X-Men: House of M

[GradualMetamorphosis]

Emiko seemed about to say something when a beeping noise suddenly came from her pocket. She blinked, then reached in and pulled out a hot pink cell phone, flipping it open quickly. She'd received a text message from Kenji that said, in Japanese, "Where are you? I went to the cafeteria and you weren't there."

Her cheeks turned a light pink and she quickly shut the phone. Somehow she felt responsible for everything that had happened; and now her brother was worried about her. "My brother's looking for me..." she said quickly to Beau, then hurried off towards the cafeteria. She didn't want her brother to find out what had happened with Stephen, and telling him she had been to Magneto's office was bound to raise a few questions.

 

[Lessien]

"Um, okay." Beau watched her go, then went into the den where several students were crowded around the TV. He sat down on the floor and listened to the debate on mutant rights.

"We need to protect our citizens," Senator Carter was saying. "Look around you. Are you surrounded by mutants? No. You're surrounded by humans. Should we sacrifice the safety of the majority at the expense of a few?"

Beau rolled his eyes and was about to make a snide remark when Senator McCoy spoke.

"Mutants are far more numerous than you admit, Senator. We just keep to ourselves to avoid persecution."

"You're not persecuted. You live in America."

"That's not a guarantee that persecution will be avoided. We need to take measures to ensure that mutant rights are protected."

And on and on it went.

 

[Redstiletto]

The long black limo pulled up to the gate of the House of M. Naricia grimaced as the classy car pulled to a stop. Why did father always insist of sparing no expense on her? Couldn't he allow her to arive in a taxi just like every other student here? Growling quietly she grabbed her bags and opened the door before the driver could even get out of the front seat.

She started walking down the pathway to the main entrance when she heard the driver call after. "Give my father my thanks for the ride," She said, keeping her eyes turned toward the school building and not turning around. She heard the accelerator gun the engine and roll out of the driveway. Smiling to herself, she took the front steps two at a time, her luggage bag in one hand, her sling bag on her shoulder and her gym back clinking in her other hand.

Making her way inside, she fought the urge to go straight to the gym and work out the stress that had been building since she had first landed in America. She didn't want to be here. She didn't want to be away from her family. And she didn't want to be away from her friends.

At least I'm a few thousand miles closer to Thor, the thought made her smile, though I doubt I'll have time to take a trip to New York. And Dad's 'spies' would never let me anyway.

She had met the twins Thor and Stella, when their father had been stationed in Japan with the American Airforce. Naricia's father Nick Simmons had been quick to get friendly with the Airforce base and had been lucky enough to land a lucritive technology supply contract with the Airforce. The three 'gifted' kids had become quick friends and something beyond friendship had been devoloping between Naricia and Thor just when the twins' father was called away to Germany.

A sad smile crept to her lips, It had been great to know people like them. I doubt I'll ever find friends like that again.

Naricia made her way up to her room in the girls' dorms. Finding room 213 unoccupied. If she got a roomate that would be find, if not, then the privacy would be a bit comforting. She set her thing on the bed to the left, double checking to make sure that all of her equipment was still arranged in her gym bag and then locking it with a key that dangled from her necklace.

GRRRRRR! Her stomach growled and she blushed, glad that no one was around to hear that sound coming from her stomach. She quickly made her way to the cafeteria, focusing more on getting a tray of food than on who was in the cafeteria. The sight of the greasy pizza nearly made her wretch, but she found the salad bar and quickly put together a vegetarian dish that was the best she could make with what she had. Grabbing a glass of water and a fork she turned to find a table.

One of the tables was filled with students who were chatting away. There were even a few Japanese students which surprised her. But she wasn't up for such a large group so fast, so she headed to the corner of the cafeteria.

Turning toward the corner she nearly dropped her tray as her eyes grew wide in surpise. Keeping her tray balanced in her expertly trained hand she rushed to the table in the corner and nearly squeeled, "STELLA! How in the world...why are you...what are you...oh, I'm so glad to see you!"

Stella looked up surprised, since she had closed off her mind she hadn't even known Naricia had arrivrd. Stella smiled excitedly to see her "I just got here for school, you?"

