I'll spare all of you about my sad and pathetic life. I'm beyond sorry for my delay to update, but I'm here!
And this wouldn't be possible without my super beta xStarletx .Thank you!
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For those who don't know,A Liana is any of various long-stemmed, woody vines that are rooted in the soil at ground level and use trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy in order to get access to well-lit areas of the forest
The extent of my abilities
I wasn't expecting to accept my "situation" as quickly as I did. Let's face it, I was a complete chicken! Even so, for some reason, being there was not as bad as I thought it would be. I felt something inside of me, growing and changing the more I spent time in this school, something I hadn't felt at my home.
At home I had felt trapped and had to hide what I was, because of the "way it looked". I thought about what Miss Munroe told me when we were at the attic earlier, about self control, fullness and how much better will be when I have complete control over my ability.
What did that mean? How far I can extend my power?
I was so absorbed in my thoughts that I didn't notice the door open and nor when they walked into the room, in fact I didn't noticed the other presence until there was someone sitting on the side of my bed.
"Hey Alice" Rogue smiled, dropping her books on my bed. "You skipped last period, where were you?" My cheeks turned dark red .After all, I was at a school, and I couldn't just skip my classes .Nice going Alice.
"Yeah, sorry. I was with Peter today, he was showing me the place" I apologized. She raised one eyebrow and I realized how that must've sounded. "No, no. He was showing me the gardens and we lost track of the time with the kids, that's all"
"Peter, really? He isn't exactly very friendly at first; I know I was scared when I first saw him, but you? umm…" She didn't sound convinced, she sounded concerned. What was that supposed to mean? He was always nice and I couldn't think anything more from him. I fell on the bed, forgetting about her books. Big mistake.
"Ouch!" I cried. She laughed while I started to rub my back
"I was going to volunteer to help ya, but…" She put her gloved hands forward "I don't think you would like the feeling very much" I felt bad for Rogue; even when she was trying to lighten up the situation, I could still see her pain. And to think that I was complaining about my power.
"No problem Little Daisy, here." I offered. Her green eyes sparkled when I called her that and they watched as I extended my palm and put on her gloved one a beautiful daisy, which she happily accepted.
I have no idea how long we stayed in our dorm talking, all I know is that twilight had fallen when we first looked at the clock.
Rogue was a really incredible girl. She went through so much that when she told me her story I almost cried. My life compared to hers was a piece of cake. Since her discovering of her powers, the fear of her parents, that was something I could relate, until her being kidnapped and used on a suicide attack by some man that calls himself Magneto. That is just horrible.
But, not all of this was sorrow. This School, Logan (which I discovered was someone very important in her life, but that is not there at that moment), all her friends she made since she got here and Bobby of course. I swear, their love story was completely adorable! And the way that she talks about him? Cute!
I never had a real friend like Rogue. Not even before my mutation. The people from my old school choose their friends based on looks and money, and I never had any of those, so I didn't quite fit in.
"Ya know?" Rouge started, she looked up from her bed. I had told a little about my life too; the denial that my parents instantly dove into after I told that they had a mutant daughter, the despair from my mother that tried everything possible to unmutate me so our neighbors wouldn't find out. Looks were everything, that's what she always told me. And my relief to find out that not everyone were like them, when the Professor and Miss Munroe first came to my house. "I'm really glad that you're here. And I'm happy that we're friends"
She extended her gloved hand and I took it
"Me too Daisy" I Told her.
"Daisy" She repeated. Her shy smile showed that she liked it "Sounds nice to me. It's good to have to be called other name than Rogue"
Some time later, Jubilee show up .Kitty was studying mechanics with Mr. Summers and the three of us spent our time talking about life on the institute.
"Sooooooooo, you were with Peter, right? ummm…" Kitty asked. Again with this? What was this all about? I didn't understand the look on their faces.
"Yep, that was I thought too Jubilee" Rogue told her. Thought what? There was nothing to be thinking about!
After they dropped the subject I didn't understand and was completely oblivious to, we talked about our powers, well mostly Jubilee, which I realize is like Kitty. Always the talker. And that brought up questions about my own powers.
