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Reader-insert key: Y/N= Your name.

Day five of training found me, the Professor, Eric, and the rest of the group at a lake. There was a tall platform which the Professor, Eric, Alex, and I stood on. The rest of the group stood at the bottom. I looked over the edge of the platform and gulped. I wasn't very fond of heights.

"Alright, Y/N." The Professor said. "I want you to make a jet of water come up to the platform. Make it solid enough for you to stand on."

I glanced at the distance from the platform to the water. "I'm not sure I can make that big of a jet, and even if I could, I couldn't make it solid enough to stand on!" I panicked just thinking about stepping off the platform onto a jet. If it didn't hold me, it would be a long way down.

"Alright, alright." The Professor soothes, sensing my distress. "What if we go down, and you try to make an air bubble around yourself, so you can breathe underwater? Just like we did with the ball."

Yesterday, Professor Xavier had me make an air bubble around a soccer ball. I did it, keeping it completely dry even though it was underwater. I shake my head.

"No. What if I fail? I could drown!"

"We wouldn't let that happen." The Professor assures.

Alex places a gentle hand on my arm.

"I can't. I'm sorry." I say.

"Oh for goodness sake, not again." Eric groans.

Before I can ask what he meant, he shoves me off the platform. Alex's reassuring hand is replaced by the whipping wind. I scream as I tumble through the air.

"Y/N!" Alex screams.

My stomach is in my throat. The wind is tearing at my clothes, and I lose all sense of direction. Then I hit the water with a huge SPLASH, and a shock of cold. I sink down, down, down. I thrash around underwater. I can't tell which way is up. I begin to panic. It's happening again. Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, I'm gonna drown! My lungs began to burn with the need for oxygen. I thrash harder.

'Y/N, calm your mind.' A voice says in my head. 'Make an air bubble and focus on your breathing.' The only person who could speak in my mind was the Professor.

'I can't!' I replied desperately, continuing to thrash.

'Think about what makes you happy, what makes you feel safe!'

Instantly, thoughts of Alex flood my mind.

Him naming me Ocea.

When he stepped between me and the tornado mutant.

Comforting me after Darwin died.

Us laughing together.

Me hugging him.

It all hit me in a rush. I stopped thrashing. Drawing on the power inside me, I swirled my arms around me, making an air bubble and instantly drying my clothes. I sucked in deep, gasping breaths. Once I calmed my breathing, I swirled the water around me, forcing it to propel me upwards. With an almighty blast, I burst through the surface of the lake, wrapped in my own personal funnel of water. I let the funnel build, continuing my ascent. Hank, Raven, and Sean, who were standing on the ground, looked at me in shock as I rose higher and higher. Soon, I was level with the platform. Professor Xavier looked at me with pride. Eric looked pleased, if not with himself. And Alex had a look of pure awe on his face. I felt my cheeks burn slightly.

"Nicely done. I knew you had it in you." Eric smirked.

I glared at him and sent a jet of water straight at his face. He spluttered and stumbled back, catching himself on the railing.

"Okay, I deserved that." He amended.

I carefully step out of the funnel and onto the platform, letting the water drop back into the lake with a huge KER-SPLASH!

"There's not a drop of water on you." Alex breathes, gently running a hand down my arm. I hoped he didn't notice me shiver at his touch through the sleeve of my hoodie.

"You see how powerful you can be, when you focus your mind on what's important." The Professor says, tapping the side of his temple.

I blushed and nodded.

'As long as you focus on what's good in your life, your power will be unmatched.' The Professor says in my mind.

"Holy. Freaking. Cow. Y/N! That was awesome!" Sean yells, as we reach the bottom of the platform.

"That was amazing!" Raven cheers.

"Fantastic!" Hank agrees.

"Thanks, guys." I say, genuinely.

"Good work, all of you. I think that completes your training for today. Eric and I will be working on our abilities, so you are free to do what you wish." The Professor says. He starts to walk away, but turns back a second later. "Within reason." He adds.

We all nod.

"So," Sean turns to me. "He pushed you off too?" He nods his head towards Eric.

I look at Eric in shock.

Eric just gives a shrug. "Neither of you would jump."

I bristled. How dare he risk both of our lives! He could have killed us! I lunged for him.

Suddenly, hands grip my shoulders, pulling me back into a strong chest. I struggled against them. "Calm down, Y/N. He's not worth it." Alex whispers in my ear.

Chills ran down my spine at the proximity of Alex's body to mine, and his breath tickling my ear. I was still trembling in rage, but I relaxed against him as Eric walked away. Alex's grip lessened, letting his hands rest comfortably on my shoulders. I let out a shuddering breath. I didn't want to admit how bad the experience in the lake had scared me.

"He's not worth it.." Alex repeated softly.

I could've sworn I felt his thumbs rubbing soothing circles on my shoulders.

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~Kate