September 11
Dear Mom,
Well after three weeks of randomly breaking or blowing up things, Dad's decided to take me to this place he heard about. It's called Xavier's Academy for Gifted Youngsters. It's here in NY, only a few hours from home, so he's promised if I don't like it to call and he'll come get me. But... I don't know. Dad did the whole "I still love you" thing when we got here. I think he was more nervous than me, if that's possible, about what we were going to find here. Professor X seems sincere, he reminds me a bit of grandpa... has that calming effect. There was another teacher there when we met the Professor, who impressed Dad by banking some awfully scary red laser beam from his eyes (!) 8 times around the room then cutting off a flower for me. I might have been impressed too, if I wasn't so overwhelmed by this whole place.
There are dozens of other students. Everyone seems to be able to do stuff... stuff like I've been doing, except they can control it. A couple of them seem really nice and keep telling the others not to scare me. Which only makes me more nervous about being here. But at least my roommate just arrived here too, so we're in the same boat so to speak. Makes me feel not so alone....
Her name's Yuki, she's the daughter of the Japanese Ambassador to the U.S. She's kind of shy, and can do this REALLY neat trick of changing her clothes to whatever she wants. So cool. As much as I like that, I think I'd prefer to be able to fly like one of guys was doing. I can just image what it'd be like!
Actually, I sort of know what it's like! After a group of the students gave Yuki and I the grand tour of the school - which is really a mansion, and the biggest place I've ever been in! - we ended up in a place they call "the Danger Room". I think it's a training room, but it behaves so much like the holodecks from Star Trek!! Very awesome. Anyways, the oldest girl, Veronica, ran a basketball program and was showing off her skills with a few of the others, so I sat on the bench with this guy Tommy who's from Hell's Kitchen and is pretty cute. Eventually the kids all started a dunking contest, and when Yuki managed to get up to the basket I knew I had to be able to as well! So I went to join in.... Well I ended up hitting my forehead on the backboard on the way down, and the next several seconds are all a big blur. Somehow I ended up laid out on the court with Veronica propped over me and the rest circled around asking if I was alright. My forehead still hurts a bit, but otherwise I'm fine Mom, don't worry. I was shocked at the time, to say the least, and then... you... well there's a teacher here who looks A LOT like you, except younger, though she doesn't have your eyes, and she walked in and helped me up, it was all just too unreal.
So, to get to the point, she, Jean Grey, took us all up to the control room except Yuki who she put through a "power profile test" or some such, designed to figure out what her special powers are and to fit the school training uniform to her. Ugh! Is it Uuuugly! And the yellow clashes so badly with my hair. Oh well. After her turn it was mine, and they brought in another teacher - a really intimidating big guy like Dad's always talking about having to deal with on the beat - who made me do some stuff I didn't really want to with my powers. But in the end it was all good, he helped me get rid of the twitching that keeps blowing stuff up and that nervous energy feeling in my stomach that's been keeping me unsettled for the last three weeks. During all that though, I suddenly started lifting off the ground. He was as much surprised as I! One of the older students was called in to help me, "a flyer". I think his name is Leonard. He was really nice, showed me how to fly and turn and stuff, and pulled me from slamming into the wall once. I got the knack of flying REALLY fast, it's so wonderful! I even beat him in a straight out race after I got things under control. Too bad I can't get the rest of these powers under control.... So yeah, turns out I have more than one, or just two. There's at least seven according to the profile Doctor Grey got, all of them seem to be connected except for the flying. Everyone seemed baffled by that, but I'm happy for it. Finally something's gone right.
After the power profiles, the other students got together to show us some of the stuff they've learned while training with their powers here at the school. This one kid, I think his name is Michael, grows into the Hulk! I swear it was him! No wonder they could never find him. Though, Michael did look smaller, hm, so maybe it's not him. But still, it was weird seeing him change like that! I've been asking every student I meet what they do. I'm trying to cut down on the surprise later, so I don't get freaked out.
I should really get going now, I've written a lot this time. I miss you so much today. I hope, wherever you are, you are well and happy.
Love Always,
Your little Angel
*A few tear stains adorn this entry*
October 10
Dear Mom,
A new guy arrived today. His name's Harrison, and he's from Alaska. It must be really weird for him to be suddenly in a new school in NY! He says his hometown has about 500 people. Geez, that's half the size of my school class last year, and we were the smallest Freshman class the school has seen in years! I can't at all imagine what he's going through. At least the population here at the mansion is small, that should help.
Harrison also said he played in the National Junior Hockey League up there, or something close to that. Very cool. Even if it is hockey, at least there's SOMEONE else here who's a big sports fan. Tommy skateboards a lot, and while I know that's a sport, it's really not. He says he prefers baseball to the rest of the main stream sports, I suppose that's something. Oh I forgot, Veronica's a sports fan too. But she loves Basketball. No one else yet who's into Football like me. Then again, maybe no one here could be into football like me!
That's all for now.
Love You,
Angel
October 23
Dear Mom,
A new girl arrived yesterday. Her name's Diedre, she's mute, and I think I offended her.... But Veronica seemed to get along okay with her so I'm not worried, she's got someone to help her through these first few strange days.
