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The room was buzzing with laughs and cheers fromthe graduates of Oxford University, in the midst of it all was Charles - the valedictorian who passed with flying colors , thanks to his thesis on genetic mutation.
Lin Na watched as he and Raven drunk all of the beer inside the cafe, she knew that by morning she would have to go and purchase more.
She stood behind the bar, wiping glasses and serving drinks. It wasn't that hectic, but it was still, too rowdy for her liking.
The cafe doors opened and the little bell on top rang, alerting her of a new comer. She looked up to smile at the woman- she was placing her umbrella against the door, her auburn hair cropped against her shoulders.
Lin Na gave her a warm smile, and she returned it as she walked towards Charles. They chatted, and from her perspective she could see Charles flirting with her - " he's already that intoxicated ?"
She went back to her work, trying to pay them no attention- that is until Charles went up to her.
" Beer or wine ?" She asked, eyes not looking up from the glass.
" Neither- I need your help."
She looked up, and her eyes met Charles's very sober and very serious ones.
"Charles is everything alright ?"
She looked behind him, Raven and the woman was watching them.
" Lin Na , I know you don't like to be around trouble. You told me once that you would very much prefer to stay far,far away from it right ?"
She nodded.
" But as a fellow mutant - as your friend , I feel as if I'll be leaving you out of the fun if I don't tell you this. Believe me , I would rather have you stay safe and away from this danger - but Raven insisted that I tell you."
She looked at Raven, who was watching her with her arms crossed. A tiny smile played upon her lips.
" That is?" Lin Na was starting to get nervous, what are they up to?
Charles gave a cough," Would you like to help me bring down a group of mutants who are planning to start World War III ? "
" Excuse me ?" She chocked out, and if she hadn't put down the glass she would've dropped it.
Raven made her way towards her," C'mon Lin , you always said that you wanted to leave this place and do something new right ? You've been cooped up in this cafe for years now , I mean , isn't there anywhere else you would like to be in? Like going on an adventure-"
" Or on a mission to stop the downfall of mankind," Charles quirked.
Lin Na did remember all of times she has told Raven and Charles about how she wanted to do something exciting- to do something other than serve lattes and beers day and night.
" But I can't fight," Lin Na admitted, she was no stranger to the concept of war, but she had her fill, and she refuses to be caught up in another one.
" Lin Na, I don't have to read your mind to know that that isn't the only reason why you don't want to come."
Lin Na bowed down her head," I am sorry , but I cannot do it."
" You wouldn't be starting a war," Charles placed a hand above hers in a comforting manner," You would be stopping one."
Those words struck a cord inside of her, and it send her into thoughtful state.
" And it doesn't matter if you can't fight," Raven chuckled," You can hide."
She looked up at them, they gave her a confident grin. She knew they were right, technically she can always just disappear- and besides , what has she got to loose ?
You would be stopping a war, not start one.
Lin Na would do anything to stop one, for no one should go through what she had gone through.
