The wake-up call for Anna's first day at Bayville High was the tweeting of that damn red cardinal that had set a nest near their window, and a screeching alarm from her phone that she didn't remember setting. It didn't help that the same alarm was blaring from the opposite side of the room on the bedside table of her roommate, who was apparently obvious to its existence by her subsequent snoring. The morning from then on progressed more or less as a typical morning did in her old life. Only that there were now way more people in bleary hazes to bump into in the hallway. The bathroom closest to her bedroom was locked, and Anna could the shower roaring on the other side and the occasional swell and roar of orchestral music being played through a tinny speaker. Scratchy white towel draped over her shoulder, Anna made her way for the bathroom in the other wing of the mansion and found a small queue lined up just outside the door. Evan, dressed in a comfy-looking pajama shirt and matching bottoms depicting a patterned graphic of little spaceships shooting lasers after T-Rexs,' had his back against the wall and his ears tucked into a large pair of bright-green over-the-ear headphones. It was difficult to tell if he was asleep or awake from the way his head leaned against the wall and his eyes hung open half-lidded. Beyond, Anna just managed to spy Scott wearing a crisp white tank top tucked into a pair of lime green pajama bottoms. Like always, he was wearing a pair of stupid-looking sunglasses and staring at the slim-line digital watch they all wore on his wrist.
Upon spotting the worst product the Patriarchy at large could produce, Anna decided it suddenly wasn't the biggest deal if she missed one morning shower, and headed back to her room. Upon returning to her shared bedroom, she was met with a cloud of lilac and sandalwood so thick her eyes watered and it felt as if her nose would start to bleed. Kitty, already dressed in the pinkest, girliest clothing Anna had ever seen in her life, was billowing clouds of the pungent smelling perfume on her person while examining her face closely in the mirror. Kitty eventually turned around and said something to her, but Anna was already at the window - throwing it open to vent the toxic gas and allow herself to breathe clean air once again.
Breakfast was far less organized than the evening meals. Everyone seemed to have the run of the kitchen and pillaged what they liked as far as food. Anna spotted dishes and pans in the large industrial-sized sink from where people had made omelets and found a few plates with some sticky syrupy residue. She scowed the kitchen cupboards and cabinets for anything that looked remotely familiar, but it was all organic nonsense and 'flac-seed this-and-that.' She eventually uncovered a well-traveled box of granola bars, peeled the wrapper off one, and stuffed another one in her backpack for later.
The morning outside the mansion was dewy, the sun just recently crested over the shallow tree line to the East, and all the shadows were elongated and jagged. Gloved thumbs threaded between her shoulders and the straps of her new backpack, she followed the others down the narrow road that gently wound through the lawn towards the great iron gate. When she arrived at the fence, she found Kurt and Evan sitting together in the gravel in front of the fence. Evan still had his massive headphones on, but the ear facing Kurt was seat ajar so he could hear him. They both had their phones out in front of them, and from the intensity, they were staring and poking at their screens, they looked to be playing some sort of game. Kitty leaned up against the wall on the opposite end of the gate from the two boys. She was clutching something close to her chest and the back of her head was resting against the brick wall behind her. Like Evan in the hallway, it was difficult to determine if she was awake or asleep.
Anna joined the other girl's side, a few feet of distance between them so she didn't have to smell more of that horrible perfume. "Where's Ken and Barbie?"
Kitty's leaded eyes didn't move from their neutral position staring at the road in front of them. "Scott drives them both to school in his car."
"What? Not enough room for everyone in Summer Boy's special little car?"
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X-Men Evolution: Rogue Evolution
FanfictionA secret world exists within our own that only a few, a reluctant few, know about. The world of Mutants. They walk amongst us, talk like us, and many even look like us. However, within each of them they carry great powers beyond our understanding...