Veronica's holding a braiding party tonight, to get her hair all done up for the dance. The teachers here are hosting a dance for us in two days! It's sort of a Homecoming dance, except there aren't any sports teams here, unfortunately. It's the first big social event here I'm going to be a part of. And then one of the other girls here, Kitty Pride, is having a slumber party right afterwards for her birthday the next day. I'm really looking forward to it all, even though I don't have a date for the dance. The boys (Angel's brothers) would prefer it this way, but I still feel a bit like I'm not really fitting in here because of it. Usually I get along so much easier with boys than girls, as of course you know, 'cause of being raised with four older brothers. Maybe it's because I'm actually getting a chance to be more girly here? Living in a girl's wing, getting plenty of female advice, and talking about girl fun stuff instead of sports and video/roleplaying games. I still roleplay online a bunch, and watch football whenever I can, but otherwise it's a very different life than I'm used to.
Have to go now, braiding calls. I only stopped back here because I saw all the other girls in pajamas and figured I should change too.
Love You,
Angel
October 24
Dear Mom,
The party last night was SO much fun! It turned into a slumber party of sorts. And so much happened, I hope I can remember it all! We stayed up WAY too late for a school night, and are dragging so badly during classes today, but it was defiantly worth it.
When I got there, we started braiding Veronica's hair, of course. Diedre turned out to be a really cool girl! She *loves* Sci-fi and Fantasy. I would say like me, but she is so much more into it than I am. Can you believe it? Well you should, she has EVERY good, mediocre, B, and cult movie ever made from those genres it seems. We watched Labyrinth first, then eventually Legend, Princess Bride, and I think maybe one other? She showed me how to do a corn roll. I had to take three or four out before I got the hang of them, but it worked. Yuki was there too, of course. She and I have become good friends. I never thought I'd do so well sharing a room with anyone, but she makes it easy.
Oh! And I'm so happy! I have a date for the dance! Bart came by not to long after we started braiding and wanted to speak to me in the hall. He did that cute hesitating thing boys do, and then asked me if I already had a date, and then asked me to go with him. I was really hoping for Tommy to ask me, but after seeing what he was carrying last night I am SO happy Bart asked first. You always told me that saying yes to the first boy who asks me to a school function is the right thing to do, and obviously you are so right. Tommy came down the hall later in the evening toting this HORRENDOUS looking suit: lemon yellow with ruffles all over it and black trim on every edge. God awful! And he was so certain it was great and was, I think the word he used was, "Money". Yeah, it's only money because no one would ever steal it. We had a great bout of hearty laugh over that. I know I'm not supposed to laugh *at* people, but I'm really sorry Mom, I just couldn't help it this time.
Anyway, the evening went on, with more movies, and more girls showed up. A handful of us made plans to go to the mall today to get the last things we need for the dance tomorrow. A couple of them were playing around, and one I think upset another, but only a bit. She came back with a water bottle to start a water fight, which ended up in a full scale pillow fight thanks to me! None of the rest of us had water anyway! It ended up spilling out into the hall, and when the boys who were on a snack break from having a video game tournament came up the stair and starting making noises, we turned on them with the pillows! But then two of them cheated, Bart and Robert, and got every single pillow in the whole mansion and dumped them on us all. Kitty, of course, wasn't affected, and she managed to smack them both with a pillow before they realized. It was all just great fun, and we laid around laughing for a few minutes after digging everyone out. Then we went back to more movies.
At some point I managed to get out of Yuki that she has a major crush on this Lieutenant guy back home. We convinced her to call her dad and if the guy could be sent in for the dance for her. Things started out sounding okay, we couldn't understand anything they said as they were speaking in Japanese, but quickly I could hear that same tone Dad uses when he gets incensed at one of us kids for something we do or say. It sounded like a whole lecture too after a while. I feel really bad about that, but we found out that a fair amount of the girls don't have dates and convinced her and Dierdra to come to the party stag.
After some of the girls started heading to bed, a few of us stayed up talking a bit longer. We found out the guy Veronica was expecting to go to the dance with already had a date! Yuki and I called not it on telling Veronica, and Diedre reluctantly agreed to tell her since they are roommates. Later we all got a stern stare from Professor X and Professor Summers when the teachers got home and saw the state of the mansion. But of course they knew we were involved somehow despite our having cleaned up the room we were in! Danielle offered to drive the handful of us to the mall today after we could see borrowing Professor Summer's car was out of the question. Then Michael showed up asking for Veronica, who was already asleep. He's SO shy, it's almost unbearable. One of the girls pulled him into the room, and we ended up giving him a hair cut and a nice plain black shirt I went and borrowed from Bart and then had him practice how he as going to approach Veronica. He really needed to learn how to not be SO nervous, and getting some confidence in himself wouldn't be a bad thing either. I hope he does okay when he finally asks her, if he can just manage to look her in the face and not giggle nervously.
Yuki and I managed to drag ourselves into bed around 4am before passing out. The last thing I remember hearing her say is how much fun she had and that she'd never had fun like that before. I never-
Uh oh, lunch is over, have to get to class.
Love, love, love,
Angel
October 24
Dear Mom,
Diedre's been teasing me all day about Bart. If that wasn't bad enough, I got frustrated enough at one point to throw her note back at her, and missed and nearly hit Bart. Thankfully he batted it back instead of opening it, I would have been mortified if he'd seen what she wrote!
