X-men - Trev
Angelica woke up & stretched. "A week day, a new week" she thought to herself as she turned her laptop on. Her friend didn't come online last night so she was hoping she'd have gotten an email from her. Angelica got up, opened the window & walked back to her bed. "
"No New Messages"
"Aw crud" she said, & got her clothes & went to the showers.
She didn't much like the showers. The only thing she missed about loving at home was the fact she had bathroom privacy. Not here. She had decided from the first time she saw the showers, she would get up earlier than everyone else to shower so it wouldnt be crowded. She walked in to find two other girls in there. One was Xi'an. The other she didn't know. The girl looked at her, Angelica smiled & the girl smiled back & got into her shower. Angelica looked towards Xi'an & said "Hey!"
Xi'an smiled & said "Hey! That was Demetria. Shes one of my early morning buddies. I assume you don't like crowded showers either."
Angelica was starting to get undressed, "No, this is too crowded for me!" she said with a laugh.
"Oh, i agree," Xi'an replied back "But Dem's cool". Xi'an had finished getting dressed now & was about to leave, while Angelica was about to step into the shower, with her bikini on. Xi'an looked at her oddly.
"You dont have to wear that" she said "we're all friends here! No one has anything to hide."
"I'm more comfortable this way." Angelica replied awkwardly.
"Okay. No probs. See ya later!"
With that, Xi'an walked out the room. Angelica found that last bit very odd. But she pushed it out of her head for now. She wanted to focus on her finishing her showers before people started running in, crowding up the place.
The start of the day went by for Angelica without hassle. She was starting to feel less nervous & more like she fitted in. She didn't feel like as much as an outsider. Teachers had learned her name. Kids stopped looked at her as if she was a stranger.
Up until now, Angelica would eat her lunch, alone in her room but Dani & Sam invited her to their table. She noticed it was all the same people she had met at the cabin. Sam, Dani, Doug, Xi'an, Johan, Rahne, Berto. There was a few extra spots on the table so she had a good choice of who to sit next to. She choose to sit between Johan & Doug. Johan & Xi'an were whispering to each other & Doug was mucking around on mobile, writing messages so Angelica just sat back & ate & watched the interactions.
Sam was talking with Berto about their fav show; Dani & Rahne were talking about their powers.
"Wanna try?" Dani asked Rahne, raising an eyebrow.
"Sure" Rahne said, shifting into her wolf form.
"Not.." Dani said, quickly but it was too late, people were looking around, staring at the table.
"Friggin' dirty feral bitch! No shapeshifting in the cafeteria! You know the rule!" someone called out. Dani stood up to defend her, but someone threw an apple at her, hitting her in the head. Sam, Xi'an & Berto stood up ready to help defend Rahne.
"Who threw it?" Berto yelled. glaring around the room.
"Sit down faggot!" someone yelled.
"You gonna make me?" Berto yelled back
Angelica face went red with rage. She stood up & yelled "Well, you gonna make him or what?" She couldn't understand that in a place ful of outcasts; mutants, that there could still be old predjudices like sexual preference & race would still exist. "Well? Stand up loser!" No one stood up. "Yeah, sit in your f***ing chair & be a f***ing coward!!! Anyone else wanna insult my friends? Huh? Stand up cowards!"
Dani was trying to make Angelica sit down but she wouldn't budge. "Just sit down Angelica. Its not worth it!" Dani was pleeing. Angelica just glared around the room. The whole room was silent except for Rahnes growling.
"Take your friends advice rag!" Angelica heard a voice yell from across the hall. It was the voice of Monet St Croix. She was one of the most popular girls in school. But this may have been an affect of her powers; Monet is virtually perfect. Great looks, a great mind, is invunerable with great strength & has the ability to fly. She was what many other girls wanted to be. Angelica on the other hand, hated stuck up girls like her.
"What did you call me?" Angelica yelled, glaring at Monet,
"You heard me!" Monet yelled back, floating up into the air, over the tables. "Your friends are nothing but trouble. Firstly, we have the mind intruder Dani! Then the little orphanned Lezzo & the brazillian tough guy who also likes his own sex!" Angelica heard Xi'an growl at that.
"Next" Monet continued, "We have the try hard hacker who no ones likes. Then the goofy doofus Sam! And who can forget that feral trouble making little bitch Rahne!"
With that Rahne leaped over everyone & landed on Monet, pushing her to the ground. Monet just pushed her off, throwing her across the room. Doug & Dani ran to see if she was alright.
Monet flew to the air, only to see Angelica flying towards her. Angelica slammed her into the wall, holding her by her throat.
Xi'an & Roberto had run over to Angelica & Monet. Angelica still had Monet against the wall. Roberto tried to break them apart but neither girl would budge.