"Hey, girls…" I started pausing only to get up, I was covered in popcorn and cookies from our little 'girl time' snacking, and went near the window where there was more light. Some kids were playing basketball and others were doing their homework near the benches. "How much do you think I can create with my power?" Was I afraid to know the answer? Absolutely. But, I would only know if I try, right?
"Well, Doctor Grey always tells us that it takes some time until we can have total control over our abilities" Jubilee told me, she had the same curious air that Rogue was holding. "What do you have in mind?"
I sat again on the floor with them .The popcorn bowl was forgotten with the soda cans.
"I'm not sure…" I started, looking at my hands "I guess how ever far I can take it. All I've ever done was flowers, because it felt the most natural for me, you know?" Their look was questionable. Of course they don't understand. It's different to every mutant. "What I meant to say is…If I do something different than what I'm used to, will I be able to do it?
One of the first things that the Professor told me was that due to my ability, I am capable to create any sort of living botanical species. I wasn't sure of what he was referring to me on that day, but I was in shock that he came in my house in the first place, that I wasn't really paying much attention. I guess now I understand more, now that it's sunk in.
"Ok, then...how do you do it?" Jubilee asked. It looked like a typical horror movie scene: A mansion, with three girls sitting on the floor, with little light and a sudden silence. I almost laughed out of my nervousness, but that wouldn't help me. I've always been terrified of horror films.
What I said was true. To create a flower was something normal to me, like an extension of my being. I never felt a terrible pain, headaches or anything like that. What would I feel if what I was about to make?
Metalize. It's always been my first step, that's an easy one. The feeling I have is that my entire body is reacting to my creation. I feel like every cell I have is working to produce something new and foreign. Wow, it's kinda hard to explain. I closed my eyes to visualize better. With people starring at me like I was on a TV show while I was trying to focus was a little…baffling.
And then…I felt it. It looked like it had come straight out of hand, and sort of looked like my veins, only inside out. Except, this time, it wasn't a flower. Jubilee and Rogue were in awe when they saw the little green knob popping out my hand.
"What is that?" Jubilee asked and I got up again to see it in better light, since the only lamp that was on was from Jubilee's bedside.
"I did it" I said to no one in particular. I was shocked by that. But that little thing was only the tip of the iceberg. I was so thrilled that I decided to pull the whole thing at once, instead doing it little by little. Like a band-aid right?
What was I thinking?
As soon as I concentrated on my task I felt my energy fly from my body and I collapsed, my head hitting the floor.
"OH MY GOD!"
"DON'T JUST STAND THERE JUBILEE, GO CALL SOMEONE!"
I felt like I got hit by a truck. Was I? My senses started to come back and the first thing that came to me was the pain. Why did I do that?
"Alice, are you awake?" Someone called. I tried to blink, but that just hurt me more. The light was so bright that I couldn't find the voice that was talking to me, turning my head hurt too.
"I'm so stupid" I mumbled and another voice chuckled. Now that I was regaining consciousness I was becoming aware of my surroundings. I realized that I wasn't in my dorm anymore.
"Good to have you back" The other voice said and this time I recognized instantly.
"Professor, what…what happened?" My eyes slowly opened and I found out that I was lying on a bed on the infirmary next to a machine with that went off with an annoying bip every couple of seconds beside me.
"What happened was that you exceeded a little your controls over your creations, my dear .You are not ready to build something that is beyond your capacity, for now." His voice was real calm, like nothing dangerous happened. I nodded, feeling angry with myself. What was I trying to do? Of course I wasn't ready.
"It is alright Alice, don't worry about that. We all have been trough struggles with our powers every now and then. Until then, don't make a Liana filled with thorns. At least, not until you are ready" He read my mind, and I was glad for it. The thing was almost my size! I remembered it then; it was why I had fainted. I had felt my blood coming out when the liana was being created. It was a feeling that I didn't want to go through again.
"Like the Professor said Alice, it's normal for you to go through these experiences every once in a while. You are curious about your powers and want to know how far they can go. Believe me, I went through the same thing when I was on your age" Dr. Grey winked. Before she let me go she told me to take it easy.
