Carly, the Professor and a couple of the X- Men were in the professors office. Carly was fidgeting with her nails. Scott and Jean were standing together behind the Professor, Logan, who had recovered rapidly , stood in a dark corner of the room. glaring at the back of her head, which was the very reason why she was fidgeting with her nails. The Professor, sat on the other side of his huge desk, and looked at her. She looked the beautiful, as always. He could see her features better in his office's light. She had straight, silky dark brown hair that was at shoulder length. Her fair, yet a little tanned, skin glowed in the light, and her petite body has uptight with visible tension, mostly because of Logan, but her hazel eyes were still full of life and happiness.
"So, Carly, what brings you here?"
"I heard that you needed some teachers, so I thought 'Why Not?' Plus, it was quite a while since I visited you"
He nodded in understanding and content, and then cleared his throat.
"Did you have any position in mind?"
She thought that for a second and the he could sense the blankness in her mind.
"No,"
A grin slowly appeared in the old man's face, while she frowned at him. Scott decided to intervene before she could do anything else.
"So, what can you do?"
"Define 'do', because I do a lot of things,"
"You know, skills, talents, honors, achievements, hobbies, that kind of stuff," he pointed out.
"If I knew this was going to be a job interview, I would have brought my resume," she said while glaring at the Professor who just kept grinning with amusement. She pondered and then sighed.
"There's a lot I can do, but here's the short version. I'm a musical prodigy, a culinary expert, I also have PH D's in Biology, Physics, Psychology, Genetics, I can speak any know language, and I'm a martial arts expert" she recited.
All of them were stunned except the Professor. Scott blinked a few times and coughed.
"That's, umm... quite a lot for someone who's 21,"
"Who said I was 21?" she asked while arching one of her brows.
This left all of them even more speechless, but left the professor and Carly even more amused at their expressions. Scott took the courage once again to ask another question.
"uhhh, how old are you then?"
"OK, now that's just rude. You can't go around asking women their ages, sheesh, sometimes men are so rude." muttering the last part, and pouting a little afterwards.
Jean was trying very hard not to laugh at Scott's and Logan's expression of stunned embarrassment, which drove the Professor to the point of nearly laughing and crying. Jean got her emotions under control and looked at her.
"But you can tell me, right?"
Carly looked at the ceiling in thought and then motioned her to come close. Jean moved close to her side and Carly cupped her hands so no one else could hear. After a few minutes of whispering in Jean's ear, Jean looked at her surprised.
"Really?" she asked
Carly just nodded innocently. A few snickers came from the professor as he still had trouble controlling his laughter. Logan, who had finally decide to talk stepped out of the shadows.
"So, Jeannie, how old is she?"
Jean looked at Logan with an expressionless face.
"A woman's age is confidential, and I've been sworn into secrecy." she stated with a smug smile
He just growled at the matter and let it drop. Scott was getting a little bit more embarrassed each question so he decided to try something else.
"Do you have an ongoing career at the moment?"
"I have a successful musical career if that helps. But that's all I'm going to say"
Scott obediently dropped the matter and searched through the available positions rooster. He stopped at one section and then looked up.
"How do you feel about being a music teacher?"
Carly immediately smiled at the option
"I would love to," she replied
"Alright then, all we need to figure out now is your mutant ability," declared Scott
"Oh, you'll be surprised of what I can do, but can we do this tomorrow cuz I think I'm gonna black out any moment." Carly said while trying to stifle a yawn.
The Professor nodded and called Storm to the office. A few minutes later there was a knock on the door and Storm came in.
"Is there anything you ne-"
Her sentence was cut short when she saw Carly looking at her with a grin on her face. A smile immediately appeared on her face.
"Storm?" Carly asked.
"Carly! How long has it been?" asked Storm as she hugged her and then put her at arms length
"8 maybe 9 years I think," replied Carly sheepishly
"Yes, that seems to be the most accurate estimate. Oh, by the way, did you receive the package full of cranberry tea that I sent you?"
"Yeah I did, and thanks by the way, I was starting to run out of the stuff. Oh, and professor, thanks for the pocket watch that you sent, I really love it," thanked Carly
The professor smiled and instructed Ororo to accompany Carly to her old room, since he knew that Carly could vaguely remember the layout of the mansion anymore. The duo set off, followed by Logan and Scott, who decided to call it a day. After they left, Jean turned to the professor with a questioning look on her face.
"She mentioned that the last time she visited was 9 years ago. But how come I don't know her?"
He sighed and smiled a little.
"There are so many things that you don't know about me Jean, this is one of them."
Jean pouted a little for the answer, which only left more questions. She left the room to catch up with Scott. Charles Xavier started laughing and crying a few moments later. Nobody but Carly could make him laugh like this.
In the hallways...
Ororo and Carly were leading the way to Carly's old room and Logan and Scott were following them. The two of them stopped in front of a janitorial closet.