Illyana, Yuki, Diedre and I have been passing notes during classes to help keep us awake, discussing what we need to get at the mall and other stuff. I'm going to wear the same dress as I wore to Dad's boss's wedding last year. I was about to say that doing so also saves money we don't really have to spend on such frivolous things, but the school gives each of us students a $100 allowance! I never know what to do with it, it's so much more money than Dad could afford to give us kids all together for an allowance, much less each. I'm going to get new shoes and accessories for my dress today. It'll be nice to be more dressed up this year.
Currently we're waiting on Danielle to get out of class with Professor X. We're supposed to be in English with Doctor McCoy, but one of the kids pulled a trick on him, a mean one in my opinion, and he left to clean himself up, so we ditched! We have to get to the mall as early as possible after all, before everyone else in the area gets out of school and all the good stuff is gone, which means we're ditching last period too. It's only gym anyway. We got Veronica too. But we don't dare pull Danielle out of class on Professor X, so I've got a few minutes. Or I did! Time to go to the mall!
XOXO,
Angel
Mom,
I want to say I hate you... but I can't. I hate that you died. It's so not fair! You're supposed to be here, for me, with me, helping me. It's my first formal, and you weren't here to help me pick out a dress, to do my hair, my makeup, help me figure out what shoes match, gloves, a necklace, earrings.
How could you? How could you...
-Angel
*Many smudges and tear stains adorn this entry*
October 25
Dear Mom,
Ever feel like you're the odd one out? It seems like every girl here but me has mental powers. I know that's not really the case, but it sure seems like it at least twice now with the group I tend to hang out with.
Love, As Always,
Angel
October 25
Oh Mother! It was incredible! The whole thing!
Bart was such a gentleman, though he did dance with other girls, specifically Helena and Amy. Not that he and I are, were dating, so I didn't let myself get jealous. And twice I had left him to go pull the stag girls on the dance floor for group dancing, which was a lot of fun, so it's not like he wasn't doing anything I hadn't to him.
The music was great, for the most part, only two or three songs I didn't like. The dance was held outside on the back grounds, Professor Munroe made sure the weather was perfect. Bart and I dance a whole lot, he's so good at dancing! It wasn't at all like dancing with Dad. We really got into some formal stuff and fun stuff. I broke one of my heels at one point, but Bart caught me and I kicked off my shoes and we just kept dancing. It was great. Eventually were having an impromptu competition with Laser and his date. Michael and Veronica joined in for a song or two as well. Bart lost his laces a bit later, so he kicked off his shoes too and we kept going. We couldn't quite out dance Laser and his date, no matter how hard we tried or well we did, but that's okay it was all wonderful.
And I still can't believe it, but he and I were voted Homecoming King and Queen! I didn't think enough people knew me here, or liked me well enough. I NEVER would have guessed I'd be Homecoming Queen! Oh Mom I wish you were here. You could have taken a picture, and we could have put it up next to yours. I could tell you how beautiful you looked, and I know you'd say I look more so even though I don't....
Well, back to the dance, there was only one incident power wise. I'm not sure what happened to set it off, as Bart and I were dancing again, but somehow Tommy ended up blown into the pool with one of the speakers, which only conducted his powers. They got him out, poor guy, but he had to leave to get checked up. When he came back he refused to dance or have any fun.
The dance was ended with a new dance by R. Kelly that's getting popular. A couple of the students taught us all the steps for it, and eventually Laser was leading us all with some variations. It's a wonderful song, I caught on really quickly, and we had a blast dancing to it.
Afterwards, Bart walked me to my room. Well, more like danced! I still can't get the tune out of my head, and keep bopping to it with the steps I learned. We agreed we both had fun and should go out dancing again. Then we stood at my door for a bit, kind of an awkward moment. But Bart lightened things by likening it to every end of dance door scene in every bad 80s teen movie you've ever seen! It really did feel like that too. Finally (!) he got up the nerve to kiss me. And oh was it a kiss! Like... Spring. Yeah, he's a good kisser, it wasn't not to long or too anything, just really nice. Actually, it wasn't long enough, but that's okay.
The whole evening's been so magical. I'm going to go find Yuki and Diedre, she slipped out of the dance early and is probably in the lounge watching Labyrinth again. It's almost time for Kitty's slumber party. I think I'm going to keep my tiara on, at least for now. I can't believe the night is already over, I wish it wasn't. The best things never last long enough.
Missing You Muchly,
Love, love, love,
Your Happy little Angel
October 26
Dear Mom,
We all slept in late, again. At least this time it wasn't a school night!
Kitty's party was fun. Very surprisingly not only did all the Senior girls show up, but ALL the female teachers did to! We spent most of the night getting to know each other, Truth or Dare style. Boom Boom was the first to take a dare, and was dared to steal Professor Logan's beer. She turned out to be really sneaky about it, she took it out of the bottom of each can of his six pack!
