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[mist]

Becky appeared in the library with a puff of green mist. she never been in any place so large with so many books that was not a public building. she wondered threw the large room trying to find what she was looking for. She needed to push her studies she had promised her daddy she would work hard.

She had spoken to a couple of the students now and was getting use being in the school. She had thought she had made some friends but every one was a bit distant but that was ok she was the new girl. That was understandable her school well her old school was much the same. A smile appeared on her face as she started to jump up and down clapping her hands. she had found them the math books she was looking for.

Just then she stoped and vanished in a puff of green mist. she found her self on the roof. "Grate just grate." she walked around for a few moments and then vanished again apearing in the place sha had been before. she started to pull out a book and saw a figure in the room "hello?"

[riley]

It was a normal day at the institute. There were no classes for Nike, so she had a chance to go read in the library. Nike slowly got out of her bed and quickly changed into some clothes. She grabbed a hair brush and quickly walked down the hall, brushing her hair as she did it. Nike stopped in front of the huge library doors. She set down her hair brush on the closest chair, and used a bit of focus. As far as she could tell, there was no one inside. Only a bit of green mist floating around in the air. Nike tried walking in, but she hit the wall, the door turning back to solid in her eyes. "Damn it." She muttered. Nike left her brush there and opened the door, letting it close itself behind her.

Nike went over to a shelf and looked through the books. Usually she could tell if a book was good by its cover, so she took out books, one at a time, then put them back in, trying to find the perfect one. Just as Nike pulled out a small-ish book called 'Stargirl,' she heard a noise and another puff of green mist appeared behind a shelf. Nike dropped the book on her foot, happy it wasn't big. As she reached down to pick it up, she looked through the shelf. A red-headed girl like herself was standing there. She was obviously a new student because this was the first time Nike had seen her. Nike knew almost every person staying in the castle. Well, she didn't know them, but she knew they were there.

The girl must have seen Nike's shadow or something, because she spoke. "Hi, I'm Nike. I can see you, but you can't see me. Want me to move?" Now Nike admit that she wasn't the best at introductions, but she was getting there. At least she didn't have some stupid cheesy catchphrase.

[mist]

"hello i am Becky but most people call me mist. It would be handy every one will think i am talking to the books. Not that its the first time i had done that i had my hands free kit in and did not know it had called and i thought that the book was talking. I got some funny looks till i worked out my hands free kit had fallen out in to one of the earlier pages. After that i thought it would be best to give up on the thing and just use it normally."

She fought back the urge to talk more the professor had a long chat with here before his accident and explained to her she had to cut down on the information she attacked people with when she spoke to them. she thought for a second. " i am not talking to much people have been saying that i get lost when i start to speak and talk far to much. Which i think is imposable as part of my mutant power stops me getting lost. Beside i know what i am saying its not fault i have a lot to say and well i also been told that my mind jumps from one topic to another very quickly so fast infarct i don't even notice that i am changing topic till after the conversation is finished." with Becky the trick was just to listen to the first few words and let her go on for a few moments.

[riley]

The whole reason Nike went to the library in the first place was for the best reason there was. She needed a happy place, and the library was the perfect place for that. It was quiet, relaxing, peaceful, and made you just want to cuddle up in the corner and read a good book. That was what she did after a long day. She would grab a few books, send the professor a mental message(as she liked to call it) that she took them, and then bring then to her room. She would then read until she fell asleep, and usually would still be holding the book when she woke up. Sometimes when she woke up, she would continue reading. The library was an important part of the mansion to Nike. It was what made Nike feel at home the most. Living in a house that belongs to someone you're only related to by genes is a weird thing, but it works.

Mist, eh? That explained the green mist that appeared. So she was some type of teleporter. Hm. Nike walked to where they could see each other without powers, looking absolutely normal. This situation happened all the time for her. Once she was talking to a friend through a door, and both of them got funny looks. Two people talking to each other through a door? What was wrong with them? The people on Nike's side thought she was a crazy person hearing voices, and the people on her friends' side thought she was a flat-out loon. So, ...blah blah blah. Becky kept on talking and talking, until Nike felt as though she was being attacked by stories. She wondered if the professor had said anything to her about this. So she knew about her, em, err, problem with speech. Nike listened to the first sentence and then stopped, knowing she didn't need to hear any more. "So, um, you're new at the mansion? I've been here for six or seven years. It's pretty cool here, ain't it?"

[mist]

"yes i have been here for." she closed her eyes and muttered numbers under her breath " 3 weeks seven hours 8 minutes and 32 seconds give or take three seconds for actually saying it and i could only do the maths to ten decimal places so i could be wrong on that account but i not sure. The professor came to my house as my father had no idea how to handle my power as the community i lived in were not very friendly.

The last mutant we had was chased out of town it was not like he had any major powers all that was wrong was that he had a tail. I think we all be better of if we had a tail. It would make things so much easier would help with balance and other things . I think we are one of the only creatures on earth with out a tail. I never thought of that every thing else has tails but us? "

Mist had no idea the girl was listening to the first few sentences she was saying mist never really notice people. The fact that mist had problems understanding that never one was as nice as she was or that people could use you for there own goals. "i Think they were just scared or jealous of the fact that he was different if they just got to see that he was still the person who looked after there kids every day. I think they just felt intimidated by the fact that he was trying to teach the children some thing new. They are good people just a little scared of what might happen if they let some one new in to the town."

