Oh, I like this story! I love how you wrote it in first person. It really gives Mystique that personal element. I feel like I could be a friend of hers:) You did a great job with her characterization and her mind as a 12 year old. I really do feel like she's 12 years old when reading this. You did a great job with her angst and her want to fit it. Then, when she finds she can fit in, she sees how superficial it all is. Even before she realizes she needs to leave, I think it is evident that she feels she doesn't fit in with this family, that she will never truly be "one of them."

I love it when you have her experimenting with changing forms:
"It's kind of gross, having that thing dangling between my legs and all."
I laughed and laughed when I read that line! OMG, that is so funny!

Oh, man! Her mom walks in on her...I could just imagine the anxiety there, with the door opening and Mystique trying to change real quick.
"Mom, I thought you loved me. Loved me for who I was...I was wrong."
Oh, that's so sad!

I like how Mystique takes up for herself. She likes who she is and she doesn't want to change. I'm glad for that. Now, she can go and be happy for who she is and not what her family wants her to be. That's sad that her own family cannot even accept it.

This is good. You should continue with it. You've have a great start here. And, I see it's been almost a couple of years, so, coupled with the already beautiful writing you've got going in this fic, along with the improvements in writing that you've made, you can really make this shine:)

Cool!

Never be normal. Normal is a strait jacket waiting to happen.

Loved it!

I like it! :> I hope you continue with the story. Like when she meets Magneto or something.