Some of the Truths got very interesting. We found out the majority think Bobby's the cutest boy in the mansion, though some girls have some... unique tastes, and of course the one's dating named their boyfriends so they don't count. They made me admit Tommy was my first choice for going to the dance, but like I told you before, I'm really glad Bart asked me first! They also made me tell about our kiss, but that's okay. Let's see.... Oh, we found out that Kitty's pretty sure Fire's got the hots for Jason, no bad pun intended! That's just so weird though... ugh, poor Kitty. Veronica apparently has a crush on Doctor McCoy, I'm so amazed! I never really considered her to have such girlish tendancies. She's just so... much like my brothers, I guess, I don't mean that as a bad thing. What else? OH! We also found out that Professor Logan has a pair of boxers with little red hearts all over them. Oh Mom it was SO HARD to not laugh when Professor Logan came by to claim his beer!! We managed to keep the snickering down to a minimal as well, until just after he left. I'm sure there's no way he didn't hear us. Oh well!
Yuki had the other interesting dare of the night. She failed her first one - which was to get from Harrison who he would have liked to go to the dance with, as he totally copped out with his answer - so she was given another one, to put glitter in the beds of the boys having their little party up in the lounge. She seemed really into that one. She told me today she almost missed getting Laser because Robert was in the room, but he seemed not to care what prank someone was pulling on Laser so long as it didn't affect him. Interesting roommate situation there I think.
Today has been pretty low key. I think I'm just going to rest a bunch and catch up on some of my roleplaying games. Will talk to you later!
Love You,
Your little Angel
October 27
Dear Mom,
Well I tried to switch seats to sit next to Bart in each class we have together, but no go, not for any of them. Ah well, I had to at least try!
Finals are coming up, so I'm going to go try and study some now.
XOXO,
Angel
October 31
Mother! WHY do teachers think that just because they're our teachers they have the right to do whatever they want!? Scott Summers is SUCH a jerk! Wait, let me start from the beginning.
We all, all the girl students in the mansion that is, woke up this morning with ants and sugar in our beds. While the initial panic was settling down, and after everyone in the mansion had been woken by the collective shrieks, I was starting to get the ants out of our room when I saw Veronica carried out of her and Diedre's room by Professor Mercury. It turns out Veronica is deathly allergic to poison/venom of any kind, even the smallest dose. I tried to comfort Diedre, she was crying so hard she could barely tell me that Veronica was dying. I have to admit it was really scary to me too. Doctor McCoy jumped all the way down from the top floor, and Doctor Grey flew, so it had to be as serious as she said. All I could think of though was how could anyone here be so STUPID!? It had to be one of the boys, obviously. But Which? Obviously not Michael, nor little Xavier, nor Bart. That still leaves a lot of boys though.
Summers came down and yelled at everyone to get into the Danger Room. Some went immediately, some decided to change first, which ended up making Summers madder. I stayed long enough to help the girls who needed it get the ants off themselves and was the last girl down. At that point I could care less what Summers thought, and for all I care now he can kiss my ass.
When every student, except Veronica of course, was in the Danger Room and Summers had given each a look of varying annoyance on the way in, which I reciprocated in spades, he turned to us all and berated us thoroughly. He banned any and all pranks from now on. Then he couldn't think of anything else to yell at us about and told us all to get to class.
At lunch time I scrutinized every boy as he walked in, well except for the three I know didn't do it, and Tommy, who I decided during second period wouldn't have done it. Jason looked almost offended at me, and yeah he's right it wasn't him. Diedre seemed pretty upset at lunch, but for a different reason. By then we knew Veronica is actually going to be alright. Diedre didn't like that practically no one was talking to each other. But come on! What does she expect after something like this?! For us all to just be happy and act like nothing happened?!? Then Summers just had to butt into the conversation, and with "You're all X-Men". Like that changes the fact that we're all Just teenagers?? Just because we're all X-Men doesn't mean we're all automatically friends! That we HAVE to like each other! That's like saying Veronica has to like every Black person. God how Stupid!!
I've heard girls many times saying that boys are stupid just by nature of being male. I never actually believed that was true, until now.
Someone did point out at lunch that the glitter prank from last week caused Harrison to wash out his eyes for a day and a half. I didn't know that. But that's not the same as this, just because the ants were supposed to be a prank. They were biting ants, so it obviously wasn't meant to be a harmless prank. Still, I did seek out Harrison alone today and apologize. Like I expected, he hadn't been fazed by the glitter. In fact he said he'd gotten worse pranks pulled on him while on Hockey teams, but he also said he appreciated my apology.
I've calmed down some since lunch, I don't think the boys have to worry about me anymore, I'm not mad at them all as a group anymore, just whomever did this. Veronica seemed really worried when I visited her between fourth and fifth period about what I might do when I find him. She's right to worry, Dad and Grandpa always taught us kids that we take care of our own, and I have every intention of doing just that. Veronica asked me to chill though, so I will, because it's really her choice, she's the one who was almost killed. She asked me to do her a favor, and I did. She gave me thirty-five small data disks, each had the basic profile from the mansion's files for every student on it. Enough info to let all of us know exactly what each other can do, and what would hurt too much, so something like today doesn't accidentally happen again. I got to last period early, gym in the Danger Room at which I knew every student would be because Summers had seen to it, and personally handed each person one of the disks. I can't force them to read through it all though, but I sure have.
