All characters in this story belong to Marvel Studios. I do not claim to own any of these characters except for Aurora Liu.
X-Men: First Class 2011 © Marvel Studios
After an eventful day, everyone inside the mansion was knocked out and in bed before ten o'clock. Soon enough, the sun was rising once more and Aurora was the first to be awoken due to her body clock not yet being adjusted to the new time zone.
Aurora's eyes fluttered open and she reaches up to rub away the sleep from her eyes. She pulls herself up and leans on her elbows taking a few breaths before she sat all the way up, lotus style. She leans over to her nightstand to check the time.
5:30 a.m.
She stifles a yawn and stretches her tired limbs before pulling off her covers and swinging her legs over the edge of the bed. She pulls on a silk bath robe to cover up her curvy frame. Trying to find her house slippers, she slides her hovering feet over the cold wood floor. Putting them on and standing up, Aurora walks to her window and pulls the curtains apart. Warm streaks of bright sunlight flood her room and tickle her pale skin. She looks out the window watching the sun rise on the horizon. She smiles softly as she remembers the morning sun rises from her small farm home. Although she misses it, she knows she can never go back.
Dismissing the pained thought, she makes her way to the closet to get dressed for the CIA meeting Charles wanted Raven and her to go to. As she rakes through the hangers of clothes, she notices that some of these clothes did not belong to her.
The first to article of clothing to catch her eye was a cool grey business dress. With it hung a sparkling necklace and a pair of black high-heel ankle boots. Along with the professional outfit was a note that read:
"Aurora,
Excuse me for doing this, but I went through all of your clothes in your closet. I figured that you needed something more formal than what you had packed in your suitcase. I found a few clothes that I thought would look nice on you.
I hope you like it.
Raven x"
Aurora ran her hands over the fabric. She was guessing the dress and outfit belonged to Raven. Smiling, she pulled off the rack and dashed to the bathroom to change into it.
By the time she finished, it was already ten minutes past six.
Aurora looked in to the mirror and smiled contently at her reflection. Her hair was down and done in loose curls that reached just a few inches below her bust. Her makeup was done naturally as she wasn't one for anything over the top. The dress and shoes fitted her perfectly. With a belt to synch her at the waist, the dress complimented her curves well.
Quickly slipping on her heels, she took one last glance at the mirror and then made her way down the stair and to the kitchen. She assumes that Raven and Charles might not be awake for a little while and decides to make them breakfast.
After fifteen minutes of careful cooking, she was finished and went out to set the table. Setting down the last fork, Aurora nodded her head and proudly looked at her work. She hears light and heavy footsteps running down the stairs and cranes her neck to take a peek around the corner of the doorway.
Raven walks in first and smiles at her, clearly glad that the outfit she chose looked well on her darling friend. She walks up to Aurora to give her a hug and wish her a good morning. Charles freezes for a moment before giving her a crooked smile.
"Aurora, wow, you look…beautiful!"
She thanks him and runs her hands down her dress. Charles stares at her in awe.
With hands on his hips, Charles smiles at her and nods in Raven's direction.
"Well done on styling her, Raven!"
Raven giggles and takes a seat at the table with Charles following behind her. Raven looks around the table and then looks in Aurora's direction.
"Did you really cook all of this?!"
"Yeah…It was the least I could do for everything that you've done for me, so far."
"Well, it looks delicious!" Charles says.
They all eat once more and drink their shares of coffee. By seven, they were all out and driving to the airport to fly to the headquarters to meet with the CIA agent Charles mentioned.
[ … ]
Once they arrived, they were greeted by the CIA agent at the front doors. She was a relatively pretty woman in Aurora's opinion. She was dressed in a suit jacket and pencil skirt. Since she was an agent, it would be obvious that she'd dress in a business like manor.
When she saw them coming, she smiled and patiently waited for them to reach her. She shook all three of their hands and when she got to Aurora, she began to greet her in Chinese. Aurora smiled at her knowledge of a foreign language and replied back to her in the same dialect. She then introduced herself to all of them.
"Good morning! I hope your flights went well. My name's Agent Moira Mactaggert. I'll be leading you all to the conference room where Mr. Charles Xavier will be giving his thesis on genetics to the chief. Might I ask what your names are?"
"I'm Raven, Charles' sister."
"Aurora Liu. Uh, new found guest to the Xavier home."
She nods and gestures to the front doors. They begin to follow her to the room. In her head, Aurora was trying to pronounce the agent's last name. She silently mouths the words as she pronounces them in her mind. Although her English was good, she still had problems pronouncing a few words.
"Mac-Jagger…? No, that's not right. Mac-Burger? Mac-Tiger? No, not even close,"
Hearing muffled chuckles, Aurora looked over to Charles to see him smiling and trying not to laugh out loud. Aurora shot him a glare and stuck her tongue out at him. When she continued to look forward, his voice popped into her head.
"Mac-Burger? Really?"
"Don't judge me! It's a weird name,"
"Moira Mac-Tag-Gert,"
"Moira Mac-what?!"
Charles chuckled loudly in her head.
"Mac-Taggert! Mac, like Mackenzie, Tag like the game, and Gert like yogurt!"
"Moira Mac-Tag-Gert?"
Charles nodded and smiled at her. Aurora couldn't help but smile with him. Seeing each other smile, both of their heats fluttered quickly. They stared at each other until they were pulled to a stop.
Soon enough, they were in the conference room. They took their seats and waited for the chief and other agents to walk in. Charles quickly set up the presentation on the projector. As if on cue, the chief and agents walked in. They greeted each other and took their seats as well. Raven and Aurora were seated next to each other and in front of Charles.
