12 Years Later

My life has been very lonely over the last few years. After Raven moved in with us all that time ago, it was to have another girl in the house. As we grew I could tell that she had great admiration and feelings for my brother. He didn't see it though. I Felt sad for my adoptive sister. Unlike Charles and I, she had to hide who she truly was. Apparently blue scaly skin scares non-mutants.

Charles and Raven left me alone in Westchester when he decided he wanted to go to collage over seas. I was supportive of course, but I did not wish to be alone. My brother grew a huge ego as time went by and used his ability to breeze through his schooling. I thought it was very immature of him, but what could I do? My abilities hadn't developed much while my brother was present, though once he left they truly began to blossom.

After my brother and best friend left me to fend on my own, I grew very very was then that I discovered my real powers. I had always had advanced senses, like the time I heard Raven roaming around in our kitchen that first day, but I also came to learn that I could control shadows and create very realistic illusions.

I was watching Walt Disney's Peter Pan one night when the scene of Peter chasing his shadow came up. It made me laugh and looked at my own shadow. I imagined it running along the wall and taunting me, too my surprise it did just that. I was shocked yet excited at the time. Then there was the time I was outside looking at my garden.m It was winter and the plants were all dead and frosted. I had been imagining what it looked like in the spring when my roses and lilacs were in full bloom. How the trees were free of snow and the smell that went through it was my favorite. Just as I imagined this the scene I had pictured came to life before me. I felt the warm breeze. I smelled my flowers. The only thing was once I touched one the image broke apart. It looked like I found something to do now. Practice time!

That's what I did. The whole time my brother and Raven was away I practiced my powers and traveled. I met others like me, mutants that is. They were not welcoming but cautious of me. I felt isolated even among my own kind. Then I met Hank. He was sweet but a total nerd. Super smarts wasn't his mutation though, it was his feet. He was a real monkey man. We became good friends and spent lots of time together, until he got a job that offered him a huge lab. It was then I decided to go back home.

While I was there I cleaned up the mansion and put my powers to good use. I found that my illusion power could go farther than just that. I could manifest my illusions into reality, though when I tired of it I could disperse it with a wave of my hand. It was like nothing was there. I used this ability to give me companions. A big empty house is boring so I decided I needed a pet. I manifested three wolves a black one with white on the tip of its tail, a white one with black speckles, and a gray one. Since I had imagined them I gave them the ability to talk. the mind is a great thing. I took the phrase "mind over matter seriously" my imagination was the key to my power.

I was dancing through the house when the land line rang. I was startled at this since I never got phone calls. Then I became excited. Only two people had this number. I picked up the phone and gave an excited "Hello!?"

I heard a chuckle on the other end and knew exactly who it was. "Hey Ev', how are you doing?" Came my brother's voice.

"I am great! I miss you and Raven though it gets lonely. Why the sudden call?" I asked confused. Charles hasn't tried contacting me in months. I had figured he forgot that I existed as he hit on girls.

He sighed wearily. "I have a favor to ask."

I wrinkled my brow puzzled. "What type of favor?"

Charles chuckled again. "Can some friends and I crash at the mansion for a while?"

"You have friends!?" I asked in fake shock. My brother was a very charismatic person so I wasn't actually that surprised. HIm bringing them here though was a different matter. "Is it a girl." I asked seriously this time.

He only laughed at me. "No I promise no one like that."

I sighed dramatically. "Fine I don't see why not."

Charles laughed at me again. "All right, I will see you in a few days then. Love you Evelyn."

"Bye Charles! See you then!" I hung up after that. "Damn, now I have to clean."