And then Summers lined us all up on one side of the Danger room, went to the other, and told us in order to get out, all we had to do was get to him. Then he activated the room with 8 levels of safety off!! Mom I'm so surprised someone didn't die during that stunt of his! What an AH. Most of us immediately divided up into teams as the room started attacking, and going for blood. Those who tried to go it on their own were the first to fall. Yuki, Diedre, Michael and I ended up together, and I'm very proud to say we covered each other and worked together very well. Diedre felt bad about being the first of us to fall, but she got back up (before falling for good), and that's what matters. I was so determined to smack that look off Summers face and to show up the boys after the ant stunt that I was the last student standing! Except for Kitty, Jason, Robert, and (Sunstrike), but that's fine, they're more experienced, and pulled a really ingenious trick to get to Summers. Poor Kitty got electrified for it though. I only got slammed into a wall sandwich, which still hurt, but couldn't have hurt as much and being electrified.
At the end of everything every last student was lying on the ground completely spent if not unconscious. It was a good few minutes before any of us could start getting up. Then some idiot, a boy - I really do think I'm seeing a pattern - asked what the heck was that supposed to have taught us. I suppose I'm willing to give that one the benefit of the doubt, perhaps not everyone's parents have put them through the same lesson growing up like Dad did with the boys and I. Anyways I informed him, and everyone listening, the lesson was Teamwork. And Yuki added "that we're all in this together, we're one family", to which a couple other people Amen-ed. I'm not so sure I would go so far to say we're all family, but I will agree that we are all in this Mutant thing together. Then as Yuki was leaving she pulled out with the longest amount of Japanese that I'm certain is NOT stuff someone of her position and upbringing should even know, much less be using. I can't blame her though. The whole day as been completely AWFUL.
Well, Mom, no new lesson learned. I and the girls, and everyone, got punished for one person's stupidity. I hope at least Someone learned today's lessons, so this wasn't all worthless. I HURT from every place that could hurt. I imagine the rest of us without regenerative powers are feelings the same. I'm going to go take a nice long warm bath, then I promised Veronica I'd meet with her to see the program she wrote for the Danger Room while she was on sit-and-stay recovery all day.
Love You, As Always,
YL Angel
November 1
Dear Mom,
Wow. To keep things short, we saved NeverNeverland last night. Yuki, Diedre, LaNai, Michael and I were checking out Veronica's program with her, when Tinkerbell showed up, the real thing! She turned Michael into Peter Pan because the real Peter was missing and Michael was innocent enough to sub to save a mistreated little boy and lead us all, Bart too, into Neverland. And, well, we had one incredible adventure last night. We were Lost Girls for a while, so cool, until things got ugly and we needed to be X-Men again. Some dark nightmarish boogieman thing was trying to destroy Neverland by killing children and eventually killing Peter Pan, and we stopped him. Well, more like we started figuring things out in London with Wendy's help, saved Wendy's son, found the old Pan and Wendy's mother, went back to Neverland and stalled the dark thing after it had possessed Captain Hook until the new Wendy could free Peter. The thing in Hook looked really confused when it attacked me with a sword and I took it all without getting hurt and came back at him with even more force!
But what really impressed me was Diedre. I remembered everything, just as I learned growing up, and Neverland looked exactly like I expected it to, well when it wasn't being turned by the darkness and green glowing fire. But Diedre, she not only remembered Neverland and the stories, she knew exactly everything we should be doing to make things right! She directed Michael on being Peter Pan and put all the clues together and everything. We honestly wouldn't have succeeded if it wasn't for her. Peter even said if it wasn't for her Faith, Tinkerbell wouldn't have been able to find her and we wouldn't have been able to help.
At the end of it all, Peter drove the dark thing out of Hook, then Hook pushed it off the side of the ship to where the Crocodile was waiting to eat him, and that was that! The darkness covering Neverland swept back and the fog lifted and the pirates all turned back from undead, and Tinkerbell woke up, so we assume the Lost Boys and the Indians and the Mermaids turned back as well.
Since we were already SO late and obviously going to be SO grounded, I offered we stay and help Peter and Wendy clean up Neverland. Peter thanked us but said we'd done more than enough and he should be getting us all home. And of course our way home was the ship! We helped Peter bring back all the fairies with our firmly rooted belief, and they dusted the whole ship just like back when Peter took the first Wendy home in the stories. We stopped in London to drop off Little Wendy first, her mother was so happy to see her and Peter and everything that she started crying.
On the way to the mansion a couple of the kids played, and Bart took me to the bow and we did the Titanic flying thing. It was so wonderful! When we arrived at the mansion, Doctor Grey and Summers were out looking for us. He was stunned, big surprise. She seemed to understand after a few moments. Professor Logan walked out and totally took it all in stride. He's really cool.
The ship set down anchors, and I slid down one of the chains. Diedre didn't want to get off the ship. That was the adventure of a lifetime! But she just couldn't let it go. Poor thing. Peter gave her a hug, and made her get off. But he let her keep the bag of pixie dust. He also gave Michael his sword! He thanked the rest of us as well and crowed as a goodbye. We, of course, answered. Then the ship took off and was gone. Professor Logan asked us on the way in if we had fun. Like I told him, fun isn't the word I'd use. It definitely wasn't fun. But definitely was amazing.
