"(Y/n)," Professor X was the next person on the screen, "I believe I'm the last person to give my message. I've seen many minds, and many mutants in my years, but you will always stick out to me. When you thought you were dangerous, or doubted yours...
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Chapter Seventeen: Helpless (The Sequel)
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It felt like the universe was doing everything it could to keep me from talking to Peter after the Green Goblin incident. In first period we had a project I was paired with MJ for, and they sent us to work in opposite corners of the room.
During lunch, Peter apparently had a dentist appointment, knocking out that chance. In Decathlon practice, Peter was on the bench the whole time, and when he wasn't, I was stuck in the bathroom dealing with my mutation issue.
The last few hours of the day consisted of tests and/or silent study hours. It gave me time to prepare what I was going to say, but without a chance to actually say it there was no point.
After school, I ran out a school like a lioness chasing her prey, and in this case, Peter was my prey. I chased after him, but he turned down an alley near Delmar's and disappeared. I suspected that he used his web slingers to get him onto the roof and out of sight. My last chance would be to find him on patrol.
Throwing open the door to my apartment building, I made a beeline for the elevator. I only stopped when Jess called my name, causing anger to bubble in my gut. It was her fault, it further proved my theory that the universe didn't want me talking to Peter.
"Hey short-stack, have you seen the news? There's this new villain calling himself the Green Goblin. Riptide and Spider-Man had a big fight with him last night." As she spoke, Jess moved so her arms were resting on the front counter.
I feigned shock, "Really? I'm sure Spider-Man and Riptide will catch him at some point. If they fought against him once and he escaped they won't let him get away again."
"Yeah. Speaking of which," Jess leaned in, "There are cameras by the pool. You're lucky I can delete footage." My face drained of its color when I realized what Jess was implying, "Don't worry, I'm studying genetics in college for a reason."
Jess' hair shifted and two wolf ears popped out of her. They were authentic, furry and oversized. Twitching, they wiggled around before disappearing, becoming one with her hair again. My mouth fell open in shock. Snarky, secretary, lesbian Jess was a-
"I'm a mutant. I can shift certain body parts to mimic animals'. Wolves are my favorite, scares off all the crazy guys wandering the streets when saying I'm gay doesn't. I went to Xavier's when I was younger, left for college. Now, remember who's got you covered," Jess winked, a wide smile stretched across her lips, "Go be a hero, New York needs you."
I hugged Jess over the counter, sprinting to the elevator. When the doors closed, I took the time to process what just happened. Jess had been such a good friend, so close, and we had so much in common without me even knowing.