"Why the hell did you stop?" grunted Logan.
"This is supposed to be my room if I remember correctly, though I do kinda have a bad memory. But apparently, it got turned into a supply closet" said Carly with distaste.
"Oh, don't worry dear this is just a disguise." assured Ororo.
"Uhh, actually, I've been inside there with Jean a couple of times." said Scott.
The group immediately looked at him.
"Something tells me that I do not want to know what you guys were doing in there." stated Carly bluntly.
They returned their attention to Ororo who had just flipped a secret switch box on the left side of the door was. A robotic monotone voice spoke from the screen that was in the panel.
"Please state voice command."
"Room switch, command: Beta 40976" recited Storm.
"Please state voice ID of room owner"
Ororo looked at Carly and motioned her forward. Carly looked at Ororo with a confused look.
"Just say your name dear,"
Carly rolled her eyes at the simple answer and stepped forward.
"Carly Maverick"
"Please state your fullname, please."
"Seriously?" asked Carly
"Yes" answered the AI
"Alright then," Carly sighed and then cleared her throat
"Carmen Angelique Joan Isabelle Martha Maverick Stark"
"Voice ID Recognized, Welcome back, Ms. Maverick" stated the AI.
"You have a really long name, you know that kid?" said Logan
"I know"
"And are you related to the Tin Head?"
"Yeah, he's my long lost uncle."
"Interesting, but you know? I'm still pissed about you breaking my bones."
Carly turned at him with an apologetic look with a tint of annoyance
"So, you just wanted me to stand there and be shredded to ribbons?"
Logan thought that over for a few seconds and gave her a smug smile
"That what would have been a better outcome in my opinion."
Carly's jaw went slack and Ororo scowled at him
"Logan!"
"What?" replied innocently
There was a little rumble inside the room and suddenly, the door opened revealing a small luxurious suite with mahogany furniture. The men peeked inside the room and their eyes widened to see such a huge room in what was supposed to be a small space. Carly stepped inside and looked around.
"Hey Ro? Where's my guitar?" she asked Storm
"The professor is keeping it in a well conditioned, glass case."
Carly just shrugged and spun in place.
"Exactly like I left it"
"We'll leave you so you can get some sleep, dear. You can meet the rest of the team and staff tomorrow."
Carly turned to smile at Ororo.
"OK ,Night, Ro"
"Night, dear."
Storm pushed Logan and Scott out of the room and closed the door behind her. Carly unpacked and changed into a white tank top one size larger than usual, and some shorts. She then shimmered herself into a white sterilized room with a glass case that contained a light cream colored guitar propped.
"This should be easy"
She extended her hands out and made her palms face upwards.
"Guitar"
The guitar in the case shimmered and then reappeared in Carly's hands.
"I knew this would be a piece of cake"
Carly shimmered to one of the balconies facing the garden and started checking the chords.
Hank "Beast" McCoy was taking a midnight stroll out in the garden. After the intruder alert, he had gone with Ororo to calm down the younger students. Then he was informed it was just a friend of Charles that was dropping by. Now he just needed a break from his work. He was just simply strolling when he heard guitar strums.
That's weird, who would be up at this time, he thought.
He tried to pin point where the strums were coming from and he found himself looking upwards to one of the balconies. There he saw one of the most beautiful woman he had ever seen with a guitar. He quickly retreated to the shadowy edges. She seemed to be tuning the instrument and then she took a deep breath and started playing.
"Drew looks at me
I fake a smile so he won't see
What I want and I need
And everything that we should be
I'll bet she's beautiful
That girl he talks about
And she's got everything
That I have to live without
Drew talks to me
I laugh 'cause it's just so funny
I can't even see
Anyone when he's with me
He says he's so in love
He's finally got it right
I wonder if he knows
He's all I think about at night
He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
He's the song in the car I keep singing
Don't know why I do
Drew walks by me
Can he tell that I can't breathe?
And there he goes, so perfectly
The kind of flawless I wish I could be
She better hold him tight
Give him all her love
Look in those beautiful eyes
And know she's lucky 'cause
He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
He's the song in the car I keep singing
Don't know why I do
So I drive home alone
As I turn out the light
I'll put his picture down
And maybe get some sleep tonight
'Cuz he's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only one who's got enough of me to break my heart
He's the song in the car I keep singing
Don't know why I do
He's the time taken up but there's never enough
And he's all that I need to fall into
Drew looks at me
I fake a smile so he won't see"
When she finished, he slowly retreated back to the mansion. His heart was racing and he admitted that her voice was the most beautiful, rich, enchanting voice he had ever heard. And suddenly, it hit him. He was falling in love. But that was almost impossible after Trish Tilby dumped him and left him heart broken. And anyway, who would love someone as hideous as him? He shook his head and just went back into the manor.
A/N: Yay! another chapter done! I hope u guys liked it! Please Review!