"Dr. Grey, can I ask you a question?" I asked, I had turned back to talk to her seeing as I was near the entrance when she nodded I continued "How did you do it? The control, I mean" She stopped counting the medicines in the cabinet to look at me
"That's easy. I had a great Professor to help me…" She told me. The professor pretended not to hear us, but I realized that he did when I saw the his smile in the cabinet mirror "…And someone very special to support me, like I did for him" Suddenly, she had this blank look on her face, when I looked to ask the Professor, he was smiling
"And something tells me that you have too" The Professor alluded. They both winked again when I was leaving, I blushed to myself. What did they mean by that?
I started to walk my back to my dorms and for the first time since I arrived at the school, I knew where I was going. So it was safe to say that I was becoming familiar with the place. The grey hallway was huge! This place is so big that I actually feel small in here, by myself. On the left side, there were these black, leather uniforms, secured by a glass window. They had these cool designs with an "X" on their waist. Cool! What is it for, graduation day? I kept walking until the end of the hallway, where the professor said the elevator was. I was tired and plagued with a fully body pain, all I could think of was going back to my bed and sleeping till the pain went away.
When I turned to find the door to the elevator, I almost screamed when I saw an enormous shadow looming beside it. But all nervousness vanished when I realized who it was.
"God Pete, you almost sacred me half to death! Are you here to see Dr. Grey? Are you sick? What's wrong?" I asked getting frantic. It was hard to think that someone with a physic like that could ever get sick, but I was worried nevertheless. Peter was my friend and I don't like seeing a get friend sick.
"What? No! I was, umm…I was waiting for you. The girls told me that you were at the infirmary and I came to see you." He told me. Pete was shuffling his feet nervously and avoiding my eyes and I have to say that the way his muscles were flexing when he was nervous was probably the best view I had gotten since I had arrived at the school. I could literally stare at them for hours.
"Oh Pete." I murmured. He really was a good friend, coming all this way just to check up on me. "I'm fine, really. A little dizzy and feeling very stupid, that's all. In no time, I'll be ok." I told him, then I hugged him. But for being so tall, my face miraculously was pressed into his chest, and I was becoming more and more comfortable with that.
"Ok, can you tell me exactly what happened? They didn't say anything to me. Just told me that you passed out and were taken to here." Bless these two! It was embarrassing enough that Dr. Grey and the Professor knew what I had done. Still, there was something that told me I didn't have to hide this from Pete, that he would just understand and make me feel safer. Or maybe that was just the meds talking.
"Do you see this?" I showed my hand that now was wrapped up and clean, but the blood had clearly leaked through a bit. "I thought that I could make something bigger than what I was used to; the result was a Liana covered in thorns that I basically ripped from my hand. Pathetic, I know. You can laugh now" I explained, even I told him my embarrassing moment, he didn't laugh like I was expecting. Instead, he took my injured hand with extremely carefully and looked it.
"Does it hurt a lot?" He asked. I took the meds that Dr. Grey had given me and showed him "Not now, thanks to this, but, at the time…" I flinched just thinking about it and he nodded like he understood
"I'm tired; I think I'm going to sleep now." I told him, but when I went to get into the elevator, his hands sweeping me off of my feet, suspending me with an easiness that I never felt before and then crushing me to his chest. "What do you think you are doing, Peter?" I wanted to wipe that grin from his face
"You can't go to bed now, it's movie night." He explained. I tried to get loose, but it was an impossible task because even as I struggled he didn't move against my attempts, and his "Do-you-really-think-you-are-going-anywhere" look told me that it was a lost cause. "I'm serious Alice, the younger's are sleeping, and Kitty has picked a great film for us to watch. According to her of course, I'm just glad they're not the girly type."
"Pete, I really don't think I'm a good company for anyone right now. So just please, put me down and let me go to my room?" I pleaded, the elevator was here and he still hadn't let go of me
"I have no idea what you're talking about." He shrugged off. His accent was so cute when he sounded mad "You're always a good company. Besides, Jubilee might blow something up if I don't bring you." People were expecting me? That's a nice feeling.
I hugged his neck, since he wouldn't let me go and kissed his cheek "Thanks Pete, you're a good guy" He smiled and I had the impression that he was blushing from the heat I felt on my lips from his cheek. Or maybe, that was just the meds talking.
Aren't they cute?Please review