 

[ladyinwaiting16]

((anyone seen DJ running around))

 

[rockerchic]

((welcome back TruthWorship.))

"Um, okay." Beau watched her go, then went into the den where several students were crowded around the TV. He sat down on the floor and listened to the debate on mutant rights.

"We need to protect our citizens," Senator Carter was saying. "Look around you. Are you surrounded by mutants? No. You're surrounded by humans. Should we sacrifice the safety of the majority at the expense of a few?"

Beau rolled his eyes and was about to make a snide remark when Senator McCoy spoke.

"Mutants are far more numerous than you admit, Senator. We just keep to ourselves to avoid persecution."

"You're not persecuted. You live in America."

"That's not a guarantee that persecution will be avoided. We need to take measures to ensure that mutant rights are protected."

And on and on it went.

Stephen sat alone as the report continued, but soon other students started gathering around and joining in on his watching. Stephen liked being alone and the crowd was bothering him. Some guy came and st in front of the T.V.

"Hey you, unless you can turn invisable, i suggest you move. Some of us are actually interested in whats going on in society." Stephen barked out rudely.

 

[Lessien]

Beau rolled his eyes. He highly doubted he was blocking the TV that much, as he was leaning against the edge of one of the sofas, but he moved over as much as he could anyway.

"Dude, switch to decaf, okay?"

 

[rockerchic]

"I'll spare you the trouble and pretend i didn't hear that." Stephen retorted back, unappreciatative of Beau's comment. "what are you new here or somehing?"

 

[Lessien]

"Yeah. And I got as much right to be here as you." Trying to ignore him, Beau turned back to the TV.

 

[rockerchic]

Stephen turned back to the television as well. He wasn't about to let some new guy ruin his day, though this report wasn't doing so well to make his day any better. Stephen sat back and watched as Senator Carter, Stephen's own Father, argued on the screen.

"Our own constitution speaks upon equality of all, but These mutants think that they desserve more than us, the majority people. But i say. that we are just as superior as the are. "

The senator spoke out. on the sreen.


Stephen stared back at the screen. " I hate people like him, who only think about the normal paople of the world. We are better than they are, and they know it." He said with an angered look on his face.

 

[GradualMetamorphosis]

Kenji bumped into his sister when she had nearly reached the cafeteria. "Where were you?" he asked her, a frown of concern on his face.

"I ... I got lost..." she lied, not looking him in the eyes, though she tried to make it look like she was ashamed of getting lost.

He studied her for a moment, then said, "you're lying." He turned and walked away as if he wasn't interested in knowing what had happened. In truth, he knew that she would tell him, or he would eventually find out.

Emiko followed him silently as he headed out into the courtyard. He sat down on a bench and pulled his book out of his pocket, but he only pretended to read as he could tell Emi wanted to say something. She stood by the bench for a few moments, then plopped down next to him and said, "Kenji?"

"Yes?" he replied, closing his book as he looked up at her.

"I met a nice person..." she said quietly.

"Oh?" he asked, mildly surprised, though his face never showed it. "Is this person a boy or a girl?" he asked, knowing Emiko would forget to mention it unless he asked.

"A boy..." she said, frowning at him, "does it matter?"

"Boys sometimes act nice, even though they're not," Kenji said.

"He wasn't acting nice..he was nice," Emiko said stubbornly.

Kenji actually smiled softly and shook his head at his sister. "All right...maybe he was nice.." he said, then added, "maybe he'll be your first friend here."

Emiko frowned as if to say 'I don't think so', but she didn't argue and Kenji opened his book again. This time he really did start to read, so Emiko wandered off across the courtyard, listening to her ipod.

((I can't think of any way of getting them to interact with someone and make it sound believable. Brainfart..))

 

[Lessien]

"Yeah," Beau agreed, though agreeing with this guy was the last thing he wanted to do. "They've got it all backwards. We're not the ones treating 'em like....like...second-class."

 

[truthworship]

Stella looked up surprised, since she had closed off her mind she hadn't even known Naricia had arrivrd. Stella smiled excitedly to see her "I just got here for school, you?"

"Yeah, me too! I just got here and put my things in the room. Thought I would come down and get me something to eat." She smiled and looked down at her tray, "However, they haven't got much that I can eat."