Veronica dropped immediately off to sleep. She was supposed to have been taking it easy, and then ALL that happened. Too bad. I went to her room and pulled out Diedre's movies, I knew she had to have both versions of Peter Pan, Sandy Dunkin's and Disney's. I went to the lounge where she was watching Labyrinth as usual, and asked if we could watch Peter Pan instead. Yuki, Bart, LaNai, and Michael showed up as well, and we all watched both movies. We ended up falling asleep together in the lounge.
All in all, I learned Some things you never actually stop, but sometimes you forget to keep doing.
Is that what being grown up means?
Well, either way, I'll never forget again. I've always believed, and it's too important to forget to again. At least, I'll TRY not to forget again. But after last night, lesson learned, it shouldn't be hard this time around to keep remembering!
I Do Believe, I Do Believe,
No Longer Lost Angel
November 1
Dear Mom,
Okay, that was weird. Dad drove all the way out here just to give me a hug? It was one of those tight, I was so worried about you hugs. He mentioned something about Lance Junior and I being sick last night. I wasn't sick, I wonder where he got that idea?
Love,
Angel
November 2
Dear Mom,
So it turns out Halloween night EVERY child under 18 got deathly sick. Everyone except Yuki, Diedre, LaNai, Michael, Bart and I that is. But it's even been on the news! Starting around sundown Every child on Earth mysteriously starting getting sick. Younger and weaker ones progressed the fastest, but it seemed evident all were dying but no one knew why! And then suddenly they started getting better again. They are saying no explination's been found.
It's unfortunate, but I doubt if we were to tell them what actually happened they'd believe. The Adults, that is, of the world.
Love, As Always,
YL Angel
November 6
Dear Mom,
Today's the last day of classes for the week! We get tomorrow off for the end of the semester. Bart and I said we should go out dancing at some point, I think I'm going to ask if we can go tomorrow. He really has the cutest eyes, I wish he'd cut his hair back again like he did for Homecoming.
Yuki gave me a Tinkerbell figurine today. She made it herself! I'm SO impressed, it's so well done. It sits perfectly on the top of my monitor too, I think she likes it there,
I'm being called. More later!
Love Always,
Angel
November 7
Mom...
I don't know how you did it, but I'm so glad you were here last night. I really needed you. Thank you for sitting with me in the infirmary and stroking my hair like you used to and putting me to bed. I'm sorry I didn't talk to you... I... just couldn't. Yesterday was... I don't even know. I woke up this morning, and couldn't get out of bed. I just, I don't know. It doesn't seem like it's worth anything, there isn't any point.
You're probably still worried about me, you were last night. Let me see if I can get through telling you all what happened.
A new student arrived, and today's no school 'cause the teachers are doing report cards, so a couple of the guys decided to go to the movies last night and asked some of the rest of us if we wanted to come along, and got Laser to drive. We got to the theater and ended up splitting up into three to go to different movies. My group decided we wanted to do a double header and see the new Peter Pan then Lord of the Rings again. At the time I knew Diedre was going to be upset we went without her, but I couldn't find her and they group was leaving so I went. Now I'm really happy she wasn't there...
We didn't see a movie at all. There was... this thing... and he... started... well it was a lot of R + rated stuff in front of a PG audience. I was shocked, and angry that children were being forced to watch, and the theater door was locked, so I went to go up to the projector booth to shut off the movie, and saw that it wasn't even running. Then we saw Jake was in the... arena in the movie, getting attacked by a Minotaur. Suddenly Tommy was there too. The new guy and Veronica went up to the screen in our theater and found that it wasn't solid anymore. Before I could stop her, Veronica pulled us through. The rest of the students in both our theater and the others eventually followed in as well.
At first things were okay. Veronica did something to me, and I was able to lay out the Minotaur in one punch. The... thing, he called himself Mojo I think, seemed too impressed by us all, and wanted us to sign contracts? Or something... I don't really know.
I still don't understand all of what happened last night.... Mom it was so terrible.... There was this woman with six arms who could cast magic. And she bound us all so we couldn't move. Harrison, Laser and Tommy managed to break free, but then she really turned up the juice on them. After Harrison and Tommy were down, she came back to the rest of us, and whatever she did REALLY hurt, and... and Laser looked... stunned past thinkable and... I was the only one left standing... and... Mom it was so scary I couldn't get free and they were all hurt and I didnt know what to do
*the following handwriting has very little match to that above*
And... that was just the beginning.
November 8
Mommy! I need you. Please!
November 8
Dear Mom,
Diedre came over. She says I'm sick too, but differently from Bart. I don't know, maybe she's right. Doctor Grey seems to think so too. I don't feel sick. I don't feel much of anything. I finally managed to get through telling everything that happened on Thursday evening.... But...
I'm going bed now. Too much. Think about. Later, maybe, we'll talk, and you can see where. Yeah,
-A
November 9
Mom,
I'm trying,
but I can't...
