Hola, amigos and amigas! Second chapter posted so soon! Go me! Haha, I've got no life, so I write. Not much to honestly say today. I'm tired and want sleep, but I've been watching Supernatural and random ghost movies. Gotta love summer. And I'm mad cause my spellcheck is still wacko! Stupid, stupid, stupid thing. Shout-out to Transformers' BABY for favoriting and following me story. Anyways, on with the story!
Legend: Speaking in thoughts like Professor X
Thinking
Emphasis on a thought
Disclaimer: I don't own anything X-Men or Twilight, all I own is Lexine, her foster parents, and her foster brother, who is sadly deceased.
This was unexpected
I looked at the professor, "Can you drive for a while? I need to stretch and get some food." He smiled and we swapped the controls over to him before I stood and arched backwards. I proceeded to crack my neck and Professor X looked at me in concern, "Are you all right?" I nodded, "Yep, my body just needs to wake up. Do you want anything?" He shook his head, "I am fine. Take your time." I nodded again before leaving the cockpit and instantly was hugged by a little body, "Lexi! Lexi! How much longer till we land? Kitty says that we get a longer break cause the school had a pest problem." I looked down at the little seven-year-old girl as she blinked her purple eyes at me and I grinned while ruffling her golden hair, "Hey, Julie. We won't be landing for three more hours. And Kitty is right. We get a longer break, so you get to have more fun."
The little girl grinned before running off to go play with her friends as I went to the kitchen area, where I found my boyfriend and our two friends, "Nice flying, Lexi." I smirked at Bobby while I made a sandwich, "Thanks, but I haven't done much. This ship practically flies itself. How are all the kids?" Peter pulled me down into his lap and I chuckled before eating my sandwich as Kitty answered, "They're fine. The little ones are believing the pest thing, but a couple of the older ones know we aren't-" I held up a hand and stopped her sentence.
I tilted my head before speaking, "Come on in, Julie. I can hear you out there." The girl came in with a red tinge coloring her cheeks, "Why were you eavesdropping?" She shrugged, "I wanted some milk, but didn't want to interrupt you guys." My gaze softened before I grabbed her some milk and told her, "Next time, come on in, okay?" She nodded before leaving and we all snickered somewhat as I threw my trash away and quickly downed a can of Mountain Dew, "Well, I gotta get back to flying. We should land in about three hours." They nodded and, after giving Peter a small kiss, I resumed my seat in the cockpit as the professor switched the controls back to me, "I assume that you are better now, my dear."
I smirked at the professor, "Never better. Have...have you heard anything from the others?" I couldn't bring myself to look at him as he answered softly, "No, I have not." I nodded and my hands tightened on the controls while speaking in a tense voice, "That's good. Means nothing has happened cause they would contact us if something had or if something went wrong." He rested a hand on my shoulder, "Don't worry, Lexine. They will be fine." I nodded before forcing myself to shove all my worried thoughts to the back of my mind and then I swore. I forced the ship to swerve to avoid a shot and I turned on the intercom, "Everyone, buckle in now! Bobby and Peter, help the other kids. Kitty, get up here!"
I shut off the intercom as I took evasive maneuvers until Kitty arrived, "Think you can make this whole ship able to phase through shots until I can get the invisibility shield up?" She paled a little, but nodded and the professor helped her get strapped into a seat before she put her hands on the control panel and made the ship and everyone and everything in it intangible. However, before we had become phase proof, a shot had hit the ship and I swore again, "They knocked out the invisibility shield. Someone has to go out and fix it." We sat in silence before I switched the controls to the professor and unbuckled my seat, "Kitty, only phase if Professor X can't avoid the shot, okay? And please warn me if you're about to phase, so I can grab all the tools."
They both nodded as I ran out and Peter tried to ask me a question, but I just grabbed his arm and dragged him along, Professor X, can you connect Kitty, Peter, and Bobby to us? It wasn't long before Peter's voice filled my head, What's going on, guys? I tied rope around my waist and handed my boyfriend the other end of the rope, They knocked the invisibility shield out and I need to go out and fix it. Peter, don't let me fall please. Bobby, keep those kids calm, but be ready to help us at a moment's notice. Everyone agreed and Peter quietly spoke, "You sure about this, Lex?" I turned and gently kissed his lips before pulling back to look at him, "Petey, I'm sure. I can do this. Just hold onto the rope and we'll be fine."