[riley]

Nike remembered when she first developed her powers. It was mostly nothing, because she was in her bed for two weeks, but what she did remember was that it was terrifying. Everyone she touched was hurt, scarred, and one dead. Her control over it took much less effort now, but it was still hard. She would never be able to hug someone without focusing. Can you imagine having to concentrate when you hug someone? Nike frowned at the thought. She was threatening, even to herself. She got the habit of never touching herself unless necessary or she wanted to very badly, but sometimes she would itch herself and leave a scar on her leg. After Xavier took her in, her home was at the institute. That was almost ten years ago now. She had lived with the professor for almost ten years. It was hard to believe, but it was true. Sometimes Nike though that her whole life was a dream, starting from her tenth birthday. What if she was in a coma and this was all just a part of her imagination? But no, it couldn't be true. She felt pain, so it had to but real? But what if- The thoughts always stopped there, leaving Nike clueless.

That's when she remembered reality. Mist talked and talked, but Nike listened this time. She suddenly felt more open to what others had to say. She didn't know what caused it, she just felt... better. Was it remembering the times she truly was happy, or would that just make her sad? She didn't want to know anymore. Being happy was a good feeling, and she didn't want it to be ruined like all the other times she had felt joy. After Becky was done rambling(as her mom would have called it), Nike spoke. "I remember when I was discovering my power. It was pretty bad..."

[mist]

"yeah i can image that it was horrible since i have come here i have heard some nasty story's about peoples Awakenings of there power. i...." with that she vanished in a green puff of mist and a few moments later she appeared again in the same spot. " sorry about that some times i can help but port. They say that its hot wired in to my power that it just happens. Sorry you were about to say some thing."

Mist may talk a lot but her daddy had told her it was rude to interrupt what others were saying and this girl was about to say some thing that could be important. She thought to her self had done all her home work? was there any thing else she needed to do?

[riley]

nike decided to listen this time, just for the heck of it. If there was one thing nike hated to do, it was to be rude. sometimes that was people's first impression of her because of her spunky look, but they were wrong. she always hated it when that was what people though about her, so she did her best to act nice when she looked the spunkiest. focusing, nike wiped her nose. that was almost always a clear sign that meant 'i'm listening, but i don't totally feel like it,' but other times she just wiped her nose because she needed to.

in the middle of becky's sentence, the girl disappeared, leaving only a large puff of light green mist. zeus jumped back, totally freaked out of her wits. did she really do this every ten minutes? after a few seconds, mist reappeared. if she was going to do this a lot, nike would have to start getting used to it, even it it did scare the heck out of her. becky apologized, and nike wiped her nose again. it was her turn to speak. "well, here, i'll shorten the story. basically i was having a birthday party, set the cake on fire, killed my dad, ran three miles back to my house, then didn't get out of my bed for a month. if i told the whole story, it would take a few hours.[/color]"

[mist]

"i am so sorry that must of be hard on you? Its a shame that some mutants don't have pleasant story about there first time with there powers. I just jumped about for a few days and felt strange a disorientated Then after that i could not get lost at all. I think i was one of the Lucky ones my father was scared but after the shock we just went on, He thought it might be best if i was home schooled then Thats when i meet the professor who took me here."

mist felt bad that the girl had a rough time of it all. She had been very lucky life had always been good to her. People liked her because well she did not know why. she always been helpful with there home work and any thing else she could of. In truth Mist had been used her whole life by people so they could pass subjects and get good grate she just did not see it. " you can see threw walls and thinks that must be totally handy if you are looking for some one? How dose it work is it like an x-ray or is it a form of telepathy? If it is the Telepathy You would need some one on teh other side of the wall for it to work fully?"

[riley]

It had just occurred to nike that her life was pretty freaking bad. she had never really thought about her past, even when people brought it up. this girl seemed to go into detail, though, which lead Nike to thinking the same thoughts she had when she was under her covers for a week. it was things like i'm crazy, and what am i? that kept her up at night when she was 10. but that was nine years ago. she had her 19th birthday recently, making her forget, or at least ignore her past life. becky seemed to keep going on about how some people were lucky and all, even after nike got bored, so continued. Well, it was only sympathy. It couldn't do anything to her even if she wanted it to.

well. this girl seemed nice. maybe a bit too nice for nike's type, but nice. she did help her realize how much her life sucked eggs, which was good. maybe now she would actually do something with the world, rather then just sit around, take classes, and be cautious. finally, to nike's liking, mist changed the subject. "I'm not sure. The Professor thinks it might be a form of telepathy, just not a very normal one. I think it is too, but we still haven't figured it out."

[mist]

"well if any one can work it out it will be him. My powers i think i have the figured out apart from the ability to Randomly Port which happens from time to time also i never get lost which is handy when you just appear some place. Its just a bit strange having all these mutants on one place not that i am complaining we probably are a lot safer here if some one was to attack us. Then again all it would take would be one attack and a large volume of the mutants would be dead.

I do wonder if we are being turned in to some kind of army but then the professor did say he would not do that sort of thing so that is fine. I don't see why there is all this Hype about becoming an x men after all they are doing a good job but would it not be better if we were with other humans not hiding our self away and making our self superheroes what kind of message is that to send? Its ok we mutants are super and we will protect you from other things because we are better than you. "

Just then mist noticed the other woman looked upset " are you all right is there some thing wrong?"