She rushed over to Stella and gave her a quick hug. "It has been a long time. Is Thor here with you? I haven't seen you too since..." Her voice trailed off as the smile faltered on her face and thoughts of her mother's murder came to her mind.

She quickly cleared her mind, "It's been a while," she said as she took her seat next to Stella and stabbed at the lettuce on her plate.

 

[Redstiletto]

Stella frowned at the thought of her brother. "We are not speaking." she answered sadly. "He is at home."

 

[rockerchic]

"Yeah," Beau agreed, though agreeing with this guy was the last thing he wanted to do. "They've got it all backwards. We're not the ones treating 'em like....like...second-class."

At least Stephen and this giy could agree upon something. The report finished and Stephen shut the TV off. "Remotes yours newbie." Stephen said as he tossed the remote to Beau. He started to leave the room when Magneto entered the scene. The faces all the students changed and varried upon their oppinion. That really bothered Stephen.

"Could I have a word with you, Stephen?" The old man said.

"Sure thing, your timing couldn't be better." Stephen responded. Then he followed Magneto out of the room and inot his office.

"You know its still Phantom." Stephen said with a respectful tone that he used with no one else.

"Alright" Magnet said as he sat down at his desk. "Well, i was was talking to a girl today, a new student, who said she had been possed, and walked out of the caffeteria unvolentarily. I dont think appreaciated your little take over."

"Well i had to"

"I know, i told them about your situation, and they understood. I just think-" He was cut off by Stephen's interuption.

"Wait a minute. You told them a bout my weakness. How could you do that?"

"We are amoung friends here Stephen."

"All i know is that the Magneto i knew wasn't the kinda guy who would just tell people stuff like that! And since when did you start calling me Stephen. I hate that name! You know what. Alot more has changed about you than just your perpective. I feel like I dont even know you any more! I'm done." Stephen walked out of the room and slammed the door behind him. Magneto sighed and laid his head in his hand.

Stephen Felt like he was loosing an old friend and there was nothing he could do. Filled with anger, Stphen kicked the legg of the small table next to the door. Th table shook and the vase upon it fell to the ground and shattered. Stephen looked at it, but just stormed away.

 

[Lessien]

Beau watched Magneto escort Stephen out of the den. Was that the infamous Stephen who had possessed Emiko? Probably. Wonder what Magneto wants to see him for ? Hopefully to talk to him about possessing people....he seems like kind of a jerk....

"Hey, if you're not gonna change the channel, hand over the remote!"

Shaking off his thoughts, Beau flicked the channel away from the weather report and surfed for a moment. When it landed on The Emperor's New Groove, almost everyone shouted for him to keep it there, so he did. The fact that he loved that movie just made it easier to please everyone.

 

[GradualMetamorphosis]

((I adore that movie!))

Emiko listened to all her favorite songs on her ipod, but Kenji still wasn't done reading. He didn't seem aware of the fact that the temperature was dropping. Emi was wearing a skirt that came just below her knees, and she was covered in goosebumps. She knew better than to interupt her brother while he was reading, so she tucked her ipod into her pocket and headed inside by herself. On her way outside, she had passed a room with a tv, and now she could hear noise coming from it.

Emi ventured closer, trying to remember what Kenji had said the name of the room was; but the word escaped her. She peeked her head into the room, and seeing a video playing, she slipped in and took a seat off to the side by herself. The movie immediately caught her attention and she didn't even notice Beau.

 

[Lessien]

Beau looked up briefly when someone entered, then back at the movie, then back to the doorway.

"Hey, Emiko! Come on over!" He moved aside, making room on the floor for her.

 

[GradualMetamorphosis]

Emiko blinked and glanced at Beau, recognizing him. She smiled and said, "hi" quietly. She went over and sat down beside him, sitting on her knees since she was wearing a skirt.

"What movie is this?" she asked him quietly, trying not to disturb the other kids.

 

[Lessien]

"Emperor's New Groove," Beau whispered. "It's about this guy who gets turned into a llama and it's hilarious."

 

[GradualMetamorphosis]

Emiko giggled at what he said and watched the screen with hightened interest. She hadn't seen many movies that were in English, so she had to concentrate extra hard to pick up what the characters were saying.