Author's voice: Ok sorry for the 2 day wait but here's chapter 7! Thank you heartlessangel124 for following my story. I appreciate it a lot. Please review or comment and thats it. Enjoy!
"I still can't get over how different you look Greer." Jean commented as they walked back to their room. It had taken her a while to get use to the fact that the beautiful raven-haired stranger was her roommate. She just looked so different. True, she was still beautiful covered in fur, but it didn't shine through as much. "Yeah me too. You know from this to well fluffy". There was a hint of harshness in her voice and Greer ended the sentence with a low growl. Jean resisted the urge to read Greer's mind. "You ok?" she asked as they plopped down on their respective beds. "Yes, no, I don't know." Greer said glumly. Jean walked over and sat beside Greer. "Want to talk about it?" Silence passed, Greer yanked the locket off her neck and tossed it aside, reverting back into her other form. For a while Greer simply stared at the ground. And then she did something, which Jean had not expected. Greer suddenly collapsed against her. Holding Jean tightly, Greer began to cry. Stunned by the sudden emotional outburst, Jean couldn't do anything but hold and comfort Greer as her tears formed a stream. Regardless, of what just happened, it seemed to have broken down some sort of emotional barrier Greer had built to push away the pain and the changes that came with her transformation. Everything she had held back now came out in truckloads and Jean hugged her as she started to open up.
"I remember five mechanical arms springing from underneath that bed and then I felt these huge needles... entering my body from different points. Jean nodded urging her to continue. "It was terrible, the process was so slow." Greer said tearfully " Five minutes later, I started getting a terrible headache and my body it hurt... so much, it felt painful in every fiber. I could hear someone screaming. The screaming grew louder and louder in my ears till it became roars, animal roars. I wanted to ask her to stop but then I realized I was the one screaming. " Again lowering her emerald eyes Greer continued. "The pain in my body stopped but my stomach was itching like crazy and afterwards I had started getting painful cramps in my belly. I tried ignoring it by breathing deeply, but after a while the pain slowly increased and...and... when I looked down at my body I saw my skin; it was perspiring and... and... it was white like milky white, almost translucent. I could see my veins lying beneath my skin... and ...it was so scary... I started breaking into cold sweat I could feel it flow from my face to my neck and torso. It stopped for a while. I thought it was over but ten minutes later something started to poke from my back. I didn't know what it was before but I guess I do now." Greer said curling her tail. Looking away, she continued. " I soon became aware of every bone in my body. It was impossible not to, it was like my bones were on fire ...and that they were stretching growing larger or something. I tried to scream but when my tongue moved I found out I could move my teeth." She cringed for a moment. Looking at Jean she mumbled "Minos ordered his assistants to bring a bin and some water when they started falling out. It was horrible, I remember continuously chocking on the blood and water. It was crazy...The assistants left soon afterwards leaving me there, chocking and gagging. Nothing happened for over half an hour. I was too tired to even resist anymore. And then it happened. It was nothing at first, but then my hands and feet became numb, followed by the rest of my body, the numbness soon changed into burning pain. The more time that passed the more the pain grew until I felt like I was actually on fire. I saw this patch of orange fur starting to spread around my body. Then the pain changed. It was no longer just a burning feeling. There was this feeling of something piercing out of my body. I could feel my teeth grow back and then my nails and toenails getting sharper. The pain eventually subsided and then I half blacked out. Well Minos obviously thought I blacked out from the treatments because he stepped out of the viewing room to inject me with some sort of memory wiping serum. When he tried to inject me, a wave of anger just came over me. I can't even explain it, it was just rage, complete and utter bestial rage. I remember breaking out of the restraints and attacking him. Then the smell of blood hit me like a ton of bricks, nearly drove me insane." "And then" Jean asked hopping Greer didn't hurt or even kill the man. "And then I ran. What? I said nearly. So yeah I ran home, snuck in through the window. My parents got back from their honeymoon at the same time. They freaked when they saw me and then, well my stepdad shot me with his hunting riffle. So I ran and you found me..." Silence passed. Greer continued staring at the wall she knew Jean was judging her and she felt embarrassed by how pathetic her situation was. Jean on the other hand didn't know what to say. What could she say so Greer won't feel worse? Both of them were lost for words.
Finally, Jean broke the silence "I'm sorry Greer, I had no idea. But look at the bright side you have us now, we're your new family." "I guess so...no offense, its just it all happened so fast I'm still registering it. I like this place, I really do but the thing is... I scare myself. So what if I can look human now? Am I really... you don't understand Jean! The anger that hit back at the lab, all the growling and animal noises, it isn't me. I...What if I can't control it?" "That's why we're all here, to learn to control our powers and use them properly. You're not alone. Mr. McCoy went through the same thing not to long ago..." "Wait Mr. McCoy?! No way... He's " "Yes way! We had to chase him down and corner him to a park. Evan got him back to his senses by reading Shakespeare." "Ok, now I know you're making this up." Greer laughed rolling her eyes. "I am not! Go ask him yourself! Speaking of asking, why don't you come with me to the mall tomorrow." Greer lowered her ears as she cocked her head "How did we get from me breaking down and crying to going to the mall?" she asked. "Look its time to get over what happened and start anew. You're starting school on Monday anyway so you do need some clothes. You can't go in the institute's uniform so what so you say? C'mon it'll be fun." Greer paused. Before the transformation she loved going shopping with her friends, why did she feel so hesitant now? Jean was also right. It's the past; she couldn't do anything but move on. "I really should count myself lucky, the professor did give me the locket to help me blend in. I'm so much luckier than other mutants out there that don't have this opportunity." "Alright." And for the first time Greer smiled fully, showing her fangs for the world to see.