Charles began his presentation and Aurora listened carefully. She had left her mind unblocked so that she was able to hear all of the other workers' thoughts. All was well until she heard one of the men groan in their mind.
"Ooo, mama… She's a pretty one. I wouldn't mind getting some of that tonight,"
Disgusted, Aurora turned around and shot the man a glare. She switched her eye color from brown to red and then back to normal, just to scare the pervert. She was obviously not the only one to have heard the thought. Charles turned around after he was finished explaining one of the terms and glared at the man as well.
The presentation continued until Charles was finished. He clicks the button to turn to the last slide and the screen then goes black. He thanks the board and takes a seat in his chair. Raven smiles at him to show him that he did a good job.
"Moira, did you really think that this was going to work? You just got yourself a ticket back to the writing desk."
Agent Mactaggert looked defeated and from the analysis of her mind, she really felt like she was. The chief then adjourned the meeting and Mactaggert was the first to stand. Charles told her to take a seat and now the whole room's focus was on him.
"Ah, I wasn't expecting you to really believe anything in my presentation giving that all you were thinking about was what type of pie they are serving in the commons. It's apple pecan, by the way."
Aurora stared at him with all her concentration. She knew what he was about to do. Charles leaned back into his chair and crossed his lengthy legs and glanced at Aurora to assure her that he knew what he was doing.
"I haven't been entirely honest with you, darling," He says to Moira. He focuses on the chief once more and begins to speak again. "You see, I have my own little mutation that allows me to read your mind. No, don't you even dare say that out loud, sir. This is not a magic trick."
He glares at the man who was ogling Aurora while his presentation was on.
"If it were to be, then I would like to know why you'd dare to have such dirty thoughts about my dear Aurora. You're a married man with two lovely children, sir. How dare you?"
Aurora pursed her lips and tried not to smile at what Charles had just said. She turns to the chief and then smiles at him. She decides that Charles needed a little help from her wise mind.
"Also, I would like to know why America is currently placing Jupiter missiles in Turkey…"
The chief's face falls and he is immediately alarmed at her knowledge of the supposed "confidential" information. He raises an accusing finger and points to the three mutants sitting in the room.
"You brought in spies. You brought in goddamn spies, MacTaggert!"
He picks up the phone and begins to dial something in. Suddenly, the whole room goes into panic. Thousands of voices flood the room and millions more flood into Aurora's head. She clutches her forehead and desperately tries to shut out her powers. As Moira tries to explain herself frantically, Aurora feels a quick gust of wind behind her. She looks up to see Raven shape shifted to look exactly like the other agent that sat next to the chief.
The room goes quiet as everyone stares in shock. Raven lays a hand on Aurora's shoulder, signaling for her to show her other mutation. Aurora turns to face them and her hair starts flying around, changing its color from raven black to a bright and fiery orange. Her eyes go red and she feels everyone's gaze on her as well.
Raven shifts back to her original blue scaled state and Aurora changes back as well.
Charles shifts his gaze from the girls to the head of the table.
"How's that for a magic trick?"
A man with dark hair and glasses from the back of the room grins at them and mutters something under his breath. The chief points to Moira and orders for them to get out of the room and get locked up. Aurora flinches at the subtle hint of confinement, but keeps her composure. The man from the back of the room then offers to take them in with him.
Soon enough, the people in the room were dispersed and the three mutants were left with the mysterious man. The man and Charles both got up from their seats and made their way to the door.
"Come on. We can talk more on the way down." He says.
"Introductions and formalities aren't your forte, are they?" Aurora questions as she stands up from her chair. She earns a laugh from the man as she holds her hand out for Raven to take and stand up.
[ … ]
They were walking in the parking garage discussing their specific mutations.
"So Aurora, you have more than one mutation?" asked the man in black.
Aurora smiles at him and nods.
"Other than telepathy and the psionic blast, I have regenerative and immortal structures as well as hair and a mild mutation that allows me to change the color of my eyes."
"Truly amazing, don't you think so? A truly groovy mutation…"
Charles looks down at her and grins widely. Aurora narrows her eyes at him and crosses her arms while continuing to walk.
"Isn't that what you say to all the girls you meet? Always pointing out their 'groovy' mutations?"
Charles shakes his head and chuckles.
"Raven told you that didn't she?" Raven smiles mischievously as she links arms with Aurora. "Damn, mutation seduction plan failed."
They all laugh as the man in black smiles at them.
"I've always known that there were people like you out there! I've been the laughing stalk of this agency for years! You're going to love my facility!"
"That's going to have to wait." Charles replies.
The man in black questions why and Aurora is quick to answer his question for him.
"Agent MacTaggert has a lead on Mr. Shaw. It's best to try and catch him now or else we might lose him!"
Again, the man in black questions a what this time and now Raven is keen on answering this question.
"Not only can they read minds, they can communicate with them."
"Charles and I just had a lovely conversation about the color and highlights of Raven and I's hair."
Charles chuckles at her and wraps an arm around her should for a quick side hug.
Moira pulled up to them in a black impala looking car. With the windows rolled down, she looked straight ahead and only looked at them from the corner of her eyes. Charles opens the car door for his sister and Aurora. The girls scoot all the way down the seat so that the MIB had enough space to sit. He was hesitant with entering the car until Charles told him to do it with his mind. When everyone was settled in the car, Charles turned to face them.
"Let's go catch us a mutant, shall we?"