November 9
Hi Mom,
Okay, I think I'm more together now. Doctor Grey has been helping me. I keep hoping it was all just a dream.... That I will wake up one of these mornings and find it WAS just all made up in my mind. I'm still not convinced some of it wasn't.... That -thing- was definitely messing with my head while we were in there. But... he didn't mess as much with me as he did Bart.... I keep hoping it was all just a dream... but every time I get up the nerve, I check the infirmary, and Bart's still there....
-Angel
November 10
Dear Mom,
Yuki's been so great these last few days. And I Really haven't been easy to live with.
She's taken care of me, and makes sure I'm left alone when I need it. And made sure I've been eating, and sleeping.... And she really seems worried about me. She hasn't gotten upset or annoyed with me even once.
This must be what's it's like to have a best friend.
Missing You Muchly,
Angel
November 10
Dear Mom,
I did go to classes today. I don't really remember what we learned though. But I'm feeling better than... days ago. It's all fading, thankfully. But it was definitely real....
Laser and I throw rock-paper-scissors most every time we see each other now. He really did help me keep from falling apart... while we were in there last Thursday. I Think I'm ahead in rock-paper-scissors by 14 right now.
Bart's still unconscious. But Doctor McCoy says he plans to take Bart out of the healing unit chamber thing tomorrow morning if he stays as stable as he is now. In a way that's good news.
I promised the girls I'd actually come OUT to dinner tonight, so I should get going.
I Love You,
Angel
November 11
Hi Mom,
Today's been... different. Though everyday around here the last few weeks has been something it seems. I can barely describe them differently anymore.
So this morning I had a pretty bad nightmare. I was bound up and couldn't get free and everyone around me was dying. Yuki, Diedre, Shawn, David, you.... One by one everyone was being killed around me, and as hard as I tried it didn't matter, I couldn't get loose to help, to save anyone. And the more I tried, the tighter the restraints got. I was the only one left, but couldn't do anything. Then I heard Yuki call to me for help, but I couldn't....
I woke up right then, at least I think I woke up. Yuki, Kitty and Professor Munroe were around me looking worried, but when I tried to move I couldn't, I was still bound. I started to get scared that the dream had started over again, but Professor Munroe took hold of me and calmed me a bit, then she and Yuki pulled me out of the sheets and blankets it turned out I was wrapped up in. My force field activated though, I don't know why but I couldn't control it. That's the first time I've had problems with that power. Doctor Grey came in right around then. I was really worried that the force field was going to tighten around me like in my dream. I was all too real and too scary. Doctor Grey was able to calm me though, and held me until the dream completely wore off . For a moment I could have sworn you were there too, but... that's impossible, right?
I guess last Thursday's events aren't as much forgotten as I thought they were. Doctor Grey said I could come talk to her whenever I needed to, about anything. She's really nice. It was nice to hear that again too. With Dad not around it's almost like there are no parents here. And as much as parents can be a bother sometimes, I am starting to miss having him around. I didn't realize how safe and protected he and the boys always made me feel just by being nearby.
Anyway, yesterday Professor Logan ran gym in the Danger Room, and told us he would be doing so all week. (I'm so glad he's doing it now and not Summers, eick. Hopefully he'll become the instructor full time.) I decided to ask him today if he'd teach me how to get out of holds, and the like. Doctor Grey said he'd been the last one standing twice, and I figured he'd be one who'd know about getting out of stuff like that. After class I helped him clean up while waiting for everyone to leave. At first when I asked him he started to get a bit upset, saying that we kids needed to learn that we can't expect to do everything and be like the adult X-Men immediately, and talked about all the same stuff Dad does: teamwork, and having to rely on your partner, that no one can expect to win alone. He was telling me that if you ever get into a position where you can't get free, you have to trust your teammates to take care of you. But when I asked him what if you're the last one standing... he stopped for a moment and softened a bit. I think he finally understood where I was coming from. Then he asked me if my being the last one up took attention off the others. I hadn't thought of it that way, but it had, and I think he was trying to point out that even though I might not be able to fight, I was still helping them. And now that I think about it, the deal Mojo made with me was he'd keep the woman from killing them if I answered questions for him. Which I had agreed to, so I suppose Professor Logan is right. Then he asked if everyone had made it out alright.... I think he was trying to further his point, but in this case, they hadn't. Bart's still unconscious....
Professor Logan's agreed to teach me some things, starting tomorrow. I don't know if they will ever be relevant in the future or even make a difference, but at least for now I won't feel so helpless or unprepared.
I'm going to go walk around some more.... I just feel the need to be mobile.
Love, Hugs, and Kisses,
Your Little Angel
November 11
Dear Mom,
Well so much for my having a best friend.
Diedre says she's still my friend, and Veronica too. But it's still, oh I don't know. I guess I just got myself too far ahead of where things actually were between Yuki and I.
Yuki's Father just showed up with her two best friends from home, and then left them here with her. She was so happy and excited, she didn't even introduce me, even after the initial screaming and hugging. I picked up her sketch book and pencils so they wouldn't accidentally trample them. Mom, Yuki was sketching me... I don't know what to make of that, but I can say she's really good at art. Doesn't much matter now though. Currently the three of them are going around the mansion, Yuki introducing them to all the boys. Ugh. The two friends are wearing those short skirted school uniforms, and one of them even has her hair in two long pig tails, it all makes her look like she stepped right out of an Anime TV show. And of course the boys are getting all bent out of shape! It'd almost be funny, if it didn't mean I didn't have a best friend.