He nodded before holding tightly to the rope as I slipped out a hatch to the top of the ship. Peter climbed to the top of the ladder to watch me and I smiled in relief as I saw the invisibility shield control panel, Guys, it actually looks pretty good. Just needs to be tightened and readjusted a bit. I could practically feel everyone's relief as I quickly pulled out a socket wrench and got to tightening the bolts. It didn't take long for me to fix it and I began walking back to Peter before gasping in surprise when the ship swerved to avoid a shot. I stumbled towards the edge of the ship and my boyfriend wasted no time in pulling the rope as he yelled out loud, "LEXINE!" I fell of the ship and clutched the edge as Peter continued to pull the only thing keeping me attached to the ship, Bobby! I need your help now! Lexi fell off the edge!
Our resident ice cube was there in record time and they soon were helping me through the hatch. I was shaking with wide eyes because all I could think was of Jaime and I when he fell to his death and I had almost followed. Peter helped me back to the cockpit, where the professor and I made the ship invisible and took off to get away from whoever was shooting at us. Once we were in the clear, I disappeared to a back storage room and I curled into a ball in a corner as I continued to shake. I looked up in surprise when someone came in and I found myself staring at the man who had become my father, "His death was not your fault, my dear. You must stop blaming yourself." I looked at the floor as he came closer and I whispered, "I had almost shoved it all away, but just now...I felt all the fear and helplessness. It brought back all the memories. The sounds, the smell, the sight."
The professor gently hugged me as I let my tears fall. He was silent, just knowing that all I needed was someone to be there for me. I finally regained control over myself and gave him a grateful smile before we headed back to the cockpit, "Uh...who was flying?" Professor X smiled, "Bobby and Peter are." I gaped in horror before exclaiming, "You never let them drive together! It's a miracle we haven't crashed yet!" I took off running as he chuckled behind me and I soon was shooing the two boys out as they bickered over who was better at piloting. Kitty was nowhere to be seen, so I figured she was resting after using her power on something so large.
About three hours later, we landed in a clearing outside of Forks and I helped herd the kids together that had someone picking them up. Sadly, we had four kids that were going to have to stay with us because either the professor couldn't get in touch with their families (our resident two-year-old) or they didn't want the kid (fifteen-year-old twins, a boy and girl) or they had no family besides us (Julie). Professor X was staying at the ship with the four kids while my three friends and I took the other kids to the outskirts of the town. It took a while, but we eventually sent all of them home after telling the parents they would be contacted when school opened again.
We were walking back through the forest before I froze, "Kitty, get Peter and Bobby out of here." They tried to protest, but I had already disappeared into the forest around us. Traveling through the shadows, I soon found myself staring at a beautiful, white house and staring at the nine people in the yard. I felt my eyes widen at the pale girl with topaz eyes and brown hair as I called out, "Isabella Marie Swan...who would have thought I would ever see you again?" Everyone turned to stare at me as I stepped into the overcast light and I saw Isabella gasp, "Lexine Smith?" I smirked and folded my arms as I retorted, "It's Lexine Howlett." She grinned before twirling me in a hug as I hugged her back and we laughed, "I can't believe you're here! Wait, why did your name change?"
We backed up, but continued to hold each other's shoulders as I answered, "My biological brother found me. You wouldn't believe how crazy my life has been these past six months." She giggled, "You wouldn't believe mine." I backed completely away from her as I spoke with a more serious gaze and tone, "You aren't human anymore. None of you are, except for her. But she's only part human. What are you?" Bella eyed me and answered softly, "I'm a vampire. That's my daughter, Renesme. I gave birth to her when I was human and her father is a vampire, so she's half-vampire and half-human." The people behind Bella all looked on in horror as Bella revealed their secrets and I looked at them with a calm look, "Don't worry. Your secret is safe with me. Bella knows I won't tell anyone because I have my own secret."
I paused as someone spoke to me, Lexine, what is happening? I tilted my head curiously at the professor's voice, I found a friend I knew a long time ago. May I bring her and her family to meet you? They're vampires. I barely noticed Bella's family looking at me in confusion, Go ahead, my dear. I shall tell the others to clean up. I wish to meet them and see if the stories are true. I chuckled before focusing back on the people before me, "Come on, my professor wishes to meet you all. It isn't common we meet people as...special as us."
Noticing all of their puzzled looks, I smirked and told them, "We're mutants. We're called X-Men because of the X-gene in our DNA that has helped us evolve. I'm what ya call a feral mutant." I glanced at Bella and she nodded with an excited look in her eyes, so I took a deep breath and unsheathed my claws while my eyes turned blood red. I grinned with my friend as Bella's vampire family all gasped in shock or completely froze. Once they had gained their composure, I returned to my normal look, "I'll answer all your questions on the way, but let's go. Less time I spend in the open, the better." I walked back to the forest as Bella walked beside me and her family followed us.