"Who do you think you are critising these people like that!" Angelica screamed. The whole room was silent except for her, "You don't even know these people! So who are you to judge them! Especially in a place like this! We are all mutants here, outcasts of friggin' society & yet you still judge. What makes you better than these people huh? Well?!"
Monet just glared back at Angelica. She wasn't used to people confronting her.
Angelica was about to start yelling again when she suddenly she was seperated by an unseen force from Monet. Then, she felt extremely calm. She noticed Monet looked calm as well. She turned around to see Xi'an standing with her eyes closed & her right hand to her head, & was mouthing "calm". Next to her was a red head girl Angelica had never seen before. Angelica then noticed Professor Xavier was behind the two girls she was looking at.
*Rahne, Angelica, Xi'an, Monet, Bethany, all to my office immediately!* Xavier yelled into their minds.
The girls all walked of with their heads down, Rahne being helped by Doug.
Once in Xavier's office, Xi'an & Bethany were first commended on how they handled the situation & the proper use of their powers unlike the other three.
"This isn't the first time there has been trouble involing you two, Monet & Rahne." he stated calmly.
"I Swear Professor! I didn't know the no shapeshifting rule! I promise!" Rahne choked out, with tears running down her face. "If I had know, I wouldn't have done it!"
"I know Rahne. Why were you changing, is what I want to know." Xavier replied.
"Me & Dani were going to see the extent of her link with animals" Rahne said, wiping the tears away. She had stopped crying now.
"Hmph!" Monet exclaimed, causing Rahne, Xi'an & Angelica to glare at her.
"Would you like to comment Monet?" Xavier said as he turned to her.
"No Professor" she said, lowering her head.
"Good because it is the behaviour of You & Angelica that I am more appauled at. From what i've heard Monet, it was your comments that caused most of the trouble." Monet looked up, ready to defend herself, but the Professor continued. "But that did not give Angelica justification for what she did."
Angelica looked up at the Professor. She couldn't believe she was getting in trouble for her defending the people Monet insulted. She stood up, angry.
"You weren't there Professor. Dani got hit with an apple! Someone called Roberto a... i'm not even going to repeat the word because it is so awful! And then we have her," Angelica pointed at Monet accusingly "Her! Insulting everyone on the table except for me & Johan! And she was pointing out stupid things like sexual preference & that fact someone may be a bit dopey, things that you would think in a place like this, would not matter. You know what? I don't think I want to be in a place like this!"
Angelica went to walk off but Charles said "Stop". Angelica just stood there, not moving.
"Monet you will have a weeks kitchen duty, as will Angelica. You will have lunch duties, she can have morning duties. As for you Rahne, you will have three days kitchen duties & an official warning. You are getting into too many fights & I want it to stop. Are we clear?"
"Yes Professor Xavier." Rahne & Monet replied at the same time & in the same tone of voice.
"Good, you may all go now."
The four girls all walked out the room, right past Angelica who still hadn't moved. Thye just looked at her as they passed. Once the last girl had closed the door, Angelica unfroze. She spun around to find all the other girls gone & only Professor Xavier in the room, still at his desk, smiling at her.
"Please sit Angelica."
Angelica did as she was told.
"Angelica, I know how you feel about what happened today. I would feel the same way in your place. But you have to remember, they are all in reality, still children. You came here thinking it would be different to high school didn't you?"
"Yes Professor" Angelica said, lowering her head, feeling nieve, "I figured that becaused all these kids are mutants & naturally outcasts, they wouldn't care about popularity or sexual preference or other stupid things like that."
"Do not fear Angelica. Not everyone is like Monet. You have to remember, Monet has no flaws due to her power. In fact, her only flaw may be having no flaws. She believes that the way she is, is the way others should be. But do not for one second believe that most of the other children are like her. There may be a few who may be nasty or racist or homophobic but that is because, they were raised differently to others. They have had different life experiences that helped shaped their thoughts & opinions on things. Now don't worry about the others who don't know you or your friends. Don't let them bring you down. You may go now, you know your punishment"
"Okay Professor" Angelica said, standing up. She walked across the room to the door & just as she went to open it, the Professor said one final thing;
"Don't lose faith in people; mutant or human. There are many great people out there in this world. One is waiting for you right now."
Angelica walked outside to see Rahne waiting for her. Rahne was sitting down, staring at the floor. Once she heard the door click shut, she looked up & saw Angelica. Angelica walked over to her to find that she had been crying...again.
"Whats wrong Rahne?" Angelica asked, sititng down next to her & putting her arm around her shoulders.
"I'm sorry!" Rahne cried, "I did not want you to get into trouble!"
"Oh its alright, it wasn't your fault Rahne. Anyways, thats what friends are for right?"