Diedre's suggesting she and I start a secret girls sorority type thing, for those of us who will stay friends forever. She's really sweet, though I'm not sure if she's just trying to cheer me up or if she really thinks something like that will actually bind people as friends forever. Sometimes I start to think Diedre's really nieve. But you know, it's nice to have a person like her around. For some reason she never gets annoying to me, instead can usually make me feel happy.
Oh! Professor X is calling, he wants me to meet someone arriving at... the back door?
TTYL, XOXO
-A
Oh Mother! He's awake! Bart's awake, and fine, and, and I'm just so happy!
The visitor Professor X had me meet was The Flash! He said he was here to see Bart, so I started to take him to the infirmary. He asked me if I was a friend of Bart's... and I wasn't sure how to respond. I mean, I AM a friend, but I was about to say I was his girlfriend when I suddenly realized Bart and I never Actually stated we were boyfriend and girlfriend. The Flash looked at me before I could figure out what to say and asked if I was Angel. Mom, that must mean Bart's been talking about me! I wonder what he's said.
Anyway, I took The Flash to the infirmary, and when we got there it was completely empty except for Chris and Bart. Even Doctor McCoy wasn't there. Professor X was just outside the door, and I think was going to ask me to leave too, but The Flash said it was okay if I stayed. He asked that we all back up and give him some room. Chris was asleep, so I was about to pull him away carefully so as not to disturb him when I came to my senses and realized they were going to try and wake up Bart and so I woke Chris instead so he could be there too.
The Flash did something I don't even know 'cause I couldn't see, but there was a LOUD sound like a thunder clap and a flash of sun-bright light. When those subsided Bart was floating in the air with The Flash moving all around, and there was energy crackling off them both like the energy had been on Bart last Thursday while he was being restrained, and there was one arc of energy between the two of them. Then suddenly it all stopped, and Bart woke up as if he was coming to a suddenly stop from running really fast.
Chris and I both immediately went to his side. The Flash went out and fixed Bart a meal right quick, while the three of us, well we were all just so relieved. Chris even cried. Bart seemed really worried about me, but I assured him I was fine. He tried to apologize to me, for what I don't know, because I wouldn't let him because he doesn't owe me for anything. His hair fell over his eyes again, and this time I just couldn't help it, I pushed it back. He was so bashful about it, Mom. He asked that I don't like his hair that way, and I said his eyes are too cute to keep hidden, and he said no one's ever told him that before, and I said that's probably because they haven't seen them to know! He blushed. So cute.
At some point Chris slid away, he gave me some sort of look and bobbed his head at me as he did so. I think he was trying to give Bart and I some alone time. But other students showed up, probably 'cause of all the noise or maybe 'cause of seeing the Flash running around in the mansion looking for food, and wanted to see Bart. That's okay, I understand.
Just before they did though, Bart mentioned something about his back hurting, so I got him to sit up and slid him forward on the bed a bit, then climbed on the bed behind him to give him a back rub. Mom, it's so weird! I've Never felt so much muscle I someone's back before. Every single inch was muscle, and most of it was in knots too, yikes. Though I suppose it's not so weird if you think about what he does, the speed has to be supported somehow! I worked for a while on the worst parts and they seemed to get better. Bart was really enjoying it too. Then Diedre ran in and hugged us both, to the surprise of us both. Michael showed up as well, and a few other students, and Yuki did for a brief minute too... with her friends, who then dragged her off. Whatever.
Doctor McCoy came in right about then too, caught me on the bed with Bart. I was so sure we were going to get yelled at, Patrick sure would have yelled at me for that. But Bart explained his back was hurting and I was just massaging it, and Doctor McCoy said that was a good thing! I was surprised, but glad we weren't in trouble! Doctor McCoy then said Bart would probably be having muscle spasms for a while, but otherwise he would release Bart from the infirmary as long as it was into someone's care. Bart tried to stand up on his own before Doctor McCoy could tell him not to, and fell over, but I managed to catch him before he hit the floor. Doctor McCoy told Bart that bed rest, massages, a warm bath, and food were prescribed, and then asked me if I would take care of him. I agreed.
I took Bart to his room, and The Flash showed up to talk to Bart. It turns out The Flash is Bart's Uncle! That seems to be somewhat of a secret though, probably because of the whole superhero secret identity thing. So I'm not going to tell anyone. Before the two could really get to talking though, The Flash got some sort of call and had to go. I closed the window behind him, and went back to taking care of Bart. But when it got to a few minutes ago it became a boy needs boy help thing. So I sought out Chris to take over for the night.
Mom, you never taught me about the girl making the first move. Like if it's okay, and when, and how. I wasn't sure, but I really wanted to show him how I was feeling, just so relieved and happy he was okay and that I missed him, so I kissed him on the cheek. I hope that was okay. I didn't know, and I wasn't sure about it afterwards, so I just left. I guess I'll find out tomorrow if I did wrong.
I think I'm going to go to bed. It's a bit early, but today's been Really eventful, and for the first time in a while I'm feeling... okay. Tired too, actually kind of wiped! I love you, I'll write to you later.
Love Always,
Angel
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