked around and saw no one out of the ordinary. "Hey! You in the (color) shirt." It sounded like it was coming from behind you. So, you turned around. But, all you saw were trees. It's probably someone just messing with me.
Then you saw a hand come out from behind the trees and beckon you. With nothing better to do, you went towards the hand. You traveled until you reached a clearing about five feet in diameter. That's when you saw the two boys. They looked like they worked out every day of the week, with an athlete's body. Along with their height it made them look intimidating. "Ah, look Cole, it's the new girl." One of the two said. You looked over and came to the realization that these two were identical twins.
"Kyle, shut up!" the other elbowed his brother, "Hey, girl. How you doing?" His flirting attempts were rather hilarious. If he thinks that I'm going to do anything with him, he's got another thing coming!
"I'm leaving now." You said turning around.
Then one of the twins appeared in front of you, "I don't think so."
You walked backwards, trying to get away from the weirdo twin. That's when you felt yourself back into the tree. Then out of nowhere, the other twin, literally, 'poofed' behind the other. You were trapped. Defenseless. You felt your heart pound against your ribs. This is it. But you knew you couldn't give up. You would not go down like this.
The twin in the front stepped forward and went to reached in to kiss you. "Don't touch me." You said indignantly.
"Come on, you know you want to." The twin said.
He continued to reach. But you weren't about to let him do this. "I said, don't touch me!" You screamed. You put your arms out to push him, but you felt the same shudder run through your body and you knew this wouldn't end in a push. You felt the force, once again, exit forcefully out of your palms. You heard both twins scream in fright as they flew backwards. That's when the trees uprooted and flew backwards with them. The trees went through the air and crashed thirty feet in front of you. Everyone in the courtyard screamed in shock and fright, staring at the trees in awe. They followed the gaze towards you. The looks on their faces were split between shock and awe or horror and disgust. You continued to stand there, your hands still trembling out in front of you. What just happened? You thought, wanting nothing more than to get away from the judging faces. I'm a freak, You thought hopelessly
You were so wrapped up in your own thoughts that you didn't see that Rogue, Bobby, John, and Kitty were calling your name. "(Name), are you alright?" Rogue asked with concern in her voice.
You nodded, "Yeah, yeah, I think so," The adrenaline from earlier was wearing off and you realized just how exhausted your body was. Standing was a challenge, one you weren't winning. Your legs wobbled unsteadily, ready to give at any second, "I just need to sit for a second." Your legs gave suddenly and you fell to your knees.
This made them react, "Let's get her inside." Kitty said.
They helped you to your feet, "I'm okay. I'm okay. I can walk." I think. You didn't add. You staggered toward the door, with everyone close behind in case you decided to fall again.
~Time Skip~
Jean shined a penlight in your eyes. You were currently sitting in the living room on the couch being looked over by Jean. Kitty and Bobby were standing behind the couch, behind you. John and Rogue were sitting near you on the couch, but not so close as to get in the way of Jean. All of the adults were in the room, discussing what they should do about what happened. Scott, Ororo, the Professor and Logan stood in a circle, conversing quietly, and every so often one of them would glance at you.
You didn't like not knowing what was going on. Sure, you destroyed some trees, but no one got hurt, right? I didn't hit anyone with a tree did I?! You thought panicking. Jean must've sensed your panic, because she finished what she was doing and walked over to them and said something to them. They stopped talking and walked over to you, with neutral expressions. I don't like those expressions... You thought miserably.
"(Name)," You heard Ororo say, "Can you tell us what happened?"
You swallowed, then began, "Well, I was sitting outside. Then these two boys called me into the trees. After that, things got... bad."
"What happened after that?" Scott pressed.
You swallowed again. Was your mouth always this dry? "Well, they tried to..." You just couldn't bring yourself to repeat it. The images passed through your mind. Their words still fresh.
"Tried to what?" Scott asked. You remained silent, feeling your eyes start to water more than they were. You stared at your lap, determined to not let them fall, "(Name), tell us. What did they try to do?"
"Scott, I feel it best not to press. Not right now." You heard The Professor say.
"Okay, what happened after that?" Logan asked.
"Well, I told them no. I told them not to touch me. They wouldn't listen. So I put my arms out in front me, and then that happened." You gestured out the window.
"You," John spoke for the first time, looking out the window, "Did that?"
"Yeah." You said quietly.
Everyone was silent. Until, "What is her power exactly?" Scott asked.
The Professor thought for a minute, "I don't have calculations, but I would say she can exert force outward through her body."
"How much force?" You found yourself asking.
"I'm not sure. I would guess about as powerful as an 8.0 magnitude earthquake," He theorized, "But, I don't have exact calculations. I would need to do further tests."
Everyone looked at you wide-eyed. "She's that powerful? How is that even possible?" Logan asked.
"How is it possible for any of us to be able to have the powers we have?" The Professor stated. "Genetic mutations."
After that, everyone went deep into thought. But, that still didn't ease your mind. Am I in trouble?
The Professor looked at you with understanding, "You're not in trouble, (Name)," you let out a breath you hadn't realized you'd been holding, "In the future, I would advise you to be more careful." The way he said it, it implied a sort of double meaning, "Why don't you go back to your room and get some rest."
You did as he asked. You lie down and almost instantly fell asleep.